2000 United States presidential election in New York

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in New York 1996 2004 United States presidential election in New York 2004 November 7, 2000 60.7% x200px Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; Parties Liberal Working Families Tennessee Joe Lieberman 33 4,113,791 60.22% GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Conservative Texas Dick Cheney 0 2,405,676 35.22% 400px County results 400px Municipality results Gore #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Bush #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Tie #D4C4DC President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York was won by incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore in a landslide victory; he received 60.22% of the vote to Republican George W. Bush's 35.22%, a Democratic victory margin of 25.00%. This marked the first time since 1964 that a Democratic presidential candidate won more than 60% of the vote in New York State, and only the second time in history, solidifying New York's status as a solid blue state in the 21st century. New York weighed in as about 25% more Democratic than the national average in the 2000 election. This marks the last time that a Republican won the White House without carrying Richmond County (Staten Island). Primaries Democratic primary The Democrats held their primary on March 7. There were 294 delegates at stake, with 243 pledged and 51 unpledged. Vice President Al Gore won 158 pledged and the support of 44 unpledged while U.S. Senator Bill Bradley won 85 pledged and the support of 1 unpledged. Polling Source Date Al Gore Bill Bradley Quinnipiac July 1, 199952% 34% Quinnipiac August 2, 199947% 38% Quinnipiac September 15, 199942% 40% Quinnipiac October 3, 1999 41%44% Quinnipiac November 11, 1999 38%47% Quinnipiac December 14, 199942% 39% Quinnipiac January 19, 200044% 39% Quinnipiac February 10, 200056% 32% Quinnipiac March 1, 200059% 33% Quinnipiac March 6, 200060% 32% Republican primary The Republican primary was held on March 7. There were 101 delegates at stake, with 93 district delegates being decided in the primary and eight statewide delegates being decided at the state committee meeting in May. Texas Governor George W. Bush won 67 district delegates while U.S. Senator John McCain won 26 district delegates. The eight statewide delegates were unbound. Polling Source Date Lamar Alexander Gary Bauer Patrick Buchanan George W. Bush Elizabeth Dole Steve Forbes Orrin Hatch John Kasich Alan Keyes John McCain Dan Quayle Bob Smith Quinnipiac July 1, 1999 6% 1% 1%56% 13% 3% - 2% - 7% 2% 1% Quinnipiac November 11, 1999 - 2% -56% - 8% 2% - 1% 17% - - Quinnipiac December 14, 1999 - 2% -49% - 7% 1% - 1% 24% - - Quinnipiac January 19, 2000 - 1% -47% - 5% 2% - 2% 28% - - Quinnipiac February 10, 2000 - - -44% - 4% - - 4% 37% - - Quinnipiac March 1, 2000 - - - 40% - - - - 4%47% - - Quinnipiac March 6, 2000 - - -48% - - - - 7% 39% - - General election Polling Source Date Al Gore (D) George W. Bush (R) Patrick Buchanan (Ref) Ralph Nader (G) Quinnipiac February 24, 199949% 40% - - Quinnipiac March 24, 199947% 42% - - Quinnipiac July 1, 1999 44%45% - - Quinnipiac August 2, 199945% 43% - - Quinnipiac September 15, 199946% 43% - - Quinnipiac October 3, 199943% 41% - - Quinnipiac November 11, 199947% 43% - - Quinnipiac December 14, 199947% 