2000 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

Election Name:	2000 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:	Virginia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:	1996
Next Election:	2004 United States presidential election in Virginia
Next Year:	2004
Election Date:	November 7, 2000
Turnout:	67.2% ^[1]
Image1:	Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg
Nominee1:	George W. Bush
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Texas
Running Mate1:	Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote1:	13
Popular Vote1:	1,437,490
Percentage1:	52.47%
Nominee2:	Al Gore
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Tennessee
Running Mate2:	Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,217,290
Percentage2:	44.44%
Map Size:	436px
President
Before Election:	Bill Clinton
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	George W. Bush
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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 had not gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1964 and was won by Texas governor George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8.03%.^[2] Virginia was considered to be a reliably Republican state and it would not vote Democratic again until 2008.

, this was the last time Russell County, Southampton County, and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County, Albemarle County, and the independent cities of Fairfax, Danville, and Williamsburg have voted Republican for president. Prince Edward County would not vote Republican again until 2024.^[3]

Primaries

• 2000 Virginia Democratic presidential primary
• 2000 Virginia Republican presidential primary

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Virginia^[4]
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				???		—

By city/county

County/City	George W. Bush Republican		Al Gore Democratic		Ralph Nader Green		Harry Browne Libertarian		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Accomack		6,352		53.27%		5,092		42.70%		220		1.84%		188		1.58%		73		0.61%		1,260		10.57%		11,925
	Albemarle		18,291		49.64%		16,255		44.12%		2,043		5.54%		167		0.45%		90		0.24%		2,036		5.52%		36,846
	Alexandria		19,043		34.50%		33,633		60.93%		2,094		3.79%		223		0.40%		206		0.37%		-14,590		-26.43%		55,199
	Alleghany		2,808		54.81%		2,214		43.22%		62		1.21%		25		0.49%		14		0.27%		594		11.59%		5,123
	Amelia		2,947		61.55%		1,754		36.63%		40		0.84%		24		0.50%		23		0.48%		1,193		24.92%		4,788
	Amherst		6,660		56.86%		4,812		41.09%		135		1.15%		67		0.57%		38		0.32%		1,848		15.77%		11,712
	Appomattox		3,654		61.65%		2,132		35.97%		62		1.05%		60		1.01%		19		0.32%		1,522		25.68%		5,927
	Arlington		28,555		34.17%		50,260		60.15%		3,952		4.73%		463		0.55%		329		0.39%		-21,705		-25.98%		83,559
	Augusta		17,744		70.21%		6,643		26.29%		527		2.09%		269		1.06%		88		0.35%		11,101		43.92%		25,271
	Bath		1,311		59.32%		822		37.19%		35		1.58%		27		1.22%		15		0.68%		489		22.13%		2,210
	Bedford		17,224		65.87%		8,160		31.21%		376		1.44%		268		1.02%		121		0.46%		9,064		34.66%		26,149
	Bedford City		1,269		51.99%		1,078		44.16%		38		1.56%		35		1.43%		21		0.86%		191		7.83%		2,441
	Bland		1,759		65.44%		851		31.66%		42		1.56%		20		0.74%		16		0.60%		908		33.78%		2,688
	Botetourt		8,867		64.07%		4,627		33.43%		207		1.50%		88		0.64%		51		0.37%		4,240		30.64%		13,840
	Bristol		3,495		55.66%		2,646		42.14%		89		1.42%		20		0.32%		29		0.46%		849		13.52%		6,279
	Brunswick		2,561		42.70%		3,387		56.48%		28		0.47%		13		0.22%		8		0.13%		-826		-13.78%		5,997
	Buchanan		3,867		39.23%		5,745		58.29%		65		0.66%		132		1.34%		47		0.48%		-1,878		-19.06%		9,856
	Buckingham		2,738		50.20%		2,561		46.96%		96		1.76%		39		0.72%		20		0.37%		177		3.24%		5,454
	Buena Vista		980		49.62%		941		47.65%		27		1.37%		19		0.96%		8		0.41%		39		1.97%		1,975
