The 2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the

2000 United States presidential election The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican Party (United States), Republican candidate George W. Bush, the gover ...

. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

was won by

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with a 12.83% margin of victory. Bush won most of the counties and congressional districts of the state. He won 9 of the 12 districts. He also won the most populated counties of the state including Forsyth County with 56%,

Wake County Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ...

with 53%,

Guilford County Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. Si ...

with 51%, and Mecklenburg County with 51% of the vote. , this is the last election in which

and Mecklenburg County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last election in which

Columbus County Columbus County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina, on its southeastern border. Its county seat is Whiteville. The 2020 census showed a loss of 12.9% of the population from that of 2010. As of the 2020 census, the popula ...

, Chowan County, and

Tyrrell County Tyrrell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,245, making it the least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Columbia. The county was created in 1729 as Tyr ...

voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Buncombe (Largest city:

Asheville Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...

) * Camden (Largest city: Camden) * Caswell (Largest city:

Yanceyville Yanceyville is a town in and the county seat of Caswell County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Piedmont Triad region of the state, the town had a population of 1,937 at the 2020 census. The settlement was founded in 1792 and was l ...

) * Duplin (Largest city:

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) *

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(Largest city: Wake Forest) *

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(Largest city:

Greensboro Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

) *

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(Largest city: Waynesville) * Hyde (Largest city: Swanquarter) *

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(Largest city: Sylva) *

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(Largest city: Maysville) *

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(Largest city: Mars Hill) *

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(Largest city:

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) * Montgomery (Largest city:

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) *

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) * Swain (Largest city:

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)

By congressional district

Bush won 9 of 12 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.

Electors

Technically the voters of North Carolina cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. North Carolina is allocated 14 electors because it has 12

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and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 14 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 14 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

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. The electors of each state and the

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met on December 18, 2000 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: #Fran Barnhart #Claude Billings #Sam Currin #Tom Dwiggins #A. Dial Gray #Barbara Holt #Marshall Hurley #Margaret King #Jeff Mixon #Joe L. Morgan #Steve Rader #Robert Rector #Dewitt Rhoades #Linda Young

References

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2000 North Carolina elections