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2000 United States presidential election in Virginia

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FieldValue
election_name2000 United States presidential election in Virginia
countryVirginia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1996 United States presidential election in Virginia
previous_year1996
next_election2004 United States presidential election in Virginia
next_year2004
election_dateNovember 7, 2000
turnout67.2%
image_sizex200px
image1GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
nominee1**George W. Bush**
party1Republican Party (United States)
home_state1Texas
running_mate1**Dick Cheney**
electoral_vote1**13**
popular_vote1**1,437,490**
percentage1**52.47%**
image2Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg
nominee2Al Gore
party2Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2Tennessee
running_mate2Joe Lieberman
electoral_vote20
popular_vote21,217,290
percentage244.44%
map_image{{Switcher
titlePresident
before_electionBill Clinton
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionGeorge W. Bush
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

| [[File:Virginia Presidential Election Results 2000.svg|436px]] | County and independent city results | [[File:2000 United States presidential election in Virginia by congressional district.svg|436px]] | Congressional district results | [[File:2000 VA Pres.svg|436px]] | Precinct results}} Bush Gore Tie/no data The 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia had not gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1964, and was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8.03%.

At the time, Virginia was considered to be a reliably Republican state. This was the last time Virginia voted to the right of West Virginia. Virginia would not vote Democratic again until 2008. Until 2024, this was the last time Virginia voted for the loser of the popular vote.

, this was the last time that Russell County, Southampton County, and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County, Albemarle County, and the independent cities of Fairfax, Danville, and Williamsburg voted Republican for president.

Primaries

Results

2000 United States presidential election in VirginiaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**Republican****George W. Bush****Dick Cheney****1,437,490****52.47%****13**
DemocraticAl GoreJoe Lieberman1,217,29044.44%0
GreenRalph NaderWinona LaDuke59,3982.17%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneArt Olivier15,1980.55%0
ReformPat BuchananEzola Foster5,4550.20%0
ConstitutionHoward PhillipsCurtis Frazier1,8090.07%0
Write-insWrite-ins-2,8070.10%0
**Totals****2,739,447****100.00%****13**
Voter turnout???

