1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
The 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Wisconsin was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning by 48.81% to 38.48%, or a margin of 10.33%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.35% of the popular vote.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Polk, St. Croix, Sheboygan, and Taylor.[2] Waushara County voted Democratic for the first time since 1932.
Results
| 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | William Jefferson Clinton (Incumbent) | Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (Incumbent) | 1,071,971 | 48.81% | 11 | |
| Republican | Robert Joseph Dole | Jack French Kemp | 845,029 | 38.48% | 0 | |
| Reform | Henry Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 227,339 | 10.35% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 28,723 | 1.31% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 8,811 | 0.40% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 7,929 | 0.36% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 2,324 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 1,379 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Independent | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 1,333 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Independent | Mary Cal Hollis | Eric Chester | 848 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Independent | James Harris | Laura Garza | 483 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Results by county
| County | William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Ralph Nader Green |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,119 | 52.65% | 2,450 | 31.31% | 1,122 | 14.34% | 54 | 0.69% | 79 | 1.01% | 1,669 | 21.33% | 7,824 |
| Ashland | 3,808 | 56.02% | 1,863 | 27.41% | 861 | 12.67% | 149 | 2.19% | 117 | 1.72% | 1,945 | 28.61% | 6,798 |
| Barron | 8,025 | 46.68% | 6,158 | 35.82% | 2,692 | 15.66% | 215 | 1.25% | 101 | 0.59% | 1,867 | 10.86% | 17,191 |
| Bayfield | 3,895 | 53.07% | 2,250 | 30.65% | 899 | 12.25% | 233 | 3.17% | 63 | 0.86% | 1,645 | 22.41% | 7,340 |
| Brown | 42,823 | 47.14% | 38,563 | 42.45% | 8,036 | 8.85% | 817 | 0.90% | 598 | 0.66% | 4,260 | 4.69% | 90,837 |
| Buffalo | 2,681 | 48.25% | 1,800 | 32.39% | 972 | 17.49% | 69 | 1.24% | 35 | 0.63% | 881 | 15.85% | 5,557 |
| Burnett | 3,625 | 50.56% | 2,452 | 34.20% | 962 | 13.42% | 81 | 1.13% | 49 | 0.68% | 1,173 | 16.36% | 7,169 |
| Calumet | 6,940 | 42.58% | 7,049 | 43.25% | 2,112 | 12.96% | 77 | 0.47% | 121 | 0.74% | -109 | -0.67% | 16,299 |
