George W. Bush carried Montana R+25.1.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Montana, 2000. The state ran 26.4 points more Republican 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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Montana result

410,986 votes counted

Gore (D)

137,126

33.4%

Bush (R)

240,178

58.4%

All others

9,245

2.2%

Margin

R+25.1

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2000 presidential election

Montana, 2000

BushR+25.1

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	58.4%	240,178
Al GoreDemocratic	33.4%	137,126
Ralph NaderGreen	2.2%	9,245

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−55.1%	799	3,113	4,196
Big Horn County	D	+16.7%	2,345	1,651	4,161
Blaine County	R	−5.9%	1,246	1,410	2,759
Broadwater County	R	−49.5%	462	1,488	2,074
Carbon County	R	−32.9%	1,434	3,008	4,789
Carter County	R	−80.6%	53	573	645
Cascade County	R	−15.1%	13,137	18,164	33,317
Chouteau County	R	−46.9%	686	2,039	2,885
Custer County	R	−33.7%	1,501	3,156	4,905
Daniels County	R	−40.3%	303	750	1,110
Dawson County	R	−31.8%	1,364	2,723	4,271
Deer Lodge County	D	+26.0%	2,672	1,493	4,534
Fallon County	R	−58.8%	256	1,061	1,369
Fergus County	R	−50.1%	1,352	4,353	5,994
Flathead County	R	−41.9%	8,329	22,519	33,839
Gallatin County	R	−27.5%	10,009	18,833	32,040
Garfield County	R	−79.3%	61	651	744
Glacier County	D	+12.2%	2,211	1,709	4,124
Golden Valley County	R	−59.7%	88	405	531
Granite County	R	−55.7%	295	1,181	1,590
Hill County	R	−9.6%	2,760	3,392	6,558
Jefferson County	R	−34.8%	1,513	3,308	5,163
Judith Basin County	R	−55.9%	278	1,057	1,394
Lake County	R	−22.3%	3,884	6,441	11,448
Lewis and Clark County	R	−18.7%	9,982	15,091	27,269
Liberty County	R	−48.8%	243	752	1,044
Lincoln County	R	−50.3%	1,629	5,578	7,846
Madison County	R	−51.9%	758	2,656	3,656
McCone County	R	−49.0%	267	827	1,142
Meagher County	R	−55.8%	176	698	935
Mineral County	R	−42.5%	382	1,078	1,639
Missoula County	R	−9.1%	17,241	21,474	46,576
Musselshell County	R	−48.5%	512	1,582	2,207
Park County	R	−32.0%	2,154	4,523	7,406
Petroleum County	R	−71.2%	36	254	306
Phillips County	R	−58.5%	423	1,727	2,228
Pondera County	R	−39.9%	792	1,948	2,896
Powder River County	R	−73.9%	115	860	1,008
Powell County	R	−47.1%	638	1,971	2,832
Prairie County	R	−50.5%	164	541	746
Ravalli County	R	−39.4%	4,451	11,241	17,238
Richland County	R	−45.6%	1,018	2,858	4,033
Roosevelt County	D	+11.9%	2,059	1,605	3,813
Rosebud County	R	−12.6%	1,394	1,826	3,423
Sanders County	R	−41.9%	1,165	3,144	4,721
Sheridan County	R	−24.1%	702	1,176	1,965
Silver Bow County	D	+16.0%	8,967	6,299	16,703
Stillwater County	R	−47.0%	925	2,765	3,918
Sweet Grass County	R	−62.0%	305	1,450	1,846
Teton County	R	−43.7%	847	2,294	3,314
Toole County	R	−42.4%	630	1,639	2,378
Treasure County	R	−49.7%	106	344	479
Valley County	R	−31.0%	1,273	2,500	3,963
Wheatland County	R	−46.5%	243	708	999
Wibaux County	R	−47.9%	121	369	518
Yellowstone County	R	−23.6%	20,370	33,922	57,499