1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

Election Name:	1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Country:	Wisconsin
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:	1992
Next Election:	2000 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
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:	1,071,971
Percentage1:	48.81%
Nominee2:	Bob Dole
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Kansas
Running Mate2:	Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	845,029
Percentage2:	38.48%
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:	227,339
Percentage3:	10.35%
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 Wisconsin took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning by 48.81% to 38.48%, or a margin of 10.33%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.35% of the popular vote.^[1]

, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Polk, St. Croix, Sheboygan, and Taylor.^[2]

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Wisconsin^[3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	William Jefferson Clinton (Incumbent)	Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (Incumbent)	1,071,971	48.81%	11
	Republican	Robert Joseph Dole	Jack French Kemp	845,029	38.48%	0
	Reform	Henry Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	227,339	10.35%	0
	Independent	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	28,723	1.31%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	Howard Phillips	Herbert Titus	8,811	0.40%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	7,929	0.36%	0
	No party	Write-in		2,324	0.11%	0
	Independent	Dr. John Hagelin	Dr. V. Tompkins	1,379	0.06%	0
	Independent	Monica Moorehead	Gloria La Riva	1,333	0.06%	0
	Independent	Mary Cal Hollis	Eric Chester	848	0.04%	0
	Independent	James Harris	Laura Garza	483	0.02%	0

