Franklin County Ohio Election Results 2004

November 2, 2004 General Election Results for Franklin County, Ohio

based on unofficial data released by the Franklin County Board of Elections on Nov. 3, 2004 (see: http://www.co.franklin.oh.us/boe/04UnofficialResults/Unofficial%20Abstract%20of%20Votes%20General%2004.pdf)

number of registered voters: 845,720 number voted: 515,472 turnout: 61.0%

In the Nov. 2000 election, 417,800 people voted in Franklin County, out of 672,900 registered. Therefore, 2004 totals show an increase of 25.7% in registrations, and a 23.4% increase in number voted.

President

788 total precincts

votes cast for president: 513,329

Kerry 275,577 -- 53.6%
Bush 234,192 -- 45.6%
other 3,660 -- 0.8%

Kerry margin = 41,385

Gore margin in 2000 = 4,156

Issue 1 (gay marriage ban)

788 total precincts

votes cast on issue 1 -- 464,199

yes 241,440 -- 52.0%
no 222,759 -- 48.0%

Issue 12 (Columbus city smoking ban)

472 total precincts

votes cast on issue 1 -- 253,046

yes 138,842 -- 54.9%
no 114,204 -- 45.1%

Kerry precincts (blue) and Bush precincts (red)

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Issue 1 -- red = yes, blue = no

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Strong opposition to issue 1 -- blue = greater than 60% opposed

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Issue 12: smoking ban -- blue = yes, red = no

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2004 Franklin County Unofficial Results -- ZIPed Excel spreadsheet

2000 Franklin County Certified Results -- ZIPed Excel spreadsheet

Franklin County polling locations -- GARMIN GPS file