1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky explained

Election Name:	1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Country:	Kentucky
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Previous Year:	1992
Next Election:	2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Next Year:	2000
Election Date:	November 5, 1996
Turnout:	47% (VAP)^[1]
Image1:	Bill Clinton.jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Clinton
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	Arkansas
Running Mate1:	Al Gore
Electoral Vote1:	8
Popular Vote1:	636,614
Percentage1:	45.84%
Nominee2:	Bob Dole
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Kansas
Running Mate2:	Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	623,283
Percentage2:	44.88%
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:	120,396
Percentage3:	8.67%
Map Size:	380px
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 Kentucky took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a slim margin of 0.96%, thus marking Kentucky the closest contest in the entire election. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 8.67% of the popular vote.

, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Kentucky, as well as any of these 36 counties: Powell, Montgomery, Nicholas, Lawrence, Bourbon, Nelson, Simpson, McCracken, Hopkins, Calloway, Graves, Greenup, Clark, Marshall, Meade, Bell, Logan, Ohio, Johnson, Marion, Harrison, Henry, Union, Trigg, Morgan, Webster, Caldwell, Martin, Carroll, McLean, Livingston, Trimble, Gallatin, Lyon, Carlisle, and Hickman.

Until this election a swing state, Kentucky has been carried by Republicans by double-digits in every subsequent election, and the party's margin of victory has almost exclusively increased in the 21st century.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	636,614	45.84%	8
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	623,283	44.88%	0
	Reform	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	120,396	8.67%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	4,009	0.29%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	Herbert Titus	2,204	0.16%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	1,493	0.11%	0
	Write-in	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	701	0.05%	0
	No party	Write-in		8	0.00%	0

