2000 United States presidential election in Indiana explained

Election Name:2000 United States presidential election in Indiana
Country:Indiana
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States presidential election in Indiana
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2004 United States presidential election in Indiana
Next Year:2004
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Turnout:55%
Image1:Official Portrait- President George Walker Bush, 43rd President of the United States, Republican - DPLA - 7482eac0e113bf03014d1686a3733f97.jpeg
Nominee1:George W. Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dick Cheney
Electoral Vote1:12
Popular Vote1:1,245,836
Percentage1:56.65%
Nominee2:Al Gore
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Tennessee
Running Mate2:Joe Lieberman
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:901,980
Percentage2:41.01%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:George W. Bush
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2000 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Indiana was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush. He won a majority of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Gore only won two congressional districts and six counties. However, Gore won five of the six counties by very small margins. Lake County, part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the state's second most-populous county,[1] was Gore's best performance, winning with over 60%. Bush ran up the margins in more conservative rural areas to help him win the state. Bush won Vigo County with 49.7% of the vote, which is considered the most reliable bellwether county in the nation.

This would be the last time that Marion County (containing the state's largest city, Indianapolis) and Monroe County voted for the Republican nominee, as they would end up shifting to Democratic strongholds in future elections. Conversely, this is also the last time that Scott County voted for the Democratic candidate. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying LaPorte County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Indiana[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanGeorge Walker Bush and Richard Bruce Cheney1,245,83656.65%12
DemocraticAlbert Arnold Gore Jr. and Joseph Isadore Lieberman901,98041.01%0
Write InRalph Nader and Winona LaDuke18,5310.8%0
ReformPatrick Buchanan16,9590.8%0
LibertarianHarry Browne15,5300.7%0
Write InHoward Phillips2000.0%0
Write InJohn Hagelin1670.0%0
Totals2,199,203100.00%12
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered)49%/55%

By county

[3]

