George W. Bush carried Virginia R+8.1.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Virginia, 2000. The state ran 9.4 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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Virginia result

2,735,474 votes counted

Gore (D)

1,215,344

44.4%

Bush (R)

1,435,608

52.5%

All others

25,187

0.9%

Margin

R+8.1

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2000 presidential election

Virginia, 2000

BushR+8.1

How it voted

Share of the 2000 vote

George W. Bush ✓Republican	52.5%	1,435,608
Al GoreDemocratic	44.4%	1,215,344
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	25,187

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 2000

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	R	−10.6%	5,092	6,352	11,925
Albemarle County	R	−5.5%	16,255	18,291	36,846
Alexandria city	D	+26.4%	33,633	19,043	55,199
Alleghany County	R	−11.6%	2,214	2,808	5,123
Amelia County	R	−24.9%	1,754	2,947	4,788
Amherst County	R	−15.8%	4,812	6,660	11,712
Appomattox County	R	−25.7%	2,132	3,654	5,927
Arlington County	D	+26.0%	50,260	28,555	83,559
Augusta County	R	−43.9%	6,643	17,744	25,271
Bath County	R	−22.1%	822	1,311	2,210
Bedford County	R	−34.7%	8,160	17,224	26,149
Bland County	R	−33.8%	851	1,759	2,688
Botetourt County	R	−30.6%	4,627	8,867	13,840
Bristol city	R	−13.5%	2,646	3,495	6,279
Brunswick County	D	+13.8%	3,387	2,561	5,997
Buchanan County	D	+19.1%	5,745	3,867	9,856
Buckingham County	R	−3.2%	2,561	2,738	5,454
Buena Vista city	R	−2.0%	941	980	1,975
Campbell County	R	−32.0%	6,659	13,162	20,327
Caroline County	D	+5.3%	4,314	3,873	8,351
Carroll County	R	−31.9%	3,638	7,142	11,001
Charles City County	D	+31.2%	1,981	1,023	3,066
Charlotte County	R	−16.8%	2,017	2,855	4,994
Charlottesville city	D	+28.2%	7,762	4,034	13,224
Chesapeake city	R	−8.2%	33,578	39,684	74,585
Chesterfield County	R	−28.2%	38,638	69,924	110,951
Clarke County	R	−13.6%	2,166	2,883	5,284
Colonial Heights city	R	−43.9%	2,100	5,519	7,782
Covington city	D	+9.1%	1,168	966	2,214
Craig County	R	−29.2%	851	1,580	2,493
Culpeper County	R	−25.1%	4,364	7,440	12,244
Cumberland County	R	−16.2%	1,405	1,974	3,507
Danville city	R	−6.6%	8,221	9,427	18,307
Dickenson County	D	+11.5%	3,951	3,122	7,226
Dinwiddie County	R	−10.5%	4,001	4,959	9,136
Emporia city	D	+8.6%	1,116	938	2,080
Essex County	R	−6.4%	1,750	1,995	3,831
Fairfax city	R	−4.2%	4,361	4,762	9,556
Fairfax County	R	−1.4%	196,501	202,181	413,775
Falls Church city	D	+17.5%	3,109	2,131	5,593
Fauquier County	R	−26.2%	8,296	14,456	23,481
Floyd County	R	−25.5%	1,957	3,423	5,739
Fluvanna County	R	−17.6%	3,431	4,962	8,706
Franklin city	D	+11.6%	1,763	1,393	3,191
Franklin County	R	−21.7%	7,145	11,225	18,829
Frederick County	R	−33.1%	7,158	14,574	22,392
Fredericksburg city	D	+6.4%	3,360	2,935	6,681
Galax city	R	−7.4%	996	1,160	2,213
Giles County	R	−8.4%	3,004	3,574	6,820
Gloucester County	R	−30.4%	4,553	8,718	13,699
Goochland County	R	−24.8%	3,197	5,378	8,777
Grayson County	R	−25.8%	2,467	4,236	6,852
Greene County	R	−29.6%	1,774	3,375	5,412
Greensville County	D	+19.2%	2,314	1,565	3,906
Halifax County	R	−12.6%	5,963	7,732	14,072
Hampton city	D	+16.6%	27,490	19,561	47,887
Hanover County	R	−39.8%	12,044	28,614	41,585
Harrisonburg city	R	−22.7%	3,482	5,741	9,958
