1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1992 2000 United States presidential election in North Carolina 2000 November 5, 1996 58.76% Voter Turnout https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/voter-turnout#general North Carolina State Board of Elections x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 14 1,225,938 48.73% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 1,107,849 44.04% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party (United States) Texas Pat Choate 0 168,059 6.68% 400px County results 400px Congressional district results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on 5 November 1996 as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters in North Carolina chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina was narrowly won by the Republican nominee, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, defeating incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Dole won with a plurality of 48.73% of the vote to Clinton's 44.04%, a margin of 4.69%. The Reform Party candidate, billionaire businessman Ross Perot, came in a distant third, with 6.68%. In 1992, Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying North Carolina since the founding of the Republican Party and the only Democrat to ever secure two terms in office without North Carolina. Although the state remained competitive in 1996, Dole improved non-trivially on George H. W. Bush's margin on his way to becoming the second losing Republican to carry the state, reflecting the state's increasingly Republican orientation. Much of Dole's strength came from wins in large counties anchored by, or adjoining, an urban area. He flipped Wake County, home of Raleigh and the largest county in the nation he flipped outside California, carrying it by 2.3%. His top two raw vote margins in the state came from Gaston County, a suburban county adjoining Mecklenburg County (home of Charlotte), and Forsyth County, home of Winston-Salem; in the latter, he increased Bush's '92 margin of 3.2% to 11.3%. He also shrank Bill Clinton's margin in Guilford County, home of Greensboro, from 4.2% to 1.0%. (Clinton did, however, flip Mecklenburg County itself.) 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Camden, Duplin, Franklin, Haywood, Jones, Madison, Montgomery, Perquimans and Swain.Sullivan Robert David http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine The National Catholic Review June 29, 2016 Results 1996 United States presidential election in North CarolinaLeip Dave 1996 Presidential General Election Results — North Carolina https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas Republican Party (United States) Bob Dole 1,225,938 48.73 +5.29 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton (incumbent) 1,107,849 44.04 +1.39 Reform Party (United States) Ross Perot 168,059 6.68 +6.68 Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne 8,740 0.35 +0.15 Natural Law Party (United States) John Hagelin 2,771 0.11 +0.11 Independent (politician) Ralph Nader (write-in) 2,108 0.08 Independent (politician) Howard Phillips (write-in) 258 0.01 Independent (politician) James Harris (write-in) 84 0.00 2,515,807 Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2014 