2000 United States presidential election in Michigan explained

Election Name:2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
Country:Michigan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States presidential election in Michigan
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2004 United States presidential election in Michigan
Next Year:2004
Turnout:58.2% [1] [2]
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Image1:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg
Nominee1:Al Gore
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Tennessee
Running Mate1:Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote1:18
Popular Vote1:2,170,418
Percentage1:51.28%
Nominee2:George W. Bush
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Texas
Running Mate2:Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:1,953,139
Percentage2:46.14%
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:George W. Bush
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Map Size:375px

The 2000 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Vice President Al Gore won Michigan by a margin of 5.1%. The western part of the state, which is more rural, voted overwhelmingly Republican, and George W. Bush won most of the congressional districts and counties in that region of the state. His best performance was in Ottawa County, where he won with over 70%. Gore did fairly well in the eastern region of the state. His best performance was in Wayne County, the highest-populated county in the state and home of the city of Detroit. He won the county with 69%, with his second-best performance in Genesee County, where he got over 62% of the vote.[3]

This election marked the first time since 1976 in which Michigan's electoral votes did not go to the winner of the general election, although the state was carried by the candidate who ultimately won the popular vote.

Bush became the first-ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Kalamazoo or Muskegon County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Alpena or Oakland County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888, the first to do so without carrying Ingham County since William McKinley in 1896, and the first Republican since Richard Nixon in 1968 to win the White House without carrying Michigan. Michigan was also the only state in the Midwest besides Illinois where Gore won by a majority of votes.

In the Detroit suburbs, Gore won both Oakland and Macomb Counties. The last time the two counties backed different candidates was in 1968. However, the election marked the last time the more blue-collar Macomb County voted to the left of the more white-collar Oakland County.

Michigan was one of ten states that backed George H. W. Bush, Bush's father, for president in 1988 that did not back Bush in either 2000 or 2004.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticAl GoreJoe Lieberman2,170,41851.3%18
RepublicanDick Cheney1,953,13946.1%0
GreenRalph NaderWinona LaDuke84,1652.0%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneArt Olivier16,7110.4%0
U.S. TaxpayersHoward PhillipsMichael Peroutka3,7910.1%0
Natural LawJohn HagelinMary Alice Herbert2,4260.1%0
Write InPatrick Buchanan2,0610.1%0
Totals4,232,711100.00%18
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered)58%/62%

By congressional district

Gore won 9 of 16 congressional districts. Both candidates won two districts won by the opposite party.[4]

DistrictBushGoreRepresentative
53%43%Bart Stupak
59%38%Peter Hoekstra
59%38%Vern Ehlers
53%45%Dave Camp
45%53%James A. Barcia
52%46%Fred Upton
51%46%Nick Smith
47%50%
45%52%
49%48%David Bonior
49%49%
43%54%
39%58%
11%87%
12%87%
44%54%John Dingell