| Chippewa | 9,647 | 45.65% | 7,520 | 35.59% | 3,567 | 16.88% | 228 | 1.08% | 169 | 0.80% | 2,127 | 10.07% | 21,131 |
| Clark | 5,540 | 43.08% | 4,622 | 35.94% | 2,486 | 19.33% | 108 | 0.84% | 105 | 0.82% | 918 | 7.14% | 12,861 |
| Columbia | 10,336 | 48.03% | 8,377 | 38.92% | 2,377 | 11.05% | 221 | 1.03% | 210 | 0.98% | 1,959 | 9.10% | 21,521 |
| Crawford | 3,658 | 51.81% | 2,149 | 30.44% | 1,060 | 15.01% | 129 | 1.83% | 64 | 0.91% | 1,509 | 21.37% | 7,060 |
| Dane | 109,347 | 56.86% | 59,487 | 30.93% | 12,436 | 6.47% | 8,592 | 4.47% | 2,440 | 1.27% | 49,860 | 25.93% | 192,302 |
| Dodge | 12,625 | 42.91% | 12,890 | 43.81% | 3,322 | 11.29% | 232 | 0.79% | 353 | 1.20% | -265 | -0.90% | 29,422 |
| Door | 5,590 | 45.63% | 4,948 | 40.39% | 1,475 | 12.04% | 130 | 1.06% | 108 | 0.88% | 642 | 5.24% | 12,251 |
| Douglas | 10,976 | 59.04% | 5,167 | 27.79% | 2,001 | 10.76% | 277 | 1.49% | 170 | 0.91% | 5,809 | 31.25% | 18,591 |
| Dunn | 7,536 | 48.89% | 4,917 | 31.90% | 2,555 | 16.57% | 276 | 1.79% | 131 | 0.85% | 2,619 | 16.99% | 15,415 |
| Eau Claire | 20,298 | 50.26% | 13,900 | 34.41% | 5,160 | 12.78% | 649 | 1.61% | 383 | 0.95% | 6,398 | 15.84% | 40,390 |
| Florence | 869 | 40.57% | 927 | 43.28% | 316 | 14.75% | 10 | 0.47% | 20 | 0.93% | -58 | -2.71% | 2,142 |
| Fond du Lac | 15,542 | 42.08% | 16,488 | 44.65% | 4,204 | 11.38% | 247 | 0.67% | 450 | 1.22% | -946 | -2.56% | 36,931 |
| Forest | 2,092 | 52.76% | 1,166 | 29.41% | 678 | 17.10% | 12 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.43% | 926 | 23.35% | 3,965 |
| Grant | 9,203 | 47.90% | 7,021 | 36.54% | 2,648 | 13.78% | 195 | 1.01% | 148 | 0.77% | 2,182 | 11.36% | 19,215 |
| Green | 6,136 | 48.64% | 4,697 | 37.23% | 1,534 | 12.16% | 119 | 0.94% | 130 | 1.03% | 1,439 | 11.41% | 12,616 |
| Green Lake | 3,152 | 39.99% | 3,565 | 45.23% | 1,025 | 13.00% | 59 | 0.75% | 81 | 1.03% | -413 | -5.24% | 7,882 |
| Iowa | 4,690 | 52.60% | 2,866 | 32.14% | 1,071 | 12.01% | 200 | 2.24% | 89 | 1.00% | 1,824 | 20.46% | 8,916 |
| Iron | 1,725 | 48.85% | 1,260 | 35.68% | 469 | 13.28% | 54 | 1.53% | 23 | 0.65% | 465 | 13.17% | 3,531 |
| Jackson | 3,705 | 50.90% | 2,262 | 31.08% | 1,163 | 15.98% | 82 | 1.13% | 67 | 0.92% | 1,443 | 19.82% | 7,279 |
| Jefferson | 13,188 | 44.29% | 12,681 | 42.59% | 3,177 | 10.67% | 328 | 1.10% | 400 | 1.34% | 507 | 1.70% | 29,774 |
| Juneau | 4,331 | 47.17% | 3,226 | 35.13% | 1,393 | 15.17% | 58 | 0.63% | 174 | 1.90% | 1,105 | 12.03% | 9,182 |
| Kenosha | 27,964 | 52.06% | 18,296 | 34.06% | 6,507 | 12.11% | 374 | 0.70% | 576 | 1.07% | 9,668 | 18.00% | 53,717 |
