Presidential Election 2000 | US Presidential Elections | Massachusetts Races
2000 Massachusetts Presidential Election Results

Al Gore
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 1,616,487

George W. Bush
Percent: 32.50%
Votes: 878,502
Race Summary
In the 2000 Presidential Election, Massachusetts voted for Democrat Al Gore, who received 59.80% of the vote, while Republican George W. Bush earned 32.50%. Gore’s decisive win underscored the state’s longstanding Democratic alignment.
Full Results
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 1,616,487
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.50%
Votes: 878,502
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 6.42%
Votes: 173,564
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 16,366
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 11,149
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 2,884
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 42
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 3,990
Total votes: 2,702,984
State Map

Results by County
Barnstable County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 51.50%
Votes: 62,363
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.03%
Votes: 49,686
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 6.59%
Votes: 7,976
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 485
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 348
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 93
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 135
Total votes: 121,086
Essex County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 57.49%
Votes: 178,400
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.45%
Votes: 110,010
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 5.79%
Votes: 17,955
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 1,781
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 1,243
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 471
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 472
Total votes: 310,333
Middlesex County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 61.49%
Votes: 404,043
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 30.27%
Votes: 198,914
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 6.93%
Votes: 45,529
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 4,337
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 2,582
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 604
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 16
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 1,023
Total votes: 657,048
Suffolk County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 71.38%
Votes: 154,888
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 20.48%
Votes: 44,441
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 6.94%
Votes: 15,051
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,170
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 1,071
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 326
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 217,000
Berkshire County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 63.85%
Votes: 37,934
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 26.60%
Votes: 15,805
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 7.53%
Votes: 4,472
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 795
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 251
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 118
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 59,411
Franklin County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 53.78%
Votes: 17,945
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 30.50%
Votes: 10,176
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 13.87%
Votes: 4,627
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 1.01%
Votes: 336
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 110
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 85
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 6
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 81
Total votes: 33,366
Nantucket County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 58.34%
Votes: 2,874
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.97%
Votes: 1,624
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 7.67%
Votes: 378
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 26
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 11
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 2
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 4,926
Worcester County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 173,769
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.80%
Votes: 114,139
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 5.86%
Votes: 18,177
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 1,957
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 1,319
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 390
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 396
Total votes: 310,148
Bristol County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 64.51%
Votes: 136,325
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 29.74%
Votes: 62,848
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 4.52%
Votes: 9,554
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 1,012
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,132
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 192
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 274
Total votes: 211,337
Hampden County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 58.17%
Votes: 100,103
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 34.61%
Votes: 59,558
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 6.00%
Votes: 10,326
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 1,144
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 640
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 161
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 161
Total votes: 172,093
Norfolk County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 59.41%
Votes: 188,450
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 33.75%
Votes: 107,033
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 5.52%
Votes: 17,505
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 1,651
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 1,350
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 221
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 967
Total votes: 317,177
Dukes County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 61.81%
Votes: 5,474
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 26.14%
Votes: 2,315
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 11.10%
Votes: 983
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 40
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 24
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 9
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 8,856
Hampshire County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.16%
Votes: 38,543
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 27.98%
Votes: 19,202
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 14.59%
Votes: 10,010
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 532
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 205
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 61
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 68
Total votes: 68,626
Plymouth County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 54.53%
Votes: 115,376
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 39.11%
Votes: 82,751
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 5.21%
Votes: 11,021
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.52%
Votes: 1,100
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 863
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 151
David McReynolds (Write-In)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 302
Total votes: 211,577