1996 United States presidential election in Texas

none June 2025 March 2019 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Texas Texas presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Texas 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Texas 2000 November 5, 1996 53.24% (of registered voters) 40.97% (of voting age population)https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 2,459,683 43.83% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 32 2,736,167 48.76% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas James CampbellOn the California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas election ballots, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in vice-presidential candidate until Perot decided on Pat Choate as his choice for Vice President. 0 378,537 6.75% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Reform Party of the United States of America The 1996 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 5, 1996. All fifty states, and the District of Columbia, took part in the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose 32 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Texas was won by Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who was running against incumbent President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Clinton ran a second time with incumbent Vice President Al Gore as his running mate, and Dole ran with former New York Representative Jack Kemp. Texas provided both two of the nation's three most Republican counties – High Plains-based Ochiltree in its north and Glasscock in the central plains – and its most Democratic county in rock-ribbed Tejano Starr County at the opposite end of the state.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=48&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Texas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 26 January 2018 Texas weighed in for this election 13% more Republican than the national average. With its 32 electoral votes, Texas was Dole's biggest electoral college prize. The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for Texas, with more than 7% of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 6% of the votes in his home state of Texas, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for United States presidency in recent times. Loving County, Texas was one of two counties nationwide in which Ross Perot came in second place, ahead of one of the two major-party nominees, in 1996, the other being Arthur County, Nebraska. The political realignment of the rural United States in the 21st century, aided by Texas Governor George W. Bush being the Republican nominee in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, resulted in the state's rural areas--including in traditional Democratic strongholds like East Texas--growing dramatically more Republican after this election. Primarily due to Clinton's rural appeal, this would be the last election in which rural Texas played a factor in the close margin, as almost all of these counties switched from Democratic to Republican beginning in 2000. Primary elections Democratic primary Bill Clinton easily won the Democratic Primary in Texas. Republican primary thumb|250x250px|Republican primary county results Dole: #f8effe 20–30% #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% #5c2378 >90% Buchanan: #f0e6be 