Elections / 2000
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. Electoral college: Bush 271 of 538.
2000 presidential election
BushD+0.5
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 2000 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
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Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 51 results, 2000
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D+76.2 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | D+29.1 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | D+27.3 | 12 |
| New York | D+25.0 | 33 |
| Hawaii | D+18.3 | 4 |
| Connecticut | D+17.5 | 8 |
| Maryland | D+16.4 | 10 |
| New Jersey | D+15.8 | 15 |
| Delaware | D+13.1 | 3 |
| Illinois | D+12.0 | 22 |
| California | D+11.8 | 54 |
| Vermont | D+9.9 | 3 |
| Washington | D+5.6 | 11 |
| Michigan | D+5.1 | 18 |
| Maine | D+5.1 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | D+4.2 | 23 |
| Minnesota | D+2.4 | 10 |
| Oregon | D+0.4 | 7 |
| Iowa | D+0.3 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | D+0.2 | 11 |
| New Mexico | D+0.1 | 5 |
| Florida | Even | 25 |
| New Hampshire | R+1.3 | 4 |
| Missouri | R+3.3 | 11 |
| Ohio | R+3.5 | 21 |
| Nevada | R+3.5 | 4 |
| Tennessee | R+3.9 | 11 |
| Arkansas | R+5.4 | 6 |
| Arizona | R+6.3 | 8 |
| West Virginia | R+6.3 | 5 |
| Louisiana | R+7.7 | 9 |
| Virginia | R+8.1 | 13 |
| Colorado | R+8.4 | 8 |
| Georgia | R+11.7 | 13 |
| North Carolina | R+12.8 | 14 |
| Alabama | R+14.9 | 9 |
| Kentucky | R+15.1 | 8 |
| Indiana | R+15.6 | 12 |
| South Carolina | R+15.9 | 8 |
| Mississippi | R+16.9 | 7 |
| Kansas | R+20.8 | 6 |
| Texas | R+21.3 | 32 |
| Oklahoma | R+21.9 | 8 |
| South Dakota | R+22.7 | 3 |
| Montana | R+25.1 | 3 |
| North Dakota | R+27.6 | 3 |
| Nebraska | R+29.0 | 5 |
| Alaska | R+31.0 | 3 |
| Idaho | R+39.5 | 4 |
| Wyoming | R+40.1 | 3 |
| Utah | R+40.5 | 5 |
The 2000 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+0.5
Electoral college
Bush 271
of 538
US Senate
50–50
Republicans held
US House
212–221
Republicans held
Governors
D 8 · R 3
11 races
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
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Governor pages cover 2018–2025: even-year cycles with county-level precinct detail, the odd-year VA/NJ and KY/LA/MS races as certified statewide results. See the methodology for series notes.