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2000 United States presidential election in Indiana
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 United States presidential election in Indiana |
| country | Indiana |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1996 United States presidential election in Indiana |
| previous_year | 1996 |
| next_election | 2004 United States presidential election in Indiana |
| next_year | 2004 |
| election_date | November 7, 2000 |
| turnout | 55% |
| image_size | x200px |
| image1 | GeorgeWBush (1).jpg |
| nominee1 | **George W. Bush** |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | Texas |
| running_mate1 | **Dick Cheney** |
| electoral_vote1 | **12** |
| popular_vote1 | **1,245,836** |
| percentage1 | **56.65%** |
| 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 | 901,980 |
| percentage2 | 41.01% |
| 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:Indiana Presidential Election Results 2000.svg|180px]] | County results |[[File:2000 United States presidential election in Indiana by congressional district.svg|180px]] |Congressional district results Bush Gore A presidential election was held in Indiana on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Indiana was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush. He won a majority of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Gore only won two congressional districts and six counties. However, Gore won five of the six counties by very small margins. Lake County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the state's second most-populous county, was Gore's best performance, winning with over 60%. Bush ran up the margins in more conservative rural areas to help him win the state. Bush won Vigo County with 49.7% of the vote, which is considered the most reliable bellwether county in the nation.
This would be the last presidential election in which Marion County (containing the state's capital and largest city, Indianapolis) and Monroe County (home to Bloomington and in turn the flagship Indiana University campus) voted for the Republican nominee, as they would end up shifting to Democratic strongholds in future elections. Conversely, this is also the last time that Scott County, in Southern Indiana, voted for the Democratic candidate. Bush became the solitary Republican to win the White House without carrying LaPorte County since Indiana's native son Benjamin Harrison in 1888.
Results
| 2000 United States presidential election in Indiana | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Republican** | **George Walker Bush** and **Richard Bruce Cheney** | **1,245,836** | **56.65%** | **12** | |
| Democratic | Albert Arnold Gore Jr. and Joseph Isadore Lieberman | 901,980 | 41.01% | 0 | |
| Write In | Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke | 18,531 | 0.8% | 0 | |
| Reform | Patrick Buchanan | 16,959 | 0.8% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 15,530 | 0.7% | 0 | |
| Write In | Howard Phillips | 200 | 0.0% | 0 | |
| Write In | John Hagelin | 167 | 0.0% | 0 | |
| **Totals** | **2,199,203** | **100.00%** | **12** | ||
| Voter turnout (Voting age/registered) | 49%/55% |
By county
| County | George W. Bush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Al Gore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Various candidates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 1,245,836 | 56.65% | 901,980 | 41.01% | 51,486 | 2.34% | 343,856 | 15.64% | 2,199,302 | |||||||||||||
| Adams | 8,555 | 67.95% | 3,775 | 29.98% | 260 | 2.07% | 4,780 | 37.97% | 12,590 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen | 70,426 | 61.60% | 41,636 | 36.42% | 2,258 | 1.98% | 28,790 | 25.18% | 114,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bartholomew | 16,200 | 62.87% | 9,015 | 34.98% | 554 | 2.15% | 7,185 | 27.89% | 25,769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benton | 2,441 | 63.01% | 1,328 | 34.28% | 105 | 2.71% | 1,113 | 28.73% | 3,874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blackford | 2,699 | 55.16% | 2,103 | 42.98% | 91 | 1.86% | 596 | 12.18% | 4,893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boone | 13,161 | 71.54% | 4,763 | 25.89% | 472 | 2.57% | 8,398 | 45.65% | 18,396 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3,871 | 56.78% | 2,608 | 38.26% | 338 | 4.96% | 1,263 | 18.52% | 6,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 5,102 | 61.71% | 2,965 | 35.86% | 201 | 2.43% | 2,137 | 25.85% | 8,268 