North Carolina — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentBushR+12.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 56.0% | 1,631,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 43.2% | 1,257,692 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 22,407 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Camden County, NC | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Carteret County, NC | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Caswell County, NC | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Craven County, NC | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Currituck County, NC | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Dare County, NC | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Duplin County, NC | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Franklin County, NC | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Gaston County, NC | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Greene County, NC | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Guilford County, NC | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Harnett County, NC | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Haywood County, NC | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Hyde County, NC | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Iredell County, NC | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Jackson County, NC | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Johnston County, NC | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Jones County, NC | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Lee County, NC | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Macon County, NC | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| McDowell County, NC | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Moore County, NC | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Nash County, NC | Republican | R+18.4 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Onslow County, NC | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Pender County, NC | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Person County, NC | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Pitt County, NC | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Polk County, NC | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Rowan County, NC | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Union County, NC | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Wake County, NC | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Wayne County, NC | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Wilson County, NC | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Yancey County, NC | Republican | R+14.3 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | George W. Bush+11,846 | 29,30562.2% | 17,45937.1% | 3270.7% | 47,091 |
| Alexander County | George W. Bush+5,076 | 9,24268.5% | 4,16630.9% | 840.6% | 13,492 |
| Alleghany County | George W. Bush+816 | 2,53158.7% | 1,71539.8% | 671.6% | 4,313 |
| Anson County | Al Gore+1,631 | 3,16139.6% | 4,79260.0% | 320.4% | 7,985 |
| Ashe County | George W. Bush+2,215 | 6,22660.4% | 4,01138.9% | 790.8% | 10,316 |
| Avery County | George W. Bush+3,270 | 4,95674.0% | 1,68625.2% | 520.8% | 6,694 |
| Beaufort County | George W. Bush+3,897 | 10,53160.8% | 6,63438.3% | 1480.9% | 17,313 |
| Bertie County | Al Gore+2,172 | 2,48834.7% | 4,66064.9% | 280.4% | 7,176 |
| Bladen County | Al Gore+912 | 4,97745.6% | 5,88954.0% | 420.4% | 10,908 |
| Brunswick County | George W. Bush+2,309 | 15,42753.5% | 13,11845.5% | 2941.0% | 28,839 |
| Buncombe County | George W. Bush+7,556 | 46,10153.9% | 38,54545.1% | 8301.0% | 85,476 |
| Burke County | George W. Bush+6,542 | 18,46660.2% | 11,92438.9% | 2680.9% | 30,658 |
