North Carolina 2000 Presidential Election Results by County
In 2000, the Republican candidate won 75 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
| County | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Margin | Total Votes Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | George W. Bush | Republican | 29,305 | 62.2% | 25.2 pts | 47,091 |
| Alexander | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,242 | 68.5% | 37.6 pts | 13,492 |
| Alleghany | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,531 | 58.7% | 18.9 pts | 4,313 |
| Anson | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,792 | 60.0% | 20.4 pts | 7,985 |
| Ashe | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,226 | 60.4% | 21.5 pts | 10,316 |
| Avery | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,956 | 74.0% | 48.8 pts | 6,694 |
| Beaufort | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,531 | 60.8% | 22.5 pts | 17,313 |
| Bertie | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,660 | 64.9% | 30.3 pts | 7,176 |
| Bladen | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,889 | 54.0% | 8.4 pts | 10,908 |
| Brunswick | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,427 | 53.5% | 8.0 pts | 28,839 |
| Buncombe | George W. Bush | Republican | 46,101 | 53.9% | 8.8 pts | 85,476 |
| Burke | George W. Bush | Republican | 18,466 | 60.2% | 21.3 pts | 30,658 |
| Cabarrus | George W. Bush | Republican | 32,704 | 66.2% | 33.3 pts | 49,381 |
| Caldwell | George W. Bush | Republican | 17,337 | 66.4% | 33.5 pts | 26,115 |
| Camden | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,628 | 57.5% | 15.6 pts | 2,831 |
| Carteret | George W. Bush | Republican | 17,381 | 65.7% | 32.3 pts | 26,461 |
| Caswell | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,270 | 50.7% | 2.1 pts | 8,422 |
| Catawba | George W. Bush | Republican | 34,244 | 67.4% | 35.4 pts | 50,841 |
| Chatham | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,461 | 50.0% | 1.0 pts | 20,931 |
| Cherokee | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,305 | 65.2% | 31.7 pts | 9,674 |
| Chowan | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,430 | 49.7% | 0.3 pts | 4,890 |
| Clay | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,416 | 62.7% | 27.4 pts | 3,852 |
| Cleveland | George W. Bush | Republican | 19,064 | 58.2% | 17.1 pts | 32,746 |
| Columbus | Al Gore | Democratic | 9,986 | 54.2% | 8.9 pts | 18,425 |
| Craven | George W. Bush | Republican | 19,494 | 60.9% | 22.8 pts | 31,985 |
| Cumberland | Al Gore | Democratic | 38,626 | 50.1% | 0.6 pts | 77,151 |
| Currituck | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,095 | 60.8% | 22.3 pts | 6,739 |
| Dare | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,301 | 56.2% | 13.2 pts | 13,002 |
| Davidson | George W. Bush | Republican | 35,387 | 68.0% | 36.9 pts | 52,047 |
| Davie | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,184 | 72.8% | 46.7 pts | 13,998 |
| Duplin | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,840 | 54.5% | 9.5 pts | 14,390 |
| Durham | Al Gore | Democratic | 53,907 | 63.7% | 28.1 pts | 84,604 |
| Edgecombe | Al Gore | Democratic | 11,315 | 62.2% | 24.6 pts | 18,202 |
| Forsyth | George W. Bush | Republican | 67,700 | 56.0% | 12.6 pts | 120,942 |
| Franklin | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,501 | 53.0% | 6.5 pts | 16,051 |
| Gaston | George W. Bush | Republican | 39,453 | 66.7% | 34.1 pts | 59,179 |
| Gates | Al Gore | Democratic | 1,944 | 56.4% | 13.5 pts | 3,446 |
| Graham | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,304 | 68.6% | 38.6 pts | 3,361 |
| Granville | Al Gore | Democratic | 7,733 | 50.9% | 2.4 pts | 15,194 |
| Greene | George W. Bush | Republican | 3,353 | 57.1% | 14.9 pts | 5,870 |
| Guilford | George W. Bush | Republican | 84,394 | 50.8% | 2.2 pts | 166,264 |
| Halifax | Al Gore | Democratic | 10,222 | 60.2% | 20.8 pts | 16,970 |
| Harnett | George W. Bush | Republican | 14,762 | 61.1% | 23.2 pts | 24,167 |
| Haywood | George W. Bush | Republican | 12,118 | 54.4% | 10.4 pts | 22,273 |
| Henderson | George W. Bush | Republican | 25,688 | 66.5% | 34.0 pts | 38,607 |
| Hertford | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,484 | 69.4% | 39.3 pts | 7,897 |
| Hoke | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,017 | 58.5% | 18.4 pts | 8,582 |
| Hyde | George W. Bush | Republican | 1,132 | 50.6% | 2.0 pts | 2,237 |
| Iredell | George W. Bush | Republican | 29,853 | 65.5% | 31.6 pts | 45,586 |
| Jackson | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,237 | 51.5% | 4.2 pts | 12,121 |
| Johnston | George W. Bush | Republican | 27,212 | 66.1% | 32.8 pts | 41,155 |
| Jones | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,114 | 53.3% | 7.4 pts | 3,964 |