By city/county

County/cityGeorge W. Bush
RepublicanAl Gore
DemocraticRalph Nader
GreenHarry Browne
LibertarianVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Totals1,437,49052.47%1,217,29044.44%59,3982.17%15,1980.55%10,0710.37%220,2008.03%2,739,447
Accomack6,35253.27%5,09242.70%2201.84%1881.58%730.61%1,26010.57%11,925
Albemarle18,29149.64%16,25544.12%2,0435.54%1670.45%900.24%2,0365.52%36,846
Alexandria19,04334.50%33,63360.93%2,0943.79%2230.40%2060.37%-14,590-26.43%55,199
Alleghany2,80854.81%2,21443.22%621.21%250.49%140.27%59411.59%5,123
Amelia2,94761.55%1,75436.63%400.84%240.50%230.48%1,19324.92%4,788
Amherst6,66056.86%4,81241.09%1351.15%670.57%380.32%1,84815.77%11,712
Appomattox3,65461.65%2,13235.97%621.05%601.01%190.32%1,52225.68%5,927
Arlington28,55534.17%50,26060.15%3,9524.73%4630.55%3290.39%-21,705-25.98%83,559
Augusta17,74470.21%6,64326.29%5272.09%2691.06%880.35%11,10143.92%25,271
Bath1,31159.32%82237.19%351.58%271.22%150.68%48922.13%2,210
Bedford17,22465.87%8,16031.21%3761.44%2681.02%1210.46%9,06434.66%26,149
Bedford City1,26951.99%1,07844.16%381.56%351.43%210.86%1917.83%2,441
Bland1,75965.44%85131.66%421.56%200.74%160.60%90833.78%2,688
Botetourt8,86764.07%4,62733.43%2071.50%880.64%510.37%4,24030.64%13,840
Bristol3,49555.66%2,64642.14%891.42%200.32%290.46%84913.52%6,279
Brunswick2,56142.70%3,38756.48%280.47%130.22%80.13%-826-13.78%5,997
Buchanan3,86739.23%5,74558.29%650.66%1321.34%470.48%-1,878-19.06%9,856
Buckingham2,73850.20%2,56146.96%961.76%390.72%200.37%1773.24%5,454
Buena Vista98049.62%94147.65%271.37%190.96%80.41%391.97%1,975
Campbell13,16264.75%6,65932.76%2361.16%1990.98%710.35%6,50331.99%20,327
Caroline3,87346.38%4,31451.66%1021.22%380.46%240.29%-441-5.28%8,351
Carroll7,14264.92%3,63833.07%1261.15%520.47%430.39%3,50431.85%11,001
Charles City1,02333.37%1,98164.61%311.01%190.62%120.39%-958-31.24%3,066
Charlotte2,85557.17%2,01740.39%430.86%460.92%330.66%83816.78%4,994
Charlottesville4,03430.51%7,76258.70%1,1969.04%1110.84%1210.92%-3,728-28.19%13,224
Chesapeake39,68453.21%33,57845.02%7320.98%3220.43%2690.36%6,1068.19%74,585
Chesterfield69,92463.02%38,63834.82%1,6461.48%3350.30%4080.37%31,28628.20%110,951
Clarke2,88354.56%2,16640.99%1953.69%190.36%210.40%71713.57%5,284
Clifton Forge61340.01%86856.66%251.63%201.31%60.39%-255-16.65%1,532
Colonial Heights5,51970.92%2,10026.99%1231.58%190.24%210.27%3,41943.93%7,782
Covington96643.63%1,16852.76%241.08%401.81%160.72%-202-9.13%2,214
Craig1,58063.38%85134.14%391.56%140.56%90.36%72929.24%2,493
Culpeper7,44060.76%4,36435.64%2532.07%1371.12%500.41%3,07625.12%12,244
Cumberland1,97456.29%1,40540.06%351.00%752.14%180.51%56916.23%3,507
Danville9,42751.49%8,22144.91%1680.92%4372.39%540.29%1,2066.58%18,307
Dickenson3,12243.21%3,95154.68%851.18%370.51%310.43%-829-11.47%7,226
Dinwiddie4,95954.28%4,00143.79%740.81%580.63%440.48%95810.49%9,136
Emporia93845.10%1,11653.65%170.82%40.19%50.24%-178-8.55%2,080
Essex1,99552.08%1,75045.68%591.54%190.50%80.21%2456.40%3,831
Fairfax202,18148.86%196,50147.49%12,2012.95%1,5460.37%1,3460.33%5,6801.37%413,775
Fairfax City4,76249.83%4,36145.64%3523.68%390.41%420.44%4014.19%9,556
Falls Church2,13138.10%3,10955.59%2855.10%380.68%300.54%-978-17.49%5,593
Fauquier14,45661.56%8,29635.33%5702.43%600.26%990.42%6,16026.23%23,481
Floyd3,42359.64%1,95734.10%2444.25%480.84%671.17%1,46625.54%5,739
Fluvanna4,96257.00%3,43139.41%2522.89%380.44%230.26%1,53117.59%8,706
Franklin11,22559.62%7,14537.95%3031.61%870.46%690.37%4,08021.67%18,829
Franklin City1,39343.65%1,76355.25%250.78%80.25%20.06%-370-11.60%3,191
Frederick14,57465.09%7,15831.97%4832.16%800.36%970.43%7,41633.12%22,392
Fredericksburg2,93543.93%3,36050.29%3264.88%360.54%240.36%-425-6.36%6,681
Galax1,16052.42%99645.01%421.90%50.23%100.45%1647.41%2,213
Giles3,57452.40%3,00444.05%1372.01%701.03%350.51%5708.35%6,820
Gloucester8,71863.64%4,55333.24%2251.64%1481.08%550.40%4,16530.40%13,699
Goochland5,37861.27%3,19736.42%1391.58%420.48%210.24%2,18124.85%8,777
Grayson4,23661.82%2,46736.00%1021.49%150.22%320.47%1,76925.82%6,852
Greene3,37562.36%1,77432.78%1943.58%500.92%190.35%1,60129.58%5,412
Greensville1,56540.07%2,31459.24%130.33%40.10%100.26%-749-19.17%3,906
Halifax7,73254.95%5,96342.37%1100.78%2111.50%560.40%1,76912.58%14,072
Hampton19,56140.85%27,49057.41%5631.18%1540.32%1190.25%-7,929-16.56%47,887
Hanover28,61468.81%12,04428.96%7111.71%1170.28%990.24%16,57039.85%41,585
Harrisonburg5,74157.65%3,48234.97%6416.44%450.45%490.49%2,25922.68%9,958
Henrico62,88755.04%48,64542.58%1,8931.66%3670.32%4600.40%14,24212.46%114,252
Henry11,87055.30%8,89841.46%2341.09%3311.54%1300.61%2,97213.84%21,463
Highland94265.55%45331.52%322.23%40.28%60.42%48934.03%1,437
Hopewell3,74953.73%3,02443.34%731.05%921.32%400.57%72510.39%6,978
Isle of Wight7,58758.59%5,16239.86%1230.95%510.39%270.21%2,42518.73%12,950
James City14,62859.73%9,09037.11%6392.61%940.38%410.17%5,53822.62%24,492
King and Queen1,42349.77%1,38748.51%331.15%110.38%50.17%361.26%2,859
King George3,59061.35%2,07035.37%1322.26%310.53%290.50%1,52025.98%5,852
King William3,54761.48%2,12536.83%741.28%90.16%140.24%1,42224.65%5,769
Lancaster3,41162.53%1,93735.51%881.61%140.26%50.09%1,47427.02%5,455
Lee4,55152.02%4,03146.08%790.90%340.39%530.61%5205.94%8,748
Lexington95744.72%1,04848.97%1034.81%261.21%60.28%-91-4.25%2,140
Loudoun42,45356.12%30,93840.89%1,6652.20%2760.36%3210.42%11,51515.23%75,653
Louisa5,46154.09%4,30942.68%2222.20%440.44%600.59%1,15211.41%10,096
Lunenburg2,51054.67%2,02644.13%330.72%160.35%60.13%48410.54%4,591
Lynchburg12,51853.25%10,37444.13%4411.88%1050.45%680.29%2,1449.12%23,506
Madison2,94058.48%1,84436.68%1482.94%671.33%280.56%1,09621.80%5,027
Manassas6,75254.41%5,26242.40%2301.85%930.75%730.59%1,49012.01%12,410
Manassas Park1,46056.59%1,04840.62%511.98%90.35%120.47%41215.97%2,580
Martinsville2,56044.96%3,04853.53%591.04%120.21%150.26%-488-8.57%5,694
Mathews2,95164.03%1,49932.52%881.91%541.17%170.37%1,45231.51%4,609
Mecklenburg6,60056.63%4,79741.16%1040.89%960.82%570.49%1,80315.47%11,654
Middlesex2,84460.65%1,67135.64%841.79%661.41%240.51%1,17325.01%4,689
Montgomery13,99151.51%11,72043.15%1,2224.50%1490.55%780.29%2,2718.36%27,160
Nelson2,91347.40%2,90747.31%2734.44%270.44%250.41%60.09%6,145
New Kent3,93464.34%2,05533.61%811.32%200.33%240.39%1,87930.73%6,114
Newport News27,00646.70%29,77951.50%7221.25%2120.37%1060.18%-2,773-4.80%57,825
Norfolk21,92035.39%38,22161.70%1,1531.86%3640.59%2880.46%-16,301-26.31%61,946
Northampton2,29947.00%2,34047.83%1082.21%1212.47%240.49%-41-0.83%4,892
Northumberland3,36259.98%2,11837.79%971.73%110.20%170.30%1,24422.19%5,605
Norton63941.76%86756.67%201.31%20.13%20.13%-228-14.91%1,530
Nottoway2,87052.26%2,46044.79%460.84%981.78%180.33%4107.47%5,492
Orange5,99157.15%4,12639.36%2362.25%910.87%390.37%1,86517.79%10,483
Page5,08963.64%2,72634.09%1431.79%150.19%230.29%2,36329.55%7,996
Patrick4,90166.36%2,25430.52%1011.37%861.16%430.58%2,64735.84%7,385
Petersburg2,10919.07%8,75179.11%1171.06%490.44%360.33%-6,642-60.04%11,062
Pittsylvania15,76064.98%7,83432.30%2070.85%3741.54%800.33%7,92632.68%24,255
Poquoson4,27172.87%1,44824.71%931.59%410.70%80.14%2,82348.16%5,861
Portsmouth12,62835.62%22,28662.86%3480.98%1260.36%670.19%-9,658-27.24%35,455
Powhatan6,82070.23%2,70827.89%1221.26%360.37%250.26%4,11242.34%9,711
Prince Edward3,21450.51%2,92245.92%1151.81%941.48%180.28%2924.59%6,363
Prince George6,57960.36%4,18238.37%970.89%190.17%230.21%2,39721.99%10,900
Prince William52,78852.52%44,74544.52%1,9271.92%6950.69%3560.35%8,0438.00%100,511
Pulaski7,08955.83%5,25541.39%2071.63%860.68%600.47%1,83414.44%12,697
Radford2,19049.24%2,06346.38%1723.87%160.36%70.16%1272.86%4,448
Rappahannock1,85052.66%1,46241.62%1614.58%180.51%220.63%38811.04%3,513
Richmond1,78460.50%1,07636.49%441.49%240.81%210.71%70824.01%2,949
Richmond City20,26530.74%42,71764.80%2,4253.68%3570.54%1620.25%-22,452-34.06%65,926
Roanoke25,74060.12%16,14137.70%6811.59%1690.39%860.20%9,59922.42%42,817
Roanoke City14,63043.75%17,92053.59%6031.80%2020.60%870.26%-3,290-9.84%33,442
Rockbridge4,52257.77%2,95337.73%2483.17%650.83%390.50%1,56920.04%7,827
Rockingham17,48272.86%5,83424.31%5392.25%530.22%860.36%11,64848.55%23,994
Russell5,06546.93%5,44250.43%1020.95%1231.14%600.56%-377-3.50%10,792
Salem6,18857.46%4,34840.37%1811.68%310.29%220.20%1,84017.09%10,770
Scott5,53559.29%3,55238.05%850.91%1141.22%490.52%1,98321.24%9,335
Shenandoah9,63666.68%4,42030.58%2942.03%370.26%650.45%5,21636.10%14,452
Smyth6,58056.05%4,83641.19%1311.12%1160.99%770.66%1,74414.86%11,740
Southampton3,29349.05%3,35950.03%440.66%40.06%140.21%-66-0.98%6,714
Spotsylvania20,73959.22%13,45538.42%5861.67%940.27%1470.42%7,28420.80%35,021
Stafford20,73160.54%12,59636.78%6571.92%1200.35%1420.41%8,13523.76%34,246
Staunton4,87857.29%3,32439.04%2783.27%180.21%160.19%1,55418.25%8,514
Suffolk11,83647.99%12,47150.57%1990.81%960.39%590.24%-635-2.58%24,661
Surry1,31340.65%1,84557.12%290.90%300.93%130.40%-532-16.47%3,230
Sussex1,74544.67%2,00651.36%411.05%832.12%310.79%-261-6.69%3,906
Tazewell8,65552.96%7,22744.22%1620.99%2171.33%830.51%1,4288.74%16,344
Virginia Beach83,67455.87%62,26841.58%2,3701.58%8090.54%6500.43%21,40614.29%149,771
Warren6,33556.73%4,31338.63%2602.33%1241.11%1341.20%2,02218.10%11,166
Washington12,06459.66%7,54937.33%2881.42%2321.15%890.44%4,51522.33%20,222
Waynesboro4,08457.50%2,73738.54%2333.28%220.31%260.37%1,34718.96%7,102
Westmoreland2,93248.66%2,92248.49%881.46%590.98%250.41%100.17%6,026
Williamsburg1,77747.70%1,72446.28%1885.05%210.56%150.40%531.42%3,725
Winchester4,31454.70%3,31842.07%2092.65%270.34%180.23%99612.63%7,886
Wise6,50448.87%6,41248.17%1601.20%1801.35%540.41%920.70%13,310
Wythe6,53963.95%3,46233.86%1321.29%160.16%760.74%3,07730.09%10,225
York15,31262.29%8,62235.07%4801.95%1140.46%550.22%6,69027.22%24,583

