2000 United States presidential election in Vermont

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

2000 United States presidential election in Vermont

November 7, 2000

Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader Party Democratic Republican Green Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 149,022 119,775 20,374 Percentage 50.63% 40.70% 6.92%

County Results Gore   40-50%   50-60% Bush   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

Vermont was won by Vice President Al Gore who won the state by 9.93 percentage points over Texas Governor George W. Bush, while third-party candidate Ralph Nader took nearly 7% of the vote, his second-best showing in the country in terms of percentage of the vote after Alaska.[1] Gore's win in Vermont marked the third consecutive victory for Democrats in the Green Mountain State, and the last Republican candidate to win Vermont's three electoral votes was Bush's father, George H. W. Bush, in 1988. This election marked the first time in the Republican Party's history that a Republican nominee was elected without winning Vermont, and the first in the history of the Democratic Party that the Democrats carried the state with a majority of the popular vote twice in a row. This would also be the first time when Vermont would vote Democrat in a close presidential election as well.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Republican presidential candidate received more than 40% of the vote in Vermont and where the margin of victory was in single digits. It has also been the only time since 1988 the Republicans have carried any county other than Essex – which has become a bellwether county analogous to the longtime status of neighboring Coos County, New Hampshire.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last presidential election in Vermont where a Republican candidate has been able to carry Caledonia, Orange, and Orleans counties.

From this election onward, this state was the only state to be called by news networks for the Democrats at poll closing time 7:00 PM, and it has always put the Democratic candidate at 3 electoral votes. (Despite Gore winning the state by less than 10 points, and Barack Obama winning the presidency twice later on.)

Primaries

• 2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
• 2000 Vermont Republican presidential primary

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Vermont[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Al Gore	149,022	50.63%	3
	Republican	George W. Bush	119,775	40.70%	0
	Green/Progressive	Ralph Nader	20,374	6.92%	0
	Reform	Pat Buchanan	2,192	0.74%	0
	Vermont Grassroots	Dennis "Denny" Lane	1,044	0.35%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	784	0.27%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	219	0.07%	0
	Liberty Union Party	David McReynolds	161	0.05%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	153	0.05%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Harris	70	0.02%	0
Write-in			514	0.17%	—
Totals			294,308	100.00%	7
Voter turnout			64%		+6%

Results Breakdown

By county

County	Gore	Votes	Bush	Votes	Nader	Votes	Others	Votes
Addison	51.3%	8,936	39.9%	6,953	6.9%	1,207	1.9%	331
Bennington	51.0%	9,021	41.2%	7,284	6.3%	1,112	1.5%	260
Caledonia	43.0%	5,859	49.5%	6,746	5.7%	771	1.9%	265
Chittenden	54.4%	39,156	36.2%	26,105	8.0%	5,769	1.4%	987
Essex	39.0%	1,129	54.1%	1,564	4.6%	133	2.3%	66
Franklin	49.6%	9,514	43.7%	8,395	4.3%	823	2.4%	462
Grand Isle	50.4%	1,835	42.6%	1,550	4.8%	174	2.2%	79
Lamoille	50.5%	5,676	39.6%	4,456	7.8%	878	2.1%	236
Orange	45.6%	6,694	46.7%	6,858	6.0%	888	1.7%	255
Orleans	45.1%	5,472	47.8%	5,799	4.6%	564	2.4%	297
Rutland	47.6%	13,990	46.1%	13,546	4.6%	1,355	1.6%	471
Washington	51.4%	15,281	38.5%	11,448	8.2%	2,433	2.0%	587
Windham	52.7%	11,319	34.2%	7,358	11.5%	2,475	1.6%	339
Windsor	51.9%	15,140	40.2%	11,713	6.1%	1,792	1.7%	502

See also

• United States presidential elections in Vermont

References

1. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
2. "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont" (PDF). Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-14.