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Delaware · 2000 presidential election

Delaware presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried Delaware by 13.06 points (42,780 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
327,622
DE result
D+13.1
Compared with the nation
12.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
2.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic180,06855.00%3
George W. BushRepublican137,28841.90%—
Ralph NaderGreen8,3072.50%—
Total votes327,622

Sources: 2000

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Sussex County: George W. Bush +7.4Kent County: George W. Bush +2.7New Castle County: Albert Gore, Jr. +23.0
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Kent 22,79024,0811,376 48,247 2.7
New Castle 127,53978,5876,869 212,995 23.0
Sussex 29,73934,6201,928 66,287 7.4

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).

Questions and answers

Who won Delaware in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won Delaware by 13.06 percentage points (42,780 votes).

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 2000?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Delaware in 2000?

327,622 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in Delaware in 2000?

George W. Bush 2, Albert Gore, Jr. 1 (out of 3 counties with results).

How did Delaware change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 2.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 15.2 points to Democratic by 13.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data