Ohio — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionOhio · PresidentBushR+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 50.0% | 2,351,209 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 46.5% | 2,186,190 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.6% | 168,058 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Pike County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+27.6 |
Ohio results by county
88 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George W. Bush+2,799 | 6,38062.3% | 3,58135.0% | 1121.1% | 10,235 |
| Allen County | George W. Bush+14,651 | 28,64765.4% | 13,99632.0% | 3920.9% | 43,795 |
| Ashland County | George W. Bush+6,848 | 13,53363.7% | 6,68531.4% | 4772.2% | 21,258 |
| Ashtabula County | Al Gore+1,891 | 17,94045.4% | 19,83150.2% | 5921.5% | 39,472 |
| Athens County | Al Gore+3,455 | 9,70338.1% | 13,15851.7% | 9233.6% | 25,447 |
| Auglaize County | George W. Bush+8,206 | 13,77069.2% | 5,56428.0% | 1860.9% | 19,892 |
| Belmont County | Al Gore+3,355 | 12,62541.9% | 15,98053.0% | 8132.7% | 30,141 |
| Brown County | George W. Bush+4,055 | 10,02761.0% | 5,97236.4% | 1611.0% | 16,429 |
| Butler County | George W. Bush+40,197 | 86,58763.3% | 46,39033.9% | 1,0520.8% | 136,737 |
| Carroll County | George W. Bush+1,772 | 6,73254.9% | 4,96040.5% | 2982.4% | 12,261 |
| Champaign County | George W. Bush+3,265 | 9,22058.8% | 5,95538.0% | 1591.0% | 15,680 |
| Clark County | Al Gore+324 | 27,66048.1% | 27,98448.6% | 5681.0% | 57,559 |
| Clermont County | George W. Bush+26,202 | 47,12967.4% | 20,92729.9% | 5180.7% | 69,877 |
| Clinton County | George W. Bush+5,033 | 9,82465.2% | 4,79131.8% | 1300.9% | 15,070 |
| Columbiana County | George W. Bush+1,147 | 21,80449.1% | 20,65746.5% | 7491.7% | 44,427 |
| Coshocton County | George W. Bush+2,649 | 8,24357.8% | 5,59439.2% | 1361.0% | 14,268 |
| Crawford County | George W. Bush+4,945 | 11,66660.8% | 6,72135.0% | 2531.3% | 19,176 |
| Cuyahoga County | Al Gore+167,814 | 192,09933.4% | 359,91362.6% | 5,8141.0% | 574,782 |
| Darke County | George W. Bush+7,076 | 14,81763.7% | 7,74133.3% | 2571.1% | 23,267 |
| Defiance County | George W. Bush+3,365 | 9,54058.7% | 6,17538.0% | 1621.0% | 16,242 |
| Delaware County | George W. Bush+19,505 | 36,63966.1% | 17,13430.9% | 4180.8% | 55,403 |
| Erie County | Al Gore+1,627 | 16,10546.0% | 17,73250.6% | 3060.9% | 35,015 |
| Fairfield County | George W. Bush+14,458 | 33,52362.0% | 19,06535.2% | 3910.7% | 54,094 |
| Fayette County | George W. Bush+2,322 | 5,68561.3% | 3,36336.2% | 650.7% | 9,278 |
| Franklin County | Al Gore+4,156 | 197,86247.8% | 202,01848.8% | 3,4920.8% | 414,074 |
| Fulton County | George W. Bush+4,741 | 11,54661.1% | 6,80536.0% | 1690.9% | 18,896 |
| Gallia County | George W. Bush+2,639 | 7,51158.8% | 4,87238.1% | 1781.4% | 12,776 |
| Geauga County | George W. Bush+10,090 | 25,41759.7% | 15,32736.0% | 4511.1% | 42,600 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+12,887 | 37,94658.2% | 25,05938.4% | 6070.9% | 65,204 |
| Guernsey County | George W. Bush+1,538 | 8,18153.0% | 6,64343.1% | 2011.3% | 15,430 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+42,597 | 204,17554.0% | 161,57842.8% | 2,9240.8% | 377,899 |
| Hancock County | George W. Bush+12,187 | 20,98568.5% | 8,79828.7% | 2420.8% | 30,617 |
| Hardin County | George W. Bush+2,567 | 7,12459.0% | 4,55737.8% | 1441.2% | 12,068 |
| Harrison County | George W. Bush+66 | 3,41747.7% | 3,35146.8% | 2012.8% | 7,161 |
| Henry County | George W. Bush+4,163 | 8,53064.4% | 4,36733.0% | 970.7% | 13,252 |
| Highland County | George W. Bush+4,400 | 9,72863.0% | 5,32834.5% | 1460.9% | 15,447 |
| Hocking County | George W. Bush+1,228 | 5,70253.0% | 4,47441.6% | 2892.7% | 10,756 |
| Holmes County | George W. Bush+4,688 | 6,75473.9% | 2,06622.6% | 1531.7% | 9,145 |
| Huron County | George W. Bush+4,103 | 12,28657.5% | 8,18338.3% | 3311.5% | 21,360 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+1,827 | 6,95855.7% | 5,13141.1% | 1791.4% | 12,490 |
| Jefferson County | Al Gore+2,450 | 15,03843.4% | 17,48850.5% | 1,2133.5% | 34,636 |
| Knox County | George W. Bush+6,260 | 13,39363.0% | 7,13333.6% | 2821.3% | 21,260 |
