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. Despite Gore not winning the national election, his over 29-point win margin in this state has not been topped since.

Primaries Democratic Primary (March 7)

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)

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 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode IslandPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 249,508 60.99% 4 Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 130,555 31.91% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 25,052 6.12% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 2,273 0.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Art Oliver 742 0.18% 0 No party Write-in 329 0.08% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin A. Nat. Goldhaber 271 0.07% 0 Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 199 0.05% 0 Constitution Party Howard Phillips J. Curtis Frazer 97 0.02% 0 Socialist David McReynolds Mary Cal Hollis 52 0.01% 0 Soc. Workers James Harris Margaret Trowe 34 0.01% 0TOTAL409,112100%4

By county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Various candidatesOther 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% 56,224Totals249,50860.99%130,55531.91%29,0497.10%118,95329.08%409,112

By congressional district Gore won both congressional districts. District Gore Bush Representative 62% 31%Patrick J. Kennedy60%33%Robert WeygandJames Langevin

See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

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