Pennsylvania — 2000 presidential election
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentGoreD+4.2
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 50.6% | 2,485,967 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 46.4% | 2,281,127 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.0% | 145,933 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 23 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Delaware County, PA | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+24.7 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+9,166 | 11,68234.9% | 20,84862.3% | 2180.7% | 33,444 |
| Allegheny County | Al Gore+94,602 | 329,96356.6% | 235,36140.4% | 6,5791.1% | 582,478 |
| Armstrong County | George W. Bush+4,381 | 11,12740.6% | 15,50856.6% | 3031.1% | 27,423 |
| Beaver County | Al Gore+6,434 | 38,92552.9% | 32,49144.1% | 7831.1% | 73,649 |
| Bedford County | George W. Bush+8,124 | 5,47428.2% | 13,59870.0% | 980.5% | 19,435 |
| Berks County | George W. Bush+12,123 | 59,15043.7% | 71,27352.7% | 1,3801.0% | 135,297 |
| Blair County | George W. Bush+12,602 | 15,77434.9% | 28,37662.9% | 2970.7% | 45,140 |
| Bradford County | George W. Bush+6,749 | 7,91133.9% | 14,66062.8% | 1810.8% | 23,352 |
| Bucks County | Al Gore+10,987 | 132,91450.5% | 121,92746.3% | 2,2870.9% | 263,422 |
| Butler County | George W. Bush+18,972 | 25,03735.3% | 44,00962.1% | 5160.7% | 70,849 |
| Cambria County | Al Gore+2,307 | 30,30850.3% | 28,00146.4% | 6081.0% | 60,286 |
| Cameron County | George W. Bush+604 | 77934.7% | 1,38361.6% | 341.5% | 2,246 |
| Carbon County | Al Gore+951 | 10,66850.1% | 9,71745.7% | 3181.5% | 21,277 |
| Centre County | George W. Bush+4,763 | 21,40943.2% | 26,17252.8% | 3710.7% | 49,575 |
| Chester County | George W. Bush+18,033 | 82,04743.7% | 100,08053.3% | 1,2470.7% | 187,676 |
| Clarion County | George W. Bush+4,191 | 5,60535.4% | 9,79661.8% | 1551.0% | 15,849 |
| Clearfield County | George W. Bush+6,301 | 11,71838.3% | 18,01958.8% | 3261.1% | 30,633 |
| Clinton County | George W. Bush+543 | 5,52146.0% | 6,06450.6% | 1020.9% | 11,994 |
| Columbia County | George W. Bush+3,120 | 8,97541.0% | 12,09555.2% | 1780.8% | 21,911 |
| Crawford County | George W. Bush+5,608 | 13,25039.8% | 18,85856.6% | 3661.1% | 33,328 |
| Cumberland County | George W. Bush+23,749 | 31,05335.2% | 54,80262.2% | 5400.6% | 88,144 |
| Dauphin County | George W. Bush+9,241 | 44,39044.1% | 53,63153.3% | 5780.6% | 100,658 |
| Delaware County | Al Gore+29,025 | 134,86154.4% | 105,83642.7% | 2,0320.8% | 248,077 |
| Elk County | George W. Bush+1,593 | 5,75442.4% | 7,34754.1% | 1270.9% | 13,580 |
| Erie County | Al Gore+10,372 | 59,39952.9% | 49,02743.6% | 9290.8% | 112,335 |
| Fayette County | Al Gore+8,139 | 28,15256.8% | 20,01340.4% | 5691.1% | 49,532 |
| Forest County | George W. Bush+528 | 84336.9% | 1,37160.1% | 120.5% | 2,283 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+18,120 | 14,92230.4% | 33,04267.4% | 2940.6% | 49,019 |
| Fulton County | George W. Bush+2,328 | 1,42527.0% | 3,75371.0% | 300.6% | 5,285 |
| Greene County | Al Gore+1,340 | 7,23053.0% | 5,89043.1% | 1961.4% | 13,653 |
| Huntingdon County | George W. Bush+5,335 | 5,07331.8% | 10,40865.2% | 1400.9% | 15,961 |
