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Elections / 2000 · President · DC

Al Gore carried District of Columbia D+76.2.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in District of Columbia, 2000. The state ran 75.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+0.5 nationally).

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

District of Columbia result
201,894 votes counted
Gore (D)
171,923
85.2%
Bush (R)
18,073
9.0%
All others
1,322
0.7%
Margin
D+76.2
2000 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2000
GoreD+76.2
2000 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 2000 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 2000 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+76.2
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic85.2%171,923
George W. BushRepublican9.0%18,073
OtherAll other candidates0.7%1,322
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2000 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 2000
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+76.2%
171,92318,073201,894