1996 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Virginia 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Virginia 2000 November 5, 1996 72.7%Registration/Turnout Reports - Summary of Virginia Registration & Turnout Statistics https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registrationturnout-statistics/ Virginia Department of Elections x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 13 1,138,350 47.10% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 1,091,060 45.15% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party (United States) Texas Patrick Choate 0 159,861 6.62% 436px County and independent city results 436px Congressional district results 436px Precinct results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC #808080 President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), 47.10 percent to 45.15 percent over incumbent President Bill Clinton (D-AR), producing a margin of 1.95 percentage points.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=51&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Virginia Dave Leip Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 6.62% of the popular vote. Virginia was also the only state that Bill Clinton lost twice but Hillary Clinton won, as she managed a 5 percentage point victory in the state in 2016. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this was also the last time Bath, Allegheny, Giles, Smyth, Tazewell, Lee, Wise, Dinwiddie, Accomack Counties, and the independent cities of Galax and Buena Vista voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 The election was, however, the first time the Democratic presidential nominee had carried Prince Edward County – famous for its Civil Rights movement-era school desegregation cases – since Harry S. Truman in 1948,Prince Edward County did, at the height of "Massive Resistance" give a majority to "States' Rights" candidate T. Coleman Andrews in 1956. and the first time since 1968 that Essex County had voted Democratic.Menendez Albert J. The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 327–331 2005 McFarland 0786422173 In this election, Virginia voted 10.47 points to the right of the nation at-large.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=1996&datatype=national&def=1&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2023-05-25 uselectionatlas.org 1996 Presidential General Election Data — National Clinton was the first president elected to two terms in office without carrying Virginia either time since William McKinley in 1896 and 1900,This feat would be reprised by Donald Trump in 2016 and 2024. and is to date the only Democratic presidential candidate to win the presidency without carrying the state at least once, as well as the most recent Democratic to win without the state. 