CountyGeorge W. Bush
Republican
Al Gore
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
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Adams8,55567.95%3,77529.98%2602.07%4,78037.97%12,590
Allen70,42661.60%41,63636.42%2,2581.98%28,79025.18%114,320
Bartholomew16,20062.87%9,01534.98%5542.15%7,18527.89%25,769
Benton2,44163.01%1,32834.28%1052.71%1,11328.73%3,874
Blackford2,69955.16%2,10342.98%911.86%59612.18%4,893
Boone13,16171.54%4,76325.89%4722.57%8,39845.65%18,396
Brown3,87156.78%2,60838.26%3384.96%1,26318.52%6,817
Carroll5,10261.71%2,96535.86%2012.43%2,13725.85%8,268
Cass9,30561.60%5,41235.83%3892.58%3,89325.77%15,106
Clark19,41752.01%17,36046.50%5591.50%2,0575.51%37,336
Clay6,39362.94%3,60535.49%1601.58%2,78827.45%10,158
Clinton7,14164.97%3,64333.15%2071.88%3,49831.82%10,991
Crawford2,32755.29%1,81743.17%651.54%51012.12%4,209
Daviess6,87270.40%2,69727.63%1921.97%4,17542.77%9,761
Dearborn11,45264.88%6,02034.11%1781.01%5,43230.77%17,650
Decatur6,11566.68%2,88931.50%1671.82%3,22635.18%9,171
DeKalb8,70163.12%4,77634.65%3082.23%3,92528.47%13,785
Delaware22,10550.07%20,87647.29%1,1662.64%1,2292.78%44,147
Dubois10,13465.36%5,09032.83%2801.81%5,04432.53%15,504
Elkhart36,75667.46%16,40230.11%1,3242.43%20,35437.35%54,482
Fayette5,06058.52%3,41539.49%1721.99%1,64519.03%8,647
Floyd16,48654.90%13,20943.99%3351.12%3,27710.91%30,030
Fountain4,40860.54%2,71737.32%1562.14%1,69123.22%7,281
Franklin5,58767.00%2,59131.07%1611.93%2,99635.93%8,339
Fulton5,21862.66%2,96035.55%1491.79%2,25827.11%8,327
Gibson7,73456.16%5,80242.13%2361.71%1,93214.03%13,772
Grant16,15361.22%9,71236.81%5211.97%6,44124.41%26,386
Greene7,45259.05%4,89838.81%2692.13%2,55420.24%12,619
Hamilton56,37274.25%18,00223.71%1,5522.04%38,37050.54%75,926
Hancock15,94369.47%6,50328.34%5042.20%9,44041.13%22,950
Harrison8,71158.48%5,87039.41%3152.11%2,84119.07%14,896
Hendricks28,65171.23%10,78626.82%7841.95%17,86544.41%40,221
Henry10,32156.35%7,64741.75%3471.89%2,67414.60%18,315
Howard20,33159.63%12,89937.83%8652.54%7,43221.80%34,095
Huntington10,11369.17%4,11928.17%3882.65%5,99441.00%14,620
Jackson9,05462.01%5,33036.50%2181.49%3,72425.51%14,602
Jasper7,21264.58%3,74433.53%2111.89%3,46831.05%11,167
Jay4,68758.37%3,16739.44%1762.19%1,52018.93%8,030
Jefferson6,58255.17%5,11742.89%2321.94%1,46512.28%11,931
Jennings5,73260.37%3,54937.38%2132.24%2,18322.99%9,494
Johnson29,40469.54%11,95228.27%9282.19%17,45241.27%42,284
Knox8,48556.36%6,30041.85%2691.79%2,18514.51%15,054
Kosciusko19,04075.30%5,78522.88%4591.82%13,25552.42%25,284
LaGrange5,43765.25%2,73332.80%1631.96%2,70432.45%8,333
Lake63,38936.02%109,07861.98%3,5272.00%-45,689-25.96%175,994
LaPorte18,99447.79%19,73649.65%1,0172.56%-742-1.86%39,747
Lawrence10,67766.14%5,07131.41%3942.44%5,60634.73%16,142
Madison27,95653.54%23,40344.82%8571.64%4,5538.72%52,216
Marion137,81049.23%134,18947.94%7,9042.82%3,6211.29%279,903
Marshall10,26663.57%5,54134.31%3432.12%4,72529.26%16,150
Martin3,00865.26%1,51832.94%831.80%1,49032.32%4,609
Miami8,40164.98%4,15532.14%3722.88%4,24632.84%12,928
Monroe19,14747.61%17,52343.57%3,5508.83%1,6244.04%40,220
Montgomery8,89167.87%3,89929.76%3112.37%4,99238.11%13,101
Morgan15,28669.37%6,22828.26%5222.37%9,05841.11%22,036
Newton3,25058.98%2,10138.13%1592.89%1,14920.85%5,510
Noble9,10364.03%4,82233.92%2912.05%4,28130.11%14,216
Ohio1,51560.79%95138.16%261.04%56422.63%2,492
Orange4,68762.85%2,60134.88%1702.28%2,08627.97%7,458
Owen4,01961.80%2,25334.65%2313.55%1,76627.15%6,503
Parke3,84159.58%2,48138.48%1251.94%1,36021.10%6,447
Perry3,46146.85%3,82351.75%1031.39%-362-4.90%7,387
Pike3,56656.59%2,60541.34%1312.08%96115.25%6,302
Porter31,15752.47%26,79045.12%1,4312.41%4,3677.35%59,378
Posey6,49858.49%4,43039.87%1821.64%2,06818.62%11,110
Pulaski3,49763.37%1,91934.78%1021.85%1,57828.59%5,518
Putnam7,35261.93%4,12334.73%3963.34%3,22927.20%11,871
Randolph6,02059.42%3,90638.55%2062.03%2,11420.87%10,132
Ripley6,98865.46%3,49832.77%1891.77%3,49032.69%10,675
Rush4,74965.20%2,37032.54%1652.27%2,37932.66%7,284
Scott3,76147.94%3,91549.90%1702.17%-154-1.96%7,846
Shelby9,59062.64%5,37435.10%3462.26%4,21627.54%15,310
Spencer5,09656.70%3,75241.75%1391.55%1,34414.95%8,987
St. Joseph47,58148.81%47,70348.94%2,1902.25%-122-0.13%97,474
Starke4,34949.98%4,13647.53%2162.48%2132.45%8,701
Steuben6,95361.66%4,10336.38%2211.96%2,85025.28%11,277
Sullivan4,31952.28%3,83346.39%1101.33%4865.89%8,262
Switzerland1,83156.53%1,33641.25%722.22%49515.28%3,239
Tippecanoe26,10656.39%18,22039.36%1,9694.25%7,88617.03%46,295
Tipton4,78465.39%2,39232.70%1401.91%2,39232.69%7,316
Union1,83864.99%92732.78%632.23%91132.21%2,828
Vanderburgh35,84654.13%29,22244.13%1,1531.74%6,62410.00%66,221
Vermillion3,13047.19%3,37050.81%1332.01%-240-3.62%6,633
Vigo18,02149.74%17,57048.50%6371.76%4511.24%36,228
Wabash8,32164.59%4,27733.20%2852.21%4,04431.39%12,883
Warren2,21858.86%1,47139.04%792.10%74719.82%3,768
Warrick13,20559.19%8,74939.22%3551.59%4,45619.97%22,309
Washington5,86859.87%3,67537.50%2582.63%2,19322.37%9,801
Wayne14,27356.75%10,27340.85%6052.41%4,00015.90%25,151
Wells7,75568.74%3,31929.42%2071.83%4,43639.32%11,281
White6,03760.96%3,65536.90%2122.14%2,38224.06%9,904
Whitley8,08064.99%4,10733.04%2451.97%3,97331.95%12,432
Totals1,245,83656.65%901,98041.01%51,4862.34%343,85615.63%2,199,302

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Bush won 8 of 10 congressional districts, including two held by Democrats.[4]

DistrictBushGoreRepresentative
38%58%Pete Visclosky
56%41%David M. McIntosh
Mike Pence
55%42%Tim Roemer
62%34%Mark Souder
60%36%Steve Buyer
67%28%Dan Burton
61%35%Edward A. Pease
Brian D. Kerns
55%40%John Hostettler
57%39%Baron Hill
38%59%Julia Carson

Electors

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

Technically the voters of Indiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Indiana is allocated 12 electors because it has 10 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 12 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 12 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. Rodric D. Bray
  2. Roger A. Chiabai
  3. Beverly Gard
  4. Don Heckard
  5. Marla Irving
  6. Virginia Lee
  7. P.E. MacAllister
  8. Barbara L. McClellan
  9. Michael D. McDaniel
  10. Max Middendorf
  11. Michael Miner
  12. Virgil Scheidt

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. December 18, 2014. July 10, 2014. United States Census Bureau. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana.
  3. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  4. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=18&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana
  5. Web site: 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events.
  6. Web site: President Elect - 2000 . 2009-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .