Kansas — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionKansas · PresidentBushR+20.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 58.0% | 622,332 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 37.2% | 399,276 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.7% | 50,608 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Douglas County, KS | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+24.1 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+38.1 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | George W. Bush+1,247 | 3,37958.6% | 2,13237.0% | 911.6% | 5,766 |
| Anderson County | George W. Bush+657 | 1,98457.0% | 1,32738.2% | 732.1% | 3,478 |
| Atchison County | George W. Bush+207 | 3,37849.0% | 3,17146.0% | 1181.7% | 6,900 |
| Barber County | George W. Bush+1,118 | 1,75570.3% | 63725.5% | 331.3% | 2,498 |
| Barton County | George W. Bush+4,064 | 7,30266.7% | 3,23829.6% | 1641.5% | 10,955 |
| Bourbon County | George W. Bush+1,641 | 3,85261.1% | 2,21135.1% | 861.4% | 6,308 |
| Brown County | George W. Bush+1,473 | 2,98563.6% | 1,51232.2% | 741.6% | 4,691 |
| Butler County | George W. Bush+6,622 | 13,37763.7% | 6,75532.2% | 3731.8% | 21,002 |
| Chase County | George W. Bush+457 | 84864.4% | 39129.7% | 221.7% | 1,317 |
| Chautauqua County | George W. Bush+904 | 1,34771.6% | 44323.6% | 542.9% | 1,880 |
| Cherokee County | George W. Bush+1,231 | 5,01454.9% | 3,78341.4% | 1081.2% | 9,130 |
| Cheyenne County | George W. Bush+962 | 1,31276.0% | 35020.3% | 181.0% | 1,727 |
| Clark County | George W. Bush+634 | 92673.4% | 29223.2% | 90.7% | 1,261 |
| Clay County | George W. Bush+2,047 | 2,99873.3% | 95123.3% | 461.1% | 4,088 |
| Cloud County | George W. Bush+1,604 | 2,91864.8% | 1,31429.2% | 611.4% | 4,503 |
| Coffey County | George W. Bush+1,504 | 2,70066.8% | 1,19629.6% | 481.2% | 4,040 |
| Comanche County | George W. Bush+549 | 76075.5% | 21121.0% | 171.7% | 1,006 |
| Cowley County | George W. Bush+2,545 | 8,08056.9% | 5,53539.0% | 1791.3% | 14,210 |
| Crawford County | George W. Bush+84 | 7,16047.6% | 7,07647.1% | 1681.1% | 15,034 |
| Decatur County | George W. Bush+831 | 1,25571.3% | 42424.1% | 291.6% | 1,759 |
| Dickinson County | George W. Bush+2,830 | 5,24364.8% | 2,41329.8% | 1141.4% | 8,092 |
| Doniphan County | George W. Bush+1,216 | 2,35064.4% | 1,13431.1% | 752.1% | 3,649 |
| Douglas County | Al Gore+1,187 | 17,06242.8% | 18,24945.8% | 4961.2% | 39,838 |
| Edwards County | George W. Bush+615 | 1,06267.9% | 44728.6% | 211.3% | 1,563 |
| Elk County | George W. Bush+678 | 1,08069.7% | 40225.9% | 342.2% | 1,550 |
| Ellis County | George W. Bush+2,590 | 6,51658.4% | 3,92635.2% | 1751.6% | 11,160 |
| Ellsworth County | George W. Bush+1,020 | 1,84565.0% | 82529.1% | 391.4% | 2,839 |
| Finney County | George W. Bush+4,011 | 6,44270.4% | 2,43126.6% | 951.0% | 9,150 |
| Ford County | George W. Bush+3,484 | 6,05067.8% | 2,56628.8% | 1011.1% | 8,917 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+2,604 | 5,92561.3% | 3,32134.4% | 1061.1% | 9,658 |
| Geary County | George W. Bush+1,317 | 3,97757.9% | 2,66038.7% | 711.0% | 6,866 |
