2000
Michigan in 2000
The 2000 contest saw Michigan line up behind Gore, delivering 18 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — George W. Bush (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Michigan among the states he did not carry.
It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. The region divided — Wisconsin joined Michigan for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana and Ohio did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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%.
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