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Massachusetts presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried Massachusetts by 27.30 points (737,985 votes), winning 12 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
12
Votes counted
2,702,984
MA result
D+27.3
Compared with the nation
26.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
6.1 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic1,616,48759.80%12
George W. BushRepublican878,50232.50%—
Ralph NaderGreen173,5646.40%—
Total votes2,702,984

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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Franklin County: Albert Gore, Jr. +23.3Dukes County: Albert Gore, Jr. +35.7Hampden County: Albert Gore, Jr. +23.6Hampshire County: Albert Gore, Jr. +28.2Middlesex County: Albert Gore, Jr. +31.2Norfolk County: Albert Gore, Jr. +25.7Plymouth County: Albert Gore, Jr. +15.4Barnstable County: Albert Gore, Jr. +10.5Berkshire County: Albert Gore, Jr. +37.2Worcester County: Albert Gore, Jr. +19.2Suffolk County: Albert Gore, Jr. +50.9Bristol County: Albert Gore, Jr. +34.8Essex County: Albert Gore, Jr. +22.0Nantucket County: Albert Gore, Jr. +25.4
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Barnstable 62,36349,6869,037 121,086 10.5
Berkshire 37,93415,8055,672 59,411 37.2
Bristol 136,32562,84812,164 211,337 34.8
Dukes 5,4742,3151,067 8,856 35.7
Essex 178,400110,01021,923 310,333 22.0
Franklin 17,94510,1765,245 33,366 23.3
Hampden 100,10359,55812,432 172,093 23.6
Hampshire 38,54319,20210,881 68,626 28.2
Middlesex 404,043198,91454,091 657,048 31.2
Nantucket 2,8741,624428 4,926 25.4
Norfolk 188,450107,03321,694 317,177 25.7
Plymouth 115,37682,75113,450 211,577 15.4
Suffolk 154,88844,44117,671 217,000 50.9
Worcester 173,769114,13922,240 310,148 19.2

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).

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Questions and answers

Who won Massachusetts in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won Massachusetts by 27.30 percentage points (737,985 votes).

How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 2000?

Massachusetts cast 12 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Massachusetts in 2000?

2,702,984 votes were counted for president.

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

Albert Gore, Jr. 14 (out of 14 counties with results).

How did Massachusetts change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 6.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 33.4 points to Democratic by 27.3 points.

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