2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 70.11%[ 1] County results Congressional district results Precinct results Gore
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Bush
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the2000 United States presidential election , which was held throughout all 50 states andD.C. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Minnesota was won byVice President Al Gore by a 2.39% margin of victory, a much weaker performance than PresidentBill Clinton had in1996 , when he carried the state with 51% of the vote and a 16% margin of victory. Despite winning the state, Gore lost most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. However, Gore won highly populated counties such asHennepin County ,Ramsey County , andSt. Louis County by safe margins. In terms of congressional districts, Gore won three districts including the urban 4th and 5th and won the 8th district with less than fifty percent of the vote. Bush overall dominated the rural areas, located in the western and southern parts of the state, and became the first Republican presidential nominee to winRed Lake County sinceWarren G. Harding in1920 .[ 2] Fillmore County . No Republican has won the state sinceRichard Nixon in1972 , a Democratic streak longer than any other state.[ 3]
Gore carried the state by a fairly close margin, largely on the strength of his performance in theTwin Cities metro . As of the2024 presidential election [update] Cook County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[ 4]
2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota[ 5] Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic (DFL) Al Gore Joe Lieberman 1,168,266 47.91% 10 Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,109,659 45.50% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 126,696 5.20% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 22,166 0.91% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 5,282 0.22% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips J. Curtis Frazier 3,272 0.13% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin A. Nat. Goldhaber 2,294 0.09% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris Margaret Trowe 1,022 0.04% 0 Write Ins 28 0.00% 0 Totals 2,438,685 100.00% 10 Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered) 67%/75%
County Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader Pat Buchanan Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,830 46.37% 3,755 45.46% 403 4.88% 220 2.66% 52 0.63% 75 0.91% 8,260 Anoka 68,008 46.70% 69,256 47.56% 6,616 4.54% 1,040 0.71% 699 0.48% -1,248 -0.86% 145,619 Becker 5,253 36.65% 8,152 56.88% 591 4.12% 264 1.84% 73 0.51% -2,899 -20.23% 14,333 Beltrami 7,301 42.41% 8,346 48.48% 1,269 7.37% 211 1.23% 90 0.52% -1,045 -6.07% 17,217 Benton 6,009 40.31% 7,663 51.40% 862 5.78% 278 1.86% 96 0.64% -1,654 -11.09% 14,908 Big Stone 1,430 47.99% 1,370 45.97% 109 3.66% 59 1.98% 12 0.40% 60 2.02% 2,980 Blue Earth 12,329 44.99% 12,942 47.23% 1,761 6.43% 238 0.87% 132 0.48% -613 -2.24% 27,402 Brown 4,650 36.23% 7,370 57.43% 561 4.37% 200 1.56% 53 0.41% -2,720 -21.20% 12,834 Carlton 8,620 57.16% 5,578 36.99% 634 4.20% 183 1.21% 66 0.44% 3,042 20.17% 15,081 Carver 12,462 35.58% 20,790 59.36% 1,381 3.94% 221 0.63% 167 0.48% -8,328 -23.78% 35,021 Cass 5,534 40.71% 7,134 52.48% 663 4.88% 197 1.45% 65 0.48% -1,600 -11.77% 13,593 Chippewa 2,952 46.47% 2,977 46.87% 268 4.22% 113 1.78% 42 0.66% -25 -0.40% 6,352 Chisago 9,593 43.63% 10,937 49.74% 1,116 5.08% 239 1.09% 102 0.46% -1,344 -6.11% 21,987 Clay 10,128 43.36% 11,712 