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cass | 9,305 | 61.60% | 5,412 | 35.83% | 389 | 2.58% | 3,893 | 25.77% | 15,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clark | 19,417 | 52.01% | 17,360 | 46.50% | 559 | 1.50% | 2,057 | 5.51% | 37,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clay | 6,393 | 62.94% | 3,605 | 35.49% | 160 | 1.58% | 2,788 | 27.45% | 10,158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 7,141 | 64.97% | 3,643 | 33.15% | 207 | 1.88% | 3,498 | 31.82% | 10,991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 2,327 | 55.29% | 1,817 | 43.17% | 65 | 1.54% | 510 | 12.12% | 4,209 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daviess | 6,872 | 70.40% | 2,697 | 27.63% | 192 | 1.97% | 4,175 | 42.77% | 9,761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dearborn | 11,452 | 64.88% | 6,020 | 34.11% | 178 | 1.01% | 5,432 | 30.77% | 17,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Decatur | 6,115 | 66.68% | 2,889 | 31.50% | 167 | 1.82% | 3,226 | 35.18% | 9,171 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DeKalb | 8,701 | 63.12% | 4,776 | 34.65% | 308 | 2.23% | 3,925 | 28.47% | 13,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 22,105 | 50.07% | 20,876 | 47.29% | 1,166 | 2.64% | 1,229 | 2.78% | 44,147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dubois | 10,134 | 65.36% | 5,090 | 32.83% | 280 | 1.81% | 5,044 | 32.53% | 15,504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elkhart | 36,756 | 67.46% | 16,402 | 30.11% | 1,324 | 2.43% | 20,354 | 37.35% | 54,482 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 5,060 | 58.52% | 3,415 | 39.49% | 172 | 1.99% | 1,645 | 19.03% | 8,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floyd | 16,486 | 54.90% | 13,209 | 43.99% | 335 | 1.12% | 3,277 | 10.91% | 30,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fountain | 4,408 | 60.54% | 2,717 | 37.32% | 156 | 2.14% | 1,691 | 23.22% | 7,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 5,587 | 67.00% | 2,591 | 31.07% | 161 | 1.93% | 2,996 | 35.93% | 8,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 5,218 | 62.66% | 2,960 | 35.55% | 149 | 1.79% | 2,258 | 27.11% | 8,327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibson | 7,734 | 56.16% | 5,802 | 42.13% | 236 | 1.71% | 1,932 | 14.03% | 13,772 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant | 16,153 | 61.22% | 9,712 | 36.81% | 521 | 1.97% | 6,441 | 24.41% | 26,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 7,452 | 59.05% | 4,898 | 38.81% | 269 | 2.13% | 2,554 | 20.24% | 12,619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 56,372 | 74.25% | 18,002 | 23.71% | 1,552 | 2.04% | 38,370 | 50.54% | 75,926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hancock | 15,943 | 69.47% | 6,503 | 28.34% | 504 | 2.20% | 9,440 | 41.13% | 22,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harrison | 8,711 | 58.48% | 5,870 | 39.41% | 315 | 2.11% | 2,841 | 19.07% | 14,896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hendricks | 28,651 | 71.23% | 10,786 | 26.82% | 784 | 1.95% | 17,865 | 44.41% | 40,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry | 10,321 | 56.35% | 7,647 | 41.75% | 347 | 1.89% | 2,674 | 14.60% | 18,315 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 20,331 | 59.63% | 12,899 | 37.83% | 865 | 2.54% | 7,432 | 21.80% | 34,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huntington | 10,113 | 69.17% | 4,119 | 28.17% | 388 | 2.65% | 5,994 | 41.00% | 14,620 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 9,054 | 62.01% | 5,330 | 36.50% | 218 | 1.49% | 3,724 | 25.51% | 14,602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jasper | 7,212 | 64.58% | 3,744 | 33.53% | 211 | 1.89% | 3,468 | 31.05% | 11,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jay | 4,687 | 58.37% | 3,167 | 39.44% | 176 | 2.19% | 1,520 | 18.93% | 8,030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 6,582 | 55.17% | 5,117 | 42.89% | 232 | 1.94% | 1,465 | 12.28% | 11,931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jennings | 5,732 | 60.37% | 3,549 | 37.38% | 213 | 2.24% | 2,183 | 22.99% | 9,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson | 29,404 | 69.54% | 11,952 | 28.27% | 928 | 2.19% | 17,452 | 41.27% | 42,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knox | 8,485 | 56.36% | 6,300 | 41.85% | 269 | 1.79% | 2,185 | 14.51% | 15,054 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kosciusko | 19,040 | 75.30% | 5,785 | 22.88% | 459 | 1.82% | 13,255 | 52.42% | 