| Election Name: | 1996 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Country: | District of Columbia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia |
| 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: | 158,220 |
| Percentage1: | 85.19% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Dole |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Jack Kemp |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,339 |
| Percentage2: | 9.34% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 the District of Columbia 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.
Washington, D.C. was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 85.19% to 9.34% by a margin of 75.85%. Political activist Ralph Nader (Green Party) finished in third, with 2.57% of the popular vote, and businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party) finished in fourth, with 1.94%.
Washington, D.C. was again Ross Perot's worst performance in the country. This is also the only time Perot finished fourth in any location in either 1992 or 1996.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Washington, D. C. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore (incumbent) | 158,220 | 85.19% | 3 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 17,339 | 9.34% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 4,780 | 2.57% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 3,611 | 1.94% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 648 | 0.35% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 588 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 283 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers Party | James Harris | Laura Garza | 257 | 0.14% | 0 | |