	Campbell		13,162		64.75%		6,659		32.76%		236		1.16%		199		0.98%		71		0.35%		6,503		31.99%		20,327
	Caroline		3,873		46.38%		4,314		51.66%		102		1.22%		38		0.46%		24		0.29%		-441		-5.28%		8,351
	Carroll		7,142		64.92%		3,638		33.07%		126		1.15%		52		0.47%		43		0.39%		3,504		31.85%		11,001
	Charles City		1,023		33.37%		1,981		64.61%		31		1.01%		19		0.62%		12		0.39%		-958		-31.24%		3,066
	Charlotte		2,855		57.17%		2,017		40.39%		43		0.86%		46		0.92%		33		0.66%		838		16.78%		4,994
	Charlottesville		4,034		30.51%		7,762		58.70%		1,196		9.04%		111		0.84%		121		0.92%		-3,728		-28.19%		13,224
	Chesapeake		39,684		53.21%		33,578		45.02%		732		0.98%		322		0.43%		269		0.36%		6,106		8.19%		74,585
	Chesterfield		69,924		63.02%		38,638		34.82%		1,646		1.48%		335		0.30%		408		0.37%		31,286		28.20%		110,951
	Clarke		2,883		54.56%		2,166		40.99%		195		3.69%		19		0.36%		21		0.40%		717		13.57%		5,284
	Clifton Forge		613		40.01%		868		56.66%		25		1.63%		20		1.31%		6		0.39%		-255		-16.65%		1,532
	Colonial Heights		5,519		70.92%		2,100		26.99%		123		1.58%		19		0.24%		21		0.27%		3,419		43.93%		7,782
	Covington		966		43.63%		1,168		52.76%		24		1.08%		40		1.81%		16		0.72%		-202		-9.13%		2,214
	Craig		1,580		63.38%		851		34.14%		39		1.56%		14		0.56%		9		0.36%		729		29.24%		2,493
	Culpeper		7,440		60.76%		4,364		35.64%		253		2.07%		137		1.12%		50		0.41%		3,076		25.12%		12,244
	Cumberland		1,974		56.29%		1,405		40.06%		35		1.00%		75		2.14%		18		0.51%		569		16.23%		3,507
	Danville		9,427		51.49%		8,221		44.91%		168		0.92%		437		2.39%		54		0.29%		1,206		6.58%		18,307
	Dickenson		3,122		43.21%		3,951		54.68%		85		1.18%		37		0.51%		31		0.43%		-829		-11.47%		7,226
	Dinwiddie		4,959		54.28%		4,001		43.79%		74		0.81%		58		0.63%		44		0.48%		958		10.49%		9,136
	Emporia		938		45.10%		1,116		53.65%		17		0.82%		4		0.19%		5		0.24%		-178		-8.55%		2,080
	Essex		1,995		52.08%		1,750		45.68%		59		1.54%		19		0.50%		8		0.21%		245		6.40%		3,831
	Fairfax		202,181		48.86%		196,501		47.49%		12,201		2.95%		1,546		0.37%		1,346		0.33%		5,680		1.37%		413,775
	Fairfax City		4,762		49.83%		4,361		45.64%		352		3.68%		39		0.41%		42		0.44%		401		4.19%		9,556
	Falls Church		2,131		38.10%		3,109		55.59%		285		5.10%		38		0.68%		30		0.54%		-978		-17.49%		5,593
	Fauquier		14,456		61.56%		8,296		35.33%		570		2.43%		60		0.26%		99		0.42%		6,160		26.23%		23,481
	Floyd		3,423		59.64%		1,957		34.10%		244		4.25%		48		0.84%		67		1.17%		1,466		25.54%		5,739
	Fluvanna		4,962		57.00%		3,431		39.41%		252		2.89%		38		0.44%		23		0.26%		1,531		17.59%		8,706
	Franklin		11,225		59.62%		7,145		37.95%		303		1.61%		87		0.46%		69		0.37%		4,080		21.67%		18,829
	Franklin City		1,393		43.65%		1,763		55.25%		25		0.78%		8		0.25%		2		0.06%		-370		-11.60%		3,191
	Frederick		14,574		65.09%		7,158		31.97%		483		2.16%		80		0.36%		97		0.43%		7,416		33.12%		22,392
	Fredericksburg		2,935		43.93%		3,360		50.29%		326		4.88%		36		0.54%		24		0.36%		-425		-6.36%		6,681
	Galax		1,160		52.42%		996		45.01%		42		1.90%		5		0.23%		10		0.45%		164		7.41%		2,213
	Giles		3,574		52.40%		3,004		44.05%		137		2.01%		70		1.03%		35		0.51%		570		8.35%		6,820
	Gloucester		8,718		63.64%		4,553		33.24%		225		1.64%		148		1.08%		55		0.40%		4,165		30.40%		13,699
	Goochland		5,378		61.27%		3,197		36.42%		139		1.58%		42		0.48%		21		0.24%		2,181		24.85%		8,777
	Grayson		4,236		61.82%		2,467		36.00%		102		1.49%		15		0.22%		32		0.47%		1,769		25.82%		6,852
	Greene		3,375		62.36%		1,774		32.78%		194		3.58%		50		0.92%		19		0.35%		1,601		29.58%		5,412
	Greensville		1,565		40.07%		2,314		59.24%		13		0.33%		4		0.10%		10		0.26%		-749		-19.17%		3,906
	Halifax		7,732		54.95%		5,963		42.37%		110		0.78%		211		1.50%		56		0.40%		1,769		12.58%		14,072
	Hampton		19,561		40.85%		27,490		57.41%		563		1.18%		154		0.32%		119		0.25%		-7,929		-16.56%		47,887
