2000 United States presidential election in Ohio

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Ohio 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio 2004 November 7, 2000 63.73%https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/historical-election-comparisons/voter-turnout-in-general-elections/ Voter Turnout in General Elections Ohio Secretary of State GeorgeWBush (1).jpg x200px George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 21 2,351,209 49.97% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 2,186,190 46.46% 250px County results 225px Congressional district results 250px Municipality results 1 Bush #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Gore #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was won by Texas governor George W. Bush by a 3.51% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered Ohio a swing state. Bush performed strongly in most parts of rural Ohio. Gore kept the race close by running up big margins in Cuyahoga County, home of Cleveland. Gore also won the traditional working-class counties of Mahoning, Portage, and Trumbull counties. Gore only narrowly took Franklin County, home of Columbus, which at the time was a swing county but is now seen as reliably Democratic, having given Democratic nominees a majority of the vote in every election since. 2024 11 As of 2024, this was the last presidential election in Ohio where the Democrat won Clark County, home of Springfield.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Ohio kept its streak of voting for the winner in every election since 1964, but this was the first election since Ohio voted for Richard Nixon in 1960 where the state failed to back the national popular vote winner. Ohio was one of nine states that voted for Bill Clinton twice that Bush managed to flip. Had Gore won the state's electoral votes instead of Bush, the election would have gone his way. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Erie County and Franklin County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888. Results Official state results from the Ohio secretary of state are as follows: 2000 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush 2,351,209 49.97%21 Democratic Al Gore 2,186,190 46.46% 0 Not Designated Ralph Nader 117,857 2.51% 0 Not Designated Pat Buchanan 26,724 0.57% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 13,475 0.29% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 6,169 0.13% 0 Not Designated Howard Phillips 3,823 0.08% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 10 <0.01% 0 Totals 4,705,457 100.00% 21 Results by county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticRalph NaderNot DesignatedVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescastOur Campaigns; OH US President 2000#%#%#%#%#%Adams6,38062.34%3,58134.99%1621.58%1121.09%2,79927.35%10,235Allen28,64765.41%13,99631.96%7601.74%3920.90%14,65133.45%43,795Ashland13,53363.66%6,68531.45%5632.65%4772.24%6,84832.21%21,258Ashtabula17,94045.45%19,83150.24%1,1092.81%5921.50%-1,891-4.79%39,472Athens9,70338.13%13,15851.71%1,6636.54%9233.63%-3,455-13.58%25,447Auglaize13,77069.22%5,56427.97%3721.87%1860.94%8,20641.25%19,892Belmont12,62541.89%15,98053.02%7232.40%8132.70%-3,355-11.13%30,141Brown10,02761.03%5,97236.35%2691.64%1610.98%4,05524.68%16,429Butler86,58763.32%46,39033.93%2,7081.98%1,0520.77%40,19729.39%136,737Carroll6,73254.91%4,96040.45%2712.21%2982.43%1,77214.46%12,261Champaign9,22