30–40% #d7c477 40–50% #c0a32f 50–60% Phil Gramm: #81d0d0 50–60% Tie: #e7e7e7 30–40% #c6c6c6 40–50% #a9a9a9 50–60% The Texas Republican presidential primary held on March 12, 1996, in the U.S. state of Texas, as part of the Republican Party's statewide nomination process for the 1996 U.S. presidential election. Senator Bob Dole won the contest by 55.62% of the vote. 1996 Texas Republican presidential primary https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/FederalElections96_PresidentialPrimaryElectionResults.pdf Federal Elections 96: Presidential Primary Election Results Federal Election CommissionCandidateVotes%Bob Dole567,16455.62% Pat Buchanan217,97421.37%Steve Forbes130,93812.84%Alan Keyes41,7464.09%Steve Forbes19,5071.91%Uncommitted 18,7451.83%Phil Gramm18,6291.83%Richard Lugar2,2660.22%Susan Ducey1,0930.11%Mary LeTulle6500.06%Charles E. Collins6330.06%Morry Taylor4580.04%Total1,019,803100.00% Results 1996 United States presidential election in TexasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole 2,736,167 48.76% 32 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 2,459,683 43.83% 0 Independent Ross Perot 378,537 6.75% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 20,256 0.36% 0 Taxpayers’ Howard Phillips 7,472 0.13% 0 Green Ralph Nader (write-in) 4,810 0.09% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 4,422 0.08% 0 Other write-ins 297 0.01% 0 Totals 5,611,644 100.00% 32 Voter turnout (voting age/registered) 41.3%/58.8% Results by county County Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 6,458 48.19% 5,693 42.49% 1,170 8.73% 79 0.59% 765 5.70% 13,400 Andrews 2,360 58.99% 1,181 29.52% 431 10.77% 29 0.72% 1,179 29.47% 4,001 Angelina 11,789 46.38% 11,346 44.63% 2,160 8.50% 126 0.50% 443 1.75% 25,421 Aransas 3,769 50.66% 2,964 39.84% 655 8.80% 52 0.70% 805 10.82% 7,440 Archer 1,974 54.01% 1,235 33.79% 437 11.96% 9 0.25% 739 20.22% 3,655 Armstrong 582 62.18% 272 29.06% 75 8.01% 7 0.75% 310 33.12% 936 Atascosa 4,102 44.33% 4,259 46.02% 813 8.79% 80 0.86% -157 -1.69% 9,254 Austin 4,669 58.36% 2,719 33.98% 577 7.21% 36 0.45% 1,950 24.38% 8,001 Bailey 1,246 60.31% 706 34.17% 109 5.28% 5 0.24% 540 26.14% 2,066 Bandera 3,700 65.22% 1,383 24.38% 520 9.17% 70 1.23% 2,317 40.84% 5,673 Bastrop 6,323 43.35% 6,773 46.44% 1,342 9.20% 147 1.01% -450 -3.09% 14,585 Baylor 860 41.23% 955 45.78% 262 12.56% 9 0.43% -95 -4.55% 2,086 Bee 3,611 41.19% 4,561 52.03% 539 6.15% 55 0.63% -950 -10.84% 8,766 Bell 30,348 53.20% 22,638 39.68% 3,666 6.43% 397 0.70% 7,710 13.52% 57,049 Bexar 161,619 44.59% 180,308 49.74% 17,822 4.92% 2,740 0.76% -18,689 -5.15% 362,489 Blanco 1,919 57.87% 1,028 31.00% 330 9.95% 39 1.18% 891 26.87% 3,316 Borden 194 58.08% 93 27.84% 45 13.47% 2 0.60% 101 30.24% 334 Bosque 2,840 47.13% 2,427 40.28% 739 12.26% 20 0.33% 413 6.85% 6,026 Bowie 12,750 43.56% 13,657 46.66% 2,760 9.43% 103 0.35% -907 -3.10% 29,270 Brazoria 36,392 55.44% 22,959 34.98% 5,869 8.94% 418 0.64% 13,433 20.46% 65,638 Brazos 22,082 57.14% 13,968 36.15% 2,215 5.73% 379 0.98% 8,114 20.99% 38,644 Brewster 1,438 41.66% 1,643 47.60% 299 8.66% 72 2.09% -205 -5.94% 3,452 Briscoe 416 46.64% 408 45.74% 65 7.29% 3 0.34% 8 0.90% 892 Brooks 413 11.84% 2,945 84.43% 108 3.10% 22 0.63% -2,532 -72.59% 3,488 Brown 6,524 55.35% 4,138 35.11% 1,081 9.17% 44 0.37% 2,386 20.24% 11,787 Burleson 2,174 43.89% 2,419 48.84% 347 7.01% 13 0.26% -245 -4.95% 4,953 Burnet 