PERCENTAGE ELECTORAL METHOD
Presidential Election of 2000, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary
Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Republican-George W. Bush; Richard B. Cheney (winner)
Democratic-Albert A. Gore, Jr.; Joseph I. Lieberman
Green-Ralph Nader; Winona LaDuke

George W.
Bush
Albert A.
Gore, Jr.
Ralph
Nader
Electoral votes
Popular
vote
%
Popular
vote
%
Popular
vote
%
R
D
G
Alabama
941,173
56%
692,611
42%
18,323
1%
9
Alaska
167,398
59
79,004
28
28,747
10
3
Arizona
781,652
51
685,341
45
45,645
3
8
Arkansas
472,940
51
422,768
46
13,421
1
6
California
4,567,429
42
5,861,203
53
418,707
4
54
Colorado
883,748
51
738,227
42
91,434
5
8
Connecticut
561,094
38
816,015
56
64,452
4
8
Delaware
137,288
42
180,068
55
8,307
3
3
DC
18,073
9
171,923
85
10,576
5
21
Florida
2,912,790
49
2,912,253
49
97,488
2
25
Georgia
1,419,720
55
1,116,230
43
13,4322
1
13
Hawaii
137,845
37
205,286
56
21,623
6
4
Idaho
336,937
67
138,637
28
12,2922
2
4
Illinois
2,019,421
43
2,589,026
55
103,759
2
22
Indiana
1,245,836
57
901,980
41
18,5312
1
12
Iowa
634,373
48
638,517
49
29,374
2
7
Kansas
622,332
58
399,276
37
36,086
3
6
Kentucky
872,492
57
638,898
41
23,192
2
8
Louisiana
927,871
53
792,344
45
20,473
1
9
Maine
286,616
44
319,951
49
37,127
6
4
Maryland
813,797
40
1,145,782
56
53,768
3
10
Massachusetts
878,502
33
1,616,487
60
173,564
6
12
Michigan
1,953,139
46
2,170,418
51
84,165
2
18
Minnesota
1,109,659
46
1,168,266
48
126,696
5
10
Mississippi
572,844
58
404,614
41
8,122
1
7
Missouri
1,189,924
50
1,111,138
47
38,515
2
11
Montana
240,178
58
137,126
33
24,437
6
3
Nebraska
433,862
62
231,780
33
24,540
4
5
Nevada
301,575
50
279,978
46
15,008
2
4
New Hampshire
273,559
48
266,348
47
22,198
4
4
New Jersey
1,284,173
40
1,788,850
56
94,554
3
15
New Mexico
286,417
48
286,783
48
21,251
4
5
New York
2,403,374
35
4,107,697
60
244,030
4
33
North Carolina
1,631,163
56
1,257,692
43
-
-
14
North Dakota
174,852
61
95,284
33
9,486
3
3
Ohio
2,351,209
50
2,186,190
46
117,857
3
21
Oklahoma
744,337
60
474,276
38
-
-
8
Oregon
713,577
47
720,342
47
77,357
5
7
Pennsylvania
2,281,127
46
2,485,967
51
103,392
2
23
Rhode Island
130,555
32
249,508
61
25,052
6
4
South Carolina
785,937
57
565,561
41
20,200
1
8
South Dakota
190,700
60
118,804
38
-
-
3
Tennessee
1,061,949
51
981,720
47
19,781
1
11
Texas
3,799,639
59
2,433,746
38
137,994
2
32
Utah
515,096
67
203,053
26
35,850
5
5
Vermont
119,775
41
149,022
51
20,374
7
3
Virginia
1,437,490
52
1,217,290
44
59,398
2
13
Washington
1,108,864
45
1,247,652
50
103,002
4
11
West Virginia
336,475
52
295,497
46
10,680
2
5
Wisconsin
1,237,279
48
1,242,987
48
94,070
4
11
Wyoming
147,947
68
60,481
28
4,6252
2
3
Total
50,456,002
47.87%
50,999,897
48.38%
2,882,955
2.74%
271
266
NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Dash (-) indicates not on ballot.
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates.
1. The District of Columbia has 3 votes. There was 1 abstention.
2. Write-in votes.
Source: Federal Election Commission.
Voting age population (Census Bureau Population Survey for Nov. 2000): 205,815,000
Percentage of voting age population casting a vote for president: 51.3%

USING THE PERCENTAGE METHOD

Presidential Election of 2000, Electoral and Popular Vote Summary
Principal Candidates for President and Vice President:
Republican-George W. Bush; Richard B. Cheney (winner)
Democratic-Albert A. Gore, Jr.; Joseph I. Lieberman
Green-Ralph Nader; Winona LaDuke

