Tennessee — 2000 presidential election
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Akashicstate2000 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentBushR+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 51.1% | 1,061,949 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 47.3% | 981,720 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 32,512 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Campbell County, TN | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Coffee County, TN | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Maury County, TN | Republican | R+3.4 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+24.2 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Moore County, TN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Obion County, TN | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Putnam County, TN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Sumner County, TN | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Weakley County, TN | Republican | R+4.5 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Wilson County, TN | Republican | R+6.4 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | George W. Bush+1,132 | 14,68851.0% | 13,55647.1% | 2190.8% | 28,779 |
| Bedford County | Al Gore+225 | 5,91148.4% | 6,13650.3% | 800.7% | 12,207 |
| Benton County | Al Gore+1,216 | 2,48439.4% | 3,70058.6% | 651.0% | 6,311 |
| Bledsoe County | George W. Bush+624 | 2,38056.7% | 1,75641.8% | 250.6% | 4,196 |
| Blount County | George W. Bush+10,585 | 25,27362.2% | 14,68836.1% | 3220.8% | 40,662 |
| Bradley County | George W. Bush+11,399 | 20,16768.5% | 8,76829.8% | 2370.8% | 29,443 |
| Campbell County | Al Gore+708 | 5,78446.6% | 6,49252.3% | 710.6% | 12,421 |
| Cannon County | Al Gore+773 | 1,92441.0% | 2,69757.4% | 310.7% | 4,697 |
| Carroll County | George W. Bush+226 | 5,46550.5% | 5,23948.4% | 580.5% | 10,827 |
| Carter County | George W. Bush+5,387 | 12,11163.4% | 6,72435.2% | 1100.6% | 19,102 |
| Cheatham County | George W. Bush+294 | 6,35650.4% | 6,06248.1% | 590.5% | 12,616 |
| Chester County | George W. Bush+1,295 | 3,48760.9% | 2,19238.3% | 240.4% | 5,728 |
| Claiborne County | George W. Bush+1,182 | 5,02355.8% | 3,84142.7% | 760.8% | 9,000 |
| Clay County | Al Gore+463 | 1,46842.6% | 1,93156.1% | 240.7% | 3,442 |
| Cocke County | George W. Bush+2,313 | 6,18560.4% | 3,87237.8% | 890.9% | 10,239 |
| Coffee County | George W. Bush+47 | 8,78849.4% | 8,74149.1% | 1080.6% | 17,788 |
| Crockett County | Al Gore+29 | 2,67649.2% | 2,70549.7% | 170.3% | 5,440 |
| Cumberland County | George W. Bush+3,350 | 10,99457.8% | 7,64440.2% | 1560.8% | 19,017 |
| Davidson County | Al Gore+36,391 | 84,11740.3% | 120,50857.8% | 1,0430.5% | 208,588 |
| Decatur County | Al Gore+232 | 2,04646.8% | 2,27852.1% | 240.5% | 4,370 |
| DeKalb County | Al Gore+1,354 | 2,41138.5% | 3,76560.1% | 260.4% | 6,265 |
| Dickson County | Al Gore+1,316 | 7,01645.1% | 8,33253.6% | 880.6% | 15,556 |
| Dyer County | George W. Bush+857 | 6,28253.1% | 5,42545.8% | 460.4% | 11,841 |
