Local elections were held in Cape Verde on 21 March 2004. The Movement for Democracy (MpD) won in the municipalities of Boa Vista, Paul, Porto Novo, São Domingos and Tarrafal, the MpD-affiliated Ribeira Grande Democratic Group (GDRG) won in Ribeira Grande, while the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) won in the municipalities of Mosteiros, Praia the capital, Santa Catarina do Fogo and São Filipe.
| Municipality | Party | Municipal Council | Municipal Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Boa Vista | MpD | 1,358 | 65.04 | 5 | 1,352 | 64.78 | 8 | |
| PAICV | 730 | 34.96 | 0 | 735 | 35.22 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Brava | PAICV | 1,655 | 61.50 | 5 | 1,645 | 61.68 | 8 |
| MpD | 1,036 | 31.50 | 0 | 1,022 | 38.32 | 5 | ||
| Maio | MpD | 1,631 | 58.86 | 5 | 1,638 | 59.11 | 8 | |
| PAICV | 1,113 | 40.17 | 0 | 1,101 | 39.73 | 5 | ||
| MDM | 27 | 0.97 | 0 | 32 | 1.15 | 0 | ||
| Mosteiros | PAICV | 2,531 | 66.07 | 5 | 2,516 | 35.73 | 9 | |
| MpD | 1,300 | 33.93 | 0 | 1,312 | 34.27 | 4 | ||
| Paul | MpD | 2,055 | 56.12 | 5 | 2,059 | 56.44 | 7 | |
| PAICV | 1,607 | 43.8 | 0 | 1,589 | 43.56 | 6 | ||
| Porto Novo | MpD | 3,152 | 49.76 | 4 | 3,150 | 49.86 | 9 | |
| PAICV | 3,029 | 47.81 | 3 | 2,982 | 47.20 | 8 | ||
| PCD–PRD | 154 | 2.43 | 0 | 86 | 2.94 | 0 | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Praia | PAICV | 15,932 | 52.05 | 9 | 15,733 | 51.37 | 11 |
| MpD | 13,193 | 43.10 | 0 | 13,261 | 43.30 | 9 | ||
| PCD–PRD | 1,330 | 4.35 | 0 | 1,487 | 4.86 | 1 | ||
| UCID | 153 | 0.50 | 0 | 147 | 0.48 | 0 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ribeira Grande | GDRG | 5,723 | 77.45 | 7 | 5,512 | 74.33 | 13 |
| PAICV | 1,666 | 22.55 | 0 | 1,904 | 25.67 | 4 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Sal | GIMDS | 2,867 | 55.30 | 7 | 2,867 | 55.21 | 9 |
| PAICV | 2,317 | 44.70 | 0 | 2,326 | 44.79 | 8 | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Santa Catarina | PAICV | 5,733 | 50.42 | 9 | 5,754 | 50.46 | 11 |
| MpD | 5,015 | 43.95 | 0 | 5,041 | 44.20 | 10 | ||
| PCD–PRD | 482 | 4.22 | 0 | 464 | 4.07 | 0 | ||
| NU BAI | 160 | 1.40 | 0 | 145 | 1.27 | 0 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Santa Cruz | PAICV | 5,686 | 53.13 | 7 | 5,650 | 52.89 | 11 |
| MpD | 5,016 | 46.87 | 0 | 5,033 | 47.11 | 10 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | São Domingos | MpD | 3,507 | 72.21 | 7 | 3,516 | 72.17 | 12 |
| GID–SD | 1,350 | 27.79 | 0 | 1,356 | 27.83 | 5 | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | São Filipe | PAICV | 5,221 | 55.80 | 7 | 5,248 | 56.16 | 10 |
| MpD | 4,135 | 44.20 | 0 | 4,096 | 43.84 | 7 | ||
| align=left rowspan=3 | São Miguel | MpD | 2,811 | 64.40 | 7 | 2,772 | 63.33 | 11 |
| PAICV | 1,015 | 23.25 | 0 | 1,011 | 23.10 | 4 | ||
| PCD–PRD | 539 | 12.35 | 0 | 594 | 13.57 | 2 | ||
| São Nicolau | MpD | 2,827 | 59.40 | 7 | 2,869 | 60.07 | 10 | |
| PAICV | 1,932 | 40.60 | 0 | 1,907 | 39.93 | 7 | ||
| align=left rowspan=5 | São Vicente | MpD | 7,875 | 36.01 | 4 | 7,818 | 35.75 | 8 |
| PAICV | 6,614 | 30.25 | 3 | 6,838 | 31.27 | 7 | ||
| UCID | 3,737 | 17.09 | 1 | 3,684 | 16.85 | 3 | ||
| PTS | 2,472 | 11.30 | 1 | 2,367 | 10.82 | 2 | ||
| MMSV | 1,170 | 5.35 | 0 | 1,162 | 5.31 | 1 | ||
| Tarrafal | MpD | 3,338 | 70.14 | 7 | 3,287 | 68.82 | 12 | |
| PAICV | 1,050 | 22.06 | 0 | 1,016 | 21.27 | 4 | ||
| PCD–PRD | 371 | 7.80 | 0 | 473 | 9.90 | 1 | ||
| align=left colspan=8 | Sources: [1] [2] | |||||||