Wisconsin — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentGoreD+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 47.8% | 1,242,987 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 47.6% | 1,237,279 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.6% | 118,341 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Barron County, WI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Brown County, WI | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Burnett County, WI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Clark County, WI | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Columbia County, WI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Door County, WI | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Forest County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Grant County, WI | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Green County, WI | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Iron County, WI | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Juneau County, WI | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Republican | R+2.1 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Langlade County, WI | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Marathon County, WI | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Marinette County, WI | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Marquette County, WI | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Monroe County, WI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Oconto County, WI | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Oneida County, WI | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Pierce County, WI | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Polk County, WI | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Price County, WI | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Racine County, WI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Richland County, WI | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Rock County, WI | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Rusk County, WI | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Sauk County, WI | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Shawano County, WI | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Republican | R+11.0 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Taylor County, WI | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Vernon County, WI | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Washburn County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Waushara County, WI | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Wood County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | Al Gore+906 | 4,82652.9% | 3,92043.0% | 1531.7% | 9,116 |
| Ashland County | Al Gore+1,318 | 4,35655.2% | 3,03838.5% | 560.7% | 7,890 |
| Barron County | George W. Bush+920 | 8,92844.9% | 9,84849.5% | 1190.6% | 19,904 |
| Bayfield County | Al Gore+1,161 | 4,42753.6% | 3,26639.5% | 550.7% | 8,259 |
| Brown County | George W. Bush+5,162 | 49,09645.6% | 54,25850.3% | 1,1041.0% | 107,769 |
| Buffalo County | Al Gore+199 | 3,23748.7% | 3,03845.7% | 500.8% | 6,641 |
| Burnett County | George W. Bush+341 | 3,62644.5% | 3,96748.7% | 590.7% | 8,151 |
| Calumet County | George W. Bush+2,635 | 8,20241.1% | 10,83754.3% | 2501.3% | 19,947 |
| Chippewa County | George W. Bush+733 | 12,10246.2% | 12,83549.0% | 2631.0% | 26,173 |
| Clark County | George W. Bush+1,530 | 5,93141.9% | 7,46152.7% | 2361.7% | 14,149 |
| Columbia County | Al Gore+649 | 12,63649.4% | 11,98746.8% | 1740.7% | 25,587 |
| Crawford County | Al Gore+981 | 4,00554.2% | 3,02440.9% | 560.8% | 7,394 |
| Dane County | Al Gore+66,527 | 142,31761.1% | 75,79032.6% | 1,6020.7% | 232,739 |
| Dodge County | George W. Bush+7,104 | 14,58038.7% | 21,68457.5% | 3390.9% | 37,701 |
| Door County | George W. Bush+1,250 | 6,56043.1% | 7,81051.3% | 1410.9% | 15,220 |
| Douglas County | Al Gore+6,663 | 13,59362.6% | 6,93031.9% | 2081.0% | 21,706 |
| Dunn County | Al Gore+261 | 9,17247.4% | 8,91146.1% | 1380.7% | 19,330 |
| Eau Claire County | Al Gore+3,157 | 24,07850.3% | 20,92143.7% | 4150.9% | 47,875 |
| Florence County | George W. Bush+712 | 81633.9% | 1,52863.5% | 130.5% | 2,405 |
| Fond du Lac County | George W. Bush+8,367 | 18,18139.0% | 26,54857.0% | 4711.0% | 46,589 |
| Forest County | George W. Bush+246 | 2,15845.8% | 2,40451.0% | 280.6% | 4,716 |
| Grant County | Al Gore+451 | 10,69148.7% | 10,24046.6% | 1670.8% | 21,956 |
| Green County | Al Gore+1,073 | 7,86351.5% | 6,79044.4% | 1300.9% | 15,276 |
| Green Lake County | George W. Bush+2,150 | 3,30136.2% | 5,45159.9% | 730.8% | 9,107 |