25,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaGrange | 5,437 | 65.25% | 2,733 | 32.80% | 163 | 1.96% | 2,704 | 32.45% | 8,333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 63,389 | 36.02% | 109,078 | 61.98% | 3,527 | 2.00% | -45,689 | -25.96% | 175,994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LaPorte | 18,994 | 47.79% | 19,736 | 49.65% | 1,017 | 2.56% | -742 | -1.86% | 39,747 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 10,677 | 66.14% | 5,071 | 31.41% | 394 | 2.44% | 5,606 | 34.73% | 16,142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madison | 27,956 | 53.54% | 23,403 | 44.82% | 857 | 1.64% | 4,553 | 8.72% | 52,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marion | 137,810 | 49.23% | 134,189 | 47.94% | 7,904 | 2.82% | 3,621 | 1.29% | 279,903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 10,266 | 63.57% | 5,541 | 34.31% | 343 | 2.12% | 4,725 | 29.26% | 16,150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin | 3,008 | 65.26% | 1,518 | 32.94% | 83 | 1.80% | 1,490 | 32.32% | 4,609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 8,401 | 64.98% | 4,155 | 32.14% | 372 | 2.88% | 4,246 | 32.84% | 12,928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 19,147 | 47.61% | 17,523 | 43.57% | 3,550 | 8.83% | 1,624 | 4.04% | 40,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 8,891 | 67.87% | 3,899 | 29.76% | 311 | 2.37% | 4,992 | 38.11% | 13,101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan | 15,286 | 69.37% | 6,228 | 28.26% | 522 | 2.37% | 9,058 | 41.11% | 22,036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newton | 3,250 | 58.98% | 2,101 | 38.13% | 159 | 2.89% | 1,149 | 20.85% | 5,510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noble | 9,103 | 64.03% | 4,822 | 33.92% | 291 | 2.05% | 4,281 | 30.11% | 14,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1,515 | 60.79% | 951 | 38.16% | 26 | 1.04% | 564 | 22.63% | 2,492 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 4,687 | 62.85% | 2,601 | 34.88% | 170 | 2.28% | 2,086 | 27.97% | 7,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen | 4,019 | 61.80% | 2,253 | 34.65% | 231 | 3.55% | 1,766 | 27.15% | 6,503 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parke | 3,841 | 59.58% | 2,481 | 38.48% | 125 | 1.94% | 1,360 | 21.10% | 6,447 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perry | 3,461 | 46.85% | 3,823 | 51.75% | 103 | 1.39% | -362 | -4.90% | 7,387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | 3,566 | 56.59% | 2,605 | 41.34% | 131 | 2.08% | 961 | 15.25% | 6,302 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porter | 31,157 | 52.47% | 26,790 | 45.12% | 1,431 | 2.41% | 4,367 | 7.35% | 59,378 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posey | 6,498 | 58.49% | 4,430 | 39.87% | 182 | 1.64% | 2,068 | 18.62% | 11,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulaski | 3,497 | 63.37% | 1,919 | 34.78% | 102 | 1.85% | 1,578 | 28.59% | 5,518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Putnam | 7,352 | 61.93% | 4,123 | 34.73% | 396 | 3.34% | 3,229 | 27.20% | 11,871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph | 6,020 | 59.42% | 3,906 | 38.55% | 206 | 2.03% | 2,114 | 20.87% | 10,132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ripley | 6,988 | 65.46% | 3,498 | 32.77% | 189 | 1.77% | 3,490 | 32.69% | 10,675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rush | 4,749 | 65.20% | 2,370 | 32.54% | 165 | 2.27% | 2,379 | 32.66% | 7,284 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott | 3,761 | 47.94% | 3,915 | 49.90% | 170 | 2.17% | -154 | -1.96% | 7,846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shelby | 9,590 | 62.64% | 5,374 | 35.10% | 346 | 2.26% | 4,216 | 27.54% | 15,310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spencer | 5,096 | 56.70% | 3,752 | 41.75% | 139 | 1.55% | 1,344 | 14.95% | 8,987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph | 47,581 | 48.81% | 47,703 | 48.94% | 2,190 | 2.25% | -122 | -0.13% | 97,474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starke | 4,349 | 49.98% | 4,136 | 47.53% | 216 | 2.48% | 213 | 2.45% | 8,701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steuben | 6,953 | 61.66% | 4,103 | 36.38% | 221 | 1.96% | 2,850 | 25.28% | 11,277 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 4,319 | 52.28% | 3,833 | 46.39% | 110 | 1.33% | 486 | 5.89% | 8,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1,831 | 56.53% | 1,336 | 41.25% | 72 | 2.22% | 495 | 15.28% | 3,239 