1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin Last updated August 17, 2025
1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin County results Precinct results Clinton
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Wisconsin was won by President Bill Clinton (D ) over Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), with Clinton winning by 48.81% to 38.48%, or a margin of 10.33%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party -TX ) finished in third, with 10.35% of the popular vote. [ 1]
As of the 2024 presidential election [ update] Polk , St. Croix , Sheboygan , and Taylor . [ 2]
Primaries While Wisconsin typically held its presidential primaries and spring general elections in early April, the 1996 primaries and spring general election were instead held on March 19. In March 1995, Governor Tommy Thompson had signed into law a bill that shifted both the 1996 spring general election and the state's presidential primaries from April 2 to March 19 in order to align its primary with the Illinois , Michigan , and Ohio primaries held on that day. This was done in hopes that Wisconsin can join these fellow Midwestern states in a so-called "Big Ten primary" held shortly-following the southern Super Tuesday in the major party primary calendars. [ 3] Similar bills had been proposed to move the Minnesota and Pennsylvania to March 19, [ 4] though these did not pass.
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General election results 1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin [ 5] Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (Incumbent) Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (Incumbent) 1,071,971 48.81% 11 Republican Robert Joseph Dole Jack French Kemp 845,029 38.48% 0 Reform Henry Ross Perot Patrick Choate 227,339 10.35% 0 Independent Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 28,723 1.31% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 8,811 0.40% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 7,929 0.36% 0 No party Write-in 2,324 0.11% 0 Independent Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,379 0.06% 0 Independent Monica Moorehead Gloria La Riva 1,333 0.06% 0 Independent Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 848 0.04% 0 Independent James Harris Laura Garza 483 0.02% 0
Results by county County Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Ralph Nader Various candidates Margin Total votes cast [ 6] # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 4,119 52.65% 2,450 31.31% 1,122 14.34% 54 0.69% 79 1.01% 1,669 21.34% 7,824 Ashland 3,808 56.02% 1,863 27.41% 861 12.67% 149 2.19% 117 1.72% 1,945 28.61% 6,798 Barron 8,025 46.68% 6,158 35.82% 2,692 15.66% 215 1.25% 101 0.59% 1,867 10.86% 17,191 Bayfield 3,895 53.07% 2,250 30.65% 899 12.25% 233 3.17% 63 0.86% 1,645 22.42% 7,340 Brown 42,823 47.14% 38,563 42.45% 8,036 8.85% 817 0.90% 598 0.66% 4,260 4.69% 90,837 Buffalo 2,681 48.25% 1,800 32.39% 972 17.49% 69 1.24% 35 0.63% 881 15.86% 5,557 Burnett 3,625 50.56% 2,452 34.20% 962 13.42% 81 1.13% 49 0.68% 1,173 16.36% 7,169 Calumet 6,940 42.58% 7,049 43.25% 2,112 12.96% 77 0.47% 121 0.74% -109 -0.67% 16,299 Chippewa 9,647 45.65% 7,520 35.59% 3,567 16.88% 228 1.08% 169 0.80% 2,127 10.06% 21,131 