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2000 presidential election in Wisconsin

Al Gore (Democrat) beat George W. Bush (Republican) in Wisconsin in 2000, 47.8% to 47.6%, a margin of 0.2 points and 5,708 votes.

Wisconsin voted 0.3 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.5.

The Democratic hold continued from 1996, when Bill Clinton won.

Republicans led in 46 of the 72 counties and Democrats in 26. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 433,537 votes and went to the Democrat by 20.5 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 63 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Al Gore won Democratic 1,242,987 47.8%
George W. Bush Republican 1,237,279 47.6%
All other candidates 118,341 4.6%
Total2,598,607

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 252,329 58.2% 163,491 37.7% 17,717 433,537 D+20.5
Dane 142,317 61.1% 75,790 32.6% 14,632 232,739 D+28.6
Waukesha 64,319 31.6% 133,105 65.3% 6,310 203,734 R+33.8
Brown 49,096 45.6% 54,258 50.3% 4,415 107,769 R+4.8
Racine 41,563 46.8% 44,014 49.5% 3,288 88,865 R+2.8
Winnebago 33,983 44.7% 38,330 50.4% 3,767 76,080 R+5.7
Outagamie 32,735 43.2% 39,460 52.1% 3,547 75,742 R+8.9
Rock 40,472 57.5% 27,467 39.0% 2,465 70,404 D+18.5
Kenosha 32,429 50.9% 28,891 45.3% 2,389 63,709 D+5.6
Washington 18,115 29.5% 41,162 67.0% 2,135 61,412 R+37.5
Marathon 26,546 45.5% 28,883 49.5% 2,945 58,374 R+4.0
La Crosse 28,455 51.2% 24,327 43.8% 2,777 55,559 D+7.4
Sheboygan 23,569 42.7% 29,648 53.7% 1,984 55,201 R+11.0
Eau Claire 24,078 50.3% 20,921 43.7% 2,876 47,875 D+6.6
Ozaukee 15,030 31.5% 31,155 65.2% 1,566 47,751 R+33.8
Fond du Lac 18,181 39.0% 26,548 57.0% 1,860 46,589 R+18.0
Walworth 15,492 38.3% 22,982 56.8% 1,984 40,458 R+18.5
Manitowoc 17,667 45.5% 19,358 49.9% 1,799 38,824 R+4.4
Dodge 14,580 38.7% 21,684 57.5% 1,437 37,701 R+18.8
Jefferson 15,203 42.1% 19,204 53.2% 1,692 36,099 R+11.1
Wood 15,936 44.6% 17,803 49.8% 2,022 35,761 R+5.2
Portage 17,942 53.1% 13,214 39.1% 2,604 33,760 D+14.0
St. Croix 13,077 43.7% 15,240 50.9% 1,637 29,954 R+7.2
Chippewa 12,102 46.2% 12,835 49.0% 1,236 26,173 R+2.8
Sauk 13,035 50.8% 11,586 45.2% 1,032 25,653 D+5.6
Columbia 12,636 49.4% 11,987 46.8% 964 25,587 D+2.5
Waupaca 8,787 38.5% 12,980 56.9% 1,037 22,804 R+18.4
Grant 10,691 48.7% 10,240 46.6% 1,025 21,956 D+2.1
Douglas 13,593 62.6% 6,930 31.9% 1,183 21,706 D+30.7
Calumet 8,202 41.1% 10,837 54.3% 908 19,947 R+13.2
Marinette 8,676 43.6% 10,535 52.9% 710 19,921 R+9.3
Barron 8,928 44.9% 9,848 49.5% 1,128 19,904 R+4.6
Polk 8,961 45.3% 9,557 48.4% 1,244 19,762 R+3.0
Dunn 9,172 47.4% 8,911 46.1% 1,247 19,330 D+1.4
Oneida 8,339 44.1% 9,512 50.4% 1,040 18,891 R+6.2
Pierce 8,559 47.7% 8,169 45.5% 1,234 17,962 D+2.2
Shawano 7,335 41.7% 9,548 54.2% 720 17,603 R+12.6
Oconto 7,260 43.7% 8,706 52.5% 630 16,596 R+8.7
Monroe 7,460 45.7% 8,217 50.3% 658 16,335 R+4.6
Green 7,863 51.5% 6,790 44.4% 623 15,276 D+7.0
Door 6,560 43.1% 7,810 51.3% 850 15,220 R+8.2
Lincoln 6,664 46.8% 6,727 47.2% 848 14,239 R+0.4
Clark 5,931 41.9% 7,461 52.7% 757 14,149 R+10.8
Vernon 6,577 50.4% 5,684 43.6% 783 13,044 D+6.8
Vilas 4,706 38.2% 6,958 56.5% 658 12,322 R+18.3
Trempealeau 6,678 54.9% 5,002 41.1% 488 12,168 D+13.8
Iowa 5,842 55.4% 4,221 40.0% 478 10,541 D+15.4
Waushara 4,239 41.4% 5,571 54.4% 438 10,248 R+13.0
Juneau 4,813 47.1% 4,910 48.1% 495 10,218 R+0.9
Kewaunee 4,670 46.3% 4,883 48.4% 531 10,084 R+2.1
Langlade 4,199 43.2% 5,125 52.7% 397 9,721 R+9.5
Adams 4,826 52.9% 3,920 43.0% 370 9,116 D+9.9
Green Lake 3,301 36.2% 5,451 59.9% 355 9,107 R+23.6
Taylor 3,254 36.2% 5,278 58.7% 460 8,992 R+22.5
Jackson 4,380 52.0% 3,670 43.6% 367 8,417 D+8.4
Richland 3,837 46.3% 3,994 48.2% 462 8,293 R+1.9
Bayfield 4,427 53.6% 3,266 39.5% 566 8,259 D+14.1
Burnett 3,626 44.5% 3,967 48.7% 558 8,151 R+4.2
Washburn 3,695 45.9% 3,912 48.6% 438 8,045 R+2.7
Price 3,413 43.0% 4,136 52.2% 381 7,930 R+9.1
Ashland 4,356 55.2% 3,038 38.5% 496 7,890 D+16.7
Sawyer 3,333 42.9% 3,972 51.1% 462 7,767 R+8.2
Crawford 4,005 54.2% 3,024 40.9% 365 7,394 D+13.3
Rusk 3,161 42.9% 3,758 51.0% 447 7,366 R+8.1
Lafayette 3,710 51.1% 3,336 45.9% 217 7,263 D+5.1
Marquette 3,437 47.8% 3,522 49.0% 235 7,194 R+1.2
Buffalo 3,237 48.7% 3,038 45.7% 366 6,641 D+3.0
Forest 2,158 45.8% 2,404 51.0% 154 4,716 R+5.2
Pepin 1,854 50.6% 1,631 44.5% 179 3,664 D+6.1
Iron 1,620 46.2% 1,734 49.4% 153 3,507 R+3.3
Florence 816 33.9% 1,528 63.5% 61 2,405 R+29.6
Menominee 949 77.0% 225 18.2% 59 1,233 D+58.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5