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.