New York was won by Incumbent DemocraticVice PresidentAl Gore in a landslide victory; Gore received 60.22% of the vote to RepublicanGeorge W. Bush's 35.22%, a Democratic victory margin of 25.00%. This marked the first time since 1964 that a Democratic presidential candidate won more than 60% of the vote in New York State, and only the second time in history, solidifying New York's status as a solid blue state in the 21st century. New York weighed in as about 25% more Democratic than the national average in the 2000 election.
The key to Gore's victory was wide margins of victory in greater New York City and Long Island. He did win some counties in upstate New York, but won with small margins, except for Albany County, which voted almost exactly the same as the statewide results. Since third-party candidates received over 4% of the vote, Bush did very poorly, although he won a majority of the counties in upstate New York, including his largest victory in small and rural Hamilton County.
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