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Elections / 2000 · President · PA

Al Gore carried Pennsylvania D+4.2.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Pennsylvania, 2000. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

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

Pennsylvania result
4,913,027 votes counted
Gore (D)
2,485,967
50.6%
Bush (R)
2,281,127
46.4%
All others
42,541
0.9%
Margin
D+4.2
Pennsylvania, 2000
GoreD+4.2
2000 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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.Adams County, PA · R+27.4Allegheny County, PA · D+16.2Armstrong County, PA · R+16.0Beaver County, PA · D+8.7Bedford County, PA · R+41.8Berks County, PA · R+9.0Blair County, PA · R+27.9Bradford County, PA · R+28.9Bucks County, PA · D+4.2Butler County, PA · R+26.8Cambria County, PA · D+3.8Cameron County, PA · R+26.9Carbon County, PA · D+4.5Centre County, PA · R+9.6Chester County, PA · R+9.6Clarion County, PA · R+26.4Clearfield County, PA · R+20.6Clinton County, PA · R+4.5Columbia County, PA · R+14.2Crawford County, PA · R+16.8Cumberland County, PA · R+26.9Dauphin County, PA · R+9.2Delaware County, PA · D+11.7Elk County, PA · R+11.7Erie County, PA · D+9.2Fayette County, PA · D+16.4Forest County, PA · R+23.1Franklin County, PA · R+37.0Fulton County, PA · R+44.0Greene County, PA · D+9.8Huntingdon County, PA · R+33.4Indiana County, PA · R+10.0Jefferson County, PA · R+33.6Juniata County, PA · R+36.2Lackawanna County, PA · D+23.2Lancaster County, PA · R+34.7Lawrence County, PA · D+6.4Lebanon County, PA · R+27.1Lehigh County, PA · D+1.0Luzerne County, PA · D+8.3Lycoming County, PA · R+28.9McKean County, PA · R+26.3Mercer County, PA · D+1.4Mifflin County, PA · R+31.2Monroe County, PA · R+2.8Montgomery County, PA · D+9.7Montour County, PA · R+24.7Northampton County, PA · D+5.4Northumberland County, PA · R+13.4Perry County, PA · R+41.8Philadelphia County, PA · D+62.1Pike County, PA · R+11.6Potter County, PA · R+39.8Schuylkill County, PA · R+6.2Snyder County, PA · R+42.3Somerset County, PA · R+24.8Sullivan County, PA · R+27.8Susquehanna County, PA · R+21.7Tioga County, PA · R+34.0Union County, PA · R+32.7Venango County, PA · R+16.8Warren County, PA · R+10.0Washington County, PA · D+9.0Wayne County, PA · R+22.7Westmoreland County, PA · R+5.8Wyoming County, PA · R+21.9York County, PA · R+24.7
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al GoreDemocratic50.6%2,485,967
George W. BushRepublican46.4%2,281,127
OtherAll other candidates0.9%42,541
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2000
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−27.4%
11,68220,84833,444
Allegheny CountyD
+16.2%
329,963235,361582,478
Armstrong CountyR
−16.0%
11,12715,50827,423
Beaver CountyD
+8.7%
38,92532,49173,649
Bedford CountyR
−41.8%
5,47413,59819,435
Berks CountyR
−9.0%
59,15071,273135,297
Blair CountyR
−27.9%
15,77428,37645,140
Bradford CountyR
−28.9%
7,91114,66023,352
Bucks CountyD
+4.2%
132,914121,927263,422
Butler CountyR
−26.8%
25,03744,00970,849
Cambria CountyD
+3.8%
30,30828,00160,286
Cameron CountyR
−26.9%
7791,3832,246
Carbon CountyD
+4.5%
10,6689,71721,277
Centre CountyR
−9.6%
21,40926,17249,575
Chester CountyR
−9.6%
82,047100,080187,676
Clarion CountyR
−26.4%
5,6059,79615,849
Clearfield CountyR
−20.6%
11,71818,01930,633
Clinton CountyR
−4.5%
5,5216,06411,994
Columbia CountyR
−14.2%
8,97512,09521,911
Crawford CountyR
−16.8%
13,25018,85833,328
Cumberland CountyR
−26.9%
31,05354,80288,144
Dauphin CountyR
−9.2%
44,39053,631100,658
Delaware CountyD
+11.7%
134,861105,836248,077
Elk CountyR
−11.7%
5,7547,34713,580
Erie CountyD
+9.2%
59,39949,027112,335
Fayette CountyD
+16.4%
28,15220,01349,532
Forest CountyR
−23.1%
8431,3712,283
Franklin CountyR
−37.0%
14,92233,04249,019
Fulton CountyR
−44.0%
1,4253,7535,285
Greene CountyD
+9.8%
7,2305,89013,653
Huntingdon CountyR
−33.4%
5,07310,40815,961
Indiana CountyR
−10.0%
13,66716,79931,401
Jefferson CountyR
−33.6%
5,56611,47317,586
Juniata CountyR
−36.2%
2,6565,7958,667
Lackawanna CountyD
+23.2%
57,47135,09696,381
Lancaster CountyR
−34.7%
54,968115,900175,367
Lawrence CountyD
+6.4%
20,59318,06039,640
Lebanon CountyR
−27.1%
16,09328,53445,897
Lehigh CountyD
+1.0%
56,66755,492116,307
Luzerne CountyD
+8.3%
62,19952,328119,586
Lycoming CountyR
−28.9%
14,66327,13743,193
McKean CountyR
−26.3%
5,5109,66115,806
Mercer CountyD
+1.4%
23,81723,13248,732
Mifflin CountyR
−31.2%
4,8359,40014,614
Monroe CountyR
−2.8%
21,93923,26546,878
Montgomery CountyD
+9.7%
177,990145,623332,422
Montour CountyR
−24.7%
2,3563,9606,495
Northampton CountyD
+5.4%
53,09747,396104,690
Northumberland CountyR
−13.4%
13,67018,14233,254
Perry CountyR
−41.8%
4,45911,18416,079
Philadelphia CountyD
+62.1%
449,182100,959561,180
Pike CountyR
−11.6%
7,3309,33917,364
Potter CountyR
−39.8%
2,0374,8587,094
Schuylkill CountyR
−6.2%
26,21529,84158,300
Snyder CountyR
−42.3%
3,5368,96312,841
Somerset CountyR
−24.8%
12,02820,21832,985
Sullivan CountyR
−27.8%
1,0661,9283,105
Susquehanna CountyR
−21.7%
6,48110,22617,271
Tioga CountyR
−34.0%
4,6179,63514,772
Union CountyR
−32.7%
4,2098,52313,175
Venango CountyR
−16.8%
8,19611,64220,541
Warren CountyR
−10.0%
7,5379,29017,552
Washington CountyD
+9.0%
44,96137,33984,441
Wayne CountyR
−22.7%
6,90411,20118,916
Westmoreland CountyR
−5.8%
71,79280,858156,709
Wyoming CountyR
−21.9%
4,3636,92211,709
York CountyR
−24.7%
51,95887,652144,286