2000 United States presidential election in Virginia

The 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia had not gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1964, and was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8.03%.

At the time, Virginia was considered to be a reliably Republican state. This was the last time Virginia voted to the right of West Virginia. Virginia would not vote Democratic again until 2008. Until 2024, this was the last time Virginia voted for the loser of the popular vote.

, this was the last time that Russell County, Southampton County, and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County, Albemarle County, and the independent cities of Fairfax, Danville, and Williamsburg voted Republican for president.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Primaries 2000 Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2000 Virginia Republican presidential primary

Results 2000 United States presidential election in VirginiaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,437,490 52.47% 13 Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 1,217,290 44.44% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 59,398 2.17% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 15,198 0.55% 0 Reform Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 5,455 0.20% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips Curtis Frazier 1,809 0.07% 0 Write-ins Write-ins - 2,807 0.10% 0 Totals 2,739,447 100.00% 13 Voter turnout ??? —

By city/county County/cityGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticRalph NaderGreenHarry BrowneLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Accomack6,35253.27%5,09242.70%2201.84%1881.58%730.61%1,26010.57%11,925Albemarle18,29149.64%16,25544.12%2,0435.54%1670.45%900.24%2,0365.52%36,846Alexandria19,04334.50%33,63360.93%2,0943.79%2230.40%2060.37%-14,590-26.43%55,199Alleghany2,80854.81%2,21443.22%621.21%250.49%140.27%59411.59%5,123Amelia2,94761.55%1,75436.63%400.84%240.50%230.48%1,19324.92%4,788Amherst6,66056.86%4,81241.09%1351.15%670.57%380.32%1,84815.77%11,712Appomattox3,65461.65%2,13235.97%621.05%601.01%190.32%1,52225.68%5,927Arlington28,55534.17%50,26060.15%3,9524.73%4630.55%3290.39%-21,705-25.98%83,559Augusta17,74470.21%6,64326.29%5272.09%2691.06%880.35%11,10143.92%25,271Bath1,31159.32%82237.19%351.58%271.22%150.68%48922.13%2,210Bedford17,22465.87%8,16031.21%3761.44%2681.02%1210.46%9,06434.66%26,149Bedford City1,26951.99%1,07844.16%381.56%351.43%210.86%1917.83%2,441Bland1,75965.44%85131.66%421.56%200.74%160.60%90833.78%2,688Botetourt8,86764.07%4,62733.43%2071.50%880.64%510.37%4,24030.64%13,840Bristol3,49555.66%2,64642.14%891.42%200.32%290.46%84913.52%6,279Brunswick2,56142.70%3,38756.48%280.47%130.22%80.13%-826-13.78%5,997Buchanan3,86739.23%5,74558.29%650.66%1321.34%470.48%-1,878-19.06%9,856Buckingham2,73850.20%2,56146.96%961.76%390.72%200.37%1773.24%5,454Buena