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Elections / 2000 · President · ME

Al Gore carried Maine D+5.1.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Maine, 2000. The state ran 3.8 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)

Maine result
651,817 votes counted
Gore (D)
319,951
49.1%
Bush (R)
286,616
44.0%
All others
8,023
1.2%
Margin
D+5.1
2000 presidential election
Maine, 2000
GoreD+5.1
2000 presidential margin by county for Maine — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+12.8Aroostook County, ME · D+1.8Cumberland County, ME · D+11.0Franklin County, ME · D+7.3Hancock County, ME · D+0.9Kennebec County, ME · D+12.3Knox County, ME · D+2.4Lincoln County, ME · R+4.2Oxford County, ME · D+6.6Penobscot County, ME · R+3.8Piscataquis County, ME · R+11.9Sagadahoc County, ME · D+4.3Somerset County, ME · D+3.6Waldo County, ME · R+1.1Washington County, ME · R+8.0York County, ME · D+4.6
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic49.1%319,951
George W. BushRepublican44.0%286,616
OtherAll other candidates1.2%8,023
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 2000
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+12.8%
26,25119,94849,245
Aroostook CountyD
+1.8%
17,19616,55535,143
Cumberland CountyD
+11.0%
74,20358,543142,620
Franklin CountyD
+7.3%
7,5936,45915,448
Hancock CountyD
+0.9%
12,98312,73228,574
Kennebec CountyD
+12.3%
31,19823,96758,907
Knox CountyD
+2.4%
9,4538,96820,501
Lincoln CountyR
−4.2%
8,6349,45719,671
Oxford CountyD
+6.6%
13,64911,83527,493
Penobscot CountyR
−3.8%
32,86835,62073,206
Piscataquis CountyR
−11.9%
3,7454,8459,256
Sagadahoc CountyD
+4.3%
8,8448,05218,406
Somerset CountyD
+3.6%
11,53810,68423,951
Waldo CountyR
−1.1%
8,4778,68919,138
Washington CountyR
−8.0%
6,7017,95815,708
York CountyD
+4.6%
46,61842,30494,550