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Vermont · 2000 presidential election

Vermont presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried Vermont by 9.94 points (29,247 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
3
Votes counted
294,308
VT result
D+9.9
Compared with the nation
9.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
12.3 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic149,02250.60%3
George W. BushRepublican119,77540.70%—
Ralph NaderGreen20,3746.90%—
Total votes294,308

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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Caledonia County: George W. Bush +6.5Orleans County: George W. Bush +2.7Bennington County: Albert Gore, Jr. +9.8Chittenden County: Albert Gore, Jr. +18.1Franklin County: Albert Gore, Jr. +5.8Lamoille County: Albert Gore, Jr. +10.8Rutland County: Albert Gore, Jr. +1.5Windham County: Albert Gore, Jr. +18.4Grand Isle County: Albert Gore, Jr. +7.8Addison County: Albert Gore, Jr. +11.4Essex County: George W. Bush +15.0Orange County: George W. Bush +1.1Washington County: Albert Gore, Jr. +12.9Windsor County: Albert Gore, Jr. +11.8
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Addison 8,9366,9531,538 17,427 11.4
Bennington 9,0217,2841,372 17,677 9.8
Caledonia 5,8596,7461,036 13,641 6.5
Chittenden 39,15626,1056,756 72,017 18.1
Essex 1,1291,564199 2,892 15.0
Franklin 9,5148,3951,285 19,194 5.8
Grand Isle 1,8351,550253 3,638 7.8
Lamoille 5,6764,4561,114 11,246 10.8
Orange 6,6946,8581,143 14,695 1.1
Orleans 5,4725,799861 12,132 2.7
Rutland 13,99013,5461,826 29,362 1.5
Washington 15,28111,4483,020 29,749 12.9
Windham 11,3197,3582,814 21,491 18.4
Windsor 15,14011,7132,294 29,147 11.8

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 Vermont in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won Vermont by 9.94 percentage points (29,247 votes).

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 2000?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in Vermont in 2000?

294,308 votes were counted for president.

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

Albert Gore, Jr. 10, George W. Bush 4 (out of 14 counties with results).

How did Vermont change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 12.3 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 22.3 points to Democratic by 9.9 points.

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