| Election Name: | 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Turnout: | 64.8%[1] 11.8 pp |
| 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: | 233,050 |
| Percentage1: | 59.71% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Dole |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Kansas |
| Running Mate2: | Jack Kemp |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 104,683 |
| Percentage2: | 26.82% |
| 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: | 43,723 |
| Percentage3: | 11.20% |
| 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 Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 59.71% to 26.82% by a margin of 32.89%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 11.20% of the popular vote.[2]
As of 2020, this was the most recent presidential election in which the town of Scituate voted for a Democrat.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore (incumbent) | 233,050 | 59.71% | 4 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 104,683 | 26.82% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 43,723 | 11.20% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 6,040 | 1.55% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 1,109 | 0.28% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 1,021 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 435 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Workers World Party | Monica Moorehead | Gloria La Riva | 186 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 37 | 0.01% | 0 | ||
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | Bob Dole Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bristol | 12,257 | 56.56% | 6,988 | 32.25% | 2,426 | 11.19% | 5,269 | 24.31% | 21,671 | ||||||||||
| Kent | 41,048 | 57.35% | 19,992 | 27.95% | 10,516 | 14.70% | 21,056 | 29.40% | 71,526 | ||||||||||
| Newport | 18,951 | 54.00% | 11,500 | 32.77% | 4,645 | 13.23% | 7,451 | 21.23% | 35,096 | ||||||||||
| Providence | 134,866 | 63.58% | 49,901 | 23.52% | 27,355 | 12.90% | 84,965 | 40.06% | 212,122 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 25,958 | 52.09% | 16,302 | 32.71% | 7,572 | 15.20% | 9,656 | 19.38% | 49,462 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 233,050 | 59.71% | 104,683 | 26.82% | 52,551 | 13.47% | 128,367 | 32.89% | 390,284 | ||||||||||