Vista98049.62%94147.65%271.37%190.96%80.41%391.97%1,975Campbell13,16264.75%6,65932.76%2361.16%1990.98%710.35%6,50331.99%20,327Caroline3,87346.38%4,31451.66%1021.22%380.46%240.29%-441-5.28%8,351Carroll7,14264.92%3,63833.07%1261.15%520.47%430.39%3,50431.85%11,001Charles City1,02333.37%1,98164.61%311.01%190.62%120.39%-958-31.24%3,066Charlotte2,85557.17%2,01740.39%430.86%460.92%330.66%83816.78%4,994Charlottesville4,03430.51%7,76258.70%1,1969.04%1110.84%1210.92%-3,728-28.19%13,224Chesapeake39,68453.21%33,57845.02%7320.98%3220.43%2690.36%6,1068.19%74,585Chesterfield69,92463.02%38,63834.82%1,6461.48%3350.30%4080.37%31,28628.20%110,951Clarke2,88354.56%2,16640.99%1953.69%190.36%210.40%71713.57%5,284Clifton Forge61340.01%86856.66%251.63%201.31%60.39%-255-16.65%1,532Colonial Heights5,51970.92%2,10026.99%1231.58%190.24%210.27%3,41943.93%7,782Covington96643.63%1,16852.76%241.08%401.81%160.72%-202-9.13%2,214Craig1,58063.38%85134.14%391.56%140.56%90.36%72929.24%2,493Culpeper7,44060.76%4,36435.64%2532.07%1371.12%500.41%3,07625.12%12,244Cumberland1,97456.29%1,40540.06%351.00%752.14%180.51%56916.23%3,507Danville9,42751.49%8,22144.91%1680.92%4372.39%540.29%1,2066.58%18,307Dickenson3,12243.21%3,95154.68%851.18%370.51%310.43%-829-11.47%7,226Dinwiddie4,95954.28%4,00143.79%740.81%580.63%440.48%95810.49%9,136Emporia93845.10%1,11653.65%170.82%40.19%50.24%-178-8.55%2,080Essex1,99552.08%1,75045.68%591.54%190.50%80.21%2456.40%3,831Fairfax202,18148.86%196,50147.49%12,2012.95%1,5460.37%1,3460.33%5,6801.37%413,775Fairfax City4,76249.83%4,36145.64%3523.68%390.41%420.44%4014.19%9,556Falls Church2,13138.10%3,10955.59%2855.10%380.68%300.54%-978-17.49%5,593Fauquier14,45661.56%8,29635.33%5702.43%600.26%990.42%6,16026.23%23,481Floyd3,42359.64%1,95734.10%2444.25%480.84%671.17%1,46625.54%5,739Fluvanna4,96257.00%3,43139.41%2522.89%380.44%230.26%1,53117.59%8,706Franklin11,22559.62%7,14537.95%3031.61%870.46%690.37%4,08021.67%18,829Franklin City1,39343.65%1,76355.25%250.78%80.25%20.06%-370-11.60%3,191Frederick14,57465.09%7,15831.97%4832.16%800.36%970.43%7,41633.12%22,392Fredericksburg2,93543.93%3,36050.29%3264.88%360.54%240.36%-425-6.36%6,681Galax1,16052.42%99645.01%421.90%50.23%100.45%1647.41%2,213Giles3,57452.40%3,00444.05%1372.01%701.03%350.51%5708.35%6,820Gloucester8,71863.64%4,55333.24%2251.64%1481.08%550.40%4,16530.40%13,699Goochland5,37861.27%3,19736.42%1391.58%420.48%210.24%2,18124.85%8,777Grayson4,23661.82%2,46736.00%1021.49%150.22%320.47%1,76925.82%6,852Greene3,37562.36%1,77432.78%1943.58%500.92%190.35%1,60129.58%5,412Greensville1,56540.07%2,31459.24%130.33%40.10%100.26%-749-19.17%3,906Halifax7,73254.95%5,96342.37%1100.78%2111.50%560.40%1,76912.58%14,072Hampton19,56140.85%27,49057.41%5631.18%1540.32%1190.25%-7,929-16.56%47,887Hanover28,61468.81%12,04428.96%7111.71%1170.28%990.24%16,57039.85%41,585Harrisonburg5,74157.65%3,48234.97%6416.44%450.45%490.49%2,25922.68%9,958Henrico62,88755.04%48,64542.58%1,8931.66%3670.32%4600.40%14,24212.46%114,252Henry11,87055.30%8,89841.46%2341.09%3311.54%1300.61%2,97213.84%21,463Highland94265.55%45331.52%322.23%40.28%60.42%48934.03%1,437Hopewell3,74953.73%3,02443.34%731.05%921.32%400.57%72510.39%6,978Isle