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Elections / 2000 · President · CO

George W. Bush carried Colorado R+8.4.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Colorado, 2000. The state ran 9.7 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally).

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

Colorado result
1,741,365 votes counted
Gore (D)
738,227
42.4%
Bush (R)
883,745
50.8%
All others
27,959
1.6%
Margin
R+8.4
2000 presidential election
Colorado, 2000
BushR+8.4
2000 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 2000 presidential election, each 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.Adams County, CO · D+6.1Alamosa County, CO · R+7.1Arapahoe County, CO · R+8.0Archuleta County, CO · R+32.7Baca County, CO · R+49.7Bent County, CO · R+15.9Boulder County, CO · D+13.7Chaffee County, CO · R+20.1Cheyenne County, CO · R+61.7Clear Creek County, CO · R+1.2Conejos County, CO · R+0.6Costilla County, CO · D+33.4Crowley County, CO · R+23.8Custer County, CO · R+44.7Delta County, CO · R+40.3Denver County, CO · D+31.0Dolores County, CO · R+39.5Douglas County, CO · R+33.6Eagle County, CO · R+2.6El Paso County, CO · R+33.1Elbert County, CO · R+42.7Fremont County, CO · R+28.8Garfield County, CO · R+17.6Gilpin County, CO · D+3.8Grand County, CO · R+19.9Gunnison County, CO · R+1.0Hinsdale County, CO · R+22.6Huerfano County, CO · D+0.9Jackson County, CO · R+55.0Jefferson County, CO · R+8.1Kiowa County, CO · R+53.4Kit Carson County, CO · R+50.1La Plata County, CO · R+10.4Lake County, CO · D+9.1Larimer County, CO · R+13.8Las Animas County, CO · D+11.1Lincoln County, CO · R+50.9Logan County, CO · R+40.0Mesa County, CO · R+33.2Mineral County, CO · R+25.9Moffat County, CO · R+49.0Montezuma County, CO · R+38.4Montrose County, CO · R+36.8Morgan County, CO · R+31.5Otero County, CO · R+15.3Ouray County, CO · R+25.7Park County, CO · R+19.3Phillips County, CO · R+45.5Pitkin County, CO · D+20.2Prowers County, CO · R+36.8Pueblo County, CO · D+11.2Rio Blanco County, CO · R+57.5Rio Grande County, CO · R+27.7Routt County, CO · R+2.7Saguache County, CO · D+2.6San Juan County, CO · R+14.0San Miguel County, CO · D+17.1Sedgwick County, CO · R+37.8Summit County, CO · D+7.3Teller County, CO · R+37.8Washington County, CO · R+57.3Weld County, CO · R+21.6Yuma County, CO · R+47.6
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican50.8%883,745
Al GoreDemocratic42.4%738,227
OtherAll other candidates1.6%27,959
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 2000
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+6.1%
54,13247,561107,852
Alamosa CountyR
−7.1%
2,4552,8575,659
Arapahoe CountyR
−8.0%
82,61497,768189,942
Archuleta CountyR
−32.7%
1,4322,9884,758
Baca CountyR
−49.7%
5311,6632,278
Bent CountyR
−15.9%
7831,0961,963
Boulder CountyD
+13.7%
69,98350,873139,626
Chaffee CountyR
−20.1%
2,7684,3007,610
Cheyenne CountyR
−61.7%
2099571,212
Clear Creek CountyR
−1.2%
2,1882,2474,924
Conejos CountyR
−0.6%
1,7491,7723,671
Costilla CountyD
+33.4%
1,0545041,648
Crowley CountyR
−23.8%
5118551,445
Custer CountyR
−44.7%
5071,4512,111
Delta CountyR
−40.3%
3,2648,37212,686
Denver CountyD
+31.0%
122,69361,224198,347
Dolores CountyR
−39.5%
2937411,134
Douglas CountyR
−33.6%
27,07656,00786,225
Eagle CountyR
−2.6%
6,7727,16515,188
El Paso CountyR
−33.1%
61,799128,294200,757
Elbert CountyR
−42.7%
2,3266,1518,965
Fremont CountyR
−28.8%
5,2939,91416,056
Garfield CountyR
−17.6%
6,0879,10317,104
Gilpin CountyD
+3.8%
1,0991,0062,465
Grand CountyR
−19.9%
2,3083,5706,353
Gunnison CountyR
−1.0%
3,0593,1287,236
Hinsdale CountyR
−22.6%
188316566
Huerfano CountyD
+0.9%
1,4951,4663,174
Jackson CountyR
−55.0%
173682925
Jefferson CountyR
−8.1%
100,970120,138235,491
Kiowa CountyR
−53.4%
211728968
Kit Carson CountyR
−50.1%
8092,5423,458
La Plata CountyR
−10.4%
7,8649,99320,490
Lake CountyD
+9.1%
1,2961,0562,628
Larimer CountyR
−13.8%
46,05562,429118,537
Las Animas CountyD
+11.1%
3,2432,5696,094
Lincoln CountyR
−50.9%
5101,6302,199
Logan CountyR
−40.0%
2,2965,5318,096
Mesa CountyR
−33.2%
15,46532,39651,054
Mineral CountyR
−25.9%
168294486
Moffat CountyR
−49.0%
1,2233,8405,337
Montezuma CountyR
−38.4%
2,5566,1589,384
Montrose CountyR
−36.8%
4,0419,26614,215
Morgan CountyR
−31.5%
2,8855,7228,998
Otero CountyR
−15.3%
2,9634,0827,312
Ouray CountyR
−25.7%
7051,2792,233
Park CountyR
−19.3%
2,3933,6776,665
Phillips CountyR
−45.5%
5641,5732,220
Pitkin CountyD
+20.2%
4,1372,5657,800
Prowers CountyR
−36.8%
1,3613,0264,524
Pueblo CountyD
+11.2%
28,88822,82753,946
Rio Blanco CountyR
−57.5%
5432,1852,855
Rio Grande CountyR
−27.7%
1,7073,1115,075
Routt CountyR
−2.7%
4,2084,4729,638
Saguache CountyD
+2.6%
1,1451,0782,529
San Juan CountyR
−14.0%
149210436
San Miguel CountyD
+17.1%
1,5981,0433,255
Sedgwick CountyR
−37.8%
3848771,303
Summit CountyD
+7.3%
5,3044,49711,068
Teller CountyR
−37.8%
2,7506,4779,847
Washington CountyR
−57.3%
4771,8782,445
Weld CountyR
−21.6%
23,43637,40964,541
Yuma CountyR
−47.6%
1,0823,1564,358