Iowa — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionIowa · PresidentGoreD+0.3
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 48.5% | 638,517 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 48.2% | 634,373 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.2% | 42,673 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Audubon County, IA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Boone County, IA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Bremer County, IA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Carroll County, IA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Cedar County, IA | Democratic | D+0.02 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Clarke County, IA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Clay County, IA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Clayton County, IA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Clinton County, IA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Crawford County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Davis County, IA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Decatur County, IA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Floyd County, IA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Fremont County, IA | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Greene County, IA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Harrison County, IA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Howard County, IA | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Jackson County, IA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Jasper County, IA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Jones County, IA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Linn County, IA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Louisa County, IA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Marion County, IA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Monona County, IA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Monroe County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Polk County, IA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Scott County, IA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Shelby County, IA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+68.7 |
| Story County, IA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Wapello County, IA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Wayne County, IA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Webster County, IA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Worth County, IA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Wright County, IA | Republican | R+9.3 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Bush, George W.+522 | 1,75342.5% | 2,27555.2% | 290.7% | 4,123 |
| Adams County | Bush, George W.+273 | 89741.8% | 1,17054.5% | 271.3% | 2,145 |
| Allamakee County | Bush, George W.+394 | 2,88344.6% | 3,27750.7% | 1031.6% | 6,462 |
| Appanoose County | Bush, George W.+432 | 2,56044.9% | 2,99252.5% | 470.8% | 5,704 |
| Audubon County | Bush, George W.+129 | 1,78047.0% | 1,90950.4% | 391.0% | 3,784 |
| Benton County | Gore, Al+447 | 5,91550.3% | 5,46846.5% | 1521.3% | 11,766 |
| Black Hawk County | Gore, Al+6,644 | 30,11254.7% | 23,46842.6% | 3730.7% | 55,085 |
| Boone County | Gore, Al+645 | 6,27051.2% | 5,62545.9% | 1020.8% | 12,249 |
| Bremer County | Bush, George W.+506 | 5,16946.3% | 5,67550.8% | 710.6% | 11,175 |
| Buchanan County | Gore, Al+953 | 5,04553.6% | 4,09243.5% | 1021.1% | 9,410 |
| Buena Vista County | Bush, George W.+1,057 | 3,29741.3% | 4,35454.6% | 991.2% | 7,977 |
| Butler County | Bush, George W.+1,102 | 2,73540.7% | 3,83757.1% | 390.6% | 6,724 |