of Wight7,58758.59%5,16239.86%1230.95%510.39%270.21%2,42518.73%12,950James City14,62859.73%9,09037.11%6392.61%940.38%410.17%5,53822.62%24,492King and Queen1,42349.77%1,38748.51%331.15%110.38%50.17%361.26%2,859King George3,59061.35%2,07035.37%1322.26%310.53%290.50%1,52025.98%5,852King William3,54761.48%2,12536.83%741.28%90.16%140.24%1,42224.65%5,769Lancaster3,41162.53%1,93735.51%881.61%140.26%50.09%1,47427.02%5,455Lee4,55152.02%4,03146.08%790.90%340.39%530.61%5205.94%8,748Lexington95744.72%1,04848.97%1034.81%261.21%60.28%-91-4.25%2,140Loudoun42,45356.12%30,93840.89%1,6652.20%2760.36%3210.42%11,51515.23%75,653Louisa5,46154.09%4,30942.68%2222.20%440.44%600.59%1,15211.41%10,096Lunenburg2,51054.67%2,02644.13%330.72%160.35%60.13%48410.54%4,591Lynchburg12,51853.25%10,37444.13%4411.88%1050.45%680.29%2,1449.12%23,506Madison2,94058.48%1,84436.68%1482.94%671.33%280.56%1,09621.80%5,027Manassas6,75254.41%5,26242.40%2301.85%930.75%730.59%1,49012.01%12,410Manassas Park1,46056.59%1,04840.62%511.98%90.35%120.47%41215.97%2,580Martinsville2,56044.96%3,04853.53%591.04%120.21%150.26%-488-8.57%5,694Mathews2,95164.03%1,49932.52%881.91%541.17%170.37%1,45231.51%4,609Mecklenburg6,60056.63%4,79741.16%1040.89%960.82%570.49%1,80315.47%11,654Middlesex2,84460.65%1,67135.64%841.79%661.41%240.51%1,17325.01%4,689Montgomery13,99151.51%11,72043.15%1,2224.50%1490.55%780.29%2,2718.36%27,160Nelson2,91347.40%2,90747.31%2734.44%270.44%250.41%60.09%6,145New Kent3,93464.34%2,05533.61%811.32%200.33%240.39%1,87930.73%6,114Newport News27,00646.70%29,77951.50%7221.25%2120.37%1060.18%-2,773-4.80%57,825Norfolk21,92035.39%38,22161.70%1,1531.86%3640.59%2880.46%-16,301-26.31%61,946Northampton2,29947.00%2,34047.83%1082.21%1212.47%240.49%-41-0.83%4,892Northumberland3,36259.98%2,11837.79%971.73%110.20%170.30%1,24422.19%5,605Norton63941.76%86756.67%201.31%20.13%20.13%-228-14.91%1,530Nottoway2,87052.26%2,46044.79%460.84%981.78%180.33%4107.47%5,492Orange5,99157.15%4,12639.36%2362.25%910.87%390.37%1,86517.79%10,483Page5,08963.64%2,72634.09%1431.79%150.19%230.29%2,36329.55%7,996Patrick4,90166.36%2,25430.52%1011.37%861.16%430.58%2,64735.84%7,385Petersburg2,10919.07%8,75179.11%1171.06%490.44%360.33%-6,642-60.04%11,062Pittsylvania15,76064.98%7,83432.30%2070.85%3741.54%800.33%7,92632.68%24,255Poquoson4,27172.87%1,44824.71%931.59%410.70%80.14%2,82348.16%5,861Portsmouth12,62835.62%22,28662.86%3480.98%1260.36%670.19%-9,658-27.24%35,455Powhatan6,82070.23%2,70827.89%1221.26%360.37%250.26%4,11242.34%9,711Prince Edward3,21450.51%2,92245.92%1151.81%941.48%180.28%2924.59%6,363Prince George6,57960.36%4,18238.37%970.89%190.17%230.21%2,39721.99%10,900Prince