Illinois — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentGoreD+12.0
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 54.6% | 2,589,026 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 42.6% | 2,019,421 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 133,676 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 22 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Brown County, IL | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Cass County, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Christian County, IL | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+22.0 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Greene County, IL | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Henderson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Henry County, IL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Knox County, IL | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+2.4 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Marion County, IL | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+11.3 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+20.2 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Mercer County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Pike County, IL | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Putnam County, IL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+18.0 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Union County, IL | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+40.8 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+32.0 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George W. Bush+5,134 | 12,19740.5% | 17,33157.6% | 5811.9% | 30,109 |
| Alexander County | Al Gore+769 | 2,35758.6% | 1,58839.5% | 771.9% | 4,022 |
| Bond County | George W. Bush+744 | 3,06043.5% | 3,80454.1% | 1682.4% | 7,032 |
| Boone County | George W. Bush+2,136 | 6,48141.8% | 8,61755.5% | 4252.7% | 15,523 |
| Brown County | George W. Bush+452 | 1,07740.5% | 1,52957.5% | 542.0% | 2,660 |
| Bureau County | George W. Bush+772 | 7,75446.1% | 8,52650.7% | 5433.2% | 16,823 |
| Calhoun County | Al Gore+81 | 1,31050.3% | 1,22947.2% | 632.4% | 2,602 |
| Carroll County | George W. Bush+722 | 3,11343.4% | 3,83553.4% | 2293.2% | 7,177 |
| Cass County | George W. Bush+179 | 2,78947.3% | 2,96850.3% | 1422.4% | 5,899 |
| Champaign County | Al Gore+870 | 35,51547.8% | 34,64546.6% | 4,1255.6% | 74,285 |
| Christian County | George W. Bush+738 | 6,79946.0% | 7,53751.0% | 4352.9% | 14,771 |
| Clark County | George W. Bush+1,466 | 2,93239.0% | 4,39858.5% | 1822.4% | 7,512 |
| Clay County | George W. Bush+1,577 | 2,21236.1% | 3,78961.8% | 1342.2% | 6,135 |
| Clinton County | George W. Bush+2,152 | 6,43641.7% | 8,58855.7% | 4032.6% | 15,427 |
| Coles County | George W. Bush+1,591 | 8,90444.3% | 10,49552.2% | 6943.5% | 20,093 |
| Cook County | Al Gore+746,005 | 1,280,54768.6% | 534,54228.6% | 50,8182.7% | 1,865,907 |
| Crawford County | George W. Bush+1,641 | 3,33339.2% | 4,97458.5% | 1932.3% | 8,500 |
| Cumberland County | George W. Bush+1,094 | 1,87037.6% | 2,96459.6% | 1412.8% | 4,975 |
| De Witt County | George W. Bush+1,098 | 2,87040.7% | 3,96856.3% | 2133.0% | 7,051 |
| DeKalb County | George W. Bush+2,341 | 14,79844.5% | 17,13951.6% | 1,2963.9% | 33,233 |
| Douglas County | George W. Bush+1,519 | 3,21539.4% | 4,73458.1% | 2032.5% | 8,152 |
| DuPage County | George W. Bush+48,487 | 152,55041.9% | 201,03755.2% | 10,7753.0% | 364,362 |
