1996 United States presidential election in Florida explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Florida
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Florida
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Florida
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 Vote1:25
Popular Vote1:2,546,870
Percentage1:48.02%
Nominee2:Bob Dole
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:2,244,536
Percentage2:42.32%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party of the United States of America
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Pat Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:483,870
Percentage3:9.12%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Turnout:67%[1]

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]

, 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

United States presidential election in Florida, 1996
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)2,546,87048.02%25
RepublicanBob DoleJack Kemp2,244,53642.32%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate483,870 9.12%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen23,965 0.45% 0
Write-inRalph NaderIslara Souto4,1010.08%0
Write-inJohn HagelinDr. V. Tompkins4180.01%0
Write-inMary Cal HollisEric Chester210.00%0
Write-inJames HarrisLaura Garza130.00%0

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Alachua40,16153.90%25,31633.97%8,07310.83%9661.30%14,84519.93%74,516
Baker2,27334.25%3,68655.54%66710.05%110.17%-1,413-21.29%6,637
Bay17,06833.02%28,36554.87%5,92611.46%3350.65%-11,297-21.85%51,694
Bradford3,35640.69%4,03948.97%8199.93%340.41%-683-8.28%8,248
Brevard80,44541.23%88,02245.11%25,25612.94%1,4100.72%-7,577-3.88%195,133
Broward320,77963.51%142,87028.29%38,9677.71%2,4820.49%177,90935.22%505,098
Calhoun1,79443.15%1,71741.29%63015.15%170.41%771.86%4,158
Charlotte27,12143.03%27,84744.18%7,78312.35%2760.44%-726-1.15%63,027
Citrus22,04444.44%20,12540.57%7,24614.61%1850.37%1,9193.87%49,600
Clay13,25928.16%30,37064.49%3,2826.97%1810.38%-17,111-36.33%47,092
Collier23,18531.97%42,59358.74%6,3208.72%4190.58%-19,408-26.77%72,517
Columbia6,69140.98%7,58846.48%1,97012.07%770.47%-897-5.50%16,326
DeSoto3,22243.01%3,27543.71%96612.89%290.39%-53-0.70%7,492
Dixie1,73445.63%1,39936.82%65317.18%140.37%3358.81%3,800
Duval112,32844.20%126,95949.96%13,8505.45%9860.39%-14,631-5.76%254,123
Escambia37,83835.06%60,99756.52%8,5977.97%4930.46%-23,159-21.46%107,925
Flagler9,58547.74%8,23441.01%2,18510.88%750.37%1,3516.73%20,079
Franklin2,09645.86%1,56334.20%87819.21%330.72%53311.66%4,570
Gadsden9,40766.25%3,81726.88%9386.61%370.26%5,59039.37%14,199
Gilchrist1,98541.40%1,93940.44%84117.54%300.63%460.96%4,795
Glades1,53044.59%1,36139.67%52115.19%190.55%1694.92%3,431
Gulf2,48041.39%2,43040.55%1,05417.59%280.47%500.84%5,992
Hamilton1,73547.24%1,52041.38%40611.05%120.33%2155.86%3,673
Hardee2,41738.95%2,92847.18%85113.71%100.16%-511-8.23%6,206
Hendry3,88543.66%3,85543.32%1,13512.75%240.27%300.34%8,899
Hernando28,52449.12%22,04637.97%7,27212.52%2240.39%6,47811.15%58,066
Highlands14,25042.27%15,61746.32%3,73911.09%1080.32%-1,367-4.05%33,714
Hillsborough144,26646.80%136,65644.33%25,1568.16%2,1930.71%7,6102.47%308,271
Holmes2,31233.98%3,24947.75%1,20817.75%350.51%-937-13.77%6,804
Indian River16,37537.24%22,71451.66%4,63710.55%2460.56%-6,339-14.42%43,972
Jackson6,66742.98%7,18946.34%1,60210.33%550.35%-522-3.36%15,513
Jefferson2,54452.90%1,85138.49%3938.17%210.44%69314.41%4,809
Lafayette82935.70%1,16650.22%31613.61%110.47%-337-14.52%2,322
Lake29,75240.25%35,09747.48%8,81511.92%2590.35%-5,345-7.23%73,923
Lee65,69939.59%80,89848.75%18,39411.08%9600.58%-15,199-9.16%165,951
Leon50,07254.59%33,93036.99%6,6737.28%1,0421.14%16,14217.60%91,717
Levy4,93844.63%4,29938.85%1,77416.03%540.49%6395.78%11,065
Liberty86840.11%91342.19%37617.38%70.32%-45-2.08%2,164
Madison2,79450.01%2,19539.29%57810.35%200.36%59910.72%5,587
Manatee41,89143.24%44,13645.56%10,36310.70%4880.50%-2,245-2.32%96,878
Marion37,04541.08%41,40945.92%11,34112.58%3760.42%-4,364-4.84%90,171
Martin20,85538.16%28,52252.18%5,0059.16%2740.50%-7,667-14.02%54,656
Miami-Dade317,55557.34%209,74037.87%24,7294.47%1,7580.32%107,81519.47%553,782
Monroe15,25146.86%12,07637.11%4,82414.82%3931.21%3,1759.75%32,544
Nassau7,27734.38%12,14157.36%1,6577.83%920.43%-4,864-22.98%21,167
Okaloosa16,46226.11%40,68364.53%5,4338.62%4660.74%-24,221-38.42%63,044
Okeechobee4,82648.55%3,41834.38%1,66616.76%310.31%1,40814.17%9,941
Orange105,53945.66%106,05945.89%18,1967.87%1,3320.58%-520-0.23%231,126
Osceola21,87447.05%18,33739.44%6,09213.10%1880.40%3,5377.61%46,491
Palm Beach230,68758.06%133,81133.68%30,7447.74%2,1120.53%96,87624.38%397,354
Pasco66,47549.80%48,35536.23%18,01313.50%6280.47%18,12013.57%133,471
Pinellas184,74849.10%152,15540.44%36,9949.83%2,3750.63%32,5938.66%376,272
Polk66,74744.45%67,96245.26%14,9939.98%4710.31%-1,215-0.81%150,173
Putnam12,01047.75%9,78638.91%3,27213.01%840.33%2,2248.84%25,152
St. Johns16,71634.43%27,31856.27%4,2058.66%3100.64%-10,602-21.84%48,549
St. Lucie36,16948.94%28,89939.10%8,48311.48%3550.48%7,2709.84%73,906
Santa Rosa10,93625.79%26,30162.02%4,96111.70%2120.50%-15,365-36.23%42,410
Sarasota63,66542.73%69,21346.46%14,94110.03%1,1670.78%-5,548-3.73%148,986
Seminole45,05839.21%59,79752.04%9,3578.14%6920.60%-14,739-12.83%114,904
Sumter7,01745.56%5,96038.70%2,37515.42%480.31%1,0576.86%15,400
Suwannee4,47936.88%5,74247.28%1,87415.43%490.40%-1,263-10.40%12,144
Taylor3,58344.80%3,18839.86%1,14014.26%861.08%3954.94%7,997
Union1,38840.09%1,63647.26%42512.28%130.38%-248-7.17%3,462
Volusia78,91949.28%63,09139.39%17,32010.81%8280.52%15,8289.89%160,158
Wakulla3,05642.63%2,93340.91%1,09115.22%891.24%1231.72%7,169
Walton5,34234.42%7,70949.68%2,34215.09%1250.81%-2,367-15.26%15,518
Washington2,99238.06%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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021. Voter Turnout. live. Florida Division of Elections. https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ . 2015-06-02 .
  2. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=12&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 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