2000 Presidential Election Interactive Map
270 electoral votes to win
Change history with the 2000 presidential election interactive map.
Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.
For full details, see the user guide.
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Split Electoral Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.
'Other' electoral votes can only be reallocated or removed.
Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.
2000 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | George W. Bush | Republican | 271 | 50,456,062 | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. | Democratic | 266 | 50,999,897 | ||
| Ralph Nader | Green | 0 | 2,882,955 | ||
| Other: See Election Facts Below | 1 |
2000 Election Facts
- Outcome of race unknown for several weeks due to dispute over close vote totals in Florida
- Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received 2,882,728 votes, but no Electoral Votes
- Gore won DC; however one elector did not cast a vote
- One of only 5 elections (1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016) where the popular vote winner was defeated
- Popular vote totals from Federal Elections 2000.
- Issues of the Day: Impeachment, Presidential ethics, Good economy
