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2000 United States presidential election in Michigan

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

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

2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout58.2% Increase[1][2]
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Tennessee Texas
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 18 0
Popular vote 2,170,418 1,953,139
Percentage 51.28% 46.14%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

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

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2000 United States presidential election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 2,170,418 51.3% 18
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,953,139 46.1% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 84,165 2.0% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 16,711 0.4% 0
U.S. Taxpayers Howard Phillips Michael Peroutka 3,791 0.1% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin Mary Alice Herbert 2,426 0.1% 0
Write In Patrick Buchanan 2,061 0.1% 0
Totals 4,232,711 100.00% 18
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered) 58%/62%

By congressional district

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

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 53% 43% Bart Stupak
2nd 59% 38% Peter Hoekstra
3rd 59% 38% Vern Ehlers
4th 53% 45% Dave Camp
5th 45% 53% James A. Barcia
6th 52% 46% Fred Upton
7th 51% 46% Nick Smith
8th 47% 50% Debbie Stabenow
Mike Rogers
9th 45% 52% Dale Kildee
10th 49% 48% David Bonior
11th 49% 49% Joe Knollenberg
12th 43% 54% Sander Levin
13th 39% 58% Lynn N. Rivers
14th 11% 87% John Conyers Jr.
15th 12% 87% Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
16th 44% 54% John Dingell

