United States presidential election 2000 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 2000-11-07 · held
George W. Bush was elected president. George W. Bush won the electoral vote despite Al Gore’s popular-vote lead. One District of Columbia elector abstained.
Electoral map — 2000
538 electors; 270 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | George W. Bush 9 |
| Alaska | 3 | George W. Bush 3 |
| Arizona | 8 | George W. Bush 8 |
| Arkansas | 6 | George W. Bush 6 |
| California | 54 | Al Gore 54 |
| Colorado | 8 | George W. Bush 8 |
| Connecticut | 8 | Al Gore 8 |
| Delaware | 3 | Al Gore 3 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | Al Gore 2; 1 uncast / rejected |
| Florida | 25 | George W. Bush 25 |
| Georgia | 13 | George W. Bush 13 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Al Gore 4 |
| Idaho | 4 | George W. Bush 4 |
| Illinois | 22 | Al Gore 22 |
| Indiana | 12 | George W. Bush 12 |
| Iowa | 7 | Al Gore 7 |
| Kansas | 6 | George W. Bush 6 |
| Kentucky | 8 | George W. Bush 8 |
| Louisiana | 9 | George W. Bush 9 |
| Maine | 4 | Al Gore 4 |
| Maryland | 10 | Al Gore 10 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Al Gore 12 |
| Michigan | 18 | Al Gore 18 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Al Gore 10 |
| Mississippi | 7 | George W. Bush 7 |
| Missouri | 11 | George W. Bush 11 |
| Montana | 3 | George W. Bush 3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | George W. Bush 5 |
| Nevada | 4 | George W. Bush 4 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | George W. Bush 4 |
| New Jersey | 15 | Al Gore 15 |
| New Mexico | 5 | Al Gore 5 |
| New York | 33 | Al Gore 33 |
| North Carolina | 14 | George W. Bush 14 |
| North Dakota | 3 | George W. Bush 3 |
| Ohio | 21 | George W. Bush 21 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | George W. Bush 8 |
| Oregon | 7 | Al Gore 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | Al Gore 23 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Al Gore 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | George W. Bush 8 |
| South Dakota | 3 | George W. Bush 3 |
| Tennessee | 11 | George W. Bush 11 |
| Texas | 32 | George W. Bush 32 |
| Utah | 5 | George W. Bush 5 |
| Vermont | 3 | Al Gore 3 |
| Virginia | 13 | George W. Bush 13 |
| Washington | 11 | Al Gore 11 |
| West Virginia | 5 | George W. Bush 5 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | Al Gore 11 |
| Wyoming | 3 | George W. Bush 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 50455156 | 47.87169896812732% | — | 271 |
| Al Gore | 50992335 | 48.381372773912396% | — | 266 |
| Ralph Nader | 2882738 | 2.7351330702452175% | — | 0 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 1066398 | 1.011795187715068% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
George W. Bush won the electoral vote despite Al Gore’s popular-vote lead. One District of Columbia elector abstained.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 2000 electoral count and state allocations