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1996 United States presidential election
1996 United States presidential election in Alaska Alaska presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 3 122,746 50.80% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 80,380 33.27% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Pat Choate 0 26,333 10.90% 400px Borough and census area results (historical boundaries, estimated) 400px Borough and census area results (modern boundaries, estimated) 400px Precinct results 1 Dole
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
Clinton
#d3e7ff 30–40%
#b9d7ff 40–50%
#86b6f2 50–60% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States)
The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote.
With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the 1996 election after Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1996&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Among white voters, 50% supported Dole, while 34% supported Clinton. 12% supported Perot.https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/AKPxp.html AllPolitics - Alaska President Exit Poll Results www.cnn.com
Results
1996 United States presidential election in Alaskahttps://www.elections.alaska.gov/results/96PRIM96GENR/1996GeneralElectionResults.php 1996 Presidential Election Alaska Division of Elections 2026-08-27PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Robert Dole Jack Kemp 122,746 50.80% 3 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 80,380 33.27% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 26,333 10.90% 0 Green Party Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 7,597 3.14% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,276 0.94% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 925 0.38% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 729 0.30% 0 Write-ins 634 0.26% 0 Totals 241,620 100.0% 3
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Haines Borough
North Slope Borough
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Boroughs that flipped from Independent to Republican
Denali Borough
Boroughs and Census Areas that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Aleutians West Census Area
Bethel Census Area
Dillingham Census Area
Kusilvak Census Area
Lake and Peninsula Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough
Skagway
Yakutat
right 300px Swing by Borough"margin" Compares Democratic minus Republican margin in 1992 and 1996. 300px Trend relative to the state by Borough
Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #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% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% #808080 Did Not Exist 300px Borough flips Legend
Democratic
#92c5de Hold
#0671b0 Flip
Republican
#f48882 Hold
#ca0120 Flip
By congressional district
Due to the state's low population, Alaska only has only one at-large congressional district, whose results are equivalent to the statewide totals.
District Dole Clinton RepresentativeAt-large 50.80% 33.27%Don Young
See also
United States presidential elections in Alaska
Notes
References
https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=2&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results - Alaska uselectionatlas.org
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