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2000 United States presidential election in Vermont

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Field	Value
election_name	2000 United States presidential election in Vermont
country	Vermont
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1996 United States presidential election in Vermont
previous_year	1996
next_election	2004 United States presidential election in Vermont
next_year	2004
election_date	November 7, 2000
image_size	160x150px
image1	Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg
nominee1	Al Gore
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Tennessee
running_mate1	Joe Lieberman
electoral_vote1	3
popular_vote1	149,022
percentage1	50.63%
image2	GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
nominee2	George W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dick Cheney
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	119,775
percentage2	40.70%
image3	Ralph Nader 1999 (cropped).jpg
nominee3	Ralph Nader
party3	Green Party (United States)
alliance3	Vermont Progressive Party
home_state3	Connecticut
running_mate3	Winona LaDuke
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	20,374
percentage3	6.92%
map	{{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:Vermont Presidential Election Results 2000.svg|x250px]] |County results |[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 2000 by Municipality.svg|x250px]] |Municipality results}} Gore Bush Browne

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). Gore's win in Vermont marked the third consecutive victory for Democrats in Vermont, 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 2024 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 and Orange counties and the last one to carry Orleans County until Donald Trump narrowly won it in 2024. Bush became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Bennington, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, or Windsor Counties.

Vermont was one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush for president in 1988 that didn't back George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

To date, this is the last time that the city of Newport and the towns of Andover, Athens, Barnard, Barnet, Barton, Bradford, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Burke, Cavendish, Chelsea, Chittenden, Corinth, Dorset, Fairfax, Ferrisburgh, Landgrove, Leicester, Londonderry, Manchester, Mendon, Newbury, North Hero, Pawlet, Plymouth, Vernon, Rupert, Sandgate, Shoreham, St. Johnsbury, Sunderland, Tunbridge, Wallingford, Waterville, West Fairlee, Westfield, and Westmore voted Republican. It was also the last time the town of Tinmouth voted Republican until 2024.

Primaries

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Vermont	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
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%	3
Voter turnout	64%	+6%

By county

County	Al Gore
Democratic	George W. Bush
Republican	Ralph Nader
Green/Progressive	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	149,022	50.63%	119,775	40.70%	20,374	6.92%	5,137	1.75%	29,247	9.93%	294,308
	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

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Caledonia (largest city: St. Johnsbury)
Essex (largest city: Lunenburg)
Orange (largest city: Randolph)
Orleans (largest city: Derby)

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

References

"2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
(2001). "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections.

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