| Edgar County | George W. Bush+1,617 | 3,21639.1% | 4,83358.7% | 1832.2% | 8,232 |
| Edwards County | George W. Bush+1,234 | 97830.0% | 2,21267.9% | 702.1% | 3,260 |
| Effingham County | George W. Bush+5,630 | 4,22529.2% | 9,85568.0% | 4052.8% | 14,485 |
| Fayette County | George W. Bush+1,314 | 3,88641.6% | 5,20055.7% | 2522.7% | 9,338 |
| Ford County | George W. Bush+1,799 | 2,09034.0% | 3,88963.2% | 1742.8% | 6,153 |
| Franklin County | Al Gore+1,711 | 10,20153.1% | 8,49044.2% | 5212.7% | 19,212 |
| Fulton County | Al Gore+2,004 | 8,94054.9% | 6,93642.6% | 4012.5% | 16,277 |
| Gallatin County | Al Gore+287 | 1,87852.8% | 1,59144.7% | 892.5% | 3,558 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+639 | 2,49043.2% | 3,12954.3% | 1482.6% | 5,767 |
| Grundy County | George W. Bush+1,193 | 7,51645.3% | 8,70952.5% | 3592.2% | 16,584 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+576 | 1,94342.4% | 2,51954.9% | 1252.7% | 4,587 |
| Hancock County | George W. Bush+878 | 4,25643.9% | 5,13453.0% | 3013.1% | 9,691 |
| Hardin County | George W. Bush+182 | 1,18444.9% | 1,36651.8% | 873.3% | 2,637 |
| Henderson County | Al Gore+322 | 2,03052.5% | 1,70844.2% | 1283.3% | 3,866 |
| Henry County | Al Gore+1,025 | 11,92150.8% | 10,89646.4% | 6532.8% | 23,470 |
| Iroquois County | George W. Bush+4,288 | 4,39732.8% | 8,68564.7% | 3422.5% | 13,424 |
| Jackson County | Al Gore+1,950 | 11,77351.0% | 9,82342.5% | 1,4946.5% | 23,090 |
| Jasper County | George W. Bush+1,304 | 1,81536.1% | 3,11962.1% | 871.7% | 5,021 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+1,677 | 6,68543.5% | 8,36254.4% | 3132.0% | 15,360 |
| Jersey County | George W. Bush+344 | 4,35546.3% | 4,69949.9% | 3593.8% | 9,413 |
| Jo Daviess County | George W. Bush+719 | 4,58544.4% | 5,30451.4% | 4334.2% | 10,322 |
| Johnson County | George W. Bush+1,357 | 1,92836.0% | 3,28561.3% | 1492.8% | 5,362 |
| Kane County | George W. Bush+16,869 | 60,12742.5% | 76,99654.5% | 4,2823.0% | 141,405 |
| Kankakee County | George W. Bush+869 | 19,18047.7% | 20,04949.9% | 9542.4% | 40,183 |
| Kendall County | George W. Bush+5,244 | 8,44437.1% | 13,68860.1% | 6372.8% | 22,769 |
| Knox County | Al Gore+2,660 | 12,57254.3% | 9,91242.8% | 6903.0% | 23,174 |
| Lake County | George W. Bush+5,930 | 115,05847.5% | 120,98850.0% | 6,1182.5% | 242,164 |
| LaSalle County | Al Gore+2,079 | 23,35550.8% | 21,27646.2% | 1,3763.0% | 46,007 |
| Lawrence County | George W. Bush+772 | 2,82242.9% | 3,59454.6% | 1622.5% | 6,578 |
| Lee County | George W. Bush+1,958 | 6,11141.8% | 8,06955.2% | 4403.0% | 14,620 |
| Livingston County | George W. Bush+3,358 | 5,82937.8% | 9,18759.6% | 4052.6% | 15,421 |
| Logan County | George W. Bush+3,541 | 4,60035.2% | 8,14162.3% | 3242.5% | 13,065 |
| Macon County | Al Gore+432 | 24,26249.0% | 23,83048.1% | 1,4072.8% | 49,499 |
| Macoupin County | Al Gore+1,266 | 11,01551.5% | 9,74945.6% | 6252.9% | 21,389 |
| Madison County | Al Gore+10,256 | 59,07753.2% | 48,82143.9% | 3,2062.9% | 111,104 |
| Marion County | George W. Bush+172 | 8,06848.4% | 8,24049.5% | 3552.1% | 16,663 |
| Marshall County | George W. Bush+575 | 2,57043.5% | 3,14553.2% | 1923.3% | 5,907 |
| Mason County | George W. Bush+219 | 3,19247.1% | 3,41150.4% | 1692.5% | 6,772 |
| Massac County | George W. Bush+764 | 2,91243.2% | 3,67654.5% | 1562.3% | 6,744 |
| McDonough County | George W. Bush+385 | 6,08046.7% | 6,46549.7% | 4673.6% | 13,012 |
| McHenry County | George W. Bush+21,414 | 40,69838.3% | 62,11258.5% | 3,3753.2% | 106,185 |
