2000 United States presidential election in Virginia Turnout 67.2% [ 1]
County and Independent City Results
Precinct Results
Bush
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80–90%
Gore
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Tie/No Data
The 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia had not gone Democratic in a presidential contest since 1964 and was won by Texas governor George W. Bush with a margin of victory of 8.03%.[ 2] Virginia was considered to be a reliably Republican state and it would not vote Democratic again until 2008 .
As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this was the last time Russell County , Southampton County , and the independent City of Norton voted Democratic for president, and the last time Fairfax County , Prince Edward County , Albemarle County , and the independent cities of Fairfax , Danville , and Williamsburg have voted Republican for president.[ 3]