2000 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Virginia 2004 November 7, 2000 67.2%Registration/Turnout Reports - Summary of Virginia Registration & Turnout Statistics https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registrationturnout-statistics/ Virginia Department of Elections x200px GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 13 1,437,490 52.47% 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 1,217,290 44.44% 436px County and independent city results 436px Congressional district results 436px Precinct results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Tie/no data #d4c4dc #808080 President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia had not gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1964, and was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8.03%.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=51&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas At the time, Virginia was considered to be a reliably Republican state. This was the last time Virginia voted to the right of West Virginia. Virginia would not vote Democratic again until 2008. Until 2024, this was the last time Virginia voted for the loser of the popular vote. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this was the last time that Russell County, Southampton County, and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County, Albemarle County, and the independent cities of Fairfax, Danville, and Williamsburg voted Republican for president.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Primaries 2000 Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2000 Virginia Republican presidential primary Results 2000 United States presidential election in VirginiaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 65PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,437,490 52.47% 13 Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 1,217,290 44.44% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 59,398 2.17% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 15,198 0.55% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 5,455 0.20% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips Curtis Frazier 1,809 0.07% 0 Write-ins Write-ins - 2,807 0.10% 0 Totals 2,739,447 100.00% 13 Voter turnout ??? — By city/county County/cityGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticRalph NaderGreenHarry BrowneLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Accomack6,35253.27%5,09242.70%2201.84%1881.58%730.61%1,26010.57%11,925Albemarle18,29149.64%16,25544.12%2,0435.54%1670.45%900.24%2,0365.52%36,846Alexandria19,04334.50%33,63360.93%2,0943.79%2230.40%2060.37%-14,590-26.43%55,199Alleghany2,80854.81%2,21443.22%621.21%250.49%140.27%59411.59%5,123Amelia2,94761.55%1,75436.63%400.84%240.50%230.48%1,19324.92%4,788Amherst6,66056.86%4,81241.09%1351.15%670.57%380.32%1,84815.77%11,712Appomattox3,65461.65%2,13235.97%621.05%601.01%190.32%1,52225.68%5,927Arlington28,55534.17%50,26060.15%3,9524.73%4630.55%3290.39%-21,705-25.98%83,559Augusta17,74470.21%6,64326.29%5272.09%2691.06%880.35%11,10143.92%25,271Bath1,31159.32%82237.19%351.58%271.22%150.68%48922.13%2,210Bedford17,22465.87%8,16031.21%3761.44%2681.02%1210.46%9,06434.66%26,149Bedford