Missouri — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentBushR+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 50.4% | 1,189,924 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 47.1% | 1,111,138 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 58,830 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+0.01 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+18.4 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Monroe County, MO | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+15.5 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+20.7 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+14.2 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+18.3 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+1.3 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+57.5 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Washington County, MO | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+40.1 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Bush, George W.+1,949 | 6,05057.3% | 4,10138.9% | 1000.9% | 10,552 |
| Andrew County | Bush, George W.+1,462 | 4,25758.5% | 2,79538.4% | 941.3% | 7,274 |
| Atchison County | Bush, George W.+785 | 1,79862.6% | 1,01335.3% | 250.9% | 2,871 |
| Audrain County | Bush, George W.+705 | 5,25652.6% | 4,55145.6% | 650.7% | 9,985 |
| Barry County | Bush, George W.+3,750 | 7,88563.8% | 4,13533.4% | 1551.3% | 12,368 |
| Barton County | Bush, George W.+2,412 | 3,83671.5% | 1,42426.5% | 310.6% | 5,366 |
| Bates County | Bush, George W.+859 | 4,24554.5% | 3,38643.5% | 771.0% | 7,792 |
| Benton County | Bush, George W.+1,068 | 4,21856.0% | 3,15041.8% | 690.9% | 7,534 |
| Bollinger County | Bush, George W.+1,795 | 3,48765.9% | 1,69232.0% | 741.4% | 5,294 |
| Boone County | Gore, Al+385 | 28,42647.7% | 28,81148.3% | 4780.8% | 59,609 |
| Buchanan County | Gore, Al+662 | 16,42347.3% | 17,08549.2% | 4671.3% | 34,751 |
| Butler County | Bush, George W.+4,115 | 9,11163.3% | 4,99634.7% | 1411.0% | 14,397 |
| Caldwell County | Bush, George W.+732 | 2,22057.7% | 1,48838.6% | 661.7% | 3,850 |
| Callaway County | Bush, George W.+1,530 | 8,23853.8% | 6,70843.8% | 1420.9% | 15,308 |
| Camden County | Bush, George W.+4,035 | 10,35860.6% | 6,32337.0% | 1600.9% | 17,099 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Bush, George W.+10,498 | 19,83266.4% | 9,33431.3% | 3171.1% | 29,859 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George W.+1,260 | 2,88062.9% | 1,62035.4% | 270.6% | 4,581 |
| Carter County | Bush, George W.+733 | 1,73061.6% | 99735.5% | 411.5% | 2,808 |
| Cass County | Bush, George W.+5,192 | 20,11356.1% | 14,92141.6% | 3240.9% | 35,869 |
| Cedar County | Bush, George W.+1,551 | 3,53062.3% | 1,97934.9% | 731.3% | 5,663 |
| Chariton County | Bush, George W.+508 | 2,30055.4% | 1,79243.1% | 320.8% | 4,154 |
| Christian County | Bush, George W.+6,928 | 14,82463.8% | 7,89634.0% | 2291.0% | 23,228 |
| Clark County | Bush, George W.+87 | 1,89949.9% | 1,81247.7% | 381.0% | 3,802 |
| Clay County | Gore, Al+1 | 39,08348.7% | 39,08448.7% | 5790.7% | 80,173 |
| Clinton County | Bush, George W.+329 | 4,32350.7% | 3,99446.8% | 901.1% | 8,531 |
| Cole County | Bush, George W.+8,111 | 20,16761.5% | 12,05636.8% | 1820.6% | 32,775 |
| Cooper County | Bush, George W.+1,505 | 4,07260.0% | 2,56737.8% | 731.1% | 6,790 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+1,404 | 4,75457.3% | 3,35040.4% | 981.2% | 8,302 |
| Dade County | Bush, George W.+1,275 | 2,46865.8% | 1,19331.8% | 491.3% | 3,752 |
| Dallas County | Bush, George W.+1,412 | 3,72359.9% | 2,31137.2% | 1091.8% | 6,219 |
| Daviess County | Bush, George W.+644 | 2,01157.6% | 1,36739.1% | 581.7% | 3,494 |