5,744 51.99% 4,123 37.32% 1,108 10.03% 74 0.67% 1,621 14.67% 11,049 Caldwell 3,239 41.41% 3,961 50.65% 545 6.97% 76 0.97% -722 -9.24% 7,821 Calhoun 2,832 46.33% 2,753 45.04% 507 8.29% 21 0.34% 79 1.29% 6,113 Callahan 2,480 52.82% 1,666 35.48% 534 11.37% 15 0.32% 814 17.34% 4,695 Cameron 18,434 32.63% 34,891 61.76% 2,760 4.89% 408 0.72% -16,457 -29.13% 56,493 Camp 1,488 40.63% 1,912 52.21% 252 6.88% 10 0.27% -424 -11.58% 3,662 Carson 1,742 63.81% 742 27.18% 227 8.32% 19 0.70% 1,000 36.63% 2,730 Cass 4,066 37.51% 5,691 52.50% 1,038 9.58% 44 0.41% -1,625 -14.99% 10,839 Castro 1,231 49.22% 1,107 44.26% 144 5.76% 19 0.76% 124 4.96% 2,501 Chambers 4,101 52.37% 2,876 36.73% 818 10.45% 36 0.46% 1,225 15.64% 7,831 Cherokee 6,483 51.07% 5,185 40.85% 971 7.65% 55 0.43% 1,298 10.22% 12,694 Childress 1,072 54.64% 719 36.65% 165 8.41% 6 0.31% 353 17.99% 1,962 Clay 1,997 48.00% 1,690 40.63% 465 11.18% 8 0.19% 307 7.37% 4,160 Cochran 667 49.93% 541 40.49% 127 9.51% 1 0.07% 126 9.44% 1,336 Coke 790 51.10% 595 38.49% 157 10.16% 4 0.26% 195 12.61% 1,546 Coleman 1,793 49.19% 1,488 40.82% 349 9.57% 15 0.41% 305 8.37% 3,645 Collin 83,750 63.01% 37,854 28.48% 10,443 7.86% 878 0.66% 45,896 34.53% 132,925 Collingsworth 729 50.94% 581 40.60% 118 8.25% 3 0.21% 148 10.34% 1,431 Colorado 3,381 49.90% 2,795 41.25% 574 8.47% 25 0.37% 586 8.65% 6,775 Comal 16,763 64.33% 7,132 27.37% 1,903 7.30% 259 0.99% 9,631 36.96% 26,057 Comanche 2,123 44.42% 2,138 44.74% 511 10.69% 7 0.15% -15 -0.32% 4,779 Concho 488 47.29% 434 42.05% 107 10.37% 3 0.29% 54 5.24% 1,032 Cooke 7,320 59.53% 3,782 30.76% 1,150 9.35% 45 0.37% 3,538 28.77% 12,297 Coryell 7,143 51.23% 5,300 38.01% 1,443 10.35% 58 0.42% 1,843 13.22% 13,944 Cottle 331 40.46% 404 49.39% 77 9.41% 6 0.73% -73 -8.93% 818 Crane 984 54.21% 616 33.94% 201 11.07% 14 0.77% 368 20.27% 1,815 Crockett 714 45.98% 684 44.04% 147 9.47% 8 0.52% 30 1.94% 1,553 Crosby 968 42.33% 1,122 49.06% 189 8.26% 8 0.35% -154 -6.73% 2,287 Culberson 329 26.51% 804 64.79% 99 7.98% 9 0.73% -475 -38.28% 1,241 Dallam 970 59.36% 483 29.56% 170 10.40% 11 0.67% 487 29.80% 1,634 Dallas 260,058 46.78% 255,766 46.00% 36,759 6.61% 3,370 0.61% 4,292 0.78% 555,953 Dawson 2,319 55.53% 1,612 38.60% 232 5.56% 13 0.31% 707 16.93% 4,176 Deaf Smith 3,051 60.44% 1,655 32.79% 310 6.14% 32 0.63% 1,396 27.65% 5,048 Delta 744 42.69% 849 48.71% 146 8.38% 4 0.23% -105 -6.02% 1,743 Denton 65,313 58.53% 36,138 32.38% 9,294 8.33% 851 0.76% 29,175 26.15% 111,596 Dewitt 3,577 58.03% 2,074 33.65% 483 7.84% 30 0.49% 1,503 24.38% 6,164 Dickens 421 39.98% 509 48.34% 117 11.11% 6 0.57% -88 -8.36% 1,053 Dimmit 604 20.19% 2,242 74.96% 128 4.28% 17 0.57% -1,638 -54.77% 2,991 Donley 988 62.33% 495 31.23% 97 6.12% 5 0.32% 493 31.10% 1,585 Duval 543 11.65% 3,958 84.94% 136 2.92% 23 0.49% -3,415 -73.29% 4,660 Eastland 3,272 49.61% 2,594 39.33% 705 10.69% 25 0.38% 678 10.28% 6,596 Ector 17,746 54.29% 12,017 36.76% 2,511 7.68% 412 1.26% 5,729 17.53% 32,686 Edwards 511 50.44% 437 43.14% 60 5.92% 5 0.49% 74 7.30% 1,013 Ellis 16,046 53.91% 10,832 36.39% 2,750 9.24% 138 0.46% 5,214 17.52% 29,766 El Paso 43,255 32.11% 83,964 62.33% 6,300 4.68% 1,191 0.88% -40,709 -30.22% 134,710 Erath 4,750 49.49% 3,664 38.17% 1,134 11.81% 50 0.52% 1,086 11.32% 9,598 Falls 2,260 37.59% 3,256 54.16% 479 7.97% 17 0.28% -996 -16.57% 6,012 Fannin 3,495 39.73% 4,276 48.61% 980 11.14% 45 0.51% -781 -8.88% 8,796 Fayette 4,195 52.00% 3,119 