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		Bob Dole Republican		Ross Perot Reform		Ralph Nader Green		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[4]
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		4,119		52.65%		2,450		31.31%		1,122		14.34%		54		0.69%		79		1.01%		1,669		21.34%		7,824
	Ashland		3,808		56.02%		1,863		27.41%		861		12.67%		149		2.19%		117		1.72%		1,945		28.61%		6,798
	Barron		8,025		46.68%		6,158		35.82%		2,692		15.66%		215		1.25%		101		0.59%		1,867		10.86%		17,191
	Bayfield		3,895		53.07%		2,250		30.65%		899		12.25%		233		3.17%		63		0.86%		1,645		22.42%		7,340
	Brown		42,823		47.14%		38,563		42.45%		8,036		8.85%		817		0.90%		598		0.66%		4,260		4.69%		90,837
	Buffalo		2,681		48.25%		1,800		32.39%		972		17.49%		69		1.24%		35		0.63%		881		15.86%		5,557
	Burnett		3,625		50.56%		2,452		34.20%		962		13.42%		81		1.13%		49		0.68%		1,173		16.36%		7,169
	Calumet		6,940		42.58%		7,049		43.25%		2,112		12.96%		77		0.47%		121		0.74%		-109		-0.67%		16,299
	Chippewa		9,647		45.65%		7,520		35.59%		3,567		16.88%		228		1.08%		169		0.80%		2,127		10.06%		21,131
	Clark		5,540		43.08%		4,622		35.94%		2,486		19.33%		108		0.84%		105		0.82%		918		7.14%		12,861
	Columbia		10,336		48.03%		8,377		38.92%		2,377		11.05%		221		1.03%		210		0.98%		1,959		9.11%		21,521
	Crawford		3,658		51.81%		2,149		30.44%		1,060		15.01%		129		1.83%		64		0.91%		1,509		21.37%		7,060
	Dane		109,347		56.86%		59,487		30.93%		12,436		6.47%		8,592		4.47%		2,440		1.27%		49,860		25.93%		192,302
	Dodge		12,625		42.91%		12,890		43.81%		3,322		11.29%		232		0.79%		353		1.20%		-265		-0.90%		29,422
	Door		5,590		45.63%		4,948		40.39%		1,475		12.04%		130		1.06%		108		0.88%		642		5.24%		12,251
	Douglas		10,976		59.04%		5,167		27.79%		2,001		10.76%		277		1.49%		170		0.91%		5,809		31.25%		18,591
	Dunn		7,536		48.89%		4,917		31.90%		2,555		16.57%		276		1.79%		131		0.85%		2,619		16.99%		15,415
	Eau Claire		20,298		50.26%		13,900		34.41%		5,160		12.78%		649		1.61%		383		0.95%		6,398		15.85%		40,390
	Florence		869		40.57%		927		43.28%		316		14.75%		10		0.47%		20		0.93%		-58		-2.71%		2,142
	Fond du Lac		15,542		42.08%		16,488		44.65%		4,204		11.38%		247		0.67%		450		1.22%		-946		-2.57%		36,931
	Forest		2,092		52.76%		1,166		29.41%		678		17.10%		12		0.30%		17		0.43%		926		23.35%		3,965
	Grant		9,203		47.90%		7,021		36.54%		2,648		13.78%		195		1.01%		148		0.77%		2,182		11.36%		19,215
	Green		6,136		48.64%		4,697		37.23%		1,534		12.16%		119		0.94%		130		1.03%		1,439		11.41%		12,616
	Green Lake		3,152		39.99%		3,565		45.23%		1,025		13.00%		59		0.75%		81		1.03%		-413		-5.24%		7,882
	Iowa		4,690		52.60%		2,866		32.14%		1,071		12.01%		200		2.24%		89		1.00%		1,824		20.46%		8,916
	Iron		1,725		48.85%		1,260		35.68%		469		13.28%		54		1.53%		23		0.65%		465		13.17%		3,531
	Jackson		3,705		50.90%		2,262		31.08%		1,163		15.98%		82		1.13%		67		0.92%		1,443		19.82%		7,279
	Jefferson		13,188		44.29%		12,681		42.59%		3,177		10.67%		328		1.10%		400		1.34%		507		1.70%		29,774
	Juneau		4,331		47.17%		3,226		35.13%		1,393		15.17%		58		0.63%		174		1.90%		1,105		12.04%		9,182
	Kenosha		27,964		52.06%		18,296		34.06%		6,507		12.11%		374		0.70%		576		1.07%		9,668		18.00%		53,717
	Kewaunee		4,311		47.66%		3,431		37.93%		1,161		12.83%		60		0.66%		83		0.92%		880		9.73%		9,046
	La Crosse		23,647		51.41%		16,482		35.83%		4,844		10.53%		599		1.30%		429		0.93%		7,165		15.58%		46,001
	Lafayette		3,261		50.48%		2,172		33.62%		944		14.61%		45		0.70%		38		0.59%		1,089		16.86%		6,460
	Langlade		4,074		47.20%		3,206		37.15%		1,249		14.47%		48		0.56%		54		0.63%		868		10.05%		8,631
	Lincoln		6,166		50.35%		4,076		33.28%		1,800		14.70%		112		0.91%		92		0.75%		2,090		17.07%		12,246
	Manitowoc		16,750		48.63%		13,239		38.44%		3,941		11.44%		213		0.62%		301		0.87%		3,511		10.19%		34,444
	Marathon		24,012		46.67%		19,874		38.63%		6,749		13.12%		425		0.83%		389		0.76%		4,138		8.04%		51,449
	Marinette		8,413		46.18%		7,231		39.70%		2,367		12.99%		74		0.41%		131		0.72%		1,182		6.48%		18,216
	Marquette		2,859		46.72%		2,208		36.08%		915		14.95%		60		0.98%		77		1.26%		651		10.64%		6,119