| Calhoun County | Bush, George W.+644 | 2,13242.3% | 2,77655.1% | 400.8% | 5,041 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George W.+416 | 4,46346.6% | 4,87951.0% | 800.8% | 9,568 |
| Cass County | Bush, George W.+1,725 | 2,48136.1% | 4,20661.1% | 460.7% | 6,880 |
| Cedar County | Gore, Al+2 | 4,03348.3% | 4,03148.3% | 680.8% | 8,344 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Gore, Al+2,788 | 12,18555.0% | 9,39742.4% | 1720.8% | 22,162 |
| Cherokee County | Bush, George W.+618 | 2,84543.2% | 3,46352.5% | 1241.9% | 6,592 |
| Chickasaw County | Gore, Al+499 | 3,43552.2% | 2,93644.6% | 681.0% | 6,584 |
| Clarke County | Gore, Al+97 | 2,08149.8% | 1,98447.5% | 360.9% | 4,176 |
| Clay County | Bush, George W.+698 | 3,29443.5% | 3,99252.7% | 1261.7% | 7,578 |
| Clayton County | Gore, Al+204 | 4,23849.4% | 4,03447.1% | 931.1% | 8,571 |
| Clinton County | Gore, Al+3,047 | 12,27655.3% | 9,22941.6% | 2040.9% | 22,180 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+644 | 2,83843.3% | 3,48253.1% | 891.4% | 6,555 |
| Dallas County | Bush, George W.+1,745 | 8,56144.3% | 10,30653.3% | 1430.7% | 19,330 |
| Davis County | Bush, George W.+265 | 1,69145.0% | 1,95652.0% | 441.2% | 3,758 |
| Decatur County | Bush, George W.+229 | 1,67445.1% | 1,90351.3% | 381.0% | 3,709 |
| Delaware County | Bush, George W.+465 | 3,80845.6% | 4,27351.2% | 1071.3% | 8,349 |
| Des Moines County | Gore, Al+3,966 | 11,35158.6% | 7,38538.1% | 2201.1% | 19,365 |
| Dickinson County | Bush, George W.+565 | 3,66045.1% | 4,22552.0% | 670.8% | 8,121 |
| Dubuque County | Gore, Al+5,879 | 22,34155.4% | 16,46240.8% | 5331.3% | 40,323 |
| Emmet County | Bush, George W.+166 | 2,16546.8% | 2,33150.3% | 360.8% | 4,630 |
| Fayette County | Bush, George W.+107 | 4,64048.2% | 4,74749.3% | 600.6% | 9,621 |
| Floyd County | Gore, Al+639 | 3,83052.9% | 3,19144.1% | 630.9% | 7,238 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+535 | 2,12243.0% | 2,65753.8% | 491.0% | 4,938 |
| Fremont County | Bush, George W.+610 | 1,45940.3% | 2,06957.2% | 250.7% | 3,616 |
| Greene County | Gore, Al+19 | 2,30148.8% | 2,28248.4% | 300.6% | 4,719 |
| Grundy County | Bush, George W.+1,712 | 2,13935.0% | 3,85163.0% | 510.8% | 6,111 |
| Guthrie County | Bush, George W.+347 | 2,49345.6% | 2,84051.9% | 500.9% | 5,469 |
| Hamilton County | Bush, George W.+561 | 3,40745.0% | 3,96852.4% | 580.8% | 7,574 |
| Hancock County | Bush, George W.+707 | 2,28141.9% | 2,98854.9% | 460.8% | 5,438 |
| Hardin County | Bush, George W.+752 | 3,73444.3% | 4,48653.2% | 740.9% | 8,435 |
| Harrison County | Bush, George W.+1,251 | 2,55139.0% | 3,80258.1% | 641.0% | 6,543 |
| Henry County | Bush, George W.+569 | 3,90745.1% | 4,47651.6% | 1051.2% | 8,671 |
| Howard County | Gore, Al+504 | 2,42654.0% | 1,92242.8% | 431.0% | 4,491 |
| Humboldt County | Bush, George W.+897 | 1,94939.5% | 2,84657.6% | 450.9% | 4,940 |
| Ida County | Bush, George W.+557 | 1,41140.4% | 1,96856.4% | 541.5% | 3,491 |
| Iowa County | Bush, George W.+664 | 3,23043.6% | 3,89452.5% | 1011.4% | 7,413 |
| Jackson County | Gore, Al+1,176 | 4,94554.7% | 3,76941.7% | 911.0% | 9,032 |
| Jasper County | Bush, George W.+30 | 8,69948.8% | 8,72948.9% | 1400.8% | 17,835 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+385 | 2,86337.9% | 3,24843.0% | 1,23116.3% | 7,548 |
| Johnson County | Gore, Al+13,275 | 31,17459.1% | 17,89933.9% | 4480.8% | 52,769 |
| Jones County | Gore, Al+489 | 4,69051.3% | 4,20145.9% | 570.6% | 9,143 |
| Keokuk County | Bush, George W.+390 | 2,18144.1% | 2,57152.0% | 961.9% | 4,947 |
| Kossuth County | Bush, George W.+652 | 3,96044.6% | 4,61251.9% | 1001.1% | 8,878 |
| Lee County | Gore, Al+3,293 | 9,63258.1% | 6,33938.3% | 2761.7% | 16,572 |
| Linn County | Gore, Al+8,480 | 48,89753.1% | 40,41743.9% | 6440.7% | 92,064 |
