Montana — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionMontana · PresidentBushR+25.1
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 58.4% | 240,178 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 33.4% | 137,126 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.2% | 33,682 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+80.6 |
| Cascade County, MT | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+79.3 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Hill County, MT | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+51.9 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Mineral County, MT | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Missoula County, MT | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+73.9 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+23.6 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Bush, George W.+2,314 | 3,11374.2% | 79919.0% | 661.6% | 4,196 |
| Big Horn County | Gore, Al+694 | 1,65139.7% | 2,34556.4% | 641.5% | 4,161 |
| Blaine County | Bush, George W.+164 | 1,41051.1% | 1,24645.2% | 451.6% | 2,759 |
| Broadwater County | Bush, George W.+1,026 | 1,48871.7% | 46222.3% | 612.9% | 2,074 |
| Carbon County | Bush, George W.+1,574 | 3,00862.8% | 1,43429.9% | 1102.3% | 4,789 |
| Carter County | Bush, George W.+520 | 57388.8% | 538.2% | 91.4% | 645 |
| Cascade County | Bush, George W.+5,027 | 18,16454.5% | 13,13739.4% | 8142.4% | 33,317 |
| Chouteau County | Bush, George W.+1,353 | 2,03970.7% | 68623.8% | 742.6% | 2,885 |
| Custer County | Bush, George W.+1,655 | 3,15664.3% | 1,50130.6% | 941.9% | 4,905 |
| Daniels County | Bush, George W.+447 | 75067.6% | 30327.3% | 181.6% | 1,110 |
| Dawson County | Bush, George W.+1,359 | 2,72363.8% | 1,36431.9% | 691.6% | 4,271 |
| Deer Lodge County | Gore, Al+1,179 | 1,49332.9% | 2,67258.9% | 1373.0% | 4,534 |
| Fallon County | Bush, George W.+805 | 1,06177.5% | 25618.7% | 211.5% | 1,369 |
| Fergus County | Bush, George W.+3,001 | 4,35372.6% | 1,35222.6% | 1242.1% | 5,994 |
| Flathead County | Bush, George W.+14,190 | 22,51966.5% | 8,32924.6% | 9542.8% | 33,839 |
| Gallatin County | Bush, George W.+8,824 | 18,83358.8% | 10,00931.2% | 6532.0% | 32,040 |
| Garfield County | Bush, George W.+590 | 65187.5% | 618.2% | 202.7% | 744 |
| Glacier County | Gore, Al+502 | 1,70941.4% | 2,21153.6% | 651.6% | 4,124 |
| Golden Valley County | Bush, George W.+317 | 40576.3% | 8816.6% | 214.0% | 531 |
| Granite County | Bush, George W.+886 | 1,18174.3% | 29518.6% | 392.5% | 1,590 |
| Hill County | Bush, George W.+632 | 3,39251.7% | 2,76042.1% | 1282.0% | 6,558 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+1,795 | 3,30864.1% | 1,51329.3% | 1533.0% | 5,163 |
| Judith Basin County | Bush, George W.+779 | 1,05775.8% | 27819.9% | 282.0% | 1,394 |
| Lake County | Bush, George W.+2,557 | 6,44156.3% | 3,88433.9% | 3613.2% | 11,448 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Bush, George W.+5,109 | 15,09155.3% | 9,98236.6% | 5512.0% | 27,269 |
| Liberty County | Bush, George W.+509 | 75272.0% | 24323.3% | 252.4% | 1,044 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+3,949 | 5,57871.1% | 1,62920.8% | 2373.0% | 7,846 |
| Madison County | Bush, George W.+1,898 | 2,65672.6% | 75820.7% | 812.2% | 3,656 |
| McCone County | Bush, George W.+560 | 82772.4% | 26723.4% | 141.2% | 1,142 |
| Meagher County | Bush, George W.+522 | 69874.7% | 17618.8% | 343.6% | 935 |
| Mineral County | Bush, George W.+696 | 1,07865.8% | 38223.3% | 523.2% | 1,639 |
| Missoula County | Bush, George W.+4,233 | 21,47446.1% | 17,24137.0% | 8621.9% | 46,576 |
| Musselshell County | Bush, George W.+1,070 | 1,58271.7% | 51223.2% | 602.7% | 2,207 |
| Park County | Bush, George W.+2,369 | 4,52361.1% | 2,15429.1% | 2313.1% | 7,406 |
| Petroleum County | Bush, George W.+218 | 25483.0% | 3611.8% | 103.3% | 306 |
| Phillips County | Bush, George W.+1,304 | 1,72777.5% | 42319.0% | 341.5% | 2,228 |
| Pondera County | Bush, George W.+1,156 | 1,94867.3% | 79227.3% | 602.1% | 2,896 |
| Powder River County | Bush, George W.+745 | 86085.3% | 11511.4% | 121.2% | 1,008 |
| Powell County | Bush, George W.+1,333 | 1,97169.6% | 63822.5% | 943.3% | 2,832 |
| Prairie County | Bush, George W.+377 | 54172.5% | 16422.0% | 172.3% | 746 |
| Ravalli County | Bush, George W.+6,790 | 11,24165.2% | 4,45125.8% | 4182.4% | 17,238 |
| Richland County | Bush, George W.+1,840 | 2,85870.9% | 1,01825.2% | 781.9% | 4,033 |
| Roosevelt County | Gore, Al+454 | 1,60542.1% | 2,05954.0% | 541.4% | 3,813 |
| Rosebud County | Bush, George W.+432 | 1,82653.3% | 1,39440.7% | 732.1% | 3,423 |
| Sanders County | Bush, George W.+1,979 | 3,14466.6% | 1,16524.7% | 1072.3% | 4,721 |
| Sheridan County | Bush, George W.+474 | 1,17659.8% | 70235.7% | 251.3% | 1,965 |
| Silver Bow County | Gore, Al+2,668 | 6,29937.7% | 8,96753.7% | 5613.4% | 16,703 |
| Stillwater County | Bush, George W.+1,840 | 2,76570.6% | 92523.6% | 872.2% | 3,918 |
| Sweet Grass County | Bush, George W.+1,145 | 1,45078.5% | 30516.5% | 321.7% | 1,846 |
| Teton County | Bush, George W.+1,447 | 2,29469.2% | 84725.6% | 712.1% | 3,314 |
| Toole County | Bush, George W.+1,009 | 1,63968.9% | 63026.5% | 321.3% | 2,378 |
| Treasure County | Bush, George W.+238 | 34471.8% | 10622.1% | 173.5% | 479 |
| Valley County | Bush, George W.+1,227 | 2,50063.1% | 1,27332.1% | 872.2% | 3,963 |
| Wheatland County | Bush, George W.+465 | 70870.9% | 24324.3% | 272.7% | 999 |
| Wibaux County | Bush, George W.+248 | 36971.2% | 12123.4% | 122.3% | 518 |
| Yellowstone County | Bush, George W.+13,552 | 33,92259.0% | 20,37035.4% | 1,0621.8% | 57,499 |
complete certified result
Montana 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)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 2000MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.