2000 United States presidential election in Vermont

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Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader Party Democratic Republican Green Alliance Progressive Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 149,022 119,775 20,374 Percentage 50.63% 40.70% 6.92%

County results Municipality results Gore   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Bush   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Browne   50–60%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

The2000 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.

Vermont was won byDemocraticVice PresidentAl Gore by 9.93 percentage points overRepublicanGovernor of TexasGeorge W. Bush, whilethird-party candidateRalph Nader took nearly 7% of the vote (his second-best showing in the country by percentage).^[1] Gore's win in Vermont marked the third consecutive victory for Democrats in Vermont, cementing the former Republican bastion's powerful shift towards the Democratic Party. This election marked the first time in history that a Republican won the presidency without carrying Vermont, as well as the first time that the Democratic Party carried the state with a majority of the vote for two elections in a row. This also marked the first time that Vermont would vote Democratic in a close presidential election, as well as the only time in history that the state has voted Democratic while neighboringNew Hampshire has voted Republican.

As of the 2024 presidential election, this remains the last time that a Republican nominee has received more than 40% of the vote in Vermont, or that the margin of victory was in single digits. It also remains the last presidential election in which a Republican has carriedCaledonia andOrange counties and the last one to carryOrleans County untilDonald Trump narrowly won it in2024. Bush became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carryingBennington,Lamoille,Rutland,Washington, orWindsor Counties.

Vermont was one of ten states that backedGeorge H. W. Bush for president in1988 that didn't back George W. Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

To date,^[when?] this is the last time that the city ofNewport and the towns ofAndover,Athens,Barnard,Barnet,Barton,Bradford,Braintree,Bridgewater,Brookfield,Burke,Cavendish,Chelsea,Chittenden,Corinth,Dorset,Fairfax,Ferrisburgh,Landgrove,Leicester,Londonderry,Manchester,Mendon,Newbury,North Hero,Pawlet,Plymouth,Vernon,Rupert,Sandgate,Shoreham,St. Johnsbury,Sunderland,Tunbridge,Wallingford,Waterville,West Fairlee,Westfield, andWestmore voted Republican. It was also the last time the town ofTinmouth voted Republican until 2024.

• 2000 Vermont Democratic presidential primary
• 2000 Vermont Republican presidential primary

• Caledonia (largest city:St. Johnsbury)
• Essex (largest city:Lunenburg)
• Orange (largest city:Randolph)
• Orleans (largest city:Derby)

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the at-large district because it covers the entire state, is thus equivalent to the statewide election results.

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