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The2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Massachusetts is one of the most reliableblue states in the nation: no Republican has won the state sinceRonald Reagan in1984. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since1928 and a Democratic stronghold since1960, and has maintained sizable Democratic margins since1996. Gore handily won Massachusetts by a 27% margin againstGeorge W. Bush; neither candidate actively campaigned in the state, although the wives of the Democratic candidates,Tipper Gore andHadassah Lieberman, held a rally in Lieberman's hometown ofGardner.[2] Gore won every county and congressional district.
Bush became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carryingBarnstable County. As of 2024, this is the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has failed to reach 60 percent of the vote in Massachusetts. This is also the last time that the towns ofAshby,Charlton,Douglas,East Bridgewater,Middleborough,Middleton,Lakeville, andNorth Brookfield voted Democratic in a presidential election, and the last time that the towns ofChatham,Chesterfield,Orleans,Otis, andRowe voted Republican, and the first time since1944 where the city ofAttleboro failed to vote for the winner of the presidential election.
With 6.42% of the popular vote, Massachusetts proved to beRalph Nader's third-best state in the 2000 election afterAlaska and neighboringVermont. Nader received 36.2% of the vote in the town ofWendell.
| 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Albert A. Gore Jr. andJoseph I. Lieberman | 1,616,487 | 59.80% | 12 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush andRichard B. Cheney | 878,502 | 32.50% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader andWinona LaDuke | 173,564 | 6.42% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 16,366 | 0.61% | 0 | |
| Reform | Pat Buchanan | 11,149 | 0.41% | 0 | |
| Independent | Others(Write-In) | 3,990 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Independent(a) | John Hagelin | 2,884 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Socialist | David McReynolds(Write-In) | 42 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,702,984 | 100.0% | 12 | ||
(a)John Hagelin was the candidate of theNatural Law Party nationally.
| County | Al Gore Democratic | George W. Bush Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barnstable | 62,363 | 51.50% | 49,686 | 41.03% | 9,037 | 7.46% | 12,677 | 10.47% | 121,086 |
| Berkshire | 37,934 | 63.85% | 15,805 | 26.60% | 5,672 | 9.55% | 22,129 | 37.25% | 59,411 |
| Bristol | 136,325 | 64.51% | 62,848 | 29.74% | 12,164 | 5.76% | 73,477 | 34.77% | 211,337 |
| Dukes | 5,474 | 61.81% | 2,315 | 26.14% | 1,067 | 12.05% | 3,159 | 35.67% | 8,856 |
| Essex | 178,400 | 57.49% | 110,010 | 35.45% | 21,923 | 7.06% | 68,390 | 22.04% | 310,333 |
| Franklin | 17,945 | 53.78% | 10,176 | 30.50% | 5,245 | 15.72% | 7,769 | 23.28% | 33,366 |
| Hampden | 100,103 | 58.17% | 59,558 | 34.61% | 12,432 | 7.22% | 40,545 | 23.56% | 172,093 |
| Hampshire | 38,543 | 56.16% | 19,202 | 27.98% | 10,881 | 15.86% | 19,341 | 28.18% | 68,626 |
| Middlesex | 404,043 | 61.49% | 198,914 | 30.27% | 54,091 | 8.23% | 205,129 | 31.22% | 657,048 |
| Nantucket | 2,874 | 58.34% | 1,624 | 32.97% | 428 | 8.69% | 1,250 | 25.37% | 4,926 |
| Norfolk | 188,450 | 59.41% | 107,033 | 33.75% | 21,694 | 6.84% | 81,417 | 25.66% | 317,177 |
| Plymouth | 115,376 | 54.53% | 82,751 | 39.11% | 13,450 | 6.36% | 32,625 | 15.42% | 211,577 |
| Suffolk | 154,888 | 71.38% | 44,441 | 20.48% | 17,671 | 8.14% | 110,447 | 50.90% | 217,000 |
| Worcester | 173,769 | 56.03% | 114,139 | 36.80% | 22,240 | 7.17% | 59,630 | 19.23% | 310,148 |
| Totals | 1,616,487 | 59.80% | 878,502 | 32.50% | 207,995 | 7.70% | 737,985 | 27.30% | 2,702,984 |
Gore won all ten congressional districts.[4]
| District | Gore | Bush | Nader | Representative |
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| 1st | 57% | 33% | 9% | John Olver |
| 2nd | 58% | 34% | 6% | Richard Neal |
| 3rd | 58% | 35% | 6% | Jim McGovern |
| 4th | 63% | 30% | 5% | Barney Frank |
| 5th | 56% | 36% | 6% | Marty Meehan |
| 6th | 57% | 36% | 6% | John F. Tierney |
| 7th | 63% | 29% | 6% | Ed Markey |
| 8th | 72% | 17% | 9% | Mike Capuano |
| 9th | 62% | 31% | 6% | Joe Moakley |
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| 10th | 55% | 38% | 6% | Bill Delahunt |
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