| Lee | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,406 | 57.8% | 16.1 pts | 16,283 |
| Lenoir | George W. Bush | Republican | 11,512 | 54.4% | 9.4 pts | 21,163 |
| Lincoln | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,951 | 65.0% | 30.7 pts | 24,529 |
| Macon | George W. Bush | Republican | 8,406 | 63.5% | 28.1 pts | 13,234 |
| Madison | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,676 | 56.2% | 14.1 pts | 8,325 |
| Martin | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,929 | 52.6% | 5.4 pts | 9,366 |
| McDowell | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,109 | 65.0% | 31.1 pts | 14,011 |
| Mecklenburg | George W. Bush | Republican | 134,068 | 51.0% | 2.7 pts | 263,036 |
| Mitchell | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,984 | 75.5% | 52.3 pts | 6,600 |
| Montgomery | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,946 | 55.1% | 10.8 pts | 8,974 |
| Moore | George W. Bush | Republican | 19,882 | 63.5% | 27.6 pts | 31,301 |
| Nash | George W. Bush | Republican | 17,995 | 59.0% | 18.4 pts | 30,513 |
| New Hanover | George W. Bush | Republican | 36,503 | 55.0% | 10.9 pts | 66,319 |
| Northampton | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,513 | 67.2% | 34.7 pts | 8,200 |
| Onslow | George W. Bush | Republican | 19,657 | 65.1% | 31.1 pts | 30,215 |
| Orange | Al Gore | Democratic | 30,921 | 62.7% | 26.3 pts | 49,344 |
| Pamlico | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,999 | 57.2% | 15.5 pts | 5,242 |
| Pasquotank | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,874 | 53.9% | 8.5 pts | 10,903 |
| Pender | George W. Bush | Republican | 7,661 | 54.1% | 8.8 pts | 14,154 |
| Perquimans | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,230 | 51.8% | 4.6 pts | 4,306 |
| Person | George W. Bush | Republican | 6,722 | 56.8% | 14.2 pts | 11,833 |
| Pitt | George W. Bush | Republican | 23,192 | 53.8% | 8.1 pts | 43,075 |
| Polk | George W. Bush | Republican | 5,074 | 61.1% | 23.6 pts | 8,303 |
| Randolph | George W. Bush | Republican | 30,959 | 72.5% | 45.9 pts | 42,696 |
| Richmond | Al Gore | Democratic | 7,935 | 55.6% | 11.7 pts | 14,269 |
| Robeson | Al Gore | Democratic | 17,834 | 60.0% | 20.5 pts | 29,747 |
| Rockingham | George W. Bush | Republican | 18,979 | 58.3% | 17.6 pts | 32,528 |
| Rowan | George W. Bush | Republican | 28,922 | 65.5% | 31.8 pts | 44,133 |
| Rutherford | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,755 | 63.3% | 27.9 pts | 21,716 |
| Sampson | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,410 | 54.1% | 8.5 pts | 19,239 |
| Scotland | Al Gore | Democratic | 5,627 | 59.8% | 20.1 pts | 9,403 |
| Stanly | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,548 | 68.1% | 37.2 pts | 22,818 |
| Stokes | George W. Bush | Republican | 12,028 | 70.0% | 40.7 pts | 17,182 |
| Surry | George W. Bush | Republican | 15,401 | 65.9% | 32.7 pts | 23,358 |
| Swain | George W. Bush | Republican | 2,224 | 50.9% | 2.9 pts | 4,370 |
| Transylvania | George W. Bush | Republican | 9,011 | 63.3% | 27.9 pts | 14,225 |
| Tyrrell | Al Gore | Democratic | 849 | 54.2% | 9.1 pts | 1,566 |
| Union | George W. Bush | Republican | 31,876 | 67.6% | 36.0 pts | 47,161 |
| Vance | Al Gore | Democratic | 7,092 | 55.8% | 12.0 pts | 12,701 |
| Wake | George W. Bush | Republican | 142,494 | 53.1% | 7.1 pts | 268,220 |
| Warren | Al Gore | Democratic | 4,576 | 67.3% | 34.9 pts | 6,795 |
| Washington | Al Gore | Democratic | 2,704 | 55.3% | 10.9 pts | 4,890 |
| Watauga | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,438 | 55.7% | 13.2 pts | 18,723 |
| Wayne | George W. Bush | Republican | 20,758 | 61.3% | 22.9 pts | 33,884 |
| Wilkes | George W. Bush | Republican | 16,826 | 69.2% | 39.5 pts | 24,323 |
| Wilson | George W. Bush | Republican | 13,466 | 54.2% | 8.9 pts | 24,826 |
| Yadkin | George W. Bush | Republican | 10,435 | 76.3% | 53.4 pts | 13,682 |
| Yancey | George W. Bush | Republican | 4,970 | 56.7% | 14.3 pts | 8,764 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which party won the most counties in North Carolina in 2000?
The Republican candidate won 75 of North Carolina's 100 counties in 2000, with 25 counties going to the other major party.
Which North Carolina county had the closest presidential result in 2000?
Chowan had the closest margin in North Carolina in 2000, with Al Gore (Democratic) winning by 0.3 points out of 4,890 total votes cast.
Which North Carolina county had the widest presidential margin in 2000?
Yadkin had the widest margin in North Carolina in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 53.4 points.
How many counties are included in North Carolina's 2000 presidential results?
This page covers 100 counties in North Carolina for the 2000 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.