Alaska — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentBushR+31.0
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 58.6% | 167,396 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 27.7% | 79,004 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.7% | 39,160 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (30 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Republican | R+13.2 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Republican | R+7.9 |
Alaska results by county
30 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | George W. Bush+334 | 45172.9% | 11718.9% | 274.4% | 619 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | George W. Bush+192 | 70151.2% | 50937.2% | 362.6% | 1,368 |
| Anchorage Municipality | George W. Bush+33,234 | 67,94157.2% | 34,70729.2% | 3,7253.1% | 118,881 |
| Bethel Census Area | Al Gore+205 | 2,02242.1% | 2,22746.4% | 2254.7% | 4,799 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | George W. Bush+179 | 38254.6% | 20329.0% | 344.9% | 700 |
| Chugach Census Area | George W. Bush+1,278 | 2,15159.6% | 87324.2% | 1574.3% | 3,610 |
| Copper River Census Area | George W. Bush+842 | 1,05872.2% | 21614.7% | 805.5% | 1,465 |
| Denali Borough | George W. Bush+392 | 69855.5% | 30624.3% | 564.5% | 1,257 |
| Dillingham Census Area | George W. Bush+296 | 89253.8% | 59635.9% | 573.4% | 1,658 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | George W. Bush+15,046 | 25,52961.5% | 10,48325.3% | 1,5163.7% | 41,513 |
| Haines Borough | George W. Bush+399 | 74154.9% | 34225.4% | 342.5% | 1,349 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | George W. Bush+60 | 59444.3% | 53439.8% | 392.9% | 1,342 |
| Juneau City and Borough | George W. Bush+854 | 7,26245.3% | 6,40839.9% | 4492.8% | 16,048 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | George W. Bush+10,421 | 15,05264.0% | 4,63119.7% | 9834.2% | 23,519 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | George W. Bush+3,397 | 4,68170.3% | 1,28419.3% | 2163.2% | 6,656 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | George W. Bush+2,320 | 3,86263.3% | 1,54225.3% | 2023.3% | 6,100 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | George W. Bush+130 | 96049.0% | 83042.4% | 995.1% | 1,959 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | George W. Bush+102 | 29755.1% | 19536.2% | 224.1% | 539 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | George W. Bush+12,615 | 17,98865.5% | 5,37319.6% | 1,5035.5% | 27,448 |
| Nome Census Area | George W. Bush+420 | 1,63951.5% | 1,21938.3% | 1274.0% | 3,181 |
| North Slope Borough | George W. Bush+643 | 1,48658.0% | 84332.9% | 1034.0% | 2,564 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | George W. Bush+263 | 1,08150.9% | 81838.5% | 1115.2% | 2,122 |
| Petersburg Borough | George W. Bush+723 | 1,12464.0% | 40122.8% | 442.5% | 1,755 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | George W. Bush+1,004 | 1,78661.7% | 78227.0% | 1113.8% | 2,895 |
| Sitka City and Borough | George W. Bush+585 | 2,07348.2% | 1,48834.6% | 1483.4% | 4,299 |
| Skagway Municipality | George W. Bush+90 | 24649.5% | 15631.4% | 142.8% | 497 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | George W. Bush+1,649 | 2,12873.5% | 47916.6% | 1374.7% | 2,894 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | George W. Bush+846 | 1,03877.8% | 19214.4% | 342.5% | 1,334 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | George W. Bush+59 | 17750.0% | 11833.3% | 123.4% | 354 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | George W. Bush+224 | 1,35647.8% | 1,13239.9% | 1093.8% | 2,835 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −1.9% |
| 1964 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | −2.1% |
| 1972 | −23.5% |
| 1976 | −22.3% |
| 1980 | −27.9% |
| 1984 | −36.8% |
| 1988 | −23.3% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −31.0% |
| 2004 | −25.9% |
| 2008 | −21.5% |
| 2012 | −14.0% |
| 2016 | −14.8% |
| 2020 | −10.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.