Massachusetts — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionMassachusetts · PresidentGoreD+27.3
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 59.8% | 1,616,487 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 32.5% | 878,502 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.7% | 207,995 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (14 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County, MA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Berkshire County, MA | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Bristol County, MA | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Dukes County, MA | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Essex County, MA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Franklin County, MA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Hampden County, MA | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Hampshire County, MA | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Middlesex County, MA | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Nantucket County, MA | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Norfolk County, MA | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Plymouth County, MA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Suffolk County, MA | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Worcester County, MA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
Massachusetts results by county
14 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable County | Al Gore+12,677 | 62,36351.5% | 49,68641.0% | 1,0610.9% | 121,086 |
| Berkshire County | Al Gore+22,129 | 37,93463.9% | 15,80526.6% | 1,2002.0% | 59,411 |
| Bristol County | Al Gore+73,477 | 136,32564.5% | 62,84829.7% | 2,6101.2% | 211,337 |
| Dukes County | Al Gore+3,159 | 5,47461.8% | 2,31526.1% | 840.9% | 8,856 |
| Essex County | Al Gore+68,390 | 178,40057.5% | 110,01035.4% | 3,9681.3% | 310,333 |
| Franklin County | Al Gore+7,769 | 17,94553.8% | 10,17630.5% | 6181.9% | 33,366 |
| Hampden County | Al Gore+40,545 | 100,10358.2% | 59,55834.6% | 2,1061.2% | 172,093 |
| Hampshire County | Al Gore+19,341 | 38,54356.2% | 19,20228.0% | 8711.3% | 68,626 |
| Middlesex County | Al Gore+205,129 | 404,04361.5% | 198,91430.3% | 8,5621.3% | 657,048 |
| Nantucket County | Al Gore+1,250 | 2,87458.3% | 1,62433.0% | 501.0% | 4,926 |
| Norfolk County | Al Gore+81,417 | 188,45059.4% | 107,03333.7% | 4,1891.3% | 317,177 |
| Plymouth County | Al Gore+32,625 | 115,37654.5% | 82,75139.1% | 2,4291.1% | 211,577 |
| Suffolk County | Al Gore+110,447 | 154,88871.4% | 44,44120.5% | 2,6201.2% | 217,000 |
| Worcester County | Al Gore+59,630 | 173,76956.0% | 114,13936.8% | 4,0631.3% | 310,148 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.6% |
| 1896 | −43.1% |
| 1900 | −19.7% |
| 1904 | −20.7% |
| 1908 | −24.2% |
| 1912 | +3.6% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −40.7% |
| 1924 | −37.3% |
| 1928 | +1.1% |
| 1932 | +4.0% |
| 1936 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | +6.7% |
| 1944 | +5.8% |
| 1948 | +11.5% |
| 1952 | −8.8% |
| 1956 | −18.9% |
| 1960 | +20.7% |
| 1964 | +52.7% |
| 1968 | +30.1% |
| 1972 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | −0.2% |
| 1984 | −2.8% |
| 1988 | +7.9% |
| 1992 | +18.5% |
| 1996 | +33.4% |
| 2000 | +27.3% |
| 2004 | +25.2% |
| 2008 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +26.8% |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | +25.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.