058.80%5,95537.98%3462.21%1591.01%3,26520.82%15,680Clark27,66048.06%27,98448.62%1,3472.34%5680.99%-324-0.56%57,559Clermont47,12967.45%20,92729.95%1,3031.86%5180.74%26,20237.50%69,877Clinton9,82465.19%4,79131.79%3252.16%1300.86%5,03333.40%15,070Columbiana21,80449.08%20,65746.50%1,2172.74%7491.69%1,1472.58%44,427Coshocton8,24357.77%5,59439.21%2952.07%1360.95%2,64918.56%14,268Crawford11,66660.84%6,72135.05%5362.80%2531.32%4,94525.79%19,176Cuyahoga192,09933.42%359,91362.62%16,9562.95%5,8141.01%-167,814-29.20%574,782Darke14,81763.68%7,74133.27%4521.94%2571.10%7,07630.41%23,267Defiance9,54058.74%6,17538.02%3652.25%1621.00%3,36520.72%16,242Delaware36,63966.13%17,13430.93%1,2122.19%4180.75%19,50535.20%55,403Erie16,10545.99%17,73250.64%8722.49%3060.87%-1,627-4.65%35,015Fairfield33,52361.97%19,06535.24%1,1152.06%3910.72%14,45826.73%54,094Fayette5,68561.27%3,36336.25%1651.78%650.70%2,32225.02%9,278Franklin197,86247.78%202,01848.79%10,7022.58%3,4920.84%-4,156-1.01%414,074Fulton11,54661.10%6,80536.01%3761.99%1690.89%4,74125.09%18,896Gallia7,51158.79%4,87238.13%2151.68%1781.39%2,63920.66%12,776Geauga25,41759.66%15,32735.98%1,4053.30%4511.06%10,09023.68%42,600Greene37,94658.20%25,05938.43%1,5922.44%6070.93%12,88719.77%65,204Guernsey8,18153.02%6,64343.05%4052.62%2011.30%1,5389.97%15,430Hamilton204,17554.03%161,57842.76%9,2222.44%2,9240.77%42,59711.27%377,899Hancock20,98568.54%8,79828.74%5921.93%2420.79%12,18739.80%30,617Hardin7,12459.03%4,55737.76%2432.01%1441.19%2,56721.27%12,068Harrison3,41747.72%3,35146.80%1922.68%2012.81%660.92%7,161Henry8,53064.37%4,36732.95%2581.95%970.73%4,16331.42%13,252Highland9,72862.98%5,32834.49%2451.59%1460.95%4,40028.49%15,447Hocking5,70253.01%4,47441.60%2912.71%2892.69%1,22811.41%10,756Holmes6,75473.85%2,06622.59%1721.88%1531.67%4,68851.26%9,145Huron12,28657.52%8,18338.31%5602.62%3311.55%4,10319.21%21,360Jackson6,95855.71%5,13141.08%2221.78%1791.43%1,82714.63%12,490Jefferson15,03843.42%17,48850.49%8972.59%1,2133.50%-2,450-7.07%34,636Knox13,39363.00%7,13333.55%4522.13%2821.33%6,26029.45%21,260Lake51,74750.45%46,49745.33%3,1663.09%1,1541.13%5,2505.12%102,564Lawrence12,53151.25%11,30746.24%4021.64%2120.87%1,2245.01%24,452Licking37,18059.52%23,19637.13%1,4982.40%5920.95%13,98422.39%62,466Logan11,84964.20%5,94532.21%4492.43%2121.15%5,90431.99%18,455Lorain47,95742.75%59,80953.32%3,1832.84%1,2311.10%-11,852-10.57%112,180Lucas73,34239.15%108,34457.83%4,2272.26%1,4370.77%-35,002-18.68%187,350Madison8,89260.63%5,28736.05%2992.04%1891.29%3,60524.58%14,667Mahoning40,46035.45%69,21260.65%3,3222.91%1,1250.99%-28,752-25.20%114,119Marion13,61754.87%10,37041.79%5882.37%2400.97%3,24713.08%24,815Medina37,34955.84%26,63539.82%1,9602.93%9391.40%10,71416.02%66,883Meigs5,75058.70%3,67437.51%2262.31%1451.48%2,07621.19%9,795Mercer12,48568.25%5,21228.49%3922.14%2051.12%7,27339.76%18,294Miami26,03760.78%15,58436.38%8792.05%3410.80%10,45324.40%42,841Monroe3,14544.20%3,60550.67%1492.09%2163.04%-460-6.47%7,115Montgomery109,79247.53%114,59749.61%4,6902.03%1,9080.83%-4,805-2.08%230,987Morgan3,45157.58%2,26137.73%1772.95%1041.74%1,19019.85%5,993Morrow7,84261.08%4,52935.28%3052.38%1631.27%3,31325.80%12,839Muskingum17,99555.16%13,41541.12%8822.70%3321.02%4,58014.04%32,624Noble3,43557.36%2,29638.34%1542.57%1031.72%1,13919.02%5,988Ottawa9,91749.66%9,48547.50%4322.16%1340.67%4322.16%19,968Paulding5,21058.24%3,38437.83%2422.71%1101.23%1,82620.41%8,946Perry6,44050.20%5,89545.95%3342.60%1591.24%5454.25%12,828Pickaway10,71760.41%6,59837.19%