| DeKalb County | Bush, George W.+801 | 2,36358.4% | 1,56238.6% | 611.5% | 4,049 |
| Dent County | Bush, George W.+2,157 | 3,99666.7% | 1,83930.7% | 871.5% | 5,988 |
| Douglas County | Bush, George W.+2,053 | 3,59968.1% | 1,54629.3% | 821.6% | 5,281 |
| Dunklin County | Bush, George W.+479 | 5,42651.6% | 4,94747.0% | 740.7% | 10,525 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+5,691 | 21,86355.8% | 16,17241.3% | 4891.2% | 39,194 |
| Gasconade County | Bush, George W.+1,933 | 4,19063.2% | 2,25734.0% | 721.1% | 6,629 |
| Gentry County | Bush, George W.+500 | 1,77157.0% | 1,27140.9% | 240.8% | 3,105 |
| Greene County | Bush, George W.+18,087 | 59,17857.5% | 41,09139.9% | 8970.9% | 102,926 |
| Grundy County | Bush, George W.+1,413 | 2,97663.2% | 1,56333.2% | 671.4% | 4,708 |
| Harrison County | Bush, George W.+1,224 | 2,55263.9% | 1,32833.3% | 491.2% | 3,991 |
| Henry County | Bush, George W.+661 | 5,12052.4% | 4,45945.6% | 740.8% | 9,778 |
| Hickory County | Bush, George W.+211 | 2,17251.3% | 1,96146.3% | 511.2% | 4,238 |
| Holt County | Bush, George W.+867 | 1,73865.3% | 87132.7% | 301.1% | 2,662 |
| Howard County | Bush, George W.+470 | 2,41453.5% | 1,94443.1% | 711.6% | 4,512 |
| Howell County | Bush, George W.+4,377 | 9,01864.1% | 4,64133.0% | 2191.6% | 14,075 |
| Iron County | Bush, George W.+193 | 2,23750.7% | 2,04446.3% | 691.6% | 4,414 |
| Jackson County | Gore, Al+56,001 | 104,41838.4% | 160,41959.0% | 2,1840.8% | 272,062 |
| Jasper County | Bush, George W.+13,162 | 24,89966.4% | 11,73731.3% | 2710.7% | 37,481 |
| Jefferson County | Gore, Al+1,850 | 36,76647.6% | 38,61650.0% | 6400.8% | 77,204 |
| Johnson County | Bush, George W.+2,413 | 9,33955.6% | 6,92641.3% | 2011.2% | 16,787 |
| Knox County | Bush, George W.+439 | 1,22659.7% | 78738.3% | 180.9% | 2,055 |
| Laclede County | Bush, George W.+4,373 | 8,55665.6% | 4,18332.1% | 1651.3% | 13,046 |
| Lafayette County | Bush, George W.+1,506 | 7,84954.1% | 6,34343.7% | 1230.8% | 14,520 |
| Lawrence County | Bush, George W.+4,070 | 8,30564.4% | 4,23532.8% | 1861.4% | 12,903 |
| Lewis County | Bush, George W.+365 | 2,38853.3% | 2,02345.1% | 390.9% | 4,484 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+1,588 | 8,54953.7% | 6,96143.7% | 1791.1% | 15,913 |
| Linn County | Bush, George W.+600 | 3,24654.0% | 2,64644.0% | 520.9% | 6,010 |
| Livingston County | Bush, George W.+1,284 | 3,70959.1% | 2,42538.6% | 440.7% | 6,276 |
| Macon County | Bush, George W.+1,415 | 4,23259.0% | 2,81739.3% | 510.7% | 7,175 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+632 | 2,46056.3% | 1,82841.8% | 431.0% | 4,373 |
| Maries County | Bush, George W.+662 | 2,21657.5% | 1,55440.3% | 521.3% | 3,854 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+1,557 | 6,55055.9% | 4,99342.6% | 820.7% | 11,712 |
| McDonald County | Bush, George W.+2,594 | 4,46068.3% | 1,86628.6% | 961.5% | 6,529 |
| Mercer County | Bush, George W.+695 | 1,25067.9% | 55530.1% | 170.9% | 1,842 |
| Miller County | Bush, George W.+2,728 | 5,94563.5% | 3,21734.4% | 610.7% | 9,356 |
| Mississippi County | Gore, Al+361 | 2,39545.9% | 2,75652.8% | 350.7% | 5,215 |
| Moniteau County | Bush, George W.+1,588 | 3,76462.1% | 2,17635.9% | 651.1% | 6,065 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George W.+315 | 2,17553.1% | 1,86045.4% | 391.0% | 4,094 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+1,014 | 3,10658.6% | 2,09239.4% | 350.7% | 5,303 |
| Morgan County | Bush, George W.+1,225 | 4,46056.6% | 3,23541.0% | 991.3% | 7,881 |
| New Madrid County | Gore, Al+322 | 3,41647.0% | 3,73851.4% | 670.9% | 7,266 |
| Newton County | Bush, George W.+7,785 | 14,23267.3% | 6,44730.5% | 1570.7% | 21,162 |
| Nodaway County | Bush, George W.+1,608 | 5,16157.0% | 3,55339.3% | 1201.3% | 9,049 |