50.14% 963 4.12% 428 1.83% 127 0.54% -1,584 -6.78% 23,358 Clearwater 1,466 38.34% 2,137 55.88% 134 3.50% 69 1.80% 18 0.47% -671 -17.54% 3,824 Cook 1,171 41.52% 1,295 45.92% 290 10.28% 25 0.89% 39 1.38% -124 -4.40% 2,820 Cottonwood 2,503 40.50% 3,369 54.51% 208 3.37% 74 1.20% 27 0.44% -866 -14.01% 6,181 Crow Wing 11,255 40.01% 15,035 53.45% 1,314 4.67% 398 1.41% 126 0.45% -3,780 -13.44% 28,128 Dakota 85,446 46.88% 87,250 47.87% 7,799 4.28% 989 0.54% 765 0.42% -1,804 -0.99% 182,249 Dodge 3,370 41.86% 4,213 52.34% 327 4.06% 96 1.19% 44 0.55% -843 -10.48% 8,050 Douglas 6,352 36.92% 9,811 57.02% 746 4.34% 218 1.27% 78 0.45% -3,459 -20.10% 17,205 Faribault 3,624 43.02% 4,336 51.47% 309 3.67% 113 1.34% 42 0.50% -712 -8.45% 8,424 Fillmore 5,020 49.10% 4,646 45.45% 409 4.00% 95 0.93% 53 0.52% 374 3.65% 10,223 Freeborn 8,514 52.75% 6,843 42.40% 555 3.44% 138 0.86% 89 0.55% 1,671 10.35% 16,139 Goodhue 9,981 44.84% 10,852 48.76% 1,093 4.91% 233 1.05% 98 0.44% -871 -3.92% 22,257 Grant 1,507 41.58% 1,804 49.78% 214 5.91% 81 2.24% 18 0.50% -297 -8.20% 3,624 Hennepin 307,599 53.60% 225,657 39.32% 35,584 6.20% 2,300 0.40% 2,706 0.47% 81,942 14.28% 573,846 Houston 4,502 44.28% 5,077 49.94% 421 4.14% 117 1.15% 50 0.49% -575 -5.66% 10,167 Hubbard 3,632 37.78% 5,307 55.21% 484 5.03% 131 1.36% 59 0.61% -1,675 -17.43% 9,613 Isanti 6,247 41.84% 7,668 51.36% 753 5.04% 175 1.17% 86 0.58% -1,421 -9.52% 14,929 Itasca 10,583 48.74% 9,545 43.96% 1,137 5.24% 296 1.36% 153 0.70% 1,038 4.78% 21,714 Jackson 2,364 43.47% 2,773 50.99% 194 3.57% 77 1.42% 30 0.55% -409 -7.52% 5,438 Kanabec 2,831 41.57% 3,480 51.09% 344 5.05% 108 1.59% 48 0.70% -649 -9.52% 6,811 Kandiyohi 8,220 42.62% 10,026 51.99% 734 3.81% 228 1.18% 77 0.40% -1,806 -9.37% 19,285 Kittson 1,107 41.98% 1,353 51.31% 68 2.58% 88 3.34% 21 0.80% -246 -9.33% 2,637 Koochiching 2,903 42.20% 3,523 51.21% 302 4.39% 101 1.47% 50 0.73% -620 -9.01% 6,879 Lac qui Parle 2,244 50.39% 1,941 43.59% 160 3.59% 87 1.95% 21 0.47% 303 6.80% 4,453 Lake 3,579 54.53% 2,465 37.56% 426 6.49% 58 0.88% 35 0.53% 1,114 16.97% 6,563 Lake of the Woods 848 38.77% 1,216 55.60% 74 3.38% 33 1.51% 16 0.73% -368 -16.83% 2,187 Le Sueur 5,361 43.48% 6,138 49.78% 603 4.89% 183 1.48% 46 0.37% -777 -6.30% 12,331 Lincoln 1,590 48.42% 1,513 46.07% 105 3.20% 54 1.64% 22 0.67% 77 2.35% 3,284 Lyon 4,737 41.23% 6,087 52.98% 460 4.00% 144 1.25% 61 0.53% -1,350 -11.75% 11,489 Mahnomen 921 41.41% 1,122 50.45% 96 4.32% 71 3.19% 14 0.63% -201 -9.04% 2,224 Marshall 1,910 36.74% 2,912 56.01% 160 3.08% 191 3.67% 26 0.50% -1,002 -19.27% 5,199 Martin 4,166 40.17% 5,686 54.83% 376 3.63% 96 0.93% 47 0.45% -1,520 -14.66% 10,371 McLeod 5,609 36.44% 8,782 57.05% 681 4.42% 231 1.50% 91 0.59% -3,173 -20.61% 15,394 Meeker 4,402 41.25% 5,520 51.72% 517 4.84% 174 1.63% 59 0.55% -1,118 -10.47% 10,672 Mille Lacs 4,376 42.68% 5,223 50.94% 448 4.37% 156 1.52% 50 0.49% -847 -8.26% 10,253 Morrison 5,274 35.93% 8,197 55.85% 633 4.31% 493 3.36% 80 0.55% -2,923 -19.92% 14,677 Mower 10,693 57.86% 6,873 37.19% 678 3.67% 143 0.77% 93 0.50% 3,820 20.67% 18,480 Murray 2,093 44.04% 2,407 50.64% 149 3.13% 73 1.54% 31 0.65% -314 -6.60% 4,753 Nicollet 7,041 45.94% 7,221 47.11% 842 5.49% 169 1.10% 54 0.35% -180 -1.17% 15,327 Nobles 3,760 42.38% 4,766 53.72% 238 2.68% 72 0.81% 36 0.41% -1,006 -11.34% 8,872 Norman 1,575 43.26% 1,808 49.66% 123 3.38% 115 3.16% 20 0.55% -233 -6.40% 3,641 Olmsted 25,822 43.48% 30,641 51.59% 2,198 3.70% 369 0.62% 362 0.61% -4,819 -8.11% 59,392 Otter Tail 9,844 34.53% 16,963 59.50% 1,120 3.93% 450 1.58% 134 0.47% -7,119 -24.97% 28,511 Pennington 2,458 38.89% 3,380 53.48% 