Presidential Election of 2000, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

This table provides information about the election results between candidates Albert A. Gore, George W. Bush, and Ralph Nader

Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Republican—George W. Bush; Richard B. Cheney (winner)
Democratic—Albert A. Gore, Jr.; Joseph I. Lieberman
Green—Ralph Nader; Winona LaDuke

	George W. Bush		Albert A. Gore, Jr.		Ralph Nader		Electoral votes
	Popular vote	%	Popular vote	%	Popular vote	%	R	D	G
Alabama	941,173	56%	692,611	42%	18,323	1%	9
Alaska	167,398	59	79,004	28	28,747	10	3
Arizona	781,652	51	685,341	45	45,645	3	8
Arkansas	472,940	51	422,768	46	13,421	1	6
California	4,567,429	42	5,861,203	53	418,707	4		54
Colorado	883,748	51	738,227	42	91,434	5	8
Connecticut	561,094	38	816,015	56	64,452	4		8
Delaware	137,288	42	180,068	55	8,307	3		3
DC	18,073	9	171,923	85	10,576	5		2¹
Florida	2,912,790	49	2,912,253	49	97,488	2	25
Georgia	1,419,720	55	1,116,230	43	13,432²	1	13
Hawaii	137,845	37	205,286	56	21,623	6		4
Idaho	336,937	67	138,637	28	12,292²	2	4
Illinois	2,019,421	43	2,589,026	55	103,759	2		22
Indiana	1,245,836	57	901,980	41	18,531²	1	12
Iowa	634,373	48	638,517	49	29,374	2		7
Kansas	622,332	58	399,276	37	36,086	3	6
Kentucky	872,492	57	638,898	41	23,192	2	8
Louisiana	927,871	53	792,344	45	20,473	1	9
Maine	286,616	44	319,951	49	37,127	6		4
Maryland	813,797	40	1,145,782	56	53,768	3		10
Massachusetts	878,502	33	1,616,487	60	173,564	6		12
Michigan	1,953,139	46	2,170,418	51	84,165	2		18
Minnesota	1,109,659	46	1,168,266	48	126,696	5		10
Mississippi	572,844	58	404,614	41	8,122	1	7
Missouri	1,189,924	50	1,111,138	47	38,515	2	11
Montana	240,178	58	137,126	33	24,437	6	3
Nebraska	433,862	62	231,780	33	24,540	4	5
Nevada	301,575	50	279,978	46	15,008	2	4
New Hampshire	273,559	48	266,348	47	22,198	4	4
New Jersey	1,284,173	40	1,788,850	56	94,554	3		15
New Mexico	286,417	48	286,783	48	21,251	4		5
New York	2,403,374	35	4,107,697	60	244,030	4		33
North Carolina	1,631,163	56	1,257,692	43	—	—	14
North Dakota	174,852	61	95,284	33	9,486	3	3
Ohio	2,351,209	50	2,186,190	46	117,857	3	21
Oklahoma	744,337	60	474,276	38	—	—	8
Oregon	713,577	47	720,342	47	77,357	5		7
Pennsylvania	2,281,127	46	2,485,967	51	103,392	2		23
Rhode Island	130,555	32	249,508	61	25,052	6		4
South Carolina	785,937	57	565,561	41	20,200	1	8
South Dakota	190,700	60	118,804	38	—	—	3
Tennessee	1,061,949	51	981,720	47	19,781	1	11
Texas	3,799,639	59	2,433,746	38	137,994	2	32
Utah	515,096	67	203,053	26	35,850	5	5
Vermont	119,775	41	149,022	51	20,374	7		3
Virginia	1,437,490	52	1,217,290	44	59,398	2	13
Washington	1,108,864	45	1,247,652	50	103,002	4		11
West Virginia	336,475	52	295,497	46	10,680	2	5
Wisconsin	1,237,279	48	1,242,987	48	94,070	4		11
Wyoming	147,947	68	60,481	28	4,625²	2	3
Total	50,456,002	47.87%	50,999,897	48.38%	2,882,955	2.74%	271	266

NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Dash (—) indicates not on ballot.

Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates.

1. The District of Columbia has 3 votes. There was 1 abstention.

2. Write-in votes.

Source: Federal Election Commission.

Voting age population (Census Bureau Population Survey for Nov. 2000): 205,815,000
Percentage of voting age population casting a vote for president: 51.3%

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