1996 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1996 United States presidential election in Alabama
Flag of Alabama.svg
  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
Turnout48% (VAP) [1]
  Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bill Clinton.jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Pat Choate
Electoral vote900
Popular vote769,044662,16592,149
Percentage50.12%43.16%6.01%

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County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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.

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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%. [2] 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. [3] As well as the first to win two terms without ever carrying the state. As of the 2024 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. [4]

No subsequent Democratic presidential nominee has been able to match Clinton's 43.16% popular vote share. As of 2024, 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
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 769,04450.12%9
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent)662,16543.16%0
Independent Ross Perot Patrick Choate 92,1496.01%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 5,2900.34%0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,3650.15%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,6970.11%0
No party Write-in 1,1230.07%0
No partyJames HarrisLaura Garza5160.03%0

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
# %# %# %# %# %
Autauga 9,50961.66%5,01532.52%8135.27%850.55%4,49429.14%15,422
Baldwin 29,48762.58%12,77627.11%4,5209.59%3360.71%16,71135.47%47,119
Barbour 3,62740.51%4,78753.47%5155.75%240.27%-1,160-12.96%8,953
Bibb 3,03748.20%2,77544.04%4557.22%340.54%2624.16%6,301
Blount 9,05659.09%5,06133.02%9856.43%2251.47%3,99526.07%15,327
Bullock 1,15426.32%3,07870.21%1112.53%410.94%-1,924-43.89%4,384
Butler 3,35243.14%3,82849.27%5386.92%520.67%-476-6.13%7,770
Calhoun 18,08849.00%15,72542.60%2,6137.08%4851.31%2,3636.40%36,911
Chambers 4,70742.42%5,51549.70%8127.32%630.57%-808-7.28%11,097
Cherokee 3,04836.20%4,39952.24%89910.68%750.89%-1,351-16.04%8,421
Chilton 7,91055.40%5,35437.50%9296.51%850.60%2,55617.90%14,278
Choctaw 2,62336.78%4,07457.13%4135.79%210.29%-1,451-20.35%7,131
Clarke 4,78547.29%4,83147.75%4784.72%240.24%-46-0.46%10,118
Clay 2,69448.38%2,30641.42%5389.66%300.54%3886.96%5,568
Cleburne 2,06348.64%1,73740.96%3859.08%561.32%3267.68%4,241
Coffee 7,80555.12%5,16836.50%1,0427.36%1441.02%2,63718.62%14,159
Colbert 8,30540.88%10,22650.33%1,6968.35%910.45%-1,921-9.45%20,318
Conecuh 2,09338.33%2,90353.16%4458.15%200.37%-810-14.83%5,461
Coosa 1,72141.66%2,12151.34%2626.34%270.65%-400-9.68%4,131
Covington 6,03550.66%4,54338.13%1,0989.22%2371.99%1,49212.53%11,913
Crenshaw 1,93943.60%2,17248.84%3177.13%190.43%-233-5.24%4,447
Cullman 14,30853.88%9,54435.94%2,4409.19%2610.98%4,76417.94%26,553
Dale 8,28857.84%4,73233.02%1,2168.49%940.66%3,55624.82%14,330
Dallas 6,61237.45%10,50759.52%4772.70%580.33%-3,895-22.07%17,654