| Cabarrus County | George W. Bush+16,420 | 32,70466.2% | 16,28433.0% | 3930.8% | 49,381 |
| Caldwell County | George W. Bush+8,749 | 17,33766.4% | 8,58832.9% | 1900.7% | 26,115 |
| Camden County | George W. Bush+441 | 1,62857.5% | 1,18741.9% | 160.6% | 2,831 |
| Carteret County | George W. Bush+8,542 | 17,38165.7% | 8,83933.4% | 2410.9% | 26,461 |
| Caswell County | George W. Bush+179 | 4,27050.7% | 4,09148.6% | 610.7% | 8,422 |
| Catawba County | George W. Bush+17,998 | 34,24467.4% | 16,24632.0% | 3510.7% | 50,841 |
| Chatham County | Al Gore+213 | 10,24849.0% | 10,46150.0% | 2221.1% | 20,931 |
| Cherokee County | George W. Bush+3,066 | 6,30565.2% | 3,23933.5% | 1301.3% | 9,674 |
| Chowan County | Al Gore+15 | 2,41549.4% | 2,43049.7% | 450.9% | 4,890 |
| Clay County | George W. Bush+1,055 | 2,41662.7% | 1,36135.3% | 751.9% | 3,852 |
| Cleveland County | George W. Bush+5,609 | 19,06458.2% | 13,45541.1% | 2270.7% | 32,746 |
| Columbus County | Al Gore+1,644 | 8,34245.3% | 9,98654.2% | 970.5% | 18,425 |
| Craven County | George W. Bush+7,281 | 19,49460.9% | 12,21338.2% | 2780.9% | 31,985 |
| Cumberland County | Al Gore+497 | 38,12949.4% | 38,62650.1% | 3960.5% | 77,151 |
| Currituck County | George W. Bush+1,500 | 4,09560.8% | 2,59538.5% | 490.7% | 6,739 |
| Dare County | George W. Bush+1,712 | 7,30156.2% | 5,58943.0% | 1120.9% | 13,002 |
| Davidson County | George W. Bush+19,188 | 35,38768.0% | 16,19931.1% | 4610.9% | 52,047 |
| Davie County | George W. Bush+6,533 | 10,18472.8% | 3,65126.1% | 1631.2% | 13,998 |
| Duplin County | George W. Bush+1,365 | 7,84054.5% | 6,47545.0% | 750.5% | 14,390 |
| Durham County | Al Gore+23,757 | 30,15035.6% | 53,90763.7% | 5470.6% | 84,604 |
| Edgecombe County | Al Gore+4,479 | 6,83637.6% | 11,31562.2% | 510.3% | 18,202 |
| Forsyth County | George W. Bush+15,243 | 67,70056.0% | 52,45743.4% | 7850.6% | 120,942 |
| Franklin County | George W. Bush+1,047 | 8,50153.0% | 7,45446.4% | 960.6% | 16,051 |
| Gaston County | George W. Bush+20,172 | 39,45366.7% | 19,28132.6% | 4450.8% | 59,179 |
| Gates County | Al Gore+464 | 1,48042.9% | 1,94456.4% | 220.6% | 3,446 |
| Graham County | George W. Bush+1,298 | 2,30468.6% | 1,00629.9% | 511.5% | 3,361 |
| Granville County | Al Gore+369 | 7,36448.5% | 7,73350.9% | 970.6% | 15,194 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+875 | 3,35357.1% | 2,47842.2% | 390.7% | 5,870 |
| Guilford County | George W. Bush+3,607 | 84,39450.8% | 80,78748.6% | 1,0830.7% | 166,264 |
| Halifax County | Al Gore+3,524 | 6,69839.5% | 10,22260.2% | 500.3% | 16,970 |
| Harnett County | George W. Bush+5,607 | 14,76261.1% | 9,15537.9% | 2501.0% | 24,167 |
| Haywood County | George W. Bush+2,325 | 12,11854.4% | 9,79344.0% | 3621.6% | 22,273 |
| Henderson County | George W. Bush+13,126 | 25,68866.5% | 12,56232.5% | 3570.9% | 38,607 |
| Hertford County | Al Gore+3,102 | 2,38230.2% | 5,48469.4% | 310.4% | 7,897 |
| Hoke County | Al Gore+1,578 | 3,43940.1% | 5,01758.5% | 1261.5% | 8,582 |
| Hyde County | George W. Bush+44 | 1,13250.6% | 1,08848.6% | 170.8% | 2,237 |
| Iredell County | George W. Bush+14,419 | 29,85365.5% | 15,43433.9% | 2990.7% | 45,586 |
| Jackson County | George W. Bush+515 | 6,23751.5% | 5,72247.2% | 1621.3% | 12,121 |
| Johnston County | George W. Bush+13,508 | 27,21266.1% | 13,70433.3% | 2390.6% | 41,155 |
| Jones County | George W. Bush+292 | 2,11453.3% | 1,82246.0% | 280.7% | 3,964 |
| Lee County | George W. Bush+2,621 | 9,40657.8% | 6,78541.7% | 920.6% | 16,283 |
| Lenoir County | George W. Bush+1,985 | 11,51254.4% | 9,52745.0% | 1240.6% | 21,163 |
| Lincoln County | George W. Bush+7,539 | 15,95165.0% | 8,41234.3% | 1660.7% | 24,529 |
| Macon County | George W. Bush+3,723 | 8,40663.5% | 4,68335.4% | 1451.1% | 13,234 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+1,171 | 4,67656.2% | 3,50542.1% | 1441.7% | 8,325 |