| Indiana County | George W. Bush+3,132 | 13,66743.5% | 16,79953.5% | 2240.7% | 31,401 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+5,907 | 5,56631.7% | 11,47365.2% | 2081.2% | 17,586 |
| Juniata County | George W. Bush+3,139 | 2,65630.6% | 5,79566.9% | 580.7% | 8,667 |
| Lackawanna County | Al Gore+22,375 | 57,47159.6% | 35,09636.4% | 1,6801.7% | 96,381 |
| Lancaster County | George W. Bush+60,932 | 54,96831.3% | 115,90066.1% | 1,1580.7% | 175,367 |
| Lawrence County | Al Gore+2,533 | 20,59352.0% | 18,06045.6% | 3340.8% | 39,640 |
| Lebanon County | George W. Bush+12,441 | 16,09335.1% | 28,53462.2% | 3970.9% | 45,897 |
| Lehigh County | Al Gore+1,175 | 56,66748.7% | 55,49247.7% | 8700.7% | 116,307 |
| Luzerne County | Al Gore+9,871 | 62,19952.0% | 52,32843.8% | 1,6031.3% | 119,586 |
| Lycoming County | George W. Bush+12,474 | 14,66333.9% | 27,13762.8% | 4281.0% | 43,193 |
| McKean County | George W. Bush+4,151 | 5,51034.9% | 9,66161.1% | 2321.5% | 15,806 |
| Mercer County | Al Gore+685 | 23,81748.9% | 23,13247.5% | 7101.5% | 48,732 |
| Mifflin County | George W. Bush+4,565 | 4,83533.1% | 9,40064.3% | 1150.8% | 14,614 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+1,326 | 21,93946.8% | 23,26549.6% | 3550.8% | 46,878 |
| Montgomery County | Al Gore+32,367 | 177,99053.5% | 145,62343.8% | 1,9930.6% | 332,422 |
| Montour County | George W. Bush+1,604 | 2,35636.3% | 3,96061.0% | 470.7% | 6,495 |
| Northampton County | Al Gore+5,701 | 53,09750.7% | 47,39645.3% | 1,1851.1% | 104,690 |
| Northumberland County | George W. Bush+4,472 | 13,67041.1% | 18,14254.6% | 4861.5% | 33,254 |
| Perry County | George W. Bush+6,725 | 4,45927.7% | 11,18469.6% | 1270.8% | 16,079 |
| Philadelphia County | Al Gore+348,223 | 449,18280.0% | 100,95918.0% | 2,8330.5% | 561,180 |
| Pike County | George W. Bush+2,009 | 7,33042.2% | 9,33953.8% | 1971.1% | 17,364 |
| Potter County | George W. Bush+2,821 | 2,03728.7% | 4,85868.5% | 530.7% | 7,094 |
| Schuylkill County | George W. Bush+3,626 | 26,21545.0% | 29,84151.2% | 5310.9% | 58,300 |
| Snyder County | George W. Bush+5,427 | 3,53627.5% | 8,96369.8% | 710.6% | 12,841 |
| Somerset County | George W. Bush+8,190 | 12,02836.5% | 20,21861.3% | 2520.8% | 32,985 |
| Sullivan County | George W. Bush+862 | 1,06634.3% | 1,92862.1% | 200.6% | 3,105 |
| Susquehanna County | George W. Bush+3,745 | 6,48137.5% | 10,22659.2% | 1050.6% | 17,271 |
| Tioga County | George W. Bush+5,018 | 4,61731.3% | 9,63565.2% | 1160.8% | 14,772 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+4,314 | 4,20931.9% | 8,52364.7% | 700.5% | 13,175 |
| Venango County | George W. Bush+3,446 | 8,19639.9% | 11,64256.7% | 2361.1% | 20,541 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+1,753 | 7,53742.9% | 9,29052.9% | 2591.5% | 17,552 |
| Washington County | Al Gore+7,622 | 44,96153.2% | 37,33944.2% | 6990.8% | 84,441 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+4,297 | 6,90436.5% | 11,20159.2% | 1861.0% | 18,916 |
| Westmoreland County | George W. Bush+9,066 | 71,79245.8% | 80,85851.6% | 1,4580.9% | 156,709 |
| Wyoming County | George W. Bush+2,559 | 4,36337.3% | 6,92259.1% | 800.7% | 11,709 |
| York County | George W. Bush+35,694 | 51,95836.0% | 87,65260.7% | 1,3711.0% | 144,286 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Same ballot, 2000PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.