1996 United States presidential election in Florida

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1996 United States presidential election in Florida
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TurnoutDecrease2.svg67% [1]
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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 vote2500
Popular vote2,546,8702,244,536483,870
Percentage48.02%42.32%9.12%
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President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 9.12% of the popular vote. [2]

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As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Calhoun County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County, Franklin County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hendry County, Levy County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Putnam County, Sumter County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, and Citrus County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last election in which Orange County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [3]

Results

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Perot performance by county
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United States presidential election in Florida, 1996 [2]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton Al Gore 2,546,87048.02%25
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 2,244,53642.32%0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 483,8709.12%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 23,9650.45%0
Write-in Ralph Nader Islara Souto 4,1010.08%0
Write-in John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 4180.01%0
Write-in Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 210.00%0
Write-in James Harris Laura Garza 130.00%0

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic		Bob Dole
Republican		Ross Perot
Reform		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Alachua 40,16153.90%25,31633.97%8,07310.83%9661.30%14,84519.93%74,516
Baker 2,27334.25%3,68655.54%66710.05%110.17%-1,413-21.29%6,637
Bay 17,06833.02%28,36554.87%5,92611.46%3350.65%-11,297-21.85%51,694
Bradford 3,35640.69%4,03948.97%8199.93%340.41%-683-8.28%8,248
Brevard 80,44541.23%88,02245.11%25,25612.94%1,4100.72%-7,577-3.88%195,133
Broward 320,77963.51%142,87028.29%38,9677.71%2,4820.49%177,90935.22%505,098
Calhoun 1,79443.15%1,71741.29%63015.15%170.41%771.86%4,158
Charlotte 27,12143.03%27,84744.18%7,78312.35%2760.44%-726-1.15%63,027
Citrus 22,04444.44%20,12540.57%7,24614.61%1850.37%1,9193.87%49,600
Clay 13,25928.16%30,37064.49%3,2826.97%1810.38%-17,111-36.33%47,092
Collier 23,18531.97%42,59358.74%6,3208.72%4190.58%-19,408-26.77%72,517
Columbia 6,69140.98%7,58846.48%1,97012.07%770.47%-897-5.50%16,326
DeSoto 3,22243.01%3,27543.71%96612.89%290.39%-53-0.70%7,492
Dixie 1,73445.63%1,39936.82%65317.18%140.37%3358.81%3,800
Duval 112,32844.20%126,95949.96%13,8505.45%9860.39%-14,631-5.76%254,123
Escambia 37,83835.06%60,99756.52%8,5977.97%4930.46%-23,159-21.46%107,925
Flagler 9,58547.74%8,23441.01%2,18510.88%750.37%1,3516.73%20,079
Franklin 2,09645.86%1,56334.20%87819.21%330.72%53311.66%4,570
Gadsden 9,40766.25%3,81726.88%9386.61%370.26%5,59039.37%14,199
Gilchrist 1,98541.40%1,93940.44%84117.54%300.63%460.96%4,795
Glades 1,53044.59%1,36139.67%52115.19%190.55%1694.92%3,431
Gulf 2,48041.39%2,43040.55%1,05417.59%280.47%500.84%5,992