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton^[2] Democratic		Bob Dole Republican		Ross Perot Reform		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		1,821		27.85%		3,876		59.28%		790		12.08%		51		0.78%		-2,055		-31.43%		6,538
	Allen		1,781		34.05%		3,032		57.97%		393		7.51%		24		0.46%		-1,251		-23.92%		5,230
	Anderson		2,898		43.56%		2,972		44.67%		751		11.29%		32		0.48%		-74		-1.11%		6,653
	Ballard		2,255		60.26%		1,064		28.43%		411		10.98%		12		0.32%		1,191		31.83%		3,742
	Barren		5,044		42.59%		5,700		48.13%		1,065		8.99%		35		0.30%		-656		-5.54%		11,844
	Bath		1,886		52.83%		1,229		34.43%		428		11.99%		27		0.76%		657		18.40%		3,570
	Bell		5,058		50.54%		3,917		39.14%		940		9.39%		93		0.93%		1,141		11.40%		10,008
	Boone		8,379		32.72%		15,085		58.91%		1,900		7.42%		243		0.95%		-6,706		-26.19%		25,607
	Bourbon		3,030		48.42%		2,592		41.42%		603		9.64%		33		0.53%		438		7.00%		6,258
	Boyd		9,668		51.17%		7,054		37.34%		2,070		10.96%		101		0.53%		2,614		13.83%		18,893
	Boyle		3,877		44.15%		4,157		47.34%		709		8.07%		39		0.44%		-280		-3.19%		8,782
	Bracken		1,055		38.79%		1,371		50.40%		271		9.96%		23		0.85%		-316		-11.61%		2,720
	Breathitt		3,106		67.85%		1,058		23.11%		397		8.67%		17		0.37%		2,048		44.74%		4,578
	Breckinridge		2,956		43.49%		3,151		46.36%		670		9.86%		20		0.29%		-195		-2.87%		6,797
	Bullitt		7,651		41.59%		8,697		47.28%		1,973		10.73%		74		0.40%		-1,046		-5.69%		18,395
	Butler		1,260		30.37%		2,531		61.00%		348		8.39%		10		0.24%		-1,271		-30.63%		4,149
	Caldwell		2,434		47.22%		2,067		40.10%		637		12.36%		17		0.33%		367		7.12%		5,155
	Calloway		5,281		45.66%		4,989		43.14%		1,223		10.57%		73		0.63%		292		2.52%		11,566
	Campbell		11,957		38.30%		16,640		53.31%		2,312		7.41%		307		0.98%		-4,683		-15.01%		31,216
	Carlisle		1,355		55.83%		816		33.62%		245		10.09%		11		0.45%		539		22.21%		2,427
	Carroll		1,689		52.18%		1,170		36.14%		351		10.84%		27		0.83%		519		16.04%		3,237
	Carter		3,728		47.97%		3,240		41.69%		781		10.05%		22		0.28%		488		6.28%		7,771
	Casey		1,106		22.70%		3,187		65.40%		525		10.77%		55		1.13%		-2,081		-42.70%		4,873
	Christian		6,843		42.08%		8,285		50.95%		1,064		6.54%		68		0.42%		-1,442		-8.87%		16,260
	Clark		4,987		45.77%		4,739		43.49%		1,095		10.05%		75		0.69%		248		2.28%		10,896
	Clay		2,135		33.35%		3,716		58.05%		478		7.47%		72		1.12%		-1,581		-24.70%		6,401
	Clinton		1,072		26.96%		2,521		63.41%		350		8.80%		33		0.83%		-1,449		-36.45%		3,976
	Crittenden		1,480		43.48%		1,509		44.33%		400		11.75%		15		0.44%		-29		-0.85%		3,404
	Cumberland		753		28.29%		1,654		62.13%		227		8.53%		28		1.05%		-901		-33.84%		2,662
	Daviess		15,366		43.99%		15,844		45.36%		3,344		9.57%		376		1.08%		-478		-1.37%		34,930
	Edmonson		1,595		35.30%		2,619		57.96%		298		6.59%		7		0.15%		-1,024		-22.66%		4,519
	Elliott		1,298		64.42%		421		20.89%		284		14.09%		12		0.60%		877		43.53%		2,015
	Estill		1,724		38.74%		2,220		49.89%		479		10.76%		27		0.61%		-496		-11.15%		4,450
	Fayette		43,632		47.09%		42,930		46.33%		5,345		5.77%		757		0.82%		702		0.76%		92,664
	Fleming		1,913		40.16%		2,313		48.55%		522		10.96%		16		0.34%		-400		-8.39%		4,764
	Floyd		9,655		67.12%		3,139		21.82%		1,518		10.55%		72		0.50%		6,516		45.30%		14,384
	Franklin		11,251		55.24%		7,132		35.02%		1,873		9.20%		111		0.54%		4,119		20.22%		20,367
	Fulton		1,614		59.56%		863		31.85%		223		8.23%		10		0.37%		751		27.71%		2,710
	Gallatin		1,189		50.68%		838		35.72%		299		12.75%		20		0.85%		351		14.96%		2,346
	Garrard		1,486		34.00%		2,540		58.11%		337		7.71%		8		0.18%		-1,054		-24.11%		4,371
	Grant		2,541		42.80%		2,697		45.43%		661		11.13%		38		0.64%		-156		-2.63%		5,937
