2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Turnout	61.4% [1] 3.4 pp
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader Party Democratic Republican Green Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 249,508 130,555 25,052 Percentage 60.99% 31.91% 6.12%
County Results Municipality Results Gore   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Bush   40–50%
President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic Party's candidate, then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican Party's candidate, Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Gore ran with Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate, while Bush ran with former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate.

Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships. Ralph Nader, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of the Green Party with Winona LaDuke as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after Alaska, Vermont and neighboring Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3]}

Primaries

Democratic Primary (March 7)

Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Al Gore	Bill Bradley	other
26,801	19,000	1,043
57%	41%	2%

Republican Primary (March 7)

This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

John McCain	George W. Bush	others
21,754	13,170	1,196
60%	36%	4%

Results

By county

County	Al Gore Democratic		George W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bristol	13,424	57.68%	8,375	35.99%	1,473	6.33%	5,049	21.69%	23,272
Kent	43,265	58.89%	25,291	34.42%	4,914	6.69%	17,974	24.47%	73,470
Newport	20,790	54.94%	14,258	37.68%	2,790	7.38%	6,532	17.26%	37,838
Providence	142,469	65.26%	61,378	28.12%	14,461	6.62%	81,091	37.14%	218,308
Washington	29,560	52.58%	21,253	37.80%	5,411	9.62%	8,307	14.78%	56,224
Totals	249,508	60.99%	130,555	31.91%	29,049	7.10%	118,953	29.08%	409,112

By congressional district

Gore won both congressional districts. ^[4]

District	Gore	Bush	Representative
1st	62%	31%	Patrick J. Kennedy
2nd	60%	33%	Robert Weygand
			James Langevin

See also

• United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

References

1. This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See "Presidential Turnout History". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
2. "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
3. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
4. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1