2024 11 As of 2024, this also marked the last occasion Virginia would vote to the right of Georgia. Results 1996 United States presidential election in VirginiaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1996 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 70PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 1,138,350 47.10% 13 Democratic Bill Clinton (inc.) Al Gore (inc.) 1,091,060 45.15% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 159,861 6.62% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Albion W. Knight Jr.http://presidentelect.org/e1996.html President Elect — 1996 presidentelect.org 2012-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120114094655/http://www.presidentelect.org/e1996.html 2012-01-14 dead 13,687 0.57% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 9,174 0.38% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 4,510 0.19% 0 Totals 2,416,642 100.00% 13 By city/county County orcity1996 President General Election https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/34787/ September 13, 2024 Virginia Department of State: Historical Elections Database Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotReform Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Accomack 5,013 43.02% 5,220 44.79% 1,218 10.45% 203 1.74% -207 -1.77% 11,654 Albemarle 15,243 48.81% 14,089 45.12% 1,533 4.91% 363 1.16% 1,154 3.69% 31,228 Alexandria 15,554 34.26% 27,968 61.60% 1,472 3.24% 405 0.89% -12,414 -27.34% 45,399 Alleghany 2,015 39.71% 2,398 47.26% 607 11.96% 54 1.06% -383 -7.55% 5,074 Amelia 2,119 51.13% 1,625 39.21% 323 7.79% 77 1.86% 494 11.92% 4,144 Amherst 5,094 46.63% 4,864 44.53% 835 7.64% 131 1.20% 230 2.10% 10,924 Appomattox 2,625 47.93% 2,239 40.88% 510 9.31% 103 1.88% 386 7.05% 5,477 Arlington 26,106 34.63% 45,573 60.46% 2,782 3.69% 915 1.21% -19,467 -25.83% 75,376 Augusta 13,458 60.89% 5,965 26.99% 1,916 8.67% 763 3.45% 7,493 33.90% 22,102 Bath 847 41.30% 922 44.95% 247 12.04% 35 1.71% -75 -3.65% 2,051 Bedford 11,955 54.07% 7,786 35.22% 1,976 8.94% 392 1.77% 4,169 18.85% 22,109 Bedford City 990 42.84% 1,065 46.08% 212 9.17% 44 1.90% -75 -3.24% 2,311 Bland 1,167 46.00% 939 37.01% 385 15.18% 46 1.81% 228 8.99% 2,537 Botetourt 6,404 51.73% 4,576 36.96% 1,138 9.19% 262 2.12% 1,828 14.77% 12,380 Bristol 2,983 49.50% 2,586 42.91% 429 7.12% 28 0.46% 397 6.59% 6,026 Brunswick 2,059 34.79% 3,442 58.16% 340 5.75% 77 1.30% -1,383 -23.37% 5,918 Buchanan 2,785 26.96% 6,551 63.40% 858 8.30% 138 1.34% -3,766 -36.44% 10,332 Buckingham 1,974 40.70% 2,374 48.95% 392 8.08% 110 2.27% -400 -8.25% 4,850 Buena Vista 713 34.66% 1,090 52.99% 216 10.50% 38 1.85% -377 -18.33% 2,057 Campbell 10,273 54.35% 6,788 35.91% 1,505 7.96% 336 1.78% 3,485 18.44% 18,902 Caroline 2,816 38.65% 3,897 53.49% 521 7.15% 51 0.70% -1,081 -14.84% 7,285 Carroll 5,088 51.04% 3,611 36.22% 1,158 11.62% 112 1.12% 1,477 14.82% 9,969 Charles City 729 26.16% 1,842 66.09% 178 6.39% 38 1.36% -1,113 -39.93% 2,787 Charlotte 2,103 45.58% 2,007 43.50% 431 9.34% 73 1.58% 96 2.08% 4,614 Charlottesville 4,091 31.99% 7,916 61.90% 565 4.42% 217 1.70% -3,825 -29.91% 12,789 Chesapeake 29,251 46.66% 28,713 45.80% 4,456 7.11% 266 0.42% 538 0.86% 62,686 Chesterfield 56,650 60.71% 30,220 32.39% 6,004 6.43% 431 0.46% 26,430 28.32% 93,305 Clarke 2,201 48.17% 1,906 41.72% 379 8.30% 83 1.82% 295 6.45% 4,569 Clifton Forge 486 29.62% 974 59.35% 147 8.96% 34 2.07% -488 -29.73% 1,641 Colonial Heights 4,632 66.62% 1,782 25.63% 518 7.45% 21 0.30% 2,850 40.99% 6,953 Covington 763 31.10% 1,394 56.83% 255 10.40% 41 1.67% -631 -25.73% 2,453 Craig 979 45.35% 895 41.45% 262 12.14% 23 1.07% 84 3.90% 2,159 Culpeper 5,688 53.90% 3,907 37.02% 787 7.46% 171 1.62% 1,781 16.88% 10,553 Cumberland 1,544 48.40% 1,303 40.85% 275 8.62% 68 2.13% 241 7.55% 3,190 Danville 9,254 49.97% 8,168 44.11% 762 4.11% 335 1.81% 1,086 5.86% 18,519 Dickenson 2,229 32.45% 3,913 56.97% 660 9.61% 66 0.96% -1,684 -24.52% 6,868 Dinwiddie 3,503 42.90% 3,871 47.40% 666 8.16% 126 1.54% -368 -4.50% 8,166 Emporia 835 40.65% 1,103 53.70% 98 4.77% 18 0.88% -268 -13.05% 2,054 Essex 1,627 46.05% 1,668 47.21% 188 5.32% 50 1.42% -41 -1.16% 3,533 Fairfax 176,033 48.19% 170,150 46.58% 16,134 4.42% 2,946 0.81% 5,883 1.61% 365,263 Fairfax City 4,319 49.39% 3,909 44.70% 422 4.83% 95 1.09% 410 4.69% 8,745 Falls Church 1,644 38.38% 2,375 55.44% 202 4.72% 63 1.47% -731 -17.06% 4,284 Fauquier 11,063 57.45% 6,759 35.10% 1,287 6.68% 149 0.77% 4,304 22.35% 19,258 Floyd 2,374 48.07% 1,909 38.65% 545 11.03% 111 2.25% 465 9.42% 4,939 Fluvanna 3,442 51.66% 2,676 40.16% 457 6.86% 88 1.32% 766 11.50% 6,663 Franklin 7,382 43.46% 7,300 42.97% 2,015 11.86% 290 1.71% 82 0.49% 16,987 Franklin City 1,200 35.45% 1,962 57.96% 201 5.94% 22 0.65% -762 -22.51% 3,385 Frederick 10,608 57.61% 5,976 32.46% 1,599 8.68% 229 1.24% 4,632 25.15% 18,412 Fredericksburg 2,579 41.84% 3,215 52.16% 300 4.87% 70 1.14% -636 -10.32% 6,164 Galax 910 41.72% 1,033 47.36% 221 10.13% 17 0.78% -123 -5.64% 2,181 Giles 2,566 38.15% 3,196 47.52% 841 12.50% 123 1.83% -630 -9.37% 6,726 Gloucester 6,447 51.20% 4,710 37.40% 1,266 10.05% 170 1.35% 1,737 13.80% 12,593 Goochland 4,119 55.47% 2,784 37.49% 424 5.71% 98 1.32% 1,335 17.98% 7,425 Grayson 3,004 46.92% 2,661 41.56% 675 10.54% 63 0.98% 343 5.36% 6,403 Greene 2,351 55.29% 1,440 33.87% 346 8.14% 115 2.70% 911 21.42% 4,252 Greensville 1,176 30.60% 2,381 61.96% 263 6.84% 23 0.60% -1,205 -31.36% 3,843 Halifax 6,490 49.07% 5,599 42.33% 876 6.62% 261 1.97% 891 6.74% 13,226 Hampton 16,596 37.29% 24,493 55.03% 2,783 6.25% 635 1.43% -7,897 -17.74% 44,507 Hanover 22,086 63.60% 9,880 28.45% 2,447 7.05% 311 0.90% 12,206 35.15% 34,724 Harrisonburg 4,945 55.33% 3,346 37.44% 434 4.86% 212 2.37% 1,599 17.89% 8,937 Henrico 54,430 53.37% 41,121 40.32% 5,920 5.80% 521 0.51% 13,309 13.05% 101,992 Henry 9,110 43.64% 9,061 43.41% 2,370 11.35% 333 1.60% 49 0.23% 20,874 Highland 631 51.68% 446 36.53% 134 10.97% 10 0.82% 185 15.15% 1,221 Hopewell 3,493 49.46% 2,868 40.61% 550 7.79% 151 2.14% 625 8.85% 7,062 Isle of Wight 5,416 47.64% 4,952 43.56% 893 7.85% 108 0.95% 464 4.08% 11,369 James City 10,120 54.45% 7,247 38.99% 1,116 6.00% 103 0.55% 2,873 15.46% 18,586 King and Queen 1,073 38.93% 1,393 50.54% 213 7.73% 77 2.79% -320 -11.61% 2,756 King George 2,597 53.62% 1,875 38.72% 341 7.04% 30 0.62% 722 14.90% 4,843 King William 2,346 52.49% 1,765 39.49% 339 7.59% 19 0.43% 581 