1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky 2000 November 5, 1996 59.3%https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Statistics/turnout/1996-2000/96gen.pdf 1996 General - Voter Turnout Report Kentucky State Board of Elections x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 8 636,614 45.84% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 623,283 44.88% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Patrick Choate 0 120,396 8.67% 380px County results 380px Congressional district results 380px Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a slim margin of 0.96%, thus marking Kentucky the closest contest in the entire election. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 8.67% of the popular vote. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Kentucky, as well as any of these 36 counties: Powell, Montgomery, Nicholas, Lawrence, Bourbon, Nelson, Simpson, McCracken, Hopkins, Calloway, Graves, Greenup, Clark, Marshall, Meade, Bell, Logan, Ohio, Johnson, Marion, Harrison, Henry, Union, Trigg, Morgan, Webster, Caldwell, Martin, Carroll, McLean, Livingston, Trimble, Gallatin, Lyon, Carlisle, and Hickman. Until this election a swing state, Kentucky has been carried by Republicans by double-digits in every subsequent election, and the party's margin of victory has almost exclusively increased in the 21st century, making this a last time it was regarded as a swing state by some outlets. Primaries 1996 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary Results 1996 United States presidential election in KentuckyPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 636,614 45.84% 8 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 623,283 44.88% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 120,396 8.67% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4,009 0.29% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,204 0.16% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,493 0.11% 0 Write-in Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 701 0.05% 0 No party Write-in 8 0.00% 0 Results by county CountyBill ClintonOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2065 KY US Presidential Race, November 05, 1996DemocraticBob DoleRepublicanRoss PerotReformVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adair 1,821 27.85% 3,876 59.28% 790 12.08% 51 0.78% -2,055 -31.43% 6,538 Allen 1,781 34.05% 3,032 57.97% 393 7.51% 24 0.46% -1,251 -23.92% 5,230 Anderson 2,898 43.56% 2,972 44.67% 751 11.29% 32 0.48% -74 -1.11% 6,653 Ballard 2,255 60.26% 1,064 28.43% 411 10.98% 12 0.32% 1,191 31.83% 3,742 Barren 5,044 42.59% 5,700 48.13% 1,065 8.99% 35 0.30% -656 -5.54% 11,844 Bath 1,886 52.83% 1,229 34.43% 428 11.99% 27 0.76% 657 18.40% 3,570 Bell 5,058 50.54% 3,917 39.14% 940 9.39% 93 0.93% 1,141 11.40% 10,008 Boone 8,379 32.72% 15,085 58.91% 1,900 7.42% 243 0.95% -6,706 -26.19% 25,607 Bourbon 3,030 48.42% 2,592 41.42% 603 9.64% 33 0.53% 438 7.00% 6,258 Boyd 9,668 51.17% 7,054 37.34% 2,070 10.96% 