2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
County results
Precinct results
Gore
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Bush
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The 2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Wisconsin was won by Vice President Al Gore by a slim 0.22% margin of victory, a mere difference of 5,708 votes. This was the first time since 1988 , and only the second time since 1960 that Wisconsin did not vote for the overall winner of a presidential election. This was the last time that Wisconsin voted to the right of neighboring Iowa , as well as the national popular vote until 2016 .
Wisconsin was won by a narrow margin by Gore by less than 6,000 votes. Gore carried Milwaukee County home of Milwaukee , and Dane County home of Madison , which contributed to his victory.
Results
By Congressional District
Gore won 5 of the 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the opposite party.[ 2]
By county
County
Al Gore Democratic
George W. Bush Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
4,826
52.94%
3,920
43.00%
370
4.06%
906
9.94%
9,116
Ashland
4,356
55.21%
3,038
38.50%
496
6.29%
1,318
16.71%
7,890
Barron
8,928
44.86%
9,848
49.48%
1,128
5.67%
-920
-4.62%
19,904
Bayfield
4,427
53.60%
3,266
39.54%
566
6.85%
1,161
14.06%
8,259
Brown
49,096
45.56%
54,258
50.25%
4,415
4.10%
-5,162
-4.79%
107,769
Buffalo
3,237
48.74%
3,038
45.75%
366
5.51%
199
2.99%
6,641
Burnett
3,626
44.49%
3,967
48.67%
558
6.85%
-341
-4.18%
8,151
Calumet
8,202
41.12%
10,837
54.33%
908
4.55%
-2,635
-13.21%
19,947
Chippewa
12,102
46.24%
12,835
49.04%
1,236
4.72%
-733
-2.80%
26,173
Clark
5,931
41.92%
7,461
52.73%
757
5.35%
-1,530
-10.81%
14,149
Columbia
12,636
49.38%
11,987
46.85%
964
3.77%
649
2.53%
25,587
Crawford
4,005
54.17%
3,024
40.90%
365
4.94%
981
13.27%
7,394
Dane
142,317
61.15%
75,790
32.56%
14,632
6.29%
66,527
28.59%
232,739
Dodge
14,580
38.67%
21,684
57.52%
1,437
3.81%
-7,104
-18.85%
37,701
Door
6,560
43.10%
7,810
51.31%
850
5.58%
-1,250
-8.21%
15,220
Douglas
13,593
62.62%
6,930
31.93%
1,183
5.45%
6,663
30.69%
21,706
Dunn
9,172
47.45%
8,911
46.10%
1,247
6.45%
261
1.35%
19,330
Eau Claire
24,078
50.29%
20,921
43.70%
2,876
6.01%
3,157
6.59%
47,875
Florence
816
33.93%
1,528
63.53%
61
2.54%
-712
-29.60%
2,405
Fond du Lac
18,181
39.02%
26,548
56.98%
1,860
3.99%
-8,367
-17.96%
46,589
Forest
2,158
45.76%
2,404
50.98%
154
3.27%
-246
-5.22%
4,716
Grant
10,691
48.69%
10,240
46.64%
1,025
4.67%
451
2.05%
21,956
Green
7,863
51.47%
6,790
44.45%
623
4.08%
1,073
7.02%
15,276
Green Lake
3,301
36.25%
5,451
59.86%
355
3.90%
-2,150
-23.61%
9,107
Iowa
5,842
55.42%
4,221
40.04%
478
4.53%
1,621
15.38%
10,541
Iron
1,620
46.19%
1,734
49.44%
153
4.36%
-114
-3.25%
3,507
Jackson
4,380
52.04%
3,670
43.60%
367
4.36%
710
8.44%
8,417
Jefferson
15,203
42.11%
19,204
53.20%
1,692
4.69%
-4,001
-11.09%
36,099
Juneau
4,813
47.10%
4,910
48.05%
495
4.84%
-97
-0.95%
10,218
Kenosha
32,429
50.90%
28,891
45.35%
2,389
3.75%
3,538
5.55%
63,709
Kewaunee
4,670
46.31%
4,883
48.42%
531
5.27%
-213
-2.11%
10,084
La Crosse
28,455
51.22%
24,327
43.79%
2,777
5.00%
4,128
7.43%
55,559