2761.56%1490.83%4,11923.22%17,740Pike5,33350.50%4,92346.62%1761.67%1281.21%4103.88%10,560Portage28,27144.95%31,44649.99%2,3403.72%8421.34%-3,175-5.04%62,899Preble11,17661.52%6,37535.09%4042.22%2111.16%4,80126.43%18,166Putnam12,83774.01%4,06323.43%2541.46%1901.10%8,77450.58%17,344Richland30,13857.10%20,57238.98%1,3062.47%7631.45%9,56618.12%52,779Ross13,70652.68%11,66244.83%4211.62%2270.87%2,0447.85%26,016Sandusky13,69953.21%11,14643.30%5872.28%3121.21%2,5539.91%25,744Scioto15,02250.17%13,99746.74%5901.97%3361.12%1,0253.43%29,945Seneca13,86356.93%9,51239.06%6662.74%3101.27%4,35117.87%24,351Shelby12,47663.43%6,59333.52%3921.99%2091.06%5,88329.91%19,670Stark78,15348.89%75,30847.11%4,0322.52%2,3511.47%2,8451.78%159,844Summit96,72143.02%119,75953.26%5,9552.65%2,4041.07%-23,038-10.24%224,839Trumbull34,65436.01%57,64359.90%2,7492.86%1,1931.24%-22,989-23.89%96,239Tuscarawas19,54952.67%15,87942.78%1,0612.86%6291.69%3,6709.89%37,118Union11,50267.56%5,04029.61%3361.97%1460.86%6,46237.95%17,024Van Wert8,67965.66%4,20931.84%2161.63%1150.87%4,47033.82%13,219Vinton2,72054.99%2,03741.18%1102.22%791.60%68313.81%4,946Warren48,31869.95%19,14227.71%1,0671.54%5510.80%29,17642.24%69,078Washington15,34257.86%10,38339.16%5712.15%2190.83%4,95918.70%26,515Wayne25,90161.04%14,77934.83%1,1712.76%5851.38%11,12226.21%42,436Williams9,94162.45%5,45434.26%3472.18%1771.11%4,48728.19%15,919Wood27,50452.70%22,68743.47%1,5362.94%4670.89%4,8179.23%52,194Wyandot6,11362.21%3,39734.57%1911.94%1261.28%2,71627.64%9,827Totals2,351,20949.97%2,186,19046.46%117,8572.50%50,2011.07%165,0193.51%4,705,457 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 22em Carroll (largest city: Carrollton) Columbiana (largest city: Salem) Gallia (largest city: Gallipolis) Guernsey (largest city: Cambridge) Harrison (largest city: Cadiz) Hocking (largest city: Logan) Huron (largest city: Norwalk) Jackson (largest city: Jackson) Lake (largest city: Mentor) Lawrence (largest city: Ironton) Meigs (largest city: Middleport) Noble (largest city: Caldwell) Ottawa (largest city: Port Clinton) Perry (largest city: New Lexington) Pike (largest city: Waverly) Ross (largest city: Chillicothe) Sandusky (largest city: Fremont) Scioto (largest city: Portsmouth) Seneca (largest city: Tiffin) Stark (largest city: Canton) Tuscarawas (largest city: New Philadelphia) Vinton (largest city: McArthur) Wood (largest city: Bowling Green) By congressional district Bush won 11 of 19 congressional districts. Both candidates won two districts held by the other party.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=39&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 2000 Presidential General Election Data – Ohio by Congressional District District Gore Bush RepresentativeOhio 1 1st 50% 47%Steve Chabot Ohio 2 2nd 32% 65%Rob PortmanOhio 3 3rd 50% 47%Tony P. HallOhio 4 4th 35% 62%Mike OxleyOhio 5 5th 39% 57%Paul GillmorOhio 6 6th 41% 56%Ted StricklandOhio 7 7th 39% 58%David Hobson Ohio 8 8th 34% 63%John Boehner Ohio 9 9th 55% 42%Marcy KapturOhio 10 10th 52% 43%Dennis KucinichOhio 11 11th 82% 15%Stephanie Tubbs Jones Ohio 12 12th46%51%John KasichPat TiberiOhio 13 13th 46% 50%Sherrod BrownOhio 14 14th 54% 42%Thomas C. SawyerOhio 15 15th 44% 52%Deborah Pryce Ohio 16 16th 42% 54%Ralph RegulaOhio 17 17th 58% 38%James TraficantOhio 18 18th 45% 51%Bob NeyOhio 19 19th 50% 46%Steve LaTourette See also United States presidential elections in Ohio Presidency of George W. Bush References Ohio 2000 Presidential