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Elections / 2000 · President · IN

George W. Bush carried Indiana R+15.6.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in Indiana, 2000. The state ran 16.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

Indiana result
2,199,305 votes counted
Gore (D)
901,980
41.0%
Bush (R)
1,245,836
56.6%
All others
51,489
2.3%
Margin
R+15.6
Indiana, 2000
BushR+15.6
2000 presidential margin by county for Indiana — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Indiana — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, IN · R+38.0Allen County, IN · R+25.2Bartholomew County, IN · R+27.9Benton County, IN · R+28.7Blackford County, IN · R+12.2Boone County, IN · R+45.7Brown County, IN · R+18.5Carroll County, IN · R+25.8Cass County, IN · R+25.8Clark County, IN · R+5.5Clay County, IN · R+27.4Clinton County, IN · R+31.8Crawford County, IN · R+12.1Daviess County, IN · R+42.8Dearborn County, IN · R+30.8Decatur County, IN · R+35.2DeKalb County, IN · R+28.5Delaware County, IN · R+2.8Dubois County, IN · R+32.5Elkhart County, IN · R+37.4Fayette County, IN · R+19.0Floyd County, IN · R+10.9Fountain County, IN · R+23.2Franklin County, IN · R+35.9Fulton County, IN · R+27.1Gibson County, IN · R+14.0Grant County, IN · R+24.4Greene County, IN · R+20.2Hamilton County, IN · R+50.5Hancock County, IN · R+41.1Harrison County, IN · R+19.1Hendricks County, IN · R+44.4Henry County, IN · R+14.6Howard County, IN · R+21.8Huntington County, IN · R+41.0Jackson County, IN · R+25.5Jasper County, IN · R+31.1Jay County, IN · R+18.9Jefferson County, IN · R+12.3Jennings County, IN · R+23.0Johnson County, IN · R+41.3Knox County, IN · R+14.5Kosciusko County, IN · R+52.4LaGrange County, IN · R+32.4Lake County, IN · D+26.0LaPorte County, IN · D+1.9Lawrence County, IN · R+34.7Madison County, IN · R+8.7Marion County, IN · R+1.3Marshall County, IN · R+29.3Martin County, IN · R+32.3Miami County, IN · R+32.8Monroe County, IN · R+4.0Montgomery County, IN · R+38.1Morgan County, IN · R+41.1Newton County, IN · R+20.9Noble County, IN · R+30.1Ohio County, IN · R+22.6Orange County, IN · R+28.0Owen County, IN · R+27.2Parke County, IN · R+21.1Perry County, IN · D+4.9Pike County, IN · R+15.2Porter County, IN · R+7.4Posey County, IN · R+18.6Pulaski County, IN · R+28.6Putnam County, IN · R+27.2Randolph County, IN · R+20.9Ripley County, IN · R+32.7Rush County, IN · R+32.7Scott County, IN · D+2.0Shelby County, IN · R+27.5Spencer County, IN · R+15.0St. Joseph County, IN · D+0.1Starke County, IN · R+2.4Steuben County, IN · R+25.3Sullivan County, IN · R+5.9Switzerland County, IN · R+15.3Tippecanoe County, IN · R+17.0Tipton County, IN · R+32.7Union County, IN · R+32.2Vanderburgh County, IN · R+10.0Vermillion County, IN · D+3.6Vigo County, IN · R+1.2Wabash County, IN · R+31.4Warren County, IN · R+19.8Warrick County, IN · R+20.0Washington County, IN · R+22.4Wayne County, IN · R+15.9Wells County, IN · R+39.3White County, IN · R+24.1Whitley County, IN · R+32.0
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
George W. BushRepublican56.6%1,245,836
Al GoreDemocratic41.0%901,980
Ralph NaderGreen2.3%51,489
D+60
R+60
92 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
Indiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR18922024
Indiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.2%
1896−2.9%
1900−3.8%
1904−13.8%
1908−1.5%
1912+20.0%
1916−0.9%
1920−14.6%
1924−16.6%
1928−20.1%
1932+11.7%
1936+14.7%
1940−1.4%
1944−5.7%
1948−0.8%
1952−17.1%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.4%
1964+12.4%
1968−12.3%
1972−32.8%
1976−7.6%
1980−18.4%
1984−24.0%
1988−20.2%
1992−6.1%
1996−5.6%
2000−15.6%
2004−20.7%
2008+1.0%
2012−10.2%
2016−19.0%
2020−16.1%
