2000 United States presidential election in Iowa

none September 2023 2000 United States presidential election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Iowa 2004 November 7, 2000 x200px Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 7 638,517 48.54% GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 0 634,373 48.22% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Iowa was won by Democratic Vice President Al Gore by a margin of 0.32% and 4,144 votes over Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush, with Green Party candidate Ralph Nader taking 2.23% of the vote. Gore's win in Iowa marked the fourth consecutive victory for Democrats in Iowa, and the first time since 1988 that the state did not vote for the national winner, a feat which would not occur again until 2020. Gore remains the last Democratic nominee to win Iowa yet lose the presidential election. Along with the 1988 election, this remains the second (and last) of only two times in history that a Republican was elected president without carrying Iowa as neither George W. Bush nor George H. W. Bush carried the state on their first run for the presidency. This is the only state that Gore won in 2000 that Joe Biden lost in his successful bid for the presidency in 2020. Natural Law Party nominee John Hagelin had his strongest county-level showing in his home county of Jefferson County, Iowa, where he garnered 14.7% of the vote. However, he came in sixth statewide, and his vote total was less than the narrow margin separating Gore and Bush. Caucuses 2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses 2000 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses Results 2000 United States presidential election in Iowahttp://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/2000%20G%20PresVp.pdf General President/Vice-President 2002-07-16 2009-03-07 Iowa Secretary of State 2009-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325090846/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/2000%20G%20PresVp.pdf dead PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore 638,517 48.54% 7 Republican George W. Bush 634,373 48.22% 0 Green Ralph Nader 29,374 2.23% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan 5,731 0.44% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 3,209 0.24% 0 Nominated by Petition John Hagelin 2,281 0.17% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 613 0.05% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris 190 0.01% 0 Socialist Party USA David McReynolds 107 <0.01% 0 Scattering 1,168 0.09% — Totals 1,315,563 100.00% 7 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 60%/71% By county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adair 1,753 42.52% 2,275 55.18% 95 2.30% -522 -12.66% 4,123 Adams 897 41.82% 1,170 54.55% 78 3.64% -273 -12.73% 2,145 Allamakee 2,883 44.61% 3,277 50.71% 302 4.67% -394 -6.10% 6,462 Appanoose 2,560 44.88% 2,992 52.45% 152 2.66% -432 -7.57% 5,704 Audubon 1,780 47.04% 1,909 50.45% 95 2.51% -129 -3.41% 3,784 Benton 5,915 50.27% 5,468 46.47% 383 3.26% 447 3.80% 11,766 Black Hawk 30,112 54.66% 23,468 42.60% 1,505 2.73% 6,644 12.06% 55,085 Boone 6,270 51.19% 5,625 45.92% 354 2.89% 645 5.27% 12,249 Bremer 5,169 46.26% 5,675 50.78% 331 2.96% -506 -4.52% 11,175 Buchanan 5,045 53.61% 4,092 43.49% 273 2.90% 953 10.12% 9,410 Buena Vista 3,297 41.33% 4,354 54.58% 326 4.09% -1,057 -13.25% 7,977 Butler 2,735 40.68% 3,837 57.06% 152 2.26% -1,102 -16.38% 6,724 Calhoun 2,132 42.29% 2,776 55.07% 133 2.64% -644 -12.78% 5,041 Carroll 4,463 46.65% 4,879 50.99% 226 2.36% -416 -4.34% 9,568 Cass 2,481 36.06% 4,206 61.13% 193 2.81% -1,725 -25.07% 6,880 Cedar 4,033 48.33% 4,031 48.31% 280 3.36% 2 0.02% 8,344 Cerro Gordo 12,185 54.98% 9,397 42.40% 580 2.62% 2,788 12.58% 22,162 Cherokee 2,845 43.16% 3,463 52.53% 284 4.31% -618 -9.37% 6,592 Chickasaw 3,435 52.17% 2,936 44.59% 213 3.24% 499 7.58% 6,584 Clarke 2,081 