	Hanover		28,614		68.81%		12,044		28.96%		711		1.71%		117		0.28%		99		0.24%		16,570		39.85%		41,585
	Harrisonburg		5,741		57.65%		3,482		34.97%		641		6.44%		45		0.45%		49		0.49%		2,259		22.68%		9,958
	Henrico		62,887		55.04%		48,645		42.58%		1,893		1.66%		367		0.32%		460		0.40%		14,242		12.46%		114,252
	Henry		11,870		55.30%		8,898		41.46%		234		1.09%		331		1.54%		130		0.61%		2,972		13.84%		21,463
	Highland		942		65.55%		453		31.52%		32		2.23%		4		0.28%		6		0.42%		489		34.03%		1,437
	Hopewell		3,749		53.73%		3,024		43.34%		73		1.05%		92		1.32%		40		0.57%		725		10.39%		6,978
	Isle of Wight		7,587		58.59%		5,162		39.86%		123		0.95%		51		0.39%		27		0.21%		2,425		18.73%		12,950
	James City		14,628		59.73%		9,090		37.11%		639		2.61%		94		0.38%		41		0.17%		5,538		22.62%		24,492
	King and Queen		1,423		49.77%		1,387		48.51%		33		1.15%		11		0.38%		5		0.17%		36		1.26%		2,859
	King George		3,590		61.35%		2,070		35.37%		132		2.26%		31		0.53%		29		0.50%		1,520		25.98%		5,852
	King William		3,547		61.48%		2,125		36.83%		74		1.28%		9		0.16%		14		0.24%		1,422		24.65%		5,769
	Lancaster		3,411		62.53%		1,937		35.51%		88		1.61%		14		0.26%		5		0.09%		1,474		27.02%		5,455
	Lee		4,551		52.02%		4,031		46.08%		79		0.90%		34		0.39%		53		0.61%		520		5.94%		8,748
	Lexington		957		44.72%		1,048		48.97%		103		4.81%		26		1.21%		6		0.28%		-91		-4.25%		2,140
	Loudoun		42,453		56.12%		30,938		40.89%		1,665		2.20%		276		0.36%		321		0.42%		11,515		15.23%		75,653
	Louisa		5,461		54.09%		4,309		42.68%		222		2.20%		44		0.44%		60		0.59%		1,152		11.41%		10,096
	Lunenburg		2,510		54.67%		2,026		44.13%		33		0.72%		16		0.35%		6		0.13%		484		10.54%		4,591
	Lynchburg		12,518		53.25%		10,374		44.13%		441		1.88%		105		0.45%		68		0.29%		2,144		9.12%		23,506
	Madison		2,940		58.48%		1,844		36.68%		148		2.94%		67		1.33%		28		0.56%		1,096		21.80%		5,027
	Manassas		6,752		54.41%		5,262		42.40%		230		1.85%		93		0.75%		73		0.59%		1,490		12.01%		12,410
	Manassas Park		1,460		56.59%		1,048		40.62%		51		1.98%		9		0.35%		12		0.47%		412		15.97%		2,580
	Martinsville		2,560		44.96%		3,048		53.53%		59		1.04%		12		0.21%		15		0.26%		-488		-8.57%		5,694
	Mathews		2,951		64.03%		1,499		32.52%		88		1.91%		54		1.17%		17		0.37%		1,452		31.51%		4,609
	Mecklenburg		6,600		56.63%		4,797		41.16%		104		0.89%		96		0.82%		57		0.49%		1,803		15.47%		11,654
	Middlesex		2,844		60.65%		1,671		35.64%		84		1.79%		66		1.41%		24		0.51%		1,173		25.01%		4,689
	Montgomery		13,991		51.51%		11,720		43.15%		1,222		4.50%		149		0.55%		78		0.29%		2,271		8.36%		27,160
	Nelson		2,913		47.40%		2,907		47.31%		273		4.44%		27		0.44%		25		0.41%		6		0.09%		6,145
	New Kent		3,934		64.34%		2,055		33.61%		81		1.32%		20		0.33%		24		0.39%		1,879		30.73%		6,114
	Newport News		27,006		46.70%		29,779		51.50%		722		1.25%		212		0.37%		106		0.18%		-2,773		-4.80%		57,825
	Norfolk		21,920		35.39%		38,221		61.70%		1,153		1.86%		364		0.59%		288		0.46%		-16,301		-26.31%		61,946
	Northampton		2,299		47.00%		2,340		47.83%		108		2.21%		121		2.47%		24		0.49%		-41		-0.83%		4,892
	Northumberland		3,362		59.98%		2,118		37.79%		97		1.73%		11		0.20%		17		0.30%		1,244		22.19%		5,605
	Norton		639		41.76%		867		56.67%		20		1.31%		2		0.13%		2		0.13%		-228		-14.91%		1,530
	Nottoway		2,870		52.26%		2,460		44.79%		46		0.84%		98		1.78%		18		0.33%		410		7.47%		5,492
	Orange		5,991		57.15%		4,126		39.36%		236		2.25%		91		0.87%		39		0.37%		1,865		17.79%		10,483
	Page		5,089		63.64%		2,726		34.09%		143		1.79%		15		0.19%		23		0.29%		2,363		29.55%		7,996
	Patrick		4,901		66.36%		2,254		30.52%		101		1.37%		86		1.16%		43		0.58%		2,647		35.84%		7,385
	Petersburg		2,109		19.07%		8,751		79.11%		117		1.06%		49		0.44%		36		0.33%		-6,642		-60.04%		11,062
	Pittsylvania		15,760		64.98%		7,834		32.30%		207		0.85%		374		1.54%		80		0.33%		7,926		32.68%		24,255