City1,26951.99%1,07844.16%381.56%351.43%210.86%1917.83%2,441Bland1,75965.44%85131.66%421.56%200.74%160.60%90833.78%2,688Botetourt8,86764.07%4,62733.43%2071.50%880.64%510.37%4,24030.64%13,840Bristol3,49555.66%2,64642.14%891.42%200.32%290.46%84913.52%6,279Brunswick2,56142.70%3,38756.48%280.47%130.22%80.13%-826-13.78%5,997Buchanan3,86739.23%5,74558.29%650.66%1321.34%470.48%-1,878-19.06%9,856Buckingham2,73850.20%2,56146.96%961.76%390.72%200.37%1773.24%5,454Buena Vista98049.62%94147.65%271.37%190.96%80.41%391.97%1,975Campbell13,16264.75%6,65932.76%2361.16%1990.98%710.35%6,50331.99%20,327Caroline3,87346.38%4,31451.66%1021.22%380.46%240.29%-441-5.28%8,351Carroll7,14264.92%3,63833.07%1261.15%520.47%430.39%3,50431.85%11,001Charles City1,02333.37%1,98164.61%311.01%190.62%120.39%-958-31.24%3,066Charlotte2,85557.17%2,01740.39%430.86%460.92%330.66%83816.78%4,994Charlottesville4,03430.51%7,76258.70%1,1969.04%1110.84%1210.92%-3,728-28.19%13,224Chesapeake39,68453.21%33,57845.02%7320.98%3220.43%2690.36%6,1068.19%74,585Chesterfield69,92463.02%38,63834.82%1,6461.48%3350.30%4080.37%31,28628.20%110,951Clarke2,88354.56%2,16640.99%1953.69%190.36%210.40%71713.57%5,284Clifton Forge61340.01%86856.66%251.63%201.31%60.39%-255-16.65%1,532Colonial Heights5,51970.92%2,10026.99%1231.58%190.24%210.27%3,41943.93%7,782Covington96643.63%1,16852.76%241.08%401.81%160.72%-202-9.13%2,214Craig1,58063.38%85134.14%391.56%140.56%90.36%72929.24%2,493Culpeper7,44060.76%4,36435.64%2532.07%1371.12%500.41%3,07625.12%12,244Cumberland1,97456.29%1,40540.06%351.00%752.14%180.51%56916.23%3,507Danville9,42751.49%8,22144.91%1680.92%4372.39%540.29%1,2066.58%18,307Dickenson3,12243.21%3,95154.68%851.18%370.51%310.43%-829-11.47%7,226Dinwiddie4,95954.28%4,00143.79%740.81%580.63%440.48%95810.49%9,136Emporia93845.10%1,11653.65%170.82%40.19%50.24%-178-8.55%2,080Essex1,99552.08%1,75045.68%591.54%190.50%80.21%2456.40%3,831Fairfax202,18148.86%196,50147.49%12,2012.95%1,5460.37%1,3460.33%5,6801.37%413,775Fairfax City4,76249.83%4,36145.64%3523.68%390.41%420.44%4014.19%9,556Falls Church2,13138.10%3,10955.59%2855.10%380.68%300.54%-978-17.49%5,593Fauquier14,45661.56%8,29635.33%5702.43%600.26%990.42%6,16026.23%23,481Floyd3,42359.64%1,95734.10%2444.25%480.84%671.17%1,46625.54%5,739Fluvanna4,96257.00%3,43139.41%2522.89%380.44%230.26%1,53117.59%8,706Franklin11,22559.62%7,14537.95%3031.61%870.46%690.37%4,08021.67%18,829Franklin City1,39343.65%1,76355.25%250.78%80.25%20.06%-370-11.60%3,191Frederick14,57465.09%7,15831.97%4832.16%800.36%970.43%7,41633.12%22,392Fredericksburg2,93543.93%3,36050.29%3264.88%360.54%240.36%-425-6.36%6,681Galax1,16052.42%99645.01%421.90%50.23%100.45%1647.41%2,213Giles3,57452.40%3,00444.05%1372.01%701.03%350.51%5708.35%6,820Gloucester8,71863.64%4,55333.24%2251.64%1481.08%550.40%4,16530.40%13,699Goochland5,37861.27%3,19736.42%1391.58%420.48%210.24%2,18124.85%8,777Grayson4,23661.82%2,46736.00%1021.49%150.22%320.47%1,76925.82%6,852Greene3,37562.36%1,77432.78%1943.58%500.92%190.35%1,60129.58%5,412Greensville1,56540.07%2,31459.24%130.33%40.10%100.26%-749-19.17%3,906Halifax7,73254.95%5,96342.37%1100.78%2111.50%560.40%1,76912.58%14,072Hampton19,56140.85%27,49057.41%5631.18%1540.32%1190.25%-7,929-16.56%47,887Hanover28,61468.81%12,04428.96%7111.71%1170.28%990.24%16,57039.85%41,585Harrisonburg5,74157.65%3,48234.97%6416.44%450.45%490.49%2,25922.68%9,958Henrico62,88755.04%48,64542.58%1,8931.66%3670.32%4600.40%14,24212.46%114,252Henry11,87055.30%8,89841.46%2341.09%3311.54%1300.61%2,97213.84%21,463Highland94265.55%45331.52%322.23%40.28%60.42%48934.03%1,437Hopewell3,74953.73%3,02443.34%731.05%921.32%400.57%72510.39%6,978Isle of Wight7,58758.59%5,16239.86%1230.95%510.39%270.21%2,42518.73%12,950James