2000 United States presidential election in Nevada

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Nevada Nevada presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Nevada 2004 November 7, 2000 70% x200px GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 4 301,575 49.52% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 279,978 45.98% 275px 275px County results Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Gore #86b6f2 50–60% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Nevada 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. Nevada was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush, who won the state with 49.52% of the vote over Al Gore, who took 45.98%. Bush won every county except Clark County, which is home of Las Vegas. Bush also won Nevada's 2nd congressional district, as Gore won Nevada's 1st congressional district. Also, Ralph Nader got over 2% of the vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections This was also the most recent presidential election (while also being the only time since 1976, and the second time since 1908) in which Nevada did not side with the winner of the popular vote. Nevada was one of many states decided by close margins; had Gore won the Silver State's four electoral votes, the election would have gone his way. Nevada weighed in as 2% more Republican than the national average; in the previous election, it was 4% more Republican. The state was returned to the Republican column regardless. This is the first time New Mexico and Nevada have ever voted for different candidates since New Mexico's first election in 1912. Nevada was one of nine states that had supported Clinton twice that Gore (who was the sitting vice president at the time of the election) lost to Bush. As of 2024, this is the last time that Nevada did not back the winner of the national popular vote, giving it the current longest streak of any state nationwide. Results 2000 United States presidential election in NevadaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush 301,575 49.52% 4 Democratic Al Gore 279,978 45.98% 0 Green Ralph Nader 15,008 2.46% 0 Reform Patrick Buchanan 4,747 0.78% 0 N/A None of these candidates 3,315 0.54% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 3,311 0.54% 0 Ind. American Howard Phillips 621 0.10% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 415 0.07% 0 Totals 608,970 100.00% 4 Voter turnout (Voting age/registered) 41%/70% By county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Carson City11,08456.98%7,35437.81%1,0145.21%3,73019.17%19,452Churchill6,23770.69%2,19124.83%3954.48%4,04645.86%8,823Clark170,93244.72%196,10051.31%15,1663.97%-25,168-6.59%382,198Douglas11,19362.27%5,83732.47%9445.25%5,35629.80%17,974Elko11,02577.75%2,54217.93%6134.32%8,48359.82%14,180Esmeralda33367.82%11623.63%428.55%21744.19%491Eureka63275.51%15017.92%556.57%48257.59%837Humboldt3,63872.33%1,12822.43%2645.25%2,51049.90%5,030Lander1,61976.40%39518.64%1054.96%1,22457.76%2,119Lincoln1,37270.14%46123.57%1236.29%91146.57%1,956Lyon7,27060.62%3,95532.98%7676.40%3,31527.64%11,992Mineral1,22753.51%91639.95%1506.54%31113.56%2,293Nye6,90456.68%4,52537.15%7526.17%2,37919.53%12,181Pershing1,22167.76%47626.42%1055.83%74541.34%1,802Storey1,01456.40%66637.04%1186.56%34819.36%1,798Washoe63,64052.04%52,09742.60%6,5645.37%11,5439.44%122,301White Pine2,23463.05%1,06930.17%2406.77%1,16532.88%3,543Totals301,57549.52%279,97845.98%27,4174.50%21,5973.54%608,970 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Mineral (largest city: Hawthorne) right 250px Swing by county Legend #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 250px Trend by county Legend #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 250px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Bush and Gore each won a congressional district.2000 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada US Election Atlas District Gore Bush RepresentativeNevada 1 1st 54% 42%Shelley BerkleyNevada 2 2nd 41% 54%Jim Gibbons Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Nevada cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Nevada is allocated 4 electors because it has two congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of four electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all four 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 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead Jane Ham Trudy Hushbeck William Raggio Tom Wiesner See also United States presidential elections in Nevada References Nevada 2000 Category:2000 Nevada elections