NC US President Race, November 05, 1996Bob DoleRepublicanBill ClintonDemocraticRoss PerotReformHarry BrowneLibertarianVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # % # % Alamance 22,461 53.66% 15,814 37.78% 3,395 8.11% 145 0.35% 46 0.11% 6,647 15.88% 41,861 Alexander 6,748 57.53% 3,955 33.72% 1,004 8.56% 15 0.13% 8 0.07% 2,793 23.81% 11,730 Alleghany 1,936 45.71% 1,801 42.53% 458 10.81% 32 0.76% 8 0.19% 135 3.18% 4,235 Anson 2,193 28.77% 4,890 64.15% 512 6.72% 20 0.26% 8 0.10% -2,697 -35.38% 7,623 Ashe 5,203 52.33% 3,825 38.47% 865 8.70% 29 0.29% 20 0.20% 1,378 13.86% 9,942 Avery 3,870 62.83% 1,586 25.75% 655 10.63% 28 0.45% 20 0.32% 2,284 37.08% 6,159 Beaufort 8,154 53.59% 6,172 40.57% 834 5.48% 35 0.23% 20 0.13% 1,982 13.02% 15,215 Bertie 1,745 27.83% 4,202 67.01% 316 5.04% 6 0.10% 2 0.03% -2,457 -39.18% 6,271 Bladen 3,335 37.22% 4,952 55.27% 655 7.31% 10 0.11% 8 0.09% -1,617 -18.05% 8,960 Brunswick 10,065 45.70% 10,041 45.59% 1,815 8.24% 75 0.34% 27 0.12% 24 0.11% 22,023 Buncombe 30,518 44.19% 31,658 45.84% 6,254 9.05% 335 0.49% 302 0.44% -1,140 -1.65% 69,067 Burke 13,853 48.97% 11,678 41.28% 2,654 9.38% 76 0.27% 30 0.11% 2,175 7.69% 28,291 Cabarrus 23,035 55.76% 14,447 34.97% 3,626 8.78% 132 0.32% 70 0.17% 8,588 20.79% 41,310 Caldwell 12,653 55.18% 8,050 35.11% 2,099 9.15% 48 0.21% 81 0.35% 4,603 20.07% 22,931 Camden 1,074 41.86% 1,186 46.22% 293 11.42% 7 0.27% 6 0.23% -112 -4.36% 2,566 Carteret 11,721 56.15% 7,566 36.24% 1,467 7.03% 75 0.36% 47 0.23% 4,155 19.91% 20,876 Caswell 3,310 40.57% 4,312 52.86% 510 6.25% 16 0.20% 10 0.12% -1,002 -12.29% 8,158 Catawba 26,898 58.03% 15,601 33.66% 3,629 7.83% 171 0.37% 55 0.12% 11,297 24.37% 46,354 Chatham 7,731 42.03% 9,353 50.84% 1,113 6.05% 103 0.56% 96 0.52% -1,622 -8.81% 18,396 Cherokee 3,883 49.26% 3,129 39.69% 785 9.96% 33 0.42% 53 0.67% 754 9.57% 7,883 Chowan 1,659 38.80% 2,239 52.36% 359 8.40% 14 0.33% 5 0.12% -580 -13.56% 4,276 Clay 1,769 48.40% 1,462 40.00% 387 10.59% 31 0.85% 6 0.16% 307 8.40% 3,655 Cleveland 13,474 47.71% 12,728 45.07% 1,931 6.84% 71 0.25% 37 0.13% 746 2.64% 28,241 Columbus 6,017 36.96% 9,019 55.40% 1,170 7.19% 69 0.42% 5 0.03% -3,002 -18.44% 16,280 Craven 13,264 52.65% 10,317 40.96% 1,528 6.07% 66 0.26% 16 0.06% 2,947 11.69% 25,191 Cumberland 29,804 44.83% 32,739 49.25% 3,776 5.68% 114 0.17% 46 0.07% -2,935 -4.42% 66,479 Currituck 2,569 45.51% 2,277 40.34% 770 13.64% 24 0.43% 5 0.09% 292 5.17% 5,645 Dare 4,977 46.00% 4,522 41.79% 1,258 11.63% 33 0.30% 30 0.28% 455 4.21% 10,820 Davidson 24,797 58.75% 13,593 32.21% 3,698 8.76% 89 0.21% 30 0.07% 11,204 26.54% 42,207 Davie 8,141 64.51% 3,525 27.93% 915 7.25% 27 0.21% 12 0.10% 4,616 36.58% 12,620 Duplin 5,432 43.83% 6,179 49.86% 766 6.18% 14 0.11% 1 0.01% -747 -6.03% 12,392 Durham 27,825 34.39% 49,186 60.79% 3,122 3.86% 332 0.41% 445 0.55% -21,361 -26.40% 80,910 Edgecombe 6,010 34.78% 10,568 61.16% 660 3.82% 31 0.18% 9 0.05% -4,558 -26.38% 17,278 Forsyth 59,160 52.81% 46,543 41.54% 5,747 5.13% 409 0.37% 174 0.16% 12,617 11.27% 112,033 Franklin 5,648 43.36% 6,448 49.50% 891 6.84% 29 0.22% 10 0.08% -800 -6.14% 13,026 Gaston 33,149 58.42% 19,458 34.29% 3,921 6.91% 158 0.28% 53 0.09% 13,691 24.13% 56,739 Gates 1,072 30.27% 2,155 60.84% 