Clark 5,540 43.08% 4,622 35.94% 2,486 19.33% 108 0.84% 105 0.82% 918 7.14% 12,861 Columbia 10,336 48.03% 8,377 38.92% 2,377 11.05% 221 1.03% 210 0.98% 1,959 9.11% 21,521 Crawford 3,658 51.81% 2,149 30.44% 1,060 15.01% 129 1.83% 64 0.91% 1,509 21.37% 7,060 Dane 109,347 56.86% 59,487 30.93% 12,436 6.47% 8,592 4.47% 2,440 1.27% 49,860 25.93% 192,302 Dodge 12,625 42.91% 12,890 43.81% 3,322 11.29% 232 0.79% 353 1.20% -265 -0.90% 29,422 Door 5,590 45.63% 4,948 40.39% 1,475 12.04% 130 1.06% 108 0.88% 642 5.24% 12,251 Douglas 10,976 59.04% 5,167 27.79% 2,001 10.76% 277 1.49% 170 0.91% 5,809 31.25% 18,591 Dunn 7,536 48.89% 4,917 31.90% 2,555 16.57% 276 1.79% 131 0.85% 2,619 16.99% 15,415 Eau Claire 20,298 50.26% 13,900 34.41% 5,160 12.78% 649 1.61% 383 0.95% 6,398 15.85% 40,390 Florence 869 40.57% 927 43.28% 316 14.75% 10 0.47% 20 0.93% -58 -2.71% 2,142 Fond du Lac 15,542 42.08% 16,488 44.65% 4,204 11.38% 247 0.67% 450 1.22% -946 -2.57% 36,931 Forest 2,092 52.76% 1,166 29.41% 678 17.10% 12 0.30% 17 0.43% 926 23.35% 3,965 Grant 9,203 47.90% 7,021 36.54% 2,648 13.78% 195 1.01% 148 0.77% 2,182 11.36% 19,215 Green 6,136 48.64% 4,697 37.23% 1,534 12.16% 119 0.94% 130 1.03% 1,439 11.41% 12,616 Green Lake 3,152 39.99% 3,565 45.23% 1,025 13.00% 59 0.75% 81 1.03% -413 -5.24% 7,882 Iowa 4,690 52.60% 2,866 32.14% 1,071 12.01% 200 2.24% 89 1.00% 1,824 20.46% 8,916 Iron 1,725 48.85% 1,260 35.68% 469 13.28% 54 1.53% 23 0.65% 465 13.17% 3,531 Jackson 3,705 50.90% 2,262 31.08% 1,163 15.98% 82 1.13% 67 0.92% 1,443 19.82% 7,279 Jefferson 13,188 44.29% 12,681 42.59% 3,177 10.67% 328 1.10% 400 1.34% 507 1.70% 29,774 Juneau 4,331 47.17% 3,226 35.13% 1,393 15.17% 58 0.63% 174 1.90% 1,105 12.04% 9,182 Kenosha 27,964 52.06% 18,296 34.06% 6,507 12.11% 374 0.70% 576 1.07% 9,668 18.00% 53,717 Kewaunee 4,311 47.66% 3,431 37.93% 1,161 12.83% 60 0.66% 83 0.92% 880 9.73% 9,046 La Crosse 23,647 51.41% 16,482 35.83% 4,844 10.53% 599 1.30% 429 0.93% 7,165 15.58% 46,001 Lafayette 3,261 50.48% 2,172 33.62% 944 14.61% 45 0.70% 38 0.59% 1,089 16.86% 6,460 Langlade 4,074 47.20% 3,206 37.15% 1,249 14.47% 48 0.56% 54 0.63% 868 10.05% 8,631 Lincoln 6,166 50.35% 4,076 33.28% 1,800 14.70% 112 0.91% 92 0.75% 2,090 17.07% 12,246 Manitowoc 16,750 48.63% 13,239 38.44% 3,941 11.44% 213 0.62% 301 0.87% 3,511 10.19% 34,444 Marathon 24,012 46.67% 19,874 38.63% 6,749 13.12% 425 0.83% 389 0.76% 4,138 8.04% 51,449 Marinette 8,413 46.18% 7,231 39.70% 2,367 12.99% 74 0.41% 131 0.72% 1,182 6.48% 18,216 Marquette 2,859 46.72% 2,208 36.08% 915 14.95% 60 0.98% 77 1.26% 651 10.64% 6,119 Menominee 992 73.48% 230 17.04% 107 7.93% 10 0.74% 11 0.81% 762 56.44% 1,350 Milwaukee 216,620 58.33% 119,407 32.15% 26,027 7.01% 4,589 1.24% 4,737 1.28% 97,213 26.18% 371,380 Monroe 6,924 47.42% 5,299 36.29% 2,081 14.25% 145 0.99% 151 1.03% 1,625 11.13% 14,600 Oconto 6,723 48.42% 5,389 38.81% 1,655 11.92% 66 0.48% 52 0.37% 1,334 9.61% 13,885 Oneida 7,619 45.04% 6,339 37.47% 2,604 15.39% 221 1.31% 134 0.79% 1,280 7.57% 16,917 Outagamie 28,815 44.41% 27,758 42.78% 7,235 11.15% 519 0.80% 562 0.87% 1,057 1.63% 64,889 Ozaukee 13,269 34.06% 22,078 56.67% 2,774 7.12% 351 0.90% 489 1.26% -8,809 -22.61% 38,961 Pepin 1,585 51.24% 1,007 32.56% 456 14.74% 29 0.94% 16 0.52% 578 18.68% 3,093 Pierce 7,970 