George W.
Bush
Albert A.
Gore, Jr.
Ralph
Nader
Electoral votes
Popular
vote
%
Popular
vote
%
Popular
vote
%
R
D
G
Alabama
941,173
56%
692,611
42%
18,323
1%
  5.04
   3.78
  .18
Alaska
167,398
59
79,004
28
28,747
10
  1.77
  .84
  .39
Arizona
781,652
51
685,341
45
45,645
3
  4.08
  3.60
  .32
Arkansas
472,940
51
422,768
46
13,421
1
  3.06
  2.76
  .18
California
4,567,429
42
5,861,203
53
418,707
4
  22.68
  28.62
  2.70
Colorado
883,748
51
738,227
42
91,434
5
  4.08
  3.36
  .56
Connecticut
561,094
38
816,015
56
64,452
4
 3.04
 4.48
  .48
Delaware
137,288
42
180,068
55
8,307
3
  1.26
  1.65
  .09
DC
18,073
9
171,923
85
10,576
5
  .18
1.70
  1.12*
Florida
2,912,790
49
2,912,253
49
97,488
2
  12.25
  12.25
  .50
Georgia
1,419,720
55
1,116,230
43
13,4322
1
  7.15
  5.59
  .26
Hawaii
137,845
37
205,286
56
21,623
6
  1.48
  2.24
  .28
Idaho
336,937
67
138,637
28
12,2922
2
  2.68
  1.12
  .20
Illinois
2,019,421
43
2,589,026
55
103,759
2
  9.46
  12.10
  .44
Indiana
1,245,836
57
901,980
41
18,5312
1
  6.84
  4.92
  .24
Iowa
634,373
48
638,517
49
29,374
2
  3.36
  3.43
  .21
Kansas
622,332
58
399,276
37
36,086
3
  3.48
  2.22
  .30
Kentucky
872,492
57
638,898
41
23,192
2
  4.56
  3.28
  .16
Louisiana
927,871
53
792,344
45
20,473
1
  4.77
  4.05
  .18
Maine
286,616
44
319,951
49
37,127
6
  1.76
  1.96
  .28
Maryland
813,797
40
1,145,782
56
53,768
3
  4.0
  5.6
  .4
Massachusetts
878,502
33
1,616,487
60
173,564
6
  3.96
  7.20
  .84
Michigan
1,953,139
46
2,170,418
51
84,165
2
  8.28
  9.18
  .54
Minnesota
1,109,659
46
1,168,266
48
126,696
5
  4.6
  4.8
  .6
Mississippi
572,844
58
404,614
41
8,122
1
  4.06
  2.87
  .07
Missouri
1,189,924
50
1,111,138
47
38,515
2
  5.5
  5.17
  .33
Montana
240,178
58
137,126
33
24,437
6
1.74
  .99
  .27
Nebraska
433,862
62
231,780
33
24,540
4
  3.10
  1.65
  .25
Nevada
301,575
50
279,978
46
15,008
2
  2.0
  1.84
  .16
New Hampshire
273,559
48
266,348
47
22,198
4
  1.92
  1.88
  .20
New Jersey
1,284,173
40
1,788,850
56
94,554
3
  6.00
  8.40
  .60
New Mexico
286,417
48
286,783
48
21,251
4
  2.40
 2.40
  .20
New York
2,403,374
35
4,107,697
60
244,030
4
  11.55
  19.80
  1.65
North Carolina
1,631,163
56
1,257,692
43
-
-
  7.84
  6.02
  err
North Dakota
174,852
61
95,284
33
9,486
3
  1.83
  .99
  .18
Ohio
2,351,209
50
2,186,190
46
117,857
3
  10.50
  9.66
  .84
Oklahoma
744,337
60
474,276
38
-
-
  4.80
  3.04
  .16
Oregon
713,577
47
720,342
47
77,357
5
  3.29
  3.29
  .42
Pennsylvania
2,281,127
46
2,485,967
51
103,392
2
  10.58
  11.73
  .69
Rhode Island
130,555
32
249,508
61
25,052
6
  1.28
  2.44
  .28
South Carolina
785,937
57
565,561
41
20,200
1
  4.56
  3.28
  .16
South Dakota
190,700
60
118,804
38
-
-
  1.80
  1.14
  .06
Tennessee
1,061,949
51
981,720
47
19,781
1
  5.61
  5.17
  .22
Texas
3,799,639
59
2,433,746
38
137,994
2
  18.88
  12.16
  .96
Utah
515,096
67
203,053
26
35,850
5
  3.35
  1.30
  .35
Vermont
119,775
41
149,022
51
20,374
7
  1.23
  1.53
  .24
Virginia
1,437,490
52
1,217,290
44
59,398
2
  6.76
  5.72
  .52
Washington
1,108,864
45
1,247,652
50
103,002
4
  4.95
  5.50
  .55
West Virginia
336,475
52
295,497
46
10,680
2
  2.60
  2.30
  .10
Wisconsin
1,237,279
48
1,242,987
48
94,070
4
  5.28
  5.28
  .44
Wyoming
147,947
68
60,481
28
4,6252
2
  2.04
  .84
  .12
Total
50,456,002
47.87%
50,999,897
48.38%
2,882,955
2.74%
  258.97
257.12
  21.91
NOTE: Total electoral votes = 538. Total electoral votes needed to win = 270. Dash (-) indicates not on ballot.
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and other candidates.
1. The District of Columbia has 3 votes. There was 1* abstention.
2. Write-in votes.
Source: Federal Election Commission.
Voting age population (Census Bureau Population Survey for Nov. 2000): 205,815,000
Percentage of voting age population casting a vote for president: 51.3%