Who won Alaska in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Alaska in 2000, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 2000?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 2000?

Yes. Alaska backed George W. Bush, who won the presidency that year.

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2000

Alaska: Bush carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Alaska voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2000 result in Alaska

Alaska backed Bush (Republican) in the 2000 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Alaska ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 9th consecutive election in which Alaska backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, George W. Bush took 271 of the 538 electoral votes, against Al Gore's 266. Though George W. Bush won the Electoral College, Al Gore drew more of the national popular vote — 48.38% to 47.87%.

The 2000 national map

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