307 8.67% 6 0.17% 2 0.06% -1,083 -30.57% 3,542 Graham 1,801 54.76% 1,210 36.79% 270 8.21% 4 0.12% 4 0.12% 591 17.97% 3,289 Granville 5,498 42.95% 6,747 52.71% 432 3.38% 110 0.86% 13 0.10% -1,249 -9.76% 12,800 Greene 2,689 51.73% 2,224 42.79% 280 5.39% 2 0.04% 3 0.06% 465 8.94% 5,198 Guilford 67,727 45.89% 69,208 46.89% 9,739 6.60% 605 0.41% 308 0.21% -1,481 -1.00% 147,587 Halifax 5,700 35.40% 9,551 59.31% 816 5.07% 24 0.15% 12 0.07% -3,851 -23.91% 16,103 Harnett 11,596 53.34% 8,767 40.33% 1,287 5.92% 33 0.15% 56 0.26% 2,829 13.01% 21,739 Haywood 7,995 39.84% 9,350 46.59% 2,594 12.93% 77 0.38% 53 0.26% -1,355 -6.75% 20,069 Henderson 19,182 58.70% 10,626 32.52% 2,679 8.20% 135 0.41% 54 0.17% 8,556 26.18% 32,676 Hertford 1,823 25.86% 4,856 68.89% 356 5.05% 7 0.10% 7 0.10% -3,033 -43.03% 7,049 Hoke 1,914 32.28% 3,510 59.20% 481 8.11% 14 0.24% 10 0.17% -1,596 -26.92% 5,929 Hyde 782 38.30% 1,109 54.31% 143 7.00% 6 0.29% 2 0.10% -327 -16.01% 2,042 Iredell 21,163 56.57% 13,102 35.02% 2,970 7.94% 114 0.30% 60 0.16% 8,061 21.55% 37,409 Jackson 4,244 40.40% 5,211 49.60% 970 9.23% 51 0.49% 30 0.29% -967 -9.20% 10,506 Johnston 18,704 58.23% 11,175 34.79% 2,163 6.73% 55 0.17% 22 0.07% 7,529 23.44% 32,119 Jones 1,682 45.28% 1,829 49.23% 197 5.30% 5 0.13% 2 0.05% -147 -3.95% 3,715 Lee 7,321 50.04% 6,290 42.99% 980 6.70% 28 0.19% 11 0.08% 1,031 7.05% 14,630 Lenoir 9,433 49.84% 8,635 45.63% 822 4.34% 23 0.12% 12 0.06% 798 4.21% 18,925 Lincoln 11,439 54.86% 7,721 37.03% 1,619 7.76% 43 0.21% 28 0.13% 3,718 17.83% 20,850 Macon 5,267 49.34% 4,209 39.43% 1,121 10.50% 44 0.41% 34 0.32% 1,058 9.91% 10,675 Madison 3,110 44.24% 3,333 47.41% 538 7.65% 16 0.23% 33 0.47% -223 -3.17% 7,030 Martin 3,590 41.98% 4,500 52.62% 445 5.20% 15 0.18% 2 0.02% -910 -10.64% 8,552 McDowell 6,407 52.18% 4,553 37.08% 1,275 10.38% 26 0.21% 17 0.14% 1,854 15.10% 12,278 Mecklenburg 97,719 45.91% 103,429 48.59% 10,473 4.92% 772 0.36% 452 0.21% -5,710 -2.68% 212,845 Mitchell 3,874 65.15% 1,496 25.16% 549 9.23% 20 0.34% 7 0.12% 2,378 39.99% 5,946 Montgomery 3,379 43.11% 3,856 49.20% 587 7.49% 8 0.10% 8 0.10% -477 -6.09% 7,838 Moore 14,760 55.74% 9,847 37.19% 1,761 6.65% 61 0.23% 50 0.19% 4,913 18.55% 26,479 Nash 15,309 54.17% 11,142 39.42% 1,751 6.20% 51 0.18% 9 0.03% 4,167 14.75% 28,262 New Hanover 27,889 50.92% 22,839 41.70% 3,615 6.60% 322 0.59% 104 0.19% 5,050 9.22% 54,769 Northampton 1,881 25.08% 5,207 69.44% 402 5.36% 8 0.11% 1 0.01% -3,326 -44.36% 7,499 Onslow 13,396 55.70% 8,685 36.11% 1,857 7.72% 88 0.37% 23 0.10% 4,711 19.59% 24,049 Orange 15,053 32.19% 28,674 61.32% 1,534 3.28% 906 1.94% 598 1.28% -13,621 -29.13% 46,765 Pamlico 2,270 47.39% 2,204 46.01% 297 6.20% 16 0.33% 3 0.06% 66 1.38% 4,790 Pasquotank 2,999 38.34% 4,233 54.12% 565 7.22% 16 0.20% 9 0.12% -1,234 -15.78% 7,822 Pender 5,538 46.38% 5,409 45.30% 945 7.91% 30 0.25% 18 0.15% 129 1.08% 11,940 Perquimans 1,561 38.88% 2,069 51.53% 369 9.19% 12 0.30% 4 0.10% -508 -12.65% 4,015 Person 4,883 48.68% 4,540 45.26% 591 5.89% 13 0.13% 3 0.03% 343 3.42% 10,030 Pitt 18,227 47.95% 17,555 46.18% 2,037 5.36% 90 0.24% 102 0.27% 672 1.77% 38,011 Polk 3,516 52.04% 2,704 40.02% 493 7.30% 30 0.44% 13 0.19% 812 12.02% 6,756 Randolph 23,030 61.36% 10,783 28.73% 3,593 9.57% 82 0.22% 47 0.13% 