Nevada · 2000 presidential election
Nevada presidential election results 2000
George W. Bush carried Nevada by 3.55 points (21,597 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Votes counted
- 608,970
- NV result
- R+3.5
- Compared with the nation
- 4.0 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1996
- 4.6 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | Republican | 301,575 | 49.50% | 4 | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. | Democratic | 279,978 | 46.00% | — | |
| Ralph Nader | Green | 15,008 | 2.50% | — | |
| Total votes | 608,970 | ||||
Sources: 2000
County resultsMIT Election Lab
Download CSV| County | Albert Gore, Jr. | George W. Bush | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | 7,354 | 11,084 | 1,014 | 19,452 | 19.2 |
| Churchill | 2,191 | 6,237 | 395 | 8,823 | 45.9 |
| Clark | 196,100 | 170,932 | 15,166 | 382,198 | 6.6 |
| Douglas | 5,837 | 11,193 | 944 | 17,974 | 29.8 |
| Elko | 2,542 | 11,025 | 613 | 14,180 | 59.8 |
| Esmeralda | 116 | 333 | 42 | 491 | 44.2 |
| Eureka | 150 | 632 | 55 | 837 | 57.6 |
| Humboldt | 1,128 | 3,638 | 264 | 5,030 | 49.9 |
| Lander | 395 | 1,619 | 105 | 2,119 | 57.8 |
| Lincoln | 461 | 1,372 | 123 | 1,956 | 46.6 |
| Lyon | 3,955 | 7,270 | 767 | 11,992 | 27.6 |
| Mineral | 916 | 1,227 | 150 | 2,293 | 13.6 |
| Nye | 4,525 | 6,904 | 752 | 12,181 | 19.5 |
| Pershing | 476 | 1,221 | 105 | 1,802 | 41.3 |
| Storey | 666 | 1,014 | 118 | 1,798 | 19.4 |
| Washoe | 52,097 | 63,640 | 6,564 | 122,301 | 9.4 |
| White Pine | 1,069 | 2,234 | 240 | 3,543 | 32.9 |
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 Nevada in 2000?
George W. Bush won Nevada by 3.55 percentage points (21,597 votes).
How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 2000?
Nevada cast 4 electoral votes in 2000.
How many people voted for president in Nevada in 2000?
608,970 votes were counted for president.
How many counties did each candidate win in Nevada in 2000?
George W. Bush 16, Albert Gore, Jr. 1 (out of 17 counties with results).
How did Nevada change from 1996 to 2000?
The margin moved 4.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 1.0 points to Republican by 3.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data