Illinois 2000 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2000, the Republican candidate won 78 of Illinois's 102 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | George W. Bush | Republican | 17,331 | 57.6% | 17.1 pts | 30,109 |
| Alexander | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,357 | 58.6% | 19.1 pts | 4,022 |
| Bond | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,804 | 54.1% | 10.6 pts | 7,032 |
| Boone | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,617 | 55.5% | 13.8 pts | 15,523 |
| Brown | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,529 | 57.5% | 17.0 pts | 2,660 |
| Bureau | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,526 | 50.7% | 4.6 pts | 16,823 |
| Calhoun | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,310 | 50.3% | 3.1 pts | 2,602 |
| Carroll | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,835 | 53.4% | 10.1 pts | 7,177 |
| Cass | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,968 | 50.3% | 3.0 pts | 5,899 |
| Champaign | Al Gore | Democratic | 35,515 | 47.8% | 1.2 pts | 74,285 |
| Christian | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,537 | 51.0% | 5.0 pts | 14,771 |
| Clark | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,398 | 58.5% | 19.5 pts | 7,512 |
| Clay | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,789 | 61.8% | 25.7 pts | 6,135 |
| Clinton | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,588 | 55.7% | 13.9 pts | 15,427 |
| Coles | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,495 | 52.2% | 7.9 pts | 20,093 |
| Cook | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,280,547 | 68.6% | 40.0 pts | 1,865,907 |
| Crawford | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,974 | 58.5% | 19.3 pts | 8,500 |
| Cumberland | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,964 | 59.6% | 22.0 pts | 4,975 |
| De Witt | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,968 | 56.3% | 15.6 pts | 7,051 |
| DeKalb | George W. Bush | Republican | 17,139 | 51.6% | 7.0 pts | 33,233 |
| Douglas | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,734 | 58.1% | 18.6 pts | 8,152 |
| Dupage | George W. Bush | Republican | 201,037 | 55.2% | 13.3 pts | 364,362 |
| Edgar | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,833 | 58.7% | 19.6 pts | 8,232 |
| Edwards | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,212 | 67.9% | 37.9 pts | 3,260 |
| Effingham | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,855 | 68.0% | 38.9 pts | 14,485 |
| Fayette | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,200 | 55.7% | 14.1 pts | 9,338 |
| Ford | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,889 | 63.2% | 29.2 pts | 6,153 |
| Franklin | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,201 | 53.1% | 8.9 pts | 19,212 |
| Fulton | Al Gore | Democratic | 8,940 | 54.9% | 12.3 pts | 16,277 |
| Gallatin | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,878 | 52.8% | 8.1 pts | 3,558 |
| Greene | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,129 | 54.3% | 11.1 pts | 5,767 |
| Grundy | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,709 | 52.5% | 7.2 pts | 16,584 |
| Hamilton | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,519 | 54.9% | 12.6 pts | 4,587 |
| Hancock | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,134 | 53.0% | 9.1 pts | 9,691 |
| Hardin | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,366 | 51.8% | 6.9 pts | 2,637 |
| Henderson | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,030 | 52.5% | 8.3 pts | 3,866 |
| Henry | Al Gore | Democratic | 11,921 | 50.8% | 4.4 pts | 23,470 |
| Iroquois | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,685 | 64.7% | 31.9 pts | 13,424 |
| Jackson | Al Gore | Democratic | 11,773 | 51.0% | 8.4 pts | 23,090 |
| Jasper | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,119 | 62.1% | 26.0 pts | 5,021 |
| Jefferson | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,362 | 54.4% | 10.9 pts | 15,360 |
| Jersey | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,699 | 49.9% | 3.7 pts | 9,413 |
| Jo Daviess | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,304 | 51.4% | 7.0 pts | 10,322 |
| Johnson | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,285 | 61.3% | 25.3 pts | 5,362 |
| Kane | George W. Bush | Republican | 76,996 | 54.5% | 11.9 pts | 141,405 |
| Kankakee | George W. Bush | Republican | 20,049 | 49.9% | 2.2 pts | 40,183 |
| Kendall | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,688 | 60.1% | 23.0 pts | 22,769 |
| Knox | Al Gore | Democratic | 12,572 | 54.3% | 11.5 pts | 23,174 |
| LaSalle | Al Gore | Democratic | 23,355 | 50.8% | 4.5 pts | 46,007 |
| Lake | George W. Bush | Republican | 120,988 | 50.0% | 2.4 pts | 242,164 |
| Lawrence | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,594 | 54.6% | 11.7 pts | 6,578 |
| Lee | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,069 | 55.2% | 13.4 pts | 14,620 |
| Livingston | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,187 | 59.6% | 21.8 pts | 15,421 |