101 0.53% 2,614 13.83% 18,893 Boyle 3,877 44.15% 4,157 47.34% 709 8.07% 39 0.44% -280 -3.19% 8,782 Bracken 1,055 38.79% 1,371 50.40% 271 9.96% 23 0.85% -316 -11.61% 2,720 Breathitt 3,106 67.85% 1,058 23.11% 397 8.67% 17 0.37% 2,048 44.74% 4,578 Breckinridge 2,956 43.49% 3,151 46.36% 670 9.86% 20 0.29% -195 -2.87% 6,797 Bullitt 7,651 41.59% 8,697 47.28% 1,973 10.73% 74 0.40% -1,046 -5.69% 18,395 Butler 1,260 30.37% 2,531 61.00% 348 8.39% 10 0.24% -1,271 -30.63% 4,149 Caldwell 2,434 47.22% 2,067 40.10% 637 12.36% 17 0.33% 367 7.12% 5,155 Calloway 5,281 45.66% 4,989 43.14% 1,223 10.57% 73 0.63% 292 2.52% 11,566 Campbell 11,957 38.30% 16,640 53.31% 2,312 7.41% 307 0.98% -4,683 -15.01% 31,216 Carlisle 1,355 55.83% 816 33.62% 245 10.09% 11 0.45% 539 22.21% 2,427 Carroll 1,689 52.18% 1,170 36.14% 351 10.84% 27 0.83% 519 16.04% 3,237 Carter 3,728 47.97% 3,240 41.69% 781 10.05% 22 0.28% 488 6.28% 7,771 Casey 1,106 22.70% 3,187 65.40% 525 10.77% 55 1.13% -2,081 -42.70% 4,873 Christian 6,843 42.08% 8,285 50.95% 1,064 6.54% 68 0.42% -1,442 -8.87% 16,260 Clark 4,987 45.77% 4,739 43.49% 1,095 10.05% 75 0.69% 248 2.28% 10,896 Clay 2,135 33.35% 3,716 58.05% 478 7.47% 72 1.12% -1,581 -24.70% 6,401 Clinton 1,072 26.96% 2,521 63.41% 350 8.80% 33 0.83% -1,449 -36.45% 3,976 Crittenden 1,480 43.48% 1,509 44.33% 400 11.75% 15 0.44% -29 -0.85% 3,404 Cumberland 753 28.29% 1,654 62.13% 227 8.53% 28 1.05% -901 -33.84% 2,662 Daviess 15,366 43.99% 15,844 45.36% 3,344 9.57% 376 1.08% -478 -1.37% 34,930 Edmonson 1,595 35.30% 2,619 57.96% 298 6.59% 7 0.15% -1,024 -22.66% 4,519 Elliott 1,298 64.42% 421 20.89% 284 14.09% 12 0.60% 877 43.53% 2,015 Estill 1,724 38.74% 2,220 49.89% 479 10.76% 27 0.61% -496 -11.15% 4,450 Fayette 43,632 47.09% 42,930 46.33% 5,345 5.77% 757 0.82% 702 0.76% 92,664 Fleming 1,913 40.16% 2,313 48.55% 522 10.96% 16 0.34% -400 -8.39% 4,764 Floyd 9,655 67.12% 3,139 21.82% 1,518 10.55% 72 0.50% 6,516 45.30% 14,384 Franklin 11,251 55.24% 7,132 35.02% 1,873 9.20% 111 0.54% 4,119 20.22% 20,367 Fulton 1,614 59.56% 863 31.85% 223 8.23% 10 0.37% 751 27.71% 2,710 Gallatin 1,189 50.68% 838 35.72% 299 12.75% 20 0.85% 351 14.96% 2,346 Garrard 1,486 34.00% 2,540 58.11% 337 7.71% 8 0.18% -1,054 -24.11% 4,371 Grant 2,541 42.80% 2,697 45.43% 661 11.13% 38 0.64% -156 -2.63% 5,937 Graves 6,991 50.65% 5,130 37.17% 1,596 11.56% 86 0.62% 1,861 13.48% 13,803 Grayson 2,716 35.17% 4,249 55.02% 677 8.77% 80 1.04% -1,533 -19.85% 7,722 Green 1,285 28.30% 2,763 60.86% 475 10.46% 17 0.37% -1,478 -32.56% 4,540 Greenup 6,883 49.32% 5,370 38.48% 1,627 11.66% 76 0.54% 1,513 10.84% 13,956 Hancock 1,547 46.33% 1,356 40.61% 418 12.52% 18 0.54% 191 5.72% 3,339 Hardin 11,031 41.44% 12,642 47.50% 2,815 10.58% 129 0.48% -1,611 -6.06% 26,617 Harlan 5,874 58.00% 3,337 32.95% 884 8.73% 32 0.32% 2,537 25.05% 10,127 Harrison 2,934 47.29% 2,433 39.22% 801 12.91% 36 0.58% 501 8.07% 6,204 Hart 2,527 43.89% 2,701 46.91% 501 8.70% 29 0.50% -174 -3.02% 5,758 Henderson 8,051 54.38% 5,092 34.39% 1,556 10.51% 107 0.72% 2,959 