Washington — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionWashington · PresidentGoreD+5.6
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 50.1% | 1,247,652 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 44.6% | 1,108,864 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 5.3% | 132,229 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Asotin County, WA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Clallam County, WA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Clark County, WA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Ferry County, WA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Island County, WA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Skagit County, WA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Skamania County, WA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Spokane County, WA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Whitman County, WA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+20.7 |
Washington results by county
39 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+2,034 | 1,40628.3% | 3,44069.2% | 430.9% | 4,974 |
| Asotin County | George W. Bush+2,173 | 2,73634.3% | 4,90961.5% | 1251.6% | 7,985 |
| Benton County | George W. Bush+18,855 | 19,51232.6% | 38,36764.2% | 7981.3% | 59,779 |
| Chelan County | George W. Bush+8,568 | 8,41231.7% | 16,98063.9% | 3341.3% | 26,576 |
| Clallam County | George W. Bush+2,472 | 13,77942.7% | 16,25150.4% | 5991.9% | 32,232 |
| Clark County | George W. Bush+5,452 | 61,76745.6% | 67,21949.6% | 1,4181.0% | 135,544 |
| Columbia County | George W. Bush+1,008 | 51524.4% | 1,52372.3% | 241.1% | 2,107 |
| Cowlitz County | Al Gore+1,360 | 18,23349.3% | 16,87345.6% | 4271.2% | 36,962 |
| Douglas County | George W. Bush+4,690 | 3,82229.7% | 8,51266.2% | 1821.4% | 12,855 |
| Ferry County | George W. Bush+964 | 93230.7% | 1,89662.4% | 933.1% | 3,038 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+3,941 | 4,65334.2% | 8,59463.1% | 1571.2% | 13,614 |
| Garfield County | George W. Bush+682 | 30022.6% | 98273.9% | 120.9% | 1,329 |
| Grant County | George W. Bush+8,757 | 7,07329.7% | 15,83066.5% | 3671.5% | 23,798 |
| Grays Harbor County | Al Gore+2,079 | 13,30451.2% | 11,22543.2% | 3841.5% | 25,972 |
| Island County | George W. Bush+1,630 | 14,77844.8% | 16,40849.7% | 3341.0% | 33,004 |
| Jefferson County | Al Gore+2,186 | 8,28152.3% | 6,09538.5% | 2161.4% | 15,833 |
| King County | Al Gore+203,529 | 476,70060.0% | 273,17134.4% | 6,9420.9% | 794,196 |
| Kitsap County | Al Gore+3,875 | 50,30248.9% | 46,42745.1% | 1,5311.5% | 102,867 |
| Kittitas County | George W. Bush+2,211 | 5,51639.2% | 7,72754.9% | 1991.4% | 14,086 |
| Klickitat County | George W. Bush+1,495 | 3,06237.4% | 4,55755.7% | 1662.0% | 8,181 |
| Lewis County | George W. Bush+8,674 | 9,89133.0% | 18,56561.9% | 5501.8% | 29,986 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+2,129 | 1,41727.3% | 3,54668.2% | 741.4% | 5,197 |
| Mason County | Al Gore+619 | 10,87648.4% | 10,25745.6% | 3181.4% | 22,480 |
| Okanogan County | George W. Bush+5,049 | 4,33529.3% | 9,38463.4% | 3572.4% | 14,798 |
| Pacific County | Al Gore+853 | 4,89551.4% | 4,04242.5% | 1351.4% | 9,519 |
| Pend Oreille County | George W. Bush+1,103 | 1,97336.3% | 3,07656.6% | 1552.9% | 5,438 |
| Pierce County | Al Gore+19,818 | 138,24951.4% | 118,43144.0% | 3,4971.3% | 268,926 |
| San Juan County | Al Gore+1,421 | 4,42652.5% | 3,00535.7% | 1181.4% | 8,424 |
| Skagit County | George W. Bush+1,731 | 20,43245.2% | 22,16349.0% | 5561.2% | 45,221 |
| Skamania County | George W. Bush+398 | 1,75341.3% | 2,15150.6% | 932.2% | 4,249 |
| Snohomish County | Al Gore+19,997 | 129,61251.6% | 109,61543.6% | 3,0781.2% | 251,328 |
| Spokane County | George W. Bush+14,695 | 74,60443.3% | 89,29951.9% | 1,9591.1% | 172,112 |
| Stevens County | George W. Bush+5,739 | 5,56030.9% | 11,29962.8% | 4402.4% | 17,999 |
| Thurston County | Al Gore+10,543 | 50,46751.8% | 39,92441.0% | 1,2391.3% | 97,422 |
| Wahkiakum County | George W. Bush+230 | 80340.7% | 1,03352.4% | 402.0% | 1,973 |
| Walla Walla County | George W. Bush+6,116 | 7,18833.6% | 13,30462.3% | 2491.2% | 21,365 |
| Whatcom County | George W. Bush+254 | 34,03346.1% | 34,28746.5% | 9351.3% | 73,757 |
| Whitman County | George W. Bush+2,494 | 6,50940.1% | 9,00355.4% | 1951.2% | 16,237 |
| Yakima County | George W. Bush+13,948 | 25,54637.9% | 39,49458.6% | 8881.3% | 67,382 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
Same ballot, 2000WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.