Tuesday, November 5, 1996
1996 presidential election results
William J. Clinton (Democratic) and running mate Albert Gore, Jr. won with 379 electoral votes and 49.2% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Pennsylvania, D+9.2 (nation D+8.5). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Clinton Won | Albert Gore, Jr. | Democratic | 379 | 47,402,357 | 49.20% | 32 |
| Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | Republican | 159 | 39,198,755 | 40.70% | 19 |
| H. Ross Perot | Pat Choate | Reform | 0 | 8,085,402 | 8.40% | 0 |
| Total popular votes counted | 96,277,223 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | William J. Clinton | Robert Dole | H. Ross Perot | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 43.2% | 50.1% 9 | 6.0% | 7.0 | 9 | 1,534,349 |
| Alaska | 33.3% | 50.8% 3 | 10.9% | 17.5 | 3 | 241,620 |
| Arizona | 46.5% 8 | 44.3% | 8.0% | 2.2 | 8 | 1,404,405 |
| Arkansas | 53.7% 6 | 36.8% | 7.9% | 16.9 | 6 | 884,262 |
| California | 51.1% 54 | 38.2% | 7.0% | 12.9 | 54 | 10,019,484 |
| Colorado | 44.4% | 45.8% 8 | 6.6% | 1.4 | 8 | 1,510,704 |
| Connecticut | 52.8% 8 | 34.7% | 10.0% | 18.1 | 8 | 1,392,614 |
| Delaware | 51.8% 3 | 36.6% | 10.6% | 15.3 | 3 | 270,845 |
| District of Columbia | 85.2% 3 | 9.3% | 1.9% | 75.9 | 3 | 185,726 |
| Florida | 48.0% 25 | 42.3% | 9.1% | 5.7 | 25 | 5,303,794 |
| Georgia | 45.8% | 47.0% 13 | 6.4% | 1.2 | 13 | 2,299,071 |
| Hawaii | 56.9% 4 | 31.6% | 7.6% | 25.3 | 4 | 360,120 |
| Idaho | 33.6% | 52.2% 4 | 12.7% | 18.5 | 4 | 491,719 |
| Illinois | 54.3% 22 | 36.8% | 8.0% | 17.5 | 22 | 4,311,391 |
| Indiana | 41.6% | 47.1% 12 | 10.5% | 5.6 | 12 | 2,135,431 |
| Iowa | 50.3% 7 | 39.9% | 8.5% | 10.3 | 7 | 1,234,075 |
| Kansas | 36.1% | 54.3% 6 | 8.6% | 18.2 | 6 | 1,074,300 |
| Kentucky | 45.8% 8 | 44.9% | 8.7% | 1.0 | 8 | 1,388,708 |
| Louisiana | 52.0% 9 | 39.9% | 6.9% | 12.1 | 9 | 1,783,959 |
| Maine | 51.6% 4 | 30.8% | 14.2% | 20.9 | 4 | 605,897 |
| Maryland | 54.3% 10 | 38.3% | 6.5% | 16.0 | 10 | 1,780,870 |
| Massachusetts | 61.5% 12 | 28.1% | 8.9% | 33.4 | 12 | 2,556,786 |
| Michigan | 51.7% 18 | 38.5% | 8.7% | 13.2 | 18 | 3,848,844 |
| Minnesota | 51.1% 10 | 35.0% | 11.8% | 16.1 | 10 | 2,192,640 |
| Mississippi | 44.1% | 49.2% 7 | 5.8% | 5.1 | 7 | 893,857 |
| Missouri | 47.5% 11 | 41.2% | 10.1% | 6.3 | 11 | 2,158,065 |
| Montana | 41.3% | 44.1% 3 | 13.6% | 2.9 | 3 | 407,261 |
| Nebraska | 35.0% | 53.7% 5 | 10.5% | 18.7 | 5 | 677,415 |
| Nevada | 43.9% 4 | 42.9% | 9.5% | 1.0 | 4 | 464,279 |
| New Hampshire | 49.3% 4 | 39.4% | 9.7% | 10.0 | 4 | 499,175 |
| New Jersey | 53.7% 15 | 35.9% | 8.5% | 17.9 | 15 | 3,075,807 |