38.66% 708 8.78% 46 0.57% 1,076 13.34% 8,068 Fisher 537 29.04% 1,142 61.76% 170 9.19% 0 0.00% -605 -32.72% 1,849 Floyd 1,530 57.78% 986 37.24% 126 4.76% 6 0.23% 544 20.54% 2,648 Foard 166 28.97% 355 61.95% 52 9.08% 0 0.00% -189 -32.98% 573 Fort Bend 49,945 53.79% 38,163 41.10% 4,363 4.70% 385 0.41% 11,782 12.69% 92,856 Franklin 1,575 45.63% 1,484 42.99% 386 11.18% 7 0.20% 91 2.64% 3,452 Freestone 2,888 47.37% 2,630 43.14% 568 9.32% 11 0.18% 258 4.23% 6,097 Frio 1,225 29.94% 2,593 63.37% 253 6.18% 21 0.51% -1,368 -33.43% 4,092 Gaines 1,812 56.73% 1,012 31.68% 353 11.05% 17 0.53% 800 25.05% 3,194 Galveston 35,251 44.01% 38,458 48.02% 5,897 7.36% 483 0.60% -3,207 -4.01% 80,089 Garza 946 53.93% 703 40.08% 103 5.87% 2 0.11% 243 13.85% 1,754 Gillespie 5,867 71.98% 1,655 20.30% 542 6.65% 87 1.07% 4,212 51.68% 8,151 Glasscock 382 78.93% 70 14.46% 30 6.20% 2 0.41% 312 64.47% 484 Goliad 1,335 50.66% 1,135 43.07% 148 5.62% 17 0.65% 200 7.59% 2,635 Gonzales 2,687 51.85% 2,110 40.72% 354 6.83% 31 0.60% 577 11.13% 5,182 Gray 6,102 69.15% 2,114 23.96% 568 6.44% 40 0.45% 3,988 45.19% 8,824 Grayson 17,169 48.48% 14,338 40.49% 3,745 10.58% 159 0.45% 2,831 7.99% 35,411 Gregg 21,611 57.66% 13,659 36.45% 2,079 5.55% 129 0.34% 7,952 21.21% 37,478 Grimes 2,564 44.97% 2,584 45.33% 538 9.44% 15 0.26% -20 -0.36% 5,701 Guadalupe 14,254 58.41% 8,079 33.11% 1,811 7.42% 259 1.06% 6,175 25.30% 24,403 Hale 5,905 60.59% 3,204 32.88% 605 6.21% 32 0.33% 2,701 27.71% 9,746 Hall 626 42.53% 750 50.95% 94 6.39% 2 0.14% -124 -8.42% 1,472 Hamilton 1,493 49.26% 1,200 39.59% 323 10.66% 15 0.49% 293 9.67% 3,031 Hansford 1,493 76.80% 343 17.64% 105 5.40% 3 0.15% 1,150 59.16% 1,944 Hardeman 610 39.84% 750 48.99% 168 10.97% 3 0.20% -140 -9.15% 1,531 Hardin 8,529 47.65% 7,179 40.11% 2,112 11.80% 80 0.45% 1,350 7.54% 17,900 Harris 421,462 49.24% 386,726 45.18% 42,364 4.95% 5,341 0.62% 34,736 4.06% 855,893 Harrison 9,835 45.42% 10,307 47.60% 1,427 6.59% 86 0.40% -472 -2.18% 21,655 Hartley 1,242 68.66% 463 25.59% 101 5.58% 3 0.17% 779 43.07% 1,809 Haskell 966 37.56% 1,374 53.42% 225 8.75% 7 0.27% -408 -15.86% 2,572 Hays 12,865 47.93% 11,580 43.14% 1,990 7.41% 405 1.51% 1,285 4.79% 26,840 Hemphill 986 68.57% 344 23.92% 104 7.23% 4 0.28% 642 44.65% 1,438 Henderson 10,345 45.43% 10,085 44.29% 2,274 9.99% 68 0.30% 260 1.14% 22,772 Hidalgo 24,437 28.84% 56,335 66.49% 3,536 4.17% 419 0.49% -31,898 -37.65% 84,727 Hill 4,401 46.46% 3,988 42.10% 1,052 11.11% 32 0.34% 413 4.36% 9,473 Hockley 4,230 60.86% 2,170 31.22% 519 7.47% 31 0.45% 2,060 29.64% 6,950 Hood 7,575 52.06% 5,459 37.52% 1,445 9.93% 71 0.49% 2,116 14.54% 14,550 Hopkins 4,341 43.72% 4,522 45.54% 1,034 10.41% 32 0.32% -181 -1.82% 9,929 Houston 3,443 46.28% 3,383 45.48% 585 7.86% 28 0.38% 60 0.80% 7,439 Howard 5,007 50.80% 3,732 37.86% 1,037 10.52% 81 0.82% 1,275 12.94% 9,857 Hudspeth 367 40.87% 427 47.55% 92 10.24% 12 1.34% -60 -6.68% 898 Hunt 10,746 49.12% 8,801 40.23% 2,225 10.17% 104 0.48% 1,945 8.89% 21,876 Hutchinson 6,350 64.78% 2,553 26.04% 864 8.81% 36 0.37% 3,797 38.74% 9,803 Irion 386 55.94% 213 30.87% 86 12.46% 5 0.72% 173 25.07% 690 Jack 1,162 46.72% 1,019 40.97% 301 12.10% 5 0.20% 143 5.75% 2,487 Jackson 2,533 54.59% 1,785 38.47% 309 6.66% 13 0.28% 748 16.12% 4,640 Jasper 4,523 42.51% 5,039 47.36% 1,041 9.78% 37 0.35% -516 -4.85% 10,640 Jeff Davis 482 50.05% 370 38.42% 99 10.28% 12 1.25% 112 11.63% 963 Jefferson 32,821 38.88% 45,854 54.31% 