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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 George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8%. It would not vote Democratic again until 2008 . The 2000 election was the last time Fairfax County , Virginia's most populous county, would go Republican. Fairfax's switch to the Democrats in recent years has resulted in the state turning Democratic.
Primaries Analysis Despite the small margin of victory, Bush won most of the rural areas and the highly populated areas such as Fairfax County and Prince William County . Gore's strongest performance was within the greater Fairfax County area, Virginia's 8th congressional district and Virginia's 11th congressional district , both of which he won. He also won Virginia's 3rd congressional district .
As of the 2016 presidential election [update] Russell County and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County and Prince Edward County voted Republican for president.[2] Albemarle County and the independent cities of Fairfax , Danville , and Williamsburg have also not voted Republican since this election, while Southampton County has not voted Democratic since.
Results
United States presidential election in Virginia, 2000[3]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral 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
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Results breakdown By county/city
County/City
Gore%
Gore#
Bush%
Bush#
Others%
Others#
Total
Accomack County 42.70%
5,092
53.27% 6,352 4.03%
481
11,925
Albemarle County 43.42%
16,255
50.54% 18,921 6.04%
2,262
37,438
Alleghany County 43.22%
2,214
54.81% 2,808 1.97%
101
5,123
Amelia County 36.64%
1,754
61.56% 2,947 1.80%
86
4,787
Amherst County 41.10%
4,812
56.88% 6,660 2.02%
236
11,708
Appomattox County 35.97%
2,132
61.65% 3,654 2.38%
141
5,927
Arlington County 60.25% 50,260 34.23%
28,555
5.52%
4,601
83,416
Augusta County 26.29%
6,643
70.22% 17,744 3.49%
882
25,269
Bath County 37.19%
822
59.32% 1,311 3.48%
77
2,210
Bedford County 31.21%
8,160
65.87% 17,224 2.93%
765
26,149
Bland County 31.66%
851
65.44% 1,759 2.90%
78
2,688
Botetourt County 33.43%
4,627
64.07% 8,867 2.50%
346
13,840
Brunswick County 56.48% 3,387 42.70%
2,561
0.82%
49
5,997
Buchanan County 58.29% 5,745 39.23%
3,867
2.48%
244
9,856
Buckingham County 46.96%
2,561
50.20% 2,738 2.84%
155
5,454
Campbell County 32.76%
6,659
64.76% 13,162 2.47%
503
20,324
Caroline County 51.66% 4,314 46.38%
3,873
1.95%
163
8,350
Carroll County 33.07%
3,638
64.92% 7,142 2.01%
221
11,001
Charles City County 64.61% 1,981 33.37%
1,023
2.02%
62
3,066
Charlotte County 40.40%
2,017
57.18% 2,855 2.42%
121
4,993
Chesterfield County 34.90%
38,638
63.16% 69,924 1.94%
2,150
110,712
Clarke County 41.01%
2,166
54.58% 2,883 4.41%
233
5,282
Craig County 34.14%
851
63.38% 1,580 2.49%
62
2,493
Culpeper County 35.65%
4,364
60.77% 7,440 3.58%
438
12,242
Cumberland County 40.06%
1,405
56.29% 1,974 3.65%
128
3,507
Dickenson County 54.68% 3,951 43.21%
3,122
2.12%
153
7,226
Dinwiddie County 43.79%
4,001
54.28% 4,959 1.93%
