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1996 Presidential Election

See which candidate won each state and how those wins added up to the Electoral College result.

Electoral College · 1789–2024County popular vote · 2000–2024

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Electoral result

379 EV · William J. Clinton

Map dated

1996-11-05

Electoral College result

How the states voted

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Election-date state boundaries colored by exact stored electoral recipients. Split allocations use multiple colors.

This 1996 result uses the 2020 poll-closing chronology as a cinematic reference sequence, not historical 1996 polling or call timing.

Timing source: The Green Papers 2020 poll-closing chronology

Reference poll-close stream

Electoral Token Board

Token width reflects stored electoral votes

  1. GA
  2. VA
  3. IN
  4. KY
  5. SC
  6. VT
  7. OH
  8. NC
  9. WV
  10. FL
  11. PA
  12. IL
  13. NJ
  14. MA
  15. MO
  16. TN
  17. MD
  18. AL
  19. CT
  20. OK
  21. MS
  22. KS
  23. ME
  24. NH
  25. RI
  26. DC
  27. DE
  28. AR
  29. NY
  30. TX
  31. MI
  32. WI
  33. MN
  34. LA
  35. AZ
  36. CO
  37. NE
  38. NM
  39. SD
  40. WY
  41. IA
  42. UT
  43. NV
  44. MT
  45. CA
  46. WA
  47. OR
  48. ID
  49. ND
  50. HI
  51. AK

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  54. 2000County detail begins
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Official result

Election summary

President
William J. Clinton [D]
Main opponent
Bob Dole [R]
Source note
Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

State-by-state result

Electoral votes by state

A state appears more than once when its electoral votes were split between candidates.

StateCandidateElectoral votes
ALABAMA ALRobert Dole, of Kansas9
ALASKA AKRobert Dole, of Kansas3
ARIZONA AZWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas8
ARKANSAS ARWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas6
CALIFORNIA CAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas54
COLORADO CORobert Dole, of Kansas8
CONNECTICUT CTWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas8
DELAWARE DEWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas3
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DCWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas3
FLORIDA FLWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas25
GEORGIA GARobert Dole, of Kansas13
HAWAII HIWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas4
IDAHO IDRobert Dole, of Kansas4
ILLINOIS ILWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas22
INDIANA INRobert Dole, of Kansas12
IOWA IAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas7
KANSAS KSRobert Dole, of Kansas6
KENTUCKY KYWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas8
LOUISIANA LAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas9
MAINE MEWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas4
MARYLAND MDWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas10
MASSACHUSETTS MAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas12
MICHIGAN MIWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas18
MINNESOTA MNWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas10
MISSISSIPPI MSRobert Dole, of Kansas7
MISSOURI MOWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas11
MONTANA MTRobert Dole, of Kansas3
NEBRASKA NERobert Dole, of Kansas5
NEVADA NVWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas4
NEW HAMPSHIRE NHWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas4
NEW JERSEY NJWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas15
NEW MEXICO NMWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas5
NEW YORK NYWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas33
NORTH CAROLINA NCRobert Dole, of Kansas14
NORTH DAKOTA NDRobert Dole, of Kansas3
OHIO OHWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas21
OKLAHOMA OKRobert Dole, of Kansas8
OREGON ORWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas7
PENNSYLVANIA PAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas23
RHODE ISLAND RIWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas4
SOUTH CAROLINA SCRobert Dole, of Kansas8
SOUTH DAKOTA SDRobert Dole, of Kansas3
TENNESSEE TNWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas11
TEXAS TXRobert Dole, of Kansas32
UTAH UTRobert Dole, of Kansas5
VERMONT VTWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas3
VIRGINIA VARobert Dole, of Kansas13
WASHINGTON WAWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas11
WEST VIRGINIA WVWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas5
WISCONSIN WIWilliam J. Clinton, of Arkansas11
WYOMING WYRobert Dole, of Kansas3

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Candidate identities
William J. Clinton
Observed: William J. Clinton, of Arkansas
Robert Dole
Observed: Robert Dole, of Kansas
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Version
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Reference date
1996-11-05
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Coverage and interpretation notes

  • Historical geometry is independently versioned

    The map uses a checksum-pinned, election-date geometry build while Electoral College allocations remain traced to the NARA fact tables.

  • County detail begins in 2000

    County-level popular-vote detail is available only for 2000 through 2024. This election has state-level Electoral College coverage.

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