Elections / 2000 · President · DC
Al Gore carried District of Columbia D+76.2.
Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in District of Columbia, 2000. The state ran 74.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.4 nationally).
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
District of Columbia result
201,894 votes counted
Gore (D)
171,923
85.2%
Bush (R)
18,073
9.0%
All others
1,322
0.7%
Margin
D+76.2
2000 presidential election
District of Columbia, 2000
GoreD+76.2
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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 | 85.2% | 171,923 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 9.0% | 18,073 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 1,322 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 2000
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 171,923 | 18,073 | 201,894 |