City14,62859.73%9,09037.11%6392.61%940.38%410.17%5,53822.62%24,492King and Queen1,42349.77%1,38748.51%331.15%110.38%50.17%361.26%2,859King George3,59061.35%2,07035.37%1322.26%310.53%290.50%1,52025.98%5,852King William3,54761.48%2,12536.83%741.28%90.16%140.24%1,42224.65%5,769Lancaster3,41162.53%1,93735.51%881.61%140.26%50.09%1,47427.02%5,455Lee4,55152.02%4,03146.08%790.90%340.39%530.61%5205.94%8,748Lexington95744.72%1,04848.97%1034.81%261.21%60.28%-91-4.25%2,140Loudoun42,45356.12%30,93840.89%1,6652.20%2760.36%3210.42%11,51515.23%75,653Louisa5,46154.09%4,30942.68%2222.20%440.44%600.59%1,15211.41%10,096Lunenburg2,51054.67%2,02644.13%330.72%160.35%60.13%48410.54%4,591Lynchburg12,51853.25%10,37444.13%4411.88%1050.45%680.29%2,1449.12%23,506Madison2,94058.48%1,84436.68%1482.94%671.33%280.56%1,09621.80%5,027Manassas6,75254.41%5,26242.40%2301.85%930.75%730.59%1,49012.01%12,410Manassas Park1,46056.59%1,04840.62%511.98%90.35%120.47%41215.97%2,580Martinsville2,56044.96%3,04853.53%591.04%120.21%150.26%-488-8.57%5,694Mathews2,95164.03%1,49932.52%881.91%541.17%170.37%1,45231.51%4,609Mecklenburg6,60056.63%4,79741.16%1040.89%960.82%570.49%1,80315.47%11,654Middlesex2,84460.65%1,67135.64%841.79%661.41%240.51%1,17325.01%4,689Montgomery13,99151.51%11,72043.15%1,2224.50%1490.55%780.29%2,2718.36%27,160Nelson2,91347.40%2,90747.31%2734.44%270.44%250.41%60.09%6,145New Kent3,93464.34%2,05533.61%811.32%200.33%240.39%1,87930.73%6,114Newport News27,00646.70%29,77951.50%7221.25%2120.37%1060.18%-2,773-4.80%57,825Norfolk21,92035.39%38,22161.70%1,1531.86%3640.59%2880.46%-16,301-26.31%61,946Northampton2,29947.00%2,34047.83%1082.21%1212.47%240.49%-41-0.83%4,892Northumberland3,36259.98%2,11837.79%971.73%110.20%170.30%1,24422.19%5,605Norton63941.76%86756.67%201.31%20.13%20.13%-228-14.91%1,530Nottoway2,87052.26%2,46044.79%460.84%981.78%180.33%4107.47%5,492Orange5,99157.15%4,12639.36%2362.25%910.87%390.37%1,86517.79%10,483Page5,08963.64%2,72634.09%1431.79%150.19%230.29%2,36329.55%7,996Patrick4,90166.36%2,25430.52%1011.37%861.16%430.58%2,64735.84%7,385Petersburg2,10919.07%8,75179.11%1171.06%490.44%360.33%-6,642-60.04%11,062Pittsylvania15,76064.98%7,83432.30%2070.85%3741.54%800.33%7,92632.68%24,255Poquoson4,27172.87%1,44824.71%931.59%410.70%80.14%2,82348.16%5,861Portsmouth12,62835.62%22,28662.86%3480.98%1260.36%670.19%-9,658-27.24%35,455Powhatan6,82070.23%2,70827.89%1221.26%360.37%250.26%4,11242.34%9,711Prince Edward3,21450.51%2,92245.92%1151.81%941.48%180.28%2924.59%6,363Prince George6,57960.36%4,18238.37%970.89%190.17%230.21%2,39721.99%10,900Prince William52,78852.52%44,74544.52%1,9271.92%6950.69%3560.35%8,0438.00%100,511Pulaski7,08955.83%5,25541.39%2071.63%860.68%600.47%1,83414.44%12,697Radford2,19049.24%2,06346.38%1723.87%160.36%70.16%1272.86%4,448Rappahannock1,85052.66%1,46241.62%1614.58%180.51%220.63%38811.04%3,513Richmond1,78460.50%1,07636.49%441.49%240.81%210.71%70824.01%2,949Richmond City20,26530.74%42,71764.80%2,4253.68%3570.54%1620.25%-22,452-34.06%65,926Roanoke25,74060.12%16,14137.70%6811.59%1690.39%860.20%9,59922.42%42,817Roanoke