| Iowa County | Al Gore+1,621 | 5,84255.4% | 4,22140.0% | 490.5% | 10,541 |
| Iron County | George W. Bush+114 | 1,62046.2% | 1,73449.4% | 190.5% | 3,507 |
| Jackson County | Al Gore+710 | 4,38052.0% | 3,67043.6% | 770.9% | 8,417 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+4,001 | 15,20342.1% | 19,20453.2% | 3310.9% | 36,099 |
| Juneau County | George W. Bush+97 | 4,81347.1% | 4,91048.1% | 1981.9% | 10,218 |
| Kenosha County | Al Gore+3,538 | 32,42950.9% | 28,89145.3% | 5370.8% | 63,709 |
| Kewaunee County | George W. Bush+213 | 4,67046.3% | 4,88348.4% | 1431.4% | 10,084 |
| La Crosse County | Al Gore+4,128 | 28,45551.2% | 24,32743.8% | 5050.9% | 55,559 |
| Lafayette County | Al Gore+374 | 3,71051.1% | 3,33645.9% | 320.4% | 7,263 |
| Langlade County | George W. Bush+926 | 4,19943.2% | 5,12552.7% | 1361.4% | 9,721 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+63 | 6,66446.8% | 6,72747.2% | 3392.4% | 14,239 |
| Manitowoc County | George W. Bush+1,691 | 17,66745.5% | 19,35849.9% | 4981.3% | 38,824 |
| Marathon County | George W. Bush+2,337 | 26,54645.5% | 28,88349.5% | 9241.6% | 58,374 |
| Marinette County | George W. Bush+1,859 | 8,67643.6% | 10,53552.9% | 2061.0% | 19,921 |
| Marquette County | George W. Bush+85 | 3,43747.8% | 3,52249.0% | 400.6% | 7,194 |
| Menominee County | Al Gore+724 | 94977.0% | 22518.2% | 121.0% | 1,233 |
| Milwaukee County | Al Gore+88,838 | 252,32958.2% | 163,49137.7% | 3,7640.9% | 433,537 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+757 | 7,46045.7% | 8,21750.3% | 1691.0% | 16,335 |
| Oconto County | George W. Bush+1,446 | 7,26043.7% | 8,70652.5% | 1931.2% | 16,596 |
| Oneida County | George W. Bush+1,173 | 8,33944.1% | 9,51250.4% | 2351.2% | 18,891 |
| Outagamie County | George W. Bush+6,725 | 32,73543.2% | 39,46052.1% | 9641.3% | 75,742 |
| Ozaukee County | George W. Bush+16,125 | 15,03031.5% | 31,15565.2% | 3310.7% | 47,751 |
| Pepin County | Al Gore+223 | 1,85450.6% | 1,63144.5% | 270.7% | 3,664 |
| Pierce County | Al Gore+390 | 8,55947.7% | 8,16945.5% | 1580.9% | 17,962 |
| Polk County | George W. Bush+596 | 8,96145.3% | 9,55748.4% | 1600.8% | 19,762 |
| Portage County | Al Gore+4,728 | 17,94253.1% | 13,21439.1% | 4611.4% | 33,760 |
| Price County | George W. Bush+723 | 3,41343.0% | 4,13652.2% | 680.9% | 7,930 |
| Racine County | George W. Bush+2,451 | 41,56346.8% | 44,01449.5% | 8521.0% | 88,865 |
| Richland County | George W. Bush+157 | 3,83746.3% | 3,99448.2% | 740.9% | 8,293 |
| Rock County | Al Gore+13,005 | 40,47257.5% | 27,46739.0% | 4850.7% | 70,404 |
| Rusk County | George W. Bush+597 | 3,16142.9% | 3,75851.0% | 1011.4% | 7,366 |
| Sauk County | Al Gore+1,449 | 13,03550.8% | 11,58645.2% | 1740.7% | 25,653 |
| Sawyer County | George W. Bush+639 | 3,33342.9% | 3,97251.1% | 640.8% | 7,767 |
| Shawano County | George W. Bush+2,213 | 7,33541.7% | 9,54854.2% | 1881.1% | 17,603 |
| Sheboygan County | George W. Bush+6,079 | 23,56942.7% | 29,64853.7% | 4970.9% | 55,201 |
| St. Croix County | George W. Bush+2,163 | 13,07743.7% | 15,24050.9% | 2680.9% | 29,954 |
| Taylor County | George W. Bush+2,024 | 3,25436.2% | 5,27858.7% | 1421.6% | 8,992 |
| Trempealeau County | Al Gore+1,676 | 6,67854.9% | 5,00241.1% | 790.6% | 12,168 |
| Vernon County | Al Gore+893 | 6,57750.4% | 5,68443.6% | 1070.8% | 13,044 |
| Vilas County | George W. Bush+2,252 | 4,70638.2% | 6,95856.5% | 1010.8% | 12,322 |
| Walworth County | George W. Bush+7,490 | 15,49238.3% | 22,98256.8% | 4021.0% | 40,458 |
| Washburn County | George W. Bush+217 | 3,69545.9% | 3,91248.6% | 580.7% | 8,045 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+23,047 | 18,11529.5% | 41,16267.0% | 5720.9% | 61,412 |
| Waukesha County | George W. Bush+68,786 | 64,31931.6% | 133,10565.3% | 1,4460.7% | 203,734 |
| Waupaca County | George W. Bush+4,193 | 8,78738.5% | 12,98056.9% | 2150.9% | 22,804 |
| Waushara County | George W. Bush+1,332 | 4,23941.4% | 5,57154.4% | 1281.2% | 10,248 |
| Winnebago County | George W. Bush+4,347 | 33,98344.7% | 38,33050.4% | 8041.1% | 76,080 |
| Wood County | George W. Bush+1,867 | 15,93644.6% | 17,80349.8% | 6381.8% | 35,761 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | −22.9% |
| 1900 | −24.1% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −17.8% |
| 1912 | +8.4% |
| 1916 | −6.6% |
| 1920 | −54.9% |
| 1924 | −29.0% |
| 1928 | −9.2% |
| 1932 | +32.3% |
| 1936 | +33.5% |
| 1940 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | −22.2% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −3.6% |
| 1972 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −9.2% |
| 1988 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2020 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | −0.9% |
Same ballot, 2000WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.