2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote 12 0 0
Popular vote 1,616,487 878,502 173,564
Percentage 59.80% 32.50% 6.42%
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Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

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The 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Massachusetts is one of the most reliable blue states in the nation: no Republican has won the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984. The 2000 presidential election featured Democratic United States Vice President Al Gore versus Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush. Despite Bush's tight victory nationwide, Gore handily won Massachusetts, with a 27% margin of victory against George W. Bush who did not actively campaign there. Gore didn't campaign in Massachusetts as well although his wife Tipper and the wife of his running mate Joe Lieberman, Hadassah, held a rally in Lieberman's hometown of Gardner.[1] Gore won every county and congressional district. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960, and has kept up its intense level of the sizable Democratic margins since 1996.

Bush became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Barnstable County. As of 2020, this is the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has failed to reach 60 percent of the vote in Massachusetts. This is also the last time that the towns of Ashby, Charlton, Douglas, East Bridgewater, Middleborough, Middleton, Lakeville, and North Brookfield voted Democratic in a presidential election and the last time that the towns of Chatham, Chesterfield, Orleans, Otis, and Rowe voted Republican.

With 6.42% of the popular vote, Massachusetts proved to be Ralph Nader's third best state in the 2000 election after Alaska and neighboring Vermont.

Results

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2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Albert A. Gore Jr. and Joseph I. Lieberman 1,616,487 59.80% 12
Republican George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney 878,502 32.50% 0
Green Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke 173,564 6.42% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 16,366 0.61% 0
Reform Pat Buchanan 11,149 0.41% 0
Independent Others (Write-In) 3,990 0.15% 0
Independent (a) John Hagelin 2,884 0.11% 0
Socialist David McReynolds (Write-In) 42 0.15% 0
Totals 2,702,984 100.0% 12

(a) John Hagelin was the candidate of the Natural Law Party nationally.

By county

County Al Gore
Democratic 		George W. Bush
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Barnstable 62,363 51.50% 49,686 41.03% 9,037 7.46% 38,020 26.77% 121,086
Berkshire 37,934 63.85% 15,805 26.60% 5,672 9.55% 22,129 37.25% 59,411
Bristol 136,325 64.51% 62,848 29.74% 12,164 5.76% 73,477 34.77% 211,337
Dukes 5,474 61.81% 2,315 26.14% 1,067 12.05% 3,159 35.67% 8,856
Essex 178,400 57.49% 110,010 35.45% 21,923 7.06% 68,390 22.04% 310,333
Franklin 17,945 53.78% 10,176 30.50% 5,245 15.72% 7,769 23.28% 33,366
Hampden 100,103 58.17% 59,558 34.61% 12,432 7.22% 40,545 23.56% 172,093
Hampshire 38,543 56.16% 19,202 27.98% 10,881 15.86% 19,341 28.18% 68,626
Middlesex 404,043 61.49% 198,914 30.27% 54,091 8.23% 205,129 31.22% 657,048
Nantucket 2,874 58.34% 1,624 32.97% 428 8.69% 1,250 25.37% 4,926
Norfolk 188,450 59.41% 107,033 33.75% 21,694 6.84% 81,417 25.66% 317,177
Plymouth 115,376 54.53% 82,751 39.11% 13,450 6.36% 32,625 15.42% 211,577
Suffolk 154,888 71.38% 44,441 20.48% 17,671 8.14% 110,447 50.90% 217,000
Worcester 173,769 56.03% 114,139 36.80% 22,240 7.17% 59,630 19.23% 310,148
Totals 1,616,487 59.80% 878,502 32.50% 207,995 7.70% 737,985 27.30% 2,702,984

Results by Congressional district

Gore won all 10 Congressional districts.

District Bush Gore Nader Representative
1st 33% 57% 9% John Olver
2nd 34% 58% 7% Richard Neal
3rd 35% 58% 6% Jim McGovern
4th 30% 63% 5% Barney Frank
5th 36% 56% 6% Marty Meehan
6th 36% 57% 6% John F. Tierney
7th 29% 63% 6% Ed Markey
8th 17% 72% 10% Mike Capuano
9th 31% 62% 6% Joe Moakley
Stephen F. Lynch
10th 38% 55% 6% Bill Delahunt

Results by municipality

Results by town
  Gore – 80–90%
  Gore – 70–80%
  Gore – 60–70%
  Gore – 50–60%
  Gore – <50%
  Bush – <50%
  Bush – 50–60%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Democratic Wives Stress Roots". Associated Press. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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