1996 United States presidential election in Idaho

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1996 United States presidential election in Idaho
Flag of Idaho.svg
  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
  Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bill Clinton.jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Patrick Choate
Electoral vote400
Popular vote256,595165,44362,518
Percentage52.18%33.65%12.71%

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

Contents

Idaho was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 52.18% to 33.65% for a margin of 18.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 12.71% of the popular vote. [1] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Nez Perce County and Shoshone County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [2] Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Benewah or Lewis Counties, and the first to do so without carrying Clearwater County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

With 52.18% of the popular vote, Idaho proved to be Dole's fourth strongest state in the 1996 election after neighboring Utah, Kansas and Nebraska. [3] The state also proved to be Ross Perot's third strongest state in the election after Maine and neighboring Montana. This also marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat was reelected president without carrying Idaho.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Idaho
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 256,59552.18%4
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent)165,44333.65%0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 62,51812.71%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 3,3250.68%0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,2300.45%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,6000.33%0
Write-in Charles Collins Rosemary Giumarra 7<0.01%0
Write-in Jack Fellure 1<0.01%0
Totals491,719100.00%4

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Ada 61,81152.50%43,04036.55%11,1719.49%1,7211.46%18,77115.95%117,743
Adams 1,05354.03%53727.55%31115.96%482.46%51626.48%1,949
Bannock 14,05844.80%12,80640.81%4,15813.25%3551.13%1,2523.99%31,377
Bear Lake 1,58356.37%80528.67%39614.10%240.85%77827.70%2,808
Benewah 1,66742.54%1,48837.97%70117.89%631.61%1794.57%3,919
Bingham 8,39156.39%4,30428.92%2,02113.58%1651.11%4,08727.47%14,881
Blaine 3,00336.55%3,84046.73%1,19314.52%1812.20%-837-10.18%8,217
Boise 1,57653.26%87929.71%44014.87%642.16%69723.55%2,959
Bonner 6,20743.00%5,29436.67%2,66918.49%2661.84%9136.33%14,436
Bonneville 19,97759.90%9,01327.03%3,92111.76%4391.32%10,96432.87%33,350
Boundary 1,93750.05%1,19430.85%62616.18%1132.92%74319.20%3,870
Butte 74149.70%50734.00%23315.63%100.67%23415.70%1,491
Camas 28352.02%15628.68%9517.46%101.84%12723.34%544
Canyon 23,98859.48%11,80029.26%3,9569.81%5841.45%12,18830.22%40,328
Caribou 1,74055.77%84126.96%50116.06%381.22%89928.81%3,120
Cassia 4,66363.65%1,59621.79%97613.32%911.24%3,06741.86%7,326
Clark 26661.29%11726.96%4510.37%61.38%14934.33%434
Clearwater 1,65842.70%1,50738.81%65016.74%681.75%1513.89%3,883
Custer 1,24953.93%63527.42%40017.27%321.38%61426.51%2,316
Elmore 3,66853.13%2,32433.66%84512.24%670.97%1,34419.47%6,904
Franklin 2,43562.56%80720.73%58915.13%611.57%1,62841.83%3,892
Fremont 3,04262.92%1,11423.04%63013.03%491.01%1,92839.88%4,835
Gem 3,36253.96%1,96831.58%83313.37%681.09%1,39422.38%6,231
Gooding 2,63751.05%1,50329.09%98018.97%460.89%1,13421.96%5,166
Idaho 3,87154.54%1,97927.88%1,08315.26%1652.32%1,89226.66%7,098
Jefferson 4,92566.53%1,42719.28%99413.43%570.77%3,49847.25%7,403
Jerome 3,35854.82%1,67927.41%1,01416.56%741.21%1,67927.41%6,125
Kootenai 18,74047.82%13,62734.78%6,08315.52%7361.88%5,11313.04%39,186
Latah 6,31138.74%7,74147.52%1,82811.22%4102.52%-1,430-8.78%16,290
Lemhi 2,33460.34%1,01526.24%46111.92%581.50%1,31934.10%3,868
Lewis 86145.80%67435.85%31616.81%291.54%1879.95%1,880
Lincoln 74447.63%47830.60%31920.42%211.34%26617.03%1,562
Madison 5,70673.84%1,21615.73%7449.63%620.80%4,49058.11%7,728
Minidoka 4,00856.81%1,97728.02%97713.85%931.32%2,03128.79%7,055
Nez Perce 6,67539.98%7,49144.87%2,38514.28%1450.87%-816-4.89%16,696
Oneida 99357.53%42924.86%28516.51%191.10%56432.67%1,726
Owyhee 2,03361.18%89526.93%35410.65%411.23%1,13834.25%3,323
Payette 3,90155.59%2,11930.19%90612.91%921.31%1,78225.40%7,018
Power 1,50151.12%1,07036.44%34411.72%210.72%43114.68%2,936
Shoshone 1,58826.67%2,98150.07%1,28321.55%1021.71%-1,393-23.40%5,954
Teton 1,25150.28%86634.81%32613.10%451.81%38515.47%2,488
Twin Falls 12,39354.13%6,82629.81%3,38314.78%2941.28%5,56724.32%22,896
Valley 2,08948.83%1,56436.56%56813.28%571.33%52512.27%4,278
Washington 2,31854.90%1,31431.12%52512.43%651.54%1,00423.78%4,222
Totals256,59552.18%165,44333.65%62,51812.71%7,1631.46%91,15218.53%491,719

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
  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. "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.