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Elections / 2000 · President · NH

George W. Bush carried New Hampshire R+1.3.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in New Hampshire, 2000. The state ran 2.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
569,081 votes counted
Gore (D)
266,348
46.8%
Bush (R)
273,559
48.1%
All others
6,976
1.2%
Margin
R+1.3
2000 presidential election
New Hampshire, 2000
BushR+1.3
2000 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Belknap County, NH · R+15.2Carroll County, NH · R+11.5Cheshire County, NH · D+10.7Coos County, NH · R+5.2Grafton County, NH · D+0.6Hillsborough County, NH · R+1.8Merrimack County, NH · D+0.9Rockingham County, NH · R+3.2Strafford County, NH · D+8.7Sullivan County, NH · R+5.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican48.1%273,559
Al GoreDemocratic46.8%266,348
OtherAll other candidates1.2%6,976
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 2000
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−15.2%
10,71914,79926,795
Carroll CountyR
−11.5%
9,85212,59723,879
Cheshire CountyD
+10.7%
17,38213,79333,395
Coos CountyR
−5.2%
6,5707,32914,600
Grafton CountyD
+0.6%
18,32618,09238,733
Hillsborough CountyR
−1.8%
77,62580,649165,761
Merrimack CountyD
+0.9%
30,62230,02863,684
Rockingham CountyR
−3.2%
61,62865,860134,173
Strafford CountyD
+8.7%
25,40021,10849,393
Sullivan CountyR
−5.8%
8,2249,30418,668