Iowa 2000 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2000, the Republican candidate won 68 of Iowa's 99 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,275 | 55.2% | 12.7 pts | 4,123 |
| Adams | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,170 | 54.5% | 12.7 pts | 2,145 |
| Allamakee | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,277 | 50.7% | 6.1 pts | 6,462 |
| Appanoose | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,992 | 52.5% | 7.6 pts | 5,704 |
| Audubon | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,909 | 50.4% | 3.4 pts | 3,784 |
| Benton | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,915 | 50.3% | 3.8 pts | 11,766 |
| Black Hawk | Al Gore | Democratic | 30,112 | 54.7% | 12.1 pts | 55,085 |
| Boone | Al Gore | Democratic | 6,270 | 51.2% | 5.3 pts | 12,249 |
| Bremer | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,675 | 50.8% | 4.5 pts | 11,175 |
| Buchanan | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,045 | 53.6% | 10.1 pts | 9,410 |
| Buena Vista | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,354 | 54.6% | 13.3 pts | 7,977 |
| Butler | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,837 | 57.1% | 16.4 pts | 6,724 |
| Calhoun | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,776 | 55.1% | 12.8 pts | 5,041 |
| Carroll | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,879 | 51.0% | 4.3 pts | 9,568 |
| Cass | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,206 | 61.1% | 25.1 pts | 6,880 |
| Cedar | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,033 | 48.3% | 0.0 pts | 8,344 |
| Cerro Gordo | Al Gore | Democratic | 12,185 | 55.0% | 12.6 pts | 22,162 |
| Cherokee | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,463 | 52.5% | 9.4 pts | 6,592 |
| Chickasaw | Al Gore | Democratic | 3,435 | 52.2% | 7.6 pts | 6,584 |
| Clarke | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,081 | 49.8% | 2.3 pts | 4,176 |
| Clay | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,992 | 52.7% | 9.2 pts | 7,578 |
| Clayton | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,238 | 49.4% | 2.4 pts | 8,571 |
| Clinton | Al Gore | Democratic | 12,276 | 55.3% | 13.7 pts | 22,180 |
| Crawford | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,482 | 53.1% | 9.8 pts | 6,555 |
| Dallas | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,306 | 53.3% | 9.0 pts | 19,330 |
| Davis | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,956 | 52.0% | 7.1 pts | 3,758 |
| Decatur | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,903 | 51.3% | 6.2 pts | 3,709 |
| Delaware | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,273 | 51.2% | 5.6 pts | 8,349 |
| Des Moines | Al Gore | Democratic | 11,351 | 58.6% | 20.5 pts | 19,365 |
| Dickinson | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,225 | 52.0% | 7.0 pts | 8,121 |
| Dubuque | Al Gore | Democratic | 22,341 | 55.4% | 14.6 pts | 40,323 |
| Emmet | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,331 | 50.3% | 3.6 pts | 4,630 |
| Fayette | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,747 | 49.3% | 1.1 pts | 9,621 |
| Floyd | Al Gore | Democratic | 3,830 | 52.9% | 8.8 pts | 7,238 |
| Franklin | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,657 | 53.8% | 10.8 pts | 4,938 |
| Fremont | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,069 | 57.2% | 16.9 pts | 3,616 |
| Greene | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,301 | 48.8% | 0.4 pts | 4,719 |
| Grundy | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,851 | 63.0% | 28.0 pts | 6,111 |
| Guthrie | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,840 | 51.9% | 6.3 pts | 5,469 |
| Hamilton | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,968 | 52.4% | 7.4 pts | 7,574 |
| Hancock | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,988 | 54.9% | 13.0 pts | 5,438 |
| Hardin | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,486 | 53.2% | 8.9 pts | 8,435 |
| Harrison | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,802 | 58.1% | 19.1 pts | 6,543 |
| Henry | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,476 | 51.6% | 6.6 pts | 8,671 |
| Howard | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,426 | 54.0% | 11.2 pts | 4,491 |
| Humboldt | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,846 | 57.6% | 18.2 pts | 4,940 |
| Ida | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,968 | 56.4% | 16.0 pts | 3,491 |
| Iowa | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,894 | 52.5% | 9.0 pts | 7,413 |
| Jackson | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,945 | 54.7% | 13.0 pts | 9,032 |
| Jasper | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,729 | 48.9% | 0.2 pts | 17,835 |
| Jefferson | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,248 | 43.0% | 5.1 pts | 7,548 |
| Johnson | Al Gore | Democratic | 31,174 | 59.1% | 25.2 pts | 52,769 |
