Who won Tennessee in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Tennessee in 2000, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 2000?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 2000?

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

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2000

Tennessee: Bush carries 11 EV.

Tennessee cast its 11 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Tennessee voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 2000 result in Tennessee

Tennessee backed Bush (Republican) in the 2000 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Tennessee ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

Bush's win closed out Tennessee's 2-election run of voting Democratic. Tennessee did not move alone — neighboring Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri broke the same way in 2000. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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