49.83% 1,984 47.51% 111 2.66% 97 2.32% 4,176 Clay 3,294 43.47% 3,992 52.68% 292 3.85% -698 -9.21% 7,578 Clayton 4,238 49.45% 4,034 47.07% 299 3.49% 204 2.38% 8,571 Clinton 12,276 55.35% 9,229 41.61% 675 3.04% 3,047 13.74% 22,180 Crawford 2,838 43.30% 3,482 53.12% 235 3.59% -644 -9.82% 6,555 Dallas 8,561 44.29% 10,306 53.32% 463 2.40% -1,745 -9.03% 19,330 Davis 1,691 45.00% 1,956 52.05% 111 2.95% -265 -7.05% 3,758 Decatur 1,674 45.13% 1,903 51.31% 132 3.56% -229 -6.18% 3,709 Delaware 3,808 45.61% 4,273 51.18% 268 3.21% -465 -5.57% 8,349 Des Moines 11,351 58.62% 7,385 38.14% 629 3.25% 3,966 20.48% 19,365 Dickinson 3,660 45.07% 4,225 52.03% 236 2.91% -565 -6.96% 8,121 Dubuque 22,341 55.41% 16,462 40.83% 1,520 3.77% 5,879 14.58% 40,323 Emmet 2,165 46.76% 2,331 50.35% 134 2.89% -166 -3.59% 4,630 Fayette 4,640 48.23% 4,747 49.34% 234 2.43% -107 -1.11% 9,621 Floyd 3,830 52.92% 3,191 44.09% 217 3.00% 639 8.83% 7,238 Franklin 2,122 42.97% 2,657 53.81% 159 3.22% -535 -10.84% 4,938 Fremont 1,459 40.35% 2,069 57.22% 88 2.43% -610 -16.87% 3,616 Greene 2,301 48.76% 2,282 48.36% 136 2.88% 19 0.40% 4,719 Grundy 2,139 35.00% 3,851 63.02% 121 1.98% -1,712 -28.02% 6,111 Guthrie 2,493 45.58% 2,840 51.93% 136 2.49% -347 -6.35% 4,123 Hamilton 3,407 44.98% 3,968 52.39% 199 2.63% -561 -7.41% 7,574 Hancock 2,281 41.95% 2,988 54.95% 169 3.11% -707 -13.00% 5,438 Hardin 3,734 44.27% 4,486 53.18% 215 2.55% -752 -8.91% 8,435 Harrison 2,551 38.99% 3,802 58.11% 190 2.90% -1,251 -19.12% 6,543 Henry 3,907 45.06% 4,476 51.62% 288 3.32% -569 -6.56% 8,671 Howard 2,426 54.02% 1,922 42.80% 143 3.18% 504 11.22% 4,491 Humboldt 1,949 39.45% 2,846 57.61% 145 2.94% -897 -18.16% 4,940 Ida 1,411 40.42% 1,968 56.37% 112 3.21% -557 -15.95% 3,491 Iowa 3,230 43.57% 3,894 52.53% 289 3.90% -664 -8.96% 7,413 Jackson 4,945 54.75% 3,769 41.73% 318 3.52% 1,176 13.02% 9,032 Jasper 8,699 48.77% 8,729 48.94% 407 2.28% -30 -0.17% 17,835 Jefferson 2,863 37.93% 3,248 43.03% 1,437 19.04% -385 -5.10% 7,548 Johnson 31,174 59.08% 17,899 33.92% 3,696 7.00% 13,275 25.16% 52,769 Jones 4,690 51.30% 4,201 45.95% 252 2.76% 489 5.35% 9,143 Keokuk 2,181 44.09% 2,571 51.97% 195 3.94% -390 -7.88% 4,947 Kossuth 3,960 44.60% 4,612 51.95% 306 3.45% -652 -7.35% 8,878 Lee 9,632 58.12% 6,339 38.25% 601 3.63% 3,293 19.87% 16,572 Linn 48,897 53.11% 40,417 43.90% 2,750 2.99% 8,480 9.21% 92,064 Louisa 2,294 49.47% 2,207 47.60% 136 2.93% 87 1.87% 4,637 Lucas 1,934 44.95% 2,262 52.57% 107 2.49% -328 -7.62% 4,303 Lyon 1,313 24.58% 3,918 73.34% 111 2.08% -2,605 -48.76% 5,342 Madison 3,093 44.38% 3,662 52.55% 214 3.07% -569 -8.17% 6,969 Mahaska 3,370 35.31% 5,971 62.57% 202 2.12% -2,601 -27.26% 9,543 Marion 5,741 39.85% 8,358 58.01% 309 2.14% -2,617 -18.16% 14,408 Marshall 8,322 47.22% 8,785 49.85% 517 2.93% -463 -2.63% 17,624 Mills 2,039 34.47% 3,684 62.28% 192 3.25% -1,645 -27.81% 5,915 Mitchell 2,650 51.34% 2,388 46.26% 124 2.40% 262 5.08% 5,162 Monona 2,086 45.75% 2,304 50.53% 170 3.73% -218 -4.78% 4,560 Monroe 1,699 46.59% 1,858 50.95% 90 2.47% -159 -4.36% 3,647 Montgomery 1,838 34.07% 3,417 63.35% 139 2.58% -1,579 -29.28% 5,394 Muscatine 8,058 50.12% 7,483 46.55% 535 3.33% 575 3.57% 16,076 O'Brien 2,170 30.81% 4,674 66.35% 200 2.84% -2,504 -35.54% 7,044 Osceola 913 29.81% 2,064 67.38% 86 2.81% -1,151 -37.57% 3,063 Page 2,293 32.48% 4,588 65.00% 178 2.52% -2,295 -32.52% 7,059 Palo Alto 2,326 48.23% 2,341 48.54% 156 3.23% -15 -0.31% 4,823 Plymouth 3,499 34.58% 6,189 61.17% 430 4.25% -2,690 -26.59% 10,118 Pocahontas 1,736 41.92% 2,242 54.14% 163 3.94% -506 -12.22% 4,141 Polk 89,715 51.51% 79,927 45.89% 4,525 2.60% 9,788 5.62% 174,167 Pottawattamie 14,726 42.72% 18,783 54.50% 958 2.78% -4,057 -11.78% 34,467 Poweshiek 4,222 47.02% 4,396 48.95% 362 4.03% -174 -1.93% 8,980 Ringgold 1,246 46.29% 1,369 50.85% 77 2.86% -123 -4.56% 2,692 Sac 2,099 41.70% 2,776 55.16% 158 3.14% -677 -13.46% 5,033 Scott 35,857 50.81% 32,801 46.48% 1,910 2.71% 3,056 4.33% 70,568 