| Oregon County | Bush, George W.+953 | 2,52159.6% | 1,56837.0% | 842.0% | 4,233 |
| Osage County | Bush, George W.+2,216 | 4,15467.2% | 1,93831.4% | 360.6% | 6,178 |
| Ozark County | Bush, George W.+1,231 | 2,66362.0% | 1,43233.4% | 791.8% | 4,292 |
| Pemiscot County | Gore, Al+495 | 2,75045.4% | 3,24553.5% | 280.5% | 6,060 |
| Perry County | Bush, George W.+2,582 | 4,66767.6% | 2,08530.2% | 811.2% | 6,903 |
| Pettis County | Bush, George W.+3,678 | 9,53360.5% | 5,85537.2% | 1440.9% | 15,755 |
| Phelps County | Bush, George W.+3,182 | 9,44458.5% | 6,26238.8% | 1871.2% | 16,146 |
| Pike County | Bush, George W.+91 | 3,64849.6% | 3,55748.4% | 670.9% | 7,351 |
| Platte County | Bush, George W.+2,460 | 17,78552.2% | 15,32545.0% | 2960.9% | 34,054 |
| Polk County | Bush, George W.+2,824 | 6,43062.5% | 3,60635.0% | 1391.4% | 10,294 |
| Pulaski County | Bush, George W.+2,731 | 6,53162.0% | 3,80036.1% | 800.8% | 10,531 |
| Putnam County | Bush, George W.+885 | 1,59368.3% | 70830.3% | 140.6% | 2,334 |
| Ralls County | Bush, George W.+413 | 2,44653.9% | 2,03344.8% | 270.6% | 4,542 |
| Randolph County | Bush, George W.+728 | 4,84452.7% | 4,11644.8% | 1121.2% | 9,186 |
| Ray County | Gore, Al+453 | 4,51746.3% | 4,97051.0% | 1151.2% | 9,747 |
| Reynolds County | Bush, George W.+464 | 1,76256.3% | 1,29841.5% | 290.9% | 3,131 |
| Ripley County | Bush, George W.+1,301 | 3,12161.6% | 1,82035.9% | 661.3% | 5,065 |
| Saline County | Gore, Al+13 | 4,57248.9% | 4,58549.0% | 670.7% | 9,355 |
| Schuyler County | Bush, George W.+351 | 1,15957.8% | 80840.3% | 231.1% | 2,006 |
| Scotland County | Bush, George W.+545 | 1,33561.3% | 79036.3% | 170.8% | 2,179 |
| Scott County | Bush, George W.+2,547 | 8,99957.3% | 6,45241.1% | 1400.9% | 15,704 |
| Shannon County | Bush, George W.+815 | 2,24559.4% | 1,43037.8% | 581.5% | 3,781 |
| Shelby County | Bush, George W.+674 | 1,93659.4% | 1,26238.7% | 220.7% | 3,257 |
| St. Charles County | Bush, George W.+18,308 | 72,11456.0% | 53,80641.8% | 8660.7% | 128,686 |
| St. Clair County | Bush, George W.+865 | 2,73157.6% | 1,86639.4% | 621.3% | 4,739 |
| St. Francois County | Bush, George W.+252 | 9,32749.5% | 9,07548.2% | 1740.9% | 18,841 |
| St. Louis city | Gore, Al+71,758 | 24,79919.9% | 96,55777.4% | 8040.6% | 124,752 |
| St. Louis County | Gore, Al+25,942 | 224,68946.1% | 250,63151.5% | 3,0900.6% | 486,884 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Gore, Al+95 | 3,50547.9% | 3,60049.2% | 791.1% | 7,311 |
| Stoddard County | Bush, George W.+3,251 | 7,72762.0% | 4,47635.9% | 1371.1% | 12,454 |
| Stone County | Bush, George W.+3,738 | 7,79364.1% | 4,05533.4% | 1241.0% | 12,151 |
| Sullivan County | Bush, George W.+750 | 1,87761.3% | 1,12736.8% | 331.1% | 3,064 |
| Taney County | Bush, George W.+4,555 | 9,64763.8% | 5,09233.7% | 1691.1% | 15,112 |
| Texas County | Bush, George W.+2,650 | 6,13661.8% | 3,48635.1% | 1731.7% | 9,932 |
| Vernon County | Bush, George W.+1,829 | 4,98559.3% | 3,15637.5% | 1111.3% | 8,408 |
| Warren County | Bush, George W.+1,455 | 5,97955.7% | 4,52442.1% | 870.8% | 10,740 |
| Washington County | Gore, Al+27 | 4,02048.6% | 4,04749.0% | 1031.2% | 8,265 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George W.+959 | 3,34657.2% | 2,38740.8% | 601.0% | 5,848 |
| Webster County | Bush, George W.+3,176 | 7,35061.9% | 4,17435.1% | 1951.6% | 11,880 |
| Worth County | Bush, George W.+182 | 65156.2% | 46940.5% | 232.0% | 1,158 |
| Wright County | Bush, George W.+3,141 | 5,39168.8% | 2,25028.7% | 1141.5% | 7,841 |
complete certified result
Missouri candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Same ballot, 2000MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.