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Idaho presidential election results 2000

George W. Bush carried Idaho by 39.53 points (198,300 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
501,621
ID result
R+39.5
Compared with the nation
40.0 pts more Republican
Swing since 1996
21.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
George W. BushRepublican336,93767.20%4
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic138,63727.60%—
Ralph NaderGreen12,2922.50%—
Total votes501,621

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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Boise County: George W. Bush +41.7Boundary County: George W. Bush +50.6Gem County: George W. Bush +50.6Jefferson County: George W. Bush +68.7Latah County: George W. Bush +16.3Minidoka County: George W. Bush +54.7Teton County: George W. Bush +38.4Ada County: George W. Bush +27.9Adams County: George W. Bush +59.7Benewah County: George W. Bush +46.4Bonner County: George W. Bush +31.8Bonneville County: George W. Bush +52.9Oneida County: George W. Bush +62.2Power County: George W. Bush +41.2Shoshone County: George W. Bush +12.1Twin Falls County: George W. Bush +44.5Butte County: George W. Bush +47.9Camas County: George W. Bush +48.5Caribou County: George W. Bush +66.9Clark County: George W. Bush +64.9Franklin County: George W. Bush +72.6Fremont County: George W. Bush +69.6Gooding County: George W. Bush +44.2Jerome County: George W. Bush +50.9Kootenai County: George W. Bush +33.5Lewis County: George W. Bush +56.9Madison County: George W. Bush +79.4Nez Perce County: George W. Bush +34.8Bannock County: George W. Bush +23.8Canyon County: George W. Bush +46.4Elmore County: George W. Bush +43.8Lincoln County: George W. Bush +38.9Payette County: George W. Bush +48.4Owyhee County: George W. Bush +57.3Valley County: George W. Bush +35.7Washington County: George W. Bush +47.1Cassia County: George W. Bush +67.3Clearwater County: George W. Bush +52.5Custer County: George W. Bush +59.1Idaho County: George W. Bush +62.0Lemhi County: George W. Bush +60.4Bear Lake County: George W. Bush +61.4Bingham County: George W. Bush +50.6Blaine County: Albert Gore, Jr. +2.8
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Ada 40,65075,0507,785 123,485 27.9
Adams 3361,47697 1,909 59.7
Bannock 10,89218,2231,737 30,852 23.8
Bear Lake 5172,29686 2,899 61.4
Benewah 8952,606186 3,687 46.4
Bingham 3,31010,628527 14,465 50.6
Blaine 3,7483,528662 7,938 2.8
Boise 7452,019291 3,055 41.7
Bonner 4,3188,9451,274 14,537 31.8
Bonneville 7,23524,9881,333 33,556 52.9
Boundary 8322,797255 3,884 50.6
Butte 3541,05452 1,460 47.9
Camas 11335935 507 48.5
Canyon 10,58830,5601,852 43,000 46.4
Caribou 4752,601101 3,177 66.9
Cassia 1,0875,983209 7,279 67.3
Clark 633118 382 64.9
Clearwater 8412,885170 3,896 52.5
Custer 4161,794120 2,330 59.1
Elmore 1,8404,891235 6,966 43.8
Franklin 5133,594136 4,243 72.6
Fremont 6994,242147 5,088 69.6
Gem 1,3464,376261 5,983 50.6
Gooding 1,2823,502242 5,026 44.2
Idaho 1,1875,806459 7,452 62.0
Jefferson 1,1006,480256 7,836 68.7
Jerome 1,3604,418229 6,007 50.9
Kootenai 13,48828,1622,162 43,812 33.5
Latah 5,6618,1611,489 15,311 16.3
Lemhi 6602,859122 3,641 60.4
Lewis 3351,29558 1,688 56.9
Lincoln 4371,04988 1,574 38.9
Madison 8167,941213 8,970 79.4
Minidoka 1,3444,907267 6,518 54.7
Nez Perce 4,99510,577449 16,021 34.8
Oneida 3071,42665 1,798 62.2
Owyhee 6232,450115 3,188 57.3
Payette 1,6434,961254 6,858 48.4
Power 7551,87282 2,709 41.2
Shoshone 2,2252,879281 5,385 12.1
Teton 7201,745206 2,671 38.4
Twin Falls 5,77715,794959 22,530 44.5
Valley 1,1292,548301 3,978 35.7
Washington 9802,899191 4,070 47.1

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 Idaho in 2000?

George W. Bush won Idaho by 39.53 percentage points (198,300 votes).

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 2000?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Idaho in 2000?

501,621 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 43, Albert Gore, Jr. 1 (out of 44 counties with results).

How did Idaho change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 21.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 18.5 points to Republican by 39.5 points.

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