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The 2000 elections

Al Gore (D) faced George W. Bush (R); Bush won the presidency — gore won the popular vote. National popular vote: D+0.5.

2000 presidential election
BushD+0.5
2000 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2000 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+14.9 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+31.0 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+6.3 · 8 electoral votesColorado · R+8.4 · 8 electoral votesFlorida · Even · 25 electoral votesGeorgia · R+11.7 · 13 electoral votesIndiana · R+15.6 · 12 electoral votesKansas · R+20.8 · 6 electoral votesMaine · D+5.1 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+27.3 · 12 electoral votesMinnesota · D+2.4 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+15.8 · 15 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+12.8 · 14 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+27.6 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+21.9 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+4.2 · 23 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+22.7 · 3 electoral votesTexas · R+21.3 · 32 electoral votesWyoming · R+40.1 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+17.5 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+3.3 · 11 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+6.3 · 5 electoral votesIllinois · D+12.0 · 22 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+0.1 · 5 electoral votesArkansas · R+5.4 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · D+11.8 · 54 electoral votesDelaware · D+13.1 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+76.2 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · D+18.3 · 4 electoral votesIowa · D+0.3 · 7 electoral votesKentucky · R+15.1 · 8 electoral votesMaryland · D+16.4 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · D+5.1 · 18 electoral votesMississippi · R+16.9 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+25.1 · 3 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+1.3 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+25.0 · 33 electoral votesOhio · R+3.5 · 21 electoral votesOregon · D+0.4 · 7 electoral votesTennessee · R+3.9 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+40.5 · 5 electoral votesVirginia · R+8.1 · 13 electoral votesWashington · D+5.6 · 11 electoral votesWisconsin · D+0.2 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+29.0 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+15.9 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+39.5 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+3.5 · 4 electoral votesVermont · D+9.9 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+7.7 · 9 electoral votesRhode Island · D+29.1 · 4 electoral votes
2000presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2000 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTD+9.93 EVNHR+1.34 EVMAD+27.312 EVRID+29.14 EVCTD+17.58 EVNJD+15.815 EVDED+13.13 EVMDD+16.410 EVDCD+76.23 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R)
Gore (D)
51,007,802
48.4%
Bush (R)
50,460,485
47.9%
All others
1,192,304
1.1%
Margin
D+0.5

Full national page + every state contest →

US Senate 2000: Democrats won 19, Republicans 15 of 34 contests →

US House 2000: Democrats won 213, Republicans 220, others 2 of 435 seats →

Governor coverage is 2018–2024 (the precinct-data era); odd-year states (NJ/VA) and earlier cycles are pending sourcing. See the methodology for series notes.