2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina

2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 14 0
Popular vote 1,631,163 1,257,692
Percentage 56.03% 43.20%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Carolina was won by Governor George W. Bush with a 12.83% margin of victory. Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts of the state. He won nine of the twelve districts, and also won the most populated counties including Forsyth County (home to Winston-Salem) with 56%, Wake County (home to the state's capital, Raleigh) with 53%, Guilford County (home to Greensboro) with 51%, and Mecklenburg County (home to the state's largest city, Charlotte) with 51% of the vote.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Guilford County and Mecklenburg County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last election in which Columbus County, Chowan County, and Tyrrell County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]

  1. ^ "2000 Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David (June 29, 2016). "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century". The National Catholic Review (America Magazine ed.).