13.00% 4,469 Lancaster 2,709 55.36% 1,844 37.69% 324 6.62% 16 0.33% 865 17.67% 4,893 Lee 3,225 37.48% 4,444 51.65% 822 9.55% 113 1.31% -1,219 -14.17% 8,604 Lexington 850 41.56% 1,059 51.78% 112 5.48% 24 1.17% -209 -10.22% 2,045 Loudoun 25,715 52.13% 19,942 40.43% 3,082 6.25% 591 1.20% 5,773 11.70% 49,330 Louisa 3,768 45.27% 3,761 45.19% 693 8.33% 101 1.21% 7 0.08% 8,323 Lunenburg 2,063 46.26% 1,995 44.73% 299 6.70% 103 2.31% 68 1.53% 4,460 Lynchburg 11,441 49.72% 10,281 44.68% 1,155 5.02% 135 0.59% 1,160 5.04% 23,012 Madison 2,296 50.91% 1,734 38.45% 360 7.98% 120 2.66% 562 12.46% 4,510 Manassas 5,799 52.91% 4,378 39.95% 670 6.11% 113 1.03% 1,421 12.96% 10,960 Manassas Park 916 49.84% 748 40.70% 151 8.22% 23 1.25% 168 9.14% 1,838 Martinsville 2,446 41.87% 2,941 50.34% 387 6.62% 68 1.16% -495 -8.47% 5,842 Mathews 2,206 51.78% 1,602 37.61% 403 9.46% 49 1.15% 604 14.17% 4,260 Mecklenburg 4,933 48.00% 4,408 42.89% 789 7.68% 148 1.44% 525 5.11% 10,278 Middlesex 2,141 49.83% 1,704 39.66% 350 8.15% 102 2.37% 437 10.17% 4,297 Montgomery 10,517 43.28% 10,867 44.72% 2,594 10.68% 320 1.32% -350 -1.44% 24,298 Nelson 1,988 37.77% 2,782 52.85% 411 7.81% 83 1.58% -794 -15.08% 5,264 New Kent 2,852 54.15% 1,859 35.30% 520 9.87% 36 0.68% 993 18.85% 5,267 Newport News 23,072 42.50% 27,678 50.98% 3,090 5.69% 448 0.83% -4,606 -8.48% 54,288 Norfolk 18,693 31.09% 37,655 62.63% 3,435 5.71% 341 0.57% -18,962 -31.54% 60,124 Northampton 1,763 35.63% 2,569 51.92% 522 10.55% 94 1.90% -806 -16.29% 4,948 Northumberland 2,605 51.81% 1,957 38.92% 375 7.46% 91 1.81% 648 12.89% 5,028 Norton 416 30.10% 802 58.03% 138 9.99% 26 1.88% -386 -27.93% 1,382 Nottoway 2,416 46.34% 2,327 44.63% 346 6.64% 125 2.40% 89 1.71% 5,214 Orange 4,435 49.79% 3,590 40.30% 750 8.42% 133 1.49% 845 9.49% 8,908 Page 3,876 51.83% 2,868 38.35% 640 8.56% 95 1.27% 1,008 13.48% 7,479 Patrick 3,547 52.39% 2,301 33.98% 719 10.62% 204 3.01% 1,246 18.41% 6,771 Petersburg 2,261 20.76% 8,105 74.43% 423 3.88% 101 0.93% -5,844 -53.67% 10,890 Pittsylvania 12,127 55.85% 7,681 35.37% 1,469 6.77% 437 2.01% 4,446 20.48% 21,714 Poquoson 3,422 64.86% 1,409 26.71% 400 7.58% 45 0.85% 2,013 38.15% 5,276 Portsmouth 10,686 30.18% 22,150 62.55% 2,238 6.32% 335 0.95% -11,464 -32.37% 35,409 Powhatan 4,679 61.22% 2,254 29.49% 626 8.19% 84 1.10% 2,425 31.73% 7,643 Prince Edward 2,530 44.56% 2,678 47.16% 403 7.10% 67 1.18% -148 -2.60% 5,678 Prince George 5,216 54.86% 3,498 36.79% 698 7.34% 95 1.00% 1,718 18.07% 9,507 Prince William 39,292 50.09% 33,462 42.66% 4,881 6.22% 808 1.03% 5,830 7.43% 78,443 Pulaski 5,387 43.78% 5,333 43.34% 1,399 11.37% 185 1.50% 54 0.44% 12,304 Radford 1,742 40.67% 2,113 49.33% 381 8.90% 47 1.10% -371 -8.66% 4,283 Rappahannock 1,505 47.31% 1,405 44.17% 213 6.70% 58 1.82% 100 3.14% 3,181 Richmond 1,424 50.91% 1,101 39.36% 201 7.19% 71 2.54% 323 11.55% 2,797 Richmond City 20,993 31.30% 42,273 63.02% 2,762 4.12% 1,050 1.57% -21,280 -31.72% 67,078 Roanoke 20,700 52.51% 15,387 39.03% 2,934 7.44% 400 1.01% 5,313 13.48% 39,421 Roanoke City 12,283 38.37% 17,282 53.98% 2,169 6.77% 282 0.88% -4,999 -15.61% 32,016 Rockbridge 3,274 44.98% 3,116 42.81% 760 10.44% 129 1.77% 158 2.17% 7,279 Rockingham 14,035 64.66% 5,867 27.03% 1,318 6.07% 487 2.24% 8,168 37.63% 21,707 Russell 3,706 36.59% 5,437 53.68% 862 8.51% 123 1.21% -1,731 -17.09% 10,128 Salem 4,936 48.97% 4,282 42.48% 796 7.90% 65 0.64% 654 6.49% 10,079 Scott 4,086 47.66% 3,449 40.23% 798 9.31% 240 2.80% 637 7.43% 8,573 Shenandoah 7,440 56.02% 4,224 31.81% 1,353 10.19% 263 1.98% 3,216 24.21% 13,280 Smyth 4,966 42.74% 4,990 42.95% 1,407 12.11% 256 2.20% -24 -0.21% 11,619 Southampton 2,275 33.88% 3,454 51.44% 564 8.40% 422 6.28% -1,179 -17.56% 6,715 Spotsylvania 13,786 52.62% 10,342 39.48% 1,860 7.10% 209 0.80% 3,444 13.14% 26,197 Stafford 14,098 54.04% 9,902 37.95% 1,856 7.11% 233 0.89% 4,196 16.09% 26,089 Staunton 4,526 53.66% 3,162 37.49% 605 7.17% 142 1.68% 1,364 16.17% 8,435 Suffolk 8,572 41.30% 10,827 52.17% 1,266 6.10% 89 0.43% -2,255 -10.87% 20,754 Surry 944 32.13% 1,753 59.67% 181 6.16% 60 2.04% -809 -27.54% 2,938 Sussex 1,378 36.34% 2,089 55.09% 256 6.75% 69 1.82% -711 -18.75% 3,792 Tazewell 6,131 39.71% 7,500 48.58% 1,554 10.06% 255 1.65% -1,369 -8.87% 15,440 Virginia Beach 63,741 50.61% 52,142 41.40% 9,328 7.41% 732 0.58% 11,599 9.21% 125,943 Warren 4,657 48.25% 3,814 39.52% 904 9.37% 277 2.87% 843 8.73% 9,652 Washington 9,098 50.07% 6,939 38.19% 1,654 9.10% 478 2.63% 2,159 11.88% 18,169 Waynesboro 3,466 52.71% 2,398 36.47% 462 7.03% 250 3.80% 1,068 16.24% 6,576 Westmoreland 2,333 40.31% 2,949 50.95% 427 7.38% 79 1.36% -616 -10.64% 5,788 Williamsburg 1,560 43.43% 1,820 50.67% 162 4.51% 50 1.39% -260 -7.24% 3,592 Winchester 3,681 50.97% 3,027 41.91% 434 6.01% 80 1.11% 654 9.06% 7,222 Wise 4,660 35.59% 6,712 51.27% 1,478 11.29% 242 1.85% -2,052 -15.68% 13,092 Wythe 4,274 49.99% 3,275 38.31% 955 11.17% 45 0.53% 999 11.68% 8,549 York 11,396 54.95% 7,731 37.28% 1,469 7.08% 142 0.68% 3,665 17.67% 20,738Totals1,138,35047.10%1,091,06045.15%159,8616.62%27,3711.13%47,2901.95%2,416,642 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Henry Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Accomack Bath Bedford City Buckingham Dinwiddie Emporia Essex Galax Newport News Prince Edward Smyth By congressional district Dole won seven of 11 congressional districts, including three which elected Democrats, while Clinton won the remaining four districts, including one which elected a Republican.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 28 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Dole Clinton Perot RepresentativeVirginia 1 1st 51.9% 39.8% 7.2%Herb BatemanVirginia 2 2nd 48% 44.1% 7.3%Owen PickettVirginia 3 3rd 22.2% 72% 4.7%Bobby ScottVirginia 4 4th 46.3% 45.6% 7.1%Norman SisiskyVirginia 5 5th47.8%42.7%7.8%Lewis PayneVirgil GoodeVirginia 6 6th 50.3% 40.6% 7.5%Bob GoodlatteVirginia 7 7th 58.2% 34.8% 6.2%Tom BlileyVirginia 8 8th 40.3% 54.8% 4%Jim MoranVirginia 9 9th 42.6% 45.6% 10.3%Rick BoucherVirginia 10 10th 54.2% 38.3% 6.3%Frank WolfVirginia 11 11th 46.2% 48.1% 4.8%Tom Davis Notes References Virginia 1996 Category:1996 Virginia elections