New York — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state2000 presidential electionNew York · PresidentGoreD+25.0
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 60.2% | 4,113,791 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 35.2% | 2,405,676 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.6% | 311,711 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 33 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+74.5 |
| Broome County, NY | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Clinton County, NY | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Columbia County, NY | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Franklin County, NY | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Nassau County, NY | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Niagara County, NY | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Richmond County, NY | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Rockland County, NY | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Seneca County, NY | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Ulster County, NY | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Westchester County, NY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+15.9 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Al Gore+38,020 | 85,64460.3% | 47,62433.5% | 1,5531.1% | 142,033 |
| Allegany County | George W. Bush+5,100 | 6,33633.9% | 11,43661.2% | 2611.4% | 18,690 |
| Bronx County | Al Gore+229,556 | 265,80186.3% | 36,24511.8% | 1,7520.6% | 308,063 |
| Broome County | Al Gore+8,435 | 45,38152.1% | 36,94642.4% | 9311.1% | 87,084 |
| Cattaraugus County | George W. Bush+4,566 | 13,81641.0% | 18,38254.5% | 4411.3% | 33,733 |
| Cayuga County | Al Gore+2,043 | 17,03150.1% | 14,98844.1% | 5111.5% | 33,978 |
| Chautauqua County | George W. Bush+2,048 | 27,01646.0% | 29,06449.5% | 7541.3% | 58,722 |
| Chemung County | George W. Bush+1,355 | 17,42446.2% | 18,77949.8% | 3120.8% | 37,710 |
| Chenango County | George W. Bush+921 | 9,11245.0% | 10,03349.5% | 2361.2% | 20,250 |
| Clinton County | Al Gore+2,268 | 15,54250.9% | 13,27443.4% | 5381.8% | 30,559 |
| Columbia County | Al Gore+336 | 13,48947.0% | 13,15345.8% | 3491.2% | 28,698 |
| Cortland County | George W. Bush+166 | 9,69146.8% | 9,85747.6% | 2351.1% | 20,726 |
| Delaware County | George W. Bush+2,212 | 8,45041.9% | 10,66252.8% | 2311.1% | 20,176 |
| Dutchess County | George W. Bush+279 | 52,39046.9% | 52,66947.1% | 1,1591.0% | 111,771 |
| Erie County | Al Gore+80,000 | 240,17656.6% | 160,17637.7% | 6,1361.4% | 424,654 |
| Essex County | George W. Bush+895 | 7,92744.2% | 8,82249.2% | 3411.9% | 17,938 |
| Franklin County | Al Gore+1,227 | 8,87050.8% | 7,64343.8% | 2801.6% | 17,451 |
| Fulton County | George W. Bush+2,120 | 9,31443.0% | 11,43452.8% | 2591.2% | 21,675 |
| Genesee County | George W. Bush+4,268 | 10,19139.1% | 14,45955.5% | 5001.9% | 26,074 |
| Greene County | George W. Bush+2,852 | 8,48040.2% | 11,33253.7% | 3591.7% | 21,095 |
| Hamilton County | George W. Bush+1,274 | 1,11430.3% | 2,38864.9% | 471.3% | 3,682 |
| Herkimer County | George W. Bush+1,923 | 12,22444.1% | 14,14751.1% | 3651.3% | 27,705 |
| Jefferson County | George W. Bush+1,393 | 16,79946.1% | 18,19249.9% | 4031.1% | 36,423 |
| Kings County | Al Gore+400,904 | 497,51380.6% | 96,60915.7% | 3,0570.5% | 617,237 |
