| Election Name: | 1996 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States presidential election in North Dakota |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1996 |
| Image1: | Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Dole |
| Party1: | North Dakota Republican Party |
| Home State1: | Kansas |
| Running Mate1: | Jack Kemp |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 125,050 |
| Percentage1: | 46.94% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Clinton |
| Party2: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
| Home State2: | Arkansas |
| Running Mate2: | Al Gore |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,905 |
| Percentage2: | 40.13% |
| 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: | 32,515 |
| Percentage3: | 12.20% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Bill Clinton |
| Before Party: | Democratic-NPL |
| After Election: | Bill Clinton |
| After Party: | Democratic-NPL |
The 1996 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who was running against incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp.[1]
North Dakota weighed in for this election as 5% more third-party than the national average. The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for North Dakota, with almost 13% of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. All major counties in North Dakota turned out for Dole, including the (relatively) highly populated center of Cass County, which contains the city of Fargo.
In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 12% of the votes in North Dakota, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for the U.S. presidency in recent times. His performance in the state was his fifth-strongest in the election after Maine, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.[2]
, this is the last election in which Divide County and Ramsey County voted for the Democratic candidate.
| 1996 United States presidential election in North Dakota | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Bob Dole | 125,050 | 46.94% | 3 | ||
| Democratic-NPL | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 106,905 | 40.13% | 0 | ||
| Reform | Ross Perot | 32,515 | 12.20% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 847 | 0.32% | 0 | ||
| Taxpayers’ | Howard Phillips | 745 | 0.28% | 0 | ||
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 349 | 0.13% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 266,411 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | ||||||
| County[3] | Bob Dole Republican | Bill Clinton Democratic-NPL | Ross Perot Reform | Harry Browne Libertarian | Howard Phillips U.S. Taxpayers | John Hagelin Natural Law | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adams | 575 | 49.91% | 366 | 31.77% | 200 | 17.36% | 5 | 0.43% | 6 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 209 | 18.14% | 1,152 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barnes | 2,449 | 44.79% | 2,317 | 42.37% | 666 | 12.18% | 13 | 0.24% | 15 | 0.27% | 8 | 0.15% | 132 | 2.42% | 5,468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benson | 850 | 39.13% | 1,059 | 48.76% | 252 | 11.60% | 5 | 0.23% | 5 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.05% | -209 | -9.63% | 2,172 | ||||||||||||||||
| Billings | 281 | 55.42% | 116 | 22.88% | 107 | 21.10% | 3 | 0.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 165 | 32.54% | 507 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bottineau | 1,682 | 47.80% | 1,280 | 36.37% | 536 | 15.23% | 15 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.09% | 402 | 11.43% | 3,519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowman | 710 | 48.20% | 489 | 33.20% | 261 | 17.72% | 3 | 0.20% | 8 | 0.54% | 2 | 0.14% | 221 | 15.00% | 1,473 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burke | 483 | 44.35% | 416 | 38.20% | 176 | 16.16% | 3 | 0.28% | 11 | 1.