| Martin County | Al Gore+509 | 4,42047.2% | 4,92952.6% | 170.2% | 9,366 |
| McDowell County | George W. Bush+4,362 | 9,10965.0% | 4,74733.9% | 1551.1% | 14,011 |
| Mecklenburg County | George W. Bush+7,157 | 134,06851.0% | 126,91148.2% | 2,0570.8% | 263,036 |
| Mitchell County | George W. Bush+3,449 | 4,98475.5% | 1,53523.3% | 811.2% | 6,600 |
| Montgomery County | George W. Bush+967 | 4,94655.1% | 3,97944.3% | 490.5% | 8,974 |
| Moore County | George W. Bush+8,650 | 19,88263.5% | 11,23235.9% | 1870.6% | 31,301 |
| Nash County | George W. Bush+5,619 | 17,99559.0% | 12,37640.6% | 1420.5% | 30,513 |
| New Hanover County | George W. Bush+7,211 | 36,50355.0% | 29,29244.2% | 5240.8% | 66,319 |
| Northampton County | Al Gore+2,846 | 2,66732.5% | 5,51367.2% | 200.2% | 8,200 |
| Onslow County | George W. Bush+9,388 | 19,65765.1% | 10,26934.0% | 2891.0% | 30,215 |
| Orange County | Al Gore+12,991 | 17,93036.3% | 30,92162.7% | 4931.0% | 49,344 |
| Pamlico County | George W. Bush+811 | 2,99957.2% | 2,18841.7% | 551.0% | 5,242 |
| Pasquotank County | Al Gore+931 | 4,94345.3% | 5,87453.9% | 860.8% | 10,903 |
| Pender County | George W. Bush+1,246 | 7,66154.1% | 6,41545.3% | 780.6% | 14,154 |
| Perquimans County | George W. Bush+197 | 2,23051.8% | 2,03347.2% | 431.0% | 4,306 |
| Person County | George W. Bush+1,680 | 6,72256.8% | 5,04242.6% | 690.6% | 11,833 |
| Pitt County | George W. Bush+3,507 | 23,19253.8% | 19,68545.7% | 1980.5% | 43,075 |
| Polk County | George W. Bush+1,960 | 5,07461.1% | 3,11437.5% | 1151.4% | 8,303 |
| Randolph County | George W. Bush+19,593 | 30,95972.5% | 11,36626.6% | 3710.9% | 42,696 |
| Richmond County | Al Gore+1,672 | 6,26343.9% | 7,93555.6% | 710.5% | 14,269 |
| Robeson County | Al Gore+6,113 | 11,72139.4% | 17,83460.0% | 1920.6% | 29,747 |
| Rockingham County | George W. Bush+5,719 | 18,97958.3% | 13,26040.8% | 2890.9% | 32,528 |
| Rowan County | George W. Bush+14,031 | 28,92265.5% | 14,89133.7% | 3200.7% | 44,133 |
| Rutherford County | George W. Bush+6,058 | 13,75563.3% | 7,69735.4% | 2641.2% | 21,716 |
| Sampson County | George W. Bush+1,642 | 10,41054.1% | 8,76845.6% | 610.3% | 19,239 |
| Scotland County | Al Gore+1,887 | 3,74039.8% | 5,62759.8% | 360.4% | 9,403 |
| Stanly County | George W. Bush+8,482 | 15,54868.1% | 7,06631.0% | 2040.9% | 22,818 |
| Stokes County | George W. Bush+6,998 | 12,02870.0% | 5,03029.3% | 1240.7% | 17,182 |
| Surry County | George W. Bush+7,644 | 15,40165.9% | 7,75733.2% | 2000.9% | 23,358 |
| Swain County | George W. Bush+127 | 2,22450.9% | 2,09748.0% | 491.1% | 4,370 |
| Transylvania County | George W. Bush+3,967 | 9,01163.3% | 5,04435.5% | 1701.2% | 14,225 |
| Tyrrell County | Al Gore+143 | 70645.1% | 84954.2% | 110.7% | 1,566 |
| Union County | George W. Bush+16,986 | 31,87667.6% | 14,89031.6% | 3950.8% | 47,161 |
| Vance County | Al Gore+1,528 | 5,56443.8% | 7,09255.8% | 450.4% | 12,701 |
| Wake County | George W. Bush+19,028 | 142,49453.1% | 123,46646.0% | 2,2600.8% | 268,220 |
| Warren County | Al Gore+2,374 | 2,20232.4% | 4,57667.3% | 170.3% | 6,795 |
| Washington County | Al Gore+535 | 2,16944.4% | 2,70455.3% | 170.3% | 4,890 |
| Watauga County | George W. Bush+2,479 | 10,43855.7% | 7,95942.5% | 3261.7% | 18,723 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+7,753 | 20,75861.3% | 13,00538.4% | 1210.4% | 33,884 |
| Wilkes County | George W. Bush+9,600 | 16,82669.2% | 7,22629.7% | 2711.1% | 24,323 |
| Wilson County | George W. Bush+2,200 | 13,46654.2% | 11,26645.4% | 940.4% | 24,826 |
| Yadkin County | George W. Bush+7,308 | 10,43576.3% | 3,12722.9% | 1200.9% | 13,682 |
| Yancey County | George W. Bush+1,256 | 4,97056.7% | 3,71442.4% | 800.9% | 8,764 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Same ballot, 2000NC
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.