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Elections / 2000 · President

George W. Bush defeated Al Gore.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R). Gore won the popular vote. Every state below links to its full contest page with county-level results.

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

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.
Electoral college
538 electors · 270 for a majority

Bush won 271 of 538 electoral votes.

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Bush won the electoral college; Gore led the popular vote. One D.C. elector abstained (267→266).
National popular vote
105,421,772 votes counted
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
The county map
3,142 county-level results on record for 2000

Democrats carried 675 counties, Republicans 2,467. 866 counties flipped parties from the previous cycle.

Biggest county swings: Tyler County, WV (R+60.9 swing) · Mineral County, MT (R+49.2 swing) · Clearwater County, ID (R+48.6 swing) · Lewis County, ID (R+46.9 swing) · LaSalle Parish, LA (R+46.0 swing) · Owsley County, KY (R+45.9 swing)

Results by state
Every row links to the state's contest page with its county map.
StateWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
AlaskaR
−31.0%
79,004167,396285,560
AlabamaR
−14.9%
695,602944,4091,672,551
ArkansasR
−5.4%
422,768472,940921,781
ArizonaR
−6.3%
685,341781,6521,534,113
CaliforniaD
+11.8%
5,861,2034,567,42910,965,856
ColoradoR
−8.4%
738,227883,7451,741,365
ConnecticutD
+17.5%
815,997561,0771,459,486
District of ColumbiaD
+76.2%
171,92318,073201,894
DelawareD
+13.1%
180,068137,288327,601
FloridaR
−0.0%
2,912,2532,912,7905,963,110
GeorgiaR
−11.7%
1,116,2301,419,7202,596,804
HawaiiD
+18.3%
205,242137,819367,871
IowaD
+0.3%
638,517634,3731,315,563
IdahoR
−39.5%
138,637336,937501,621
IllinoisD
+12.0%
2,589,0262,019,4214,742,123
IndianaR
−15.6%
901,9801,245,8362,199,305
KansasR
−20.8%
399,276622,3321,072,216
KentuckyR
−15.1%
638,898872,4921,544,187
LouisianaR
−7.7%
792,344927,8711,765,656
MassachusettsD
+27.3%
1,616,487878,5022,702,984
MarylandD
+16.4%
1,145,782813,7972,025,480
MaineD
+5.1%
319,951286,616651,817
MichiganD
+5.1%
2,170,4181,953,1394,232,711
MinnesotaD
+2.4%
1,168,2661,109,6592,438,685
MissouriR
−3.3%
1,111,1381,189,9242,359,892
MississippiR
−16.9%
404,964573,230994,926
MontanaR
−25.1%
137,126240,178410,986
North CarolinaR
−12.8%
1,257,6921,631,1632,911,262
North DakotaR
−27.6%
95,284174,852288,267
NebraskaR
−29.0%
231,780433,862697,019
New HampshireR
−1.3%
266,348273,559569,081
New JerseyD
+15.8%
1,788,8501,284,1733,187,226
New MexicoD
+0.1%
286,783286,417598,605
NevadaR
−3.5%
279,978301,575608,970
New YorkD
+25.0%
4,113,7912,405,6766,831,178
OhioR
−3.5%
2,186,1902,351,2094,705,457
OklahomaR
−21.9%
474,276744,3371,234,229
OregonD
+0.4%
720,342713,5771,533,968
PennsylvaniaD
+4.2%
2,485,9672,281,1274,913,027
Rhode IslandD
+29.1%
249,508130,555409,112
South CarolinaR
−15.9%
566,039786,4261,383,777
South DakotaR
−22.7%
118,804190,700316,269
TennesseeR
−3.9%
981,7201,061,9492,076,181
TexasR
−21.3%
2,433,7463,799,6396,407,637
UtahR
−40.5%
203,053515,096770,754
VirginiaR
−8.1%
1,215,3441,435,6082,735,474
VermontD
+9.9%
149,022119,775294,308
WashingtonD
+5.6%
1,247,6521,108,8642,488,745
WisconsinD
+0.2%
1,242,9871,237,2792,598,607
West VirginiaR
−6.3%
295,497336,475648,124
WyomingR
−40.1%
60,481147,947218,351