Michigan presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried Michigan by 5.13 points (217,279 votes), winning 18 electoral votes.

Electoral votes: 18
Votes counted: 4,232,711
MI result: D+5.1
Compared with the nation: 4.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996: 8.1 pts to R

Statewide result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Electoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.	Democratic	2,170,418	51.30%	18
George W. Bush	Republican	1,953,139	46.10%	—
Ralph Nader	Green	84,165	2.00%	—
Total votes		4,232,711

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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Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.

County	Albert Gore, Jr.	George W. Bush	Others	Total	Margin
Alcona	2,696	3,152	149	5,997	7.6
Alger	2,071	2,142	153	4,366	1.6
Allegan	15,495	28,197	1,199	44,891	28.3
Alpena	7,053	6,769	310	14,132	2.0
Antrim	4,329	6,780	398	11,507	21.3
Arenac	3,685	3,421	161	7,267	3.6
Baraga	1,400	1,836	157	3,393	12.8
Barry	9,769	15,716	759	26,244	22.7
Bay	28,251	22,150	1,235	51,636	11.8
Benzie	3,546	4,172	354	8,072	7.8
Berrien	28,152	35,689	1,400	65,241	11.6
Branch	6,691	8,743	349	15,783	13.0
Calhoun	27,312	26,291	1,477	55,080	1.9
Cass	8,808	10,545	472	19,825	8.8
Charlevoix	4,958	7,018	511	12,487	16.5
Cheboygan	5,484	6,815	318	12,617	10.5
Chippewa	6,370	7,526	458	14,354	8.1
Clare	6,287	5,937	383	12,607	2.8
Clinton	13,394	18,054	751	32,199	14.5
Crawford	2,790	3,345	229	6,364	8.7
Delta	7,970	8,871	475	17,316	5.2
Dickinson	5,533	6,932	367	12,832	10.9
Eaton	23,211	24,803	1,258	49,272	3.2
Emmet	5,451	8,602	658	14,711	21.4
Genesee	119,833	66,641	4,391	190,865	27.9
Gladwin	5,573	5,743	313	11,629	1.5
Gogebic	4,066	3,929	344	8,339	1.6
Grand Traverse	14,371	22,358	1,500	38,229	20.9
Gratiot	6,538	8,312	329	15,179	11.7
Hillsdale	6,495	10,483	495	17,473	22.8
Houghton	5,688	7,895	633	14,216	15.5
Huron	6,899	8,911	285	16,095	12.5
Ingham	69,231	47,314	4,050	120,595	18.2
Ionia	9,481	13,915	574	23,970	18.5
Iosco	6,505	6,345	372	13,222	1.2
Iron	3,014	2,967	207	6,188	0.8
Isabella	10,228	10,053	788	21,069	0.8
Jackson	28,160	32,066	1,720	61,946	6.3
Kalamazoo	48,807	48,254	3,595	100,656	0.5
Kalkaska	2,774	3,842	233	6,849	15.6
Kent	95,442	148,602	6,274	250,318	21.2
Keweenaw	540	740	63	1,343	14.9
Lake	2,584	1,961	148	4,693	13.3
Lapeer	15,749	20,351	1,134	37,234	12.4
Leelanau	4,635	6,840	534	12,009	18.4
Lenawee	18,365	20,681	1,047	40,093	5.8
Livingston	28,780	44,637	2,058	75,475	21.0
Luce	956	1,480	100	2,536	20.7
Mackinac	2,533	3,272	165	5,970	12.4
Macomb	172,625	164,265	8,669	345,559	2.4
Manistee	5,639	5,401	388	11,428	2.1
Marquette	15,503	12,577	1,099	29,179	10.0
Mason	5,579	7,066	371	13,016	11.4
Mecosta	6,300	8,072	382	14,754	12.0
Menominee	4,597	5,529	308	10,434	8.9
Midland	15,959	21,887	1,042	38,888	15.2
Missaukee	2,062	4,274	160	6,496	34.1
Monroe	31,555	28,940	1,300	61,795	4.2
Montcalm	9,627	12,696	581	22,904	13.4
Montmorency	2,139	2,750	120	5,009	12.2
Muskegon	37,865	30,028	1,377	69,270	11.3
Newaygo	7,677	11,399	481	19,557	19.0
Oakland	281,201	274,319	14,745	570,265	1.2
Oceana	4,597	5,913	262	10,772	12.2
Ogemaw	4,896	4,706	253	9,855	1.9
Ontonagon	1,514	2,472	165	4,151	23.1
Osceola	4,006	5,680	244	9,930	16.9
Oscoda	1,677	2,207	108	3,992	13.3
Otsego	4,034	6,108	363	10,505	19.7
Ottawa	29,600	78,703	2,296	110,599	44.4
Presque Isle	3,242	3,660	178	7,080	5.9
Roscommon	6,433	6,190	305	12,928	1.9
Saginaw	50,825	41,152	1,779	93,756	10.3
Sanilac	7,153	10,966	447	18,566	20.5
Schoolcraft	2,036	2,088	74	4,198	1.2
Shiawassee	15,520	15,816	882	32,218	0.9
St. Clair	33,002	33,571	1,943	68,516	0.8
St. Joseph	8,574	12,906	544	22,024	19.7
Tuscola	10,845	13,213	594	24,652	9.6
Van Buren	13,796	14,792	894	29,482	3.4
Washtenaw	86,647	52,459	5,834	144,940	23.6
Wayne	530,414	223,021	15,192	768,627	40.0
Wexford	5,326	7,215	441	12,982	14.6

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 Michigan in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won Michigan by 5.13 percentage points (217,279 votes).

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 2000?

Michigan cast 18 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Michigan in 2000?

4,232,711 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 59, Albert Gore, Jr. 24 (out of 83 counties with results).

How did Michigan change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 8.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 13.2 points to Democratic by 5.1 points.

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