12,247 32.63% 37,535 Richmond 3,973 31.04% 7,564 59.09% 1,230 9.61% 16 0.12% 18 0.14% -3,591 -28.05% 12,801 Robeson 8,146 29.53% 17,361 62.95% 2,015 7.31% 40 0.15% 19 0.07% -9,215 -33.42% 27,581 Rockingham 14,255 49.22% 12,096 41.77% 2,528 8.73% 36 0.12% 44 0.15% 2,159 7.45% 28,959 Rowan 22,754 57.94% 13,461 34.28% 2,902 7.39% 117 0.30% 39 0.10% 9,293 23.66% 39,273 Rutherford 9,792 52.73% 7,162 38.57% 1,585 8.53% 21 0.11% 11 0.06% 2,630 14.16% 18,571 Sampson 8,241 47.82% 8,150 47.30% 825 4.79% 12 0.07% 4 0.02% 91 0.52% 17,232 Scotland 2,858 34.44% 4,870 58.68% 548 6.60% 11 0.13% 12 0.14% -2,012 -24.24% 8,299 Stanly 11,446 56.29% 7,131 35.07% 1,690 8.31% 46 0.23% 20 0.10% 4,315 21.22% 20,333 Stokes 9,471 61.82% 4,769 31.13% 1,025 6.69% 45 0.29% 10 0.07% 4,702 30.69% 15,320 Surry 11,117 55.53% 7,303 36.48% 1,538 7.68% 44 0.22% 19 0.09% 3,814 19.05% 20,021 Swain 1,444 38.80% 1,869 50.21% 401 10.77% 6 0.16% 2 0.05% -425 -11.41% 3,722 Transylvania 6,734 52.29% 4,842 37.60% 1,183 9.19% 54 0.42% 64 0.50% 1,892 14.69% 12,877 Tyrrell 488 32.25% 908 60.01% 112 7.40% 4 0.26% 1 0.07% -420 -27.76% 1,513 Union 18,802 57.03% 11,525 34.96% 2,477 7.51% 117 0.35% 49 0.15% 7,277 22.07% 32,970 Vance 4,651 39.97% 6,385 54.88% 575 4.94% 17 0.15% 7 0.06% -1,734 -14.91% 11,635 Wake 108,780 48.18% 103,574 45.88% 11,811 5.23% 979 0.43% 611 0.27% 5,206 2.30% 225,755 Warren 1,861 29.36% 4,141 65.33% 319 5.03% 10 0.16% 8 0.13% -2,280 -35.97% 6,339 Washington 1,562 34.47% 2,790 61.56% 171 3.77% 7 0.15% 2 0.04% -1,228 -27.09% 4,532 Watauga 8,146 47.30% 7,349 42.67% 1,415 8.22% 139 0.81% 173 1.00% 797 4.63% 17,222 Wayne 16,588 56.44% 11,580 39.40% 1,178 4.01% 30 0.10% 14 0.05% 5,008 17.04% 29,390 Wilkes 12,395 58.39% 6,793 32.00% 1,967 9.27% 58 0.27% 15 0.07% 5,602 26.39% 21,228 Wilson 10,518 49.03% 9,779 45.59% 1,100 5.13% 31 0.14% 23 0.11% 739 3.44% 21,451 Yadkin 8,439 68.54% 2,927 23.77% 913 7.41% 22 0.18% 12 0.10% 5,512 44.77% 12,313 Yancey 3,973 45.75% 3,956 45.56% 720 8.29% 18 0.21% 17 0.20% 17 0.19% 8,684Totals1,225,93848.73%1,107,84944.04%168,0596.68%8,7400.35%5,2210.21%118,0894.69%2,515,807 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Alleghany Brunswick Greene Pamlico Pender Pitt Rockingham Sampson Wake Watauga Yancey Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Mecklenburg Electors Technically the voters of North Carolina cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. North Carolina was allocated 14 electors because it had 12 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates that appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 14 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 14 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector. The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Bob Dole and Jack Kemp:https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/members_1996.html List of States, Electoral Votes and electors National Archives and Records Administration 7 January 2010 Howard B. Smith Bettie West J.D. Teachey Nelson Dollar Lee Q. McMillan Carolyn McGee Jim Cole Tom Dwiggins John Van Hanford Gary Whitener George Alexander Jones Quentine Finch Bill Graham Dorothy Bursey References North Carolina 1996 Category:1996 North Carolina elections