1996 United States presidential election in Idaho

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Idaho 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Idaho 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 4 256,595 52.18% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 165,443 33.65% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Patrick Choate 0 62,518 12.71% 1996 United States presidential election in Idaho results map by county.svg 200px County results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Clinton #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 Idaho took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 52.18% to 33.65% for a margin of 18.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 12.71% of the popular vote.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Nez Perce County and Shoshone County 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 Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Benewah or Lewis Counties, and the first to do so without carrying Clearwater County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. With 52.18% of the popular vote, Idaho proved to be Dole's fourth strongest state in the 1996 election after neighboring Utah, Kansas and Nebraska.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 The state proved to be Ross Perot's third strongest state in the election, after Maine and neighboring Montana. This also marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat was reelected president without carrying Idaho. Results 1996 United States presidential election in IdahoPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 256,595 52.18% 4 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 165,443 33.65% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 62,518 12.71% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 3,325 0.68% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,230 0.45% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,600 0.33% 0 Write-in Charles Collins Rosemary Giumarra 7 <0.01% 0 Write-in Jack Fellure 1 <0.01% 0 Totals 491,719 100.00% 4 Results by county County Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Ada 61,811 52.50% 43,040 36.55% 11,171 9.49% 1,721 1.46% 18,771 15.95% 117,743 Adams 1,053 54.03% 537 27.55% 311 15.96% 48 2.46% 516 26.48% 1,949 Bannock 14,058 44.80% 12,806 40.81% 4,158 13.25% 355 1.13% 1,252 3.99% 31,377 Bear Lake 1,583 56.37% 805 28.67% 396 14.10% 24 0.85% 778 27.70% 2,808 Benewah 1,667 42.54% 1,488 37.97% 701 17.89% 63 1.61% 179 4.57% 3,919 Bingham 8,391 56.39% 4,304 28.92% 2,021 13.58% 165 1.11% 4,087 27.47% 14,881 Blaine 3,003 36.55% 3,840 46.73% 1,193 14.52% 181 2.20% -837 -10.18% 8,217 Boise 1,576 53.26% 879 29.71% 440 14.87% 64 2.16% 697 23.55% 2,959 Bonner 6,207 43.00% 5,294 36.67% 2,669 18.49% 266 1.84% 913 6.33% 14,436 Bonneville 19,977 59.90% 9,013 27.03% 3,921 11.76% 439 1.32% 10,964 32.87% 33,350 Boundary 1,937 50.05% 1,194 30.85% 626 16.18% 113 2.92% 743 19.20% 3,870 Butte 741 49.70% 507 34.00% 233 15.63% 10 0.67% 234 15.70% 1,491 Camas 283 52.02% 156 28.68% 95 17.46% 10 1.84% 127 23.34% 544 Canyon 23,988 59.48% 11,800 29.26% 3,956 9.81% 584 1.45% 12,188 30.22% 40,328 Caribou 1,740 55.77% 841 26.96% 501 16.06% 38 1.22% 899 28.81% 3,120 Cassia 4,663 63.65% 1,596 21.79% 976 13.32% 91 1.24% 3,067 41.86% 7,326 Clark 266 61.29% 117 26.96% 45 10.37% 6 1.38% 149 34.33% 434 Clearwater 1,658 42.70% 1,507 38.81% 650 16.74% 68 1.75% 151 3.89% 3,883 Custer 1,249 53.93% 635 27.42% 400 17.27% 32 1.38% 614 26.51% 2,316 Elmore 3,668 53.13% 2,324 33.66% 845 12.24% 67 0.97% 1,344 19.47% 6,904 Franklin 2,435 62.56% 807 20.73% 589 15.13% 61 1.57% 1,628 41.83% 3,892 Fremont 3,042 62.92% 1,114 23.04% 630 13.03% 49 1.01% 1,928 39.88% 4,835 Gem 3,362 53.96% 1,968 31.58% 833 13.37% 68 1.09% 1,394 22.38% 6,231 Gooding 2,637 51.05% 1,503 29.09% 980 18.97% 46 0.89% 1,134 21.96% 5,166 Idaho 3,871 54.54% 1,979 27.88% 1,083 15.26% 165 2.32% 1,892 26.66% 7,098 Jefferson 4,925 66.53% 1,427 19.28% 994 13.43% 57 0.77% 3,498 47.25% 7,403 Jerome 3,358 54.82% 1,679 27.41% 1,014 16.56% 74 1.21% 1,679 27.41% 6,125 Kootenai 18,740 47.82% 13,627 34.78% 6,083 15.52% 736 1.88% 5,113 13.04% 39,186 Latah 6,311 38.74% 7,741 47.52% 1,828 11.22% 410 2.52% -1,430 -8.78% 16,290 Lemhi 2,334 60.34% 1,015 26.24% 461 11.92% 58 1.50% 1,319 34.10% 3,868 Lewis 861 45.80% 674 35.85% 316 16.81% 29 1.54% 187 9.95% 1,880 Lincoln 744 47.63% 478 30.60% 319 20.42% 21 1.34% 266 17.03% 1,562 Madison 5,706 73.84% 1,216 15.73% 744 9.63% 62 0.80% 4,490 58.11% 7,728 Minidoka 4,008 56.81% 1,977 28.02% 977 13.85% 93 1.32% 2,031 28.79% 7,055 Nez Perce 6,675 39.98% 7,491 44.87% 2,385 14.28% 145 0.87% -816 -4.89% 16,696 Oneida 993 57.53% 429 24.86% 285 16.51% 19 1.10% 564 32.67% 1,726 Owyhee 2,033 61.18% 895 26.93% 354 10.65% 41 1.23% 1,138 34.25% 3,323 Payette 3,901 55.59% 2,119 30.19% 906 12.91% 92 1.31% 1,782 25.40% 7,018 Power 1,501 51.12% 1,070 36.44% 344 11.72% 21 0.72% 431 14.68% 2,936 Shoshone 1,588 26.67% 2,981 50.07% 1,283 21.55% 102 1.71% -1,393 -23.40% 5,954 Teton 1,251 50.28% 866 34.81% 326 13.10% 45 1.81% 385 15.47% 2,488 Twin Falls 12,393 54.13% 6,826 29.81% 3,383 14.78% 294 1.28% 5,567 24.32% 22,896 Valley 2,089 48.83% 1,564 36.56% 568 13.28% 57 1.33% 525 12.27% 4,278 Washington 2,318 54.90% 1,314 31.12% 525 12.43% 65 1.54% 1,004 23.78% 4,222Totals256,59552.18%165,44333.65%62,51812.71%7,1631.46%91,15218.53%491,719 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Benewah Bonner Clearwater Lewis See also United States presidential elections in Idaho Presidency of Bill Clinton References External links Precinct Election Results from Idaho Secretary of State Idaho 1996 Category:1996 Idaho elections