1996 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1996 United States presidential election in Alabama

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NomineeBob DoleBill ClintonRoss Perot
PartyRepublicanDemocraticIndependent
Home stateKansasArkansasTexas
Running mateJack KempAl GorePat Choate
Electoral vote900
Popular vote769,044662,16592,149
Percentage50.12%43.16%6.01%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Alabama was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.12% to 43.16% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.96%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX, although listed as an "Independent" in Alabama) finished in third, with 6.01% of the popular vote.

President Clinton became the first Democrat to carry Montgomery County since Adlai Stevenson II in 1952.[2] As well as the first to win two terms without ever carrying the state. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat has carried any of the following counties: Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Clarke, Coosa, Crenshaw, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Marion, Pickens, Walker and Washington.[3]

No subsequent Democratic presidential nominee has been able to match Clinton's 43.16% popular vote share. As of 2020, this remains the last time that Alabama was decided by a single-digit margin.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Alabama
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanBob DoleJack Kemp769,04450.12%9
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)662,16543.16%0
IndependentRoss PerotPatrick Choate92,1496.01%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen5,2900.34%0
U.S. Taxpayers' PartyHoward PhillipsHerbert Titus2,3650.15%0
Natural LawDr. John HagelinDr. V. Tompkins1,6970.11%0
No partyWrite-in1,1230.07%0
No partyJames HarrisLaura Garza5160.03%0