Hamilton 1,73547.24%1,52041.38%40611.05%120.33%2155.86%3,673
Hardee 2,41738.95%2,92847.18%85113.71%100.16%-511-8.23%6,206
Hendry 3,88543.66%3,85543.32%1,13512.75%240.27%300.34%8,899
Hernando 28,52449.12%22,04637.97%7,27212.52%2240.39%6,47811.15%58,066
Highlands 14,25042.27%15,61746.32%3,73911.09%1080.32%-1,367-4.05%33,714
Hillsborough 144,26646.80%136,65644.33%25,1568.16%2,1930.71%7,6102.47%308,271
Holmes 2,31233.98%3,24947.75%1,20817.75%350.51%-937-13.77%6,804
Indian River 16,37537.24%22,71451.66%4,63710.55%2460.56%-6,339-14.42%43,972
Jackson 6,66742.98%7,18946.34%1,60210.33%550.35%-522-3.36%15,513
Jefferson 2,54452.90%1,85138.49%3938.17%210.44%69314.41%4,809
Lafayette 82935.70%1,16650.22%31613.61%110.47%-337-14.52%2,322
Lake 29,75240.25%35,09747.48%8,81511.92%2590.35%-5,345-7.23%73,923
Lee 65,69939.59%80,89848.75%18,39411.08%9600.58%-15,199-9.16%165,951
Leon 50,07254.59%33,93036.99%6,6737.28%1,0421.14%16,14217.60%91,717
Levy 4,93844.63%4,29938.85%1,77416.03%540.49%6395.78%11,065
Liberty 86840.11%91342.19%37617.38%70.32%-45-2.08%2,164
Madison 2,79450.01%2,19539.29%57810.35%200.36%59910.72%5,587
Manatee 41,89143.24%44,13645.56%10,36310.70%4880.50%-2,245-2.32%96,878
Marion 37,04541.08%41,40945.92%11,34112.58%3760.42%-4,364-4.84%90,171
Martin 20,85538.16%28,52252.18%5,0059.16%2740.50%-7,667-14.02%54,656
Miami-Dade 317,55557.34%209,74037.87%24,7294.47%1,7580.32%107,81519.47%553,782
Monroe 15,25146.86%12,07637.11%4,82414.82%3931.21%3,1759.75%32,544
Nassau 7,27734.38%12,14157.36%1,6577.83%920.43%-4,864-22.98%21,167
Okaloosa 16,46226.11%40,68364.53%5,4338.62%4660.74%-24,221-38.42%63,044
Okeechobee 4,82648.55%3,41834.38%1,66616.76%310.31%1,40814.17%9,941
Orange 105,53945.66%106,05945.89%18,1967.87%1,3320.58%-520-0.23%231,126
Osceola 21,87447.05%18,33739.44%6,09213.10%1880.40%3,5377.61%46,491
Palm Beach 230,68758.06%133,81133.68%30,7447.74%2,1120.53%96,87624.38%397,354
Pasco 66,47549.80%48,35536.23%18,01313.50%6280.47%18,12013.57%133,471
Pinellas 184,74849.10%152,15540.44%36,9949.83%2,3750.63%32,5938.66%376,272
Polk 66,74744.45%67,96245.26%14,9939.98%4710.31%-1,215-0.81%150,173
Putnam 12,01047.75%9,78638.91%3,27213.01%840.33%2,2248.84%25,152
St. Johns 16,71634.43%27,31856.27%4,2058.66%3100.64%-10,602-21.84%48,549
St. Lucie 36,16948.94%28,89939.10%8,48311.48%3550.48%7,2709.84%73,906
Santa Rosa 10,93625.79%26,30162.02%4,96111.70%2120.50%-15,365-36.23%42,410
Sarasota 63,66542.73%69,21346.46%14,94110.03%1,1670.78%-5,548-3.73%148,986
Seminole 45,05839.21%59,79752.04%9,3578.14%6920.60%-14,739-12.83%114,904
Sumter 7,01745.56%5,96038.70%2,37515.42%480.31%1,0576.86%15,400
Suwannee 4,47936.88%5,74247.28%1,87415.43%490.40%-1,263-10.40%12,144
Taylor 3,58344.80%3,18839.86%1,14014.26%861.08%3954.94%7,997
Union 1,38840.09%1,63647.26%42512.28%130.38%-248-7.17%3,462
Volusia 78,91949.28%63,09139.39%17,32010.81%8280.52%15,8289.89%160,158
Wakulla 3,05642.63%2,93340.91%1,09115.22%891.24%1231.72%7,169
Walton 5,34234.42%7,70949.68%2,34215.09%1250.81%-2,367-15.26%15,518
Washington 2,99238.06%3,52444.83%1,28716.37%580.74%-532-6.77%7,861
Totals2,546,87048.02%2,244,53642.32%483,8709.12%28,5180.54%302,3345.70%5,303,794

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. ↑ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections. 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Florida Results
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
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