George W. Bush carried Mississippi R+16.9.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Mississippi, 2000. The state ran 17.4 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

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

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Mississippi result

994,926 votes counted

Gore (D)

404,964

40.7%

Bush (R)

573,230

57.6%

All others

8,606

0.9%

Margin

R+16.9

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2000 presidential election

Mississippi, 2000

BushR+16.9

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	57.6%	573,230
Al GoreDemocratic	40.7%	404,964
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	8,606

D+60

R+60

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

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Mississippi's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Mississippi's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+73.3%
1896	+84.1%
1900	+77.6%
1912	+86.5%
1916	+88.4%
1920	+69.9%
1924	+81.8%
1928	+64.3%
1932	+92.4%
1936	+94.3%
1940	+91.5%
1944	+87.1%
1948	+7.5%
1952	+20.9%
1956	+33.8%
1960	+11.7%
1964	−74.3%
1968	+9.5%
1972	−58.6%
1976	+1.9%
1980	−1.3%
1984	−24.5%
1988	−20.8%
1992	−8.9%
1996	−5.1%
2000	−16.9%
2004	−19.7%
2008	−13.2%
2012	−11.5%
2016	−17.8%
2020	−16.5%
2024	−22.9%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	D	+9.2%	8,065	6,691	14,879
Alcorn County	R	−17.4%	5,059	7,254	12,638
Amite County	R	−15.7%	2,673	3,677	6,408
Attala County	R	−17.9%	2,922	4,206	7,173
Benton County	D	+9.3%	1,886	1,561	3,481
Bolivar County	D	+26.5%	8,436	4,847	13,538
Calhoun County	R	−20.8%	2,251	3,448	5,758
Carroll County	R	−29.2%	1,726	3,165	4,924
Chickasaw County	R	−0.4%	3,519	3,549	7,175
Choctaw County	R	−30.1%	1,278	2,398	3,719
Claiborne County	D	+60.4%	3,670	883	4,615
Clarke County	R	−30.9%	2,368	4,503	6,919
Clay County	D	+11.6%	4,515	3,570	8,165
Coahoma County	D	+20.6%	5,662	3,695	9,553
Copiah County	R	−7.5%	4,845	5,643	10,587
Covington County	R	−22.6%	2,623	4,180	6,881
DeSoto County	R	−43.8%	9,586	24,879	34,936
Forrest County	R	−21.5%	8,500	13,281	22,251
Franklin County	R	−23.8%	1,486	2,427	3,953
George County	R	−43.5%	1,977	5,143	7,284
Greene County	R	−39.8%	1,317	3,082	4,436
Grenada County	R	−10.3%	4,163	5,129	9,385
Hancock County	R	−31.1%	4,801	9,326	14,548
Harrison County	R	−24.9%	19,142	32,256	52,616
Hinds County	D	+10.3%	46,789	37,753	87,770
Holmes County	D	+47.3%	5,447	1,937	7,422
Humphreys County	D	+16.7%	2,288	1,628	3,944
Issaquena County	D	+20.1%	555	366	941
Itawamba County	R	−28.4%	2,994	5,424	8,564
Jackson County	R	−35.2%	14,193	30,068	45,107
Jasper County	R	−2.9%	3,104	3,294	6,447
Jefferson County	D	+64.1%	2,786	600	3,408
Jefferson Davis County	D	+7.5%	2,835	2,437	5,317
Jones County	R	−35.4%	7,713	16,341	24,340
Kemper County	D	+9.3%	2,311	1,915	4,261
Lafayette County	R	−15.3%	5,139	7,081	12,678
Lamar County	R	−56.1%	3,478	12,795	16,602
Lauderdale County	R	−34.3%	8,412	17,315	25,970
Lawrence County	R	−12.6%	2,841	3,674	6,587
Leake County	R	−19.0%	2,793	4,114	6,952
Lee County	R	−25.5%	9,142	15,551	25,094
Leflore County	D	+15.7%	6,401	4,626	11,276
Lincoln County	R	−32.2%	4,358	8,540	13,000
Lowndes County	R	−20.1%	7,537	11,404	19,230
Madison County	R	−29.1%	10,416	19,109	29,859
Marion County	R	−24.4%	4,114	6,796	10,998
Marshall County	D	+23.9%	7,735	4,723	12,592
Monroe County	R	−12.1%	5,783	7,397	13,360
Montgomery County	R	−9.1%	2,187	2,630	4,849
Neshoba County	R	−42.4%	2,563	6,409	9,066
Newton County	R	−43.8%	2,147	5,540	7,738
Noxubee County	D	+37.4%	3,383	1,530	4,954
Oktibbeha County	R	−10.2%	6,443	7,959	14,804
Panola County	D	+4.0%	5,880	5,424	11,389
Pearl River County	R	−42.3%	4,611	11,575	16,477
Perry County	R	−39.9%	1,285	3,026	4,359
Pike County	R	−6.5%	6,544	7,464	14,166
Pontotoc County	R	−40.3%	2,771	6,601	9,510
Prentiss County	R	−21.4%	3,287	5,101	8,482
Quitman County	D	+24.1%	2,103	1,280	3,413
Rankin County	R	−60.2%	8,050	32,983	41,435
Scott County	R	−22.3%	3,548	5,601	9,206
Sharkey County	D	+21.8%	1,706	1,074	2,903
Simpson County	R	−31.6%	3,227	6,254	9,574
Smith County	R	−49.3%	1,620	4,838	6,528
Stone County	R	−36.7%	1,677	3,702	5,523
Sunflower County	D	+19.2%	4,981	3,369	8,415
Tallahatchie County	D	+11.1%	3,041	2,428	5,523
Tate County	R	−19.6%	3,441	5,148	8,693
Tippah County	R	−29.4%	2,908	5,381	8,403
Tishomingo County	R	−19.7%	2,747	4,122	6,992
Tunica County	D	+31.6%	1,539	792	2,366
Union County	R	−32.1%	3,094	6,087	9,311
Walthall County	R	−19.0%	2,356	3,476	5,895
Warren County	R	−18.3%	7,485	10,892	18,623
Washington County	D	+16.6%	10,405	7,367	18,328
Wayne County	R	−21.5%	2,981	4,635	7,705
Webster County	R	−36.1%	1,426	3,069	4,545
Wilkinson County	D	+27.5%	2,551	1,423	4,098
Winston County	R	−11.6%	3,672	4,645	8,368
Yalobusha County	D	+3.9%	2,674	2,470	5,228
Yazoo County	R	−2.4%	4,997	5,254	10,516