| Kewaunee | 4,311 | 47.66% | 3,431 | 37.93% | 1,161 | 12.83% | 60 | 0.66% | 83 | 0.92% | 880 | 9.73% | 9,046 |
| La Crosse | 23,647 | 51.41% | 16,482 | 35.83% | 4,844 | 10.53% | 599 | 1.30% | 429 | 0.93% | 7,165 | 15.58% | 46,001 |
| Lafayette | 3,261 | 50.48% | 2,172 | 33.62% | 944 | 14.61% | 45 | 0.70% | 38 | 0.59% | 1,089 | 16.86% | 6,460 |
| Langlade | 4,074 | 47.20% | 3,206 | 37.15% | 1,249 | 14.47% | 48 | 0.56% | 54 | 0.63% | 868 | 10.06% | 8,631 |
| Lincoln | 6,166 | 50.35% | 4,076 | 33.28% | 1,800 | 14.70% | 112 | 0.91% | 92 | 0.75% | 2,090 | 17.07% | 12,246 |
| Manitowoc | 16,750 | 48.63% | 13,239 | 38.44% | 3,941 | 11.44% | 213 | 0.62% | 301 | 0.87% | 3,511 | 10.19% | 34,444 |
| Marathon | 24,012 | 46.67% | 19,874 | 38.63% | 6,749 | 13.12% | 425 | 0.83% | 389 | 0.76% | 4,138 | 8.04% | 51,449 |
| Marinette | 8,413 | 46.18% | 7,231 | 39.70% | 2,367 | 12.99% | 74 | 0.41% | 131 | 0.72% | 1,182 | 6.49% | 18,216 |
| Marquette | 2,859 | 46.72% | 2,208 | 36.08% | 915 | 14.95% | 60 | 0.98% | 77 | 1.26% | 651 | 10.64% | 6,119 |
| Menominee | 992 | 73.48% | 230 | 17.04% | 107 | 7.93% | 10 | 0.74% | 11 | 0.81% | 762 | 56.44% | 1,350 |
| Milwaukee | 216,620 | 58.33% | 119,407 | 32.15% | 26,027 | 7.01% | 4,589 | 1.24% | 4,737 | 1.28% | 97,213 | 26.18% | 371,380 |
| Monroe | 6,924 | 47.42% | 5,299 | 36.29% | 2,081 | 14.25% | 145 | 0.99% | 151 | 1.03% | 1,625 | 11.13% | 14,600 |
| Oconto | 6,723 | 48.42% | 5,389 | 38.81% | 1,655 | 11.92% | 66 | 0.48% | 52 | 0.37% | 1,334 | 9.61% | 13,885 |
| Oneida | 7,619 | 45.04% | 6,339 | 37.47% | 2,604 | 15.39% | 221 | 1.31% | 134 | 0.79% | 1,280 | 7.57% | 16,917 |
| Outagamie | 28,815 | 44.41% | 27,758 | 42.78% | 7,235 | 11.15% | 519 | 0.80% | 562 | 0.87% | 1,057 | 1.63% | 64,889 |
| Ozaukee | 13,269 | 34.06% | 22,078 | 56.67% | 2,774 | 7.12% | 351 | 0.90% | 489 | 1.26% | -8,809 | -22.61% | 38,961 |
| Pepin | 1,585 | 51.24% | 1,007 | 32.56% | 456 | 14.74% | 29 | 0.94% | 16 | 0.52% | 578 | 18.69% | 3,093 |
| Pierce | 7,970 | 53.13% | 4,599 | 30.66% | 2,074 | 13.83% | 219 | 1.46% | 138 | 0.92% | 3,371 | 22.47% | 15,000 |
| Polk | 8,334 | 50.78% | 5,387 | 32.82% | 2,369 | 14.43% | 200 | 1.22% | 123 | 0.75% | 2,947 | 17.96% | 16,413 |
| Portage | 15,901 | 53.13% | 9,631 | 32.18% | 3,410 | 11.39% | 612 | 2.04% | 374 | 1.25% | 6,270 | 20.95% | 29,928 |
| Price | 3,523 | 47.67% | 2,545 | 34.44% | 1,218 | 16.48% | 73 | 0.99% | 31 | 0.42% | 978 | 13.23% | 7,390 |
| Racine | 38,567 | 49.72% | 30,107 | 38.81% | 7,611 | 9.81% | 478 | 0.62% | 805 | 1.04% | 8,460 | 10.91% | 77,568 |
| Richland | 3,502 | 48.49% | 2,642 | 36.58% | 901 | 12.48% | 102 | 1.41% | 75 | 1.04% | 860 | 11.91% | 7,222 |