5,314 6.29% 437 0.52% -13,033 -15.43% 84,426 Jim Hogg 307 16.94% 1,437 79.30% 64 3.53% 4 0.22% -1,130 -62.36% 1,812 Jim Wells 2,989 28.27% 7,116 67.31% 430 4.07% 37 0.35% -4,127 -39.04% 10,572 Johnson 16,246 50.03% 12,817 39.47% 3,250 10.01% 160 0.49% 3,429 10.56% 32,473 Jones 2,351 43.46% 2,422 44.77% 614 11.35% 23 0.43% -71 -1.31% 5,410 Karnes 1,869 43.12% 2,154 49.70% 291 6.71% 20 0.46% -285 -6.58% 4,334 Kaufman 8,697 48.34% 7,383 41.03% 1,831 10.18% 82 0.46% 1,314 7.31% 17,993 Kendall 5,940 67.65% 2,092 23.82% 620 7.06% 129 1.47% 3,848 43.83% 8,781 Kenedy 71 34.13% 133 63.94% 4 1.92% 0 0.00% -62 -29.81% 208 Kent 187 36.31% 260 50.49% 67 13.01% 1 0.19% -73 -14.18% 515 Kerr 11,173 66.61% 4,192 24.99% 1,236 7.37% 174 1.04% 6,981 41.62% 16,775 Kimble 898 57.45% 521 33.33% 131 8.38% 13 0.83% 377 24.12% 1,563 King 97 53.30% 46 25.27% 29 15.93% 10 5.49% 51 28.03% 182 Kinney 650 51.75% 503 40.05% 97 7.72% 6 0.48% 147 11.70% 1,256 Kleberg 3,391 37.68% 5,136 57.07% 431 4.79% 41 0.46% -1,745 -19.39% 8,999 Knox 599 38.97% 785 51.07% 149 9.69% 4 0.26% -186 -12.10% 1,537 Lamar 6,393 46.59% 6,075 44.27% 1,198 8.73% 56 0.41% 318 2.32% 13,722 Lamb 2,593 56.69% 1,683 36.79% 283 6.19% 15 0.33% 910 19.90% 4,574 Lampasas 3,008 56.10% 1,819 33.92% 509 9.49% 26 0.48% 1,189 22.18% 5,362 La Salle 570 26.10% 1,522 69.69% 85 3.89% 7 0.32% -952 -43.59% 2,184 Lavaca 3,697 53.93% 2,575 37.56% 551 8.04% 32 0.47% 1,122 16.37% 6,855 Lee 2,354 49.00% 2,008 41.80% 421 8.76% 21 0.44% 346 7.20% 4,804 Leon 2,839 51.01% 2,217 39.83% 499 8.97% 11 0.20% 622 11.18% 5,566 Liberty 7,784 46.41% 6,877 41.00% 2,011 11.99% 101 0.60% 907 5.41% 16,773 Limestone 2,691 40.49% 3,236 48.69% 693 10.43% 26 0.39% -545 -8.20% 6,646 Lipscomb 869 64.66% 357 26.56% 115 8.56% 3 0.22% 512 38.10% 1,344 Live Oak 1,929 53.41% 1,372 37.98% 292 8.08% 19 0.53% 557 15.43% 3,612 Llano 4,290 55.45% 2,633 34.03% 762 9.85% 52 0.67% 1,657 21.42% 7,737 Loving 48 62.34% 14 18.18% 15 19.48% 0 0.00% 33In this county where Perot ran second ahead of Clinton, margin given is Dole vote minus Perot vote. 42.86% 77 Lubbock 47,304 63.50% 22,786 30.59% 3,996 5.36% 403 0.54% 24,518 32.91% 74,489 Lynn 1,151 52.39% 903 41.10% 136 6.19% 7 0.32% 248 11.29% 2,197 Madison 1,576 47.03% 1,470 43.87% 293 8.74% 12 0.36% 106 3.16% 3,351 Marion 1,260 34.45% 2,028 55.46% 353 9.65% 16 0.44% -768 -21.01% 3,657 Martin 973 54.88% 643 36.27% 140 7.90% 17 0.96% 330 18.61% 1,773 Mason 949 54.70% 618 35.62% 151 8.70% 17 0.98% 331 19.08% 1,735 Matagorda 5,876 47.03% 5,374 43.01% 1,190 9.52% 54 0.43% 502 4.02% 12,494 Maverick 1,050 15.94% 5,307 80.58% 202 3.07% 27 0.41% -4,257 -64.64% 6,586 McCulloch 1,465 48.70% 1,231 40.92% 296 9.84% 16 0.53% 234 7.78% 3,008 McLennan 30,666 48.61% 27,050 42.88% 5,131 8.13% 236 0.37% 3,616 5.73% 63,083 McMullen 274 63.72% 117 27.21% 35 8.14% 4 0.93% 157 36.51% 430 Medina 5,710 55.03% 3,880 37.39% 715 6.89% 72 0.69% 1,830 17.64% 10,377 Menard 443 42.47% 490 46.98% 102 9.78% 8 0.77% -47 -4.51% 1,043 Midland 25,382 68.01% 9,513 25.49% 2,079 5.57% 346 0.93% 15,869 42.52% 37,320 Milam 3,019 39.90% 3,869 51.13% 657 8.68% 22 0.29% -850 -11.23% 7,567 Mills 1,044 51.35% 748 36.79% 230 11.31% 11 0.54% 296 14.56% 2,033 Mitchell 949 39.46% 1,213 50.44% 232 9.65% 11 0.46% -264 -10.98% 2,405 Montague 3,029 45.71% 2,718 41.02% 842 12.71% 37 0.56% 311 4.69% 6,626 Montgomery 51,011 65.23% 20,722 26.50% 6,065 7.76% 404 0.52% 30,289 