Shelby 2,179 36.26% 3,655 60.83% 175 2.91% -1,476 -24.57% 6,009 Sioux 2,148 14.62% 12,241 83.32% 303 2.06% -10,093 -68.70% 14,692 Story 17,478 49.42% 16,228 45.89% 1,658 4.69% 1,250 3.53% 35,364 Tama 4,045 48.65% 4,034 48.51% 236 2.84% 11 0.14% 8,315 Taylor 1,247 40.28% 1,770 57.17% 79 2.55% -523 -16.89% 3,096 Union 2,540 44.25% 3,003 52.32% 197 3.43% -463 -8.07% 5,740 Van Buren 1,440 40.44% 2,016 56.61% 105 2.95% -576 -16.17% 3,561 Wapello 8,355 55.19% 6,313 41.70% 471 3.11% 2,042 13.49% 15,139 Warren 9,521 48.45% 9,621 48.95% 511 2.60% -100 -0.50% 19,653 Washington 3,932 43.24% 4,827 53.08% 335 3.68% -895 -9.84% 9,094 Wayne 1,300 43.03% 1,666 55.15% 55 1.82% -366 -12.12% 3,021 Webster 8,479 49.74% 8,172 47.94% 397 2.33% 307 1.80% 17,048 Winnebago 2,691 48.69% 2,662 48.16% 174 3.15% 29 0.53% 5,527 Winneshiek 4,339 46.08% 4,647 49.35% 431 4.58% -308 -3.27% 9,417 Woodbury 17,691 46.68% 18,864 49.78% 1,341 3.54% -1,173 -3.10% 37,896 Worth 2,208 55.14% 1,659 41.43% 137 3.42% 549 13.71% 4,004 Wright 2,796 44.13% 3,384 53.41% 156 2.46% -588 -9.28% 6,336Totals638,51748.54%634,37348.22%42,6733.24%4,1440.32%1,315,563 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Adair (Largest city: Greenfield) Adams (Largest city: Corning) Allamakee (Largest city: Waukon) Appanoose (Largest city: Centerville) Audubon (Largest city: Audubon) Bremer (Largest city: Waverly) Butler (Largest city: Parkersburg) Calhoun (Largest city: Rockwell City) Carroll (Largest city: Carroll) Cherokee (Largest city: Cherokee) Clay (Largest city: Spencer) Crawford (Largest city: Denison) Dallas (Largest city: Waukee) Davis (Largest city: Bloomfield) Decatur (Largest city: Lamoni) Delaware (Largest city: Manchester) Dickinson (Largest city: Spirit Lake) Emmet (Largest city: Estherville) Fayette (Largest city: Oelwein) Franklin (Largest city: Hampton) Guthrie (Largest city: Guthrie Center) Hamilton (Largest city: Webster City) Hancock (Largest city: Garner) Hardin (Largest city: Iowa Falls) Henry (Largest city: Mount Pleasant) Iowa (Largest city: Williamsburg) Jasper (Largest city: Newton) Jefferson (Largest city: Fairfield) Keokuk (Largest city: Sigourney) Kossuth (Largest city: Algona) Lucas (Largest city: Chariton) Madison (Largest city: Winterset) Marshall (Largest city: Marshalltown) Monona (Largest city: Onawa) Monroe (Largest city: Albia) Palo Alto (Largest city: Emmetsburg) Pocahontas (Largest city: Pocahontas) Poweshiek (Largest city: Grinnell) Ringgold (Largest city: Mount Ayr) Taylor (Largest city: Bedford) Union (Largest city: Creston) Van Buren (Largest city: Keosauqua) Warren (Largest city: Indianola) Washington (Largest city: Washington) Wayne (Largest city: Corydon) Winneshiek (Largest city: Decorah) Woodbury (Largest city: Sioux City) Wright (Largest city: Eagle Grove) By congressional district Despite losing the state, Bush won three of five congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat. Gore won two districts, both held by Republicans.2000 Presidential General Election Data - Iowa District Gore Bush RepresentativeIowa 1 1st 53% 43%Jim LeachIowa 2 2nd 51% 45%Jim NussleIowa 3 3rd 47% 49%Leonard BoswellIowa 4 4th 48% 50%Greg GanskeIowa 5 5th 42% 55%Tom Latham Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Iowa cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Iowa is allocated 7 electors because it has 5 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 7 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 7 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 their candidate is known as a faithless elector. The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events 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 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead Jeff Heland Angelyn King Paulee Lipsman Emil Pavich John O'Brien Ernest Ricehill Evan Giesen David Tingwald See also United States presidential elections in Iowa References 2000 Presidential