George W. Bush carried North Carolina R+12.8.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in North Carolina, 2000. The state ran 13.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.5 nationally).

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

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North Carolina result

2,911,262 votes counted

Gore (D)

1,257,692

43.2%

Bush (R)

1,631,163

56.0%

All others

22,407

0.8%

Margin

R+12.8

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2000 presidential election

North Carolina, 2000

BushR+12.8

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	56.0%	1,631,163
Al GoreDemocratic	43.2%	1,257,692
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	22,407

D+60

R+60

100 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	−12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 2000

100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	R	−25.2%	17,459	29,305	47,091
Alexander County	R	−37.6%	4,166	9,242	13,492
Alleghany County	R	−18.9%	1,715	2,531	4,313
Anson County	D	+20.4%	4,792	3,161	7,985
Ashe County	R	−21.5%	4,011	6,226	10,316
Avery County	R	−48.8%	1,686	4,956	6,694
Beaufort County	R	−22.5%	6,634	10,531	17,313
Bertie County	D	+30.3%	4,660	2,488	7,176
Bladen County	D	+8.4%	5,889	4,977	10,908
Brunswick County	R	−8.0%	13,118	15,427	28,839
Buncombe County	R	−8.8%	38,545	46,101	85,476
Burke County	R	−21.3%	11,924	18,466	30,658
Cabarrus County	R	−33.3%	16,284	32,704	49,381
Caldwell County	R	−33.5%	8,588	17,337	26,115
Camden County	R	−15.6%	1,187	1,628	2,831
Carteret County	R	−32.3%	8,839	17,381	26,461
Caswell County	R	−2.1%	4,091	4,270	8,422
Catawba County	R	−35.4%	16,246	34,244	50,841
Chatham County	D	+1.0%	10,461	10,248	20,931
Cherokee County	R	−31.7%	3,239	6,305	9,674
Chowan County	D	+0.3%	2,430	2,415	4,890
Clay County	R	−27.4%	1,361	2,416	3,852
Cleveland County	R	−17.1%	13,455	19,064	32,746
Columbus County	D	+8.9%	9,986	8,342	18,425
Craven County	R	−22.8%	12,213	19,494	31,985
Cumberland County	D	+0.6%	38,626	38,129	77,151
Currituck County	R	−22.3%	2,595	4,095	6,739
Dare County	R	−13.2%	5,589	7,301	13,002
Davidson County	R	−36.9%	16,199	35,387	52,047
Davie County	R	−46.7%	3,651	10,184	13,998
Duplin County	R	−9.5%	6,475	7,840	14,390
Durham County	D	+28.1%	53,907	30,150	84,604
Edgecombe County	D	+24.6%	11,315	6,836	18,202
Forsyth County	R	−12.6%	52,457	67,700	120,942
Franklin County	R	−6.5%	7,454	8,501	16,051
Gaston County	R	−34.1%	19,281	39,453	59,179
Gates County	D	+13.5%	1,944	1,480	3,446
Graham County	R	−38.6%	1,006	2,304	3,361
Granville County	D	+2.4%	7,733	7,364	15,194
Greene County	R	−14.9%	2,478	3,353	5,870
Guilford County	R	−2.2%	80,787	84,394	166,264
Halifax County	D	+20.8%	10,222	6,698	16,970
Harnett County	R	−23.2%	9,155	14,762	24,167
Haywood County	R	−10.4%	9,793	12,118	22,273
Henderson County	R	−34.0%	12,562	25,688	38,607
Hertford County	D	+39.3%	5,484	2,382	7,897
Hoke County	D	+18.4%	5,017	3,439	8,582
Hyde County	R	−2.0%	1,088	1,132	2,237
Iredell County	R	−31.6%	15,434	29,853	45,586
Jackson County	R	−4.2%	5,722	6,237	12,121
Johnston County	R	−32.8%	13,704	27,212	41,155
Jones County	R	−7.4%	1,822	2,114	3,964
Lee County	R	−16.1%	6,785	9,406	16,283
Lenoir County	R	−9.4%	9,527	11,512	21,163
Lincoln County	R	−30.7%	8,412	15,951	24,529
Macon County	R	−28.1%	4,683	8,406	13,234
Madison County	R	−14.1%	3,505	4,676	8,325
Martin County	D	+5.4%	4,929	4,420	9,366
McDowell County	R	−31.1%	4,747	9,109	14,011
Mecklenburg County	R	−2.7%	126,911	134,068	263,036
Mitchell County	R	−52.3%	1,535	4,984	6,600
Montgomery County	R	−10.8%	3,979	4,946	8,974
Moore County	R	−27.6%	11,232	19,882	31,301
Nash County	R	−18.4%	12,376	17,995	30,513
New Hanover County	R	−10.9%	29,292	36,503	66,319
Northampton County	D	+34.7%	5,513	2,667	8,200
Onslow County	R	−31.1%	10,269	19,657	30,215
Orange County	D	+26.3%	30,921	17,930	49,344
Pamlico County	R	−15.5%	2,188	2,999	5,242
Pasquotank County	D	+8.5%	5,874	4,943	10,903
Pender County	R	−8.8%	6,415	7,661	14,154
Perquimans County	R	−4.6%	2,033	2,230	4,306
Person County	R	−14.2%	5,042	6,722	11,833
Pitt County	R	−8.1%	19,685	23,192	43,075
Polk County	R	−23.6%	3,114	5,074	8,303
Randolph County	R	−45.9%	11,366	30,959	42,696
Richmond County	D	+11.7%	7,935	6,263	14,269
Robeson County	D	+20.5%	17,834	11,721	29,747
Rockingham County	R	−17.6%	13,260	18,979	32,528
Rowan County	R	−31.8%	14,891	28,922	44,133
Rutherford County	R	−27.9%	7,697	13,755	21,716
Sampson County	R	−8.5%	8,768	10,410	19,239
Scotland County	D	+20.1%	5,627	3,740	9,403
Stanly County	R	−37.2%	7,066	15,548	22,818
Stokes County	R	−40.7%	5,030	12,028	17,182
Surry County	R	−32.7%	7,757	15,401	23,358
Swain County	R	−2.9%	2,097	2,224	4,370
Transylvania County	R	−27.9%	5,044	9,011	14,225
Tyrrell County	D	+9.1%	849	706	1,566
Union County	R	−36.0%	14,890	31,876	47,161
Vance County	D	+12.0%	7,092	5,564	12,701
Wake County	R	−7.1%	123,466	142,494	268,220
Warren County	D	+34.9%	4,576	2,202	6,795
Washington County	D	+10.9%	2,704	2,169	4,890
Watauga County	R	−13.2%	7,959	10,438	18,723
Wayne County	R	−22.9%	13,005	20,758	33,884
Wilkes County	R	−39.5%	7,226	16,826	24,323
Wilson County	R	−8.9%	11,266	13,466	24,826
Yadkin County	R	−53.4%	3,127	10,435	13,682
Yancey County	R	−14.3%	3,714	4,970	8,764