53.13% 4,599 30.66% 2,074 13.83% 219 1.46% 138 0.92% 3,371 22.47% 15,000 Polk 8,334 50.78% 5,387 32.82% 2,369 14.43% 200 1.22% 123 0.75% 2,947 17.96% 16,413 Portage 15,901 53.13% 9,631 32.18% 3,410 11.39% 612 2.04% 374 1.25% 6,270 20.95% 29,928 Price 3,523 47.67% 2,545 34.44% 1,218 16.48% 73 0.99% 31 0.42% 978 13.23% 7,390 Racine 38,567 49.72% 30,107 38.81% 7,611 9.81% 478 0.62% 805 1.04% 8,460 10.91% 77,568 Richland 3,502 48.49% 2,642 36.58% 901 12.48% 102 1.41% 75 1.04% 860 11.91% 7,222 Rock 32,450 53.80% 20,096 33.32% 6,800 11.27% 518 0.86% 456 0.76% 12,354 20.48% 60,320 Rusk 2,941 44.27% 2,219 33.40% 1,331 20.04% 85 1.28% 67 1.01% 722 10.87% 6,643 Sauk 9,889 48.75% 7,448 36.72% 2,448 12.07% 236 1.16% 264 1.30% 2,441 12.03% 20,285 Sawyer 2,773 42.83% 2,603 40.20% 962 14.86% 93 1.44% 44 0.68% 170 2.63% 6,475 Shawano 6,850 44.19% 6,396 41.26% 2,071 13.36% 97 0.63% 86 0.55% 454 2.93% 15,500 Sheboygan 22,022 46.85% 20,067 42.69% 4,157 8.84% 308 0.66% 449 0.96% 1,955 4.16% 47,003 St. Croix 11,384 49.04% 8,253 35.55% 3,180 13.70% 230 0.99% 166 0.72% 3,131 13.49% 23,213 Taylor 3,253 41.01% 3,108 39.18% 1,457 18.37% 55 0.69% 59 0.74% 145 1.83% 7,932 Trempealeau 5,848 54.18% 3,035 28.12% 1,688 15.64% 150 1.39% 73 0.68% 2,813 26.06% 10,794 Vernon 5,572 49.63% 3,796 33.81% 1,523 13.57% 191 1.70% 144 1.28% 1,776 15.82% 11,226 Vilas 4,226 40.46% 4,496 43.04% 1,548 14.82% 121 1.16% 54 0.52% -270 -2.58% 10,445 Walworth 13,283 40.30% 15,099 45.81% 3,729 11.31% 369 1.12% 481 1.46% -1,816 -5.51% 32,961 Washburn 3,231 46.18% 2,703 38.64% 920 13.15% 93 1.33% 49 0.70% 528 7.54% 6,996 Washington 17,154 35.18% 25,829 52.96% 4,786 9.81% 338 0.69% 660 1.35% -8,675 -17.78% 48,767 Waukesha 57,354 34.66% 91,729 55.43% 13,109 7.92% 1,248 0.75% 2,032 1.23% -34,375 -20.77% 165,472 Waupaca 7,800 40.53% 8,679 45.10% 2,464 12.80% 134 0.70% 166 0.86% -879 -4.57% 19,243 Waushara 3,824 43.31% 3,573 40.46% 1,264 14.31% 67 0.76% 102 1.16% 251 2.85% 8,830 Winnebago 29,564 45.31% 27,880 42.73% 6,531 10.01% 584 0.90% 688 1.05% 1,684 2.58% 65,247 Wood 14,650 45.08% 12,666 38.97% 4,599 14.15% 281 0.86% 304 0.94% 1,984 6.11% 32,500 Totals 1,071,971 48.81% 845,029 38.48% 227,339 10.35% 28,723 1.31% 23,107 1.05% 226,942 10.33% 2,196,169
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic By congressional district Clinton won all but one of the state's nine congressional districts, including three which elected Republicans. [ 7]
References ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Wisconsin Results ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’ ; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review ; June 29, 2016 ↑ "Big Ten Primary" . Wausau Daily Herald. April 6, 1995. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. ↑ "Primary Election Date To Change" . Wisconsin State Journal. May 17, 1995. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. ↑ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin" . U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012 . ↑ "WI US President Race, November 05, 1996" . Our Campaigns. ↑ "1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District" . November 5, 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2025 .
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