Connecticut · 2000 presidential election
Connecticut presidential election results 2000
Albert Gore, Jr. carried Connecticut by 17.47 points (254,921 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 1,459,525
- CT result
- D+17.5
- Compared with the nation
- 17.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1996
- 0.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Gore, Jr. | Democratic | 816,015 | 55.90% | 8 | |
| George W. Bush | Republican | 561,094 | 38.40% | — | |
| Ralph Nader | Green | 64,452 | 4.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,459,525 | ||||
Sources: 2000
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Albert Gore, Jr. | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 193,769 | 159,659 | 16,861 | 370,289 | 9.2 |
| Hartford | 221,167 | 127,468 | 18,921 | 367,556 | 25.5 |
| Litchfield | 41,806 | 39,172 | 6,360 | 87,338 | 3.0 |
| Middlesex | 43,319 | 29,295 | 4,819 | 77,433 | 18.1 |
| New Haven | 197,928 | 122,919 | 20,252 | 341,099 | 22.0 |
| New London | 60,449 | 41,168 | 7,530 | 109,147 | 17.7 |
| Tolland | 33,554 | 24,705 | 4,441 | 62,700 | 14.1 |
| Windham | 24,023 | 16,708 | 3,232 | 43,963 | 16.6 |
Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.
Notes on how this document was read
- Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).
Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).
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Questions and answers
Who won Connecticut in 2000?
Albert Gore, Jr. won Connecticut by 17.47 percentage points (254,921 votes).
How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 2000?
Connecticut cast 8 electoral votes in 2000.
How many people voted for president in Connecticut in 2000?
1,459,525 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Connecticut in 2000?
Albert Gore, Jr. 8 (out of 8 counties with results).
How did Connecticut change from 1996 to 2000?
The margin moved 0.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 18.1 points to Democratic by 17.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data