William52,78852.52%44,74544.52%1,9271.92%6950.69%3560.35%8,0438.00%100,511Pulaski7,08955.83%5,25541.39%2071.63%860.68%600.47%1,83414.44%12,697Radford2,19049.24%2,06346.38%1723.87%160.36%70.16%1272.86%4,448Rappahannock1,85052.66%1,46241.62%1614.58%180.51%220.63%38811.04%3,513Richmond1,78460.50%1,07636.49%441.49%240.81%210.71%70824.01%2,949Richmond City20,26530.74%42,71764.80%2,4253.68%3570.54%1620.25%-22,452-34.06%65,926Roanoke25,74060.12%16,14137.70%6811.59%1690.39%860.20%9,59922.42%42,817Roanoke City14,63043.75%17,92053.59%6031.80%2020.60%870.26%-3,290-9.84%33,442Rockbridge4,52257.77%2,95337.73%2483.17%650.83%390.50%1,56920.04%7,827Rockingham17,48272.86%5,83424.31%5392.25%530.22%860.36%11,64848.55%23,994Russell5,06546.93%5,44250.43%1020.95%1231.14%600.56%-377-3.50%10,792Salem6,18857.46%4,34840.37%1811.68%310.29%220.20%1,84017.09%10,770Scott5,53559.29%3,55238.05%850.91%1141.22%490.52%1,98321.24%9,335Shenandoah9,63666.68%4,42030.58%2942.03%370.26%650.45%5,21636.10%14,452Smyth6,58056.05%4,83641.19%1311.12%1160.99%770.66%1,74414.86%11,740Southampton3,29349.05%3,35950.03%440.66%40.06%140.21%-66-0.98%6,714Spotsylvania20,73959.22%13,45538.42%5861.67%940.27%1470.42%7,28420.80%35,021Stafford20,73160.54%12,59636.78%6571.92%1200.35%1420.41%8,13523.76%34,246Staunton4,87857.29%3,32439.04%2783.27%180.21%160.19%1,55418.25%8,514Suffolk11,83647.99%12,47150.57%1990.81%960.39%590.24%-635-2.58%24,661Surry1,31340.65%1,84557.12%290.90%300.93%130.40%-532-16.47%3,230Sussex1,74544.67%2,00651.36%411.05%832.12%310.79%-261-6.69%3,906Tazewell8,65552.96%7,22744.22%1620.99%2171.33%830.51%1,4288.74%16,344Virginia Beach83,67455.87%62,26841.58%2,3701.58%8090.54%6500.43%21,40614.29%149,771Warren6,33556.73%4,31338.63%2602.33%1241.11%1341.20%2,02218.10%11,166Washington12,06459.66%7,54937.33%2881.42%2321.15%890.44%4,51522.33%20,222Waynesboro4,08457.50%2,73738.54%2333.28%220.31%260.37%1,34718.96%7,102Westmoreland2,93248.66%2,92248.49%881.46%590.98%250.41%100.17%6,026Williamsburg1,77747.70%1,72446.28%1885.05%210.56%150.40%531.42%3,725Winchester4,31454.70%3,31842.07%2092.65%270.34%180.23%99612.63%7,886Wise6,50448.87%6,41248.17%1601.20%1801.35%540.41%920.70%13,310Wythe6,53963.95%3,46233.86%1321.29%160.16%760.74%3,07730.09%10,225York15,31262.29%8,62235.07%4801.95%1140.46%550.22%6,69027.22%24,583Totals1,437,49052.47%1,217,29044.44%59,3982.17%15,1980.55%10,0710.37%220,2008.03%2,739,447

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Accomack (largest city: Chincoteague) Alleghany (largest city: Clifton Forge) Bath (largest city: Hot Springs) Bedford (independent city) Buckingham (largest city: Dillwyn) Buena Vista (independent city) Dinwiddie (largest town: McKenney) Essex (largest city: Tappahannock) Galax (independent city) Giles (largest city: Pearisburg) King and Queen (largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse) Lee (largest city: Pennington Gap) Montgomery (largest city: Blacksburg) Nelson (largest city: Nellysford) Prince Edward (largest city: Farmville) Radford (independent city)