1996 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:Missouri
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Missouri
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 Vote1:11
Popular Vote1:1,025,935
Percentage1:47.54%
Nominee2:Bob Dole
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:890,016
Percentage2:41.24%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party (United States)
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Pat Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:217,188
Percentage3:10.06%
Map Size:340px
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 Missouri took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D-AR) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 47.54% to Dole's 41.24% for a winning margin of 6.3%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.06% of the popular vote. From 1904 to 2004, the state has been carried by the winner of the presidential election, with the exceptions of the election of 1956. The state was carried by the Republicans in 2000, and continued to move rightward in future elections (with the exception of 2008) with its white, rural, culturally conservative population following in the direction of neighboring Southern states like Arkansas. Missouri indeed appears to have lost its bellwether status, voting significantly more Republican than the nation since 2004.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time in which Missouri voted Democratic (although it almost did so in 2008 for Barack Obama) as well as the last time that Hickory County, Benton County, Mercer County, Caldwell County, Grundy County, Crawford County, Carroll County, Franklin County, St. Clair County, Livingston County, DeKalb County, Lafayette County, St. Francois County, Daviess County, Bates County, Madison County, Montgomery County, Sullivan County, Clark County, Nodaway County, Henry County, Vernon County, Gentry County, Macon County, Knox County, Wayne County, Ripley County, Clinton County, Monroe County, Ralls County, Randolph County, Dunklin County, Reynolds County, Oregon County, Howard County, Shannon County, Shelby County, Callaway County, Scott County, Lincoln County, Audrain County, Pike County, Marion County, Lewis County, Scotland County, Schuyler County, Chariton County, Worth County, and Linn County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Missouri
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)1,025,93547.54%11
RepublicanRobert DoleJack Kemp890,01641.24%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate217,18810.06%0
U.S. TaxpayerHoward PhillipsHerbert Titus11,5210.53%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen10,5220.49%0
Natural LawDr. John HagelinDr. V. Tompkins2,2870.11%0
Write-inRalph NaderWinona LaDuke5340.02%0
Write-inCharles CollinsRosemary Giumarra620.00%0

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[2]
%%%%%
Adair4,44142.71%4,65644.78%1,17011.25%1301.25%-215-2.07%10,397
Andrew2,80739.53%3,28146.20%96413.58%490.69%-474-6.67%7,101
Atchison1,26642.51%1,32744.56%36712.32%180.60%-61-2.05%2,978
Audrain4,69047.96%3,95540.45%1,04610.70%870.89%7357.51%9,778
Barry4,35236.88%5,85549.62%1,49412.66%980.83%-1,503-12.74%11,799
Barton1,62532.21%2,81255.74%56311.16%450.89%-1,187-23.53%5,045
Bates3,22445.17%2,90440.69%94913.30%600.84%3204.48%7,137
Benton2,99644.62%2,89543.11%76411.38%600.89%1011.51%6,715
Bollinger2,04440.50%2,42047.95%50610.03%771.53%-376-7.45%5,047
