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2000 United States presidential election
2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 2004 61.4%This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See Presidential Turnout History https://vote.sos.ri.gov/DataInformation/VoterTurnout September 26, 2024 Rhode Island Board of Elections 3.4 pp November 7, 2000 x160px Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 4 249,508 60.99% GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 0 130,555 31.91% Ralph Nader 1999 (cropped).jpg Ralph Nader Green Party (United States) Connecticut Winona LaDuke 0 25,052 6.12% 250px County results 250px Municipality results
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#f2b3be 40–50% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States)
The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island voted for the Democratic Party's candidate, then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican Party's candidate, Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Gore ran with Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate, while Bush ran with former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate.
Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships. Ralph Nader, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of the Green Party with Winona LaDuke as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after Alaska, Vermont and neighboring Massachusetts.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=2000&f=1&off=0&elect=0 2000 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Despite Gore not winning the national election, his over 29-point win margin in this state has not been topped since.
Primaries
Democratic Primary (March 7)
Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.
Al Gore Bill Bradley other 26,801 19,000 1,043 57% 41% 2%
Republican Primary (March 7)
This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.
John McCain George W. Bush others 21,754 13,170 1,196 60% 36% 4%
Results
2000 United States presidential election in Rhode IslandPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 249,508 60.99% 4 Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 130,555 31.91% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 25,052 6.12% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 2,273 0.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Art Oliver 742 0.18% 0 No party Write-in 329 0.08% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin A. Nat. Goldhaber 271 0.07% 0 Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 199 0.05% 0 Constitution Party Howard Phillips J. Curtis Frazer 97 0.02% 0 Socialist David McReynolds Mary Cal Hollis 52 0.01% 0 Soc. Workers James Harris Margaret Trowe 34 0.01% 0TOTAL409,112100%4
By county
County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 13,424 57.68% 8,375 35.99% 1,473 6.33% 5,049 21.69% 23,272 Kent 43,265 58.89% 25,291 34.42% 4,914 6.69% 17,974 24.47% 73,470 Newport 20,790 54.94% 14,258 37.68% 2,790 7.38% 6,532 17.26% 37,838 Providence 142,469 65.26% 61,378 28.12% 14,461 6.62% 81,091 37.14% 218,308 Washington 29,560 52.58% 21,253 37.80% 5,411 9.62% 8,307 14.78% 56,224Totals249,50860.99%130,55531.91%29,0497.10%118,95329.08%409,112
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By congressional district
Gore won both congressional districts.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 2026-07-14 uselectionatlas.org
District Gore Bush RepresentativeRhode Island 1 1st 62% 31%Patrick J. KennedyRhode Island 2 2nd60%33%Robert WeygandJames Langevin
See also
United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
References
Rhode Island
2000
Category:2000 Rhode Island elections