Mississippi — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentBushR+16.9
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 57.6% | 573,230 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 40.7% | 404,964 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 16,732 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Copiah County, MS | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+23.8 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Jasper County, MS | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Pike County, MS | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Republican | R+2.4 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | Al Gore+1,374 | 6,69145.0% | 8,06554.2% | 340.2% | 14,879 |
| Alcorn County | George W. Bush+2,195 | 7,25457.4% | 5,05940.0% | 2241.8% | 12,638 |
| Amite County | George W. Bush+1,004 | 3,67757.4% | 2,67341.7% | 300.5% | 6,408 |
| Attala County | George W. Bush+1,284 | 4,20658.6% | 2,92240.7% | 230.3% | 7,173 |
| Benton County | Al Gore+325 | 1,56144.8% | 1,88654.2% | 170.5% | 3,481 |
| Bolivar County | Al Gore+3,589 | 4,84735.8% | 8,43662.3% | 1911.4% | 13,538 |
| Calhoun County | George W. Bush+1,197 | 3,44859.9% | 2,25139.1% | 280.5% | 5,758 |
| Carroll County | George W. Bush+1,439 | 3,16564.3% | 1,72635.1% | 150.3% | 4,924 |
| Chickasaw County | George W. Bush+30 | 3,54949.5% | 3,51949.0% | 711.0% | 7,175 |
| Choctaw County | George W. Bush+1,120 | 2,39864.5% | 1,27834.4% | 160.4% | 3,719 |
| Claiborne County | Al Gore+2,787 | 88319.1% | 3,67079.5% | 501.1% | 4,615 |
| Clarke County | George W. Bush+2,135 | 4,50365.1% | 2,36834.2% | 310.4% | 6,919 |
| Clay County | Al Gore+945 | 3,57043.7% | 4,51555.3% | 390.5% | 8,165 |
| Coahoma County | Al Gore+1,967 | 3,69538.7% | 5,66259.3% | 1481.5% | 9,553 |
| Copiah County | George W. Bush+798 | 5,64353.3% | 4,84545.8% | 470.4% | 10,587 |
| Covington County | George W. Bush+1,557 | 4,18060.7% | 2,62338.1% | 480.7% | 6,881 |
| DeSoto County | George W. Bush+15,293 | 24,87971.2% | 9,58627.4% | 1690.5% | 34,936 |
| Forrest County | George W. Bush+4,781 | 13,28159.7% | 8,50038.2% | 1170.5% | 22,251 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+941 | 2,42761.4% | 1,48637.6% | 200.5% | 3,953 |
| George County | George W. Bush+3,166 | 5,14370.6% | 1,97727.1% | 951.3% | 7,284 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+1,765 | 3,08269.5% | 1,31729.7% | 230.5% | 4,436 |
| Grenada County | George W. Bush+966 | 5,12954.7% | 4,16344.4% | 510.5% | 9,385 |
| Hancock County | George W. Bush+4,525 | 9,32664.1% | 4,80133.0% | 1360.9% | 14,548 |
| Harrison County | George W. Bush+13,114 | 32,25661.3% | 19,14236.4% | 2950.6% | 52,616 |
| Hinds County | Al Gore+9,036 | 37,75343.0% | 46,78953.3% | 2,5172.9% | 87,770 |
| Holmes County | Al Gore+3,510 | 1,93726.1% | 5,44773.4% | 230.3% | 7,422 |
| Humphreys County | Al Gore+660 | 1,62841.3% | 2,28858.0% | 110.3% | 3,944 |
| Issaquena County | Al Gore+189 | 36638.9% | 55559.0% | 161.7% | 941 |
| Itawamba County | George W. Bush+2,430 | 5,42463.3% | 2,99435.0% | 760.9% | 8,564 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+15,875 | 30,06866.7% | 14,19331.5% | 2790.6% | 45,107 |
| Jasper County | George W. Bush+190 | 3,29451.1% | 3,10448.1% | 260.4% | 6,447 |
| Jefferson County | Al Gore+2,186 | 60017.6% | 2,78681.7% | 160.5% | 3,408 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Al Gore+398 | 2,43745.8% | 2,83553.3% | 340.6% | 5,317 |
| Jones County | George W. Bush+8,628 | 16,34167.1% | 7,71331.7% | 1360.6% | 24,340 |
| Kemper County | Al Gore+396 | 1,91544.9% | 2,31154.2% | 170.4% | 4,261 |
| Lafayette County | George W. Bush+1,942 | 7,08155.9% | 5,13940.5% | 730.6% | 12,678 |
| Lamar County | George W. Bush+9,317 | 12,79577.1% | 3,47820.9% | 1170.7% | 16,602 |
| Lauderdale County | George W. Bush+8,903 | 17,31566.7% | 8,41232.4% | 830.3% | 25,970 |