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tippecanoe | 26,106 | 56.39% | 18,220 | 39.36% | 1,969 | 4.25% | 7,886 | 17.03% | 46,295 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tipton | 4,784 | 65.39% | 2,392 | 32.70% | 140 | 1.91% | 2,392 | 32.69% | 7,316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | 1,838 | 64.99% | 927 | 32.78% | 63 | 2.23% | 911 | 32.21% | 2,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderburgh | 35,846 | 54.13% | 29,222 | 44.13% | 1,153 | 1.74% | 6,624 | 10.00% | 66,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermillion | 3,130 | 47.19% | 3,370 | 50.81% | 133 | 2.01% | -240 | -3.62% | 6,633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vigo | 18,021 | 49.74% | 17,570 | 48.50% | 637 | 1.76% | 451 | 1.24% | 36,228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wabash | 8,321 | 64.59% | 4,277 | 33.20% | 285 | 2.21% | 4,044 | 31.39% | 12,883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warren | 2,218 | 58.86% | 1,471 | 39.04% | 79 | 2.10% | 747 | 19.82% | 3,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrick | 13,205 | 59.19% | 8,749 | 39.22% | 355 | 1.59% | 4,456 | 19.97% | 22,309 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5,868 | 59.87% | 3,675 | 37.50% | 258 | 2.63% | 2,193 | 22.37% | 9,801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 14,273 | 56.75% | 10,273 | 40.85% | 605 | 2.41% | 4,000 | 15.90% | 25,151 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wells | 7,755 | 68.74% | 3,319 | 29.42% | 207 | 1.83% | 4,436 | 39.32% | 11,281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,037 | 60.96% | 3,655 | 36.90% | 212 | 2.14% | 2,382 | 24.06% | 9,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitley | 8,080 | 64.99% | 4,107 | 33.04% | 245 | 1.97% | 3,973 | 31.95% | 12,432 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Blackford (Largest city: Hartford City)
- Clark (Largest city: Jeffersonville)
- Crawford (Largest city: Marengo)
- Delaware (Largest city: Muncie)
- Floyd (Largest city: New Albany)
- Gibson (Largest city: Princeton)
- Jefferson (Largest city: Madison)
- Knox (Largest city: Vincennes)
- Madison (Largest city: Anderson)
- Monroe (Largest city: Bloomington)
- Pike (Largest city: Petersburg)
- Porter (Largest city: Portage)
- Posey (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
- Spencer (Largest city: Santa Claus)
- Starke (Largest city: Knox)
- Sullivan (Largest city: Sullivan)
- Switzerland (Largest city: Vevay)
- Vanderburgh (Largest city: Evansville)
- Vigo (Largest city: Terre Haute)
- Warrick (Largest city: Boonville)
By congressional district
Bush won eight of ten congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.
| District | Bush | Gore | Representative | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | **58%** | Pete Visclosky | |||||||||||||||||
| **55%** | 41% | David M. McIntosh | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Pence | |||||||||||||||||||
| **55%** | 42% | Tim Roemer | |||||||||||||||||
| **62%** | 34% | Mark Souder | |||||||||||||||||
| **60%** | 36% | Steve Buyer | |||||||||||||||||
| **67%** | 28% | Dan Burton | |||||||||||||||||
| **60%** | 35% | Edward A. Pease | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian D. Kerns | |||||||||||||||||||
| **55%** | 40% | John Hostettler | |||||||||||||||||
| **57%** | 39% | Baron Hill | |||||||||||||||||
| 38% | **59%** | Julia Carson |
Electors
Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors
Technically the voters of Indiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Indiana is allocated 12 electors because it has 10 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 12 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 12 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 his or her 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:
- Rodric D. Bray
- Roger A. Chiabai
- Beverly Gard
- Don Heckard
- Marla Irving
- Virginia Lee
- P.E. MacAllister
- Barbara L. McClellan
- Michael D. McDaniel
- Max Middendorf
- Michael Miner
- Virgil Scheidt
References
References
- "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau.
- "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana".
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- [https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=18&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana] US Election Atlas
- "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
- "President Elect - 2000".
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