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Alabama is one of the most Republican states in presidential elections. In 2000, Alabama whites voted 73%-25% for George W. Bush and Alabama blacks voted 91%-8% for Al Gore; Gore's best county in the nation was one of the nation's poorest, heavily black Macon County, where he won 86% of the vote. As head of the Alabama Democratic Conference Joe Reed has said, "Blacks are the base of the Democratic Party"; blacks sometimes cast most of the votes in Democratic primaries. But overall the state went 56%-42% for Bush.

Alabama's presidential primary is in June--too late to count for much. An attempt to change the date failed in 1999.

2000 Presidential Vote
Bush (R)	941,173	(56%)
Gore (D)	692,611	(42%)
Nader (Green)	18,323	(1%)
Other	14,165	(1%)

2000 Republican Primary
Bush (R)	171,077	(84%)
Keyes (R)	23,394	(12%)
Uncommitted	8,608	(4%)

2000 Democratic Primary
Gore (D)	214,541	(77%)
Uncommitted	48,521	(17%)
LaRouche (D)	15,465	(6%)

1996 Presidential Vote
Dole (R)	768,826	(50%)
Clinton (D)	662,066	(43%)
Perot (I)	92,628	(6%)

For 1992 and 1996 presidential results in Alabama, please see the Almanac 2000 online.