1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

none June 2020 June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Delaware 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Delaware 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 3 140,355 51.78% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 99,062 36.54% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas Patrick Choate 0 28,719 10.59% 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Reform Party of the United States of America The 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware 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. Delaware was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.78% to 36.54% by a margin of 15.24%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.59% of the popular vote. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won all three counties in the state. Among white voters, 47% supported Clinton, 42% supported Dole, and 9% supported Perot.https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/DEPxp.html AllPolitics - Delaware President Exit Poll Results www.cnn.com Results 1996 United States presidential election in DelawareCook Thomas J. State of Delaware 1996 Election Results https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/resultsarchive/elect96/elect96_general/Presidential_General_1996.pdf Delaware Department of Elections 17 December 2025 1, 33-34 PDF 1997 Bill Clinton (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 140,355 51.78% Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) 99,062 36.54% Ross Perot Independent 28,719 10.59% Harry Browne Libertarian Party (United States) 2,052 0.76% Howard Phillips #A356DE U. S. Taxpayers 348 0.13% John Hagelin Natural Law Party 274 0.10% Ralph Nader Write-in 156 0.06% All Others Write-in 118 0.04% 271,084 100.00% By county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotIndependent All OthersThe write-in votes were not listed by county, but are included in the statewide totals.Various Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Kent18,32746.69%15,93240.59%4,70511.99%2880.73%2,3956.10%39,252New Castle98,83755.05%60,94333.94%17,7489.88%2,0181.12%37,89421.11%179,546Sussex23,19144.59%22,18742.66%6,26612.05%3680.71%1,0041.93%52,012Totals140,35551.78%99,06236.54%28,71910.59%2,9481.09%41,29315.23%271,084 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Kent Sussex right 110px Swing by county 110px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% 110px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip By congressional district Due to the state's low population, only 1 congressional district, Delaware's at-large congressional district is allocated. District Dole Clinton RepresentativeAt-large 36.54% 51.78%Mike Castle See also United States presidential elections in Delaware Notes References Delaware 1996 Category:1996 Delaware elections