| Election Name: | 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 203,974 |
| Percentage1: | 43.93% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Dole |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Jack Kemp |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 199,244 |
| Percentage2: | 42.91% |
| Image3: | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Ross Perot |
| Party3: | Reform Party (United States) |
| Home State3: | Texas |
| Running Mate3: | Pat Choate |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 43,986 |
| Percentage3: | 9.47% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| 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 Nevada 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.
A swing state, Nevada was narrowly won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton. Clinton took a 43.93% plurality of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 42.91%, a victory margin of 1.02%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.47% of the popular vote.[1]
, this is the last presidential election in which any candidate won Nevada without carrying Washoe County, and the last time Mineral County voted Democratic.[2] Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying White Pine County since Grover Cleveland in 1892.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 203,974 | 43.93% | 4 | ||
| Republican | 199,244 | 42.91% | 0 | |||
| Reform | Ross Perot | 43,986 | 9.47% | 0 | ||
| N/A | None of these Candidates | 5,608 | 1.21% | 0 | ||
| Green | Ralph Nader | 4,730 | 1.02% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 4,460 | 0.96% | 0 | ||
| Independent American | Howard Phillips | 1,732 | 0.37% | 0 | ||
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 545 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 464,279 | 100.00% | 4 | |||
| County | Bill Clinton[3] Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Ross Perot Reform | No Candidate None of the Above | Ralph Nader Green | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson City | 7,269 | 38.64% | 9,168 | 48.73% | 1,591 | 8.46% | 272 | 1.45% | 263 | 1.40% | 251 | 1.33% | -1,899 | -10.09% | 18,814 | ||||||||||||||||
| Churchill | 2,282 | 29.40% | 4,369 | 56.28% | 821 | 10.58% | 125 | 1.61% | 56 | 0.72% | 110 | 1.42% | -2,087 | -26.88% | 7,763 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clark | 127,963 | 48.71% | 103,431 | 39.37% | 23,177 | 8.82% | 2,655 | 1.01% | 1,902 | 0.72% | 3,582 | 1.36% | 24,532 | 9.34% | 262,710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 5,109 | 31.73% | 8,828 | 54.83% | 1,486 | 9.23% | 211 | 1.31% | 230 | 1.43% | 236 | 1.47% | -3,719 | -23.10% | 16,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elko | 3,149 | 26.56% | 6,512 | 54.92% | 1,539 | 12.98% | 195 | 1.64% | 92 | 0.78% | 370 | 3.12% | -3,363 | -28.36% | 11,857 | ||||||||||||||||
| Esmeralda | 140 | 25.64% | 277 | 50.73% | 91 | 16.67% | 14 | 2.56% | 7 | 1.28% | 17 | 3.11% | -137 | -25.09% | 546 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eureka | 158 | 22.97% | 412 | 59.88% | 90 | 13.08% | 17 | 2.47% | 4 | 0.58% | 7 | 1.02% | -254 | -36.91% | 688 | ||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,467 | 31.96% | 2,334 | 50.85% | 603 | 13.14% | 82 | 1.79% | 41 | 0.89% | 63 | 1.37% | -867 | -18.89% | 4,590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lander | 660 | 29.80% | 1,107 | 49.98% | 361 | 16.30% | 37 | 1.67% | 14 | 0.63% | 36 | 1.63% | -447 | -20.18% | 2,215 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 499 | 27.99% | 936 | 52.50% | 255 | 14.30% | 40 | 2.24% | 10 | 0.56% | 43 | 2.41% | -437 | -24.51% | 1,783 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 3,419 | 35.25% | 4,753 | 49.01% | 1,104 | 11.38% | 134 | 1.38% | 113 | 1.17% | 176 | 1.81% | -1,334 | -13.76% | 9,699 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mineral | 1,068 | 46.07% | 814 | 35.12% | 361 | 15.57% | 34 | 1.47% | 23 | 0.99% | 18 | 0.78% | 254 | 10.95% | 2,318 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nye | 3,300 | 35.83% | 3,979 | 43.20% | 1,544 | 16.76% | 150 | 1.63% | 56 | 0.61% | 182 | 1.98% | -679 | -7.37% | 9,211 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pershing | 565 | 36.01% | 743 | 47.36% | 203 | 12.94% | 28 | 1.78% | 15 | 0.96% | 15 | 0.96% | -178 | -11.35% | 1,569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Storey | 614 | 37.10% | 705 | 42.60% | 244 | 14.74% | 30 | 1.81% | 37 | 2.24% | 25 | 1.51% | -91 | -5.50% | 1,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washoe | 44,915 | 41.11% | 49,477 | 45.28% | 9,970 | 9.12% | 1,518 | 1.39% | 1,838 | 1.68% | 1,548 | 1.42% | -4,562 | -4.17% | 109,266 | ||||||||||||||||
| White Pine | 1,397 | 39.97% | 1,399 | 40.03% | 546 | 15.62% | 66 | 1.89% | 29 | 0.83% | 58 | 1.66% | -2 | -0.06% | 3,495 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 203,974 | 43.93% | 199,244 | 42.91% | 43,986 | 9.47% | 5,608 | 1.21% | 4,730 | 1.02% | 6,737 | 1.45% | 4,730 | 1.02% | 464,279 | ||||||||||||||||