176
9,136
Essex County 45.68%
1,750
52.08% 1,995 2.24%
86
3,831
Fairfax County 47.54%
196,501
48.91% 202,181 3.55%
14,656
413,338
Fauquier County 35.38%
8,296
61.66% 14,456 2.96%
694
23,446
Floyd County 34.11%
1,957
59.65% 3,423 6.24%
358
5,738
Fluvanna County 39.42%
3,431
57.01% 4,962 3.56%
310
8,703
Franklin County 37.95%
7,145
59.62% 11,225 2.44%
459
18,829
Frederick County 31.98%
7,158
65.10% 14,574 2.92%
654
22,386
Giles County 44.05%
3,004
52.40% 3,574 3.55%
242
6,820
Gloucester County 33.24%
4,553
63.64% 8,718 3.12%
427
13,698
Goochland County 45.35%
3,197
51.83% 3,654 2.82%
199
7,050
Grayson County 36.01%
2,467
61.83% 4,236 2.16%
148
6,851
Greene County 32.80%
1,774
62.41% 3,375 4.79%
259
5,408
Greensville County 59.24% 2,314 40.07%
1,565
0.69%
27
3,906
Halifax County 42.37%
5,963
54.95% 7,732 2.68%
377
14,072
Hanover County 28.97%
12,044
68.83% 28,614 2.20%
915
41,573
Henrico County 42.68%
48,645
55.18% 62,887 2.14%
2,444
113,976
Henry County 41.46%
8,898
55.31% 11,870 3.23%
694
21,462
Highland County 31.52%
453
65.55% 942 2.92%
42
1,437
Isle of Wight County 39.89%
5,162
58.63% 7,587 1.48%
191
12,940
James City County 37.14%
9,090
59.77% 14,628 3.09%
757
24,475
King and Queen County 48.51%
1,387
49.77% 1,423 1.71%
49
2,859
King George County 35.41%
2,070
61.41% 3,590 3.18%
186
5,846
King William County 36.84%
2,125
61.49% 3,547 1.66%
96
5,768
Lancaster County 35.52%
1,937
62.54% 3,411 1.94%
106
5,454
Lee County 46.08%
4,031
52.02% 4,551 1.90%
166
8,748
Loudoun County 40.98%
30,938
56.23% 42,453 2.80%
2,112
75,503
Louisa County 42.70%
4,309
54.12% 5,461 3.18%
321
10,091
Lunenburg County 44.13%
2,026
54.67% 2,510 1.20%
55
4,591
Madison County 36.70%
1,844
58.51% 2,940 4.80%
241
5,025
Mathews County 32.52%
1,499
64.03% 2,951 3.45%
159
4,609
Mecklenburg County 40.95%
4,797
56.86% 6,660 2.19%
256
11,713
Middlesex County 35.65%
1,671
60.68% 2,844 3.67%
172
4,687
Montgomery County 43.16%
11,720
51.53% 13,991 5.31%
1,442
27,153
Nelson County 47.35%
2,907
47.45% 2,913 5.20%
319
6,139
New Kent County 33.68%
2,055
64.47% 3,934 1.85%
113
6,102
Northampton County 47.83% 2,340 47.00%
2,299
5.17%
253
4,892
Northumberland County 37.80%
2,118
60.00% 3,362 2.20%
123
5,603
Nottoway County 44.79%
2,460
52.26% 2,870 2.95%
162
5,492
Orange County 34.11%
2,726
63.68% 5,089 2.21%
177
7,992
Page County 30.52%
2,254
66.36% 4,901 3.11%
230
7,385
Patrick County 30.52%
2,254
66.36% 4,901 3.11%
230
7,385
Pittsylvania County 27.89%
2,708
70.25% 6,820 1.85%
180
9,708
Powhatan County 45.92%
2,922
50.51% 3,214 3.57%
227
6,363
Prince Edward County 38.41%
4,182
60.43% 6,579 1.16%
126
10,887
Prince George County 44.53%
44,745
52.54% 52,788 2.93%
2,945
100,478
Prince William County 41.40%
5,255
55.85% 7,089 2.76%
350
12,694
Pulaski County 41.70%
1,462
52.77% 1,850 5.53%
194
3,506
Rappahannock County 36.49%
1,076
60.50% 1,784 3.02%
89
2,949
Richmond County 37.71%
16,141
60.13% 25,740 2.17%
927
42,808
Roanoke County 37.75%
2,953
57.80% 4,522 4.45%
348
7,823
Rockbridge County 24.33%
5,834
72.90% 17,482 2.78%
666
23,982
Rockingham County 50.43% 5,442 46.94%
5,065