	Graves		6,991		50.65%		5,130		37.17%		1,596		11.56%		86		0.62%		1,861		13.48%		13,803
	Grayson		2,716		35.17%		4,249		55.02%		677		8.77%		80		1.04%		-1,533		-19.85%		7,722
	Green		1,285		28.30%		2,763		60.86%		475		10.46%		17		0.37%		-1,478		-32.56%		4,540
	Greenup		6,883		49.32%		5,370		38.48%		1,627		11.66%		76		0.54%		1,513		10.84%		13,956
	Hancock		1,547		46.33%		1,356		40.61%		418		12.52%		18		0.54%		191		5.72%		3,339
	Hardin		11,031		41.44%		12,642		47.50%		2,815		10.58%		129		0.48%		-1,611		-6.06%		26,617
	Harlan		5,874		58.00%		3,337		32.95%		884		8.73%		32		0.32%		2,537		25.05%		10,127
	Harrison		2,934		47.29%		2,433		39.22%		801		12.91%		36		0.58%		501		8.07%		6,204
	Hart		2,527		43.89%		2,701		46.91%		501		8.70%		29		0.50%		-174		-3.02%		5,758
	Henderson		8,051		54.38%		5,092		34.39%		1,556		10.51%		107		0.72%		2,959		19.99%		14,806
	Henry		2,324		46.39%		2,110		42.12%		564		11.26%		12		0.24%		214		4.27%		5,010
	Hickman		1,220		56.14%		695		31.98%		247		11.37%		11		0.51%		525		24.16%		2,173
	Hopkins		7,239		47.66%		6,363		41.89%		1,512		9.95%		76		0.50%		876		5.77%		15,190
	Jackson		960		22.06%		3,045		69.98%		299		6.87%		47		1.08%		-2,085		-47.92%		4,351
	Jefferson		144,207		51.52%		114,860		41.03%		19,413		6.94%		1,433		0.51%		29,347		10.49%		279,913
	Jessamine		4,428		36.27%		6,686		54.76%		1,040		8.52%		56		0.46%		-2,258		-18.49%		12,210
	Johnson		3,348		43.68%		3,262		42.56%		1,010		13.18%		44		0.57%		86		1.12%		7,664
	Kenton		19,407		37.19%		28,579		54.77%		3,680		7.05%		514		0.99%		-9,172		-17.58%		52,180
	Knott		4,842		73.29%		1,201		18.18%		517		7.83%		47		0.71%		3,641		55.11%		6,607
	Knox		3,736		41.08%		4,502		49.50%		811		8.92%		46		0.51%		-766		-8.42%		9,095
	LaRue		2,040		43.80%		2,140		45.94%		469		10.07%		9		0.19%		-100		-2.14%		4,658
	Laurel		4,306		28.54%		9,454		62.65%		1,211		8.03%		119		0.79%		-5,148		-34.11%		15,090
	Lawrence		2,195		48.75%		1,812		40.24%		481		10.68%		15		0.33%		383		8.51%		4,503
	Lee		1,023		40.56%		1,302		51.63%		181		7.18%		16		0.63%		-279		-11.07%		2,522
	Leslie		1,466		35.84%		2,296		56.14%		304		7.43%		24		0.59%		-830		-20.30%		4,090
	Letcher		4,160		57.57%		2,222		30.75%		782		10.82%		62		0.86%		1,938		26.82%		7,226
	Lewis		1,415		32.38%		2,365		54.12%		561		12.84%		29		0.66%		-950		-21.74%		4,370
	Lincoln		2,550		41.73%		3,006		49.19%		526		8.61%		29		0.47%		-456		-7.46%		6,111
	Livingston		2,228		56.15%		1,258		31.70%		449		11.32%		33		0.83%		970		24.45%		3,968
	Logan		4,181		47.47%		3,888		44.15%		704		7.99%		34		0.39%		293		3.32%		8,807
	Lyon		1,641		55.89%		999		34.03%		284		9.67%		12		0.41%		642		21.86%		2,936
	Madison		8,142		42.62%		9,212		48.23%		1,613		8.44%		135		0.71%		-1,070		-5.61%		19,102
	Magoffin		2,249		55.60%		1,434		35.45%		337		8.33%		25		0.62%		815		20.15%		4,045
	Marion		2,922		51.17%		2,013		35.25%		757		13.26%		18		0.32%		909		15.92%		5,710
	Marshall		6,054		50.12%		4,579		37.91%		1,391		11.52%		54		0.45%		1,475		12.21%		12,078
	Martin		1,807		47.00%		1,612		41.92%		401		10.43%		25		0.65%		195		5.08%		3,845
	Mason		2,444		44.12%		2,588		46.72%		484		8.74%		23		0.42%		-144		-2.60%		5,539
	McCracken		12,670		50.10%		10,221		40.42%		2,268		8.97%		128		0.51%		2,449		9.68%		25,287
	McCreary		1,710		35.66%		2,527		52.70%		488		10.18%		70		1.46%		-817		-17.04%		4,795
	McLean		1,834		51.02%		1,368		38.05%		385		10.71%		8		0.22%		466		12.97%		3,595
	Meade		3,653		49.04%		2,855		38.33%		912		12.24%		29		0.39%		798		10.71%		7,449
	Menifee		979		54.97%		608		34.14%		179		10.05%		15		0.84%		371		20.83%		1,781
	Mercer		3,179		43.66%		3,264		44.82%		738		10.13%		101		1.39%		-85		-1.16%		7,282
