2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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The 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Massachusetts is one of the most reliable blue states in the nation: no Republican has won the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984. The 2000 presidential election featured Democratic United States Vice President Al Gore versus Republican Texas Governor George W. Bush. Despite Bush's tight victory nationwide, Gore handily won Massachusetts, with a 27% margin of victory against George W. Bush who did not actively campaign there. Gore didn't campaign in Massachusetts as well although his wife Tipper and the wife of his running mate Joe Lieberman, Hadassah, held a rally in Lieberman's hometown of Gardner.[1] Gore won every county and congressional district. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960, and has kept up its intense level of the sizable Democratic margins since 1996.
Bush became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Barnstable County. As of 2020, 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 of Ashby, Charlton, Douglas, East Bridgewater, Middleborough, Middleton, Lakeville, and North Brookfield voted Democratic in a presidential election and the last time that the towns of Chatham, Chesterfield, Orleans, Otis, and Rowe voted Republican.
With 6.42% of the popular vote, Massachusetts proved to be Ralph Nader's third best state in the 2000 election after Alaska and neighboring Vermont. Nader received 36.2% of the vote in the town of Wendell.
Results
[edit]| 2000 United States presidential election in Massachusetts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Albert A. Gore Jr. and Joseph I. Lieberman | 1,616,487 | 59.80% | 12 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney | 878,502 | 32.50% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader and Winona 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 the Natural Law Party nationally.
By county
[edit]| County | Al Gore Democratic |
George W. Bush Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
Results by Congressional district
[edit]Gore won all 10 Congressional districts.
| District | Bush | Gore | Nader | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 33% | 57% | 9% | John Olver |
| 2nd | 34% | 58% | 7% | Richard Neal |
| 3rd | 35% | 58% | 6% | Jim McGovern |
| 4th | 30% | 63% | 5% | Barney Frank |
| 5th | 36% | 56% | 6% | Marty Meehan |
| 6th | 36% | 57% | 6% | John F. Tierney |
| 7th | 29% | 63% | 6% | Ed Markey |
| 8th | 17% | 72% | 10% | Mike Capuano |
| 9th | 31% | 62% | 6% | Joe Moakley |
| Stephen F. Lynch | ||||
| 10th | 38% | 55% | 6% | Bill Delahunt |
Results by municipality
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Democratic Wives Stress Roots". Associated Press. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.