19.99% 14,806 Henry 2,324 46.39% 2,110 42.12% 564 11.26% 12 0.24% 214 4.27% 5,010 Hickman 1,220 56.14% 695 31.98% 247 11.37% 11 0.51% 525 24.16% 2,173 Hopkins 7,239 47.66% 6,363 41.89% 1,512 9.95% 76 0.50% 876 5.77% 15,190 Jackson 960 22.06% 3,045 69.98% 299 6.87% 47 1.08% -2,085 -47.92% 4,351 Jefferson 144,207 51.52% 114,860 41.03% 19,413 6.94% 1,433 0.51% 29,347 10.49% 279,913 Jessamine 4,428 36.27% 6,686 54.76% 1,040 8.52% 56 0.46% -2,258 -18.49% 12,210 Johnson 3,348 43.68% 3,262 42.56% 1,010 13.18% 44 0.57% 86 1.12% 7,664 Kenton 19,407 37.19% 28,579 54.77% 3,680 7.05% 514 0.99% -9,172 -17.58% 52,180 Knott 4,842 73.29% 1,201 18.18% 517 7.83% 47 0.71% 3,641 55.11% 6,607 Knox 3,736 41.08% 4,502 49.50% 811 8.92% 46 0.51% -766 -8.42% 9,095 LaRue 2,040 43.80% 2,140 45.94% 469 10.07% 9 0.19% -100 -2.14% 4,658 Laurel 4,306 28.54% 9,454 62.65% 1,211 8.03% 119 0.79% -5,148 -34.11% 15,090 Lawrence 2,195 48.75% 1,812 40.24% 481 10.68% 15 0.33% 383 8.51% 4,503 Lee 1,023 40.56% 1,302 51.63% 181 7.18% 16 0.63% -279 -11.07% 2,522 Leslie 1,466 35.84% 2,296 56.14% 304 7.43% 24 0.59% -830 -20.30% 4,090 Letcher 4,160 57.57% 2,222 30.75% 782 10.82% 62 0.86% 1,938 26.82% 7,226 Lewis 1,415 32.38% 2,365 54.12% 561 12.84% 29 0.66% -950 -21.74% 4,370 Lincoln 2,550 41.73% 3,006 49.19% 526 8.61% 29 0.47% -456 -7.46% 6,111 Livingston 2,228 56.15% 1,258 31.70% 449 11.32% 33 0.83% 970 24.45% 3,968 Logan 4,181 47.47% 3,888 44.15% 704 7.99% 34 0.39% 293 3.32% 8,807 Lyon 1,641 55.89% 999 34.03% 284 9.67% 12 0.41% 642 21.86% 2,936 Madison 8,142 42.62% 9,212 48.23% 1,613 8.44% 135 0.71% -1,070 -5.61% 19,102 Magoffin 2,249 55.60% 1,434 35.45% 337 8.33% 25 0.62% 815 20.15% 4,045 Marion 2,922 51.17% 2,013 35.25% 757 13.26% 18 0.32% 909 15.92% 5,710 Marshall 6,054 50.12% 4,579 37.91% 1,391 11.52% 54 0.45% 1,475 12.21% 12,078 Martin 1,807 47.00% 1,612 41.92% 401 10.43% 25 0.65% 195 5.08% 3,845 Mason 2,444 44.12% 2,588 46.72% 484 8.74% 23 0.42% -144 -2.60% 5,539 McCracken 12,670 50.10% 10,221 40.42% 2,268 8.97% 128 0.51% 2,449 9.68% 25,287 McCreary 1,710 35.66% 2,527 52.70% 488 10.18% 70 1.46% -817 -17.04% 4,795 McLean 1,834 51.02% 1,368 38.05% 385 10.71% 8 0.22% 466 12.97% 3,595 Meade 3,653 49.04% 2,855 38.33% 912 12.24% 29 0.39% 798 10.71% 7,449 Menifee 979 54.97% 608 34.14% 179 10.05% 15 0.84% 371 20.83% 1,781 Mercer 3,179 43.66% 3,264 44.82% 738 10.13% 101 1.39% -85 -1.16% 7,282 Metcalfe 1,349 39.95% 1,651 48.89% 355 10.51% 22 0.65% -302 -8.94% 3,377 Monroe 1,114 22.96% 3,300 68.03% 415 8.55% 22 0.45% -2,186 -45.07% 4,851 Montgomery 3,372 49.62% 2,681 39.45% 705 10.37% 38 0.56% 691 10.17% 6,796 Morgan 1,843 49.88% 1,439 38.94% 380 10.28% 33 0.89% 404 10.94% 3,695 Muhlenberg 6,564 57.65% 3,569 31.35% 1,218 10.70% 35 0.31% 2,995 26.30% 11,386 Nelson 5,392 48.32% 4,645 41.63% 1,067 9.56% 55 0.49% 747 6.69% 11,159 Nicholas 1,092 47.25% 950 41.11% 265 11.47% 4 0.17% 142 6.14% 2,311 Ohio 3,487 43.20% 3,475 43.05% 1,076 13.33% 34 0.42% 12 0.15% 8,072 Oldham 6,202 33.89% 10,477 57.25% 1,521 8.31% 101 