2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

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The 2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin was won by Vice President Al Gore by a slim 0.22% margin of victory, a mere difference of 5,708 votes. This was the first time since 1988, and only the second time since 1960 that Wisconsin did not vote for the overall winner of a presidential election. This was the last time that Wisconsin voted to the right of neighboring Iowa, as well as the national popular vote until 2016.

Wisconsin was won by a narrow margin by Gore by less than 6,000 votes. Gore carried Milwaukee County home of Milwaukee, and Dane County home of Madison, which contributed to his victory.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Albert Arnold Gore Jr.	1,242,987	47.83%	11
	Republican	George Walker Bush	1,237,279	47.61%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	94,070	3.62%	0
	Independent	Pat Buchanan	11,471	0.44%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	6,640	0.26%	0

By Congressional District

Gore won 5 of the 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the opposite party.^[2]

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
1st	47%	49%	Paul Ryan
2nd	36%	58%	Tammy Baldwin
3rd	46%	49%	Ron Kind
4th	51%	45%	Jerry Kleczka
5th	31%	65%	Tom Barrett
6th	53%	43%	Tom Petri
7th	46%	48%	Dave Obey
8th	52%	44%	Mark Andrew Green
9th	63%	34%	Jim Sensenbrenner

By county

County	Al Gore Democratic		George W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Adams	4,826	52.94%	3,920	43.00%	370	4.06%	906	9.94%	9,116
Ashland	4,356	55.21%	3,038	38.50%	496	6.29%	1,318	16.71%	7,890
Barron	8,928	44.86%	9,848	49.48%	1,128	5.67%	-920	-4.62%	19,904
Bayfield	4,427	53.60%	3,266	39.54%	566	6.85%	1,161	14.06%	8,259
Brown	49,096	45.56%	54,258	50.25%	4,415	4.10%	-5,162	-4.79%	107,769
Buffalo	3,237	48.74%	3,038	45.75%	366	5.51%	199	2.99%	6,641
Burnett	3,626	44.49%	3,967	48.67%	558	6.85%	-341	-4.18%	8,151
Calumet	8,202	41.12%	10,837	54.33%	908	4.55%	-2,635	-13.21%	19,947
Chippewa	12,102	46.24%	12,835	49.04%	1,236	4.72%	-733	-2.80%	26,173
Clark	5,931	41.92%	7,461	52.73%	757	5.35%	-1,530	-10.81%	14,149
Columbia	12,636	49.38%	11,987	46.85%	964	3.77%	649	2.53%	25,587
Crawford	4,005	54.17%	3,024	40.90%	365	4.94%	981	13.27%	7,394
Dane	142,317	61.15%	75,790	32.56%	14,632	6.29%	66,527	28.59%	232,739
Dodge	14,580	38.67%	21,684	57.52%	1,437	3.81%	-7,104	-18.85%	37,701
Door	6,560	43.10%	7,810	51.31%	850	5.58%	-1,250	-8.21%	15,220
Douglas	13,593	62.62%	6,930	31.93%	1,183	5.45%	6,663	30.69%	21,706
Dunn	9,172	47.45%	8,911	46.10%	1,247	6.45%	261	1.35%	19,330
Eau Claire	24,078	50.29%	20,921	43.70%	2,876	6.01%	3,157	6.59%	47,875
Florence	816	33.93%	1,528	63.53%	61	2.54%	-712	-29.60%	2,405
Fond du Lac	18,181	39.02%	26,548	56.98%	1,860	3.99%	-8,367	-17.96%	46,589
Forest	2,158	45.76%	2,404	50.98%	154	3.27%	-246	-5.22%	4,716
Grant	10,691	48.69%	10,240	46.64%	1,025	4.67%	451	2.05%	21,956
Green	7,863	51.47%	6,790	44.45%	623	4.08%	1,073	7.02%	15,276
Green Lake	3,301	36.25%	5,451	59.86%	355	3.90%	-2,150	-23.61%	9,107
Iowa	5,842	55.42%	4,221	40.04%	478	4.53%	1,621	15.38%	10,541
Iron	1,620	46.19%	1,734	49.44%	153	4.36%	-114	-3.25%	3,507
Jackson	4,380	52.04%	3,670	43.60%	367	4.36%	710	8.44%	8,417
Jefferson	15,203	42.11%	19,204	53.20%	1,692	4.69%	-4,001	-11.09%	36,099
Juneau	4,813	47.10%	4,910	48.05%	495	4.84%	-97	-0.95%	10,218
Kenosha	32,429	50.90%	28,891	45.35%	2,389	3.75%	3,538	5.55%	63,709
Kewaunee	4,670	46.31%	4,883	48.42%	531	5.27%	-213	-2.11%	10,084
La Crosse	28,455	51.22%	24,327	43.79%	2,777	5.00%	4,128	7.43%	55,559
Lafayette	3,710	51.08%	3,336	45.93%	217	2.99%	374	5.15%	7,263
Langlade	4,199	43.20%	5,125	52.72%	397	4.08%	-926	-9.52%	9,721
Lincoln	6,664	46.80%	6,727	47.24%	848	5.96%	-63	-0.44%	14,239
Manitowoc	17,667	45.51%	19,358	49.86%	1,799	4.63%	-1,691	-4.35%	38,824
Marathon	26,546	45.48%	28,883	49.48%	2,945	5.05%	-2,337	-4.00%	58,374
Marinette	8,676	43.55%	10,535	52.88%	710	3.56%	-1,859	-9.33%	19,921
Marquette	3,437	47.78%	3,522	48.96%	235	3.27%	-85	-1.18%	7,194
Menominee	949	76.97%	225	18.25%	59	4.79%	724	58.72%	1,233
Milwaukee	252,329	58.20%	163,491	37.71%	17,717	4.09%	88,838	20.49%	433,537
Monroe	7,460	45.67%	8,217	50.30%	658	4.03%	-757	-4.63%	16,335
Oconto	7,260	43.75%	8,706	52.46%	630	3.79%	-1,446	-8.71%	16,596
Oneida	8,339	44.14%	9,512	50.35%	1,040	5.51%	-1,173	-6.21%	18,891
Outagamie	32,735	43.22%	39,460	52.10%	3,547	4.68%	-6,725	-8.88%	75,742
Ozaukee	15,030	31.48%	31,155	65.24%	1,566	3.28%	-16,125	-33.76%	47,751
Pepin	1,854	50.60%	1,631	44.51%	179	4.89%	223	6.09%	3,664
Pierce	8,559	47.65%	8,169	45.48%	1,234	6.87%	390	2.17%	17,962
Polk	8,961	45.34%	9,557	48.36%	1,244	6.29%	-596	-3.02%	19,762
Portage	17,942	53.15%	13,214	39.14%	2,604	7.71%	4,728	14.01%	33,760
Price	3,413	43.04%	4,136	52.16%	381	4.80%	-723	-9.12%	7,930
Racine	41,563	46.77%	44,014	49.53%	3,288	3.70%	-2,451	-2.76%	88,865
Richland	3,837	46.27%	3,994	48.16%	462	5.57%	-157	-1.89%	8,293
Rock	40,472	57.49%	27,467	39.01%	2,465	3.50%	13,005	18.48%	70,404
Rusk	3,161	42.91%	3,758	51.02%	447	6.07%	-597	-8.11%	7,366
St. Croix	13,077	43.66%	15,240	50.88%	1,637	5.47%	-2,163	-7.22%	29,954
Sauk	13,035	50.81%	11,586	45.16%	1,032	4.02%	1,449	5.65%	25,653
Sawyer	3,333	42.91%	3,972	51.14%	462	5.95%	-639	-8.23%	7,767
Shawano	7,335	41.67%	9,548	54.24%	720	4.09%	-2,213	-12.57%	17,603
Sheboygan	23,569	42.70%	29,648	53.71%	1,984	3.59%	-6,079	-11.01%	55,201
Taylor	3,254	36.19%	5,278	58.70%	460	5.12%	-2,024	-22.51%	8,992
Trempealeau	6,678	54.88%	5,002	41.11%	488	4.01%	1,676	13.77%	12,168
Vernon	6,577	50.42%	5,684	43.58%	783	6.00%	893	6.84%	13,044
Vilas	4,706	38.19%	6,958	56.47%	658	5.34%	-2,252	-18.28%	12,322
Walworth	15,492	38.29%	22,982	56.80%	1,984	4.90%	-7,490	-18.51%	40,458
Washburn	3,695	45.93%	3,912	48.63%	438	5.44%	-217	-2.70%	8,045
Washington	18,115	29.50%	41,162	67.03%	2,135	3.48%	-23,047	-37.53%	61,412
Waukesha	64,319	31.57%	133,105	65.33%	6,310	3.10%	-68,786	-33.76%	203,734
Waupaca	8,787	38.53%	12,980	56.92%	1,037	4.55%	-4,193	-18.39%	22,804
Waushara	4,239	41.36%	5,571	54.36%	438	4.27%	-1,332	-13.00%	10,248
Winnebago	33,983	44.67%	38,330	50.38%	3,767	4.95%	-4,347	-5.71%	76,080
Wood	15,936	44.56%	17,803	49.78%	2,022	5.65%	-1,867	-5.22%	35,761
Totals	1,242,987	47.83%	1,237,279	47.61%	118,341	4.55%	5,708	0.22%	2,598,607

