The District of Columbia held a primary on January 13, 2004 and caucuses on February 14, 2004 during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary season. Delegates were only allocated in the February 14 caucuses.
| Election Name: | 2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2008 District of Columbia Democratic primary |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Votes For Election: | Non-binding preference poll |
| Elected Members: | IA |
| Candidate1: | Howard Dean |
| Home State1: | Vermont |
| Color1: | e7cf1e |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,132 |
| Percentage1: | 42.65% |
| Candidate2: | Al Sharpton |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Color2: | aa5f2f |
| Popular Vote2: | 14,639 |
| Percentage2: | 34.43% |
| Candidate4: | Carol Moseley Braun |
| Home State4: | Illinois |
| Color4: | B3DDF2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,924 |
| Percentage4: | 11.58% |
| Candidate5: | Dennis Kucinich |
| Home State5: | Ohio |
| Color5: | ff69b4 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,481 |
| Percentage5: | 8.19% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
The primary was held on January 13, 2004, a week before the Iowa caucuses. Early favorite Howard Dean won the primary. Polling two months before had him leading civil rights activist Al Sharpton 45% to 11%. Then his poll numbers went down considerably, to 27% to 5%. The other candidates, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark, Dick Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, were not on the ballot. Dean benefited from the endorsement of popular councilman Jack Evans. Following the primary, Carol Moseley Braun dropped out of the race and endorsed Dean.
| Candidate | Popular vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | ||
| Howard Dean | 18,132 | 42.65% | |
| Al Sharpton | 14,639 | 34.43% | |
| Carol Moseley Braun | 4,924 | 11.58% | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 3,481 | 8.19% | |
| Lyndon LaRouche | 522 | 1.23% | |
| Florence Walker | 257 | 0.60% | |
| Aurther Jackson | 241 | 0.57% | |
| Vermin Supreme | 149 | 0.35% | |
| Harry Braun | 85 | 0.20% | |
| Jeanne Chebib | 46 | 0.11% | |
| Lucian Wojciechowski | 40 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 42,516 | 100% | |
| Election Name: | 2004 District of Columbia Democratic presidential caucuses |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 District of Columbia Democratic primary |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2008 District of Columbia Democratic primary |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Outgoing Members: | VA |
| Votes For Election: | 39 Democratic National Convention delegates (16 pledged, 23 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote |
| Elected Members: | NV |
| Candidate1: | John Kerry |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Color1: | 00539f |
| Delegate Count1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,278 |
| Percentage1: | 46.88% |
| Candidate2: | Al Sharpton |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Color2: | aa5f2f |
| Delegate Count2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,824 |
| Percentage2: | 19.99% |
| Candidate4: | Howard Dean |
| Home State4: | Vermont |
| Color4: | e7cf1e |
| Delegate Count4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,596 |
| Percentage4: | 17.49% |
| Candidate5: | John Edwards |
| Home State5: | North Carolina |
| Color5: | e50100 |
| Delegate Count5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 927 |
| Percentage5: | 10.16% |
The District of Columbia caucuses were held on February 14, 2004. John Kerry won the caucuses.
| Candidate | Popular vote | Pledged delegates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | |||
| John Kerry | 4,278 | 46.88% | 9 | |
| Al Sharpton | 1,824 | 19.99% | 4 | |
| Howard Dean | 1,596 | 17.49% | 3 | |
| John Edwards | 927 | 10.16% | 0 | |
| Dennis Kucinich | 303 | 3.32% | 0 | |
| Wesley Clark (withdrawn) | 93 | 1.02% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 55 | 0.60% | 0 | |
| Joe Lieberman (withdrawn) | 31 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| Uncommitted | 19 | 0.21% | 0 | |
| Total | 9,126 | 100% | 16 | |