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%#%
Autauga9,50961.66%5,01532.52%8135.27%850.55%4,49429.14%15,422
Baldwin29,48762.58%12,77627.11%4,5209.59%3360.71%16,71135.47%47,119
Barbour3,62740.51%4,78753.47%5155.75%240.27%-1,160-12.96%8,953
Bibb3,03748.20%2,77544.04%4557.22%340.54%2624.16%6,301
Blount9,05659.09%5,06133.02%9856.43%2251.47%3,99526.07%15,327
Bullock1,15426.32%3,07870.21%1112.53%410.94%-1,924-43.89%4,384
Butler3,35243.14%3,82849.27%5386.92%520.67%-476-6.13%7,770
Calhoun18,08849.00%15,72542.60%2,6137.08%4851.31%2,3636.40%36,911
Chambers4,70742.42%5,51549.70%8127.32%630.57%-808-7.28%11,097
Cherokee3,04836.20%4,39952.24%89910.68%750.89%-1,351-16.04%8,421
Chilton7,91055.40%5,35437.50%9296.51%850.60%2,55617.90%14,278
Choctaw2,62336.78%4,07457.13%4135.79%210.29%-1,451-20.35%7,131
Clarke4,78547.29%4,83147.75%4784.72%240.24%-46-0.46%10,118
Clay2,69448.38%2,30641.42%5389.66%300.54%3886.96%5,568
Cleburne2,06348.64%1,73740.96%3859.08%561.32%3267.68%4,241
Coffee7,80555.12%5,16836.50%1,0427.36%1441.02%2,63718.62%14,159
Colbert8,30540.88%10,22650.33%1,6968.35%910.45%-1,921-9.45%20,318
Conecuh2,09338.33%2,90353.16%4458.15%200.37%-810-14.83%5,461
Coosa1,72141.66%2,12151.34%2626.34%270.65%-400-9.68%4,131
Covington6,03550.66%4,54338.13%1,0989.22%2371.99%1,49212.53%11,913
Crenshaw1,93943.60%2,17248.84%3177.13%190.43%-233-5.24%4,447
Cullman14,30853.88%9,54435.94%2,4409.19%2610.98%4,76417.94%26,553
Dale8,28857.84%4,73233.02%1,2168.49%940.66%3,55624.82%14,330
Dallas6,61237.45%10,50759.52%4772.70%580.33%-3,895-22.07%17,654
DeKalb9,82354.14%6,54436.07%1,6098.87%1670.92%3,27918.07%18,143
Elmore12,93761.76%6,53031.18%1,3686.53%1110.53%6,40730.58%20,946
Escambia5,21446.96%4,65141.89%8677.81%3723.35%5635.07%11,104
Etowah16,83544.82%17,97647.86%2,5296.73%2210.59%-1,141-3.04%37,561
Fayette3,19144.26%3,38146.90%5908.18%470.65%-190-2.64%7,209
Franklin4,44942.44%5,02847.97%9669.22%390.37%-579-5.53%10,482
Geneva4,72552.60%3,17435.33%8579.54%2272.53%1,55117.27%8,983
Greene79617.99%3,52679.70%551.24%471.06%-2,730-61.71%4,424
Hale1,89334.59%3,37261.61%1903.47%180.33%-1,479-27.02%5,473
Henry3,08246.44%3,01945.49%5157.76%210.32%630.95%6,637
Houston17,47662.27%8,79131.33%1,6535.89%1430.51%8,68530.94%28,063
Jackson5,65036.32%8,20452.73%1,57310.11%1310.84%-2,554-16.41%15,558
Jefferson130,98050.20%120,20846.07%7,9973.07%1,7210.66%10,7724.13%260,906
Lamar2,95546.10%2,84344.35%5979.31%150.23%1121.75%6,410
Lauderdale14,05846.19%13,61944.75%2,5748.46%1850.61%4391.44%30,436
Lawrence3,89338.38%5,25451.80%9649.50%320.32%-1,361-13.42%10,143
Lee17,98554.15%12,91938.90%1,9495.87%3611.09%5,06615.25%33,214
Limestone10,86252.52%8,04538.90%1,6598.02%1160.56%2,81713.62%20,682
Lowndes1,36925.16%3,97072.96%721.32%300.55%-2,601-47.80%5,441
Macon98712.03%7,01885.55%1501.83%480.59%-6,031-73.52%8,203
Madison50,39049.96%42,25941.90%7,4377.37%7720.77%8,1318.06%100,858
Marengo4,01343.18%4,89952.71%3373.63%450.48%-886-9.53%9,294
Marion4,74243.79%5,04946.62%9799.04%600.55%-307-2.83%10,830
Marshall12,32352.89%8,72237.43%2,1509.23%1050.45%3,60115.46%23,300
Mobile66,77551.32%54,74942.08%7,5555.81%1,0240.79%12,0269.24%130,103
Monroe4,38250.38%3,81543.86%4865.59%150.17%5676.52%8,698
Montgomery37,78447.98%38,38248.74%2,0362.59%5420.69%-598-0.76%78,744
Morgan21,76554.39%14,61636.53%3,3488.37%2840.71%7,14917.86%40,013
Perry1,70328.85%4,05368.66%1192.02%280.47%-2,350-39.81%5,903
Pickens3,32242.74%4,01851.69%4035.18%300.39%-696-8.95%7,773
Pike5,28151.07%4,51443.65%5034.86%430.42%7677.42%10,341
Randolph3,30447.41%3,02343.38%6038.65%390.56%2814.03%6,969
Russell5,02536.69%7,83457.20%7925.78%440.32%-2,809-20.51%13,695
St. Clair12,76262.29%6,18730.20%1,4176.92%1230.60%6,57532.09%20,489
Shelby37,09073.05%11,28022.22%2,0354.01%3680.72%25,81050.83%50,773
Sumter1,56124.18%4,70672.89%1722.66%170.26%-3,145-48.71%6,456
Talladega10,93147.99%10,38545.59%1,3355.86%1270.56%5462.40%22,778
Tallapoosa7,62751.48%6,07140.98%1,0387.01%790.53%1,55610.50%14,815
Tuscaloosa27,93951.38%23,06742.42%3,0485.60%3280.60%4,8728.96%54,382
Walker9,83739.44%12,92951.84%2,0128.07%1610.65%-3,092-12.40%24,939
Washington2,90037.68%3,93551.12%81910.64%430.56%-1,035-13.44%7,697
Wilcox1,45430.00%3,30368.15%711.46%190.39%-1,849-38.15%4,847
Winston4,72854.80%3,12036.17%7238.38%560.65%1,60818.63%8,627
Totals769,04450.12%662,16543.16%92,1496.01%10,9910.72%106,8796.96%1,534,349

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

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