1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
Turnout64.8% [1] Decrease2.svg 11.8 pp
  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 vote400
Popular vote233,050104,68343,723
Percentage59.71%26.82%11.20%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1996.svg
Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 1996.svg

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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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Rhode Island was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 59.71% to 26.82% by a margin of 32.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 11.20% of the popular vote. [2]

As of 2020, this was the most recent presidential election in which the town of Scituate voted for a Democrat.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent)233,05059.71%4
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 104,68326.82%0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 43,72311.20%0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 6,0401.55%0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 1,1090.28%0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 1,0210.26%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 4350.11%0
Workers World Party Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 1860.05%0
No party Write-in 370.01%0

By county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bristol 12,25756.56%6,98832.25%2,42611.19%5,26924.31%21,671
Kent 41,04857.35%19,99227.95%10,51614.70%21,05629.40%71,526
Newport 18,95154.00%11,50032.77%4,64513.23%7,45121.23%35,096
Providence 134,86663.58%49,90123.52%27,35512.90%84,96540.06%212,122
Washington 25,95852.09%16,30232.71%7,57215.20%9,65619.38%49,462
Totals233,05059.71%104,68326.82%52,55113.47%128,36732.89%390,284

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References

  1. This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1996 (390,247) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1996 (602,692). See "Voter Turnout, 1996". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".