| Jones | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,690 | 51.3% | 5.3 pts | 9,143 |
| Keokuk | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,571 | 52.0% | 7.9 pts | 4,947 |
| Kossuth | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,612 | 51.9% | 7.3 pts | 8,878 |
| Lee | Al Gore | Democratic | 9,632 | 58.1% | 19.9 pts | 16,572 |
| Linn | Al Gore | Democratic | 48,897 | 53.1% | 9.2 pts | 92,064 |
| Louisa | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,294 | 49.5% | 1.9 pts | 4,637 |
| Lucas | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,262 | 52.6% | 7.6 pts | 4,303 |
| Lyon | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,918 | 73.3% | 48.8 pts | 5,342 |
| Madison | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,662 | 52.5% | 8.2 pts | 6,969 |
| Mahaska | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,971 | 62.6% | 27.3 pts | 9,543 |
| Marion | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,358 | 58.0% | 18.2 pts | 14,408 |
| Marshall | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,785 | 49.8% | 2.6 pts | 17,624 |
| Mills | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,684 | 62.3% | 27.8 pts | 5,915 |
| Mitchell | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,650 | 51.3% | 5.1 pts | 5,162 |
| Monona | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,304 | 50.5% | 4.8 pts | 4,560 |
| Monroe | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,858 | 50.9% | 4.4 pts | 3,647 |
| Montgomery | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,417 | 63.3% | 29.3 pts | 5,394 |
| Muscatine | Al Gore | Democratic | 8,058 | 50.1% | 3.6 pts | 16,076 |
| O'Brien | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,674 | 66.4% | 35.5 pts | 7,044 |
| Osceola | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,064 | 67.4% | 37.6 pts | 3,063 |
| Page | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,588 | 65.0% | 32.5 pts | 7,059 |
| Palo Alto | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,341 | 48.5% | 0.3 pts | 4,823 |
| Plymouth | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,189 | 61.2% | 26.6 pts | 10,118 |
| Pocahontas | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,242 | 54.1% | 12.2 pts | 4,141 |
| Polk | Al Gore | Democratic | 89,715 | 51.5% | 5.6 pts | 174,167 |
| Pottawattamie | George W. Bush | Republican | 18,783 | 54.5% | 11.8 pts | 34,467 |
| Poweshiek | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,396 | 49.0% | 1.9 pts | 8,980 |
| Ringgold | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,369 | 50.9% | 4.6 pts | 2,692 |
| Sac | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,776 | 55.2% | 13.5 pts | 5,033 |
| Scott | Al Gore | Democratic | 35,857 | 50.8% | 4.3 pts | 70,568 |
| Shelby | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,655 | 60.8% | 24.6 pts | 6,009 |
| Sioux | George W. Bush | Republican | 12,241 | 83.3% | 68.7 pts | 14,692 |
| Story | Al Gore | Democratic | 17,478 | 49.4% | 3.5 pts | 35,364 |
| Tama | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,045 | 48.6% | 0.1 pts | 8,315 |
| Taylor | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,770 | 57.2% | 16.9 pts | 3,096 |
| Union | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,003 | 52.3% | 8.1 pts | 5,740 |
| Van Buren | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,016 | 56.6% | 16.2 pts | 3,561 |
| Wapello | Al Gore | Democratic | 8,355 | 55.2% | 13.5 pts | 15,139 |
| Warren | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,621 | 49.0% | 0.5 pts | 19,653 |
| Washington | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,827 | 53.1% | 9.8 pts | 9,094 |
| Wayne | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,666 | 55.1% | 12.1 pts | 3,021 |
| Webster | Al Gore | Democratic | 8,479 | 49.7% | 1.8 pts | 17,048 |
| Winnebago | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,691 | 48.7% | 0.5 pts | 5,527 |
| Winneshiek | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,647 | 49.3% | 3.3 pts | 9,417 |
| Woodbury | George W. Bush | Republican | 18,864 | 49.8% | 3.1 pts | 37,896 |
| Worth | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,208 | 55.1% | 13.7 pts | 4,004 |
| Wright | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,384 | 53.4% | 9.3 pts | 6,336 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in Iowa in 2000?
The Republican candidate won 68 of Iowa's 99 counties in 2000, with 31 counties going to the other major party.
Which Iowa county had the closest presidential result in 2000?
Cedar had the closest margin in Iowa in 2000, with Al Gore (Democratic) winning by 0.0 points out of 8,344 total votes cast.
Which Iowa county had the widest presidential margin in 2000?
Sioux had the widest margin in Iowa in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 68.7 points.
How many counties are included in Iowa's 2000 presidential results?
This page covers 99 counties in Iowa for the 2000 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.