| Lake County | George W. Bush+5,250 | 51,74750.5% | 46,49745.3% | 1,1541.1% | 102,564 |
| Lawrence County | George W. Bush+1,224 | 12,53151.2% | 11,30746.2% | 2120.9% | 24,452 |
| Licking County | George W. Bush+13,984 | 37,18059.5% | 23,19637.1% | 5920.9% | 62,466 |
| Logan County | George W. Bush+5,904 | 11,84964.2% | 5,94532.2% | 2121.1% | 18,455 |
| Lorain County | Al Gore+11,852 | 47,95742.8% | 59,80953.3% | 1,2311.1% | 112,180 |
| Lucas County | Al Gore+35,002 | 73,34239.1% | 108,34457.8% | 1,4370.8% | 187,350 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+3,605 | 8,89260.6% | 5,28736.0% | 1891.3% | 14,667 |
| Mahoning County | Al Gore+28,752 | 40,46035.5% | 69,21260.6% | 1,1251.0% | 114,119 |
| Marion County | George W. Bush+3,247 | 13,61754.9% | 10,37041.8% | 2401.0% | 24,815 |
| Medina County | George W. Bush+10,714 | 37,34955.8% | 26,63539.8% | 9391.4% | 66,883 |
| Meigs County | George W. Bush+2,076 | 5,75058.7% | 3,67437.5% | 1451.5% | 9,795 |
| Mercer County | George W. Bush+7,273 | 12,48568.2% | 5,21228.5% | 2051.1% | 18,294 |
| Miami County | George W. Bush+10,453 | 26,03760.8% | 15,58436.4% | 3410.8% | 42,841 |
| Monroe County | Al Gore+460 | 3,14544.2% | 3,60550.7% | 2163.0% | 7,115 |
| Montgomery County | Al Gore+4,805 | 109,79247.5% | 114,59749.6% | 1,9080.8% | 230,987 |
| Morgan County | George W. Bush+1,190 | 3,45157.6% | 2,26137.7% | 1041.7% | 5,993 |
| Morrow County | George W. Bush+3,313 | 7,84261.1% | 4,52935.3% | 1631.3% | 12,839 |
| Muskingum County | George W. Bush+4,580 | 17,99555.2% | 13,41541.1% | 3321.0% | 32,624 |
| Noble County | George W. Bush+1,139 | 3,43557.4% | 2,29638.3% | 1031.7% | 5,988 |
| Ottawa County | George W. Bush+432 | 9,91749.7% | 9,48547.5% | 1340.7% | 19,968 |
| Paulding County | George W. Bush+1,826 | 5,21058.2% | 3,38437.8% | 1101.2% | 8,946 |
| Perry County | George W. Bush+545 | 6,44050.2% | 5,89546.0% | 1591.2% | 12,828 |
| Pickaway County | George W. Bush+4,119 | 10,71760.4% | 6,59837.2% | 1490.8% | 17,740 |
| Pike County | George W. Bush+410 | 5,33350.5% | 4,92346.6% | 1281.2% | 10,560 |
| Portage County | Al Gore+3,175 | 28,27144.9% | 31,44650.0% | 8421.3% | 62,899 |
| Preble County | George W. Bush+4,801 | 11,17661.5% | 6,37535.1% | 2111.2% | 18,166 |
| Putnam County | George W. Bush+8,774 | 12,83774.0% | 4,06323.4% | 1901.1% | 17,344 |
| Richland County | George W. Bush+9,566 | 30,13857.1% | 20,57239.0% | 7631.4% | 52,779 |
| Ross County | George W. Bush+2,044 | 13,70652.7% | 11,66244.8% | 2270.9% | 26,016 |
| Sandusky County | George W. Bush+2,553 | 13,69953.2% | 11,14643.3% | 3121.2% | 25,744 |
| Scioto County | George W. Bush+1,025 | 15,02250.2% | 13,99746.7% | 3361.1% | 29,945 |
| Seneca County | George W. Bush+4,351 | 13,86356.9% | 9,51239.1% | 3101.3% | 24,351 |
| Shelby County | George W. Bush+5,883 | 12,47663.4% | 6,59333.5% | 2091.1% | 19,670 |
| Stark County | George W. Bush+2,845 | 78,15348.9% | 75,30847.1% | 2,3511.5% | 159,844 |
| Summit County | Al Gore+23,038 | 96,72143.0% | 119,75953.3% | 2,4041.1% | 224,839 |
| Trumbull County | Al Gore+22,989 | 34,65436.0% | 57,64359.9% | 1,1931.2% | 96,239 |
| Tuscarawas County | George W. Bush+3,670 | 19,54952.7% | 15,87942.8% | 6291.7% | 37,118 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+6,462 | 11,50267.6% | 5,04029.6% | 1460.9% | 17,024 |
| Van Wert County | George W. Bush+4,470 | 8,67965.7% | 4,20931.8% | 1150.9% | 13,219 |
| Vinton County | George W. Bush+683 | 2,72055.0% | 2,03741.2% | 791.6% | 4,946 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+29,176 | 48,31869.9% | 19,14227.7% | 5510.8% | 69,078 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+4,959 | 15,34257.9% | 10,38339.2% | 2190.8% | 26,515 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+11,122 | 25,90161.0% | 14,77934.8% | 5851.4% | 42,436 |
| Williams County | George W. Bush+4,487 | 9,94162.4% | 5,45434.3% | 1771.1% | 15,919 |
| Wood County | George W. Bush+4,817 | 27,50452.7% | 22,68743.5% | 4670.9% | 52,194 |
| Wyandot County | George W. Bush+2,716 | 6,11362.2% | 3,39734.6% | 1261.3% | 9,827 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Same ballot, 2000OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.