Who won Mississippi in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Mississippi in 2000, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 2000?

Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 2000?

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

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2000

Mississippi: Bush carries 7 EV.

Mississippi cast its 7 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Mississippi voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Mississippi, 2000

In 2000, Mississippi awarded its 7 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. Mississippi ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Mississippi backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1980. Mississippi did not move alone — neighboring Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Alabama broke the same way in 2000. Across the 51 presidential elections Mississippi has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 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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