| Logan | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,141 | 62.3% | 27.1 pts | 13,065 |
| Macon | Al Gore | Democratic | 24,262 | 49.0% | 0.9 pts | 49,499 |
| Macoupin | Al Gore | Democratic | 11,015 | 51.5% | 5.9 pts | 21,389 |
| Madison | Al Gore | Democratic | 59,077 | 53.2% | 9.2 pts | 111,104 |
| Marion | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,240 | 49.5% | 1.0 pts | 16,663 |
| Marshall | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,145 | 53.2% | 9.7 pts | 5,907 |
| Mason | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,411 | 50.4% | 3.2 pts | 6,772 |
| Massac | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,676 | 54.5% | 11.3 pts | 6,744 |
| McDonough | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,465 | 49.7% | 3.0 pts | 13,012 |
| McHenry | George W. Bush | Republican | 62,112 | 58.5% | 20.2 pts | 106,185 |
| McLean | George W. Bush | Republican | 34,008 | 55.8% | 14.9 pts | 60,898 |
| Menard | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,862 | 62.3% | 27.4 pts | 6,202 |
| Mercer | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,400 | 52.9% | 8.6 pts | 8,318 |
| Monroe | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,632 | 55.3% | 13.3 pts | 13,796 |
| Montgomery | Al Gore | Democratic | 6,542 | 50.0% | 2.4 pts | 13,093 |
| Morgan | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,058 | 56.2% | 15.1 pts | 14,334 |
| Moultrie | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,058 | 53.4% | 9.2 pts | 5,725 |
| Ogle | George W. Bush | Republican | 12,325 | 59.8% | 22.6 pts | 20,601 |
| Peoria | Al Gore | Democratic | 38,604 | 50.3% | 2.9 pts | 76,812 |
| Perry | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,862 | 48.9% | 0.6 pts | 9,942 |
| Piatt | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,619 | 55.1% | 13.5 pts | 8,385 |
| Pike | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,706 | 58.0% | 18.6 pts | 8,112 |
| Pope | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,346 | 57.8% | 18.0 pts | 2,330 |
| Pulaski | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,518 | 50.3% | 2.9 pts | 3,016 |
| Putnam | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,657 | 52.1% | 6.9 pts | 3,179 |
| Randolph | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,127 | 49.9% | 2.3 pts | 14,287 |
| Richland | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,718 | 63.5% | 30.0 pts | 7,428 |
| Rock Island | Al Gore | Democratic | 37,957 | 58.3% | 19.6 pts | 65,095 |
| Saline | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,933 | 50.9% | 4.3 pts | 11,650 |
| Sangamon | George W. Bush | Republican | 50,374 | 55.1% | 13.1 pts | 91,485 |
| Schuyler | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,077 | 55.1% | 13.0 pts | 3,772 |
| Scott | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,458 | 59.1% | 20.4 pts | 2,469 |
| Shelby | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,851 | 57.6% | 18.0 pts | 10,163 |
| St. Clair | Al Gore | Democratic | 55,961 | 55.7% | 13.6 pts | 100,393 |
| Stark | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,694 | 56.7% | 16.2 pts | 2,989 |
| Stephenson | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,715 | 55.3% | 13.7 pts | 19,378 |
| Tazewell | George W. Bush | Republican | 31,537 | 54.0% | 10.6 pts | 58,348 |
| Union | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,397 | 50.8% | 4.8 pts | 8,660 |
| Vermilion | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,783 | 49.2% | 1.2 pts | 32,100 |
| Wabash | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,406 | 61.8% | 25.8 pts | 5,508 |
| Warren | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,899 | 51.1% | 4.9 pts | 7,631 |
| Washington | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,353 | 61.0% | 24.0 pts | 7,138 |
| Wayne | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,347 | 69.5% | 40.8 pts | 7,693 |
| White | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,521 | 59.2% | 20.5 pts | 7,637 |
| Whiteside | Al Gore | Democratic | 12,886 | 51.9% | 6.6 pts | 24,837 |
| Will | George W. Bush | Republican | 95,828 | 50.0% | 2.6 pts | 191,670 |
| Williamson | George W. Bush | Republican | 14,012 | 52.0% | 6.8 pts | 26,939 |
| Winnebago | George W. Bush | Republican | 53,816 | 49.2% | 1.7 pts | 109,297 |
| Woodford | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,905 | 64.9% | 32.0 pts | 16,793 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Illinois in 2000?
The Republican candidate won 78 of Illinois's 102 counties in 2000, with 24 counties going to the other major party.
Which Illinois county had the closest presidential result in 2000?
Perry had the closest margin in Illinois in 2000, with Al Gore (Democratic) winning by 0.6 points out of 9,942 total votes cast.
Which Illinois county had the widest presidential margin in 2000?
Wayne had the widest margin in Illinois in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 40.8 points.
How many counties are included in Illinois's 2000 presidential results?
This page covers 102 counties in Illinois for the 2000 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.