Boone24,98448.12%22,04742.46%4,0837.86%8061.55%2,9375.66%51,920
Buchanan15,84848.00%12,61038.19%4,24812.87%3120.94%3,2389.81%33,018
Butler5,78040.30%6,99648.78%1,4149.86%1531.07%-1,216-8.48%14,343
Caldwell1,48742.88%1,46442.21%46813.49%491.41%230.67%3,468
Callaway5,88044.76%5,56742.38%1,53011.65%1601.22%3132.38%13,137
Camden5,56637.88%7,19048.93%1,80912.31%1290.88%-1,624-11.05%14,694
Cape Girardeau9,95736.05%15,55756.32%1,8616.74%2470.89%-5,600-20.27%27,622
Carroll2,08046.07%1,83940.73%58012.85%160.35%2415.34%4,515
Carter1,17243.78%1,18044.08%30111.24%240.90%-8-0.30%2,677
Cass11,74340.48%13,49546.52%3,47411.98%2981.03%-1,752-6.04%29,010
Cedar2,02738.82%2,48447.57%65812.60%531.01%-457-8.75%5,222
Chariton2,07251.39%1,50837.40%42310.49%290.72%56413.99%4,032
Christian6,62735.64%9,47750.97%2,30112.37%1901.02%-2,850-15.33%18,595
Clark1,74952.79%1,08132.63%45813.82%250.75%66820.16%3,313
Clay32,60347.15%28,93541.85%7,04810.19%5610.81%3,6685.30%69,147
Clinton3,44548.08%2,78038.80%84811.84%921.28%6659.28%7,165
Cole10,85737.00%16,14055.01%2,1217.23%2240.76%-5,283-18.01%29,342
Cooper2,75341.53%2,90043.75%89113.44%851.28%-147-2.22%6,629
Crawford3,34943.74%2,99039.05%1,22315.97%941.23%3594.69%7,656
Dade1,24335.06%1,82251.40%44712.61%330.93%-579-16.34%3,545
Dallas2,27740.13%2,55445.01%78713.87%560.99%-277-4.88%5,674
Daviess1,53445.75%1,32139.40%46613.90%320.95%2136.35%3,353
DeKalb1,67943.66%1,62742.30%49212.79%481.25%521.36%3,846
Dent2,23440.34%2,54245.90%69312.51%691.25%-308-5.56%5,538
Douglas1,74433.64%2,60150.17%77514.95%641.23%-857-16.53%5,184
Dunklin5,42853.36%3,76637.02%9349.18%450.44%1,66216.34%10,173
Franklin13,90841.23%13,71540.66%5,51716.35%5941.76%1930.57%33,734
Gasconade2,10435.24%2,99750.19%82013.73%500.84%-893-14.95%5,971
Gentry1,49345.37%1,36141.36%41612.64%210.64%1324.01%3,291
Greene39,30040.45%48,19349.60%8,5698.82%1,1021.13%-8,893-9.15%97,164
Grundy2,07344.13%1,88340.08%63113.43%1112.36%1904.05%4,698
Harrison1,62841.96%1,73744.77%48412.47%310.80%-109-2.81%3,880
Henry4,57950.11%3,26035.68%1,23113.47%670.73%1,31914.43%9,137
Hickory1,85847.49%1,49138.11%53113.57%320.82%3679.38%3,912
Holt1,14440.77%1,32347.15%31411.19%250.89%-179-6.38%2,806
Howard2,01447.92%1,54536.76%56813.51%761.81%46911.16%4,203
Howell5,26138.90%5,99144.30%2,06615.28%2061.52%-730-5.40%13,524
Iron2,22153.39%1,32831.92%56813.65%431.03%89321.47%4,160
Jackson140,31756.20%85,53434.26%21,0478.43%2,7601.11%54,78321.94%249,658
Jasper11,46233.95%18,36154.39%3,54510.50%3931.16%-6,899-20.44%33,761
Jefferson32,07348.52%23,87736.12%8,89313.45%1,2591.90%8,19612.40%66,102
Johnson6,22042.68%6,27643.06%1,91113.11%1671.15%-56-0.38%14,574
Knox89144.09%86242.65%25412.57%140.69%291.44%2,021
Laclede4,04735.19%5,88751.20%1,45912.69%1060.92%-1,840-16.01%11,499
Lafayette6,11846.34%5,48941.57%1,51611.48%800.61%6294.77%13,203
Lawrence4,46536.21%6,09949.46%1,61313.08%1551.26%-1,634-13.25%12,332
Lewis2,05049.09%1,45334.79%64415.42%290.69%59714.30%4,176
Lincoln5,64444.75%4,89738.83%1,88114.92%1891.50%7475.92%12,611
Linn2,96750.36%2,09735.60%78113.26%460.78%87014.76%5,891
Livingston2,91347.52%2,38438.89%77712.68%560.91%5298.63%6,130
Macon2,93745.32%2,63440.65%84813.09%610.94%3034.67%6,480
Madison2,35150.42%1,59534.21%62513.40%921.97%75616.21%4,663
Maries1,54042.35%1,56042.90%51614.19%200.55%-20-0.55%3,636
Marion4,92445.93%4,65343.40%1,08210.09%620.58%2712.53%10,721
McDonald1,98033.15%3,00850.36%92315.45%621.04%-1,028-17.21%5,973