DeKalb 9,82354.14%6,54436.07%1,6098.87%1670.92%3,27918.07%18,143
Elmore 12,93761.76%6,53031.18%1,3686.53%1110.53%6,40730.58%20,946
Escambia 5,21446.96%4,65141.89%8677.81%3723.35%5635.07%11,104
Etowah 16,83544.82%17,97647.86%2,5296.73%2210.59%-1,141-3.04%37,561
Fayette 3,19144.26%3,38146.90%5908.18%470.65%-190-2.64%7,209
Franklin 4,44942.44%5,02847.97%9669.22%390.37%-579-5.53%10,482
Geneva 4,72552.60%3,17435.33%8579.54%2272.53%1,55117.27%8,983
Greene 79617.99%3,52679.70%551.24%471.06%-2,730-61.71%4,424
Hale 1,89334.59%3,37261.61%1903.47%180.33%-1,479-27.02%5,473
Henry 3,08246.44%3,01945.49%5157.76%210.32%630.95%6,637
Houston 17,47662.27%8,79131.33%1,6535.89%1430.51%8,68530.94%28,063
Jackson 5,65036.32%8,20452.73%1,57310.11%1310.84%-2,554-16.41%15,558
Jefferson 130,98050.20%120,20846.07%7,9973.07%1,7210.66%10,7724.13%260,906
Lamar 2,95546.10%2,84344.35%5979.31%150.23%1121.75%6,410
Lauderdale 14,05846.19%13,61944.75%2,5748.46%1850.61%4391.44%30,436
Lawrence 3,89338.38%5,25451.80%9649.50%320.32%-1,361-13.42%10,143
Lee 17,98554.15%12,91938.90%1,9495.87%3611.09%5,06615.25%33,214
Limestone 10,86252.52%8,04538.90%1,6598.02%1160.56%2,81713.62%20,682
Lowndes 1,36925.16%3,97072.96%721.32%300.55%-2,601-47.80%5,441
Macon 98712.03%7,01885.55%1501.83%480.59%-6,031-73.52%8,203
Madison 50,39049.96%42,25941.90%7,4377.37%7720.77%8,1318.06%100,858
Marengo 4,01343.18%4,89952.71%3373.63%450.48%-886-9.53%9,294
Marion 4,74243.79%5,04946.62%9799.04%600.55%-307-2.83%10,830
Marshall 12,32352.89%8,72237.43%2,1509.23%1050.45%3,60115.46%23,300
Mobile 66,77551.32%54,74942.08%7,5555.81%1,0240.79%12,0269.24%130,103
Monroe 4,38250.38%3,81543.86%4865.59%150.17%5676.52%8,698
Montgomery 37,78447.98%38,38248.74%2,0362.59%5420.69%-598-0.76%78,744
Morgan 21,76554.39%14,61636.53%3,3488.37%2840.71%7,14917.86%40,013
Perry 1,70328.85%4,05368.66%1192.02%280.47%-2,350-39.81%5,903
Pickens 3,32242.74%4,01851.69%4035.18%300.39%-696-8.95%7,773
Pike 5,28151.07%4,51443.65%5034.86%430.42%7677.42%10,341
Randolph 3,30447.41%3,02343.38%6038.65%390.56%2814.03%6,969
Russell 5,02536.69%7,83457.20%7925.78%440.32%-2,809-20.51%13,695
St. Clair 12,76262.29%6,18730.20%1,4176.92%1230.60%6,57532.09%20,489
Shelby 37,09073.05%11,28022.22%2,0354.01%3680.72%25,81050.83%50,773
Sumter 1,56124.18%4,70672.89%1722.66%170.26%-3,145-48.71%6,456
Talladega 10,93147.99%10,38545.59%1,3355.86%1270.56%5462.40%22,778
Tallapoosa 7,62751.48%6,07140.98%1,0387.01%790.53%1,55610.50%14,815
Tuscaloosa 27,93951.38%23,06742.42%3,0485.60%3280.60%4,8728.96%54,382
Walker 9,83739.44%12,92951.84%2,0128.07%1610.65%-3,092-12.40%24,939
Washington 2,90037.68%3,93551.12%81910.64%430.56%-1,035-13.44%7,697
Wilcox 1,45430.00%3,30368.15%711.46%190.39%-1,849-38.15%4,847
Winston 4,72854.80%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

References

  1. Liep, Dave. "1996 Presidential General Election Data". US Election Atlas. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  2. Dave Leip’s Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Alabama Results
  3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 145-147 ISBN   0786422173
  4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016