	Metcalfe		1,349		39.95%		1,651		48.89%		355		10.51%		22		0.65%		-302		-8.94%		3,377
	Monroe		1,114		22.96%		3,300		68.03%		415		8.55%		22		0.45%		-2,186		-45.07%		4,851
	Montgomery		3,372		49.62%		2,681		39.45%		705		10.37%		38		0.56%		691		10.17%		6,796
	Morgan		1,843		49.88%		1,439		38.94%		380		10.28%		33		0.89%		404		10.94%		3,695
	Muhlenberg		6,564		57.65%		3,569		31.35%		1,218		10.70%		35		0.31%		2,995		26.30%		11,386
	Nelson		5,392		48.32%		4,645		41.63%		1,067		9.56%		55		0.49%		747		6.69%		11,159
	Nicholas		1,092		47.25%		950		41.11%		265		11.47%		4		0.17%		142		6.14%		2,311
	Ohio		3,487		43.20%		3,475		43.05%		1,076		13.33%		34		0.42%		12		0.15%		8,072
	Oldham		6,202		33.89%		10,477		57.25%		1,521		8.31%		101		0.55%		-4,275		-23.36%		18,301
	Owen		1,603		42.23%		1,709		45.02%		454		11.96%		30		0.79%		-106		-2.79%		3,796
	Owsley		647		37.44%		920		53.24%		153		8.85%		8		0.46%		-273		-15.80%		1,728
	Pendleton		1,926		41.76%		2,177		47.20%		462		10.02%		47		1.02%		-251		-5.44%		4,612
	Perry		6,015		58.27%		3,382		32.76%		894		8.66%		32		0.31%		2,633		25.51%		10,323
	Pike		14,126		60.12%		7,160		30.47%		2,148		9.14%		61		0.26%		6,966		29.65%		23,495
	Powell		2,156		50.86%		1,526		36.00%		523		12.34%		34		0.80%		630		14.86%		4,239
	Pulaski		5,340		28.36%		11,945		63.44%		1,420		7.54%		124		0.66%		-6,605		-35.08%		18,829
	Robertson		360		42.35%		368		43.29%		117		13.76%		5		0.59%		-8		-0.94%		850
	Rockcastle		1,160		24.95%		3,106		66.80%		338		7.27%		46		0.99%		-1,946		-41.85%		4,650
	Rowan		3,215		51.00%		2,309		36.63%		724		11.48%		56		0.89%		906		14.37%		6,304
	Russell		1,582		24.50%		4,017		62.22%		837		12.96%		20		0.31%		-2,435		-37.72%		6,456
	Scott		4,258		44.28%		4,349		45.23%		977		10.16%		31		0.32%		-91		-0.95%		9,615
	Shelby		4,629		43.02%		5,307		49.32%		780		7.25%		45		0.42%		-678		-6.30%		10,761
	Simpson		2,749		51.31%		2,186		40.80%		401		7.48%		22		0.41%		563		10.51%		5,358
	Spencer		1,404		41.69%		1,614		47.92%		341		10.12%		9		0.27%		-210		-6.23%		3,368
	Taylor		2,897		34.76%		4,573		54.87%		829		9.95%		36		0.43%		-1,676		-20.11%		8,335
	Todd		1,744		42.35%		1,912		46.43%		424		10.30%		38		0.92%		-168		-4.08%		4,118
	Trigg		2,087		46.65%		1,975		44.14%		394		8.81%		18		0.40%		112		2.51%		4,474
	Trimble		1,245		48.48%		999		38.90%		308		11.99%		16		0.62%		246		9.58%		2,568
	Union		2,913		57.30%		1,554		30.57%		598		11.76%		19		0.37%		1,359		26.73%		5,084
	Warren		11,642		39.59%		15,784		53.68%		1,835		6.24%		145		0.49%		-4,142		-14.09%		29,406
	Washington		1,639		39.39%		2,116		50.85%		383		9.20%		23		0.55%		-477		-11.46%		4,161
	Wayne		2,422		40.00%		3,122		51.56%		481		7.94%		30		0.50%		-700		-11.56%		6,055
	Webster		2,852		55.90%		1,568		30.73%		660		12.94%		22		0.43%		1,284		25.17%		5,102
	Whitley		4,174		39.08%		5,402		50.58%		1,027		9.62%		77		0.72%		-1,228		-11.50%		10,680
	Wolfe		1,297		56.46%		772		33.61%		202		8.79%		26		1.13%		525		22.85%		2,297
	Woodford		3,910		43.56%		4,270		47.57%		746		8.31%		51		0.57%		-360		-4.01%		8,977
Total	636,614	45.84%	623,283	44.88%	120,396	8.67%	8,415	0.61%	13,331	0.96%	1,388,708

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Barren
• Bracken
• Breckinridge
• Bullitt
• Crittenden
• Daviess
• Fleming
• Hart
• Larue
• Mason
• Metcalfe
• Owen
• Robertson
• Spencer
• Todd

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Fayette
• Martin

See also

• United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1996

References

1. Web site: Liep . Dave . 1996 Presidential General Election Data . US Election Atlas . 11 July 2024.
2. Web site: Our Campaigns. KY US Presidential Race, November 05, 1996.

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