Florida — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentBushR+0.01
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 48.8% | 2,912,790 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 48.8% | 2,912,253 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 138,067 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 25 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Broward County, FL | Democratic | D+36.5 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+21.2 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Orange County, FL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Osceola County, FL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Pasco County, FL | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+33.0 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Volusia County, FL | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+27.4 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Al Gore+13,245 | 34,13539.8% | 47,38055.2% | 1,0141.2% | 85,757 |
| Baker County | George W. Bush+3,219 | 5,61168.8% | 2,39229.3% | 991.2% | 8,155 |
| Bay County | George W. Bush+19,809 | 38,68265.7% | 18,87332.1% | 4910.8% | 58,876 |
| Bradford County | George W. Bush+2,341 | 5,41662.4% | 3,07535.4% | 1001.2% | 8,675 |
| Brevard County | George W. Bush+17,912 | 115,25352.8% | 97,34144.6% | 1,4230.7% | 218,488 |
| Broward County | Al Gore+209,821 | 177,93930.9% | 387,76067.4% | 2,4350.4% | 575,239 |
| Calhoun County | George W. Bush+717 | 2,87355.5% | 2,15641.7% | 1072.1% | 5,175 |
| Charlotte County | George W. Bush+5,782 | 35,42853.0% | 29,64644.3% | 3640.5% | 66,900 |
| Citrus County | George W. Bush+4,270 | 29,80152.1% | 25,53144.6% | 5330.9% | 57,248 |
| Clay County | George W. Bush+27,235 | 41,90372.8% | 14,66825.5% | 4230.7% | 57,559 |
| Collier County | George W. Bush+30,528 | 60,46765.6% | 29,93932.5% | 3910.4% | 92,202 |
| Columbia County | George W. Bush+3,919 | 10,96859.2% | 7,04938.1% | 2391.3% | 18,514 |
| DeSoto County | George W. Bush+935 | 4,25654.5% | 3,32142.5% | 781.0% | 7,812 |
| Dixie County | George W. Bush+870 | 2,69757.8% | 1,82739.1% | 681.5% | 4,667 |
| Duval County | George W. Bush+44,421 | 152,46057.5% | 108,03940.7% | 1,9200.7% | 265,181 |
| Escambia County | George W. Bush+32,181 | 73,17162.6% | 40,99035.1% | 9620.8% | 116,856 |
| Flagler County | Al Gore+1,279 | 12,61846.5% | 13,89751.3% | 1660.6% | 27,116 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+407 | 2,45452.8% | 2,04744.1% | 591.3% | 4,645 |
| Gadsden County | Al Gore+4,966 | 4,77032.4% | 9,73666.1% | 860.6% | 14,731 |
| Gilchrist County | George W. Bush+1,390 | 3,30061.2% | 1,91035.4% | 881.6% | 5,395 |
| Glades County | George W. Bush+399 | 1,84154.7% | 1,44242.9% | 260.8% | 3,365 |
| Gulf County | George W. Bush+1,155 | 3,55357.8% | 2,39839.0% | 1111.8% | 6,148 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+424 | 2,14754.1% | 1,72343.4% | 591.5% | 3,966 |
| Hardee County | George W. Bush+1,423 | 3,76560.4% | 2,34237.6% | 540.9% | 6,236 |
| Hendry County | George W. Bush+1,507 | 4,74758.3% | 3,24039.8% | 480.6% | 8,139 |
| Hernando County | Al Gore+1,990 | 30,65847.0% | 32,64850.0% | 4290.7% | 65,236 |
| Highlands County | George W. Bush+6,038 | 20,20757.5% | 14,16940.3% | 2310.7% | 35,152 |
| Hillsborough County | George W. Bush+11,218 | 180,79450.2% | 169,57647.1% | 2,4880.7% | 360,354 |
| Holmes County | George W. Bush+2,835 | 5,01267.8% | 2,17729.4% | 1131.5% | 7,396 |