38.73% 78,202 Moore 3,353 65.96% 1,358 26.72% 359 7.06% 13 0.26% 1,995 39.24% 5,083 Morris 1,449 30.01% 2,973 61.58% 402 8.33% 4 0.08% -1,524 -31.57% 4,828 Motley 380 62.81% 164 27.11% 56 9.26% 5 0.83% 216 35.70% 605 Nacogdoches 10,361 53.25% 7,641 39.27% 1,352 6.95% 104 0.53% 2,720 13.98% 19,458 Navarro 5,236 41.88% 6,078 48.62% 1,140 9.12% 48 0.38% -842 -6.74% 12,502 Newton 1,409 31.62% 2,554 57.32% 474 10.64% 19 0.43% -1,145 -25.70% 4,456 Nolan 2,166 40.18% 2,582 47.89% 613 11.37% 30 0.56% -416 -7.71% 5,391 Nueces 37,470 40.22% 50,009 53.68% 5,103 5.48% 586 0.63% -12,539 -13.46% 93,168 Ochiltree 2,448 79.20% 467 15.11% 167 5.40% 9 0.29% 1,981 64.09% 3,091 Oldham 583 66.17% 213 24.18% 77 8.74% 8 0.91% 370 41.99% 881 Orange 12,560 42.85% 13,741 46.88% 2,836 9.68% 174 0.59% -1,181 -4.03% 29,311 Palo Pinto 3,666 42.36% 3,938 45.50% 1,011 11.68% 40 0.46% -272 -3.14% 8,655 Panola 4,008 44.59% 4,168 46.37% 777 8.64% 35 0.39% -160 -1.78% 8,988 Parker 14,580 54.29% 9,447 35.18% 2,703 10.07% 125 0.47% 5,133 19.11% 26,855 Parmer 2,042 70.71% 676 23.41% 160 5.54% 10 0.35% 1,366 47.30% 2,888 Pecos 1,730 43.89% 1,816 46.07% 369 9.36% 27 0.68% -86 -2.18% 3,942 Polk 6,473 45.44% 6,360 44.65% 1,347 9.46% 64 0.45% 113 0.79% 14,244 Potter 14,995 57.13% 9,273 35.33% 1,799 6.85% 178 0.68% 5,722 21.80% 26,245 Presidio 383 22.32% 1,205 70.22% 111 6.47% 17 0.99% -822 -47.90% 1,716 Rains 1,123 41.09% 1,265 46.29% 335 12.26% 10 0.37% -142 -5.20% 2,733 Randall 28,266 71.33% 9,177 23.16% 1,985 5.01% 199 0.50% 19,089 48.17% 39,627 Reagan 645 55.22% 407 34.85% 101 8.65% 15 1.28% 238 20.37% 1,168 Real 845 58.40% 414 28.61% 178 12.30% 10 0.69% 431 29.79% 1,447 Red River 1,783 39.06% 2,339 51.24% 433 9.49% 10 0.22% -556 -12.18% 4,565 Reeves 1,007 28.40% 2,279 64.27% 245 6.91% 15 0.42% -1,272 -35.87% 3,546 Refugio 1,376 42.35% 1,635 50.32% 222 6.83% 16 0.49% -259 -7.97% 3,249 Roberts 421 72.09% 122 20.89% 40 6.85% 1 0.17% 299 51.20% 584 Robertson 1,944 37.57% 2,912 56.27% 315 6.09% 4 0.08% -968 -18.70% 5,175 Rockwall 8,319 65.01% 3,289 25.70% 1,121 8.76% 67 0.52% 5,030 39.31% 12,796 Runnels 1,941 51.58% 1,417 37.66% 396 10.52% 9 0.24% 524 13.92% 3,763 Rusk 8,423 54.22% 5,988 38.55% 1,072 6.90% 51 0.33% 2,435 15.67% 15,534 Sabine 1,660 42.29% 1,913 48.74% 334 8.51% 18 0.46% -253 -6.45% 3,925 San Augustine 1,296 36.39% 1,924 54.03% 324 9.10% 17 0.48% -628 -17.64% 3,561 San Jacinto 2,878 44.38% 2,771 42.73% 810 12.49% 26 0.40% 107 1.65% 6,485 San Patricio 7,678 45.21% 8,132 47.88% 1,085 6.39% 88 0.52% -454 -2.67% 16,983 San Saba 991 51.72% 726 37.89% 194 10.13% 5 0.26% 265 13.83% 1,916 Schleicher 587 48.67% 505 41.87% 111 9.20% 3 0.25% 82 6.80% 1,206 Scurry 2,929 49.95% 2,099 35.79% 813 13.86% 23 0.39% 830 14.16% 5,864 Shackelford 792 53.84% 502 34.13% 169 11.49% 8 0.54% 290 19.71% 1,471 Shelby 3,482 43.27% 3,720 46.22% 815 10.13% 31 0.39% -238 -2.95% 8,048 Sherman 809 70.78% 243 21.26% 89 7.79% 2 0.17% 566 49.52% 1,143 Smith 32,171 59.97% 18,265 34.05% 2,933 5.47% 274 0.51% 13,906 25.92% 53,643 Somervell 1,099 46.23% 993 41.78% 273 11.49% 12 0.50% 106 4.45% 2,377 Starr 756 10.41% 6,312 86.94% 157 2.16% 35 0.48% -5,556 -76.53% 7,260 Stephens 1,714 52.27% 1,218 37.15% 336 10.25% 11 0.34% 496 15.12% 3,279 Sterling 394 58.89% 186 27.80% 86 12.86% 3 0.45% 208 31.09% 669 Stonewall 323 35.22% 487 53.11% 105 11.45% 2 0.22% -164 -17.89% 917 Sutton 688 52.84% 508 39.02% 102 7.83% 4 0.31% 180 