| Lawrence County | George W. Bush+833 | 3,67455.8% | 2,84143.1% | 400.6% | 6,587 |
| Leake County | George W. Bush+1,321 | 4,11459.2% | 2,79340.2% | 250.4% | 6,952 |
| Lee County | George W. Bush+6,409 | 15,55162.0% | 9,14236.4% | 1610.6% | 25,094 |
| Leflore County | Al Gore+1,775 | 4,62641.0% | 6,40156.8% | 2061.8% | 11,276 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+4,182 | 8,54065.7% | 4,35833.5% | 420.3% | 13,000 |
| Lowndes County | George W. Bush+3,867 | 11,40459.3% | 7,53739.2% | 1170.6% | 19,230 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+8,693 | 19,10964.0% | 10,41634.9% | 1150.4% | 29,859 |
| Marion County | George W. Bush+2,682 | 6,79661.8% | 4,11437.4% | 300.3% | 10,998 |
| Marshall County | Al Gore+3,012 | 4,72337.5% | 7,73561.4% | 610.5% | 12,592 |
| Monroe County | George W. Bush+1,614 | 7,39755.4% | 5,78343.3% | 670.5% | 13,360 |
| Montgomery County | George W. Bush+443 | 2,63054.2% | 2,18745.1% | 170.4% | 4,849 |
| Neshoba County | George W. Bush+3,846 | 6,40970.7% | 2,56328.3% | 410.5% | 9,066 |
| Newton County | George W. Bush+3,393 | 5,54071.6% | 2,14727.7% | 230.3% | 7,738 |
| Noxubee County | Al Gore+1,853 | 1,53030.9% | 3,38368.3% | 260.5% | 4,954 |
| Oktibbeha County | George W. Bush+1,516 | 7,95953.8% | 6,44343.5% | 1471.0% | 14,804 |
| Panola County | Al Gore+456 | 5,42447.6% | 5,88051.6% | 440.4% | 11,389 |
| Pearl River County | George W. Bush+6,964 | 11,57570.2% | 4,61128.0% | 1180.7% | 16,477 |
| Perry County | George W. Bush+1,741 | 3,02669.4% | 1,28529.5% | 260.6% | 4,359 |
| Pike County | George W. Bush+920 | 7,46452.7% | 6,54446.2% | 440.3% | 14,166 |
| Pontotoc County | George W. Bush+3,830 | 6,60169.4% | 2,77129.1% | 540.6% | 9,510 |
| Prentiss County | George W. Bush+1,814 | 5,10160.1% | 3,28738.8% | 400.5% | 8,482 |
| Quitman County | Al Gore+823 | 1,28037.5% | 2,10361.6% | 220.6% | 3,413 |
| Rankin County | George W. Bush+24,933 | 32,98379.6% | 8,05019.4% | 1410.3% | 41,435 |
| Scott County | George W. Bush+2,053 | 5,60160.8% | 3,54838.5% | 300.3% | 9,206 |
| Sharkey County | Al Gore+632 | 1,07437.0% | 1,70658.8% | 1073.7% | 2,903 |
| Simpson County | George W. Bush+3,027 | 6,25465.3% | 3,22733.7% | 540.6% | 9,574 |
| Smith County | George W. Bush+3,218 | 4,83874.1% | 1,62024.8% | 440.7% | 6,528 |
| Stone County | George W. Bush+2,025 | 3,70267.0% | 1,67730.4% | 791.4% | 5,523 |
| Sunflower County | Al Gore+1,612 | 3,36940.0% | 4,98159.2% | 350.4% | 8,415 |
| Tallahatchie County | Al Gore+613 | 2,42844.0% | 3,04155.1% | 340.6% | 5,523 |
| Tate County | George W. Bush+1,707 | 5,14859.2% | 3,44139.6% | 380.4% | 8,693 |
| Tippah County | George W. Bush+2,473 | 5,38164.0% | 2,90834.6% | 540.6% | 8,403 |
| Tishomingo County | George W. Bush+1,375 | 4,12259.0% | 2,74739.3% | 590.8% | 6,992 |
| Tunica County | Al Gore+747 | 79233.5% | 1,53965.0% | 261.1% | 2,366 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+2,993 | 6,08765.4% | 3,09433.2% | 610.7% | 9,311 |
| Walthall County | George W. Bush+1,120 | 3,47659.0% | 2,35640.0% | 330.6% | 5,895 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+3,407 | 10,89258.5% | 7,48540.2% | 730.4% | 18,623 |
| Washington County | Al Gore+3,038 | 7,36740.2% | 10,40556.8% | 4862.7% | 18,328 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+1,654 | 4,63560.2% | 2,98138.7% | 470.6% | 7,705 |
| Webster County | George W. Bush+1,643 | 3,06967.5% | 1,42631.4% | 260.6% | 4,545 |
| Wilkinson County | Al Gore+1,128 | 1,42334.7% | 2,55162.2% | 922.2% | 4,098 |
| Winston County | George W. Bush+973 | 4,64555.5% | 3,67243.9% | 310.4% | 8,368 |
| Yalobusha County | Al Gore+204 | 2,47047.2% | 2,67451.1% | 330.6% | 5,228 |
| Yazoo County | George W. Bush+257 | 5,25450.0% | 4,99747.5% | 2152.0% | 10,516 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Same ballot, 2000MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.