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Accomack (largest city: Chincoteague)
  • Alleghany (largest city: Clifton Forge)
  • Bath (largest city: Hot Springs)
  • Bedford (independent city)
  • Buckingham (largest city: Dillwyn)
  • Buena Vista (independent city)
  • Dinwiddie (largest town: McKenney)
  • Essex (largest city: Tappahannock)
  • Galax (independent city)
  • Giles (largest city: Pearisburg)
  • King and Queen (largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
  • Lee (largest city: Pennington Gap)
  • Montgomery (largest city: Blacksburg)
  • Nelson (largest city: Nellysford)
  • Prince Edward (largest city: Farmville)
  • Radford (independent city)
  • Smyth (largest city: Marion)
  • Tazewell (largest city: Richlands)
  • Westmoreland (largest city: Colonial Beach)
  • Williamsburg (independent city)
  • Wise (largest city: Big Stone Gap)

By congressional district

Bush won eight of 11 congressional districts, including two held by other parties. Gore won three districts, including one held by a Republican.

DistrictBushGoreRepresentative
**58%**39%Herb Bateman
Jo Ann Davis
**53%**45%Owen Pickett
Ed Schrock
32%**65%**Bobby Scott
**49.2%**49.0%Norman Sisisky
**56%**40%Virgil Goode
**58%**39%Bob Goodlatte
**62%**35%Tom Bliley
Eric Cantor
40%**55%**Jim Moran
**55%**42%Rick Boucher
**58%**39%Frank Wolf
47%**49%**Tom Davis

References

References

  1. "Registration/Turnout Reports - Summary of Virginia Registration & Turnout Statistics".
  2. Dave Leip. "2000 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  3. 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
  4. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
  5. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data".
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