2000 United States presidential election in Vermont
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Alliance Progressive
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%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

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.

Vermont was won by Democratic Vice President Al Gore by 9.93 percentage points over Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush, while third-party candidate Ralph Nader took nearly 7% of the vote (his second-best showing in the country by percentage).[1] Gore's win in Vermont marked the third consecutive victory for Democrats in the Green Mountain State, cementing the former Republican bastion's powerful shift towards the Democratic Party. This election marked the first time in history that a Republican won the presidency without carrying Vermont, as well as the first time that the Democratic Party carried the state with a majority of the vote for two elections in a row. This also marked the first time that Vermont would vote Democratic in a close presidential election, as well as the only time in history that the state has voted Democratic while neighboring New Hampshire has voted Republican.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this remains the last time that a Republican nominee has received more than 40% of the vote in Vermont, or that the margin of victory was in single digits. It also remains the last presidential election in which a Republican has carried Caledonia, Orange, or Orleans counties, or in fact any county other than bellwether Essex. Bush became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Bennington, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, or Windsor Counties.

Primaries

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%

By county

County Al Gore
Democratic		 George W. Bush
Republican		 Ralph Nader
Pacific Green		 Various candidates
Other parties		 Margin Total votes cast
#  % #  % #  % #  % #  %
Addison 8,936 51.28% 6,953 39.90% 1,207 6.93% 331 1.90% 1,983 11.38% 17,427
Bennington 9,021 51.03% 7,284 41.21% 1,112 6.29% 260 1.48% 1,737 9.82% 17,677
Caledonia 5,859 42.95% 6,746 49.45% 771 5.65% 265 1.94% -887 -6.50% 13,641
Chittenden 39,156 54.37% 26,105 36.25% 5,769 8.01% 987 1.37% 13,141 18.12% 72,017
Essex 1,129 39.04% 1,564 54.08% 133 4.60% 66 2.28% -435 -15.04% 2,892
Franklin 9,514 49.57% 8,395 43.74% 823 4.29% 462 2.41% 1,119 5.83% 19,194
Grand Isle 1,835 50.44% 1,550 42.61% 174 4.78% 79 2.17% 285 7.83% 3,638
Lamoille 5,676 50.47% 4,456 39.62% 878 7.81% 236 2.09% 1,220 10.85% 11,246
Orange 6,694 45.55% 6,858 46.67% 888 6.04% 255 1.73% -164 -1.12% 14,695
Orleans 5,472 45.10% 5,799 47.80% 564 4.65% 297 2.45% -327 -2.70% 12,132
Rutland 13,990 47.65% 13,546 46.13% 1,355 4.61% 471 1.61% 444 1.52% 29,362
Washington 15,281 51.37% 11,448 38.48% 2,433 8.18% 587 1.98% 3,833 12.89% 29,749
Windham 11,319 52.67% 7,358 34.24% 2,475 11.52% 339 1.58% 3,961 18.43% 21,491
Windsor 15,140 51.94% 11,713 40.19% 1,792 6.15% 502 1.72% 3,427 11.75% 29,147
Totals149,02250.63%119,77540.70%20,3746.92%5,1371.75%29,2479.93%294,308

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district because it covers the entire state, is thus equivalent to the statewide election results.

District Bush Gore Representative
At-large 40.7% 50.63% Bernie Sanders

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  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 March 14, 2009.
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