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 67 | 6.15% | 1,089 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burleigh | 15,464 | 51.74% | 10,679 | 35.73% | 3,535 | 11.83% | 102 | 0.34% | 77 | 0.26% | 33 | 0.11% | 4,785 | 16.01% | 29,890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cass | 24,238 | 48.02% | 21,693 | 42.98% | 4,116 | 8.16% | 217 | 0.43% | 139 | 0.28% | 68 | 0.13% | 2,545 | 5.04% | 50,471 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cavalier | 1,188 | 47.85% | 941 | 37.90% | 326 | 13.13% | 13 | 0.52% | 13 | 0.52% | 2 | 0.08% | 247 | 9.95% | 2,483 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dickey | 1,418 | 53.21% | 953 | 35.76% | 276 | 10.36% | 6 | 0.23% | 9 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.11% | 465 | 17.45% | 2,665 | ||||||||||||||||
| Divide | 488 | 36.42% | 637 | 47.54% | 209 | 15.60% | 1 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.07% | -149 | -11.12% | 1,340 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dunn | 830 | 47.62% | 587 | 33.68% | 304 | 17.44% | 4 | 0.23% | 17 | 0.98% | 1 | 0.06% | 243 | 13.94% | 1,743 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddy | 517 | 40.36% | 553 | 43.17% | 201 | 15.69% | 2 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.55% | 1 | 0.08% | -36 | -2.81% | 1,281 | ||||||||||||||||
| Emmons | 1,148 | 53.54% | 544 | 25.37% | 441 | 20.57% | 2 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.14% | 604 | 28.17% | 2,144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Foster | 801 | 45.93% | 664 | 38.07% | 265 | 15.19% | 5 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.34% | 3 | 0.17% | 137 | 7.86% | 1,744 | ||||||||||||||||
| Golden Valley | 520 | 56.28% | 235 | 25.43% | 163 | 17.64% | 1 | 0.11% | 3 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.22% | 285 | 30.85% | 924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Forks | 11,606 | 44.92% | 11,376 | 44.03% | 2,663 | 10.31% | 130 | 0.50% | 31 | 0.12% | 30 | 0.12% | 230 | 0.89% | 25,836 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grant | 760 | 55.51% | 300 | 21.91% | 295 | 21.55% | 4 | 0.29% | 8 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.15% | 460 | 33.60% | 1,369 | ||||||||||||||||
| Griggs | 731 | 46.53% | 670 | 42.65% | 162 | 10.31% | 6 | 0.38% | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 3.88% | 1,571 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hettinger | 765 | 53.65% | 418 | 29.31% | 238 | 16.69% | 2 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.14% | 347 | 24.34% | 1,426 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kidder | 691 | 50.00% | 434 | 31.40% | 242 | 17.51% | 4 | 0.29% | 9 | 0.65% | 2 | 0.14% | 257 | 18.60% | 1,382 | ||||||||||||||||
| LaMoure | 1,220 | 51.15% | 880 | 36.90% | 276 | 11.57% | 5 | 0.21% | 3 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.04% | 340 | 14.25% | 2,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Logan | 705 | 53.09% | 360 | 27.11% | 254 | 19.13% | 4 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.30% | 1 | 0.08% | 345 | 25.98% | 1,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| McHenry | 1,187 | 43.07% | 1,096 | 39.77% | 453 | 16.44% | 7 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.11% | 91 | 3.30% | 2,756 | ||||||||||||||||
| McIntosh | 1,005 | 56.43% | 470 | 26.39% | 295 | 16.56% | 3 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.17% | 535 | 30.04% | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKenzie | 1,338 | 49.50% | 928 | 34.33% | 428 | 15.83% | 3 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.07% | 410 | 15.17% | 2,703 | ||||||||||||||||
| McLean | 1,988 | 45.39% | 1,759 | 40.16% | 618 | 14.11% | 5 | 0.11% | 6 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.09% | 229 | 5.23% | 4,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 1,953 | 48.32% | 1,300 | 32.16% | 764 | 18.90% | 9 | 0.22% | 11 | 0.27% | 5 | 0.12% | 653 | 16.16% | 4,042 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morton | 4,699 | 46.66% | 3,745 | 37.19% | 1,566 | 15.55% | 19 | 0.19% | 25 | 0.25% | 16 | 0.16% | 954 | 9.47% | 10,070 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mountrail | 965 | 36.90% | 1,277 | 48.83% | 360 | 13.77% | 3 | 0.11% | 9 | 0.34% | 1 | 0.04% | -312 | -11.93% | 2,615 