| Gove County | George W. Bush+826 | 1,12275.1% | 29619.8% | 332.2% | 1,495 |
| Graham County | George W. Bush+712 | 1,05871.8% | 34623.5% | 231.6% | 1,474 |
| Grant County | George W. Bush+1,443 | 2,12674.4% | 68323.9% | 80.3% | 2,856 |
| Gray County | George W. Bush+1,149 | 1,63175.5% | 48222.3% | 200.9% | 2,160 |
| Greeley County | George W. Bush+485 | 62878.2% | 14317.8% | 81.0% | 803 |
| Greenwood County | George W. Bush+1,365 | 2,39267.2% | 1,02728.8% | 611.7% | 3,561 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+637 | 90175.6% | 26422.1% | 121.0% | 1,192 |
| Harper County | George W. Bush+1,207 | 2,07668.0% | 86928.4% | 351.1% | 3,055 |
| Harvey County | George W. Bush+3,680 | 8,27160.4% | 4,59133.6% | 1711.2% | 13,684 |
| Haskell County | George W. Bush+1,060 | 1,32381.9% | 26316.3% | 140.9% | 1,616 |
| Hodgeman County | George W. Bush+618 | 83576.7% | 21719.9% | 151.4% | 1,088 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+1,011 | 3,00157.2% | 1,99037.9% | 1362.6% | 5,250 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+1,423 | 4,42356.2% | 3,00038.1% | 1331.7% | 7,877 |
| Jewell County | George W. Bush+1,020 | 1,40074.6% | 38020.2% | 402.1% | 1,877 |
| Johnson County | George W. Bush+50,847 | 129,96559.7% | 79,11836.4% | 1,9600.9% | 217,536 |
| Kearny County | George W. Bush+764 | 1,08475.5% | 32022.3% | 151.0% | 1,435 |
| Kingman County | George W. Bush+1,681 | 2,67270.2% | 99126.0% | 591.5% | 3,808 |
| Kiowa County | George W. Bush+968 | 1,26278.5% | 29418.3% | 181.1% | 1,608 |
| Labette County | George W. Bush+730 | 4,47552.4% | 3,74543.9% | 881.0% | 8,538 |
| Lane County | George W. Bush+594 | 84674.7% | 25222.2% | 121.1% | 1,133 |
| Leavenworth County | George W. Bush+2,850 | 12,58354.1% | 9,73341.8% | 2761.2% | 23,271 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+826 | 1,29568.5% | 46924.8% | 281.5% | 1,890 |
| Linn County | George W. Bush+926 | 2,51359.0% | 1,58737.3% | 681.6% | 4,259 |
| Logan County | George W. Bush+857 | 1,08877.9% | 23116.5% | 292.1% | 1,397 |
| Lyon County | George W. Bush+1,462 | 6,65253.4% | 5,19041.7% | 1961.6% | 12,455 |
| Marion County | George W. Bush+2,681 | 4,15670.4% | 1,47525.0% | 831.4% | 5,903 |
| Marshall County | George W. Bush+1,235 | 3,06659.9% | 1,83135.8% | 841.6% | 5,115 |
| McPherson County | George W. Bush+5,229 | 8,50168.2% | 3,27226.3% | 1541.2% | 12,461 |
| Meade County | George W. Bush+1,204 | 1,60478.1% | 40019.5% | 160.8% | 2,053 |
| Miami County | George W. Bush+2,057 | 6,61157.0% | 4,55439.2% | 1481.3% | 11,607 |
| Mitchell County | George W. Bush+1,599 | 2,35072.0% | 75123.0% | 501.5% | 3,266 |
| Montgomery County | George W. Bush+3,726 | 8,49661.8% | 4,77034.7% | 2101.5% | 13,745 |
| Morris County | George W. Bush+717 | 1,59960.5% | 88233.4% | 562.1% | 2,641 |
| Morton County | George W. Bush+882 | 1,20377.3% | 32120.6% | 140.9% | 1,557 |
| Nemaha County | George W. Bush+2,084 | 3,57867.6% | 1,49428.2% | 1162.2% | 5,290 |
| Neosho County | George W. Bush+1,426 | 4,01458.3% | 2,58837.6% | 901.3% | 6,886 |
| Ness County | George W. Bush+1,037 | 1,42075.7% | 38320.4% | 241.3% | 1,876 |
| Norton County | George W. Bush+1,146 | 1,74471.2% | 59824.4% | 441.8% | 2,451 |
