2000 United States presidential election in Idaho

Summary

The 2000 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 2000, as 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.

2000 United States presidential election in Idaho

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Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 336,937 138,637
Percentage 67.17% 27.64%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Idaho is one of the most reliable red states in the country; in 2000, Republican George W. Bush easily carried the state, winning every congressional district, and every county except Blaine, which made him the first Republican to win the White House without carrying this county since William Howard Taft in 1908. In fact, Gore received more than forty percent of the vote in only one other county: Shoshone. Third party candidates received 5.2% of the vote.

Winning 67.17% of the vote, Idaho proved to be Bush's second strongest state in the 2000 election after neighboring Wyoming.[1]

Results edit

2000 United States presidential election in Idaho[2]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 336,937 67.17% 4
Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 138,637 27.64% 0
Write in Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 12,292 2.45% 0
Reform Patrick Buchanan Ezola Foster 7,615 1.52% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 3,488 0.70% 0
Constitution Howard Phillips J. Curtis Frazier 1,469 0.29% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin A. Nat. Goldhaber 1,177 0.23% 0
Write-ins 6 0.00% 0
Totals 501,621 100.00% 4
Voter turnout %

Results by county edit

County George W. Bush
Republican
Al Gore
Democratic
Ralph Nader[3]
Write-in
Pat Buchanan[3]
Reform
Various candidates[3]
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Ada 75,050 60.78% 40,650 32.92% 4,846 3.92% 1,463 1.18% 1,476 1.20% 34,400 27.86% 123,485
Adams 1,476 77.30% 336 17.60% 41 2.15% 31 1.62% 25 1.31% 1,140 59.70% 1,909
Bannock 18,223 59.07% 10,892 35.30% 920 2.98% 510 1.65% 302 0.98% 7,331 23.77% 30,852
Bear Lake 2,296 79.20% 517 17.83% 15 0.52% 50 1.72% 21 0.72% 1,779 61.37% 2,899
Benewah 2,606 70.68% 895 24.27% 56 1.52% 60 1.63% 70 1.90% 1,711 46.41% 3,687
Bingham 10,628 73.47% 3,310 22.88% 74 0.51% 327 2.26% 126 0.87% 7,318 50.59% 14,465
Blaine 3,528 44.44% 3,748 47.22% 428 5.39% 56 0.71% 178 2.24% -220 -2.78% 7,938
Boise 2,019 66.09% 745 24.39% 123 4.03% 93 3.04% 75 2.45% 1,274 41.70% 3,055
Bonner 8,945 61.53% 4,318 29.70% 893 6.14% 147 1.01% 234 1.61% 4,627 31.83% 14,537
Bonneville 24,988 74.47% 7,235 21.56% 363 1.08% 583 1.74% 387 1.15% 17,753 52.91% 33,556
Boundary 2,797 72.01% 832 21.42% 132 3.40% 47 1.21% 76 1.96% 1,965 50.59% 3,884
Butte 1,054 72.19% 354 24.25% 5 0.34% 35 2.40% 12 0.82% 700 47.94% 1,460
Camas 359 70.81% 113 22.29% 7 1.38% 20 3.94% 8 1.58% 246 48.52% 507
Canyon 30,560 71.07% 10,588 24.62% 588 1.37% 766 1.78% 498 1.16% 19,972 46.45% 43,000
Caribou 2,601 81.87% 475 14.95% 28 0.88% 49 1.54% 24 0.76% 2,126 66.92% 3,177
Cassia 5,983 82.20% 1,087 14.93% 20 0.27% 138 1.90% 51 0.70% 4,896 67.27% 7,279
Clark 311 81.41% 63 16.49% 1 0.26% 6 1.57% 1 0.26% 248 64.92% 382
Clearwater 2,885 74.05% 841 21.59% 34 0.87% 65 1.67% 71 1.82% 2,044 52.46% 3,896
Custer 1,794 77.00% 416 17.85% 44 1.89% 47 2.02% 29 1.24% 1,378 59.15% 2,330
Elmore 4,891 70.21% 1,840 26.41% 97 1.39% 80 1.15% 58 0.83% 3,051 43.80% 6,966
Franklin 3,594 84.70% 513 12.09% 19 0.45% 88 2.07% 29 0.68% 3,081 72.61% 4,243
Fremont 4,242 83.37% 699 13.74% 33 0.65% 63 1.24% 51 1.00% 3,543 69.63% 5,088
Gem 4,376 73.14% 1,346 22.50% 45 0.75% 146 2.44% 70 1.17% 3,030 50.64% 5,983
Gooding 3,502 69.68% 1,282 25.51% 55 1.09% 134 2.67% 53 1.05% 2,220 44.17% 5,026
Idaho 5,806 77.91% 1,187 15.93% 106 1.42% 176 2.36% 177 2.38% 4,619 61.98% 7,452
Jefferson 6,480 82.70% 1,100 14.04% 25 0.32% 175 2.23% 56 0.71% 5,380 68.66% 7,836
Jerome 4,418 73.55% 1,360 22.64% 24 0.40% 139 2.31% 66 1.10% 3,058 50.91% 6,007
Kootenai 28,162 64.28% 13,488 30.79% 1,083 2.47% 525 1.20% 554 1.26% 14,674 33.49% 43,812
Latah 8,161 53.30% 5,661 36.97% 999 6.52% 119 0.78% 371 2.42% 2,500 16.33% 15,311
Lemhi 2,859 78.52% 660 18.13% 12 0.33% 59 1.62% 51 1.40% 2,199 60.39% 3,641
Lewis 1,295 76.72% 335 19.85% 13 0.77% 23 1.36% 22 1.30% 960 56.87% 1,688
Lincoln 1,049 66.65% 437 27.76% 18 1.14% 49 3.11% 21 1.33% 612 38.89% 1,574
Madison 7,941 88.53% 816 9.10% 37 0.41% 119 1.33% 57 0.64% 7,125 79.43% 8,970
Minidoka 4,907 75.28% 1,344 20.62% 30 0.46% 137 2.10% 100 1.53% 3,563 54.66% 6,518
Nez Perce 10,577 66.02% 4,995 31.18% 141 0.88% 131 0.82% 177 1.10% 5,582 34.84% 16,021
Oneida 1,426 79.31% 307 17.07% 8 0.44% 42 2.34% 15 0.83% 1,119 62.24% 1,798
Owyhee 2,450 76.85% 623 19.54% 22 0.69% 67 2.10% 26 0.82% 1,827 57.31% 3,188
Payette 4,961 72.34% 1,643 23.96% 80 1.17% 112 1.63% 62 0.90% 3,318 48.38% 6,858
Power 1,872 69.10% 755 27.87% 9 0.33% 51 1.88% 22 0.81% 1,117 41.23% 2,709
Shoshone 2,879 53.46% 2,225 41.32% 92 1.71% 74 1.37% 115 2.14% 654 12.14% 5,385
Teton 1,745 65.33% 720 26.96% 151 5.65% 31 1.16% 24 0.90% 1,025 38.37% 2,671
Twin Falls 15,794 70.10% 5,777 25.64% 310 1.38% 436 1.94% 213 0.95% 10,017 44.46% 22,530
Valley 2,548 64.05% 1,129 28.38% 201 5.05% 57 1.43% 43 1.08% 1,419 35.67% 3,978
Washington 2,899 71.23% 980 24.08% 64 1.57% 89 2.19% 37 0.91% 1,919 47.15% 4,070
Totals 336,937 67.17% 138,637 27.64% 12,292 2.45% 7,615 1.52% 6,140 1.22% 198,300 39.53% 501,621

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

By Congressional District edit

Bush won both congressional districts.[4]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 68% 28% Butch Otter
2nd 67% 28% Mike Simpson

Electors edit

Technically the voters of Idaho cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Idaho is allocated four electors because it has two congressional districts and two senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of four electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all four 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 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[6]

  1. Phil Batt
  2. Connie Hansen
  3. James McClure
  4. Orriette Sinclair

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 2000 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
  3. ^ a b c Our Campaigns; ID US President, November 07, 2000
  4. ^ "Swing State Project".
  5. ^ "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
  6. ^ "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2009.