Elections / 2000 · President · CT
Al Gore carried Connecticut D+17.5.
Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Connecticut, 2000. The state ran 16.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Connecticut result
1,459,486 votes counted
Gore (D)
815,997
55.9%
Bush (R)
561,077
38.4%
All others
17,963
1.2%
Margin
D+17.5
2000 presidential election
Connecticut, 2000
GoreD+17.5
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 2000 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 55.9% | 815,997 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 38.4% | 561,077 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 17,963 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 2000
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 236,665 | 141,733 | 400,205 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 65,959 | 54,348 | 126,046 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 45,568 | 30,826 | 81,493 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 103,149 | 68,961 | 182,897 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 19,822 | 13,786 | 36,268 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 25,611 | 22,976 | 52,295 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 130,415 | 80,991 | 224,750 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 62,610 | 42,712 | 113,170 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 126,198 | 104,744 | 242,362 |