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Elections / 2000 · President · WV

George W. Bush carried West Virginia R+6.3.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in West Virginia, 2000. The state ran 7.7 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)

West Virginia result
648,124 votes counted
Gore (D)
295,497
45.6%
Bush (R)
336,475
51.9%
All others
5,472
0.8%
Margin
R+6.3
2000 presidential election
West Virginia, 2000
BushR+6.3
2000 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barbour County, WV · R+15.0Berkeley County, WV · R+21.0Boone County, WV · D+25.2Braxton County, WV · D+3.6Brooke County, WV · D+5.1Cabell County, WV · R+4.8Calhoun County, WV · R+12.0Clay County, WV · R+7.5Doddridge County, WV · R+42.0Fayette County, WV · D+16.9Gilmer County, WV · R+17.1Grant County, WV · R+59.1Greenbrier County, WV · R+9.7Hampshire County, WV · R+29.7Hancock County, WV · R+1.6Hardy County, WV · R+26.5Harrison County, WV · TiedJackson County, WV · R+12.2Jefferson County, WV · R+1.3Kanawha County, WV · D+2.2Lewis County, WV · R+20.4Lincoln County, WV · D+7.4Logan County, WV · D+24.9Marion County, WV · D+10.2Marshall County, WV · R+6.4Mason County, WV · R+9.0McDowell County, WV · D+34.2Mercer County, WV · R+9.8Mineral County, WV · R+29.0Mingo County, WV · D+21.7Monongalia County, WV · R+3.6Monroe County, WV · R+16.5Morgan County, WV · R+29.5Nicholas County, WV · R+3.5Ohio County, WV · R+10.9Pendleton County, WV · R+25.6Pleasants County, WV · R+19.2Pocahontas County, WV · R+16.7Preston County, WV · R+29.6Putnam County, WV · R+21.0Raleigh County, WV · R+6.4Randolph County, WV · R+12.8Ritchie County, WV · R+44.4Roane County, WV · R+14.9Summers County, WV · TiedTaylor County, WV · R+11.4Tucker County, WV · R+18.4Tyler County, WV · R+34.8Upshur County, WV · R+29.5Wayne County, WV · TiedWebster County, WV · D+8.5Wetzel County, WV · R+6.2Wirt County, WV · R+29.4Wood County, WV · R+22.9Wyoming County, WV · D+10.4
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
George W. Bush ✓Republican51.9%336,475
Al GoreDemocratic45.6%295,497
OtherAll other candidates0.8%5,472
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 2000
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−15.0%
2,5033,4116,051
Berkeley CountyR
−21.0%
8,79713,61923,010
Boone CountyD
+25.2%
5,6563,3539,141
Braxton CountyD
+3.6%
2,7192,5295,328
Brooke CountyD
+5.1%
4,6784,1959,405
Cabell CountyR
−4.8%
14,89616,44032,216
Calhoun CountyR
−12.0%
1,1121,4252,615
Clay CountyR
−7.5%
1,6171,8873,582
Doddridge CountyR
−42.0%
7731,9552,816
Fayette CountyD
+16.9%
8,3715,89714,619
Gilmer CountyR
−17.1%
1,0921,5602,740
Grant CountyR
−59.1%
8913,5714,534
Greenbrier CountyR
−9.7%
5,6276,86612,808
Hampshire CountyR
−29.7%
2,0693,8796,097
Hancock CountyR
−1.6%
6,2496,45813,472
Hardy CountyR
−26.5%
1,6212,8164,514
Harrison CountyD
+0.2%
13,00912,94826,578
Jackson CountyR
−12.2%
4,9376,34111,518
Jefferson CountyR
−1.3%
6,8607,04514,378
Kanawha CountyD
+2.2%
38,52436,80976,670
Lewis CountyR
−20.4%
2,3553,6066,134
Lincoln CountyD
+7.4%
3,9393,3897,464
Logan CountyD
+24.9%
8,9275,33414,439
Marion CountyD
+10.2%
12,3159,97222,873
Marshall CountyR
−6.4%
6,0006,85913,498
Mason CountyR
−9.0%
4,9635,97211,223
McDowell CountyD
+34.2%
4,8452,3487,303
Mercer CountyR
−9.8%
8,34710,20618,875
Mineral CountyR
−29.0%
3,3416,1809,782
Mingo CountyD
+21.7%
6,0493,86610,043
Monongalia CountyR
−3.6%
12,60313,59527,367
Monroe CountyR
−16.5%
2,0942,9405,139
Morgan CountyR
−29.5%
1,9393,6395,772
Nicholas CountyR
−3.5%
4,0594,3598,579
Ohio CountyR
−10.9%
7,6539,60717,964
Pendleton CountyR
−25.6%
1,1721,9963,221
Pleasants CountyR
−19.2%
1,2671,8843,208
Pocahontas CountyR
−16.7%
1,3921,9703,467
Preston CountyR
−29.6%
3,5156,60710,439
Putnam CountyR
−21.0%
7,89112,17320,426
Raleigh CountyR
−6.4%
11,04712,58724,061
Randolph CountyR
−12.8%
4,0285,2489,542
Ritchie CountyR
−44.4%
1,0242,7173,812
Roane CountyR
−14.9%
2,3323,1725,625
Summers CountyR
−0.1%
2,2992,3044,713
Taylor CountyR
−11.4%
2,4733,1245,712
Tucker CountyR
−18.4%
1,3191,9353,346
Tyler CountyR
−34.8%
1,2142,5823,928
Upshur CountyR
−29.5%
2,7705,1658,123
Wayne CountyR
−0.3%
7,9407,99316,241
Webster CountyD
+8.5%
1,7641,4843,308
Wetzel CountyR
−6.2%
2,8493,2396,288
Wirt CountyR
−29.4%
8181,5182,382
Wood CountyR
−22.9%
12,66420,42833,857
Wyoming CountyD
+10.4%
4,2893,4737,878