George W. Bush carried North Dakota R+27.6.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in North Dakota, 2000. The state ran 29.0 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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North Dakota result

288,267 votes counted

Gore (D)

95,284

33.1%

Bush (R)

174,852

60.7%

All others

8,634

3.0%

Margin

R+27.6

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2000 presidential election

North Dakota, 2000

BushR+27.6

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	60.7%	174,852
Al GoreDemocratic	33.1%	95,284
Ralph NaderGreen	3.0%	8,634

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−46.6%	286	826	1,160
Barnes County	R	−26.4%	1,933	3,452	5,748
Benson County	R	−4.8%	952	1,055	2,154
Billings County	R	−59.4%	82	394	525
Bottineau County	R	−31.9%	1,173	2,349	3,690
Bowman County	R	−51.0%	330	1,080	1,471
Burke County	R	−38.7%	296	698	1,039
Burleigh County	R	−36.6%	9,842	22,467	34,482
Cass County	R	−20.5%	21,451	33,536	58,995
Cavalier County	R	−37.7%	618	1,513	2,371
Dickey County	R	−37.6%	806	1,853	2,786
Divide County	R	−17.3%	306	443	794
Dunn County	R	−37.6%	474	1,124	1,728
Eddy County	R	−19.3%	458	703	1,268
Emmons County	R	−51.5%	405	1,430	1,992
Foster County	R	−40.0%	474	1,172	1,743
Golden Valley County	R	−56.0%	156	611	812
Grand Forks County	R	−18.6%	10,593	15,875	28,385
Grant County	R	−59.0%	235	1,077	1,427
Griggs County	R	−29.7%	484	920	1,469
Hettinger County	R	−46.3%	353	1,057	1,519
Kidder County	R	−43.4%	283	837	1,276
LaMoure County	R	−36.5%	689	1,590	2,468
Logan County	R	−51.4%	223	812	1,145
McHenry County	R	−29.0%	888	1,682	2,737
McIntosh County	R	−50.6%	350	1,178	1,637
McKenzie County	R	−41.5%	653	1,634	2,364
McLean County	R	−30.7%	1,465	2,891	4,646
Mercer County	R	−45.3%	1,011	2,984	4,353
Morton County	R	−31.7%	3,439	6,993	11,223
Mountrail County	R	−7.3%	1,256	1,466	2,896
Nelson County	R	−18.7%	687	1,031	1,840
Oliver County	R	−44.2%	244	709	1,051
Pembina County	R	−35.4%	1,093	2,430	3,779
Pierce County	R	−43.0%	500	1,348	1,971
Ramsey County	R	−27.1%	1,658	3,005	4,977
Ransom County	R	−15.0%	1,080	1,488	2,719
Renville County	R	−28.3%	443	820	1,332
Richland County	R	−31.3%	2,490	4,999	8,015
Rolette County	D	+28.8%	2,681	1,416	4,398
Sargent County	R	−6.6%	959	1,103	2,184
Sheridan County	R	−58.8%	161	707	928
Sioux County	D	+43.7%	724	269	1,041
Slope County	R	−52.3%	85	316	442
Stark County	R	−36.9%	2,784	6,387	9,777
Steele County	R	−14.9%	475	655	1,210
Stutsman County	R	−26.6%	3,067	5,488	9,118
Towner County	R	−23.9%	410	694	1,189
Traill County	R	−21.4%	1,512	2,392	4,112
Walsh County	R	−26.2%	1,743	3,099	5,182
Ward County	R	−28.8%	7,533	13,997	22,482
Wells County	R	−39.4%	661	1,610	2,410
Williams County	R	−36.6%	2,330	5,187	7,807