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Barron (Largest city: Rice Lake)
Brown (Largest city: Green Bay)
Burnett (Largest city: Grantsburg)
Chippewa (Largest city: Chippewa Falls)
Clark (Largest city: Neillsville)
Door (Largest city: Sturgeon Bay)
Forest (Largest city: Crandon)
Iron (Largest city: Hurley)
Jefferson (Largest city: Watertown)
Juneau (Largest city: Mauston)
Kewaunee (Largest city: Algoma)
Langlade (Largest city: Antigo)
Lincoln (Largest city: Merrill)
Manitowoc (Largest city: Manitowoc)
Marathon (Largest city: Wausau)
Marinette (Largest city: Marinette)
Marquette (Largest city: Montello)
Monroe (Largest city: Sparta)
Oconto (Largest city: Oconto)
Oneida (Largest city: Rhinelander)
Outagamie (Largest city: Appleton)
Polk (Largest city: Amery)
Price (Largest city: Park Falls)
Racine (Largest city: Racine)
Richland (Largest city: Richland Center)
Rusk (Largest city: Ladysmith)
Sawyer (Largest city: Hayward)
Shawano (Largest city: Shawano)
Sheboygan (Largest city: Sheboygan)
St. Croix (Largest city: Hudson)
Taylor (Largest city: Medford)
Washburn (Largest city: Spooner)
Waushara (Largest city: Berlin)
Winnebago (Largest city: Oshkosh)
Wood (Largest city: Marshfield)

Electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000^[3] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:^[4]

Alice Clausing
Pedro Colon
Paulette Copeland
Reynolds Honold
Joan Kaeding
Mark McQuate
Ruth Miner-Kessel
Christine Sinicki
Tim Sullivan
Angela Sutkiewicz
Charlie Wolden

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References

↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
↑ "Wisconsin Elections Results | Wisconsin Elections Commission".
↑ 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania
↑ "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2011.

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[1] "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

[2] "Wisconsin Elections Results | Wisconsin Elections Commission".

[3] 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania

[4] "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2011.

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