1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia

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1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
  Bill Clinton.jpg Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Reform
Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Patrick Choate
Electoral vote500
Popular vote327,812233,94671,639
Percentage51.51%36.76%11.26%

West Virginia Presidential Election Results 1996.svg
County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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

Contents

West Virginia was easily won by President Bill Clinton (D-AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.51% to 36.76% by a margin of 14.75%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 11.26% of the popular vote. [1]

As of 2020 , this is the last time that West Virginia supported a Democratic nominee, as Republican George W. Bush would narrowly win the state four years later, and, 20 years later, Hillary Clinton would lose the state by more than 40 points without carrying a single county. This was also the last election in which Mason County, Cabell County, Roane County, Ohio County, Jackson County, Pendleton County, Mercer County, Pleasants County, Monroe County, Lewis County, Hardy County, Raleigh County, Wayne County, Greenbrier County, Marshall County, Hancock County, Randolph County, Nicholas County, Taylor County, Barbour County, Wetzel County, Summers County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Gilmer County, Pocahontas County, Tyler County, and Tucker County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [2]

Results

1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral voteSwing
Count%Count%
Democratic Bill Clinton of Arkansas Al Gore of Tennessee 327,81251.51%5100.00%Increase2.svg3.10%
Republican Bob Dole of Kansas Jack Kemp of New York 233,94636.76%00.00%Increase2.svg1.37%
Reform Ross Perot of Texas Patrick Choate of Washington, D.C. 71,63911.26%00.00%Decrease2.svg4.66%
Libertarian Harry Browne of Tennessee Jo Jorgensen of South Carolina 3,0620.48%00.00%Increase2.svg0.21%
Total636,459100.00%5100.00%

Results by congressional district

Clinton won all three congressional districts. [1]

DistrictClintonDoleOtherRepresentative
1st 49%38%13% Alan Mollohan
2nd 49%40%11% Bob Wise
3rd 58%32%10% Nick Rahall

Results by county

County [3] Bill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Harry E. Browne
Libertarian
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Barbour 3,07650.87%2,15535.64%78412.97%320.53%92115.23%6,047
Berkeley 8,32140.44%9,85947.92%2,29111.13%1050.51%-1,538-7.48%20,576
Boone 6,04867.79%1,91721.49%92710.39%300.34%4,13146.30%8,922
Braxton 3,00160.07%1,44128.84%52710.55%270.54%1,56031.23%4,996
Brooke 5,33856.19%2,74128.85%1,37514.47%460.48%2,59727.34%9,500
Cabell 16,27749.99%13,17940.48%2,9689.12%1360.42%3,0989.51%32,560
Calhoun 1,40251.45%1,00036.70%30711.27%160.59%40214.75%2,725
Clay 2,07457.98%1,13731.79%3559.92%110.31%93726.19%3,577
Doddridge 86533.33%1,33551.45%38214.72%130.50%-470-18.12%2,595
Fayette 9,47164.18%3,66924.86%1,55210.52%660.45%5,80239.32%14,758
Gilmer 1,39052.47%93335.22%31611.93%100.38%45717.25%2,649
Grant 1,20628.07%2,59960.48%48111.19%110.26%-1,393-32.41%4,297
Greenbrier 6,28651.55%4,43436.36%1,41811.63%560.46%1,85215.19%12,194
Hampshire 2,33540.39%2,81448.68%60510.47%270.47%-479-8.29%5,781
Hancock 7,52153.64%4,26830.44%2,15815.39%730.52%3,25323.20%14,020
Hardy 1,91144.87%1,89544.49%43810.28%150.35%160.38%4,259
Harrison 14,74654.93%8,85733.00%3,13511.68%1050.39%5,88921.93%26,843
Jackson 4,88246.73%4,23540.54%1,29512.40%350.34%6476.19%10,447
Jefferson 6,36148.68%5,28740.46%1,30710.00%1130.86%1,0748.22%13,068
Kanawha 40,35752.76%29,31138.32%6,4128.38%4150.54%11,04614.44%76,495
Lewis 2,86846.46%2,28537.02%97415.78%460.75%5839.44%6,173
Lincoln 4,99460.64%2,53030.72%6968.45%150.18%2,46429.92%8,235
Logan 10,84072.00%2,62717.45%1,53210.18%570.38%8,21354.55%15,056
Marion 12,99458.78%6,16027.86%2,88113.03%720.33%6,83430.92%22,107
Marshall 7,04551.11%4,46032.35%2,20215.97%780.57%2,58518.76%13,785
Mason 5,28450.65%3,58134.32%1,53314.69%350.34%1,70316.33%10,433
McDowell 5,98972.97%1,55018.88%6557.98%140.17%4,43954.09%8,208
Mercer 8,72146.64%7,76841.54%2,14111.45%700.37%9535.10%18,700
Mineral 3,48738.42%4,38048.26%1,17012.89%390.43%-893-9.84%9,076
Mingo 7,58469.74%2,22920.50%1,0209.38%420.39%5,35549.24%10,875
Monongalia 13,40649.99%10,18937.99%3,04011.33%1850.69%3,21712.00%26,820
Monroe 2,38246.78%2,13141.85%55910.98%200.39%2514.93%5,092
Morgan 1,92937.97%2,59951.16%51310.10%390.77%-670-13.19%5,080
Nicholas 4,76955.87%2,64931.03%1,07112.55%470.55%2,12024.84%8,536
Ohio 8,78148.23%7,26739.92%2,06511.34%930.51%1,5148.31%18,206
Pendleton 1,59148.10%1,43143.26%2768.34%100.30%1604.84%3,308
Pleasants 1,47846.61%1,26539.89%41613.12%120.38%2136.72%3,171
Pocahontas 1,79651.59%1,24235.68%42612.24%170.49%55415.91%3,481
Preston 4,23741.11%4,25741.31%1,76017.08%520.50%-20-0.20%10,306
Putnam 8,02942.69%8,80346.80%1,90110.11%760.40%-774-4.11%18,809
Raleigh 12,54753.12%8,62836.53%2,3559.97%920.39%3,91916.59%23,622
Randolph 5,46954.21%3,34833.18%1,18411.74%880.87%2,12121.03%10,089
Ritchie 1,38536.15%1,90649.75%52213.63%180.47%-521-13.60%3,831
Roane 2,57248.71%2,06939.19%62211.78%170.32%5039.52%5,280
Summers 2,39754.94%1,50534.49%43810.04%230.53%89220.45%4,363
Taylor 2,69248.65%1,97735.73%84415.25%200.36%71512.92%5,533
Tucker 1,64949.79%1,21736.75%42412.80%220.66%43213.04%3,312
Tyler 1,45952.48%73426.40%56320.25%240.86%72526.08%2,780
Upshur 3,05240.98%3,32544.65%1,03113.84%390.52%-273-3.67%7,447
Wayne 8,30053.63%5,49235.49%1,63310.55%510.33%2,80818.14%15,476
Webster 2,29268.81%65419.63%36911.08%160.48%1,63849.18%3,331
Wetzel 3,20951.12%2,03732.45%1,00415.99%270.43%1,17218.67%6,277
Wirt 90642.52%92843.55%28013.14%170.80%-22-1.03%2,131
Wood 13,26140.59%15,50247.45%3,69411.31%2150.66%-2,241-6.86%32,672
Wyoming 5,55064.92%2,15525.21%8129.50%320.37%3,39539.71%8,549
Totals327,81251.51%233,94636.76%71,63911.26%3,0620.48%93,86614.75%636,459

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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