| New Mexico | 49.2% 5 | 41.9% | 5.8% | 7.3 | 5 | 556,074 |
| New York | 59.5% 33 | 30.6% | 8.0% | 28.9 | 33 | 6,316,129 |
| North Carolina | 44.0% | 48.7% 14 | 6.7% | 4.7 | 14 | 2,515,807 |
| North Dakota | 40.1% | 46.9% 3 | 12.2% | 6.8 | 3 | 266,411 |
| Ohio | 47.4% 21 | 41.0% | 10.7% | 6.4 | 21 | 4,534,434 |
| Oklahoma | 40.4% | 48.3% 8 | 10.8% | 7.8 | 8 | 1,206,713 |
| Oregon | 47.2% 7 | 39.1% | 8.8% | 8.1 | 7 | 1,377,760 |
| Pennsylvania | 49.2% 23 | 40.0% | 9.6% | 9.2 | 23 | 4,506,118 |
| Rhode Island | 59.7% 4 | 26.8% | 11.2% | 32.9 | 4 | 390,284 |
| South Carolina | 44.0% | 49.8% 8 | 5.6% | 5.8 | 8 | 1,151,689 |
| South Dakota | 43.0% | 46.5% 3 | 9.7% | 3.5 | 3 | 323,826 |
| Tennessee | 48.0% 11 | 45.6% | 5.6% | 2.4 | 11 | 1,894,105 |
| Texas | 43.8% | 48.8% 32 | 6.7% | 4.9 | 32 | 5,611,644 |
| Utah | 33.3% | 54.4% 5 | 10.0% | 21.1 | 5 | 665,629 |
| Vermont | 53.4% 3 | 31.1% | 12.0% | 22.3 | 3 | 258,449 |
| Virginia | 45.1% | 47.1% 13 | 6.6% | 2.0 | 13 | 2,416,642 |
| Washington | 49.8% 11 | 37.3% | 8.9% | 12.5 | 11 | 2,253,837 |
| West Virginia | 51.5% 5 | 36.8% | 11.3% | 14.8 | 5 | 636,459 |
| Wisconsin | 48.8% 11 | 38.5% | 10.4% | 10.3 | 11 | 2,196,169 |
| Wyoming | 36.8% | 49.8% 3 | 12.3% | 13.0 | 3 | 211,571 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1996
- Kentucky William J. Clinton by 13,331 votes (0.96 pts)
- Nevada William J. Clinton by 4,730 votes (1.02 pts)
- Georgia Robert Dole by 26,994 votes (1.17 pts)
- Colorado Robert Dole by 20,696 votes (1.37 pts)
- Virginia Robert Dole by 47,290 votes (1.96 pts)
- Arizona William J. Clinton by 31,215 votes (2.22 pts)
- Tennessee William J. Clinton by 45,616 votes (2.41 pts)
- Montana Robert Dole by 11,730 votes (2.88 pts)
Source: 1996
Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 presidential election?
William J. Clinton (Democratic) won the 1996 election with 379 electoral votes, with Albert Gore, Jr. as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1996?
William J. Clinton 379; Robert Dole 159 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 1996?
William J. Clinton received the most popular votes: 47,402,357 (49.2%) of 96,277,223 counted.
What was the closest state in 1996?
Kentucky, which William J. Clinton won by 13,331 votes (0.96 points).
Which states flipped in 1996?
Compared with 1992, 5 states changed party: Arizona (to Democratic), Colorado (to Republican), Florida (to Democratic), Georgia (to Republican) and Montana (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1996?
Pennsylvania. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Democratic by 9.2 points, against Democratic by 8.5 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data