| Lewis County | George W. Bush+1,770 | 4,33339.6% | 6,10355.8% | 1721.6% | 10,932 |
| Livingston County | George W. Bush+4,768 | 10,47638.5% | 15,24456.0% | 4501.7% | 27,223 |
| Madison County | George W. Bush+2,862 | 12,01742.4% | 14,87952.5% | 3781.3% | 28,366 |
| Monroe County | Al Gore+20,477 | 161,74350.9% | 141,26644.4% | 3,2961.0% | 317,825 |
| Montgomery County | Al Gore+484 | 10,24949.3% | 9,76546.9% | 3081.5% | 20,809 |
| Nassau County | Al Gore+115,166 | 342,22658.0% | 227,06038.5% | 6,3651.1% | 590,439 |
| New York County | Al Gore+372,410 | 454,52379.6% | 82,11314.4% | 3,1980.6% | 571,006 |
| Niagara County | Al Gore+6,829 | 47,78151.2% | 40,95243.9% | 1,2801.4% | 93,270 |
| Oneida County | George W. Bush+3,670 | 43,93345.8% | 47,60349.6% | 1,3141.4% | 96,010 |
| Onondaga County | Al Gore+26,218 | 109,89654.0% | 83,67841.1% | 2,3991.2% | 203,643 |
| Ontario County | George W. Bush+4,124 | 19,76143.0% | 23,88552.0% | 5101.1% | 45,949 |
| Orange County | George W. Bush+4,682 | 58,17046.0% | 62,85249.7% | 1,3431.1% | 126,557 |
| Orleans County | George W. Bush+3,211 | 5,99137.8% | 9,20258.1% | 1771.1% | 15,844 |
| Oswego County | George W. Bush+392 | 22,85747.1% | 23,24948.0% | 6741.4% | 48,479 |
| Otsego County | George W. Bush+759 | 11,46045.2% | 12,21948.2% | 2601.0% | 25,358 |
| Putnam County | George W. Bush+3,328 | 18,52543.5% | 21,85351.4% | 4461.0% | 42,554 |
| Queens County | Al Gore+294,915 | 416,96775.0% | 122,05222.0% | 3,2520.6% | 555,991 |
| Rensselaer County | Al Gore+5,246 | 34,80850.9% | 29,56243.2% | 7751.1% | 68,436 |
| Richmond County | Al Gore+9,925 | 73,82851.9% | 63,90345.0% | 8480.6% | 142,129 |
| Rockland County | Al Gore+21,089 | 69,53056.7% | 48,44139.5% | 1,1170.9% | 122,590 |
| Saratoga County | George W. Bush+3,264 | 43,35945.6% | 46,62349.0% | 9261.0% | 95,057 |
| Schenectady County | Al Gore+7,573 | 35,53453.1% | 27,96141.8% | 7091.1% | 66,954 |
| Schoharie County | George W. Bush+2,069 | 5,39039.8% | 7,45955.0% | 1541.1% | 13,554 |
| Schuyler County | George W. Bush+1,080 | 3,30140.5% | 4,38153.7% | 1021.3% | 8,153 |
| Seneca County | Al Gore+107 | 6,84147.7% | 6,73447.0% | 2031.4% | 14,338 |
| St. Lawrence County | Al Gore+4,937 | 21,38653.8% | 16,44941.3% | 4631.2% | 39,786 |
| Steuben County | George W. Bush+9,600 | 14,60036.0% | 24,20059.7% | 5151.3% | 40,563 |
| Suffolk County | Al Gore+65,314 | 306,30653.4% | 240,99242.0% | 8,5161.5% | 573,944 |
| Sullivan County | Al Gore+1,645 | 14,34850.3% | 12,70344.5% | 3211.1% | 28,528 |
| Tioga County | George W. Bush+3,069 | 9,17040.8% | 12,23954.5% | 2020.9% | 22,457 |
| Tompkins County | Al Gore+8,456 | 21,80754.4% | 13,35133.3% | 3540.9% | 40,060 |
| Ulster County | Al Gore+4,715 | 38,16248.8% | 33,44742.8% | 8961.1% | 78,237 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+2,800 | 12,19342.6% | 14,99352.4% | 2580.9% | 28,621 |
| Washington County | George W. Bush+2,955 | 9,64140.9% | 12,59653.5% | 3211.4% | 23,555 |
| Wayne County | George W. Bush+6,724 | 14,97739.1% | 21,70156.6% | 4491.2% | 38,329 |
| Westchester County | Al Gore+78,732 | 218,01058.6% | 139,27837.5% | 2,9290.8% | 371,813 |
| Wyoming County | George W. Bush+4,810 | 5,99934.0% | 10,80961.3% | 2771.6% | 17,633 |
| Yates County | George W. Bush+1,603 | 3,96239.4% | 5,56555.3% | 1461.5% | 10,059 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.