Colorado — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionColorado · PresidentBushR+8.4
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 50.8% | 883,745 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 42.4% | 738,227 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.9% | 119,393 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+2.6 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+50.1 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+14.0 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+47.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Al Gore+6,571 | 47,56144.1% | 54,13250.2% | 1,9941.8% | 107,852 |
| Alamosa County | George W. Bush+402 | 2,85750.5% | 2,45543.4% | 821.4% | 5,659 |
| Arapahoe County | George W. Bush+15,154 | 97,76851.5% | 82,61443.5% | 2,6081.4% | 189,942 |
| Archuleta County | George W. Bush+1,556 | 2,98862.8% | 1,43230.1% | 731.5% | 4,758 |
| Baca County | George W. Bush+1,132 | 1,66373.0% | 53123.3% | 371.6% | 2,278 |
| Bent County | George W. Bush+313 | 1,09655.8% | 78339.9% | 402.0% | 1,963 |
| Boulder County | Al Gore+19,110 | 50,87336.4% | 69,98350.1% | 2,2721.6% | 139,626 |
| Chaffee County | George W. Bush+1,532 | 4,30056.5% | 2,76836.4% | 831.1% | 7,610 |
| Cheyenne County | George W. Bush+748 | 95779.0% | 20917.2% | 242.0% | 1,212 |
| Clear Creek County | George W. Bush+59 | 2,24745.6% | 2,18844.4% | 1352.7% | 4,924 |
| Conejos County | George W. Bush+23 | 1,77248.3% | 1,74947.6% | 711.9% | 3,671 |
| Costilla County | Al Gore+550 | 50430.6% | 1,05464.0% | 191.2% | 1,648 |
| Crowley County | George W. Bush+344 | 85559.2% | 51135.4% | 513.5% | 1,445 |
| Custer County | George W. Bush+944 | 1,45168.7% | 50724.0% | 532.5% | 2,111 |
| Delta County | George W. Bush+5,108 | 8,37266.0% | 3,26425.7% | 1981.6% | 12,686 |
| Denver County | Al Gore+61,469 | 61,22430.9% | 122,69361.9% | 2,8061.4% | 198,347 |
| Dolores County | George W. Bush+448 | 74165.3% | 29325.8% | 272.4% | 1,134 |
| Douglas County | George W. Bush+28,931 | 56,00765.0% | 27,07631.4% | 9121.1% | 86,225 |
| Eagle County | George W. Bush+393 | 7,16547.2% | 6,77244.6% | 2061.4% | 15,188 |
| El Paso County | George W. Bush+66,495 | 128,29463.9% | 61,79930.8% | 3,5481.8% | 200,757 |
| Elbert County | George W. Bush+3,825 | 6,15168.6% | 2,32625.9% | 1962.2% | 8,965 |
| Fremont County | George W. Bush+4,621 | 9,91461.7% | 5,29333.0% | 3332.1% | 16,056 |
| Garfield County | George W. Bush+3,016 | 9,10353.2% | 6,08735.6% | 3061.8% | 17,104 |
| Gilpin County | Al Gore+93 | 1,00640.8% | 1,09944.6% | 843.4% | 2,465 |
| Grand County | George W. Bush+1,262 | 3,57056.2% | 2,30836.3% | 1091.7% | 6,353 |
| Gunnison County | George W. Bush+69 | 3,12843.2% | 3,05942.3% | 1221.7% | 7,236 |
| Hinsdale County | George W. Bush+128 | 31655.8% | 18833.2% | 111.9% | 566 |
| Huerfano County | Al Gore+29 | 1,46646.2% | 1,49547.1% | 441.4% | 3,174 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+509 | 68273.7% | 17318.7% | 303.2% | 925 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+19,168 | 120,13851.0% | 100,97042.9% | 4,0471.7% | 235,491 |
