US Election 1996 Map
Our 1996 U.S. election map shows plenty of blue, with Bill Clinton winning a comfortable second term over Bob Dole. Clinton carried most of the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast. But Dole held parts of the South and the Great Plains. The pattern was clear with Democrats strengthening in cities and coastal states.
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The 1996 Presidential Election saw incumbent Bill Clinton (Democrat) win a second term, defeating Bob Dole (Republican) and Ross Perot (Reform Party). This victory solidified the Democratic shift in several key states, particularly on the West Coast and in the Northeast.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State Name |
Total Votes |
Bill Clinton (D) |
Bob Dole (R) |
|
California |
54 |
54 |
0 |
|
New York |
33 |
33 |
0 |
|
Texas |
32 |
0 |
32 |
|
Florida |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
23 |
23 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
22 |
22 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
21 |
21 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
18 |
18 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
14 |
0 |
14 |
|
Georgia |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Virginia |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Massachusetts |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Missouri |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Washington |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Wisconsin |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
Louisiana |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Iowa |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
7 |
0 |
7 |
|
Oregon |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
6 |
0 |
6 |
|
Nebraska |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
New Mexico |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Utah |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
West Virginia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Maine |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Alaska |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Dist. of Columbia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Montana |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
North Dakota |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
South Dakota |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Election Summary
- Winner: Bill Clinton (Democrat) won 31 states and D.C., totaling 379 electoral votes.
- Opponent: Bob Dole (Republican) won 19 states, totaling 159 electoral votes.
- Third-Party Performance: Ross Perot (Reform Party) received 8,085,402 popular votes.
- Popular Vote: Clinton received 47,402,357 (49.2%) while Dole received 39,198,755 (40.7%).
- Key Gains: Clinton managed to flip Florida and Arizona, states that had long been Republican strongholds.