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2000 United States presidential election in Colorado
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| country | Colorado |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1996 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| previous_year | 1996 |
| next_election | 2004 United States presidential election in Colorado |
| next_year | 2004 |
| election_date | November 7, 2000 |
| image_size | x160px |
| image1 | GeorgeWBush (1).jpg |
| nominee1 | **George W. Bush** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | Texas |
| running_mate1 | **Dick Cheney** |
| electoral_vote1 | **8** |
| popular_vote1 | **883,745** |
| percentage1 | **50.75%** |
| image2 | Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Al Gore |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | Tennessee |
| running_mate2 | Joe Lieberman |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 738,227 |
| percentage2 | 42.39% |
| image3 | Ralph Nader 1999 (cropped).jpg |
| nominee3 | Ralph Nader |
| party3 | Green Party (United States) |
| home_state3 | Connecticut |
| running_mate3 | Winona LaDuke |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 |
| popular_vote3 | 91,434 |
| percentage3 | 5.25% |
| map_image | {{Switcher |
| title | President |
| before_election | Bill Clinton |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | George W. Bush |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Main article: 2000 United States presidential election
| [[File:Colorado Presidential Election Results 2000.svg|280px]] | County results | [[File:2000 United States presidential election in Colorado by congressional district.svg|280px]] | Congressional district results Bush Gore The 2000 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Colorado was won by Governor George W. Bush by an 8.36% margin of victory, although almost 7% of the electorate voted for third-party candidates. Nader's best performance in the state and indeed the nation was in San Miguel County where he received over 17.20% of the vote, a performance that remains the Green Party's second best performance in any county nationwide after this record was bested in 2016 when Jill Stein carried 25% of the vote in Kalawao County, Hawaii.
, this is the last election in which San Juan County, Gunnison County, Clear Creek County, Routt County, Eagle County, and La Plata County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Summit County since William Howard Taft in 1908.
Colorado was 1 of 14 states that Bill Clinton carried at least once that Gore, the sitting VP under Clinton in 2000, lost to Bush.
Results
| 2000 United States presidential election in Colorado | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Republican** | **George W. Bush** | **883,745** | **50.75%** | **8** | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | 738,227 | 42.39% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | 91,434 | 5.25% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 12,799 | 0.73% | 0 | |
| American | Patrick Buchanan | 10,465 | 0.60% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 2,240 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Howard Phillips | 1,319 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Socialist | David McReynolds | 712 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | James Harris | 216 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Earl Dodge | 208 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,741,365 | 100.00% | 8 | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting age) | 54% |
Results by county
| County | George W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Al Gore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Ralph Nader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 883,745 | 50.75% | 738,227 | 42.39% | 91,434 | 5.25% | 27,959 | 1.61% | 145,518 | 8.36% | 1,741,365 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 47,561 | 44.10% | 54,132 | 50.19% | 4,165 | 3.86% | 1,994 | 1.85% | -6,571 | -6.09% | 107,852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alamosa | 2,857 | 50.49% | 2,455 | 43.38% | 265 | 4.68% | 82 | 1.44% | 402 | 7.11% | 5,659 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arapahoe | 97,768 | 51.47% | 82,614 | 43.49% | 6,952 | 3.66% | 2,608 | 1.38% | 15,154 | 7.98% | 189,942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archuleta | 2,988 | 62.80% | 1,432 | 30.10% | 265 | 5.57% | 73 | 1.54% | 1,556 | 32.70% | 4,758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baca | 1,663 | 73.00% | 531 | 23.31% | 47 | 2.06% | 37 | 1.62% | 1,132 | 49.69% | 2,278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bent | 1,096 | 55.83% | 783 | 39.89% | 44 | 2.24% | 40 | 2.04% | 313 | 15.94% | 1,963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boulder | 50,873 | 36.44% | 69,983 | 50.12% | 16,498 | 11.82% | 2,272 | 1.63% | -19,110 | -13.68% | 139,626 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chaffee | 4,300 | 56.50% | 2,768 | 36.37% | 459 | 6.03% | 83 | 1.09% | 1,532 | 20.13% | 7,610 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheyenne | 957 | 78.96% | 209 | 17.24% | 22 | 1.82% | 24 | 1.98% | 748 | 61.72% | 1,212 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Creek | 2,247 | 45.63% | 2,188 | 44.44% | 354 | 7.19% | 135 | 2.73% | 59 | 1.19% | 4,924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conejos | 1,772 | 48.27% | 1,749 | 47.64% | 79 | 2.15% | 71 | 1.93% | 23 | 0.63% | 3,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costilla | 504 | 30.58% | 1,054 | 63.96% | 71 | 4.31% | 19 | 1.15% | -550 | -33.38% | 1,648 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crowley | 855 | 59.17% | 511 | 35.36% | 28 | 1.94% | 51 | 3.54% | 343 | 23.81% | 1,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Custer | 1,451 | 68.74% | 507 | 24.02% | 100 | 4.74% | 53 | 2.51% | 944 | 44.72% | 2,111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta | 8,372 | 65.99% | 3,264 | 25.73% | 852 | 6.72% | 198 | 1.56% | 5,108 | 40.26% | 12,686 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 61,224 | 30.87% | 122,693 | 61.86% | 11,624 | 5.86% | 2,806 | 1.42% | -61,469 | -30.99% | 198,347 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dolores | 741 | 65.34% | 293 | 25.84% | 73 | 6.44% | 27 | 2.38% | 448 | 39.50% | 1,134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 56,007 | 64.95% | 27,076 | 31.40% | 2,230 | 2.59% | 912 | 1.06% | 28,931 | 33.55% | 86,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eagle | 7,165 | 47.18% | 6,772 | 44.59% | 1,045 | 6.88% | 206 | 1.35% | 393 | 2.59% | 15,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Paso | 128,294 | 63.91% | 61,799 | 30.78% | 7,116 | 3.54% | 3,548 | 1.76% | 66,495 | 33.13% | 200,757 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elbert | 6,151 | 68.61% | 2,326 | 25.95% | 292 | 3.26% | 196 | 2.19% | 3,825 | 42.66% | 8,965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fremont | 9,914 | 61.75% | 5,293 | 32.97% | 516 | 3.21% | 333 | 2.07% | 4,621 | 28.78% | 16,056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 9,103 | 53.22% | 6,087 | 35.59% | 1,608 | 9.40% | 306 | 1.80% | 3,016 | 17.63% | 17,104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilpin | 1,006 | 40.81% | 1,099 | 44.58% | 276 | 11.20% | 84 | 3.40% | -93 | -3.77% | 2,465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand | 3,570 | 56.19% | 2,308 | 36.33% | 366 | 5.76% | 109 | 1.71% | 1,262 | 19.86% | 6,353 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gunnison | 3,128 | 43.23% | 3,059 | 42.27% | 927 | 12.81% | 122 | 1.69% | 69 | 0.96% | 7,236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hinsdale | 316 | 55.83% | 188 | 33.22% | 51 | 9.01% | 11 | 1.94% | 128 | 22.61% | 566 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huerfano | 1,466 | 46.19% | 1,495 | 47.10% | 169 | 5.32% | 44 | 1.39% | -29 | -0.91% | 3,174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 682 | 73.73% | 173 | 18.70% | 40 | 4.32% | 30 | 3.23% | 509 | 55.03% | 925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 120,138 | 51.02% | 100,970 | 42.88% | 10,336 | 4.39% | 4,047 | 1.71% | 19,168 | 8.14% | 235,491 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiowa | 728 | 75.21% | 211 | 21.80% | 13 | 1.34% | 16 | 1.66% | 517 | 53.41% | 968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kit Carson | 2,542 | 73.51% | 809 | 23.40% | 58 | 1.68% | 49 | 1.42% | 1,733 | 50.11% | 3,458 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Plata | 9,993 | 48.77% | 7,864 | 38.38% | 2,378 | 11.61% | 255 | 1.25% | 2,129 | 10.39% | 20,490 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,056 | 40.18% | 1,296 | 49.32% | 213 | 8.11% | 63 | 2.40% | -240 | -9.14% | 2,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larimer | 62,429 | 52.67% | 46,055 | 38.85% | 8,194 | 6.91% | 1,859 | 1.56% | 16,374 | 13.82% | 118,537 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Las Animas | 2,569 | 42.16% | 3,243 | 53.22% | 199 | 3.27% | 83 | 1.37% | -674 | -11.06% | 6,094 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,630 | 74.12% | 510 | 23.19% | 27 | 1.23% | 32 | 1.45% | 1,120 | 50.93% | 2,199 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Logan | 5,531 | 68.32% | 2,296 | 28.36% | 140 | 1.73% | 129 | 1.60% | 3,235 | 39.96% | 8,096 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mesa | 32,396 | 63.45% | 15,465 | 30.29% | 2,235 | 4.38% | 958 | 1.88% | 16,931 | 33.16% | 51,054 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral | 294 | 60.49% | 168 | 34.57% | 19 | 3.91% | 5 | 1.03% | 126 | 25.92% | 486 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moffat | 3,840 | 71.95% | 1,223 | 22.92% | 169 | 3.17% | 105 | 1.97% | 2,617 | 49.03% | 5,337 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montezuma | 6,158 | 65.62% | 2,556 | 27.24% | 530 | 5.65% | 140 | 1.50% | 3,602 | 38.38% | 9,384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montrose | 9,266 | 65.18% | 4,041 | 28.43% | 656 | 4.61% | 252 | 1.78% | 5,225 | 36.75% | 14,215 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 5,722 | 63.59% | 2,885 | 32.06% | 211 | 2.34% | 180 | 1.99% | 2,837 | 31.53% | 8,998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Otero | 4,082 | 55.83% | 2,963 | 40.52% | 138 | 1.89% | 129 | 1.76% | 1,119 | 15.31% | 7,312 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ouray | 1,279 | 57.28% | 705 | 31.57% | 224 | 10.03% | 25 | 1.12% | 574 | 25.71% | 2,233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Park | 3,677 | 55.17% | 2,393 | 35.90% | 404 | 6.06% | 191 | 2.87% | 1,284 | 19.27% | 6,665 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 1,573 | 70.86% | 564 | 25.41% | 48 | 2.16% | 35 | 1.59% | 1,009 | 45.45% | 2,220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitkin | 2,565 | 32.88% | 4,137 | 53.04% | 1,013 | 12.99% | 85 | 1.09% | -1,572 | -20.16% | 7,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prowers | 3,026 | 66.89% | 1,361 | 30.08% | 79 | 1.75% | 58 | 1.28% | 1,665 | 36.81% | 4,524 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pueblo | 22,827 | 42.31% | 28,888 | 53.55% | 1,520 | 2.82% | 711 | 1.32% | -6,061 | -11.24% | 53,946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rio Blanco | 2,185 | 76.53% | 543 | 19.02% | 85 | 2.98% | 42 | 1.47% | 1,642 | 57.51% | 2,855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rio Grande | 3,111 | 61.30% | 1,707 | 33.64% | 179 | 3.53% | 78 | 1.53% | 1,404 | 27.66% | 5,075 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routt | 4,472 | 46.40% | 4,208 | 43.66% | 820 | 8.51% | 138 | 1.44% | 264 | 2.74% | 9,638 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saguache | 1,078 | 42.63% | 1,145 | 45.27% | 261 | 10.32% | 45 | 1.77% | -67 | -2.64% | 2,529 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Juan | 210 | 48.17% | 149 | 34.17% | 58 | 13.30% | 19 | 4.35% | 61 | 14.00% | 436 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Miguel | 1,043 | 32.04% | 1,598 | 49.09% | 560 | 17.20% | 54 | 1.67% | -555 | -17.05% | 3,255 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sedgwick | 877 | 67.31% | 384 | 29.47% | 25 | 1.92% | 17 | 1.30% | 493 | 37.84% | 1,303 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summit | 4,497 | 40.63% | 5,304 | 47.92% | 1,131 | 10.22% | 136 | 1.22% | -807 | -7.29% | 11,068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teller | 6,477 | 65.78% | 2,750 | 27.93% | 429 | 4.36% | 191 | 1.93% | 3,727 | 37.85% | 9,847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1,878 | 76.81% | 477 | 19.51% | 50 | 2.04% | 40 | 1.63% | 1,401 | 57.30% | 2,445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weld | 37,409 | 57.96% | 23,436 | 36.31% | 2,438 | 3.78% | 1,258 | 1.94% | 13,973 | 21.65% | 64,541 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuma | 3,156 | 72.42% | 1,082 | 24.83% | 60 | 1.38% | 60 | 1.38% | 2,074 | 47.59% | 4,358 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Alamosa (Largest city: Alamosa)
- Bent (Largest city: Las Animas)
- Clear Creek (Largest city: Idaho Springs)
- Conejos (Largest city: Manassa)
- Eagle (Largest city: Edwards)
- Gunnison (Largest city: Gunnison)
- Mineral (Largest city: Creede)
- Otero (Largest city: La Junta)
- Routt (Largest city: Steamboat Springs)
By congressional district
Bush won four of six congressional districts.
| District | Bush | Gore | Representative | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32% | **61%** | Diana DeGette | |||||||||||||
| 42% | **48%** | Mark Udall | |||||||||||||
| **53%** | 39% | Scott McInnis | |||||||||||||
| **56%** | 37% | Bob Schaffer | |||||||||||||
| **63%** | 32% | Joel Hefley | |||||||||||||
| **51%** | 44% | Tom Tancredo |
Electors
Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors
Technically the voters of Colorado cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Colorado is allocated 8 electors because it has 6 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 8 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 8 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector.
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000 to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:
- Bob Beauprez
- Marcy Benson
- Robert Dieter
- Mary Hergert
- Robert Martinez
- Ralph Nagel
- Lilly Nunez
- Joe Rogers
References
References
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2000 - San Miguel County, CO".
- "Statewide Precinct Detail". State of Hawaii Office of Elections.
- Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century']; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2000 - Colorado".
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Congressional District Data".
- "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
- "President Elect - 2000".
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Presidential Electors".
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