2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
	November 7, 2000
	November 7, 2000
Turnout	61.4%[1] 3.4 pp
	County Results Gore 50-60% 60-70%

The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island is one of the most reliable blue states in the country. This state was Democratic Party candidate Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, winning with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all the counties and won all but two townships.

Nader took in 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after Alaska, Vermont and neighboring Massachusetts.[2][3]

Primaries

Democratic Primary (March 7)

Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Al Gore	Bill Bradley	other
26,801	19,000	1,043
57%	41%	2%

Republican Primary (March 7)

This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

John McCain	George W. Bush	others
21,754	13,170	1,196
60%	36%	4%

General Election Results by County

County	Al Gore		George W. Bush		Others
Providence	65.26%	142,469	28.12%	61,378	6.62%	14,461
Bristol	57.68%	13,424	35.99%	8,375	6.33%	1,473
Newport	54.94%	20,790	37.68%	14,258	7.38%	2,790
Washington	52.58%	29,560	37.80%	21,253	9.62%	5,411
Kent	58.89%	43,265	34.42%	25,291	6.69%	4,914

By congressional district

Gore won both congressional districts.

District	Bush	Kerry	Representative
1st	31%	63%	Patrick J. Kennedy
2nd	33%	60%	Robert Weygand
2nd	33%	60%	James Langevin

References

This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See "Presidential Turnout History" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
"2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/

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[1] This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See "Presidential Turnout History" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

[2] "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[3] ttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/