George W. Bush carried Idaho R+39.5.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Idaho, 2000. The state ran 40.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally).

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

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Idaho result

501,621 votes counted

Gore (D)

138,637

27.6%

Bush (R)

336,937

67.2%

All others

13,755

2.7%

Margin

R+39.5

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2000 presidential election

Idaho, 2000

BushR+39.5

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	67.2%	336,937
Al GoreDemocratic	27.6%	138,637
Ralph NaderGreen	2.7%	13,755

D+60

R+60

44 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 2000

44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Ada County	R	−27.9%	40,650	75,050	123,485
Adams County	R	−59.7%	336	1,476	1,909
Bannock County	R	−23.8%	10,892	18,223	30,852
Bear Lake County	R	−61.4%	517	2,296	2,899
Benewah County	R	−46.4%	895	2,606	3,687
Bingham County	R	−50.6%	3,310	10,628	14,465
Blaine County	D	+2.8%	3,748	3,528	7,938
Boise County	R	−41.7%	745	2,019	3,055
Bonner County	R	−31.8%	4,318	8,945	14,537
Bonneville County	R	−52.9%	7,235	24,988	33,556
Boundary County	R	−50.6%	832	2,797	3,884
Butte County	R	−47.9%	354	1,054	1,460
Camas County	R	−48.5%	113	359	507
Canyon County	R	−46.4%	10,588	30,560	43,000
Caribou County	R	−66.9%	475	2,601	3,177
Cassia County	R	−67.3%	1,087	5,983	7,279
Clark County	R	−64.9%	63	311	382
Clearwater County	R	−52.5%	841	2,885	3,896
Custer County	R	−59.1%	416	1,794	2,330
Elmore County	R	−43.8%	1,840	4,891	6,966
Franklin County	R	−72.6%	513	3,594	4,243
Fremont County	R	−69.6%	699	4,242	5,088
Gem County	R	−50.6%	1,346	4,376	5,983
Gooding County	R	−44.2%	1,282	3,502	5,026
Idaho County	R	−62.0%	1,187	5,806	7,452
Jefferson County	R	−68.7%	1,100	6,480	7,836
Jerome County	R	−50.9%	1,360	4,418	6,007
Kootenai County	R	−33.5%	13,488	28,162	43,812
Latah County	R	−16.3%	5,661	8,161	15,311
Lemhi County	R	−60.4%	660	2,859	3,641
Lewis County	R	−56.9%	335	1,295	1,688
Lincoln County	R	−38.9%	437	1,049	1,574
Madison County	R	−79.4%	816	7,941	8,970
Minidoka County	R	−54.7%	1,344	4,907	6,518
Nez Perce County	R	−34.8%	4,995	10,577	16,021
Oneida County	R	−62.2%	307	1,426	1,798
Owyhee County	R	−57.3%	623	2,450	3,188
Payette County	R	−48.4%	1,643	4,961	6,858
Power County	R	−41.2%	755	1,872	2,709
Shoshone County	R	−12.1%	2,225	2,879	5,385
Teton County	R	−38.4%	720	1,745	2,671
Twin Falls County	R	−44.5%	5,777	15,794	22,530
Valley County	R	−35.7%	1,129	2,548	3,978
Washington County	R	−47.1%	980	2,899	4,070