Lafayette
3,710
51.08%
3,336
45.93%
217
2.99%
374
5.15%
7,263
Langlade
4,199
43.20%
5,125
52.72%
397
4.08%
-926
-9.52%
9,721
Lincoln
6,664
46.80%
6,727
47.24%
848
5.96%
-63
-0.44%
14,239
Manitowoc
17,667
45.51%
19,358
49.86%
1,799
4.63%
-1,691
-4.35%
38,824
Marathon
26,546
45.48%
28,883
49.48%
2,945
5.05%
-2,337
-4.00%
58,374
Marinette
8,676
43.55%
10,535
52.88%
710
3.56%
-1,859
-9.33%
19,921
Marquette
3,437
47.78%
3,522
48.96%
235
3.27%
-85
-1.18%
7,194
Menominee
949
76.97%
225
18.25%
59
4.79%
724
58.72%
1,233
Milwaukee
252,329
58.20%
163,491
37.71%
17,717
4.09%
88,838
20.49%
433,537
Monroe
7,460
45.67%
8,217
50.30%
658
4.03%
-757
-4.63%
16,335
Oconto
7,260
43.75%
8,706
52.46%
630
3.79%
-1,446
-8.71%
16,596
Oneida
8,339
44.14%
9,512
50.35%
1,040
5.51%
-1,173
-6.21%
18,891
Outagamie
32,735
43.22%
39,460
52.10%
3,547
4.68%
-6,725
-8.88%
75,742
Ozaukee
15,030
31.48%
31,155
65.24%
1,566
3.28%
-16,125
-33.76%
47,751
Pepin
1,854
50.60%
1,631
44.51%
179
4.89%
223
6.09%
3,664
Pierce
8,559
47.65%
8,169
45.48%
1,234
6.87%
390
2.17%
17,962
Polk
8,961
45.34%
9,557
48.36%
1,244
6.29%
-596
-3.02%
19,762
Portage
17,942
53.15%
13,214
39.14%
2,604
7.71%
4,728
14.01%
33,760
Price
3,413
43.04%
4,136
52.16%
381
4.80%
-723
-9.12%
7,930
Racine
41,563
46.77%
44,014
49.53%
3,288
3.70%
-2,451
-2.76%
88,865
Richland
3,837
46.27%
3,994
48.16%
462
5.57%
-157
-1.89%
8,293
Rock
40,472
57.49%
27,467
39.01%
2,465
3.50%
13,005
18.48%
70,404
Rusk
3,161
42.91%
3,758
51.02%
447
6.07%
-597
-8.11%
7,366
St. Croix
13,077
43.66%
15,240
50.88%
1,637
5.47%
-2,163
-7.22%
29,954
Sauk
13,035
50.81%
11,586
45.16%
1,032
4.02%
1,449
5.65%
25,653
Sawyer
3,333
42.91%
3,972
51.14%
462
5.95%
-639
-8.23%
7,767
Shawano
7,335
41.67%
9,548
54.24%
720
4.09%
-2,213
-12.57%
17,603
Sheboygan
23,569
42.70%
29,648
53.71%
1,984
3.59%
-6,079
-11.01%
55,201
Taylor
3,254
36.19%
5,278
58.70%
460
5.12%
-2,024
-22.51%
8,992
Trempealeau
6,678
54.88%
5,002
41.11%
488
4.01%
1,676
13.77%
12,168
Vernon
6,577
50.42%
5,684
43.58%
783
6.00%
893
6.84%
13,044
Vilas
4,706
38.19%
6,958
56.47%
658
5.34%
-2,252
-18.28%
12,322
Walworth
15,492
38.29%
22,982
56.80%
1,984
4.90%
-7,490
-18.51%
40,458
Washburn
3,695
45.93%
3,912
48.63%
438
5.44%
-217
-2.70%
8,045
Washington
18,115
29.50%
41,162
67.03%
2,135
3.48%
-23,047
-37.53%
61,412
Waukesha
64,319
31.57%
133,105
65.33%
6,310
3.10%
-68,786
-33.76%
203,734
Waupaca
8,787
38.53%
12,980
56.92%
1,037
4.55%
-4,193
-18.39%
22,804
Waushara
4,239
41.36%
5,571
54.36%
438
4.27%
-1,332
-13.00%
10,248
Winnebago
33,983
44.67%
38,330
50.38%
3,767
4.95%
-4,347
-5.71%
76,080
Wood
15,936
44.56%
17,803
49.78%
2,022
5.65%
-1,867
-5.22%
35,761
Totals
1,242,987
47.83%
1,237,279
47.61%
118,341
4.55%
5,708
0.22%
2,598,607
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Electors
The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[ 3] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.
The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:[ 4]
Alice Clausing
Pedro Colon
Paulette Copeland
Reynolds Honold
Joan Kaeding
Mark McQuate
Ruth Miner-Kessel
Christine Sinicki
Tim Sullivan
Angela Sutkiewicz
Charlie Wolden
See also
References