The American Presidency Project

1996

Party   Nominees Electoral Vote Popular Vote
  Presidential Vice Presidential
   Democratic election party winner William J. Clinton Albert Gore, Jr. 379 70.4% 47,402,357 49.2%
   Republican   Robert Dole Jack Kemp 159 29.6% 39,198,755 40.7%
   Reform   H. Ross Perot Pat Choate 0 0% 8,085,402  8.4%

Clinton / Gore

Dole / Kemp

Bill Clinton
BILL CLINTON
Democratic

Bob Dole
ROBERT DOLE
Republican

H. Ross Perot
H. ROSS PEROT
Reform
STATE T. VOTES Votes % EV Votes % EV Votes % EV
 
Alabama 1,534,349 662,165 43.2   769,044 50.1 9 92,149 6.0  
Alaska 241,620 80,380 33.3   122,746 50.8 3 26,333 10.9  
Arizona 1,404,405 653,288 46.5 8 622,073 44.3   112,072 8.0  
Arkansas 884,262 475,171 53.7 6 325,416 36.8   69,884 7.9  
California 10,019,484 5,119,835 51.1 54 3,828,380 38.2   697,847 7.0  
Colorado 1,510,704 671,152 44.4   691,848 45.8 8 99,629 6.6  
Connecticut 1,392,614 735,740 52.8 8 483,109 34.7   139,523 10.0  
Delaware 270,845 140,355 51.8 3 99,062 36.6   28,719 10.6  
Dist. of Col. 185,726 158,220 85.2 3 17,339 9.3   3,611 1.9  
Florida 5,303,794 2,546,870 48.0 25 2,244,536 42.3   483,870 9.1  
Georgia 2,299,071 1,053,849 45.8   1,080,843 47.0 13 146,337 6.4  
Hawaii 360,120 205,012 56.9 4 113,943 31.6   27,358 7.6  
Idaho 491,719 165,443 33.6   256,595 52.2 4 62,518 12.7  
Illinois 4,311,391 2,341,744 54.3 22 1,587,021 36.8   346,408 8.0  
Indiana 2,135,431 887,424 41.6   1,006,693 47.1 12 224,299 10.5  
Iowa 1,234,075 620,258 50.3 7 492,644 39.9   105,159 8.5  
Kansas 1,074,300 387,659 36.1   583,245 54.3 6 92,639 8.6  
Kentucky 1,388,708 636,614 45.8 8 623,283 44.9   120,396 8.7  
Louisiana 1,783,959 927,837 52.0 9 712,586 39.9   123,293 6.9  
Maine 605,897 312,788 51.6 4 186,378 30.8   85,970 14.2  
Maryland 1,780,870 966,207 54.3 10 681,530 38.3   115,812 6.5  
Massachusetts 2,556,786 1,571,763 61.5 12 718,107 28.1   227,217 8.9  
Michigan 3,848,844 1,989,653 51.7 18 1,481,212 38.5   336,670 8.7  
Minnesota 2,192,640 1,120,438 51.1 10 766,476 35.0   257,704 11.8  
Mississippi 893,857 394,022 44.1   439,838 49.2 7 52,222 5.8  
Missouri 2,158,065 1,025,935 47.5 11 890,016 41.2   217,188 10.1  
Montana 407,261 167,922 41.3   179,652 44.1 3 55,229 13.6  
Nebraska 677,415 236,761 35.0   363,467 53.7 5 71,278 10.5  
Nevada 464,279 203,974 43.9 4 199,244 42.9   43,986 9.5  
New Hampshire 499,175 246,214 49.3 4 196,532 39.4   48,390 9.7  
New Jersey 3,075,807 1,652,329 53.7 15 1,103,078 35.9   262,134 8.5  
New Mexico 556,074 273,495 49.2 5 232,751 41.9   32,257 5.8  
New York 6,316,129 3,756,177 59.5 33 1,933,492 30.6   503,458 8.0  
North Carolina 2,515,807 1,107,849 44.0   1,225,938 48.7 14 168,059 6.7  
North Dakota 266,411 106,905 40.1   125,050 46.9 3 32,515 12.2  
Ohio 4,534,434 2,148,222 47.4 21 1,859,883 41.0   483,207 10.7  
Oklahoma 1,206,713 488,105 40.4   582,315 48.3 8 130,788 10.8  
Oregon 1,377,760 649,641 47.2 7 538,152 39.1   121,221 8.8  
Pennsylvania 4,506,118 2,215,819 49.2 23 1,801,169 40.0   430,984 9.6  
Rhode Island 390,284 233,050 59.7 4 104,683 26.8   43,723 11.2  
South Carolina 1,151,689 506,283 44.0   573,458 49.8 8 64,386 5.6  
South Dakota 323,826 139,333 43.0   150,543 46.5 3 31,250 9.7  
Tennessee 1,894,105 909,146 48.0 11 863,530 45.6   105,918 5.6  
Texas 5,611,644 2,459,683 43.8   2,736,167 48.8 32 378,537 6.7  
Utah 665,629 221,633 33.3   361,911 54.4 5 66,461 10.0  
Vermont 258,449 137,894 53.4 3 80,352 31.1   31,024 12.0  
Virginia 2,416,642 1,091,060 45.1   1,138,350 47.1 13 159,861 6.6  
Washington 2,253,837 1,123,323 49.8 11 840,712 37.3   201,003 8.9  
West Virginia 636,459 327,812 51.5 5 233,946 36.8   71,639 11.3  
Wisconsin 2,196,169 1,071,971 48.8 11 845,029 38.5   227,339 10.4  
Wyoming 211,571 77,934 36.8   105,388 49.8 3 25,928 12.3  
 
Totals 96,277,223 47,402,357 49.2 379 39,198,755 40.7 159 8,085,402 8.4 0