Henrico County	R	−12.5%	48,645	62,887	114,252
Henry County	R	−13.8%	8,898	11,870	21,463
Highland County	R	−34.0%	453	942	1,437
Hopewell city	R	−10.4%	3,024	3,749	6,978
Isle of Wight County	R	−18.7%	5,162	7,587	12,950
James City County	R	−22.6%	9,090	14,628	24,492
King and Queen County	R	−1.3%	1,387	1,423	2,859
King George County	R	−26.0%	2,070	3,590	5,852
King William County	R	−24.6%	2,125	3,547	5,769
Lancaster County	R	−27.0%	1,937	3,411	5,455
Lee County	R	−5.9%	4,031	4,551	8,748
Lexington city	D	+4.3%	1,048	957	2,140
Loudoun County	R	−15.2%	30,938	42,453	75,653
Louisa County	R	−11.4%	4,309	5,461	10,096
Lunenburg County	R	−10.5%	2,026	2,510	4,591
Lynchburg city	R	−9.1%	10,374	12,518	23,506
Madison County	R	−21.8%	1,844	2,940	5,027
Manassas city	R	−12.0%	5,262	6,752	12,410
Manassas Park city	R	−16.0%	1,048	1,460	2,580
Martinsville city	D	+8.6%	3,048	2,560	5,694
Mathews County	R	−31.5%	1,499	2,951	4,609
Mecklenburg County	R	−15.5%	4,797	6,600	11,654
Middlesex County	R	−25.0%	1,671	2,844	4,689
Montgomery County	R	−8.4%	11,720	13,991	27,160
Nelson County	R	−0.1%	2,907	2,913	6,145
New Kent County	R	−30.7%	2,055	3,934	6,114
Newport News city	D	+4.8%	29,779	27,006	57,825
Norfolk city	D	+26.3%	38,221	21,920	61,946
Northampton County	D	+0.8%	2,340	2,299	4,892
Northumberland County	R	−22.2%	2,118	3,362	5,605
Norton city	D	+14.9%	867	639	1,530
Nottoway County	R	−7.5%	2,460	2,870	5,492
Orange County	R	−17.8%	4,126	5,991	10,483
Page County	R	−29.6%	2,726	5,089	7,996
Patrick County	R	−35.8%	2,254	4,901	7,385
Petersburg city	D	+60.0%	8,751	2,109	11,062
Pittsylvania County	R	−32.7%	7,834	15,760	24,255
Poquoson city	R	−48.2%	1,448	4,271	5,861
Portsmouth city	D	+27.2%	22,286	12,628	35,455
Powhatan County	R	−42.3%	2,708	6,820	9,711
Prince Edward County	R	−4.6%	2,922	3,214	6,363
Prince George County	R	−22.0%	4,182	6,579	10,900
Prince William County	R	−8.0%	44,745	52,788	100,511
Pulaski County	R	−14.4%	5,255	7,089	12,697
Radford city	R	−2.9%	2,063	2,190	4,448
Rappahannock County	R	−11.0%	1,462	1,850	3,513
Richmond city	D	+34.1%	42,717	20,265	65,926
Richmond County	R	−24.0%	1,076	1,784	2,949
Roanoke city	D	+9.8%	17,920	14,630	33,442
Roanoke County	R	−22.4%	16,141	25,740	42,817
Rockbridge County	R	−20.0%	2,953	4,522	7,827
Rockingham County	R	−48.5%	5,834	17,482	23,994
Russell County	D	+3.5%	5,442	5,065	10,792
Salem city	R	−17.1%	4,348	6,188	10,770
Scott County	R	−21.2%	3,552	5,535	9,335
Shenandoah County	R	−36.1%	4,420	9,636	14,452
Smyth County	R	−14.9%	4,836	6,580	11,740
Southampton County	D	+1.0%	3,359	3,293	6,714
Spotsylvania County	R	−20.8%	13,455	20,739	35,021
Stafford County	R	−23.8%	12,596	20,731	34,246
Staunton city	R	−18.3%	3,324	4,878	8,514
Suffolk city	D	+2.6%	12,471	11,836	24,661
Surry County	D	+16.5%	1,845	1,313	3,230
Sussex County	D	+6.7%	2,006	1,745	3,906
Tazewell County	R	−8.7%	7,227	8,655	16,344
Virginia Beach city	R	−14.3%	62,268	83,674	149,771
Warren County	R	−18.1%	4,313	6,335	11,166
Washington County	R	−22.3%	7,549	12,064	20,222
Waynesboro city	R	−19.0%	2,737	4,084	7,102
Westmoreland County	R	−0.2%	2,922	2,932	6,026
Williamsburg city	R	−1.4%	1,724	1,777	3,725
Winchester city	R	−12.6%	3,318	4,314	7,886
Wise County	R	−0.7%	6,412	6,504	13,310
Wythe County	R	−30.1%	3,462	6,539	10,225
York County	R	−27.2%	8,622	15,312	24,583