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Elections / 2000 · President · MA

Al Gore carried Massachusetts D+27.3.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Massachusetts, 2000. The state ran 25.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

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

Massachusetts result
2,702,984 votes counted
Gore (D)
1,616,487
59.8%
Bush (R)
878,502
32.5%
All others
34,431
1.3%
Margin
D+27.3
2000 presidential election
Massachusetts, 2000
GoreD+27.3
2000 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barnstable County, MA · D+10.5Berkshire County, MA · D+37.2Bristol County, MA · D+34.8Dukes County, MA · D+35.7Essex County, MA · D+22.0Franklin County, MA · D+23.3Hampden County, MA · D+23.6Hampshire County, MA · D+28.2Middlesex County, MA · D+31.2Nantucket County, MA · D+25.4Norfolk County, MA · D+25.7Plymouth County, MA · D+15.4Suffolk County, MA · D+50.9Worcester County, MA · D+19.2
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic59.8%1,616,487
George W. BushRepublican32.5%878,502
OtherAll other candidates1.3%34,431
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2000
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+10.5%
62,36349,686121,086
Berkshire CountyD
+37.2%
37,93415,80559,411
Bristol CountyD
+34.8%
136,32562,848211,337
Dukes CountyD
+35.7%
5,4742,3158,856
Essex CountyD
+22.0%
178,400110,010310,333
Franklin CountyD
+23.3%
17,94510,17633,366
Hampden CountyD
+23.6%
100,10359,558172,093
Hampshire CountyD
+28.2%
38,54319,20268,626
Middlesex CountyD
+31.2%
404,043198,914657,048
Nantucket CountyD
+25.4%
2,8741,6244,926
Norfolk CountyD
+25.7%
188,450107,033317,177
Plymouth CountyD
+15.4%
115,37682,751211,577
Suffolk CountyD
+50.9%
154,88844,441217,000
Worcester CountyD
+19.2%
173,769114,139310,148