| Indian River County | George W. Bush+8,870 | 28,63957.7% | 19,76939.8% | 2690.5% | 49,627 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+2,269 | 9,13956.1% | 6,87042.1% | 1561.0% | 16,303 |
| Jefferson County | Al Gore+563 | 2,47843.9% | 3,04153.9% | 480.9% | 5,643 |
| Lafayette County | George W. Bush+881 | 1,67066.7% | 78931.5% | 200.8% | 2,505 |
| Lake County | George W. Bush+13,439 | 50,01056.4% | 36,57141.3% | 5700.6% | 88,611 |
| Lee County | George W. Bush+32,580 | 106,15157.6% | 73,57139.9% | 1,0900.6% | 184,400 |
| Leon County | Al Gore+22,371 | 39,07337.9% | 61,44459.6% | 7030.7% | 103,154 |
| Levy County | George W. Bush+1,465 | 6,86353.9% | 5,39842.4% | 1841.4% | 12,730 |
| Liberty County | George W. Bush+300 | 1,31754.6% | 1,01742.2% | 572.4% | 2,410 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+23 | 3,03849.3% | 3,01548.9% | 560.9% | 6,163 |
| Manatee County | George W. Bush+8,797 | 58,02352.6% | 49,22644.6% | 6010.5% | 110,344 |
| Marion County | George W. Bush+10,472 | 55,14653.6% | 44,67443.4% | 1,3411.3% | 102,971 |
| Martin County | George W. Bush+7,351 | 33,97254.8% | 26,62142.9% | 3050.5% | 62,016 |
| Miami-Dade County | Al Gore+39,293 | 289,57446.3% | 328,86752.6% | 1,7560.3% | 625,552 |
| Monroe County | Al Gore+424 | 16,06347.4% | 16,48748.6% | 2550.8% | 33,895 |
| Nassau County | George W. Bush+9,453 | 16,40869.0% | 6,95529.2% | 1710.7% | 23,787 |
| Okaloosa County | George W. Bush+35,197 | 52,18673.7% | 16,98924.0% | 6560.9% | 70,819 |
| Okeechobee County | George W. Bush+468 | 5,05751.3% | 4,58946.6% | 770.8% | 9,854 |
| Orange County | Al Gore+5,705 | 134,53148.0% | 140,23650.1% | 1,5090.5% | 280,155 |
| Osceola County | Al Gore+1,950 | 26,23747.1% | 28,18750.6% | 5331.0% | 55,690 |
| Palm Beach County | Al Gore+116,790 | 152,96435.3% | 269,75462.3% | 4,9381.1% | 433,222 |
| Pasco County | Al Gore+969 | 68,60748.1% | 69,57648.7% | 1,1920.8% | 142,769 |
| Pinellas County | Al Gore+15,808 | 184,84946.4% | 200,65750.3% | 2,9970.8% | 398,526 |
| Polk County | George W. Bush+15,103 | 90,31053.6% | 75,20744.6% | 1,0530.6% | 168,629 |
| Putnam County | George W. Bush+1,350 | 13,45751.3% | 12,10746.1% | 2961.1% | 26,239 |
| Santa Rosa County | George W. Bush+23,521 | 36,33972.1% | 12,81825.4% | 5191.0% | 50,402 |
| Sarasota County | George W. Bush+10,248 | 83,11751.6% | 72,86945.3% | 9200.6% | 160,977 |
| Seminole County | George W. Bush+16,563 | 75,79055.0% | 59,22743.0% | 8390.6% | 137,805 |
| St. Johns County | George W. Bush+20,055 | 39,56465.1% | 19,50932.1% | 4810.8% | 60,771 |
| St. Lucie County | Al Gore+6,855 | 34,70544.5% | 41,56053.3% | 3570.5% | 77,990 |
| Sumter County | George W. Bush+2,490 | 12,12754.5% | 9,63743.3% | 1910.9% | 22,261 |
| Suwannee County | George W. Bush+3,933 | 8,00964.3% | 4,07632.7% | 1961.6% | 12,461 |
| Taylor County | George W. Bush+1,409 | 4,05859.6% | 2,64938.9% | 440.6% | 6,810 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+925 | 2,33261.0% | 1,40736.8% | 541.4% | 3,826 |
| Volusia County | Al Gore+14,945 | 82,36844.8% | 97,31353.0% | 1,0830.6% | 183,674 |
| Wakulla County | George W. Bush+674 | 4,51252.5% | 3,83844.7% | 881.0% | 8,587 |
| Walton County | George W. Bush+6,543 | 12,18666.5% | 5,64330.8% | 2291.2% | 18,323 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+2,197 | 4,99562.2% | 2,79834.9% | 1401.7% | 8,026 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 2000FL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.