2.63%
284
10,791
Russell County 38.05%
3,552
59.29% 5,535 2.66%
248
9,335
Scott County 30.60%
4,420
66.70% 9,636 2.70%
390
14,446
Shenandoah County 41.19%
4,836
56.05% 6,580 2.76%
324
11,740
Smyth County 50.04% 3,359 49.06%
3,293
0.89%
60
6,712
Southampton County 38.46%
13,455
59.28% 20,739 2.26%
791
34,985
Spotsylvania County 93.35% 12,596 00.15%
21
6.49%
876
13,493
Stafford County 57.12% 1,845 40.65%
1,313
2.23%
72
3,230
Surry County 51.36% 2,006 44.67%
1,745
3.97%
155
3,906
Sussex County 44.22%
7,227
52.96% 8,655 2.83%
462
16,344
Tazewell County 38.69%
4,323
56.69% 6,335 4.62%
516
11,174
Warren County 37.33%
7,549
59.66% 12,064 3.00%
607
20,220
Washington County 38.57%
2,737
57.55% 4,084 3.89%
276
7,097
Westmoreland County 48.49%
2,922
48.66% 2,932 2.85%
172
6,026
Wise County 48.17%
6,412
48.87% 6,504 2.96%
394
13,310
Wythe County 33.98%
3,462
64.18% 6,539 1.84%
187
10,188
York County 35.09%
8,622
62.32% 15,312 2.58%
634
24,568
Alexandria 60.93% 33,633 34.50%
19,043
4.57%
2,523
55,199
Bedford 44.16%
1,078
51.99% 1,269 3.85%
94
2,441
Bristol 42.14%
2,646
55.66% 3,495 2.20%
138
6,279
Buena Vista 47.65%
941
49.62% 980 2.73%
54
1,975
Charlottesville 58.70% 7,762 30.51%
4,034
10.80%
1,428
13,224
Chesapeake 45.02%
33,578
53.21% 39,684 1.77%
1,323
74,585
Clifton Forge 56.66% 868 40.01%
613
3.33%
51
1,532
Colonial Heights 26.99%
2,100
70.92% 5,519 2.09%
163
7,782
Covington 52.76% 1,168 43.63%
966
3.61%
80
2,214
Danville 44.91%
8,221
51.49% 9,427 3.60%
659
18,307
Emporia 53.65% 1,116 45.10%
938
1.25%
26
2,080
Fairfax 45.64%
4,361
49.83% 4,762 4.53%
433
9,556
Falls Church 55.59% 3,109 38.10%
2,131
6.31%
353
5,593
Franklin 55.25% 1,763 43.65%
1,393
1.10%
35
3,191
Fredericksburg 50.29% 3,360 43.93%
2,935
5.78%
386
6,681
Galax 45.01%
996
52.42% 1,160 2.58%
57
2,213
Hampton 57.41% 27,490 40.85%
19,561
1.75%
836
47,887
Harrisonburg 34.97%
3,482
57.65% 5,741 7.38%
735
9,958
Hopewell 43.34%
3,024
53.73% 3,749 2.94%
205
6,978
Lexington 48.97% 1,048 44.72%
957
6.31%
135
2,140
Lynchburg 44.13%
10,374
53.25% 12,518 2.61%
614
23,506
Manassas 42.40%
5,262
54.41% 6,752 3.19%
396
12,410
Manassas Park 40.62%
1,048
56.59% 1,460 2.79%
72
2,580
Martinsville 53.53% 3,048 44.96%
2,560
1.51%
86
5,694
Newport News 51.50% 29,779 46.70%
27,006
1.80%
1,040
57,825
Norfolk 61.70% 38,221 35.39%
21,920
2.91%
1,805
61,946
Norton 56.67% 867 41.76%
639
1.57%
24
1,530
Petersburg 79.11% 8,751 19.07%
2,109
1.83%
202
11,062
Poquoson 24.71%
1,448
72.87% 4,271 2.42%
142
5,861
Portsmouth 62.86% 22,286 35.62%
12,628
1.53%
541
35,455
Radford 46.38%
2,063
49.24% 2,190 4.38%
195
4,448
Richmond 64.80% 42,717 30.74%
20,265
4.47%
2,944
65,926
Roanoke 53.59% 17,920 43.75%
14,630
2.67%
892
33,442
Salem 40.37%
4,348
57.46% 6,188 2.17%
234
10,770
Staunton 39.04%
3,324
57.29% 4,878 3.66%
312
8,514
Suffolk 50.57% 12,471 47.99%
11,836
1.44%
354
24,661
Virginia Beach 41.58%
62,268
55.87% 83,674 2.56%
3,829
149,771
Waynesboro 38.54%
2,737
57.50% 4,084 3.96%
281
7,102
Williamsburg 46.28%
1,724
47.70% 1,777 6.01%
224
3,725
Winchester 42.07%
3,318
54.70% 4,314 3.22%
254
7,886
References See also
