1996 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1996 United States presidential election in Nevada
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Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Reform
Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Pat Choate
Electoral vote400
Popular vote203,974199,24443,986
Percentage43.93%42.91%9.47%
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County Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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

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A swing state, Nevada was narrowly won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton. Clinton took a 43.93% plurality of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 42.91%, a victory margin of 1.02%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.47% of the popular vote. [1]

As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last presidential election in which any candidate won Nevada without carrying Washoe County, and the last time Mineral County voted Democratic. [2] Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying White Pine County since Grover Cleveland in 1892.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Nevada
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent)203,97443.93%4
Republican Bob Dole 199,24442.91%0
Reform Ross Perot 43,9869.47%0
N/ANone of these Candidates5,6081.21%0
Green Ralph Nader 4,7301.02%0
Libertarian Harry Browne 4,4600.96%0
Independent American Howard Phillips 1,7320.37%0
Natural Law John Hagelin 5450.12%0
Totals464,279100.00%4

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton [3]
Democratic		Bob Dole [3]
Republican		Ross Perot [3]
Reform		No Candidate [3]
None of the Above		Ralph Nader [3]
Green		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Carson City 7,26938.64%9,16848.73%1,5918.46%2721.45%2631.40%2511.33%-1,899-10.09%18,814
Churchill 2,28229.40%4,36956.28%82110.58%1251.61%560.72%1101.42%-2,087-26.88%7,763
Clark 127,96348.71%103,43139.37%23,1778.82%2,6551.01%1,9020.72%3,5821.36%24,5329.34%262,710
Douglas 5,10931.73%8,82854.83%1,4869.23%2111.31%2301.43%2361.47%-3,719-23.10%16,100
Elko 3,14926.56%6,51254.92%1,53912.98%1951.64%920.78%3703.12%-3,363-28.36%11,857
Esmeralda 14025.64%27750.73%9116.67%142.56%71.28%173.11%-137-25.09%546
Eureka 15822.97%41259.88%9013.08%172.47%40.58%71.02%-254-36.91%688
Humboldt 1,46731.96%2,33450.85%60313.14%821.79%410.89%631.37%-867-18.89%4,590
Lander 66029.80%1,10749.98%36116.30%371.67%140.63%361.63%-447-20.18%2,215
Lincoln 49927.99%93652.50%25514.30%402.24%100.56%432.41%-437-24.51%1,783
Lyon 3,41935.25%4,75349.01%1,10411.38%1341.38%1131.17%1761.81%-1,334-13.76%9,699
Mineral 1,06846.07%81435.12%36115.57%341.47%230.99%180.78%25410.95%2,318
Nye 3,30035.83%3,97943.20%1,54416.76%1501.63%560.61%1821.98%-679-7.37%9,211
Pershing 56536.01%74347.36%20312.94%281.78%150.96%150.96%-178-11.35%1,569
Storey 61437.10%70542.60%24414.74%301.81%372.24%251.51%-91-5.50%1,655
Washoe 44,91541.11%49,47745.28%9,9709.12%1,5181.39%1,8381.68%1,5481.42%-4,562-4.17%109,266
White Pine 1,39739.97%1,39940.03%54615.62%661.89%290.83%581.66%-2-0.06%3,495
Totals203,97443.93%199,24442.91%43,9869.47%5,6081.21%4,7301.02%6,7371.45%4,7301.02%464,279

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. ↑ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Campaigns; NV US President 1996
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