2000 US Presidential Election Results
George W. Bush (Republican) won the 2000 US presidential election with 271 electoral votes to Al Gore's 266 (270 needed to win). Al Gore won the national popular vote by 0.5 points (544,072 votes) without winning the Electoral College, based on county-level returns aggregated across the country.
Electoral College
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush (Won) | Republican | 271 |
| Al Gore | Democratic | 266 |
| Other / faithless electors | Other | 1 |
538 electoral votes total · 270 needed to win. One D.C. elector, Barbara Lett-Simmons, cast no vote in protest of the District's lack of voting congressional representation, rather than voting for Gore as pledged -- reducing his official electoral count from the 267 states/DC were allocated for him to 266.
National Popular Vote
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Al Gore | Democratic | 51,001,968 |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 50,457,896 |
| Other candidates | Other | 3,951,511 |
Margin: 0.5 points (544,072 votes) · 105,411,375 total votes counted across all counties.
Margin Over Time
National two-party popular-vote margin (percentage points), 2000–2024. Positive values favor the Democratic candidate; negative values favor the Republican candidate.
Results by State
| State | Winner | Margin | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Republican | 15.2 pts | 9 |
| Alaska | Republican | 35.9 pts | 3 |
| Arizona | Republican | 6.6 pts | 8 |
| Arkansas | Republican | 5.6 pts | 6 |
| California | Democratic | 12.4 pts | 54 |
| Colorado | Republican | 9.0 pts | 8 |
| Connecticut | Democratic | 18.5 pts | 8 |
| Delaware | Democratic | 13.5 pts | 3 |
| District of Columbia | Democratic | 81.0 pts | 3 |
| Florida * | Democratic | 0.0 pts | 25 |
| Georgia | Republican | 12.0 pts | 13 |
| Hawaii | Democratic | 19.7 pts | 4 |
| Idaho | Republican | 41.7 pts | 4 |
| Illinois | Democratic | 12.4 pts | 22 |
| Indiana | Republican | 16.0 pts | 12 |
| Iowa | Democratic | 0.3 pts | 7 |
| Kansas | Republican | 21.8 pts | 6 |
| Kentucky | Republican | 15.5 pts | 8 |
| Louisiana | Republican | 7.9 pts | 9 |
| Maine | Democratic | 5.5 pts | 4 |
| Maryland | Democratic | 16.9 pts | 10 |
| Massachusetts | Democratic | 29.6 pts | 12 |
| Michigan | Democratic | 5.3 pts | 18 |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 2.6 pts | 10 |
| Mississippi | Republican | 17.2 pts | 7 |
| Missouri | Republican | 3.4 pts | 11 |
| Montana | Republican | 27.3 pts | 3 |
| Nebraska | Republican | 30.4 pts | 5 |
| Nevada | Republican | 3.7 pts | 4 |
| New Hampshire | Republican | 1.3 pts | 4 |
| New Jersey | Democratic | 16.4 pts | 15 |
| New Mexico | Democratic | 0.1 pts | 5 |
| New York | Democratic | 26.2 pts | 33 |
| North Carolina | Republican | 12.9 pts | 14 |
| North Dakota | Republican | 29.5 pts | 3 |
| Ohio | Republican | 3.6 pts | 21 |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 22.2 pts | 8 |
| Oregon | Democratic | 0.5 pts | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | Democratic | 4.3 pts | 23 |
| Rhode Island | Democratic | 31.3 pts | 4 |
| South Carolina | Republican | 16.3 pts | 8 |
| South Dakota | Republican | 23.2 pts | 3 |
| Tennessee | Republican | 3.9 pts | 11 |
| Texas | Republican | 21.9 pts | 32 |
| Utah | Republican | 43.5 pts | 5 |
| Vermont | Democratic | 10.9 pts | 3 |
| Virginia | Republican | 8.3 pts | 13 |
| Washington | Democratic | 5.9 pts | 11 |
| West Virginia | Republican | 6.5 pts | 5 |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 0.2 pts | 11 |
| Wyoming | Republican | 42.0 pts | 3 |
* Florida: This site's aggregated county-level source data (MEDSL) has Florida's 2000 count separated by just 202 votes in Gore's favor -- the opposite of the certified outcome. Florida's electoral votes, and therefore the presidency, were awarded to Bush after a 537-vote certified margin and the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court ruling. This site shows its own source data for consistency with every other page here, but the certified, historically decisive result was a Republican win in Florida in 2000.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the Electoral College in 2000?
George W. Bush (Republican) won the Electoral College in 2000 with 271 votes to Al Gore's 266, out of 538 total and 270 needed to win. One D.C. elector, Barbara Lett-Simmons, cast no vote in protest of the District's lack of voting congressional representation, rather than voting for Gore as pledged -- reducing his official electoral count from the 267 states/DC were allocated for him to 266.
Did the 2000 popular vote winner also win the election?
No. Al Gore won the national popular vote by 0.5 points, but George W. Bush won the Electoral College 271-266 and became president. This is one of five times in US history the Electoral College winner didn't also win the national popular vote.
Who won the national popular vote in 2000?
Al Gore (Democratic) won the national popular vote in 2000 with 51,001,968 votes to George W. Bush's 50,457,896, a margin of 0.5 points (544,072 votes), based on county-level returns aggregated across all 50 states and DC.
How many states did each party win in 2000?
The Democratic candidate won the statewide popular vote in 22 states (and/or DC), and the Republican candidate won it in 29, out of 51 total. This counts each state's overall popular-vote winner, not electoral votes, which can split by congressional district in Maine and Nebraska.
Did Florida really vote Democratic in 2000, according to this site?
This site's aggregated county-level source data (MEDSL) has Florida's 2000 count separated by just 202 votes in Gore's favor -- the opposite of the certified outcome. Florida's electoral votes, and therefore the presidency, were awarded to Bush after a 537-vote certified margin and the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court ruling. This site shows its own source data for consistency with every other page here, but the certified, historically decisive result was a Republican win in Florida in 2000.
Which state had the closest presidential margin in 2000?
Florida had the closest statewide margin in 2000, decided by 0.0 points.
Which state had the widest presidential margin in 2000?
District of Columbia had the widest statewide margin in 2000, decided by 81.0 points.