39% - - Quinnipiac January 19, 200047% 39% - - Quinnipiac February 10, 200053% 37% - - Quinnipiac March 1, 200053% 36% - - Quinnipiac April 6, 200052% 34% 4% - Quinnipiac May 2, 200050% 34% 4% - Quinnipiac July 13, 200045% 35% 2% 7% Quinnipiac August 10, 200042% 38% 1% 6% Quinnipiac September 13, 200056% 29% 2% 6% Quinnipiac September 28, 200054% 34% 1% 6% Quinnipiac November 6, 200055% 34% 1% 6% Source Date Bill Bradley (D) George W. Bush (R) Quinnipiac February 24, 199941% 38% Quinnipiac March 24, 199945% 39% Quinnipiac July 1, 1999 43%44% Quinnipiac August 2, 199946% 39% Quinnipiac September 15, 199947% 37% Quinnipiac October 3, 199951% 32% Quinnipiac November 11, 199952% 35% Quinnipiac December 14, 199950% 35% Quinnipiac January 19, 200052% 35% Quinnipiac February 10, 200053% 34% Quinnipiac March 1, 200051% 35% Source Date Al Gore (D) Elizabeth Dole (R) Quinnipiac February 24, 199950% 37% Quinnipiac March 24, 199949% 38% Quinnipiac July 1, 199950% 37% Source Date Bill Bradley (D) Elizabeth Dole (R) Quinnipiac February 24, 199946% 34% Quinnipiac March 24, 199947% 35% Quinnipiac July 1, 199950% 35% Source Date Al Gore (D) John McCain (R) Quinnipiac November 11, 199949% 35% Quinnipiac December 14, 199945% 39% Quinnipiac January 19, 200047% 38% Quinnipiac February 10, 200046% 42% Quinnipiac March 1, 200044% 43% Source Date Bill Bradley (D) John McCain (R) Quinnipiac November 11, 199955% 23% Quinnipiac December 14, 199948% 29% Quinnipiac January 19, 200049% 29% Quinnipiac February 10, 200043% 40% Quinnipiac March 1, 2000 39%44% Results 2000 United States presidential election in New Yorkhttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=36&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2000 - New York 2013-01-07 PartyCandidatePopular votesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore 3,942,215 57.78% Working Families Al Gore 88,395 1.30% Liberal Al Gore 77,087 1.13% Total Albert A. Gore Jr. 4,113,791 60.22% 33 Republican George W. Bush 2,258,577 33.10% Conservative George W. Bush 144,797 2.12% Total George W. Bush 2,405,676 35.22% 0 Green Ralph Nader 244,398 3.58% 0 Right to Life Pat Buchanan 25,175 0.37% Reform Pat Buchanan 6,424 0.09% Total Pat Buchanan 31,659 0.46% 0 Independence (a) John Hagelin 24,369 0.36% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 7,718 0.11% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 1,503 0.02% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris 1,450 0.02% 0 Others - 614 0.01% 0 - Totals 6,831,178 100.00% 33 Voter turnout (Registered) 60.70% (a) John Hagelin was then nominee of the Natural Law Party nationally. New York City results 2000 presidential election in New York CityManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal Democratic-Working Families-LiberalAl Gore454,523265,801497,513416,96773,8281,708,63277.86%79.60%86.28%80.60%75.00%51.94% Republican-ConservativeGeorge W. Bush82,11336,24596,609122,05263,903400,92218.27%14.38%11.77%15.65%21.95%44.96% GreenRalph Nader30,9234,26519,97713,7203,55072,4353.30%5.49%1.38%3.24%2.47%2.50% Right to Life-ReformPat Buchanan9969211,4571,8895535,8160.27%0.18%0.30%0.24%0.34%0.39% IndependenceJohn Hagelin8555368957211543,1610.14%0.15%0.17%0.15%0.13%0.11% LibertarianHarry Browne990117419385962,0070.09%0.18%0.04%0.07%0.07%0.07% Socialist WorkersJames Harris173109145109205560.03%0.03%0.04%0.02%0.02%0.01% ConstitutionHoward