| Kiowa County | George W. Bush+517 | 72875.2% | 21121.8% | 161.7% | 968 |
| Kit Carson County | George W. Bush+1,733 | 2,54273.5% | 80923.4% | 491.4% | 3,458 |
| La Plata County | George W. Bush+2,129 | 9,99348.8% | 7,86438.4% | 2551.2% | 20,490 |
| Lake County | Al Gore+240 | 1,05640.2% | 1,29649.3% | 632.4% | 2,628 |
| Larimer County | George W. Bush+16,374 | 62,42952.7% | 46,05538.9% | 1,8591.6% | 118,537 |
| Las Animas County | Al Gore+674 | 2,56942.2% | 3,24353.2% | 831.4% | 6,094 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+1,120 | 1,63074.1% | 51023.2% | 321.5% | 2,199 |
| Logan County | George W. Bush+3,235 | 5,53168.3% | 2,29628.4% | 1291.6% | 8,096 |
| Mesa County | George W. Bush+16,931 | 32,39663.5% | 15,46530.3% | 9581.9% | 51,054 |
| Mineral County | George W. Bush+126 | 29460.5% | 16834.6% | 51.0% | 486 |
| Moffat County | George W. Bush+2,617 | 3,84072.0% | 1,22322.9% | 1052.0% | 5,337 |
| Montezuma County | George W. Bush+3,602 | 6,15865.6% | 2,55627.2% | 1401.5% | 9,384 |
| Montrose County | George W. Bush+5,225 | 9,26665.2% | 4,04128.4% | 2521.8% | 14,215 |
| Morgan County | George W. Bush+2,837 | 5,72263.6% | 2,88532.1% | 1802.0% | 8,998 |
| Otero County | George W. Bush+1,119 | 4,08255.8% | 2,96340.5% | 1291.8% | 7,312 |
| Ouray County | George W. Bush+574 | 1,27957.3% | 70531.6% | 251.1% | 2,233 |
| Park County | George W. Bush+1,284 | 3,67755.2% | 2,39335.9% | 1912.9% | 6,665 |
| Phillips County | George W. Bush+1,009 | 1,57370.9% | 56425.4% | 351.6% | 2,220 |
| Pitkin County | Al Gore+1,572 | 2,56532.9% | 4,13753.0% | 851.1% | 7,800 |
| Prowers County | George W. Bush+1,665 | 3,02666.9% | 1,36130.1% | 581.3% | 4,524 |
| Pueblo County | Al Gore+6,061 | 22,82742.3% | 28,88853.5% | 7111.3% | 53,946 |
| Rio Blanco County | George W. Bush+1,642 | 2,18576.5% | 54319.0% | 421.5% | 2,855 |
| Rio Grande County | George W. Bush+1,404 | 3,11161.3% | 1,70733.6% | 781.5% | 5,075 |
| Routt County | George W. Bush+264 | 4,47246.4% | 4,20843.7% | 1381.4% | 9,638 |
| Saguache County | Al Gore+67 | 1,07842.6% | 1,14545.3% | 451.8% | 2,529 |
| San Juan County | George W. Bush+61 | 21048.2% | 14934.2% | 194.4% | 436 |
| San Miguel County | Al Gore+555 | 1,04332.0% | 1,59849.1% | 541.7% | 3,255 |
| Sedgwick County | George W. Bush+493 | 87767.3% | 38429.5% | 171.3% | 1,303 |
| Summit County | Al Gore+807 | 4,49740.6% | 5,30447.9% | 1361.2% | 11,068 |
| Teller County | George W. Bush+3,727 | 6,47765.8% | 2,75027.9% | 1911.9% | 9,847 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+1,401 | 1,87876.8% | 47719.5% | 401.6% | 2,445 |
| Weld County | George W. Bush+13,973 | 37,40958.0% | 23,43636.3% | 1,2581.9% | 64,541 |
| Yuma County | George W. Bush+2,074 | 3,15672.4% | 1,08224.8% | 601.4% | 4,358 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Same ballot, 2000CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.