North Dakota — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentBushR+27.6
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 60.7% | 174,852 |
|---|---|---|
| Al GoreDemocratic | 33.1% | 95,284 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.3% | 18,131 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+43.4 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+51.4 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+29.0 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+50.6 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+41.5 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+36.6 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | George W. Bush+540 | 82671.2% | 28624.7% | 252.2% | 1,160 |
| Barnes County | George W. Bush+1,519 | 3,45260.1% | 1,93333.6% | 2033.5% | 5,748 |
| Benson County | George W. Bush+103 | 1,05549.0% | 95244.2% | 974.5% | 2,154 |
| Billings County | George W. Bush+312 | 39475.0% | 8215.6% | 346.5% | 525 |
| Bottineau County | George W. Bush+1,176 | 2,34963.7% | 1,17331.8% | 732.0% | 3,690 |
| Bowman County | George W. Bush+750 | 1,08073.4% | 33022.4% | 211.4% | 1,471 |
| Burke County | George W. Bush+402 | 69867.2% | 29628.5% | 252.4% | 1,039 |
| Burleigh County | George W. Bush+12,625 | 22,46765.2% | 9,84228.5% | 1,0313.0% | 34,482 |
| Cass County | George W. Bush+12,085 | 33,53656.8% | 21,45136.4% | 1,4482.5% | 58,995 |
| Cavalier County | George W. Bush+895 | 1,51363.8% | 61826.1% | 1677.0% | 2,371 |
| Dickey County | George W. Bush+1,047 | 1,85366.5% | 80628.9% | 752.7% | 2,786 |
| Divide County | George W. Bush+137 | 44355.8% | 30638.5% | 212.6% | 794 |
| Dunn County | George W. Bush+650 | 1,12465.0% | 47427.4% | 764.4% | 1,728 |
| Eddy County | George W. Bush+245 | 70355.4% | 45836.1% | 715.6% | 1,268 |
| Emmons County | George W. Bush+1,025 | 1,43071.8% | 40520.3% | 1155.8% | 1,992 |
| Foster County | George W. Bush+698 | 1,17267.2% | 47427.2% | 512.9% | 1,743 |
| Golden Valley County | George W. Bush+455 | 61175.2% | 15619.2% | 192.3% | 812 |
| Grand Forks County | George W. Bush+5,282 | 15,87555.9% | 10,59337.3% | 5501.9% | 28,385 |
| Grant County | George W. Bush+842 | 1,07775.5% | 23516.5% | 886.2% | 1,427 |
| Griggs County | George W. Bush+436 | 92062.6% | 48432.9% | 463.1% | 1,469 |
| Hettinger County | George W. Bush+704 | 1,05769.6% | 35323.2% | 654.3% | 1,519 |
| Kidder County | George W. Bush+554 | 83765.6% | 28322.2% | 12710.0% | 1,276 |
| LaMoure County | George W. Bush+901 | 1,59064.4% | 68927.9% | 1395.6% | 2,468 |
| Logan County | George W. Bush+589 | 81270.9% | 22319.5% | 968.4% | 1,145 |
| McHenry County | George W. Bush+794 | 1,68261.5% | 88832.4% | 883.2% | 2,737 |
| McIntosh County | George W. Bush+828 | 1,17872.0% | 35021.4% | 734.5% | 1,637 |
| McKenzie County | George W. Bush+981 | 1,63469.1% | 65327.6% | 321.4% | 2,364 |
| McLean County | George W. Bush+1,426 | 2,89162.2% | 1,46531.5% | 1733.7% | 4,646 |
| Mercer County | George W. Bush+1,973 | 2,98468.6% | 1,01123.2% | 2014.6% | 4,353 |
| Morton County | George W. Bush+3,554 | 6,99362.3% | 3,43930.6% | 4504.0% | 11,223 |
| Mountrail County | George W. Bush+210 | 1,46650.6% | 1,25643.4% | 692.4% | 2,896 |
| Nelson County | George W. Bush+344 | 1,03156.0% | 68737.3% | 734.0% | 1,840 |
| Oliver County | George W. Bush+465 | 70967.5% | 24423.2% | 625.9% | 1,051 |
| Pembina County | George W. Bush+1,337 | 2,43064.3% | 1,09328.9% | 1463.9% | 3,779 |
| Pierce County | George W. Bush+848 | 1,34868.4% | 50025.4% | 693.5% | 1,971 |
| Ramsey County | George W. Bush+1,347 | 3,00560.4% | 1,65833.3% | 1533.1% | 4,977 |
| Ransom County | George W. Bush+408 | 1,48854.7% | 1,08039.7% | 843.1% | 2,719 |
| Renville County | George W. Bush+377 | 82061.6% | 44333.3% | 322.4% | 1,332 |
| Richland County | George W. Bush+2,509 | 4,99962.4% | 2,49031.1% | 2863.6% | 8,015 |
| Rolette County | Al Gore+1,265 | 1,41632.2% | 2,68161.0% | 1643.7% | 4,398 |
| Sargent County | George W. Bush+144 | 1,10350.5% | 95943.9% | 743.4% | 2,184 |
| Sheridan County | George W. Bush+546 | 70776.2% | 16117.3% | 475.1% | 928 |
| Sioux County | Al Gore+455 | 26925.8% | 72469.5% | 323.1% | 1,041 |
| Slope County | George W. Bush+231 | 31671.5% | 8519.2% | 245.4% | 442 |
| Stark County | George W. Bush+3,603 | 6,38765.3% | 2,78428.5% | 3053.1% | 9,777 |
| Steele County | George W. Bush+180 | 65554.1% | 47539.3% | 524.3% | 1,210 |
| Stutsman County | George W. Bush+2,421 | 5,48860.2% | 3,06733.6% | 3073.4% | 9,118 |
| Towner County | George W. Bush+284 | 69458.4% | 41034.5% | 544.5% | 1,189 |
| Traill County | George W. Bush+880 | 2,39258.2% | 1,51236.8% | 1132.7% | 4,112 |
| Walsh County | George W. Bush+1,356 | 3,09959.8% | 1,74333.6% | 2334.5% | 5,182 |
| Ward County | George W. Bush+6,464 | 13,99762.3% | 7,53333.5% | 3541.6% | 22,482 |
| Wells County | George W. Bush+949 | 1,61066.8% | 66127.4% | 883.7% | 2,410 |
| Williams County | George W. Bush+2,857 | 5,18766.4% | 2,33029.8% | 1331.7% | 7,807 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Same ballot, 2000ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.