Phillips745413987173710.02%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.01%Total571,006308,063617,237555,991142,1292,194,426100.00% By county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Ralph NaderGreen Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Albany 85,644 60.30% 47,624 33.53% 7,182 5.06% 1,583 1.11% 38,020 26.77% 142,033 Allegany 6,336 33.90% 11,436 61.19% 657 3.52% 261 1.40% -5,100 -27.29% 18,690 Bronx 265,801 86.28% 36,245 11.77% 4,265 1.38% 1,752 0.57% 229,556 74.51% 308,063 Broome 45,381 52.11% 36,946 42.43% 3,826 4.39% 921 1.06% 8,435 9.68% 87,074 Cattaraugus 13,816 40.96% 18,382 54.49% 1,094 3.24% 441 1.31% -4,566 -13.53% 33,733 Cayuga 17,031 50.12% 14,988 44.11% 1,448 4.26% 511 1.50% 2,043 6.01% 33,978 Chautauqua 27,016 46.01% 29,064 49.49% 1,888 3.22% 754 1.28% -2,048 -3.48% 58,722 Chemung 17,424 46.21% 18,779 49.80% 1,195 3.17% 312 0.83% -1,355 -3.59% 37,710 Chenango 9,112 45.00% 10,033 49.55% 869 4.29% 236 1.17% -921 -4.55% 20,250 Clinton 15,542 50.86% 13,274 43.44% 1,205 3.94% 538 1.76% 2,268 7.42% 30,559 Columbia 13,489 47.00% 13,153 45.83% 1,707 5.95% 349 1.22% 336 1.17% 28,698 Cortland 9,691 46.76% 9,857 47.56% 943 4.55% 235 1.13% -166 -0.80% 20,726 Delaware 8,450 41.88% 10,662 52.84% 833 4.13% 231 1.14% -2,212 -10.96% 20,176 Dutchess 52,390 46.87% 52,669 47.12% 5,553 4.97% 1,159 1.04% -279 -0.25% 111,771 Erie 240,176 56.56% 160,176 37.72% 18,166 4.28% 6,136 1.44% 80,000 18.84% 424,654 Essex 7,927 44.19% 8,822 49.18% 848 4.73% 341 1.90% -895 -4.99% 17,938 Franklin 8,870 50.83% 7,643 43.80% 658 3.77% 280 1.60% 1,227 7.03% 17,451 Fulton 9,314 42.97% 11,434 52.75% 668 3.08% 259 1.19% -2,120 -9.78% 21,675 Genesee 10,191 39.08% 14,459 55.45% 924 3.54% 500 1.92% -4,268 -16.37% 26,074 Greene 8,480 40.20% 11,332 53.72% 924 4.38% 359 1.70% -2,852 -13.52% 21,095 Hamilton 1,114 30.26% 2,388 64.86% 133 3.61% 47 1.28% -1,274 -34.60% 3,682 Herkimer 12,224 44.12% 14,147 51.06% 969 3.50% 365 1.32% -1,923 -6.94% 27,705 Jefferson 16,799 46.12% 18,192 49.95% 1,029 2.83% 403 1.11% -1,393 -3.83% 36,423 Kings 497,513 80.60% 96,609 15.65% 19,977 3.24% 3,138 0.51% 400,904 64.95% 617,237 Lewis 4,333 39.64% 6,103 55.83% 324 2.96% 172 1.57% -1,770 -16.19% 10,932 Livingston 10,476 38.48% 15,244 56.00% 1,053 3.87% 450 1.65% -4,768 -17.52% 27,223 Madison 12,017 42.36% 14,879 52.45% 1,092 3.85% 378 1.33% -2,862 -10.09% 28,366 Monroe 161,743 50.89% 141,266 44.45% 11,520 3.62% 3,296 1.04% 20,477 6.44% 317,825 Montgomery 10,249 49.25% 9,765 46.93% 487 2.34% 308 1.48% 484 2.32% 20,809 Nassau 342,226 57.96% 227,060 38.46% 14,780 2.50% 6,373 1.08% 115,166 19.50% 590,439 New York 454,523 79.60% 82,113 14.38% 30,923 5.42% 3,447 0.60% 372,410 65.22% 571,006 Niagara 47,781 51.23% 40,952 43.91% 3,257 3.49% 1,280 1.37% 6,829 7.32% 93,270 Oneida 43,933 45.76% 47,603 49.58% 3,160 3.29% 1,314 1.37% -3,670 -3.82% 96,010 Onondaga 109,896 53.97% 83,678 41.09% 7,670 3.77% 2,399 1.18% 26,218 12.88% 203,643 Ontario 19,761 43.01% 23,885 51.98% 1,793 3.90% 510 1.11% -4,124 -8.97% 45,949 Orange 58,170 45.96% 62,852 49.66% 4,192 3.31% 1,343 1.06% -4,682 -3.70% 126,557 Orleans 5,991 37.81% 9,202 58.08% 474 2.99% 177 1.12% -3,211 -20.27% 15,844 Oswego 22,857 47.15% 23,249 47.96% 1,699 3.50% 674 1.39% -392 -0.81% 48,479 Otsego 11,460 45.19% 12,219 48.19% 1,419 5.60% 260 1.03% -759 -3.00% 25,358 Putnam 18,525 43.53% 21,853 51.35% 1,730 4.07% 446 1.05% -3,328 -7.82% 42,554 Queens 416,967 75.00% 122,052 21.95% 13,720 2.47% 3,252 0.58% 294,915 53.05% 555,991 Rensselaer 34,808 50.86% 29,562 43.20% 3,291 4.81% 775 1.13% 5,246 7.66% 68,436 Richmond 73,828 51.94% 63,903 44.96% 3,550 2.50% 848 0.60% 9,925 6.98% 142,129 Rockland 69,530 56.72% 48,441 39.51% 3,502 2.86% 1,117 0.91% 21,089 17.21% 122,590 Saratoga 43,359 45.61% 46,623 49.05% 4,149 4.36% 926 0.97% -3,264 -3.44% 95,057 Schenectady 35,534 53.07% 27,961 41.76% 2,750 4.11% 709 1.06% 7,573 11.31% 66,954 Schoharie 5,390 39.77% 7,459 55.03% 551 4.07% 154 1.14% -2,069 -15.26% 13,554 Schuyler 3,301 40.49% 4,381 53.73% 369 4.53% 102 1.25% -1,080 -13.24% 8,153 Seneca 6,841 47.71% 6,734 46.97% 560 3.91% 203 1.42% 107 0.74% 14,338 St. Lawrence 21,386 53.75% 16,449 41.34% 1,488 3.74% 463 1.16% 4,937 12.41% 39,786 Steuben 14,600 35.99% 24,200 59.66% 1,248 3.08% 515 1.27% -9,600 -23.67% 40,563 Suffolk 306,306 53.37% 240,992 41.99% 18,130 3.16% 8,516 1.48% 65,314 11.38% 573,944 Sullivan 14,348 50.29% 12,703 44.53% 1,156 4.05% 321 1.13% 1,645 5.76% 28,528 Tioga 9,170 40.83% 12,239 54.50% 846 3.77% 202 0.90% -3,069 -13.67% 22,457 Tompkins 21,807 54.44% 13,351 33.33% 4,548 11.35% 354 0.88% 8,456 21.11% 40,060 Ulster 38,162 48.78% 33,447 42.75% 5,732 7.33% 896 1.15% 4,715 6.03% 78,237 Warren 12,193 42.60% 14,993 52.38% 1,177 4.11% 258 0.90% -2,800 -9.78% 28,621 Washington 9,641 40.93% 12,596 53.47% 997 4.23% 321 1.36% -2,955 -12.54% 23,555 Wayne 14,977 39.07% 21,701 56.62% 1,202 3.14% 449 1.17% -6,724 -17.55% 38,329 Westchester 218,010 58.63% 139,278 37.46% 11,596 3.12% 2,929 0.79% 78,732 21.17% 371,813 Wyoming 5,999 34.02% 10,809 61.30% 548 3.11% 277 1.57% -4,810 -27.28% 17,633 Yates 3,962 39.39% 5,565 55.32% 386 3.84% 146 1.45% -1,603 -15.93% 10,059Totals4,113,79160.22%2,405,67635.22%244,3983.58%67,3130.99%1,708,11525.00%6,831,178 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Cattaraugus (largest city: Olean) Chautauqua (largest city: Jamestown) Chemung (largest city: Elmira) Chenango (largest city: Norwich) Cortland (largest city: Cortland) Delaware (largest city: Sidney) Dutchess (largest city: Poughkeepsie) Essex (largest CDP: Ticonderoga) Fulton (largest city: Gloversville) Herkimer (largest city: German Flatts) Jefferson (largest city: Le Ray) Lewis (largest city: Lowville) Madison (largest city: Oneida) Oneida (largest city: Utica) Ontario (largest city: Geneva) Orange (largest city: Palm Tree) Oswego (largest city: Oswego) Otsego (largest city: Oneonta) Saratoga (largest city: Saratoga Springs) Schoharie (largest city: Cobleskill) Schuyler (largest city: Watkins Glen) Warren (largest city: Glens Falls) Washington (largest city: Hudson Falls) Yates (largest city: Penn Yan) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Gore won 27 of 31 congressional districts, including eight that elected Republicans.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=36&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data District Gore Bush RepresentativeNew York 1 1st52%43%Michael ForbesFelix GrucciNew York 2 2nd56%40%Rick LazioSteve IsraelNew York 3 3rd 55% 41%Peter T. KingNew York 4 4th 59% 38%Carolyn McCarthyNew York 5 5th 62% 35%Gary AckermanNew York 6 6th 88% 11%Gregory W. MeeksNew York 7 7th 71% 25%Joseph CrowleyNew York 8 8th 77% 17%Jerrold NadlerNew York 9 9th 67% 29%Anthony D. WeinerNew York 10 10th 90% 7%Edolphus TownsNew York 11 11th 