| Election Name: | 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
| Image1: | Bill Clinton.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Arkansas |
| Running Mate1: | Al Gore |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 140,355 |
| Percentage1: | 51.82% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Dole |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Jack Kemp |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 99,062 |
| Percentage2: | 36.58% |
| Image3: | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Ross Perot |
| Party3: | Reform Party of the United States of America |
| Home State3: | Texas |
| Running Mate3: | Patrick Choate |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 28,719 |
| Percentage3: | 10.60% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Bill Clinton |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Clinton |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.82% to 36.58% by a margin of 15.24%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.60% of the popular vote., this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won every county in the state.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore (incumbent) | 140,355 | 51.82% | 3 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 99,062 | 36.58% | 0 | |
| Unaffiliated | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 28,719 | 10.60% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 2,052 | 0.76% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 348 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Mike Tompkins | 274 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Write-in | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 18 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 17 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent | 18,327 | 46.69% | 15,932 | 40.59% | 4,993 | 12.72% | 2,395 | 6.10% | 39,252 | ||||||||||
| New Castle | 98,837 | 55.05% | 60,943 | 33.94% | 19,766 | 11.01% | 37,894 | 21.11% | 179,546 | ||||||||||
| Sussex | 23,191 | 44.59% | 22,187 | 42.66% | 6,634 | 12.75% | 1,004 | 1.93% | 52,012 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 140,355 | 51.78% | 99,062 | 36.54% | 31,667 | 11.68% | 41,293 | 15.24% | 271,084 | ||||||||||