2000 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

Election Name:2000 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Country:North Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2004 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Next Year:2004
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Image1:GeorgeWBush.jpg
Nominee1:George W. Bush
Party1:North Dakota Republican Party
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote1:3
Popular Vote1:174,852
Percentage1:60.66%
Nominee2:Al Gore
Party2:North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
Home State2:Tennessee
Running Mate2:Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:95,284
Percentage2:33.06%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic-NPL
After Election:George W. Bush
After Party:North Dakota Republican Party

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

North Dakota was won by Governor George W. Bush with a double-digit margin of victory of 27.6%. Bush won most of the counties of the state. He won all but two counties: Rolette County, which Gore won with 61% of the vote and Sioux County, which Gore won with 70% of the vote. North Dakota gave Pat Buchanan his best performance in the nation with 2.5% of the vote,[1] whilst third-party candidates performed very well overall, obtaining a total of 6.6% of the vote.[2]

Winning 60.66% of the popular vote, North Dakota proved to be Bush's fifth strongest state in the 2000 election after Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Nebraska.[3]

Results

2000 United States presidential election in North Dakota[4]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanGeorge W. Bush174,85260.66%3
Democratic-NPLAl Gore95,28433.06%0
IndependentRalph Nader9,4863.29%0
ReformPatrick Buchanan7,2882.53%0
LibertarianHarry Browne6600.23%0
IndependentHoward Phillips3730.13%0
IndependentJohn Hagelin3130.11%0
Totals288,256100.00%3
Voter turnout 60%

Results by county

County[5] George W. Bush
Republican
Al Gore
Democratic-NPL
Ralph Nader
Independent
Pat Buchanan
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Adams82671.21%28624.66%231.98%211.81%40.34%54046.55%1,160
Barnes3,45260.06%1,93333.63%1602.78%1813.15%220.38%1,51926.43%5,748
Benson1,05548.98%95244.20%502.32%904.18%70.32%1034.78%2,154
Billings39475.05%8215.62%152.86%326.10%20.38%31259.43%525
Bottineau2,34963.66%1,17331.79%952.57%671.82%60.16%1,17631.87%3,690
Bowman1,08073.42%33022.43%402.72%191.29%20.14%75050.99%1,471
Burke69867.18%29628.49%201.92%242.31%10.10%40238.69%1,039
Burleigh22,46765.16%9,84228.54%1,1423.31%8752.54%1560.45%12,62536.62%34,482
Cass33,53656.85%21,45136.36%2,5604.34%1,1001.86%3480.59%12,08520.49%58,995
Cavalier1,51363.81%61826.06%733.08%1546.50%130.55%89537.75%2,371
Dickey1,85366.51%80628.93%521.87%582.08%170.61%1,04737.58%2,786
Divide44355.79%30638.54%243.02%151.89%60.76%13717.25%794
Dunn1,12465.05%47427.43%543.13%633.65%130.75%65037.62%1,728
Eddy70355.44%45836.12%362.84%715.60%00.00%24519.32%1,268
Emmons1,43071.79%40520.33%422.11%1035.17%120.60%1,02551.46%1,992
Foster1,17267.24%47427.19%462.64%402.29%110.63%69840.05%1,743
Golden Valley61175.25%15619.21%263.20%172.09%20.25%45556.04%812
Grand Forks15,87555.93%10,59337.32%1,3674.82%4161.47%1340.47%5,28218.61%28,385
Grant1,07775.47%23516.47%271.89%805.61%80.56%84259.00%1,427
Griggs92062.63%48432.95%191.29%432.93%30.20%43629.68%1,469
Hettinger1,05769.59%35323.24%442.90%573.75%80.53%70446.35%1,519
Kidder83765.60%28322.18%292.27%1209.40%70.55%55443.42%1,276
LaMoure1,59064.42%68927.92%502.03%1255.06%140.57%90136.50%2,468
Logan81270.92%22319.48%141.22%877.60%90.79%58951.44%1,145
McHenry1,68261.45%88832.44%792.89%682.48%200.73%79429.01%2,737
McIntosh1,17871.96%35021.38%362.20%643.91%90.55%82850.58%1,637
McKenzie1,63469.12%65327.62%451.90%241.02%80.34%98141.50%2,364
McLean2,89162.23%1,46531.53%1172.52%1543.31%190.41%1,42630.70%4,646
Mercer2,98468.55%1,01123.23%1573.61%1683.86%330.76%1,97345.32%4,353
Morton6,99362.31%3,43930.64%3413.04%4183.72%320.29%3,55431.67%11,223
Mountrail1,46650.62%1,25643.37%1053.63%582.00%110.38%2107.25%2,896
Nelson1,03156.03%68737.34%492.66%633.42%100.54%34418.69%1,840
Oliver70967.46%24423.22%363.43%444.19%181.71%46544.24%1,051
Pembina2,43064.30%1,09328.92%1102.91%1343.55%120.32%1,33735.38%3,779
Pierce1,34868.39%50025.37%542.74%653.30%40.20%84843.02%1,971
Ramsey3,00560.38%1,65833.31%1613.23%1332.67%200.40%1,34727.07%4,977
Ransom1,48854.73%1,08039.72%672.46%752.76%90.33%40815.01%2,719
Renville82061.56%44333.26%372.78%261.95%60.45%37728.30%1,332
Richland4,99962.37%2,49031.07%2402.99%2583.22%280.35%2,50931.30%8,015
Rolette1,41632.20%2,68160.96%1373.12%1343.05%300.68%-1,265-28.76%4,398
Sargent1,10350.50%95943.91%482.20%683.11%60.27%1446.59%2,184
Sheridan70776.19%16117.35%131.40%414.42%60.65%54658.84%928
Sioux26925.84%72469.55%161.54%252.40%70.67%-455-43.71%1,041
Slope31671.49%8519.23%173.85%224.98%20.45%23152.26%442
Stark6,38765.33%2,78428.47%3013.08%2652.71%400.41%3,60336.86%9,777
Steele65554.13%47539.26%282.31%494.05%30.25%18014.87%1,210
Stutsman5,48860.19%3,06733.64%2562.81%2702.96%370.41%2,42126.55%9,118
Towner69458.37%41034.48%312.61%524.37%20.17%28423.89%1,189
Traill2,39258.17%1,51236.77%952.31%922.24%210.51%88021.40%4,112
Walsh3,09959.80%1,74333.64%1072.06%2114.07%220.42%1,35626.16%5,182
Ward13,99762.26%7,53333.51%5982.66%2801.25%740.33%6,46428.75%22,482
Wells1,61066.80%66127.43%512.12%783.24%100.41%94939.37%2,410
Williams5,18766.44%2,33029.85%1572.01%911.17%420.54%2,85736.59%7,807
Totals174,85260.66%95,28433.05%9,4973.29%7,2882.53%1,3460.47%79,56827.60%288,267

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

Electors

See main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors.

Technically the voters of North Dakota cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. North Dakota is allocated 3 electors because it has 1 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 3 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 3 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[6] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[7]

  1. Rosemarie Myrdal
  2. Edward T. Schafer
  3. Bryce Streibel

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2000 Presidential Election Statistics. U.S. Election Atlas. David Leip. 2017-01-10.
  2. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  3. Web site: 2000 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  4. Web site: 2000 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota.
  5. Web site: ND US President Race, November 07, 2000. Our Campaigns.
  6. Web site: 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events.
  7. Web site: President Elect - 2000 . 2009-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .