2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Turnout	61.4% 3.4 pp
Gore 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Bush 40–50%
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

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

By county

County	Al Gore Democratic		George W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

Gore won both congressional districts.

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

References

^ 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". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

[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". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[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".

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