By county

CountyAl Gore
Democratic
George W. Bush
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Alcona2,69644.96%3,15252.56%1492.48%-456-7.60%5,997
Alger2,07147.43%2,14249.06%1533.50%-71-1.63%4,366
Allegan15,49534.52%28,19762.81%1,1992.67%-12,702-28.29%44,891
Alpena7,05349.91%6,76947.90%3102.19%2842.01%14,132
Antrim4,32937.62%6,78058.92%3983.46%-2,451-21.30%11,507
Arenac3,68550.71%3,42147.08%1612.22%2643.63%7,267
Baraga1,40041.26%1,83654.11%1574.63%-436-12.85%3,393
Barry9,76937.22%15,71659.88%7592.89%-5,947-22.66%26,244
Bay28,25154.71%22,15042.90%1,2352.39%6,10111.81%51,636
Benzie3,54643.93%4,17251.68%3544.39%-626-7.75%8,072
Berrien28,15243.15%35,68954.70%1,4002.15%-7,537-11.55%65,241
Branch6,69142.39%8,74355.40%3492.21%-2,052-13.01%15,783
Calhoun27,31249.59%26,29147.73%1,4772.68%1,0211.86%55,080
Cass8,80844.43%10,54553.19%4722.38%-1,737-8.76%19,825
Charlevoix4,95839.71%7,01856.20%5114.09%-2,060-16.49%12,487
Cheboygan5,48443.47%6,81554.01%3182.52%-1,331-10.54%12,617
Chippewa6,37044.38%7,52652.43%4583.19%-1,156-8.05%14,354
Clare6,28749.87%5,93747.09%3833.04%3502.78%12,607
Clinton13,39441.60%18,05456.07%7512.33%-4,660-14.47%32,199
Crawford2,79043.84%3,34552.56%2293.60%-555-8.72%6,364
Delta7,97046.03%8,87151.23%4752.74%-901-5.20%17,316
Dickinson5,53343.12%6,93254.02%3672.86%-1,399-10.90%12,832
Eaton23,21147.11%24,80350.34%1,2582.55%-1,592-3.23%49,272
Emmet5,45137.05%8,60258.47%6584.47%-3,151-21.42%14,711
Genesee119,83362.78%66,64134.92%4,3912.30%53,19227.86%190,865
Gladwin5,57347.92%5,74349.39%3132.69%-170-1.47%11,629
Gogebic4,06648.76%3,92947.12%3444.13%1371.64%8,339
Grand Traverse14,37137.59%22,35858.48%1,5003.92%-7,987-20.89%38,229
Gratiot6,53843.07%8,31254.76%3292.17%-1,774-11.69%15,179
Hillsdale6,49537.17%10,48360.00%4952.83%-3,988-22.83%17,473
Houghton5,68840.01%7,89555.54%6334.45%-2,207-15.53%14,216
Huron6,89942.86%8,91155.37%2851.77%-2,012-12.51%16,095
Ingham69,23157.41%47,31439.23%4,0503.36%21,91718.18%120,595
Ionia9,48139.55%13,91558.05%5742.39%-4,434-18.50%23,970
Iosco6,50549.20%6,34547.99%3722.81%1601.21%13,222
Iron3,01448.71%2,96747.95%2073.35%470.76%6,188
Isabella10,22848.55%10,05347.71%7883.74%1750.84%21,069
Jackson28,16045.46%32,06651.76%1,7202.78%-3,906-6.30%61,946
Kalamazoo48,80748.49%48,25447.94%3,5953.57%5530.55%100,656
Kalkaska2,77440.50%3,84256.10%2333.40%-1,068-15.60%6,849
Kent95,44238.13%148,60259.37%6,2742.51%-53,160-21.24%250,318
Keweenaw54040.21%74055.10%634.69%-200-14.89%1,343
Lake2,58455.06%1,96141.79%1483.15%62313.27%4,693
Lapeer15,74942.30%20,35154.66%1,1343.05%-4,602-12.36%37,234
Leelanau4,63538.60%6,84056.96%5344.45%-2,205-18.36%12,009
Lenawee18,36545.81%20,68151.58%1,0472.61%-2,316-5.77%40,093
Livingston28,78038.13%44,63759.14%2,0582.73%-15,857-21.01%75,475
Luce95637.70%1,48058.36%1003.94%-524-20.66%2,536
Mackinac2,53342.43%3,27254.81%1652.76%-739-12.38%5,970
Macomb172,62549.96%164,26547.54%8,6692.51%8,3602.42%345,559
Manistee5,63949.34%5,40147.26%3883.40%2382.08%11,428
Marquette15,50353.13%12,57743.10%1,0993.77%2,92610.03%29,179
Mason5,57942.86%7,06654.29%3712.85%-1,487-11.43%13,016
Mecosta6,30042.70%8,07254.71%3822.59%-1,772-12.01%14,754
Menominee4,59744.06%5,52952.99%3082.95%-932-8.93%10,434
Midland15,95941.04%21,88756.28%1,0422.68%-5,928-15.24%38,888
Missaukee2,06231.74%4,27465.79%1602.46%-2,212-34.05%6,496
Monroe31,55551.06%28,94046.83%1,3002.10%2,6154.23%61,795
Montcalm9,62742.03%12,69655.43%5812.54%-3,069-13.40%22,904
Montmorency2,13942.70%2,75054.90%1202.40%-611-12.20%5,009
Muskegon37,86554.66%30,02843.35%1,3771.99%7,83711.31%69,270
Newaygo7,67739.25%11,39958.29%4812.46%-3,722-19.04%19,557
Oakland281,20149.31%274,31948.10%14,7452.59%6,8821.21%570,265
Oceana4,59742.68%5,91354.89%2622.43%-1,316-12.21%10,772
Ogemaw4,89649.68%4,70647.75%2532.57%1901.93%9,855
Ontonagon1,51436.47%2,47259.55%1653.97%-958-23.08%4,151
Osceola4,00640.34%5,68057.20%2442.46%-1,674-16.86%9,930
Oscoda1,67742.01%2,20755.29%1082.71%-530-13.28%3,992
Otsego4,03438.40%6,10858.14%3633.46%-2,074-19.74%10,505
Ottawa29,60026.76%78,70371.16%2,2962.08%-49,103-44.40%110,599
Presque Isle3,24245.79%3,66051.69%1782.51%-418-5.90%7,080
Roscommon6,43349.76%6,19047.88%3052.36%2431.88%12,928
Saginaw50,82554.21%41,15243.89%1,7791.90%9,67310.32%93,756
St. Clair33,00248.17%33,57149.00%1,9432.84%-569-0.83%68,516
St. Joseph8,57438.93%12,90658.60%5442.47%-4,332-19.67%22,024
Sanilac7,15338.53%10,96659.06%4472.41%-3,813-20.53%18,566
Schoolcraft2,03648.50%2,08849.74%741.76%-52-1.24%4,198
Shiawassee15,52048.17%15,81649.09%8822.74%-296-0.92%32,218
Tuscola10,84543.99%13,21353.60%5942.41%-2,368-9.61%24,652
Van Buren13,79646.79%14,79250.17%8943.03%-996-3.38%29,482
Washtenaw86,64759.78%52,45936.19%5,8344.03%34,18823.59%144,940
Wayne530,41469.01%223,02129.02%15,1921.98%307,39339.99%768,627
Wexford5,32641.03%7,21555.58%4413.40%-1,889-14.55%12,982
Totals2,170,41851.28%1,953,13946.14%109,1542.58%217,2795.13%4,232,711

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Electors

See main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors.

Technically the voters of Michigan cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. For this election, Michigan was allocated 18 electors because it had 16 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 18 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 18 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[5] 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 Gore and Lieberman:[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Precinct Results Search . Michigan.gov . State of Michigan . 3 May 2021.
  2. Web site: General Election Voter Registration / Turnout Statistics . Michigan.gov . Michigan Board of Elections . 3 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  4. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 2000 Presidential General Election Data - Michigan
  5. Web site: 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events.
  6. Web site: President Elect - 2000 . 2009-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .