2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Turnout61.4%[1] Decrease 3.4 pp
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 249,508 130,555 25,052
Percentage 60.99% 31.91% 6.12%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic Party's candidate, then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican Party's candidate, Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Gore ran with Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate, while Bush ran with former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate.

Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships. Ralph Nader, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of the Green Party with Winona LaDuke as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after Alaska, Vermont and neighboring Massachusetts.[2][3]

Primaries[edit]

Democratic Primary (March 7)[edit]

Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Al Gore Bill Bradley other
26,801 19,000 1,043
57% 41% 2%

Republican Primary (March 7)[edit]

This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

John McCain George W. Bush others
21,754 13,170 1,196
60% 36% 4%

Results[edit]

By county[edit]

County Al Gore
Democratic
George W. Bush
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bristol 13,424 57.68% 8,375 35.99% 1,473 6.33% 5,049 21.69% 23,272
Kent 43,265 58.89% 25,291 34.42% 4,914 6.69% 17,974 24.47% 73,470
Newport 20,790 54.94% 14,258 37.68% 2,790 7.38% 6,532 17.26% 37,838
Providence 142,469 65.26% 61,378 28.12% 14,461 6.62% 81,091 37.14% 218,308
Washington 29,560 52.58% 21,253 37.80% 5,411 9.62% 8,307 14.78% 56,224
Totals 249,508 60.99% 130,555 31.91% 29,049 7.10% 118,953 29.08% 409,112

By congressional district[edit]

Gore won both congressional districts.

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 31% 63% Patrick J. Kennedy
2nd 33% 60% Robert Weygand
James Langevin

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See "Presidential Turnout History" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".