Who won Wyoming in the 2000 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Wyoming in 2000, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 2000?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 2000?

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

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Wyoming: Bush carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George W. Bush (Republican) — Wyoming voted with the national winner this cycle.

Wyoming in 2000

The 2000 contest saw Wyoming line up behind Bush, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Wyoming ended up on the winning side — George W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 9th consecutive election in which Wyoming backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 2000. Across the 34 presidential elections Wyoming has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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