Who won Georgia in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Georgia in 2000, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 2000?

Georgia cast 13 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 2000?

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

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2000

Georgia: Bush carries 13 EV.

Georgia cast its 13 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2000 result in Georgia

Georgia backed Bush (Republican) in the 2000 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. Georgia ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1996. Georgia did not move alone — neighboring Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina broke the same way in 2000. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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