By county

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County Al Gore
Democratic 		George W. Bush
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Alcona 2,696 44.96% 3,152 52.56% 149 2.48% -456 -7.60% 5,997
Alger 2,071 47.43% 2,142 49.06% 153 3.50% -71 -1.63% 4,366
Allegan 15,495 34.52% 28,197 62.81% 1,199 2.67% -12,702 -28.29% 44,891
Alpena 7,053 49.91% 6,769 47.90% 310 2.19% 284 2.01% 14,132
Antrim 4,329 37.62% 6,780 58.92% 398 3.46% -2,451 -21.30% 11,507
Arenac 3,685 50.71% 3,421 47.08% 161 2.22% 264 3.63% 7,267
Baraga 1,400 41.26% 1,836 54.11% 157 4.63% -436 -12.85% 3,393
Barry 9,769 37.22% 15,716 59.88% 759 2.89% -5,947 -22.66% 26,244
Bay 28,251 54.71% 22,150 42.90% 1,235 2.39% 6,101 11.81% 51,636
Benzie 3,546 43.93% 4,172 51.68% 354 4.39% -626 -7.75% 8,072
Berrien 28,152 43.15% 35,689 54.70% 1,400 2.15% -7,537 -11.55% 65,241
Branch 6,691 42.39% 8,743 55.40% 349 2.21% -2,052 -13.01% 15,783
Calhoun 27,312 49.59% 26,291 47.73% 1,477 2.68% 1,021 1.86% 55,080
Cass 8,808 44.43% 10,545 53.19% 472 2.38% -1,737 -8.76% 19,825
Charlevoix 4,958 39.71% 7,018 56.20% 511 4.09% -2,060 -16.49% 12,487
Cheboygan 5,484 43.47% 6,815 54.01% 318 2.52% -1,331 -10.54% 12,617
Chippewa 6,370 44.38% 7,526 52.43% 458 3.19% -1,156 -8.05% 14,354
Clare 6,287 49.87% 5,937 47.09% 383 3.04% 350 2.78% 12,607
Clinton 13,394 41.60% 18,054 56.07% 751 2.33% -4,660 -14.47% 32,199
Crawford 2,790 43.84% 3,345 52.56% 229 3.60% -555 -8.72% 6,364
Delta 7,970 46.03% 8,871 51.23% 475 2.74% -901 -5.20% 17,316
Dickinson 5,533 43.12% 6,932 54.02% 367 2.86% -1,399 -10.90% 12,832
Eaton 23,211 47.11% 24,803 50.34% 1,258 2.55% -1,592 -3.23% 49,272
Emmet 5,451 37.05% 8,602 58.47% 658 4.47% -3,151 -21.42% 14,711
Genesee 119,833 62.78% 66,641 34.92% 4,391 2.30% 53,192 27.86% 190,865
Gladwin 5,573 47.92% 5,743 49.39% 313 2.69% -170 -1.47% 11,629
Gogebic 4,066 48.76% 3,929 47.12% 344 4.13% 137 1.64% 8,339
Grand Traverse 14,371 37.59% 22,358 58.48% 1,500 3.92% -7,987 -20.89% 38,229
Gratiot 6,538 43.07% 8,312 54.76% 329 2.17% -1,774 -11.69% 15,179
Hillsdale 6,495 37.17% 10,483 60.00% 495 2.83% -3,988 -22.83% 17,473
Houghton 5,688 40.01% 7,895 55.54% 633 4.45% -2,207 -15.53% 14,216
Huron 6,899 42.86% 8,911 55.37% 285 1.77% -2,012 -12.51% 16,095
Ingham 69,231 57.41% 47,314 39.23% 4,050 3.36% 21,917 18.18% 120,595
Ionia 9,481 39.55% 13,915 58.05% 574 2.39% -4,434 -18.50% 23,970
Iosco 6,505 49.20% 6,345 47.99% 372 2.81% 160 1.21% 13,222
Iron 3,014 48.71% 2,967 47.95% 207 3.35% 47 0.76% 6,188
Isabella 10,228 48.55% 10,053 47.71% 788 3.74% 175 0.84% 21,069
Jackson 28,160 45.46% 32,066 51.76% 1,720 2.78% -3,906 -6.30% 61,946
Kalamazoo 48,807 48.49% 48,254 47.94% 3,595 3.57% 553 0.55% 100,656
Kalkaska 2,774 40.50% 3,842 56.10% 233 3.40% -1,068 -15.60% 6,849
Kent 95,442 38.13% 148,602 59.37% 6,274 2.51% -53,160 -21.24% 250,318
Keweenaw 540 40.21% 740 55.10% 63 4.69% -200 -14.89% 1,343
Lake 2,584 55.06% 1,961 41.79% 148 3.15% 623 13.27% 4,693
Lapeer 15,749 42.30% 20,351 54.66% 1,134 3.05% -4,602 -12.36% 37,234
Leelanau 4,635 38.60% 6,840 56.96% 534 4.45% -2,205 -18.36% 12,009
Lenawee 18,365 45.81% 20,681 51.58% 1,047 2.61% -2,316 -5.77% 40,093
Livingston 28,780 38.13% 44,637 59.14% 2,058 2.73% -15,857 -21.01% 75,475
Luce 956 37.70% 1,480 58.36% 100 3.94% -524 -20.66% 2,536
Mackinac 2,533 42.43% 3,272 54.81% 165 2.76% -739 -12.38% 5,970
Macomb 172,625 49.96% 164,265 47.54% 8,669 2.51% 8,360 2.42% 345,559
Manistee 5,639 49.34% 5,401 47.26% 388 3.40% 238 2.08% 11,428
Marquette 15,503 53.13% 12,577 43.10% 1,099 3.77% 2,926 10.03% 29,179
Mason 5,579 42.86% 7,066 54.29% 371 2.85% -1,487 -11.43% 13,016
Mecosta 6,300 42.70% 8,072 54.71% 382 2.59% -1,772 -12.01% 14,754
Menominee 4,597 44.06% 5,529 52.99% 308 2.95% -932 -8.93% 10,434
Midland 15,959 41.04% 21,887 56.28% 1,042 2.68% -5,928 -15.24% 38,888
Missaukee 2,062 31.74% 4,274 65.79% 160 2.46% -2,212 -34.05% 6,496
Monroe 31,555 51.06% 28,940 46.83% 1,300 2.10% 2,615 4.23% 61,795
Montcalm 9,627 42.03% 12,696 55.43% 581 2.54% -3,069 -13.40% 22,904
Montmorency 2,139 42.70% 2,750 54.90% 120 2.40% -611 -12.20% 5,009
Muskegon 37,865 54.66% 30,028 43.35% 1,377 1.99% 7,837 11.31% 69,270
Newaygo 7,677 39.25% 11,399 58.29% 481 2.46% -3,722 -19.04% 19,557
Oakland 281,201 49.31% 274,319 48.10% 14,745 2.59% 6,882 1.21% 570,265
Oceana 4,597 42.68% 5,913 54.89% 262 2.43% -1,316 -12.21% 10,772
Ogemaw 4,896 49.68% 4,706 47.75% 253 2.57% 190 1.93% 9,855
Ontonagon 1,514 36.47% 2,472 59.55% 165 3.97% -958 -23.08% 4,151
Osceola 4,006 40.34% 5,680 57.20% 244 2.46% -1,674 -16.86% 9,930
Oscoda 1,677 42.01% 2,207 55.29% 108 2.71% -530 -13.28% 3,992
Otsego 4,034 38.40% 6,108 58.14% 363 3.46% -2,074 -19.74% 10,505
Ottawa 29,600 26.76% 78,703 71.16% 2,296 2.08% -49,103 -44.40% 110,599
Presque Isle 3,242 45.79% 3,660 51.69% 178 2.51% -418 -5.90% 7,080
Roscommon 6,433 49.76% 6,190 47.88% 305 2.36% 243 1.88% 12,928
Saginaw 50,825 54.21% 41,152 43.89% 1,779 1.90% 9,673 10.32% 93,756
St. Clair 33,002 48.17% 33,571 49.00% 1,943 2.84% -569 -0.83% 68,516
St. Joseph 8,574 38.93% 12,906 58.60% 544 2.47% -4,332 -19.67% 22,024
Sanilac 7,153 38.53% 10,966 59.06% 447 2.41% -3,813 -20.53% 18,566
Schoolcraft 2,036 48.50% 2,088 49.74% 74 1.76% -52 -1.24% 4,198
Shiawassee 15,520 48.17% 15,816 49.09% 882 2.74% -296 -0.92% 32,218
Tuscola 10,845 43.99% 13,213 53.60% 594 2.41% -2,368 -9.61% 24,652
Van Buren 13,796 46.79% 14,792 50.17% 894 3.03% -996 -3.38% 29,482
Washtenaw 86,647 59.78% 52,459 36.19% 5,834 4.03% 34,188 23.59% 144,940
Wayne 530,414 69.01% 223,021 29.02% 15,192 1.98% 307,393 39.99% 768,627
Wexford 5,326 41.03% 7,215 55.58% 441 3.40% -1,889 -14.55% 12,982
Totals 2,170,418 51.28% 1,953,139 46.14% 109,154 2.58% 217,279 5.14% 4,232,711

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Electors

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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]

  • Lana Boldi
  • John Cherry
  • Patty Fedewa
  • Sigrid L. Grace
  • Dona Jean Graham
  • Freman Hendrix
  • Jeff Jenks
  • John Kelly
  • Don Oetman
  • Ken Oke
  • Charles Prather
  • Jim Ramey
  • Iris K. Salters
  • Judith L. Strong
  • David P. Taylor
  • Juli Trudell
  • Mary Warner
  • Marie Weigold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Precinct Results Search". Michigan.gov. State of Michigan. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election Voter Registration / Turnout Statistics" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Michigan Board of Elections. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  4. ^ 2000 Presidential General Election Data - Michigan
  5. ^ "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
  6. ^ "President Elect - 2000". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
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