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Elections / 2000 · President · MD

Al Gore carried Maryland D+16.4.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Maryland, 2000. The state ran 15.0 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)

Maryland result
2,025,480 votes counted
Gore (D)
1,145,782
56.6%
Bush (R)
813,797
40.2%
All others
12,133
0.6%
Margin
D+16.4
2000 presidential election
Maryland, 2000
GoreD+16.4
2000 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+14.3Anne Arundel County, MD · R+7.3Baltimore city, MD · D+68.4Baltimore County, MD · D+9.1Calvert County, MD · R+10.1Caroline County, MD · R+21.3Carroll County, MD · R+33.7Cecil County, MD · R+11.0Charles County, MD · TiedDorchester County, MD · R+5.4Frederick County, MD · R+18.6Garrett County, MD · R+43.6Harford County, MD · R+18.8Howard County, MD · D+7.8Kent County, MD · R+6.5Montgomery County, MD · D+29.0Prince George's County, MD · D+61.1Queen Anne's County, MD · R+22.2Somerset County, MD · D+2.3St. Mary's County, MD · R+16.8Talbot County, MD · R+19.8Washington County, MD · R+20.5Wicomico County, MD · R+5.9Worcester County, MD · R+6.5
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic56.6%1,145,782
George W. BushRepublican40.2%813,797
OtherAll other candidates0.6%12,133
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 2000
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−14.3%
10,89414,65626,371
Anne Arundel CountyR
−7.3%
89,624104,209200,657
Baltimore cityD
+68.4%
158,76527,150192,404
Baltimore CountyD
+9.1%
160,635133,033304,084
Calvert CountyR
−10.1%
12,98616,00429,806
Caroline CountyR
−21.3%
3,3965,3008,952
Carroll CountyR
−33.7%
20,14641,74264,027
Cecil CountyR
−11.0%
12,32715,49428,876
Charles CountyD
+0.2%
21,87321,76844,592
Dorchester CountyR
−5.4%
5,2325,84711,392
Frederick CountyR
−18.6%
30,72545,35078,661
Garrett CountyR
−43.6%
2,8727,51410,655
Harford CountyR
−18.8%
35,66552,86291,424
Howard CountyD
+7.8%
58,55649,809112,779
Kent CountyR
−6.5%
3,6274,1558,085
Montgomery CountyD
+29.0%
232,453124,580371,688
Prince George's CountyD
+61.1%
216,11949,987271,909
Queen Anne's CountyR
−22.2%
6,2579,97016,761
Somerset CountyD
+2.3%
3,7853,6097,604
St. Mary's CountyR
−16.8%
11,91216,85629,501
Talbot CountyR
−19.8%
5,8548,87415,234
Washington CountyR
−20.5%
18,22127,94847,470
Wicomico CountyR
−5.9%
14,46916,33831,795
Worcester CountyR
−6.5%
9,38910,74220,753