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Montana presidential election results 2000

George W. Bush carried Montana by 25.07 points (103,052 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
410,997
MT result
R+25.1
Compared with the nation
25.6 pts more Republican
Swing since 1996
22.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
George W. BushRepublican240,17858.40%3
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic137,12633.40%—
Ralph NaderGreen24,4375.90%—
Total votes410,997

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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Cascade County: George W. Bush +15.1Golden Valley County: George W. Bush +59.7Jefferson County: George W. Bush +34.8Liberty County: George W. Bush +48.8Meagher County: George W. Bush +55.8Petroleum County: George W. Bush +71.2Silver Bow County: Albert Gore, Jr. +16.0Teton County: George W. Bush +43.7Wheatland County: George W. Bush +46.5McCone County: George W. Bush +49.0Madison County: George W. Bush +51.9Missoula County: George W. Bush +9.1Musselshell County: George W. Bush +48.5Phillips County: George W. Bush +58.5Powell County: George W. Bush +47.1Richland County: George W. Bush +45.6Rosebud County: George W. Bush +12.6Sheridan County: George W. Bush +24.1Sweet Grass County: George W. Bush +62.0Toole County: George W. Bush +42.4Wibaux County: George W. Bush +47.9Big Horn County: Albert Gore, Jr. +16.7Blaine County: George W. Bush +5.9Carbon County: George W. Bush +32.9Chouteau County: George W. Bush +46.9Daniels County: George W. Bush +40.3Deer Lodge County: Albert Gore, Jr. +26.0Flathead County: George W. Bush +41.9Glacier County: Albert Gore, Jr. +12.2Hill County: George W. Bush +9.6Broadwater County: George W. Bush +49.5Dawson County: George W. Bush +31.8Gallatin County: George W. Bush +27.5Lake County: George W. Bush +22.3Lewis and Clark County: George W. Bush +18.7Lincoln County: George W. Bush +50.3Powder River County: George W. Bush +73.9Roosevelt County: Albert Gore, Jr. +11.9Park County: George W. Bush +32.0Pondera County: George W. Bush +39.9Prairie County: George W. Bush +50.5Ravalli County: George W. Bush +39.4Sanders County: George W. Bush +41.9Stillwater County: George W. Bush +47.0Treasure County: George W. Bush +49.7Valley County: George W. Bush +31.0Yellowstone County: George W. Bush +23.6Beaverhead County: George W. Bush +55.1Carter County: George W. Bush +80.6Custer County: George W. Bush +33.7Fallon County: George W. Bush +58.8Fergus County: George W. Bush +50.1Garfield County: George W. Bush +79.3Granite County: George W. Bush +55.7Judith Basin County: George W. Bush +55.9Mineral County: George W. Bush +42.5
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Beaverhead 7993,113284 4,196 55.1
Big Horn 2,3451,651165 4,161 16.7
Blaine 1,2461,410103 2,759 5.9
Broadwater 4621,488124 2,074 49.5
Carbon 1,4343,008347 4,789 32.9
Carter 5357319 645 80.6
Cascade 13,13718,1642,016 33,317 15.1
Chouteau 6862,039160 2,885 46.9
Custer 1,5013,156248 4,905 33.7
Daniels 30375057 1,110 40.3
Dawson 1,3642,723184 4,271 31.8
Deer Lodge 2,6721,493369 4,534 26.0
Fallon 2561,06152 1,369 58.8
Fergus 1,3524,353289 5,994 50.1
Flathead 8,32922,5192,991 33,839 41.9
Gallatin 10,00918,8333,198 32,040 27.5
Garfield 6165132 744 79.3
Glacier 2,2111,709204 4,124 12.2
Golden Valley 8840538 531 59.7
Granite 2951,181114 1,590 55.7
Hill 2,7603,392406 6,558 9.6
Jefferson 1,5133,308342 5,163 34.8
Judith Basin 2781,05759 1,394 55.9
Lake 3,8846,4411,123 11,448 22.3
Lewis and Clark 9,98215,0912,196 27,269 18.7
Liberty 24375249 1,044 48.8
Lincoln 1,6295,578639 7,846 50.3
Madison 7582,656242 3,656 51.9
McCone 26782748 1,142 49.0
Meagher 17669861 935 55.8
Mineral 3821,078179 1,639 42.5
Missoula 17,24121,4747,861 46,576 9.1
Musselshell 5121,582113 2,207 48.5
Park 2,1544,523729 7,406 32.0
Petroleum 3625416 306 71.2
Phillips 4231,72778 2,228 58.5
Pondera 7921,948156 2,896 39.9
Powder River 11586033 1,008 73.9
Powell 6381,971223 2,832 47.1
Prairie 16454141 746 50.5
Ravalli 4,45111,2411,546 17,238 39.4
Richland 1,0182,858157 4,033 45.6
Roosevelt 2,0591,605149 3,813 11.9
Rosebud 1,3941,826203 3,423 12.6
Sanders 1,1653,144412 4,721 41.9
Sheridan 7021,17687 1,965 24.1
Silver Bow 8,9676,2991,437 16,703 16.0
Stillwater 9252,765228 3,918 47.0
Sweet Grass 3051,45091 1,846 62.0
Teton 8472,294173 3,314 43.7
Toole 6301,639109 2,378 42.4
Treasure 10634429 479 49.7
Valley 1,2732,500190 3,963 31.0
Wheatland 24370848 999 46.5
Wibaux 12136928 518 47.9
Yellowstone 20,37033,9223,207 57,499 23.6

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 Montana in 2000?

George W. Bush won Montana by 25.07 percentage points (103,052 votes).

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 2000?

Montana cast 3 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Montana in 2000?

410,997 votes were counted for president.

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

George W. Bush 51, Albert Gore, Jr. 5 (out of 56 counties with results).

How did Montana change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 22.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 2.9 points to Republican by 25.1 points.

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