13.82% 1,302 Swisher 1,159 44.71% 1,224 47.22% 195 7.52% 14 0.54% -65 -2.51% 2,592 Tarrant 208,312 50.85% 170,431 41.60% 28,715 7.01% 2,186 0.53% 37,881 9.25% 409,644 Taylor 23,682 59.17% 13,213 33.02% 2,912 7.28% 214 0.53% 10,469 26.15% 40,021 Terrell 185 35.65% 278 53.56% 47 9.06% 9 1.73% -93 -17.91% 519 Terry 2,013 56.43% 1,272 35.66% 269 7.54% 13 0.36% 741 20.77% 3,567 Throckmorton 360 48.85% 285 38.67% 90 12.21% 2 0.27% 75 10.18% 737 Titus 3,438 43.37% 3,725 46.99% 744 9.38% 21 0.26% -287 -3.62% 7,928 Tom Green 18,112 55.21% 11,782 35.91% 2,757 8.40% 157 0.48% 6,330 19.30% 32,808 Travis 98,454 39.97% 128,970 52.36% 14,008 5.69% 4,869 1.98% -30,516 -12.39% 246,301 Trinity 2,058 38.76% 2,774 52.24% 460 8.66% 18 0.34% -716 -13.48% 5,310 Tyler 2,804 41.11% 3,340 48.97% 645 9.46% 32 0.47% -536 -7.86% 6,821 Upshur 5,174 45.71% 5,032 44.45% 1,086 9.59% 28 0.25% 142 1.26% 11,320 Upton 685 56.89% 424 35.22% 88 7.31% 7 0.58% 261 21.67% 1,204 Uvalde 3,494 47.65% 3,397 46.32% 403 5.50% 39 0.53% 97 1.33% 7,333 Val Verde 4,357 41.10% 5,623 53.05% 548 5.17% 72 0.68% -1,266 -11.95% 10,600 Van Zandt 7,453 49.60% 5,752 38.28% 1,756 11.69% 65 0.43% 1,701 11.32% 15,026 Victoria 14,457 59.94% 8,238 34.16% 1,197 4.96% 227 0.94% 6,219 25.78% 24,119 Walker 7,177 49.27% 6,088 41.79% 1,186 8.14% 116 0.80% 1,089 7.48% 14,567 Waller 3,559 41.28% 4,535 52.60% 499 5.79% 29 0.34% -976 -11.32% 8,622 Ward 1,620 43.41% 1,644 44.05% 446 11.95% 22 0.59% -24 -0.64% 3,732 Washington 6,319 60.65% 3,460 33.21% 601 5.77% 39 0.37% 2,859 27.44% 10,419 Webb 4,712 19.02% 18,997 76.67% 936 3.78% 132 0.53% -14,285 -57.65% 24,777 Wharton 6,163 50.38% 5,176 42.31% 871 7.12% 24 0.20% 987 8.07% 12,234 Wheeler 1,355 59.20% 750 32.77% 174 7.60% 10 0.44% 605 26.43% 2,289 Wichita 20,495 51.30% 15,775 39.49% 3,371 8.44% 309 0.77% 4,720 11.81% 39,950 Wilbarger 2,037 47.73% 1,730 40.53% 465 10.90% 36 0.84% 307 7.20% 4,268 Willacy 1,332 24.62% 3,789 70.02% 241 4.45% 49 0.91% -2,457 -45.40% 5,411 Williamson 36,836 55.37% 24,175 36.34% 4,931 7.41% 580 0.87% 12,661 19.03% 66,522 Wilson 4,530 49.96% 3,713 40.95% 760 8.38% 64 0.71% 817 9.01% 9,067 Winkler 1,009 47.98% 872 41.46% 218 10.37% 4 0.19% 137 6.52% 2,103 Wise 6,330 48.81% 5,056 38.99% 1,516 11.69% 66 0.51% 1,274 9.82% 12,968 Wood 6,228 51.21% 4,711 38.74% 1,184 9.74% 38 0.31% 1,517 12.47% 12,161 Yoakum 1,485 60.51% 738 30.07% 218 8.88% 13 0.53% 747 30.44% 2,454 Young 3,647 54.46% 2,394 35.75% 639 9.54% 17 0.25% 1,253 18.71% 6,697 Zapata 521 21.27% 1,786 72.90% 131 5.35% 12 0.49% -1,265 -51.63% 2,450 Zavala 463 14.50% 2,629 82.34% 91 2.85% 10 0.31% -2,166 -67.84% 3,193Totals2,736,16748.76%2,459,68343.83%378,5376.75%37,2570.66%276,4844.93%5,611,644 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Angelina Briscoe Clay Coleman Concho Crockett Franklin Freestone Hardin Hays Henderson Hill Houston Jack Lamar Liberty Madison McCulloch Mills Montague Polk San Jacinto Throckmorton Upshur Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican Grayson Irion Loving Somervell Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Atascosa Karnes Pecos Ward By congressional district Despite losing the state, Clinton won 16 of 30 congressional districts, including three which elected Republicans, while Dole won the other 14, including four which elected Democrats.