| Louisa County | Gore, Al+87 | 2,29449.5% | 2,20747.6% | 511.1% | 4,637 |
| Lucas County | Bush, George W.+328 | 1,93444.9% | 2,26252.6% | 421.0% | 4,303 |
| Lyon County | Bush, George W.+2,605 | 1,31324.6% | 3,91873.3% | 430.8% | 5,342 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+569 | 3,09344.4% | 3,66252.5% | 861.2% | 6,969 |
| Mahaska County | Bush, George W.+2,601 | 3,37035.3% | 5,97162.6% | 590.6% | 9,543 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+2,617 | 5,74139.8% | 8,35858.0% | 1010.7% | 14,408 |
| Marshall County | Bush, George W.+463 | 8,32247.2% | 8,78549.8% | 1771.0% | 17,624 |
| Mills County | Bush, George W.+1,645 | 2,03934.5% | 3,68462.3% | 661.1% | 5,915 |
| Mitchell County | Gore, Al+262 | 2,65051.3% | 2,38846.3% | 370.7% | 5,162 |
| Monona County | Bush, George W.+218 | 2,08645.7% | 2,30450.5% | 771.7% | 4,560 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George W.+159 | 1,69946.6% | 1,85850.9% | 361.0% | 3,647 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+1,579 | 1,83834.1% | 3,41763.3% | 541.0% | 5,394 |
| Muscatine County | Gore, Al+575 | 8,05850.1% | 7,48346.5% | 1641.0% | 16,076 |
| O'Brien County | Bush, George W.+2,504 | 2,17030.8% | 4,67466.4% | 921.3% | 7,044 |
| Osceola County | Bush, George W.+1,151 | 91329.8% | 2,06467.4% | 301.0% | 3,063 |
| Page County | Bush, George W.+2,295 | 2,29332.5% | 4,58865.0% | 530.8% | 7,059 |
| Palo Alto County | Bush, George W.+15 | 2,32648.2% | 2,34148.5% | 751.6% | 4,823 |
| Plymouth County | Bush, George W.+2,690 | 3,49934.6% | 6,18961.2% | 2322.3% | 10,118 |
| Pocahontas County | Bush, George W.+506 | 1,73641.9% | 2,24254.1% | 852.1% | 4,141 |
| Polk County | Gore, Al+9,788 | 89,71551.5% | 79,92745.9% | 1,1590.7% | 174,167 |
| Pottawattamie County | Bush, George W.+4,057 | 14,72642.7% | 18,78354.5% | 2680.8% | 34,467 |
| Poweshiek County | Bush, George W.+174 | 4,22247.0% | 4,39649.0% | 750.8% | 8,980 |
| Ringgold County | Bush, George W.+123 | 1,24646.3% | 1,36950.9% | 301.1% | 2,692 |
| Sac County | Bush, George W.+677 | 2,09941.7% | 2,77655.2% | 611.2% | 5,033 |
| Scott County | Gore, Al+3,056 | 35,85750.8% | 32,80146.5% | 5240.7% | 70,568 |
| Shelby County | Bush, George W.+1,476 | 2,17936.3% | 3,65560.8% | 621.0% | 6,009 |
| Sioux County | Bush, George W.+10,093 | 2,14814.6% | 12,24183.3% | 1471.0% | 14,692 |
| Story County | Gore, Al+1,250 | 17,47849.4% | 16,22845.9% | 3411.0% | 35,364 |
| Tama County | Gore, Al+11 | 4,04548.6% | 4,03448.5% | 760.9% | 8,315 |
| Taylor County | Bush, George W.+523 | 1,24740.3% | 1,77057.2% | 331.1% | 3,096 |
| Union County | Bush, George W.+463 | 2,54044.3% | 3,00352.3% | 891.6% | 5,740 |
| Van Buren County | Bush, George W.+576 | 1,44040.4% | 2,01656.6% | 541.5% | 3,561 |
| Wapello County | Gore, Al+2,042 | 8,35555.2% | 6,31341.7% | 1541.0% | 15,139 |
| Warren County | Bush, George W.+100 | 9,52148.4% | 9,62149.0% | 1400.7% | 19,653 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+895 | 3,93243.2% | 4,82753.1% | 901.0% | 9,094 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George W.+366 | 1,30043.0% | 1,66655.1% | 240.8% | 3,021 |
| Webster County | Gore, Al+307 | 8,47949.7% | 8,17247.9% | 1150.7% | 17,048 |
| Winnebago County | Gore, Al+29 | 2,69148.7% | 2,66248.2% | 591.1% | 5,527 |
| Winneshiek County | Bush, George W.+308 | 4,33946.1% | 4,64749.3% | 880.9% | 9,417 |
| Woodbury County | Bush, George W.+1,173 | 17,69146.7% | 18,86449.8% | 5371.4% | 37,896 |
| Worth County | Gore, Al+549 | 2,20855.1% | 1,65941.4% | 461.1% | 4,004 |
| Wright County | Bush, George W.+588 | 2,79644.1% | 3,38453.4% | 490.8% | 6,336 |
complete certified result
Iowa candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Same ballot, 2000IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.