| Fayette County | George W. Bush+1,365 | 6,40255.5% | 5,03743.7% | 460.4% | 11,529 |
| Fentress County | George W. Bush+888 | 3,41756.7% | 2,52941.9% | 550.9% | 6,029 |
| Franklin County | Al Gore+1,268 | 6,56044.7% | 7,82853.3% | 1130.8% | 14,691 |
| Gibson County | Al Gore+377 | 8,28648.4% | 8,66350.6% | 870.5% | 17,137 |
| Giles County | Al Gore+1,150 | 4,37743.5% | 5,52754.9% | 830.8% | 10,066 |
| Grainger County | George W. Bush+1,385 | 3,74660.5% | 2,36138.1% | 410.7% | 6,194 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+4,631 | 12,54060.2% | 7,90938.0% | 1820.9% | 20,816 |
| Grundy County | Al Gore+1,417 | 1,55333.8% | 2,97064.6% | 360.8% | 4,596 |
| Hamblen County | George W. Bush+4,260 | 11,82460.0% | 7,56438.4% | 1300.7% | 19,699 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+14,897 | 66,60555.3% | 51,70843.0% | 7760.6% | 120,379 |
| Hancock County | George W. Bush+653 | 1,34364.7% | 69033.3% | 251.2% | 2,075 |
| Hardeman County | Al Gore+1,224 | 3,72942.4% | 4,95356.3% | 830.9% | 8,803 |
| Hardin County | George W. Bush+1,216 | 4,95156.4% | 3,73542.5% | 470.5% | 8,782 |
| Hawkins County | George W. Bush+3,318 | 10,07158.9% | 6,75339.5% | 1270.7% | 17,098 |
| Haywood County | Al Gore+1,333 | 2,55439.4% | 3,88760.0% | 170.3% | 6,478 |
| Henderson County | George W. Bush+1,987 | 5,15361.4% | 3,16637.7% | 340.4% | 8,399 |
| Henry County | Al Gore+149 | 5,94448.3% | 6,09349.5% | 1471.2% | 12,309 |
| Hickman County | Al Gore+1,325 | 2,91440.1% | 4,23958.4% | 530.7% | 7,264 |
| Houston County | Al Gore+1,088 | 99331.8% | 2,08166.5% | 371.2% | 3,127 |
| Humphreys County | Al Gore+1,818 | 2,38735.7% | 4,20562.9% | 240.4% | 6,681 |
| Jackson County | Al Gore+1,920 | 1,38429.1% | 3,30469.5% | 300.6% | 4,754 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+3,431 | 8,65761.5% | 5,22637.1% | 830.6% | 14,087 |
| Johnson County | George W. Bush+1,927 | 3,74066.1% | 1,81332.0% | 500.9% | 5,657 |
| Knox County | George W. Bush+25,882 | 86,85157.7% | 60,96940.5% | 9940.7% | 150,586 |
| Lake County | Al Gore+638 | 78135.1% | 1,41963.8% | 130.6% | 2,224 |
| Lauderdale County | Al Gore+895 | 3,32943.7% | 4,22455.4% | 380.5% | 7,618 |
| Lawrence County | George W. Bush+970 | 7,61352.6% | 6,64345.9% | 1160.8% | 14,470 |
| Lewis County | Al Gore+244 | 2,03746.1% | 2,28151.6% | 390.9% | 4,420 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+375 | 5,43551.0% | 5,06047.5% | 920.9% | 10,659 |
| Loudon County | George W. Bush+4,361 | 10,26662.6% | 5,90536.0% | 1030.6% | 16,406 |
| Macon County | George W. Bush+307 | 3,36651.9% | 3,05947.1% | 360.6% | 6,491 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+2,081 | 17,86252.6% | 15,78146.5% | 1140.3% | 33,930 |
| Marion County | Al Gore+790 | 4,65145.4% | 5,44153.1% | 840.8% | 10,250 |
| Marshall County | Al Gore+1,002 | 4,10543.9% | 5,10754.6% | 530.6% | 9,359 |
| Maury County | George W. Bush+803 | 11,93051.0% | 11,12747.6% | 1360.6% | 23,400 |
| McMinn County | George W. Bush+4,013 | 10,15561.2% | 6,14237.0% | 1611.0% | 16,600 |
| McNairy County | George W. Bush+894 | 4,89754.5% | 4,00344.5% | 420.5% | 8,989 |