| Osage County | George W. Bush+1,240 | 3,77057.0% | 2,53038.3% | 1422.1% | 6,613 |
| Osborne County | George W. Bush+948 | 1,43270.5% | 48423.8% | 402.0% | 2,030 |
| Ottawa County | George W. Bush+1,346 | 1,97770.8% | 63122.6% | 381.4% | 2,791 |
| Pawnee County | George W. Bush+882 | 1,85062.9% | 96832.9% | 291.0% | 2,940 |
| Phillips County | George W. Bush+1,446 | 2,05773.7% | 61121.9% | 391.4% | 2,792 |
| Pottawatomie County | George W. Bush+2,948 | 4,98564.5% | 2,03726.3% | 4575.9% | 7,731 |
| Pratt County | George W. Bush+1,571 | 2,88565.3% | 1,31429.8% | 681.5% | 4,416 |
| Rawlins County | George W. Bush+1,043 | 1,34977.5% | 30617.6% | 362.1% | 1,740 |
| Reno County | George W. Bush+6,154 | 15,17959.7% | 9,02535.5% | 3491.4% | 25,430 |
| Republic County | George W. Bush+1,635 | 2,23975.0% | 60420.2% | 391.3% | 2,985 |
| Rice County | George W. Bush+1,481 | 2,90364.2% | 1,42231.5% | 671.5% | 4,520 |
| Riley County | George W. Bush+4,484 | 10,67258.5% | 6,18833.9% | 2221.2% | 18,253 |
| Rooks County | George W. Bush+1,419 | 2,01672.6% | 59721.5% | 572.1% | 2,775 |
| Rush County | George W. Bush+730 | 1,23566.6% | 50527.2% | 321.7% | 1,854 |
| Russell County | George W. Bush+1,548 | 2,43469.9% | 88625.4% | 411.2% | 3,482 |
| Saline County | George W. Bush+4,925 | 12,41257.7% | 7,48734.8% | 2611.2% | 21,527 |
| Scott County | George W. Bush+1,393 | 1,81178.6% | 41818.2% | 221.0% | 2,303 |
| Sedgwick County | George W. Bush+31,163 | 93,72457.4% | 62,56138.3% | 2,4631.5% | 163,417 |
| Seward County | George W. Bush+2,743 | 3,86975.9% | 1,12622.1% | 410.8% | 5,096 |
| Shawnee County | George W. Bush+1,076 | 35,89448.3% | 34,81846.8% | 1,1321.5% | 74,373 |
| Sheridan County | George W. Bush+851 | 1,13276.0% | 28118.9% | 211.4% | 1,489 |
| Sherman County | George W. Bush+1,213 | 1,89470.6% | 68125.4% | 471.8% | 2,682 |
| Smith County | George W. Bush+1,000 | 1,53470.2% | 53424.5% | 371.7% | 2,184 |
| Stafford County | George W. Bush+979 | 1,54670.3% | 56725.8% | 331.5% | 2,200 |
| Stanton County | George W. Bush+570 | 78576.3% | 21520.9% | 131.3% | 1,029 |
| Stevens County | George W. Bush+1,369 | 1,71481.2% | 34516.3% | 180.9% | 2,111 |
| Sumner County | George W. Bush+2,627 | 6,17660.4% | 3,54934.7% | 2012.0% | 10,232 |
| Thomas County | George W. Bush+2,015 | 2,82274.7% | 80721.3% | 581.5% | 3,780 |
| Trego County | George W. Bush+704 | 1,22066.4% | 51628.1% | 321.7% | 1,837 |
| Wabaunsee County | George W. Bush+1,157 | 2,18263.8% | 1,02530.0% | 1173.4% | 3,420 |
| Wallace County | George W. Bush+634 | 73785.6% | 10312.0% | 70.8% | 861 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+1,759 | 2,44674.9% | 68721.0% | 571.7% | 3,267 |
| Wichita County | George W. Bush+652 | 85978.8% | 20719.0% | 90.8% | 1,090 |
| Wilson County | George W. Bush+1,562 | 2,74867.1% | 1,18629.0% | 611.5% | 4,095 |
| Woodson County | George W. Bush+453 | 97461.1% | 52132.7% | 412.6% | 1,595 |
| Wyandotte County | Al Gore+18,387 | 14,02429.1% | 32,41167.1% | 5501.1% | 48,272 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Same ballot, 2000KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.