Below is the order of presidential candidates on the ballot in each state. States not named above either rotate names, or let each county choose their own ballot order. The states that let each county choose their own order are Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and New Jersey. However, the law in these four states mandates that the nominees of the qualified parties be listed first, and in those four states, only the Democratic and Republican Parties are qualified.

The states that rotate names are Alaska, California, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio and Wyoming. The rotation states treat all candidates equally, for ballot order.

Abbreviations: K=Kerry; Bu=Bush; N=Nader; Ba=Badnarik; P=Peroutka; Co=Cobb; Br=Brown; Va=Van Auken; Ca=Calero; Am=Amondsen; Pa=Parker; Do=Dodge; Ha=Harris; An=Andress