Al Gore carried Michigan D+5.1.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Michigan, 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)

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Michigan result

4,232,711 votes counted

Gore (D)

2,170,418

51.3%

Bush (R)

1,953,139

46.1%

All others

24,989

0.6%

Margin

D+5.1

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2000 presidential election

Michigan, 2000

GoreD+5.1

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

Al Gore ✓Democratic	51.3%	2,170,418
George W. BushRepublican	46.1%	1,953,139
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	24,989

D+60

R+60

83 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 2000

83 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−7.6%	2,696	3,152	5,997
Alger County	R	−1.6%	2,071	2,142	4,366
Allegan County	R	−28.3%	15,495	28,197	44,891
Alpena County	D	+2.0%	7,053	6,769	14,132
Antrim County	R	−21.3%	4,329	6,780	11,507
Arenac County	D	+3.6%	3,685	3,421	7,267
Baraga County	R	−12.8%	1,400	1,836	3,393
Barry County	R	−22.7%	9,769	15,716	26,244
Bay County	D	+11.8%	28,251	22,150	51,636
Benzie County	R	−7.8%	3,546	4,172	8,072
Berrien County	R	−11.6%	28,152	35,689	65,241
Branch County	R	−13.0%	6,691	8,743	15,783
Calhoun County	D	+1.9%	27,312	26,291	55,080
Cass County	R	−8.8%	8,808	10,545	19,825
Charlevoix County	R	−16.5%	4,958	7,018	12,487
Cheboygan County	R	−10.5%	5,484	6,815	12,617
Chippewa County	R	−8.1%	6,370	7,526	14,354
Clare County	D	+2.8%	6,287	5,937	12,607
Clinton County	R	−14.5%	13,394	18,054	32,199
Crawford County	R	−8.7%	2,790	3,345	6,364
Delta County	R	−5.2%	7,970	8,871	17,316
Dickinson County	R	−10.9%	5,533	6,932	12,832
Eaton County	R	−3.2%	23,211	24,803	49,272
Emmet County	R	−21.4%	5,451	8,602	14,711
Genesee County	D	+27.9%	119,833	66,641	190,865
Gladwin County	R	−1.5%	5,573	5,743	11,629
Gogebic County	D	+1.6%	4,066	3,929	8,339
Grand Traverse County	R	−20.9%	14,371	22,358	38,229
Gratiot County	R	−11.7%	6,538	8,312	15,179
Hillsdale County	R	−22.8%	6,495	10,483	17,473
Houghton County	R	−15.5%	5,688	7,895	14,216
Huron County	R	−12.5%	6,899	8,911	16,095
Ingham County	D	+18.2%	69,231	47,314	120,595
Ionia County	R	−18.5%	9,481	13,915	23,970
Iosco County	D	+1.2%	6,505	6,345	13,222
Iron County	D	+0.8%	3,014	2,967	6,188
Isabella County	D	+0.8%	10,228	10,053	21,069
Jackson County	R	−6.3%	28,160	32,066	61,946
Kalamazoo County	D	+0.5%	48,807	48,254	100,656
Kalkaska County	R	−15.6%	2,774	3,842	6,849
Kent County	R	−21.2%	95,442	148,602	250,318
Keweenaw County	R	−14.9%	540	740	1,343
Lake County	D	+13.3%	2,584	1,961	4,693
Lapeer County	R	−12.4%	15,749	20,351	37,234
Leelanau County	R	−18.4%	4,635	6,840	12,009
Lenawee County	R	−5.8%	18,365	20,681	40,093
Livingston County	R	−21.0%	28,780	44,637	75,475
Luce County	R	−20.7%	956	1,480	2,536
Mackinac County	R	−12.4%	2,533	3,272	5,970
Macomb County	D	+2.4%	172,625	164,265	345,559
Manistee County	D	+2.1%	5,639	5,401	11,428
Marquette County	D	+10.0%	15,503	12,577	29,179
Mason County	R	−11.4%	5,579	7,066	13,016
Mecosta County	R	−12.0%	6,300	8,072	14,754
Menominee County	R	−8.9%	4,597	5,529	10,434
Midland County	R	−15.2%	15,959	21,887	38,888
Missaukee County	R	−34.1%	2,062	4,274	6,496
Monroe County	D	+4.2%	31,555	28,940	61,795
Montcalm County	R	−13.4%	9,627	12,696	22,904
Montmorency County	R	−12.2%	2,139	2,750	5,009
Muskegon County	D	+11.3%	37,865	30,028	69,270
Newaygo County	R	−19.0%	7,677	11,399	19,557
Oakland County	D	+1.2%	281,201	274,319	570,265
Oceana County	R	−12.2%	4,597	5,913	10,772
Ogemaw County	D	+1.9%	4,896	4,706	9,855
Ontonagon County	R	−23.1%	1,514	2,472	4,151
Osceola County	R	−16.9%	4,006	5,680	9,930
Oscoda County	R	−13.3%	1,677	2,207	3,992
Otsego County	R	−19.7%	4,034	6,108	10,505
Ottawa County	R	−44.4%	29,600	78,703	110,599
Presque Isle County	R	−5.9%	3,242	3,660	7,080
Roscommon County	D	+1.9%	6,433	6,190	12,928
Saginaw County	D	+10.3%	50,825	41,152	93,756
Sanilac County	R	−20.5%	7,153	10,966	18,566
Schoolcraft County	R	−1.2%	2,036	2,088	4,198
Shiawassee County	R	−0.9%	15,520	15,816	32,218
St. Clair County	R	−0.8%	33,002	33,571	68,516
St. Joseph County	R	−19.7%	8,574	12,906	22,024
Tuscola County	R	−9.6%	10,845	13,213	24,652
Van Buren County	R	−3.4%	13,796	14,792	29,482
Washtenaw County	D	+23.6%	86,647	52,459	144,940
Wayne County	D	+40.0%	530,414	223,021	768,627
Wexford County	R	−14.6%	5,326	7,215	12,982