0.55% -4,275 -23.36% 18,301 Owen 1,603 42.23% 1,709 45.02% 454 11.96% 30 0.79% -106 -2.79% 3,796 Owsley 647 37.44% 920 53.24% 153 8.85% 8 0.46% -273 -15.80% 1,728 Pendleton 1,926 41.76% 2,177 47.20% 462 10.02% 47 1.02% -251 -5.44% 4,612 Perry 6,015 58.27% 3,382 32.76% 894 8.66% 32 0.31% 2,633 25.51% 10,323 Pike 14,126 60.12% 7,160 30.47% 2,148 9.14% 61 0.26% 6,966 29.65% 23,495 Powell 2,156 50.86% 1,526 36.00% 523 12.34% 34 0.80% 630 14.86% 4,239 Pulaski 5,340 28.36% 11,945 63.44% 1,420 7.54% 124 0.66% -6,605 -35.08% 18,829 Robertson 360 42.35% 368 43.29% 117 13.76% 5 0.59% -8 -0.94% 850 Rockcastle 1,160 24.95% 3,106 66.80% 338 7.27% 46 0.99% -1,946 -41.85% 4,650 Rowan 3,215 51.00% 2,309 36.63% 724 11.48% 56 0.89% 906 14.37% 6,304 Russell 1,582 24.50% 4,017 62.22% 837 12.96% 20 0.31% -2,435 -37.72% 6,456 Scott 4,258 44.28% 4,349 45.23% 977 10.16% 31 0.32% -91 -0.95% 9,615 Shelby 4,629 43.02% 5,307 49.32% 780 7.25% 45 0.42% -678 -6.30% 10,761 Simpson 2,749 51.31% 2,186 40.80% 401 7.48% 22 0.41% 563 10.51% 5,358 Spencer 1,404 41.69% 1,614 47.92% 341 10.12% 9 0.27% -210 -6.23% 3,368 Taylor 2,897 34.76% 4,573 54.87% 829 9.95% 36 0.43% -1,676 -20.11% 8,335 Todd 1,744 42.35% 1,912 46.43% 424 10.30% 38 0.92% -168 -4.08% 4,118 Trigg 2,087 46.65% 1,975 44.14% 394 8.81% 18 0.40% 112 2.51% 4,474 Trimble 1,245 48.48% 999 38.90% 308 11.99% 16 0.62% 246 9.58% 2,568 Union 2,913 57.30% 1,554 30.57% 598 11.76% 19 0.37% 1,359 26.73% 5,084 Warren 11,642 39.59% 15,784 53.68% 1,835 6.24% 145 0.49% -4,142 -14.09% 29,406 Washington 1,639 39.39% 2,116 50.85% 383 9.20% 23 0.55% -477 -11.46% 4,161 Wayne 2,422 40.00% 3,122 51.56% 481 7.94% 30 0.50% -700 -11.56% 6,055 Webster 2,852 55.90% 1,568 30.73% 660 12.94% 22 0.43% 1,284 25.17% 5,102 Whitley 4,174 39.08% 5,402 50.58% 1,027 9.62% 77 0.72% -1,228 -11.50% 10,680 Wolfe 1,297 56.46% 772 33.61% 202 8.79% 26 1.13% 525 22.85% 2,297 Woodford 3,910 43.56% 4,270 47.57% 746 8.31% 51 0.57% -360 -4.01% 8,977Total636,61445.84%623,28344.88%120,3968.67%8,4150.61%13,3310.96%1,388,708 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 18em Barren Bracken Breckinridge Bullitt Crittenden Daviess Fleming Hart Larue Mason Metcalfe Owen Robertson Spencer Todd Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Fayette Martin By congressional district Clinton won four of six districts, including three which elected Republicans, while the other two were won by Dole.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 26 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Clinton Dole Perot RepresentativeKentucky 1 1st 47% 43% 10%Ed WhitfieldKentucky 2 2nd 41% 49% 10%Ron LewisKentucky 3 3rd53%40%7%Mike WardAnne NorthupKentucky 4 4th 41% 50% 9%Jim BunningKentucky 5 5th 47% 44% 9%Hal RogersKentucky 6 6th 46.4% 45.5% 8%Scotty Baesler See also United States Senate election in Kentucky, 1996 References http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=21&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections Kentucky 1996 Category:1996 Kentucky elections