United States presidential election in Virginia, 2000Turnout 67.2% (of registered voters)[1]
County and Independent City Results
Bush
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Gore
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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 , a state that hadn't gone Democratic since 1964, was won by Governor 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 swing toward the Democrats in recent years has contributed to the state turning Democratic.
Primaries [ edit ]
Analysis [ edit ]
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] , this was the last time 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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
By city/county [ edit ]
City/County
Gore%
Gore#
Bush%
Bush#
Others%
Others#
Total
Accomack County
42.70%
5,092
53.27%
6,352
4.03%
481
11,925
Albemarle County
44.12%
16,255
49.64%
18,291
6.24%
2,300
36,846
Alleghany County
43.22%
2,214
54.81%
2,808
1.97%
101
5,123
Amelia County
36.63%
1,754
61.55%
2,947
1.82%
87
4,788
Amherst County
41.09%
4,812
56.86%
6,660
2.05%
240
11,712
Appomattox County
35.97%
2,132
61.65%
3,654
2.38%
141
5,927
Arlington County
60.15%
50,260
34.17%
28,555
5.68%
4,744
83,559
Augusta County
26.29%
6,643
70.21%
17,744
3.50%
884
25,271
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
64.75%
13,162
2.49%
506
20,327
Caroline County
51.66%
4,314
46.38%
3,873
1.96%
164
8,351
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
40.39%
2,017
57.17%
2,855
2.44%
122
4,994
Chesterfield County
34.82%
38,638
63.02%
69,924
2.15%
2,389
110,951
Clarke County
40.99%
2,166
54.56%
2,883
4.45%
235
5,284
Craig County
34.14%
851
63.38%
1,580
2.49%
62
2,493
Culpeper County
35.64%
4,364
60.76%
7,440
3.59%
440
12,244
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
47.49%
196,501
48.86%
202,181
3.65%
15,093
413,775
Fauquier County
35.33%
8,296
61.56%
14,456
3.10%
729
23,481
Floyd County
34.10%
1,957
59.64%
3,423
6.26%
359
5,739
Fluvanna County
39.41%
3,431
57.00%
4,962
3.60%
313
8,706
Franklin County
37.95%
7,145
59.62%
11,225
2.44%
459
18,829
Frederick County
31.97%
7,158
65.09%
14,574
2.95%
660
22,392
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%
428
13,699
Goochland County
36.42%
3,197
61.27%
5,378
2.30%
202
8,777
Grayson County
36.00%
2,467
61.82%
4,236
2.17%
149
6,852
Greene County
32.78%
1,774
62.36%
3,375
4.86%
263
5,412
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
28.96%
12,044
68.81%
28,614
2.23%
927
41,585
Henrico County
42.58%
48,645
55.04%
62,887
2.38%
2,720
114,252
Henry County
41.46%
8,898
55.30%
11,870
3.24%
695
21,463
Highland County
31.52%
453
65.55%
942
2.92%
42
1,437
Isle of Wight County
39.86%
5,162
58.59%
7,587
1.55%
201
12,950
James City County
37.11%
9,090
59.73%
14,628
3.16%
774
24,492
King and Queen County
48.51%
1,387
49.77%
1,423
1.71%
49
2,859
King George County
35.37%
2,070
61.35%
3,590
3.28%
192
5,852
King William County
36.83%
2,125
61.48%
3,547
1.68%
97
5,769
Lancaster County
35.51%
1,937
62.53%
3,411
1.96%
107
5,455
Lee County
46.08%
4,031
52.02%
4,551
1.90%
166
8,748
Loudoun County
40.89%
30,938
56.12%
42,453
2.99%
2,262
75,653
Louisa County
42.68%
4,309
54.09%
5,461
3.23%
326
10,096
Lunenburg County
44.13%
2,026
54.67%
2,510
1.20%
55
4,591
Madison County
36.68%
1,844
58.48%
2,940
4.83%
243
5,027
Mathews County
32.52%
1,499
64.03%
2,951
3.45%
159
4,609
Mecklenburg County
41.16%
4,797
56.63%
6,600
2.21%
257
11,654
Middlesex County
35.64%
1,671
60.65%
2,844
3.71%
174
4,689
Montgomery County
43.15%
11,720
51.51%
13,991
5.34%
1,449
27,160
Nelson County
47.31%
2,907
47.40%
2,913
5.29%
325
6,145
New Kent County
33.61%
2,055
64.34%
3,934
2.04%
125
6,114
Northampton County
47.83%
2,340
47.00%
2,299
5.17%
253
4,892
Northumberland County
37.79%
2,118
59.98%
3,362
2.23%
125
5,605
Nottoway County
44.79%
2,460
52.26%
2,870
2.95%
162
5,492
Orange County
39.36%
4,126
57.15%
5,991
3.49%
366
10,483
Page County
34.09%
2,726
63.64%
5,089
2.26%
181
7,996
Patrick County
30.52%
2,254
66.36%
4,901
3.11%
230
7,385
Pittsylvania County
32.30%
7,834
64.98%
15,760
2.73%
661
24,255
Powhatan County
27.89%
2,708
70.23%
6,820
1.88%
183
9,711
Prince Edward County
45.92%
2,922
50.51%
3,214
3.57%
227
6,363
Prince George County
38.37%
4,182
60.36%
6,579
1.28%
139
10,900
Prince William County
44.52%
44,745
52.52%
52,788
2.96%
2,978
100,511
Pulaski County
41.39%
5,255
55.83%
7,089
2.78%
353
12,697
Rappahannock County
41.62%
1,462
52.66%
1,850
5.72%
201
3,513
Richmond County
36.49%
1,076
60.50%
1,784
3.02%
89
2,949
Roanoke County
37.70%
16,141
60.12%
25,740
2.19%
936
42,817
Rockbridge County
37.73%
2,953
57.77%
4,522
4.50%
352
7,827
Rockingham County
24.31%
5,834
72.86%
17,482
2.83%
678
23,994
Russell County
50.43%
5,442
46.93%
5,065
2.64%
285
10,792
Scott County
38.05%
3,552
59.29%
5,535
2.66%
248
9,335
Shenandoah County
30.58%
4,420
66.68%
9,636
2.74%
396
14,452
Smyth County
41.19%
4,836
56.05%
6,580
2.76%
324
11,740
Southampton County
50.03%
3,359
49.05%
3,293
0.92%
62
6,714
Spotsylvania County
38.42%
13,455
59.22%
20,739
2.36%
827
35,021
Stafford County
36.78%
12,596
60.54%
20,731
2.68%
919
34,246
Surry County
57.12%
1,845
40.65%
1,313
2.23%
72
3,230
Sussex County
51.36%
2,006
44.67%
1,745
3.97%
155
3,906
Tazewell County
44.22%
7,227
52.96%
8,655
2.83%
462
16,344
Warren County
38.63%
4,313
56.73%
6,335
4.64%
518
11,166
Washington County
37.33%
7,549
59.66%
12,064
3.01%
609
20,222
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
33.86%
3,462
63.95%
6,539
2.19%
224
10,225
York County
35.07%
8,622
62.29%
15,312
2.64%
649
24,583
Alexandria
60.93%
33,633
34.50%
19,043
4.57%
2,523
55,199
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
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
By congressional district [ edit ]
Bush won 8 of 11 congressional districts.[4]
References [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
Candidates General articles Local results Other 2000 elections