Maine — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionMaine · PresidentGoreD+5.1
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 49.1% | 319,951 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 44.0% | 286,616 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.9% | 45,250 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County, ME | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Cumberland County, ME | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Franklin County, ME | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Hancock County, ME | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Knox County, ME | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Lincoln County, ME | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Oxford County, ME | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Penobscot County, ME | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Somerset County, ME | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Waldo County, ME | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Washington County, ME | Republican | R+8.0 |
| York County, ME | Democratic | D+4.6 |
Maine results by county
16 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | Gore, Al+6,303 | 26,25153.3% | 19,94840.5% | 6581.3% | 49,245 |
| Aroostook County | Gore, Al+641 | 17,19648.9% | 16,55547.1% | 3371.0% | 35,143 |
| Cumberland County | Gore, Al+15,660 | 74,20352.0% | 58,54341.0% | 1,2980.9% | 142,620 |
| Franklin County | Gore, Al+1,134 | 7,59349.2% | 6,45941.8% | 2811.8% | 15,448 |
| Hancock County | Gore, Al+251 | 12,98345.4% | 12,73244.6% | 3461.2% | 28,574 |
| Kennebec County | Gore, Al+7,231 | 31,19853.0% | 23,96740.7% | 7871.3% | 58,907 |
| Knox County | Gore, Al+485 | 9,45346.1% | 8,96843.7% | 1700.8% | 20,501 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+823 | 8,63443.9% | 9,45748.1% | 2571.3% | 19,671 |
| Oxford County | Gore, Al+1,814 | 13,64949.6% | 11,83543.0% | 5001.8% | 27,493 |
| Penobscot County | Bush, George W.+2,752 | 32,86844.9% | 35,62048.7% | 9461.3% | 73,206 |
| Piscataquis County | Bush, George W.+1,100 | 3,74540.5% | 4,84552.3% | 1952.1% | 9,256 |
| Sagadahoc County | Gore, Al+792 | 8,84448.0% | 8,05243.7% | 2321.3% | 18,406 |
| Somerset County | Gore, Al+854 | 11,53848.2% | 10,68444.6% | 4902.0% | 23,951 |
| Waldo County | Bush, George W.+212 | 8,47744.3% | 8,68945.4% | 2821.5% | 19,138 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+1,257 | 6,70142.7% | 7,95850.7% | 2471.6% | 15,708 |
| York County | Gore, Al+4,314 | 46,61849.3% | 42,30444.7% | 9971.1% | 94,550 |
complete certified result
Maine candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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 | +6.9% |
Same ballot, 2000ME
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.