George W. Bush carried Tennessee R+3.9.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Tennessee, 2000. The state ran 5.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

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

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Tennessee result

2,076,181 votes counted

Gore (D)

981,720

47.3%

Bush (R)

1,061,949

51.1%

All others

12,731

0.6%

Margin

R+3.9

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2000 presidential election

Tennessee, 2000

BushR+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	0.6%	12,731

D+60

R+60

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

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Tennessee's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Tennessee's presidential margins

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	−29.6%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Anderson County	R	−3.9%	13,556	14,688	28,779
Bedford County	D	+1.8%	6,136	5,911	12,207
Benton County	D	+19.3%	3,700	2,484	6,311
Bledsoe County	R	−14.9%	1,756	2,380	4,196
Blount County	R	−26.0%	14,688	25,273	40,662
Bradley County	R	−38.7%	8,768	20,167	29,443
Campbell County	D	+5.7%	6,492	5,784	12,421
Cannon County	D	+16.5%	2,697	1,924	4,697
Carroll County	R	−2.1%	5,239	5,465	10,827
Carter County	R	−28.2%	6,724	12,111	19,102
Cheatham County	R	−2.3%	6,062	6,356	12,616
Chester County	R	−22.6%	2,192	3,487	5,728
Claiborne County	R	−13.1%	3,841	5,023	9,000
Clay County	D	+13.5%	1,931	1,468	3,442
Cocke County	R	−22.6%	3,872	6,185	10,239
Coffee County	R	−0.3%	8,741	8,788	17,788
Crockett County	D	+0.5%	2,705	2,676	5,440
Cumberland County	R	−17.6%	7,644	10,994	19,017
Davidson County	D	+17.4%	120,508	84,117	208,588
Decatur County	D	+5.3%	2,278	2,046	4,370
DeKalb County	D	+21.6%	3,765	2,411	6,265
Dickson County	D	+8.5%	8,332	7,016	15,556
Dyer County	R	−7.2%	5,425	6,282	11,841
Fayette County	R	−11.8%	5,037	6,402	11,529
Fentress County	R	−14.7%	2,529	3,417	6,029
Franklin County	D	+8.6%	7,828	6,560	14,691
Gibson County	D	+2.2%	8,663	8,286	17,137
Giles County	D	+11.4%	5,527	4,377	10,066
Grainger County	R	−22.4%	2,361	3,746	6,194
Greene County	R	−22.2%	7,909	12,540	20,816
Grundy County	D	+30.8%	2,970	1,553	4,596
Hamblen County	R	−21.6%	7,564	11,824	19,699
Hamilton County	R	−12.4%	51,708	66,605	120,379
Hancock County	R	−31.5%	690	1,343	2,075
Hardeman County	D	+13.9%	4,953	3,729	8,803
Hardin County	R	−13.8%	3,735	4,951	8,782
Hawkins County	R	−19.4%	6,753	10,071	17,098
Haywood County	D	+20.6%	3,887	2,554	6,478
Henderson County	R	−23.7%	3,166	5,153	8,399
Henry County	D	+1.2%	6,093	5,944	12,309
Hickman County	D	+18.2%	4,239	2,914	7,264
Houston County	D	+34.8%	2,081	993	3,127
Humphreys County	D	+27.2%	4,205	2,387	6,681
Jackson County	D	+40.4%	3,304	1,384	4,754
Jefferson County	R	−24.4%	5,226	8,657	14,087
Johnson County	R	−34.1%	1,813	3,740	5,657
Knox County	R	−17.2%	60,969	86,851	150,586
Lake County	D	+28.7%	1,419	781	2,224
Lauderdale County	D	+11.7%	4,224	3,329	7,618
Lawrence County	R	−6.7%	6,643	7,613	14,470
Lewis County	D	+5.5%	2,281	2,037	4,420
Lincoln County	R	−3.5%	5,060	5,435	10,659
Loudon County	R	−26.6%	5,905	10,266	16,406
Macon County	R	−4.7%	3,059	3,366	6,491
Madison County	R	−6.1%	15,781	17,862	33,930
Marion County	D	+7.7%	5,441	4,651	10,250
Marshall County	D	+10.7%	5,107	4,105	9,359
Maury County	R	−3.4%	11,127	11,930	23,400
McMinn County	R	−24.2%	6,142	10,155	16,600
McNairy County	R	−9.9%	4,003	4,897	8,989
Meigs County	R	−7.1%	1,555	1,797	3,390
Monroe County	R	−16.8%	5,327	7,514	13,003
Montgomery County	R	−2.1%	18,818	19,644	39,044
Moore County	R	−1.7%	1,107	1,145	2,301
Morgan County	R	−3.6%	2,921	3,144	6,162
Obion County	R	−0.9%	6,056	6,168	12,440
Overton County	D	+21.8%	4,507	2,875	7,496
Perry County	D	+16.9%	1,650	1,165	2,866
Pickett County	R	−15.3%	939	1,281	2,239
Polk County	R	−6.0%	2,574	2,907	5,594
Putnam County	R	−2.1%	10,785	11,248	22,438
Rhea County	R	−22.3%	3,722	5,900	9,772
Roane County	R	−8.3%	9,575	11,345	21,326
Robertson County	D	+2.8%	10,249	9,675	20,164
Rutherford County	R	−9.8%	27,360	33,445	62,182
Scott County	R	−9.3%	2,967	3,579	6,615
Sequatchie County	R	−13.4%	1,648	2,169	3,887
Sevier County	R	−33.6%	8,208	16,734	25,365
Shelby County	D	+14.4%	190,404	141,756	336,755
Smith County	D	+34.0%	4,884	2,384	7,348
Stewart County	D	+21.8%	2,870	1,826	4,782
Sullivan County	R	−21.8%	21,354	33,482	55,727
Sumner County	R	−10.9%	22,118	27,601	50,477
Tipton County	R	−22.8%	6,300	10,070	16,552
Trousdale County	D	+34.5%	1,966	950	2,945
Unicoi County	R	−18.9%	2,566	3,780	6,429
Union County	R	−10.9%	2,564	3,199	5,821
Van Buren County	D	+19.2%	1,255	845	2,131
Warren County	D	+13.9%	7,378	5,552	13,131
Washington County	R	−20.6%	14,769	22,579	37,942
Wayne County	R	−28.5%	1,859	3,370	5,306
Weakley County	R	−4.5%	5,570	6,106	11,844
White County	D	+7.8%	4,135	3,525	7,775
Williamson County	R	−34.5%	18,745	38,901	58,429
Wilson County	R	−6.4%	16,561	18,844	35,916