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nelson | 745 | 41.41% | 827 | 45.97% | 206 | 11.45% | 9 | 0.50% | 8 | 0.44% | 4 | 0.22% | -82 | -4.56% | 1,799 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oliver | 499 | 48.83% | 333 | 32.58% | 183 | 17.91% | 1 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 166 | 16.25% | 1,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pembina | 1,678 | 50.94% | 1,191 | 36.16% | 400 | 12.14% | 16 | 0.49% | 6 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.09% | 487 | 14.78% | 3,294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pierce | 1,017 | 51.52% | 671 | 33.99% | 270 | 13.68% | 5 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.51% | 1 | 0.05% | 346 | 17.53% | 1,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ramsey | 2,077 | 43.51% | 2,123 | 44.47% | 549 | 11.50% | 8 | 0.17% | 11 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.13% | -46 | -0.96% | 4,774 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ransom | 920 | 37.78% | 1,199 | 49.24% | 303 | 12.44% | 6 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.12% | -279 | -11.46% | 2,435 | ||||||||||||||||
| Renville | 576 | 42.54% | 562 | 41.51% | 210 | 15.51% | 2 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.22% | 1 | 0.07% | 14 | 1.03% | 1,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| Richland | 3,345 | 47.32% | 2,890 | 40.88% | 782 | 11.06% | 22 | 0.31% | 15 | 0.21% | 15 | 0.21% | 455 | 6.44% | 7,069 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rolette | 823 | 22.85% | 2,299 | 63.84% | 448 | 12.44% | 8 | 0.22% | 14 | 0.39% | 9 | 0.25% | -1,476 | -40.99% | 3,601 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sargent | 814 | 39.38% | 1,003 | 48.52% | 241 | 11.66% | 5 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.10% | -189 | -9.14% | 2,067 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sheridan | 566 | 60.15% | 252 | 26.78% | 121 | 12.86% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 314 | 33.37% | 941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sioux | 207 | 30.00% | 393 | 56.96% | 82 | 11.88% | 4 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.29% | 2 | 0.29% | -186 | -26.96% | 690 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slope | 260 | 58.43% | 123 | 27.64% | 60 | 13.48% | 1 | 0.22% | 1 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 137 | 30.79% | 445 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stark | 4,086 | 46.94% | 3,095 | 35.55% | 1,456 | 16.73% | 25 | 0.29% | 31 | 0.36% | 12 | 0.14% | 991 | 11.39% | 8,705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steele | 486 | 39.67% | 620 | 50.61% | 115 | 9.39% | 2 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.08% | -134 | -10.94% | 1,225 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stutsman | 3,784 | 44.04% | 3,589 | 41.77% | 1,141 | 13.28% | 28 | 0.33% | 28 | 0.33% | 23 | 0.27% | 195 | 2.27% | 8,593 | ||||||||||||||||
| Towner | 542 | 39.08% | 649 | 46.79% | 187 | 13.48% | 4 | 0.29% | 2 | 0.14% | 3 | 0.22% | -107 | -7.71% | 1,387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Traill | 1,820 | 45.03% | 1,822 | 45.08% | 380 | 9.40% | 13 | 0.32% | 4 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.07% | -2 | -0.05% | 4,042 | ||||||||||||||||
| Walsh | 2,222 | 44.99% | 2,082 | 42.15% | 599 | 12.13% | 10 | 0.20% | 24 | 0.49% | 2 | 0.04% | 140 | 2.84% | 4,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ward | 10,546 | 48.01% | 8,660 | 39.43% | 2,587 | 11.78% | 54 | 0.25% | 74 | 0.34% | 43 | 0.20% | 1,886 | 8.58% | 21,964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wells | 1,192 | 46.89% | 962 | 37.84% | 373 | 14.67% | 1 | 0.04% | 11 | 0.43% | 3 | 0.12% | 230 | 9.05% | 2,542 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 3,590 | 45.79% | 3,018 | 38.49% | 1,174 | 14.97% | 21 | 0.27% | 27 | 0.34% | 10 | 0.13% | 572 | 7.30% | 7,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 125,050 | 46.94% | 106,905 | 40.13% | 32,515 | 12.20% | 847 | 0.32% | 745 | 0.28% | 349 | 0.13% | 18,145 | 6.81% | 266,411 | ||||||||||||||||