| McLean County | George W. Bush+9,072 | 24,93640.9% | 34,00855.8% | 1,9543.2% | 60,898 |
| Menard County | George W. Bush+1,698 | 2,16434.9% | 3,86262.3% | 1762.8% | 6,202 |
| Mercer County | Al Gore+712 | 4,40052.9% | 3,68844.3% | 2302.8% | 8,318 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+1,835 | 5,79742.0% | 7,63255.3% | 3672.7% | 13,796 |
| Montgomery County | Al Gore+316 | 6,54250.0% | 6,22647.6% | 3252.5% | 13,093 |
| Morgan County | George W. Bush+2,159 | 5,89941.2% | 8,05856.2% | 3772.6% | 14,334 |
| Moultrie County | George W. Bush+529 | 2,52944.2% | 3,05853.4% | 1382.4% | 5,725 |
| Ogle County | George W. Bush+4,652 | 7,67337.2% | 12,32559.8% | 6032.9% | 20,601 |
| Peoria County | Al Gore+2,206 | 38,60450.3% | 36,39847.4% | 1,8102.4% | 76,812 |
| Perry County | Al Gore+60 | 4,86248.9% | 4,80248.3% | 2782.8% | 9,942 |
| Piatt County | George W. Bush+1,131 | 3,48841.6% | 4,61955.1% | 2783.3% | 8,385 |
| Pike County | George W. Bush+1,508 | 3,19839.4% | 4,70658.0% | 2082.6% | 8,112 |
| Pope County | George W. Bush+419 | 92739.8% | 1,34657.8% | 572.4% | 2,330 |
| Pulaski County | Al Gore+88 | 1,51850.3% | 1,43047.4% | 682.3% | 3,016 |
| Putnam County | Al Gore+220 | 1,65752.1% | 1,43745.2% | 852.7% | 3,179 |
| Randolph County | George W. Bush+333 | 6,79447.6% | 7,12749.9% | 3662.6% | 14,287 |
| Richland County | George W. Bush+2,227 | 2,49133.5% | 4,71863.5% | 2192.9% | 7,428 |
| Rock Island County | Al Gore+12,763 | 37,95758.3% | 25,19438.7% | 1,9443.0% | 65,095 |
| Saline County | George W. Bush+506 | 5,42746.6% | 5,93350.9% | 2902.5% | 11,650 |
| Sangamon County | George W. Bush+11,960 | 38,41442.0% | 50,37455.1% | 2,6972.9% | 91,485 |
| Schuyler County | George W. Bush+490 | 1,58742.1% | 2,07755.1% | 1082.9% | 3,772 |
| Scott County | George W. Bush+504 | 95438.6% | 1,45859.1% | 572.3% | 2,469 |
| Shelby County | George W. Bush+1,833 | 4,01839.5% | 5,85157.6% | 2942.9% | 10,163 |
| St. Clair County | Al Gore+13,662 | 55,96155.7% | 42,29942.1% | 2,1332.1% | 100,393 |
| Stark County | George W. Bush+483 | 1,21140.5% | 1,69456.7% | 842.8% | 2,989 |
| Stephenson County | George W. Bush+2,653 | 8,06241.6% | 10,71555.3% | 6013.1% | 19,378 |
| Tazewell County | George W. Bush+6,158 | 25,37943.5% | 31,53754.0% | 1,4322.5% | 58,348 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+415 | 3,98246.0% | 4,39750.8% | 2813.2% | 8,660 |
| Vermilion County | George W. Bush+377 | 15,40648.0% | 15,78349.2% | 9112.8% | 32,100 |
| Wabash County | George W. Bush+1,419 | 1,98736.1% | 3,40661.8% | 1152.1% | 5,508 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+375 | 3,52446.2% | 3,89951.1% | 2082.7% | 7,631 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+1,715 | 2,63837.0% | 4,35361.0% | 1472.1% | 7,138 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+3,138 | 2,20928.7% | 5,34769.5% | 1371.8% | 7,693 |
| White County | George W. Bush+1,563 | 2,95838.7% | 4,52159.2% | 1582.1% | 7,637 |
| Whiteside County | Al Gore+1,634 | 12,88651.9% | 11,25245.3% | 6992.8% | 24,837 |
| Will County | George W. Bush+4,926 | 90,90247.4% | 95,82850.0% | 4,9402.6% | 191,670 |
| Williamson County | George W. Bush+1,820 | 12,19245.3% | 14,01252.0% | 7352.7% | 26,939 |
| Winnebago County | George W. Bush+1,835 | 51,98147.6% | 53,81649.2% | 3,5003.2% | 109,297 |
| Woodford County | George W. Bush+5,376 | 5,52932.9% | 10,90564.9% | 3592.1% | 16,793 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Same ballot, 2000IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.