2024−18.9%
County results — 2000
92 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−38.0%
3,7758,55512,590
Allen CountyR
−25.2%
41,63670,426114,320
Bartholomew CountyR
−27.9%
9,01516,20025,769
Benton CountyR
−28.7%
1,3282,4413,874
Blackford CountyR
−12.2%
2,1032,6994,893
Boone CountyR
−45.7%
4,76313,16118,396
Brown CountyR
−18.5%
2,6083,8716,817
Carroll CountyR
−25.8%
2,9655,1028,268
Cass CountyR
−25.8%
5,4129,30515,106
Clark CountyR
−5.5%
17,36019,41737,336
Clay CountyR
−27.4%
3,6056,39310,158
Clinton CountyR
−31.8%
3,6437,14110,991
Crawford CountyR
−12.1%
1,8172,3274,209
Daviess CountyR
−42.8%
2,6976,8729,761
Dearborn CountyR
−30.8%
6,02011,45217,650
Decatur CountyR
−35.2%
2,8896,1159,171
DeKalb CountyR
−28.5%
4,7768,70113,785
Delaware CountyR
−2.8%
20,87622,10544,147
Dubois CountyR
−32.5%
5,09010,13415,504
Elkhart CountyR
−37.4%
16,40236,75654,482
Fayette CountyR
−19.0%
3,4155,0608,647
Floyd CountyR
−10.9%
13,20916,48630,030
Fountain CountyR
−23.2%
2,7174,4087,281
Franklin CountyR
−35.9%
2,5915,5878,339
Fulton CountyR
−27.1%
2,9605,2188,327
Gibson CountyR
−14.0%
5,8027,73413,772
Grant CountyR
−24.4%
9,71216,15326,386
Greene CountyR
−20.2%
4,8987,45212,619
Hamilton CountyR
−50.5%
18,00256,37275,926
Hancock CountyR
−41.1%
6,50315,94322,950
Harrison CountyR
−19.1%
5,8708,71114,896
Hendricks CountyR
−44.4%
10,78628,65140,221
Henry CountyR
−14.6%
7,64710,32118,315
Howard CountyR
−21.8%
12,89920,33134,095
Huntington CountyR
−41.0%
4,11910,11314,620
Jackson CountyR
−25.5%
5,3309,05414,602
Jasper CountyR
−31.1%
3,7447,21211,167
Jay CountyR
−18.9%
3,1674,6878,030
Jefferson CountyR
−12.3%
5,1176,58211,931
Jennings CountyR
−23.0%
3,5495,7329,494
Johnson CountyR
−41.3%
11,95229,40442,284
Knox CountyR
−14.5%
6,3008,48515,054
Kosciusko CountyR
−52.4%
5,78519,04025,284
LaGrange CountyR
−32.4%
2,7335,4378,333
Lake CountyD
+26.0%
109,07863,389175,994
LaPorte CountyD
+1.9%
19,73618,99439,747
Lawrence CountyR
−34.7%
5,07110,67716,142
Madison CountyR
−8.7%
23,40327,95652,216
Marion CountyR
−1.3%
134,189137,810279,903
Marshall CountyR
−29.3%
5,54110,26616,150
Martin CountyR
−32.3%
1,5183,0084,609
Miami CountyR
−32.8%
4,1558,40112,928
Monroe CountyR
−4.0%
17,52319,14740,220
Montgomery CountyR
−38.1%
3,8998,89113,101
Morgan CountyR
−41.1%
6,22815,28622,036
Newton CountyR
−20.9%
2,1013,2505,510
Noble CountyR
−30.1%
4,8229,10314,216
Ohio CountyR
−22.6%
9511,5152,492
Orange CountyR
−28.0%
2,6014,6877,458
Owen CountyR
−27.2%
2,2534,0196,503
Parke CountyR
−21.1%
2,4813,8416,447
Perry CountyD
+4.9%
3,8233,4617,387
Pike CountyR
−15.2%
2,6053,5666,302
Porter CountyR
−7.4%
26,79031,15759,378
Posey CountyR
−18.6%
4,4306,49811,110
Pulaski CountyR
−28.6%
1,9193,4975,518
Putnam CountyR
−27.2%
4,1237,35211,871
Randolph CountyR
−20.9%
3,9066,02010,132
Ripley CountyR
−32.7%
3,4986,98810,675
Rush CountyR
−32.7%
2,3704,7497,284
Scott CountyD
+2.0%
3,9153,7617,846
Shelby CountyR
−27.5%
5,3749,59015,310
Spencer CountyR
−15.0%
3,7525,0968,987
St. Joseph CountyD
+0.1%
47,70347,58197,474
Starke CountyR
−2.4%
4,1364,3498,701
Steuben CountyR
−25.3%
4,1036,95311,277
Sullivan CountyR
−5.9%
3,8334,3198,262
Switzerland CountyR
−15.3%
1,3361,8313,239
Tippecanoe CountyR
−17.0%
18,22026,10646,295
Tipton CountyR
−32.7%
2,3924,7847,316
Union CountyR
−32.2%
9271,8382,828
Vanderburgh CountyR
−10.0%
29,22235,84666,221
Vermillion CountyD
+3.6%
3,3703,1306,633
Vigo CountyR
−1.2%
17,57018,02136,228
Wabash CountyR
−31.4%
4,2778,32112,883
Warren CountyR
−19.8%
1,4712,2183,768
Warrick CountyR
−20.0%
8,74913,20522,309
Washington CountyR
−22.4%
3,6755,8689,801
Wayne CountyR
−15.9%
10,27314,27325,151
Wells CountyR
−39.3%
3,3197,75511,281
White CountyR
−24.1%
3,6556,0379,904
Whitley CountyR
−32.0%
4,1078,08012,432