George W. Bush carried Ohio R+3.5.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Ohio, 2000. The state ran 4.0 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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Ohio result

4,705,457 votes counted

Gore (D)

2,186,190

46.5%

Bush (R)

2,351,209

50.0%

All others

50,201

1.1%

Margin

R+3.5

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2000 presidential election

Ohio, 2000

BushR+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	1.1%	50,201

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

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	−11.1%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−27.3%	3,581	6,380	10,235
Allen County	R	−33.5%	13,996	28,647	43,795
Ashland County	R	−32.2%	6,685	13,533	21,258
Ashtabula County	D	+4.8%	19,831	17,940	39,472
Athens County	D	+13.6%	13,158	9,703	25,447
Auglaize County	R	−41.3%	5,564	13,770	19,892
Belmont County	D	+11.1%	15,980	12,625	30,141
Brown County	R	−24.7%	5,972	10,027	16,429
Butler County	R	−29.4%	46,390	86,587	136,737
Carroll County	R	−14.5%	4,960	6,732	12,261
Champaign County	R	−20.8%	5,955	9,220	15,680
Clark County	D	+0.6%	27,984	27,660	57,559
Clermont County	R	−37.5%	20,927	47,129	69,877
Clinton County	R	−33.4%	4,791	9,824	15,070
Columbiana County	R	−2.6%	20,657	21,804	44,427
Coshocton County	R	−18.6%	5,594	8,243	14,268
Crawford County	R	−25.8%	6,721	11,666	19,176
Cuyahoga County	D	+29.2%	359,913	192,099	574,782
Darke County	R	−30.4%	7,741	14,817	23,267
Defiance County	R	−20.7%	6,175	9,540	16,242
Delaware County	R	−35.2%	17,134	36,639	55,403
Erie County	D	+4.6%	17,732	16,105	35,015
Fairfield County	R	−26.7%	19,065	33,523	54,094
Fayette County	R	−25.0%	3,363	5,685	9,278
Franklin County	D	+1.0%	202,018	197,862	414,074
Fulton County	R	−25.1%	6,805	11,546	18,896
Gallia County	R	−20.7%	4,872	7,511	12,776
Geauga County	R	−23.7%	15,327	25,417	42,600
Greene County	R	−19.8%	25,059	37,946	65,204
Guernsey County	R	−10.0%	6,643	8,181	15,430
Hamilton County	R	−11.3%	161,578	204,175	377,899
Hancock County	R	−39.8%	8,798	20,985	30,617
Hardin County	R	−21.3%	4,557	7,124	12,068
Harrison County	R	−0.9%	3,351	3,417	7,161
Henry County	R	−31.4%	4,367	8,530	13,252
Highland County	R	−28.5%	5,328	9,728	15,447
Hocking County	R	−11.4%	4,474	5,702	10,756
Holmes County	R	−51.3%	2,066	6,754	9,145
Huron County	R	−19.2%	8,183	12,286	21,360
Jackson County	R	−14.6%	5,131	6,958	12,490
Jefferson County	D	+7.1%	17,488	15,038	34,636
Knox County	R	−29.4%	7,133	13,393	21,260
Lake County	R	−5.1%	46,497	51,747	102,564
Lawrence County	R	−5.0%	11,307	12,531	24,452
Licking County	R	−22.4%	23,196	37,180	62,466
Logan County	R	−32.0%	5,945	11,849	18,455
Lorain County	D	+10.6%	59,809	47,957	112,180
Lucas County	D	+18.7%	108,344	73,342	187,350
Madison County	R	−24.6%	5,287	8,892	14,667
Mahoning County	D	+25.2%	69,212	40,460	114,119
Marion County	R	−13.1%	10,370	13,617	24,815
Medina County	R	−16.0%	26,635	37,349	66,883
Meigs County	R	−21.2%	3,674	5,750	9,795
Mercer County	R	−39.8%	5,212	12,485	18,294
Miami County	R	−24.4%	15,584	26,037	42,841
Monroe County	D	+6.5%	3,605	3,145	7,115
Montgomery County	D	+2.1%	114,597	109,792	230,987
Morgan County	R	−19.9%	2,261	3,451	5,993
Morrow County	R	−25.8%	4,529	7,842	12,839
Muskingum County	R	−14.0%	13,415	17,995	32,624
Noble County	R	−19.0%	2,296	3,435	5,988
Ottawa County	R	−2.2%	9,485	9,917	19,968
Paulding County	R	−20.4%	3,384	5,210	8,946
Perry County	R	−4.2%	5,895	6,440	12,828
Pickaway County	R	−23.2%	6,598	10,717	17,740
Pike County	R	−3.9%	4,923	5,333	10,560
Portage County	D	+5.0%	31,446	28,271	62,899
Preble County	R	−26.4%	6,375	11,176	18,166
Putnam County	R	−50.6%	4,063	12,837	17,344
Richland County	R	−18.1%	20,572	30,138	52,779
Ross County	R	−7.9%	11,662	13,706	26,016
Sandusky County	R	−9.9%	11,146	13,699	25,744
Scioto County	R	−3.4%	13,997	15,022	29,945
Seneca County	R	−17.9%	9,512	13,863	24,351
Shelby County	R	−29.9%	6,593	12,476	19,670
Stark County	R	−1.8%	75,308	78,153	159,844
Summit County	D	+10.2%	119,759	96,721	224,839
Trumbull County	D	+23.9%	57,643	34,654	96,239
Tuscarawas County	R	−9.9%	15,879	19,549	37,118
Union County	R	−38.0%	5,040	11,502	17,024
Van Wert County	R	−33.8%	4,209	8,679	13,219
Vinton County	R	−13.8%	2,037	2,720	4,946
Warren County	R	−42.2%	19,142	48,318	69,078
Washington County	R	−18.7%	10,383	15,342	26,515
Wayne County	R	−26.2%	14,779	25,901	42,436
Williams County	R	−28.2%	5,454	9,941	15,919
Wood County	R	−9.2%	22,687	27,504	52,194
Wyandot County	R	−27.6%	3,397	6,113	9,827