West Virginia — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentBushR+6.3
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 51.9% | 336,475 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 45.6% | 295,497 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 16,152 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Clay County, WV | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Hancock County, WV | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Hardy County, WV | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+9.0 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Randolph County, WV | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Summers County, WV | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Wayne County, WV | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+10.4 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | George W. Bush+908 | 3,41156.4% | 2,50341.4% | 480.8% | 6,051 |
| Berkeley County | George W. Bush+4,822 | 13,61959.2% | 8,79738.2% | 1800.8% | 23,010 |
| Boone County | Al Gore+2,303 | 3,35336.7% | 5,65661.9% | 480.5% | 9,141 |
| Braxton County | Al Gore+190 | 2,52947.5% | 2,71951.0% | 330.6% | 5,328 |
| Brooke County | Al Gore+483 | 4,19544.6% | 4,67849.7% | 3043.2% | 9,405 |
| Cabell County | George W. Bush+1,544 | 16,44051.0% | 14,89646.2% | 2750.9% | 32,216 |
| Calhoun County | George W. Bush+313 | 1,42554.5% | 1,11242.5% | 150.6% | 2,615 |
| Clay County | George W. Bush+270 | 1,88752.7% | 1,61745.1% | 280.8% | 3,582 |
| Doddridge County | George W. Bush+1,182 | 1,95569.4% | 77327.5% | 200.7% | 2,816 |
| Fayette County | Al Gore+2,474 | 5,89740.3% | 8,37157.3% | 1120.8% | 14,619 |
| Gilmer County | George W. Bush+468 | 1,56056.9% | 1,09239.9% | 220.8% | 2,740 |
| Grant County | George W. Bush+2,680 | 3,57178.8% | 89119.7% | 330.7% | 4,534 |
| Greenbrier County | George W. Bush+1,239 | 6,86653.6% | 5,62743.9% | 800.6% | 12,808 |
| Hampshire County | George W. Bush+1,810 | 3,87963.6% | 2,06933.9% | 520.9% | 6,097 |
| Hancock County | George W. Bush+209 | 6,45847.9% | 6,24946.4% | 4363.2% | 13,472 |
| Hardy County | George W. Bush+1,195 | 2,81662.4% | 1,62135.9% | 330.7% | 4,514 |
| Harrison County | Al Gore+61 | 12,94848.7% | 13,00948.9% | 1940.7% | 26,578 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+1,404 | 6,34155.1% | 4,93742.9% | 740.6% | 11,518 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+185 | 7,04549.0% | 6,86047.7% | 1140.8% | 14,378 |
| Kanawha County | Al Gore+1,715 | 36,80948.0% | 38,52450.2% | 3890.5% | 76,670 |
| Lewis County | George W. Bush+1,251 | 3,60658.8% | 2,35538.4% | 591.0% | 6,134 |
| Lincoln County | Al Gore+550 | 3,38945.4% | 3,93952.8% | 520.7% | 7,464 |
| Logan County | Al Gore+3,593 | 5,33436.9% | 8,92761.8% | 900.6% | 14,439 |
| Marion County | Al Gore+2,343 | 9,97243.6% | 12,31553.8% | 1680.7% | 22,873 |
| Marshall County | George W. Bush+859 | 6,85950.8% | 6,00044.5% | 3232.4% | 13,498 |
| Mason County | George W. Bush+1,009 | 5,97253.2% | 4,96344.2% | 930.8% | 11,223 |
| McDowell County | Al Gore+2,497 | 2,34832.2% | 4,84566.3% | 430.6% | 7,303 |
| Mercer County | George W. Bush+1,859 | 10,20654.1% | 8,34744.2% | 950.5% | 18,875 |
| Mineral County | George W. Bush+2,839 | 6,18063.2% | 3,34134.2% | 750.8% | 9,782 |
| Mingo County | Al Gore+2,183 | 3,86638.5% | 6,04960.2% | 540.5% | 10,043 |
| Monongalia County | George W. Bush+992 | 13,59549.7% | 12,60346.1% | 2270.8% | 27,367 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+846 | 2,94057.2% | 2,09440.7% | 270.5% | 5,139 |
| Morgan County | George W. Bush+1,700 | 3,63963.0% | 1,93933.6% | 460.8% | 5,772 |
| Nicholas County | George W. Bush+300 | 4,35950.8% | 4,05947.3% | 500.6% | 8,579 |
| Ohio County | George W. Bush+1,954 | 9,60753.5% | 7,65342.6% | 3141.7% | 17,964 |
| Pendleton County | George W. Bush+824 | 1,99662.0% | 1,17236.4% | 160.5% | 3,221 |
| Pleasants County | George W. Bush+617 | 1,88458.7% | 1,26739.5% | 311.0% | 3,208 |
| Pocahontas County | George W. Bush+578 | 1,97056.8% | 1,39240.1% | 361.0% | 3,467 |
| Preston County | George W. Bush+3,092 | 6,60763.3% | 3,51533.7% | 1081.0% | 10,439 |
| Putnam County | George W. Bush+4,282 | 12,17359.6% | 7,89138.6% | 1110.5% | 20,426 |
| Raleigh County | George W. Bush+1,540 | 12,58752.3% | 11,04745.9% | 1280.5% | 24,061 |
| Randolph County | George W. Bush+1,220 | 5,24855.0% | 4,02842.2% | 670.7% | 9,542 |
| Ritchie County | George W. Bush+1,693 | 2,71771.3% | 1,02426.9% | 240.6% | 3,812 |
| Roane County | George W. Bush+840 | 3,17256.4% | 2,33241.5% | 260.5% | 5,625 |
| Summers County | George W. Bush+5 | 2,30448.9% | 2,29948.8% | 290.6% | 4,713 |
| Taylor County | George W. Bush+651 | 3,12454.7% | 2,47343.3% | 330.6% | 5,712 |
| Tucker County | George W. Bush+616 | 1,93557.8% | 1,31939.4% | 421.3% | 3,346 |
| Tyler County | George W. Bush+1,368 | 2,58265.7% | 1,21430.9% | 521.3% | 3,928 |
| Upshur County | George W. Bush+2,395 | 5,16563.6% | 2,77034.1% | 580.7% | 8,123 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+53 | 7,99349.2% | 7,94048.9% | 1260.8% | 16,241 |
| Webster County | Al Gore+280 | 1,48444.9% | 1,76453.3% | 250.8% | 3,308 |
| Wetzel County | George W. Bush+390 | 3,23951.5% | 2,84945.3% | 961.5% | 6,288 |
| Wirt County | George W. Bush+700 | 1,51863.7% | 81834.3% | 251.0% | 2,382 |
| Wood County | George W. Bush+7,764 | 20,42860.3% | 12,66437.4% | 1830.5% | 33,857 |
| Wyoming County | Al Gore+816 | 3,47344.1% | 4,28954.4% | 500.6% | 7,878 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Same ballot, 2000WV
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.