89% 7%Major OwensNew York 12 12th 81% 13%Nydia VelasquezNew York 13 13th 53% 44%Vito FossellaNew York 14 14th 71% 23%Carolyn B. MaloneyNew York 15 15th 90% 6%Charlie RangelNew York 16 16th 93% 6%Jose SerranoNew York 17 17th 87% 11%Eliot L. EngelNew York 18 18th 60% 37%Nita LoweyNew York 19 19th 50% 45%Sue W. KellyNew York 20 20th 54% 42%Benjamin GilmanNew York 21 21st 57% 37%Michael R. McNultyNew York 22 22nd 44% 50%John E. SweeneyNew York 23 23rd 45% 50%Sherwood BoehlertNew York 24 24th 48% 47%John M. McHughNew York 25 25th 53% 42%James T. WalshNew York 26 26th 51% 42%Maurice HincheyNew York 27 27th 42% 53%Thomas M. ReynoldsNew York 28 28th 53% 42%Louise SlaughterNew York 29 29th 52% 43%John J. LaFalceNew York 30 30th 59% 35%Jack QuinnNew York 31 31st 42% 53%Amo Houghton Analysis 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate won Montgomery County. This is the second consecutive election that a Democrat won every borough of New York City, which has occurred once since, in 2012. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Onondaga, Cayuga, St. Lawrence, Broome, Monroe, or Nassau counties since these counties' founding in 1794, 1799, 1802, 1806, 1821, and 1899, respectively, the first to do so without carrying Clinton, Franklin, Rensselear, or Richmond counties, or any borough of New York City since Herbert Hoover in 1928, the first to do so without carrying Rockland, Seneca or Westchester counties since Benjamin Harrison in 1888, the first to do so without carrying Sullivan County since James A. Garfield in 1880, and the first to do so without carrying Columbia, Suffolk, or Ulster counties since Rutherford Hayes in 1876. Gore won an overwhelming landslide in fiercely Democratic New York City, taking 1,703,364 votes to George W. Bush's 398,726, a 77.90% - 18.23% victory. Gore carried all five boroughs of New York City. Excluding New York City's votes, Gore still would have carried New York State, but by a smaller margin, receiving 2,404,543 votes to Bush's 2,004,648, giving Gore a 54.53% - 45.47% win. Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of New York cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. New York is allocated 33 electors because it has 31 congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 33 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 33 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 his or her 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 www.uselectionatlas.org 9 April 2018 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 Gore and Lieberman:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 presidentelect.org 9 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 12 February 2012 dead 20em Susan I. Abramowitz Leslie Alpert Martin S. Begun David L. Cohen Carolee A. Conklin Martin Connor Lorraine Cortez Vasquez Inez E. Dickens Cynthia Emmer Herman D. Farrell Jr. Emily Giske Patrick G. Halpin Raymond B. Harding Judith Hope Denis M. Hughes Virginia Kee Bertha Lewis Alberta Madonna Thomas J. Manton Deborah Marciano Helen Marshall Carl McCall Elizabeth F. Momrow Clarence Norman Jr. Daniel F. Donohue Shirley O'Connell G. Steven Pigeon Roberto Ramirez Michael Schell Sheldon Silver Andrew Spano Eliot Spitzer Randi Weingarten See also United States presidential elections in New York Presidency of George W. Bush References New York 2000 United States president