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 27 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Dole Clinton Perot RepresentativeTexas 1 1st46%45%9%Jim ChapmanMax SandlinTexas 2 2nd45.1%45.3%9.6%Charlie WilsonJim TurnerTexas 3 3rd 60% 32% 8%Sam JohnsonTexas 4 4th 56% 35% 9%Ralph HallTexas 5 5th45.7%46.4%7.9%John BryantPete SessionsTexas 6 6th 60% 33% 7%Joe BartonTexas 7 7th 67% 28% 5%Bill ArcherTexas 8 8th67%27%6%Jack FieldsKevin BradyTexas 9 9th45%48%7%Steve StockmanNick LampsonTexas 10 10th 40% 54% 6%Lloyd DoggettTexas 11 11th 50% 42% 8%Chet EdwardsTexas 12 12th45.5%46.3%8.1%Pete GerenKay GrangerTexas 13 13th 53% 39% 8%Mac ThornberryTexas 14 14th50%42%8%Greg LaughlinRon PaulTexas 15 15th34.6%60.5%4.9%Kika de la GarzaRubén HinojosaTexas 16 16th32%63%5%Ronald D. ColemanSilvestre ReyesTexas 17 17th 51% 39% 10%Charles StenholmTexas 18 18th 23.5% 73.1% 3.5%Sheila Jackson LeeTexas 19 19th 68% 26% 6%Larry CombestTexas 20 20th 35% 60% 5%Henry B. GonzálezTexas 21 21st 63% 30% 7%Lamar SmithTexas 22 22nd 56.5% 37.7% 5.8%Tom DeLayTexas 23 23rd 44% 50% 6%Henry BonillaTexas 24 24th 39% 54% 7%Martin FrostTexas 25 25th 44% 51% 5%Ken BentsenTexas 26 26th 63% 30% 7%Dick ArmeyTexas 27 27th 38% 57% 5%Solomon OrtizTexas 28 28th 31.8% 62.6% 5.5%Frank TejedaTexas 29 29th 33% 61% 6%Gene GreenTexas 30 30th 25% 70% 5%Eddie Bernice Johnson Analysis 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the following counties: Hudspeth, Pecos, Terrell, Ward, Swisher, Hall, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, Baylor, Knox, Haskell, Stonewall, Kent, Dickens, Crosby, Jones, Fisher, Nolan, Mitchell, Menard, Comanche, Palo Pinto, Bastrop, Caldwell, Nueces, San Patricio, Refugio, Bee, Karnes, Atascosa, Burleson, Milam, Falls, Limestone, Navarro, Waller, Grimes, Galveston, Trinity, Orange, Jasper, Tyler, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Panola, Harrison, Marion, Cass, Bowie, Camp, Titus, Red River, Rains, Hopkins, Delta, and Fannin.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 58 counties who have not voted for a Democrat since 1996 are the most from one state in this election -- an election already defined by being the end of white rural Southern support for the Democrats writ large -- and the most from one state since 1976 (also Texas, with 73). This would also be the last election until 2016 in which the margin of victory for a Republican in Texas would be in the single digits, the most recent one when the Republican candidate's vote percentage was held to only a plurality, and the most recent where the margin of victory was less than 5 points. This is also the last time a Democrat won a county in the Texas Panhandle. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Angelina, Briscoe County, Texas, Clay, Concho, Franklin, Freestone, Hardin, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Houston, Liberty, McCulloch, Montague, Polk, Throckmorton, or Upshur Counties, as well as the first to do so without carrying Madison County since James Buchanan in 1856, the first to do so without carrying San Jacinto County since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and the first to do so without carrying Coleman, Crockett, Jack, or Mills Counties since John F. Kennedy in 1960. This was the first election that a Democrat was elected twice without ever carrying the state. See also United States presidential elections in Texas Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Texas 1996 Category:1996 Texas elections