2000 United States presidential election in Iowa

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2000 United States presidential election in Iowa
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  1996 November 7, 2000 2004  
  Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg GeorgeWBush.jpg
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Tennessee Texas
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney
Electoral vote70
Popular vote638,517634,373
Percentage48.54%48.22%

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County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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Iowa was won by Democratic Vice President Al Gore by a margin of 0.32% and 4,144 votes over Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush, with Green Party candidate Ralph Nader taking 2.23% of the vote.

Gore's win in Iowa marked the fourth consecutive victory for Democrats in Iowa, and the first time since 1988 that the state did not vote for the national winner, a feat which would not occur again until 2020. Along with the 1988 election, this remains the second (and last) of only two times in history that a Republican was elected president without carrying Iowa as neither George W. Bush nor George H. W. Bush carried the state on their first run for the presidency. This is the only state that Gore won in 2000 that Joe Biden lost in his successful bid for the presidency in 2020.

As of 2020, this is the last time that Iowa has voted more Democratic than neighboring Wisconsin, as well as the last time the state voted differently than Florida and Ohio.

Natural Law Party nominee John Hagelin had his strongest county-level showing in his home county of Jefferson County, Iowa, where he garnered 14.7% of the vote. However, he came in sixth statewide, and his vote total was less than the narrow margin separating Gore and Bush.

Caucuses

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Iowa [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Al Gore 638,51748.54%7
Republican George W. Bush 634,37348.22%0
Green Ralph Nader 29,3742.23%0
Reform Pat Buchanan 5,7310.44%0
Libertarian Harry Browne 3,2090.24%0
Nominated by Petition John Hagelin 2,2810.17%0
Constitution Howard Phillips 6130.05%0
Socialist Workers James Harris 1900.01%0
Socialist Party USA David McReynolds 107<0.01%0
Scattering1,1680.09%
Totals1,315,563100.00%7
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)60%/71%