| Rock | 32,450 | 53.80% | 20,096 | 33.32% | 6,800 | 11.27% | 518 | 0.86% | 456 | 0.76% | 12,354 | 20.48% | 60,320 |
| Rusk | 2,941 | 44.27% | 2,219 | 33.40% | 1,331 | 20.04% | 85 | 1.28% | 67 | 1.01% | 722 | 10.87% | 6,643 |
| Sauk | 9,889 | 48.75% | 7,448 | 36.72% | 2,448 | 12.07% | 236 | 1.16% | 264 | 1.30% | 2,441 | 12.03% | 20,285 |
| Sawyer | 2,773 | 42.83% | 2,603 | 40.20% | 962 | 14.86% | 93 | 1.44% | 44 | 0.68% | 170 | 2.63% | 6,475 |
| Shawano | 6,850 | 44.19% | 6,396 | 41.26% | 2,071 | 13.36% | 97 | 0.63% | 86 | 0.55% | 454 | 2.93% | 15,500 |
| Sheboygan | 22,022 | 46.85% | 20,067 | 42.69% | 4,157 | 8.84% | 308 | 0.66% | 449 | 0.96% | 1,955 | 4.16% | 47,003 |
| St. Croix | 11,384 | 49.04% | 8,253 | 35.55% | 3,180 | 13.70% | 230 | 0.99% | 166 | 0.72% | 3,131 | 13.49% | 23,213 |
| Taylor | 3,253 | 41.01% | 3,108 | 39.18% | 1,457 | 18.37% | 55 | 0.69% | 59 | 0.74% | 145 | 1.83% | 7,932 |
| Trempealeau | 5,848 | 54.18% | 3,035 | 28.12% | 1,688 | 15.64% | 150 | 1.39% | 73 | 0.68% | 2,813 | 26.06% | 10,794 |
| Vernon | 5,572 | 49.63% | 3,796 | 33.81% | 1,523 | 13.57% | 191 | 1.70% | 144 | 1.28% | 1,776 | 15.82% | 11,226 |
| Vilas | 4,226 | 40.46% | 4,496 | 43.04% | 1,548 | 14.82% | 121 | 1.16% | 54 | 0.52% | -270 | -2.58% | 10,445 |
| Walworth | 13,283 | 40.30% | 15,099 | 45.81% | 3,729 | 11.31% | 369 | 1.12% | 481 | 1.46% | -1,816 | -5.51% | 32,961 |
| Washburn | 3,231 | 46.18% | 2,703 | 38.64% | 920 | 13.15% | 93 | 1.33% | 49 | 0.70% | 528 | 7.55% | 6,996 |
| Washington | 17,154 | 35.18% | 25,829 | 52.96% | 4,786 | 9.81% | 338 | 0.69% | 660 | 1.35% | -8,675 | -17.79% | 48,767 |
| Waukesha | 57,354 | 34.66% | 91,729 | 55.43% | 13,109 | 7.92% | 1,248 | 0.75% | 2,032 | 1.23% | -34,375 | -20.77% | 165,472 |
| Waupaca | 7,800 | 40.53% | 8,679 | 45.10% | 2,464 | 12.80% | 134 | 0.70% | 166 | 0.86% | -879 | -4.57% | 19,243 |
| Waushara | 3,824 | 43.31% | 3,573 | 40.46% | 1,264 | 14.31% | 67 | 0.76% | 102 | 1.16% | 251 | 2.84% | 8,830 |
| Winnebago | 29,564 | 45.31% | 27,880 | 42.73% | 6,531 | 10.01% | 584 | 0.90% | 688 | 1.05% | 1,684 | 2.58% | 65,247 |
| Wood | 14,650 | 45.08% | 12,666 | 38.97% | 4,599 | 14.15% | 281 | 0.86% | 304 | 0.94% | 1,984 | 6.10% | 32,500 |
| Totals | 1,071,971 | 48.81% | 845,029 | 38.48% | 227,339 | 10.35% | 28,723 | 1.31% | 23,107 | 1.05% | 226,942 | 10.33% | 2,196,169 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Wisconsin Results
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- "WI US President Race, November 05, 1996". Our Campaigns.
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