City14,63043.75%17,92053.59%6031.80%2020.60%870.26%-3,290-9.84%33,442Rockbridge4,52257.77%2,95337.73%2483.17%650.83%390.50%1,56920.04%7,827Rockingham17,48272.86%5,83424.31%5392.25%530.22%860.36%11,64848.55%23,994Russell5,06546.93%5,44250.43%1020.95%1231.14%600.56%-377-3.50%10,792Salem6,18857.46%4,34840.37%1811.68%310.29%220.20%1,84017.09%10,770Scott5,53559.29%3,55238.05%850.91%1141.22%490.52%1,98321.24%9,335Shenandoah9,63666.68%4,42030.58%2942.03%370.26%650.45%5,21636.10%14,452Smyth6,58056.05%4,83641.19%1311.12%1160.99%770.66%1,74414.86%11,740Southampton3,29349.05%3,35950.03%440.66%40.06%140.21%-66-0.98%6,714Spotsylvania20,73959.22%13,45538.42%5861.67%940.27%1470.42%7,28420.80%35,021Stafford20,73160.54%12,59636.78%6571.92%1200.35%1420.41%8,13523.76%34,246Staunton4,87857.29%3,32439.04%2783.27%180.21%160.19%1,55418.25%8,514Suffolk11,83647.99%12,47150.57%1990.81%960.39%590.24%-635-2.58%24,661Surry1,31340.65%1,84557.12%290.90%300.93%130.40%-532-16.47%3,230Sussex1,74544.67%2,00651.36%411.05%832.12%310.79%-261-6.69%3,906Tazewell8,65552.96%7,22744.22%1620.99%2171.33%830.51%1,4288.74%16,344Virginia Beach83,67455.87%62,26841.58%2,3701.58%8090.54%6500.43%21,40614.29%149,771Warren6,33556.73%4,31338.63%2602.33%1241.11%1341.20%2,02218.10%11,166Washington12,06459.66%7,54937.33%2881.42%2321.15%890.44%4,51522.33%20,222Waynesboro4,08457.50%2,73738.54%2333.28%220.31%260.37%1,34718.96%7,102Westmoreland2,93248.66%2,92248.49%881.46%590.98%250.41%100.17%6,026Williamsburg1,77747.70%1,72446.28%1885.05%210.56%150.40%531.42%3,725Winchester4,31454.70%3,31842.07%2092.65%270.34%180.23%99612.63%7,886Wise6,50448.87%6,41248.17%1601.20%1801.35%540.41%920.70%13,310Wythe6,53963.95%3,46233.86%1321.29%160.16%760.74%3,07730.09%10,225York15,31262.29%8,62235.07%4801.95%1140.46%550.22%6,69027.22%24,583Totals1,437,49052.47%1,217,29044.44%59,3982.17%15,1980.55%10,0710.37%220,2008.03%2,739,447 right 300px Swing by county and independent city Legend #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #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% 300px Trend by county and independent city Legend #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #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% 300px County and independent city flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican 29em Accomack (largest city: Chincoteague) Alleghany (largest city: Clifton Forge) Bath (largest city: Hot Springs) Bedford (independent city) Buckingham (largest city: Dillwyn) Buena Vista (independent city) Dinwiddie (largest town: McKenney) Essex (largest city: Tappahannock) Galax (independent city) Giles (largest city: Pearisburg) King and Queen (largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse) Lee (largest city: Pennington Gap) Montgomery (largest city: Blacksburg) Nelson (largest city: Nellysford) Prince Edward (largest city: Farmville) Radford (independent city) Smyth (largest city: Marion) Tazewell (largest city: Richlands) Westmoreland (largest city: Colonial Beach) Williamsburg (independent city) Wise (largest city: Big Stone Gap) By congressional district Bush won eight of 11 congressional districts, including two held by other parties. Gore won three districts, including one held by a Republican.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=51&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data District Bush Gore RepresentativeVirginia 1 1st58% 39%Herb BatemanJo Ann DavisVirginia 2 2nd53%45%Owen PickettEd SchrockVirginia 3 3rd 32% 65%Bobby ScottVirginia 4 4th 49.2% 49.0%Norman SisiskyVirginia 5 5th 56% 40%Virgil Goode Virginia 6 6th 58% 39%Bob GoodlatteVirginia 7 7th62%35%Tom BlileyEric CantorVirginia 8 8th 40% 55%Jim MoranVirginia 9 9th 55% 42%Rick BoucherVirginia 10 10th 58% 39%Frank WolfVirginia 11 11th 47% 49%Tom Davis References 2000 Virginia Category:2000 Virginia elections