2000 United States presidential election in Oregon

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Oregon 2004 November 7, 2000 File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg 160x160px Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 7 720,342 46.96% File:GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 0 713,577 46.52% File:Ralph Nader 1999 (cropped).jpg Ralph Nader Green Party (United States) Connecticut Winona LaDuke 0 77,357 5.04% 2000 United States presidential election in Oregon results map by county.svg 300px County results Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% 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 Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, as part of the concurrent United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, to vote for the next president and vice president of the United States. The state of Oregon voted for Democrat Al Gore over Republican George W. Bush by a narrow margin of 0.44%, or 6,765 votes. This made the state 0.07% to the right of the nation at-large and the closest to the national popular vote results. Oregon has been considered a blue state in recent years, voting for the Democratic Party in every presidential election since 1988. Despite this, Gore's performance was relatively weak considering the state's typical partisan lean. This is the closest that Oregon has come to voting for a Republican for president since Ronald Reagan carried the state in 1984. This also marks the last election in which the margin of victory in Oregon was less than a percentage point, the last time that the Democratic candidate failed to win a majority in the state, and the last time that the state would vote more Republican than the nation. Four years later, John Kerry would win the state by a larger, yet somewhat modest, margin; from 2008 onward, Oregon would be considered a safely blue state on the presidential level. Almost eighty percent of registered voters came out to vote on election day, the highest in the country. Bush became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Washington County. Results 2000 United States presidential election in Oregonhttps://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl%3A64338/datastream/OBJ/view November 7, 2000 General Election - United States President Elections Division Oregon Secretary of State November 2000 June 11, 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore 720,342 46.96%7 Republican George W. Bush 713,577 46.52% 0 Pacific Green Ralph Nader 77,357 5.04% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 7,447 0.49% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan 7,063 0.46% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 3,419 0.22% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 2,574 0.17% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips 2,189 0.14% 0 Totals 1,533,968 100.00% 7 Voter turnout (Voting age population) 64.7% Results by county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Ralph NaderPacific Green Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Baker 2,195 26.58% 5,618 68.03% 289 3.50% 156 1.89% -3,423 -41.45% 8,258 Benton 19,444 50.87% 15,825 41.40% 2,463 6.44% 494 1.29% 3,619 9.47% 38,226 Clackamas 76,421 47.10% 77,539 47.79% 6,357 3.92% 1,945 1.20% -1,118 -0.69% 162,262 Clatsop 8,296 50.36% 6,950 42.19% 939 5.70% 289 1.75% 1,346 8.17% 16,474 Columbia 10,331 48.74% 9,369 44.20% 970 4.58% 525 2.48% 962 4.54% 21,195 Coos 11,610 39.52% 15,626 53.19% 1,410 4.80% 733 2.49% -4,016 -13.67% 29,379 Crook 2,474 29.89% 5,363 64.79% 258 3.12% 182 2.20% -2,889 -34.90% 8,277 Curry 4,090 35.53% 6,551 56.90% 603 5.24% 269 2.34% -2,461 -21.37% 11,513 Deschutes 22,061 38.11% 32,132 55.51% 2,799 4.84% 893 1.54% -10,071 -17.40% 57,885 Douglas 14,193 30.06% 30,294 64.16% 1,768 3.74% 965 2.04% -16,101 -34.10% 47,220 Gilliam 359 32.94% 679 62.29% 37 3.39% 15 1.38% -320 -29.35% 1,090 Grant 589 15.31% 3,078 80.03% 98 2.55% 81 2.11% -2,489 -64.72% 3,846 Harney 766 20.51% 2,799 74.96% 84 2.25% 85 2.28% -2,033 -54.45% 3,734 Hood River 4,072 47.63% 3,721 43.53% 645 7.54% 111 1.30% 351 4.10% 8,549 Jackson 33,153 39.10% 46,052 54.31% 4,207 4.96% 1,384 1.63% -12,899 -15.21% 84,796 Jefferson 2,681 38.87% 3,838 55.65% 247 3.58% 131 1.90% -1,157 -16.78% 6,897 Josephine 11,864 32.30% 22,186 60.40% 1,783 4.85% 900 2.45% -10,322 -28.10% 36,733 Klamath 7,541 27.08% 18,855 67.72% 867 3.11% 581 2.09% -11,314 -40.64% 27,844 Lake 707 18.96% 2,830 75.89% 108 2.90% 84 2.25% -2,123 -56.93% 3,729 Lane 78,583 51.64% 61,578 40.46% 10,245 6.73% 1,782 1.17% 17,005 11.18% 152,188 Lincoln 10,861 51.43% 8,446 39.99% 1,435 6.80% 376 1.78% 2,415 11.44% 21,118 Linn 16,682 37.58% 25,359 57.13% 1,617 3.64% 730 1.64% -8,677 -19.55% 44,388 Malheur 2,336 22.45% 7,624 73.28% 248 2.38% 196 1.88% -5,288 -50.83% 10,404 Marion 49,430 43.61% 57,443 50.68% 4,679 4.13% 1,782 1.57% -8,013 -7.07% 113,334 Morrow 1,197 33.17% 2,224 61.62% 87 2.41% 101 2.80% -1,027 -28.45% 3,609 Multnomah 188,441 63.52% 83,677 28.20% 21,048 7.09% 3,519 1.19% 104,764 35.32% 296,685 Polk 11,921 41.90% 14,988 52.68% 1,201 4.22% 339 1.19% -3,067 -10.78% 28,449 Sherman 326 30.70% 679 63.94% 36 3.39% 21 1.98% -353 -33.24% 1,062 Tillamook 5,762 46.56% 5,775 46.66% 613 4.95% 226 1.83% -13 -0.10% 12,376 Umatilla 7,809 33.86% 14,140 61.32% 655 2.84% 456 1.98% -6,331 -27.46% 23,060 Union 3,577 29.62% 7,836 64.89% 436 3.61% 227 1.88% -4,259 -35.27% 12,076 Wallowa 836 19.47% 3,279 76.36% 114 2.65% 65 1.51% -2,443 -56.89% 4,294 Wasco 4,616 43.29% 5,356 50.23% 513 4.81% 179 1.68% -740 -6.94% 10,664 Washington 90,662 48.75% 86,091 46.29% 6,985 3.76% 2,236 1.20% 4,571 2.46% 185,974 Wheeler 202 24.02% 584 69.44% 27 3.21% 28 3.33% -382 -45.42% 841 Yamhill 14,254 40.11% 19,193 54.01% 1,486 4.18% 606 1.71% -4,939 -13.90% 35,539Total 720,34246.96%713,57746.52%77,3575.04%22,6921.48%6,7650.44%1,533,968 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clackamas (Largest city: Lake Oswego) Coos (Largest city: Coos Bay) Gilliam (Largest city: Condon) Marion (Largest city: Salem) Morrow (Largest city: Boardman) Tillamook (Largest city: Tillamook) Wasco (Largest city: The Dalles) right 260px Swing by county 260px 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% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% 260px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Results by congressional district Despite losing the state, Bush won three of five congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=41&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Congressional District Data District Gore Bush RepresentativeOregon 1 1st51% 44%David WuOregon 2 2nd 34% 59%Greg WaldenOregon 3 3rd61% 31%Earl BlumenauerOregon 4 4th 44% 49%Peter DeFazioOregon 5 5th 46% 48%Darlene Hooley See also United States presidential elections in Oregon Presidency of George W. Bush References Oregon 2000 Presidential