	Poquoson		4,271		72.87%		1,448		24.71%		93		1.59%		41		0.70%		8		0.14%		2,823		48.16%		5,861
	Portsmouth		12,628		35.62%		22,286		62.86%		348		0.98%		126		0.36%		67		0.19%		-9,658		-27.24%		35,455
	Powhatan		6,820		70.23%		2,708		27.89%		122		1.26%		36		0.37%		25		0.26%		4,112		42.34%		9,711
	Prince Edward		3,214		50.51%		2,922		45.92%		115		1.81%		94		1.48%		18		0.28%		292		4.59%		6,363
	Prince George		6,579		60.36%		4,182		38.37%		97		0.89%		19		0.17%		23		0.21%		2,397		21.99%		10,900
	Prince William		52,788		52.52%		44,745		44.52%		1,927		1.92%		695		0.69%		356		0.35%		8,043		8.00%		100,511
	Pulaski		7,089		55.83%		5,255		41.39%		207		1.63%		86		0.68%		60		0.47%		1,834		14.44%		12,697
	Radford		2,190		49.24%		2,063		46.38%		172		3.87%		16		0.36%		7		0.16%		127		2.86%		4,448
	Rappahannock		1,850		52.66%		1,462		41.62%		161		4.58%		18		0.51%		22		0.63%		388		11.04%		3,513
	Richmond		1,784		60.50%		1,076		36.49%		44		1.49%		24		0.81%		21		0.71%		708		24.01%		2,949
	Richmond City		20,265		30.74%		42,717		64.80%		2,425		3.68%		357		0.54%		162		0.25%		-22,452		-34.06%		65,926
	Roanoke		25,740		60.12%		16,141		37.70%		681		1.59%		169		0.39%		86		0.20%		9,599		22.42%		42,817
	Roanoke City		14,630		43.75%		17,920		53.59%		603		1.80%		202		0.60%		87		0.26%		-3,290		-9.84%		33,442
	Rockbridge		4,522		57.77%		2,953		37.73%		248		3.17%		65		0.83%		39		0.50%		1,569		20.04%		7,827
	Rockingham		17,482		72.86%		5,834		24.31%		539		2.25%		53		0.22%		86		0.36%		11,648		48.55%		23,994
	Russell		5,065		46.93%		5,442		50.43%		102		0.95%		123		1.14%		60		0.56%		-377		-3.50%		10,792
	Salem		6,188		57.46%		4,348		40.37%		181		1.68%		31		0.29%		22		0.20%		1,840		17.09%		10,770
	Scott		5,535		59.29%		3,552		38.05%		85		0.91%		114		1.22%		49		0.52%		1,983		21.24%		9,335
	Shenandoah		9,636		66.68%		4,420		30.58%		294		2.03%		37		0.26%		65		0.45%		5,216		36.10%		14,452
	Smyth		6,580		56.05%		4,836		41.19%		131		1.12%		116		0.99%		77		0.66%		1,744		14.86%		11,740
	Southampton		3,293		49.05%		3,359		50.03%		44		0.66%		4		0.06%		14		0.21%		-66		-0.98%		6,714
	Spotsylvania		20,739		59.22%		13,455		38.42%		586		1.67%		94		0.27%		147		0.42%		7,284		20.80%		35,021
	Stafford		20,731		60.54%		12,596		36.78%		657		1.92%		120		0.35%		142		0.41%		8,135		23.76%		34,246
	Staunton		4,878		57.29%		3,324		39.04%		278		3.27%		18		0.21%		16		0.19%		1,554		18.25%		8,514
	Suffolk		11,836		47.99%		12,471		50.57%		199		0.81%		96		0.39%		59		0.24%		-635		-2.58%		24,661
	Surry		1,313		40.65%		1,845		57.12%		29		0.90%		30		0.93%		13		0.40%		-532		-16.47%		3,230
	Sussex		1,745		44.67%		2,006		51.36%		41		1.05%		83		2.12%		31		0.79%		-261		-6.69%		3,906
	Tazewell		8,655		52.96%		7,227		44.22%		162		0.99%		217		1.33%		83		0.51%		1,428		8.74%		16,344
	Virginia Beach		83,674		55.87%		62,268		41.58%		2,370		1.58%		809		0.54%		650		0.43%		21,406		14.29%		149,771
	Warren		6,335		56.73%		4,313		38.63%		260		2.33%		124		1.11%		134		1.20%		2,022		18.10%		11,166
	Washington		12,064		59.66%		7,549		37.33%		288		1.42%		232		1.15%		89		0.44%		4,515		22.33%		20,222
	Waynesboro		4,084		57.50%		2,737		38.54%		233		3.28%		22		0.31%		26		0.37%		1,347		18.96%		7,102
	Westmoreland		2,932		48.66%		2,922		48.49%		88		1.46%		59		0.98%		25		0.41%		10		0.17%		6,026
	Williamsburg		1,777		47.70%		1,724		46.28%		188		5.05%		21		0.56%		15		0.40%		53		1.42%		3,725
	Winchester		4,314		54.70%		3,318		42.07%		209		2.65%		27		0.34%		18		0.23%		996		12.63%		7,886
	Wise		6,504		48.87%		6,412		48.17%		160		1.20%		180		1.35%		54		0.41%		92		0.70%		13,310
	Wythe		6,539		63.95%		3,462		33.86%		132		1.29%		16		0.16%		76		0.74%		3,077		30.09%		10,225
	York		15,312		62.29%		8,622		35.07%		480		1.95%		114		0.46%		55		0.22%		6,690		27.22%		24,583
Totals	1,437,490	52.47%	1,217,290	44.44%	59,398	2.17%	15,198	0.55%	10,071	0.37%	220,200	8.03%	2,739,447

Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Accomack (Largest city: Chincoteague)
• Alleghany (Largest city: Clifton Forge)
• Bath (Largest city: Hot Springs)
• Bedford (Independent city)
• Buckingham (Largest city: Dillwyn)
• Buena Vista (Independent city)
• Dinwiddie (Largest town: McKenney)
• Essex (Largest city: Tappahannock)
• Galax (Independent city)
• Giles (Largest city: Pearisburg)
• King and Queen (Largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
• Lee (Largest city: Pennington Gap)
• Montgomery (Largest city: Blacksburg)
• Nelson (Largest city: Nellysford)
• Prince Edward (Largest city: Farmville)
• Radford (Independent city)
• Smyth (Largest city: Marion)
• Tazewell (Largest city: Richlands)
• Westmoreland (Largest city: Colonial Beach)
• Williamsburg (Independent city)
• Wise (Largest city: Big Stone Gap)

By congressional district

Bush won 8 of 11 congressional districts, including two held by other parties. Gore won 3 districts, including one held by a Republican.^[5]

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
	58%	39%		Herbert H. Bateman
			Jo Ann Davis
	53%	45%		Owen B. Pickett
			Ed Schrock
		34%	65%		Robert C. Scott
	49%	49%		Norman Sisisky
			Randy Forbes
		56%	40%
		58%	39%		Bob Goodlatte
	62%	35%		Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
			Eric Cantor
		40%	55%		Jim Moran
		54%	42%		Rick Boucher
		58%	39%		Frank Wolf
		47%	49%		Thomas M. Davis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Registration/Turnout Statistics. Virginia Department of Elections. 2018-09-18. 2018-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html. dead.
2. Web site: 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia. Dave Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
4. Web site: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 . . 65.
5. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data.