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District of Columbia presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried District of Columbia by 76.20 points (153,850 votes), winning 2 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
2
Votes counted
201,894
DC result
D+76.2
Compared with the nation
75.7 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
0.4 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic171,92385.20%2
George W. BushRepublican18,0739.00%—
Ralph NaderGreen10,5765.20%—
Total votes201,894

Sources: 2000

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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District of Columbia County: Albert Gore, Jr. +76.2
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
District of Columbia 171,92318,07311,898 201,894 76.2

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 District of Columbia in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won District of Columbia by 76.20 percentage points (153,850 votes).

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 2000?

District of Columbia cast 2 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in District of Columbia in 2000?

201,894 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in District of Columbia in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. 1 (out of 1 counties with results).

How did District of Columbia change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 0.4 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 75.9 points to Democratic by 76.2 points.

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