By county

CountyAl Gore
Democratic
George W. Bush
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Adair 1,75342.52%2,27555.18%952.30%-522-12.66%4,123
Adams 89741.82%1,17054.55%783.64%-273-12.73%2,145
Allamakee 2,88344.61%3,27750.71%3024.67%-394-6.10%6,462
Appanoose 2,56044.88%2,99252.45%1522.66%-432-7.57%5,704
Audubon 1,78047.04%1,90950.45%952.51%-129-3.41%3,784
Benton 5,91550.27%5,46846.47%3833.26%4473.80%11,766
Black Hawk 30,11254.66%23,46842.60%1,5052.73%6,64412.06%55,085
Boone 6,27051.19%5,62545.92%3542.89%6455.27%12,249
Bremer 5,16946.26%5,67550.78%3312.96%-506-4.52%11,175
Buchanan 5,04553.61%4,09243.49%2732.90%95310.12%9,410
Buena Vista 3,29741.33%4,35454.58%3264.09%-1,057-13.25%7,977
Butler 2,73540.68%3,83757.06%1522.26%-1,102-16.38%6,724
Calhoun 2,13242.29%2,77655.07%1332.64%-644-12.78%5,041
Carroll 4,46346.65%4,87950.99%2262.36%-416-4.34%9,568
Cass 2,48136.06%4,20661.13%1932.81%-1,725-25.07%6,880
Cedar 4,03348.33%4,03148.31%2803.36%20.02%8,344
Cerro Gordo 12,18554.98%9,39742.40%5802.62%2,78812.58%22,162
Cherokee 2,84543.16%3,46352.53%2844.31%-618-9.37%6,592
Chickasaw 3,43552.17%2,93644.59%2133.24%4997.58%6,584
Clarke 2,08149.83%1,98447.51%1112.66%972.32%4,176
Clay 3,29443.47%3,99252.68%2923.85%-698-9.21%7,578
Clayton 4,23849.45%4,03447.07%2993.49%2042.38%8,571
Clinton 12,27655.35%9,22941.61%6753.04%3,04713.74%22,180
Crawford 2,83843.30%3,48253.12%2353.59%-644-9.82%6,555
Dallas 8,56144.29%10,30653.32%4632.40%-1,745-9.03%19,330
Davis 1,69145.00%1,95652.05%1112.95%-265-7.05%3,758
Decatur 1,67445.13%1,90351.31%1323.56%-229-6.18%3,709
Delaware 3,80845.61%4,27351.18%2683.21%-465-5.57%8,349
Des Moines 11,35158.62%7,38538.14%6293.25%3,96620.48%19,365
Dickinson 3,66045.07%4,22552.03%2362.91%-565-6.96%8,121
Dubuque 22,34155.41%16,46240.83%1,5203.77%5,87914.58%40,323
Emmet 2,16546.76%2,33150.35%1342.89%-166-3.59%4,630
Fayette 4,64048.23%4,74749.34%2342.43%-107-1.11%9,621
Floyd 3,83052.92%3,19144.09%2173.00%6398.83%7,238
Franklin 2,12242.97%2,65753.81%1593.22%-535-10.84%4,938
Fremont 1,45940.35%2,06957.22%882.43%-610-16.87%3,616
Greene 2,30148.76%2,28248.36%1362.88%190.40%4,719
Grundy 2,13935.00%3,85163.02%1211.98%-1,712-28.02%6,111
Guthrie 2,49345.58%2,84051.93%1362.49%-347-6.35%4,123
Hamilton 3,40744.98%3,96852.39%1992.63%-561-7.41%7,574
Hancock 2,28141.95%2,98854.95%1693.11%-707-13.00%5,438
Hardin 3,73444.27%4,48653.18%2152.55%-752-8.91%8,435
Harrison 2,55138.99%3,80258.11%1902.90%-1,251-19.12%6,543
Henry 3,90745.06%4,47651.62%2883.32%-569-6.56%8,671
Howard 2,42654.02%1,92242.80%1433.18%50411.22%4,491
Humboldt 1,94939.45%2,84657.61%1452.94%-897-18.16%4,940
Ida 1,41140.42%1,96856.37%1123.21%-557-15.95%3,491
Iowa 3,23043.57%3,89452.53%2893.90%-664-8.96%7,413
Jackson 4,94554.75%3,76941.73%3183.52%1,17613.02%9,032
Jasper 8,69948.77%8,72948.94%4072.28%-30-0.17%17,835
Jefferson 2,86337.93%3,24843.03%1,43719.04%-385-5.10%7,548
Johnson 31,17459.08%17,89933.92%3,6967.00%13,27525.16%52,769
Jones 4,69051.30%4,20145.95%2522.76%4895.35%9,143
Keokuk 2,18144.09%2,57151.97%1953.94%-390-7.88%4,947
Kossuth 3,96044.60%4,61251.95%3063.45%-652-7.35%8,878
Lee 9,63258.12%6,33938.25%6013.63%3,29319.87%16,572
Linn 48,89753.11%40,41743.90%2,7502.99%8,4809.21%92,064
Louisa 2,29449.47%2,20747.60%1362.93%871.87%4,637
Lucas 1,93444.95%2,26252.57%1072.49%-328-7.62%4,303
Lyon 1,31324.58%3,91873.34%1112.08%-2,605-48.76%5,342
Madison 3,09344.38%3,66252.55%2143.07%-569-8.17%6,969
Mahaska 3,37035.31%5,97162.57%2022.12%-2,601-27.26%9,543
Marion 5,74139.85%8,35858.01%3092.14%-2,617-18.16%14,408
Marshall 8,32247.22%8,78549.85%5172.93%-463-2.63%17,624
Mills 2,03934.47%3,68462.28%1923.25%-1,645-27.81%5,915
Mitchell 2,65051.34%2,38846.26%1242.40%2625.08%5,162
Monona 2,08645.75%2,30450.53%1703.73%-218-4.78%4,560
Monroe 1,69946.59%1,85850.95%902.47%-159-4.36%3,647
Montgomery 1,83834.07%3,41763.35%1392.58%-1,579-29.28%5,394
Muscatine 8,05850.12%7,48346.55%5353.33%5753.57%16,076
O'Brien 2,17030.81%4,67466.35%2002.84%-2,504-35.54%7,044
Osceola 91329.81%2,06467.38%862.81%-1,151-37.57%3,063
Page 2,29332.48%4,58865.00%1782.52%-2,295-32.52%7,059
Palo Alto 2,32648.23%2,34148.54%1563.23%-15-0.31%4,823
Plymouth 3,49934.58%6,18961.17%4304.25%-2,690-26.59%10,118
Pocahontas 1,73641.92%2,24254.14%1633.94%-506-12.22%4,141
Polk 89,71551.51%79,92745.89%4,5252.60%9,7885.62%174,167
Pottawattamie 14,72642.72%18,78354.50%9582.78%-4,057-11.78%34,467
Poweshiek 4,22247.02%4,39648.95%3624.03%-174-1.93%8,980
Ringgold 1,24646.29%1,36950.85%772.86%-123-4.56%2,692
Sac 2,09941.70%2,77655.16%1583.14%-677-13.46%5,033
Scott 35,85750.81%32,80146.48%1,9102.71%3,0564.33%70,568
Shelby 2,17936.26%3,65560.83%1752.91%-1,476-24.57%6,009
Sioux 2,14814.62%12,24183.32%3032.06%-10,093-68.70%14,692
Story 17,47849.42%16,22845.89%1,6584.69%1,2503.53%35,364
Tama 4,04548.65%4,03448.51%2362.84%110.14%8,315
Taylor 1,24740.28%1,77057.17%792.55%-523-16.89%3,096
Union 2,54044.25%3,00352.32%1973.43%-463-8.07%5,740
Van Buren 1,44040.44%2,01656.61%1052.95%-576-16.17%3,561
Wapello 8,35555.19%6,31341.70%4713.11%2,04213.49%15,139
Warren 9,52148.45%9,62148.95%5112.60%-100-0.50%19,653
Washington 3,93243.24%4,82753.08%3353.68%-895-9.84%9,094
Wayne 1,30043.03%1,66655.15%551.82%-366-12.12%3,021
Webster 8,47949.74%8,17247.94%3972.33%3071.80%17,048
Winnebago 2,69148.69%2,66248.16%1743.15%290.53%5,527
Winneshiek 4,33946.08%4,64749.35%4314.58%-308-3.27%9,417
Woodbury 17,69146.68%18,86449.78%1,3413.54%-1,173-3.10%37,896
Worth 2,20855.14%1,65941.43%1373.42%54913.71%4,004
Wright 2,79644.13%3,38453.41%1562.46%-588-9.28%6,336
Totals638,51748.54%634,37348.22%42,6733.24%4,1440.31%1,315,563

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bush won 3 of 5 congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat. Gore won two districts, both held by Republicans. [2]

DistrictBushGoreRepresentative
1st 43%53% Jim Leach
2nd 46%51% Jim Nussle
3rd 49%48% Leonard Boswell
4th 50%48% Greg Ganske
5th 55%42% Tom Latham

Electors

Technically the voters of Iowa cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Iowa is allocated 7 electors because it has 5 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 7 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 7 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for President and Vice President. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

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]

  1. Jeff Heland
  2. Angelyn King
  3. Paulee Lipsman
  4. Emil Pavich
  5. John O'Brien
  6. Ernest Ricehill
  7. Evan Giesen
  8. David Tingwald

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References

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  2. 2000 Presidential General Election Data - Iowa
  3. "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
  4. "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2009.