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West Virginia presidential election results 2000

George W. Bush carried West Virginia by 6.32 points (40,978 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
5
Votes counted
648,124
WV result
R+6.3
Compared with the nation
6.8 pts more Republican
Swing since 1996
21.1 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
George W. BushRepublican336,47551.90%5
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic295,49745.60%—
Ralph NaderGreen10,6801.60%—
Total votes648,124

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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Barbour County: George W. Bush +15.0Braxton County: Albert Gore, Jr. +3.6Calhoun County: George W. Bush +12.0Gilmer County: George W. Bush +17.1Kanawha County: Albert Gore, Jr. +2.2Marion County: Albert Gore, Jr. +10.2Monongalia County: George W. Bush +3.6Putnam County: George W. Bush +21.0Summers County: George W. Bush +0.1Webster County: Albert Gore, Jr. +8.5Grant County: George W. Bush +59.1Greenbrier County: George W. Bush +9.7Hampshire County: George W. Bush +29.7Harrison County: Albert Gore, Jr. +0.2Jefferson County: George W. Bush +1.3Logan County: Albert Gore, Jr. +24.9Marshall County: George W. Bush +6.4Mason County: George W. Bush +9.0Mingo County: Albert Gore, Jr. +21.7Morgan County: George W. Bush +29.5Ohio County: George W. Bush +10.9Pocahontas County: George W. Bush +16.7Randolph County: George W. Bush +12.8Roane County: George W. Bush +14.9Taylor County: George W. Bush +11.4Tucker County: George W. Bush +18.4Upshur County: George W. Bush +29.5Wayne County: George W. Bush +0.3Wetzel County: George W. Bush +6.2Wirt County: George W. Bush +29.4Wood County: George W. Bush +22.9Raleigh County: George W. Bush +6.4Doddridge County: George W. Bush +42.0Hancock County: George W. Bush +1.6Lincoln County: Albert Gore, Jr. +7.4Mercer County: George W. Bush +9.8Pleasants County: George W. Bush +19.2Ritchie County: George W. Bush +44.4Tyler County: George W. Bush +34.8Wyoming County: Albert Gore, Jr. +10.4Berkeley County: George W. Bush +21.0Boone County: Albert Gore, Jr. +25.2Brooke County: Albert Gore, Jr. +5.1Cabell County: George W. Bush +4.8Clay County: George W. Bush +7.5Fayette County: Albert Gore, Jr. +16.9McDowell County: Albert Gore, Jr. +34.2Mineral County: George W. Bush +29.0Monroe County: George W. Bush +16.5Pendleton County: George W. Bush +25.6Preston County: George W. Bush +29.6Nicholas County: George W. Bush +3.5Hardy County: George W. Bush +26.5Jackson County: George W. Bush +12.2Lewis County: George W. Bush +20.4
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Barbour 2,5033,411137 6,051 15.0
Berkeley 8,79713,619594 23,010 21.0
Boone 5,6563,353132 9,141 25.2
Braxton 2,7192,52980 5,328 3.6
Brooke 4,6784,195532 9,405 5.1
Cabell 14,89616,440880 32,216 4.8
Calhoun 1,1121,42578 2,615 12.0
Clay 1,6171,88778 3,582 7.5
Doddridge 7731,95588 2,816 42.0
Fayette 8,3715,897351 14,619 16.9
Gilmer 1,0921,56088 2,740 17.1
Grant 8913,57172 4,534 59.1
Greenbrier 5,6276,866315 12,808 9.7
Hampshire 2,0693,879149 6,097 29.7
Hancock 6,2496,458765 13,472 1.6
Hardy 1,6212,81677 4,514 26.5
Harrison 13,00912,948621 26,578 0.2
Jackson 4,9376,341240 11,518 12.2
Jefferson 6,8607,045473 14,378 1.3
Kanawha 38,52436,8091,337 76,670 2.2
Lewis 2,3553,606173 6,134 20.4
Lincoln 3,9393,389136 7,464 7.4
Logan 8,9275,334178 14,439 24.9
Marion 12,3159,972586 22,873 10.2
Marshall 6,0006,859639 13,498 6.4
Mason 4,9635,972288 11,223 9.0
McDowell 4,8452,348110 7,303 34.2
Mercer 8,34710,206322 18,875 9.8
Mineral 3,3416,180261 9,782 29.0
Mingo 6,0493,866128 10,043 21.7
Monongalia 12,60313,5951,169 27,367 3.6
Monroe 2,0942,940105 5,139 16.5
Morgan 1,9393,639194 5,772 29.5
Nicholas 4,0594,359161 8,579 3.5
Ohio 7,6539,607704 17,964 10.9
Pendleton 1,1721,99653 3,221 25.6
Pleasants 1,2671,88457 3,208 19.2
Pocahontas 1,3921,970105 3,467 16.7
Preston 3,5156,607317 10,439 29.6
Putnam 7,89112,173362 20,426 21.0
Raleigh 11,04712,587427 24,061 6.4
Randolph 4,0285,248266 9,542 12.8
Ritchie 1,0242,71771 3,812 44.4
Roane 2,3323,172121 5,625 14.9
Summers 2,2992,304110 4,713 0.1
Taylor 2,4733,124115 5,712 11.4
Tucker 1,3191,93592 3,346 18.4
Tyler 1,2142,582132 3,928 34.8
Upshur 2,7705,165188 8,123 29.5
Wayne 7,9407,993308 16,241 0.3
Webster 1,7641,48460 3,308 8.5
Wetzel 2,8493,239200 6,288 6.2
Wirt 8181,51846 2,382 29.4
Wood 12,66420,428765 33,857 22.9
Wyoming 4,2893,473116 7,878 10.4

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 West Virginia in 2000?

George W. Bush won West Virginia by 6.32 percentage points (40,978 votes).

How many electoral votes did West Virginia have in 2000?

West Virginia cast 5 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in West Virginia in 2000?

648,124 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in West Virginia in 2000?

George W. Bush 42, Albert Gore, Jr. 13 (out of 55 counties with results).

How did West Virginia change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 21.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 14.8 points to Republican by 6.3 points.

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