255 4.03% 193 3.05% 34 0.54% -922 -14.59% 6,320 Pine 6,148 47.05% 5,854 44.80% 734 5.62% 258 1.97% 74 0.57% 294 2.25% 13,068 Pipestone 1,970 40.25% 2,693 55.03% 140 2.86% 64 1.31% 27 0.55% -723 -14.78% 4,894 Polk 5,764 40.76% 7,609 53.81% 369 2.61% 337 2.38% 61 0.43% -1,845 -13.05% 14,140 Pope 2,771 46.28% 2,808 46.90% 264 4.41% 123 2.05% 21 0.35% -37 -0.62% 5,987 Ramsey 138,470 56.69% 87,669 35.89% 15,522 6.35% 1,395 0.57% 1,222 0.50% 50,801 20.80% 244,278 Red Lake 830 39.71% 1,090 52.15% 68 3.25% 88 4.21% 14 0.67% -260 -12.44% 2,090 Redwood 2,681 34.60% 4,589 59.23% 314 4.05% 123 1.59% 41 0.53% -1,908 -24.63% 7,748 Renville 3,533 43.50% 4,036 49.69% 355 4.37% 171 2.11% 27 0.33% -503 -6.19% 8,122 Rice 13,140 50.50% 10,876 41.80% 1,639 6.30% 234 0.90% 132 0.51% 2,264 8.70% 26,021 Rock 2,081 41.54% 2,772 55.33% 116 2.32% 18 0.36% 23 0.46% -691 -13.79% 5,010 Roseau 2,128 29.70% 4,695 65.52% 176 2.46% 126 1.76% 41 0.57% -2,567 -35.82% 7,166 St. Louis 64,237 59.78% 35,420 32.96% 6,290 5.85% 977 0.91% 540 0.50% 28,817 26.82% 107,464 Scott 17,503 39.97% 23,954 54.70% 1,829 4.18% 307 0.70% 200 0.46% -6,451 -14.73% 43,793 Sherburne 12,109 39.27% 16,813 54.53% 1,501 4.87% 289 0.94% 123 0.40% -4,704 -15.26% 30,835 Sibley 2,687 36.63% 4,087 55.72% 361 4.92% 156 2.13% 44 0.60% -1,400 -19.09% 7,335 Stearns 24,800 39.70% 32,402 51.86% 3,820 6.11% 1,131 1.81% 323 0.52% -7,602 -12.16% 62,476 Steele 6,900 42.95% 8,223 51.18% 697 4.34% 179 1.11% 67 0.42% -1,323 -8.23% 16,066 Stevens 2,434 42.32% 2,831 49.22% 393 6.83% 68 1.18% 26 0.45% -397 -6.90% 5,752 Swift 2,698 49.62% 2,376 43.70% 218 4.01% 118 2.17% 27 0.50% 322 5.92% 5,437 Todd 4,132 37.25% 6,031 54.37% 485 4.37% 388 3.50% 56 0.50% -1,899 -17.12% 11,092 Traverse 884 41.98% 1,074 51.00% 86 4.08% 54 2.56% 8 0.38% -190 -9.02% 2,106 Wabasha 4,522 42.94% 5,245 49.81% 571 5.42% 136 1.29% 57 0.54% -723 -6.87% 10,531 Wadena 2,251 35.27% 3,733 58.49% 253 3.96% 115 1.80% 30 0.47% -1,482 -23.22% 6,382 Waseca 3,694 41.67% 4,608 51.99% 398 4.49% 129 1.46% 35 0.39% -914 -10.32% 8,864 Washington 49,637 46.39% 51,502 48.13% 4,891 4.57% 582 0.54% 397 0.37% -1,865 -1.74% 107,009 Watonwan 2,258 43.98% 2,562 49.90% 212 4.13% 79 1.54% 23 0.45% -304 -5.92% 5,134 Wilkin 1,046 31.65% 2,032 61.48% 77 2.33% 129 3.90% 21 0.64% -986 -29.83% 3,305 Winona 11,069 46.28% 10,773 45.04% 1,750 7.32% 190 0.79% 136 0.57% 296 1.24% 23,918 Wright 16,762 38.65% 23,861 55.02% 1,977 4.56% 485 1.12% 281 0.65% -7,099 -16.37% 43,366 Yellow Medicine 2,528 45.84% 2,598 47.11% 232 4.21% 121 2.19% 36 0.65% -70 -1.27% 5,515 Totals 1,168,266 47.91% 1,109,659 45.50% 126,696 5.20% 22,166 0.91% 11,898 0.49% 58,607 2.41% 2,438,685
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Despite losing the state, Bush won five of eight congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[ 6]
Technically the voters of Minnesota cast their ballots for electors: representatives to theElectoral College . Minnesota is allocated ten electors because it has eightcongressional districts and twosenators . All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 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 10 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 afaithless elector .
The electors of each state and theDistrict of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[ 7]
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Gore and Lieberman:[ 8]
Carol Bartels Prudy Cameron Joan Campbell Elmer Deutschmann Elizabeth Kalisch Matthew Little Glenda Meixell John Meuers Janis Ray Georgiana Ruzich
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