Almost 16.9 Million More People Voted
Total Votes for President in the General Elections of Nov. 2000 and Nov. 2004
Based on official results from state election offices as reported by the Federal Election Commission.

2000
2004
%Change
Alabama
1,666,272
1,883,449
13.03
Alaska
285,560
312,598
9.47
Arizona
1,532,016
2,012,585
31.37
Arkansas
921,781
1,054,945
14.45
California
10,965,856
12,419,857
13.26
Colorado
1,741,368
2,130,330
22.34
Connecticut
1,459,525
1,578,769
8.17
Delaware
327,621
375,190
14.52
Dist. of Col.
201,894
227,586
12.73
Florida
5,963,110
7,609,810
27.61
Georgia
2,596,804
3,301,875
27.15
Hawaii
367,951
429,013
16.60
Idaho
501,615
598,447
19.30
Illinois
4,742,123
5,274,322
11.22
Indiana
2,199,302
2,468,002
12.22
Iowa
1,315,563
1,506,908
14.54
Kansas
1,072,218
1,187,756
10.78
Kentucky
1,544,187
1,795,860
16.30
Louisiana
1,765,656
1,943,106
10.05
Maine
651,817
740,752
13.64
Maryland
2,020,480
2,386,678
18.12
Massachusetts
2,702,984
2,912,388
7.75
Michigan
4,232,501
4,839,252
14.34
Minnesota
2,438,685
2,828,387
15.98
Mississippi
994,184
1,139,824
14.65
Missouri
2,359,892
2,731,364
15.74
Montana
410,997
450,434
9.60
Nebraska
697,019
778,186
11.64
Nevada
608,970
829,587
36.23
New Hampshire
569,081
677,662
19.08
New Jersey
3,187,226 3,611,691
13.32
New Mexico
598,605
756,304
26.34
New York
6,821,999
7,391,036
8.34
North Carolina
2,911,262
3,501,007
20.26
North Dakota
288,256
312,833
8.53
Ohio
4,701,998
5,627,903
19.69
Oklahoma
1,234,229
1,463,758
18.60
Oregon
1,533,968
1,836,782
19.74
Pennsylvania
4,913,119
5,769,590
17.43
Rhode Island
409,112
437,134
6.85
South Carolina
1,382,717
1,617,730
17.00
South Dakota
316,269
388,215
22.75
Tennessee
2,076,181
2,437,319
17.39
Texas
6,407,637
7,410,749
15.65
Utah
770,754
927,844
20.38
Vermont
294,308
312,309
6.12
Virginia
2,739,447
3,198,367
16.75
Washington
2,487,433
2,859,084
14.94
West Virginia
648,124
755,887
16.63
Wisconsin
2,598,607
2,997,007
15.33
Wyoming
218,351
243,428
11.48
Total
105,396,641
122,280,899
16.02

Notes:
New York totals do not include write in, blank and void votes that were reported together.

According to the Census Bureau, "Sixty-four percent of U.S. citizens age 18 and over voted in the 2004 presidential election, up from 60 percent in 2000."  See: U.S. Census Bureau. "U.S. Voter Turnout Up in 2004, Census Bureau Reports." May 26, 2005 Press Release.


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