| Meigs County | George W. Bush+242 | 1,79753.0% | 1,55545.9% | 260.8% | 3,390 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+2,187 | 7,51457.8% | 5,32741.0% | 840.6% | 13,003 |
| Montgomery County | George W. Bush+826 | 19,64450.3% | 18,81848.2% | 2230.6% | 39,044 |
| Moore County | George W. Bush+38 | 1,14549.8% | 1,10748.1% | 221.0% | 2,301 |
| Morgan County | George W. Bush+223 | 3,14451.0% | 2,92147.4% | 580.9% | 6,162 |
| Obion County | George W. Bush+112 | 6,16849.6% | 6,05648.7% | 1170.9% | 12,440 |
| Overton County | Al Gore+1,632 | 2,87538.4% | 4,50760.1% | 680.9% | 7,496 |
| Perry County | Al Gore+485 | 1,16540.6% | 1,65057.6% | 230.8% | 2,866 |
| Pickett County | George W. Bush+342 | 1,28157.2% | 93941.9% | 70.3% | 2,239 |
| Polk County | George W. Bush+333 | 2,90752.0% | 2,57446.0% | 671.2% | 5,594 |
| Putnam County | George W. Bush+463 | 11,24850.1% | 10,78548.1% | 1770.8% | 22,438 |
| Rhea County | George W. Bush+2,178 | 5,90060.4% | 3,72238.1% | 760.8% | 9,772 |
| Roane County | George W. Bush+1,770 | 11,34553.2% | 9,57544.9% | 1950.9% | 21,326 |
| Robertson County | Al Gore+574 | 9,67548.0% | 10,24950.8% | 920.5% | 20,164 |
| Rutherford County | George W. Bush+6,085 | 33,44553.8% | 27,36044.0% | 3530.6% | 62,182 |
| Scott County | George W. Bush+612 | 3,57954.1% | 2,96744.9% | 380.6% | 6,615 |
| Sequatchie County | George W. Bush+521 | 2,16955.8% | 1,64842.4% | 330.8% | 3,887 |
| Sevier County | George W. Bush+8,526 | 16,73466.0% | 8,20832.4% | 1640.6% | 25,365 |
| Shelby County | Al Gore+48,648 | 141,75642.1% | 190,40456.5% | 1,7350.5% | 336,755 |
| Smith County | Al Gore+2,500 | 2,38432.4% | 4,88466.5% | 380.5% | 7,348 |
| Stewart County | Al Gore+1,044 | 1,82638.2% | 2,87060.0% | 360.8% | 4,782 |
| Sullivan County | George W. Bush+12,128 | 33,48260.1% | 21,35438.3% | 3710.7% | 55,727 |
| Sumner County | George W. Bush+5,483 | 27,60154.7% | 22,11843.8% | 2760.5% | 50,477 |
| Tipton County | George W. Bush+3,770 | 10,07060.8% | 6,30038.1% | 860.5% | 16,552 |
| Trousdale County | Al Gore+1,016 | 95032.3% | 1,96666.8% | 140.5% | 2,945 |
| Unicoi County | George W. Bush+1,214 | 3,78058.8% | 2,56639.9% | 430.7% | 6,429 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+635 | 3,19955.0% | 2,56444.0% | 280.5% | 5,821 |
| Van Buren County | Al Gore+410 | 84539.7% | 1,25558.9% | 231.1% | 2,131 |
| Warren County | Al Gore+1,826 | 5,55242.3% | 7,37856.2% | 960.7% | 13,131 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+7,810 | 22,57959.5% | 14,76938.9% | 2190.6% | 37,942 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+1,511 | 3,37063.5% | 1,85935.0% | 340.6% | 5,306 |
| Weakley County | George W. Bush+536 | 6,10651.6% | 5,57047.0% | 770.7% | 11,844 |
| White County | Al Gore+610 | 3,52545.3% | 4,13553.2% | 570.7% | 7,775 |
| Williamson County | George W. Bush+20,156 | 38,90166.6% | 18,74532.1% | 2470.4% | 58,429 |
| Wilson County | George W. Bush+2,283 | 18,84452.5% | 16,56146.1% | 2030.6% | 35,916 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 2000TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.