Who won Kentucky in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Kentucky in 2000, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 2000?

Kentucky cast 8 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 2000?

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

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2000

Kentucky: Bush carries 8 EV.

Kentucky cast its 8 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2000 result in Kentucky

Kentucky backed Bush (Republican) in the 2000 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

Bush's win closed out Kentucky's 2-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri joined Kentucky for the Republican ticket, while Illinois did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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