	Menominee		992		73.48%		230		17.04%		107		7.93%		10		0.74%		11		0.81%		762		56.44%		1,350
	Milwaukee		216,620		58.33%		119,407		32.15%		26,027		7.01%		4,589		1.24%		4,737		1.28%		97,213		26.18%		371,380
	Monroe		6,924		47.42%		5,299		36.29%		2,081		14.25%		145		0.99%		151		1.03%		1,625		11.13%		14,600
	Oconto		6,723		48.42%		5,389		38.81%		1,655		11.92%		66		0.48%		52		0.37%		1,334		9.61%		13,885
	Oneida		7,619		45.04%		6,339		37.47%		2,604		15.39%		221		1.31%		134		0.79%		1,280		7.57%		16,917
	Outagamie		28,815		44.41%		27,758		42.78%		7,235		11.15%		519		0.80%		562		0.87%		1,057		1.63%		64,889
	Ozaukee		13,269		34.06%		22,078		56.67%		2,774		7.12%		351		0.90%		489		1.26%		-8,809		-22.61%		38,961
	Pepin		1,585		51.24%		1,007		32.56%		456		14.74%		29		0.94%		16		0.52%		578		18.68%		3,093
	Pierce		7,970		53.13%		4,599		30.66%		2,074		13.83%		219		1.46%		138		0.92%		3,371		22.47%		15,000
	Polk		8,334		50.78%		5,387		32.82%		2,369		14.43%		200		1.22%		123		0.75%		2,947		17.96%		16,413
	Portage		15,901		53.13%		9,631		32.18%		3,410		11.39%		612		2.04%		374		1.25%		6,270		20.95%		29,928
	Price		3,523		47.67%		2,545		34.44%		1,218		16.48%		73		0.99%		31		0.42%		978		13.23%		7,390
	Racine		38,567		49.72%		30,107		38.81%		7,611		9.81%		478		0.62%		805		1.04%		8,460		10.91%		77,568
	Richland		3,502		48.49%		2,642		36.58%		901		12.48%		102		1.41%		75		1.04%		860		11.91%		7,222
	Rock		32,450		53.80%		20,096		33.32%		6,800		11.27%		518		0.86%		456		0.76%		12,354		20.48%		60,320
	Rusk		2,941		44.27%		2,219		33.40%		1,331		20.04%		85		1.28%		67		1.01%		722		10.87%		6,643
	Sauk		9,889		48.75%		7,448		36.72%		2,448		12.07%		236		1.16%		264		1.30%		2,441		12.03%		20,285
	Sawyer		2,773		42.83%		2,603		40.20%		962		14.86%		93		1.44%		44		0.68%		170		2.63%		6,475
	Shawano		6,850		44.19%		6,396		41.26%		2,071		13.36%		97		0.63%		86		0.55%		454		2.93%		15,500
	Sheboygan		22,022		46.85%		20,067		42.69%		4,157		8.84%		308		0.66%		449		0.96%		1,955		4.16%		47,003
	St. Croix		11,384		49.04%		8,253		35.55%		3,180		13.70%		230		0.99%		166		0.72%		3,131		13.49%		23,213
	Taylor		3,253		41.01%		3,108		39.18%		1,457		18.37%		55		0.69%		59		0.74%		145		1.83%		7,932
	Trempealeau		5,848		54.18%		3,035		28.12%		1,688		15.64%		150		1.39%		73		0.68%		2,813		26.06%		10,794
	Vernon		5,572		49.63%		3,796		33.81%		1,523		13.57%		191		1.70%		144		1.28%		1,776		15.82%		11,226
	Vilas		4,226		40.46%		4,496		43.04%		1,548		14.82%		121		1.16%		54		0.52%		-270		-2.58%		10,445
	Walworth		13,283		40.30%		15,099		45.81%		3,729		11.31%		369		1.12%		481		1.46%		-1,816		-5.51%		32,961
	Washburn		3,231		46.18%		2,703		38.64%		920		13.15%		93		1.33%		49		0.70%		528		7.54%		6,996
	Washington		17,154		35.18%		25,829		52.96%		4,786		9.81%		338		0.69%		660		1.35%		-8,675		-17.78%		48,767
	Waukesha		57,354		34.66%		91,729		55.43%		13,109		7.92%		1,248		0.75%		2,032		1.23%		-34,375		-20.77%		165,472
	Waupaca		7,800		40.53%		8,679		45.10%		2,464		12.80%		134		0.70%		166		0.86%		-879		-4.57%		19,243
	Waushara		3,824		43.31%		3,573		40.46%		1,264		14.31%		67		0.76%		102		1.16%		251		2.85%		8,830
	Winnebago		29,564		45.31%		27,880		42.73%		6,531		10.01%		584		0.90%		688		1.05%		1,684		2.58%		65,247
	Wood		14,650		45.08%		12,666		38.97%		4,599		14.15%		281		0.86%		304		0.94%		1,984		6.11%		32,500
Totals	1,071,971	48.81%	845,029	38.48%	227,339	10.35%	28,723	1.31%	23,107	1.05%	226,942	10.33%	2,196,169

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Florence

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Brown
• Door
• Jefferson
• Langlade
• Marinette
• Outagamie
• Shawano
• Sheboygan
• Taylor
• Waushara
• Winnebago
• Wood

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=55&f=1&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Wisconsin Results
2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
3. Web site: 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin. U.S. Election Atlas. 11 June 2012.
4. Web site: WI US President Race, November 05, 1996. Our Campaigns.