Mercer70044.28%66041.75%20813.16%130.82%402.53%1,581
Miller3,11035.59%4,38750.20%1,18513.56%570.65%-1,277-14.61%8,739
Mississippi3,23561.63%1,59530.39%3807.24%390.74%1,64031.24%5,249
Moniteau2,12938.96%2,60347.63%69312.68%400.73%-474-8.67%5,465
Monroe1,93850.59%1,33334.80%53213.89%280.73%60515.79%3,831
Montgomery2,27743.58%2,12440.65%77214.78%521.00%1532.93%5,225
Morgan3,00642.14%3,05942.89%1,00614.10%620.87%-53-0.75%7,133
New Madrid4,45158.80%2,41731.93%6638.76%390.52%2,03426.87%7,570
Newton5,84032.29%10,06755.66%1,99511.03%1831.01%-4,227-23.37%18,085
Nodaway3,96646.87%3,36239.74%1,04312.33%901.06%6047.13%8,461
Oregon1,79546.73%1,50239.10%47512.37%691.80%2937.63%3,841
Osage2,04536.73%2,89051.90%60810.92%250.45%-845-15.17%5,568
Ozark1,44536.22%1,88247.18%59514.92%671.68%-437-10.96%3,989
Pemiscot3,37159.38%1,82032.06%4588.07%280.49%1,55127.32%5,677
Perry2,51737.12%3,42750.54%77711.46%600.88%-910-13.42%6,781
Pettis6,05739.68%7,33648.06%1,71611.24%1541.01%-1,279-8.38%15,263
Phelps6,40541.87%6,99045.69%1,70311.13%2011.31%-585-3.82%15,299
Pike3,49552.22%2,20933.00%91613.69%731.09%1,28619.22%6,693
Platte12,70543.23%13,33245.37%3,03510.33%3161.08%-627-2.14%29,388
Polk3,30736.38%4,52149.74%1,16912.86%931.02%-1,214-13.36%9,090
Pulaski3,78341.67%4,08945.04%1,14112.57%660.73%-306-3.37%9,079
Putnam85738.17%1,09148.60%27612.29%210.94%-234-10.43%2,245
Ralls1,99849.31%1,51337.34%52012.83%210.52%48511.97%4,052
Randolph4,50250.11%3,27436.44%1,13012.58%790.88%1,22813.67%8,985
Ray4,71453.65%2,88432.82%1,11312.67%760.86%1,83020.83%8,787
Reynolds1,63155.10%90330.51%38613.04%401.35%72824.59%2,960
Ripley2,08144.68%1,98842.68%53011.38%591.27%932.00%4,658
Saline4,76553.82%2,93133.10%1,09012.31%680.77%1,83420.72%8,854
Schuyler85744.34%77740.20%28714.85%120.62%804.14%1,933
Scotland99047.01%77336.70%32615.48%170.81%21710.31%2,106
Scott7,01145.97%6,64143.54%1,4839.72%1170.77%3702.43%15,252
Shannon1,88249.58%1,33935.27%52413.80%511.34%54314.31%3,796
Shelby1,41046.08%1,21339.64%41313.50%240.78%1976.44%3,060
St. Charles41,36940.46%47,70546.66%11,59111.34%1,5811.55%-6,336-6.20%102,246
St. Clair1,97444.13%1,81540.58%65014.53%340.76%1593.55%4,473
St. Francois9,03450.96%6,20034.98%2,26612.78%2261.27%2,83415.98%17,726
St. Louis225,52448.79%196,09642.42%34,8507.54%5,8081.26%29,4286.37%462,278
St. Louis City91,23374.78%22,12118.13%7,2765.96%1,3731.13%69,11256.65%122,003
Ste. Genevieve3,59753.47%2,07830.89%94214.00%1101.64%1,51922.58%6,727
Stoddard4,88343.69%5,02044.92%1,18510.60%880.79%-137-1.23%11,176
Stone3,49734.42%5,22351.40%1,35313.32%880.87%-1,726-16.98%10,161
Sullivan1,40245.91%1,27541.75%34011.13%371.21%1274.16%3,054
Taney4,62335.13%6,84452.01%1,58012.01%1130.86%-2,221-16.88%13,160
Texas3,89741.28%4,06543.06%1,33514.14%1431.51%-168-1.78%9,440
Vernon3,36343.82%3,12340.70%1,13514.79%530.69%2403.12%7,674
Warren3,44340.00%3,76843.78%1,25414.57%1421.65%-325-3.78%8,607
Washington4,31554.97%2,25928.78%1,16914.89%1071.36%2,05626.19%7,850
Wayne2,75448.75%2,17238.45%67411.93%490.87%58210.30%5,649
Webster3,85537.97%4,95848.84%1,21411.96%1251.23%-1,103-10.87%10,152
Worth57244.93%54042.42%15011.78%110.86%322.51%1,273
Wright2,28032.59%3,75453.67%89012.72%711.02%-1,474-21.08%6,995
Totals1,025,93547.54%890,01641.24%217,18810.06%24,9261.16%135,9196.30%2,158,065

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  2. Our Campaigns; MO US President 1996

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