2000 United States presidential election in Oregon
The 2000 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000, as part of the concurrent United States presidential election. Voters chose seven electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, to vote for the next president and vice president of the United States. The state of Oregon voted for Democrat Al Gore over Republican George W. Bush by a narrow margin of 0.44%, or 6,765 votes. This made the state 0.07% to the right of the nation at-large and the closest to the national popular vote results. Oregon has been considered a blue state in recent years, voting for the Democratic Party in every presidential election since 1988. Despite this, Gore's performance was relatively weak considering the state's typical partisan lean. This is the closest that Oregon has come to voting for a Republican for president since Ronald Reagan carried the state in 1984. This also marks the last election in which the margin of victory in Oregon was less than a percentage...
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