1996 United States presidential election in Oregon

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Oregon 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Oregon 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 7 649,641 47.15% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 538,152 39.06% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas James Campbell On 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. 0 121,221 8.80% 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon results map by county.svg 300px County results Clinton #c8e0ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% 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 Oregon took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Oregon was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), with Clinton winning 47.2% to 39.1% for a margin of 8.1%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-Texas) finished in third, with 8.8% of the popular vote. With a margin of victory of 8.09% for Clinton, the state voted 0.42% to the right of the nation at-large and became the closest to the national results. Oregon was one of thirteen states where, on the election ballot, James Campbell of California, Perot's former boss at IBM, was listed as a stand-in candidate for vice president.http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/21/perot.veep/ Perot Names Stand-in Veep Candidate CNN.com August 21, 1996 June 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517003858/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/21/perot.veep/ May 17, 2008 dead 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when the Democratic nominee has carried Gilliam, Morrow and Coos Counties.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 It is also the last time any Eastern Oregon county voted for the Democratic candidate. Results 1996 United States presidential election in Oregon1996 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=41&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas June 11, 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 649,641 47.15% 7 Republican Bob Dole 538,152 39.06% 0 Reform Ross Perot 121,221 8.80% 0 Pacific Green Ralph Nader 49,415 3.59% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 8,903 0.65% 0 Independent Howard Phillips 3,379 0.25% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 2,798 0.20% 0 Write-ins 2,329 0.17% 0 Socialist Mary Cal Hollis 1,922 0.14% 0 Totals 1,377,760 100.0% 7 Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Ralph NaderOur Campaigns; OR US President Race – November 05, 1996Pacific Green Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Baker 2,547 33.07% 3,975 51.60% 900 11.68% 154 2.00% 127 1.65% -1,428 -18.53% 7,703 Benton 17,211 49.89% 12,450 36.09% 2,445 7.09% 1,901 5.51% 493 1.43% 4,761 13.80% 34,500 Clackamas 67,709 46.65% 59,443 40.95% 12,304 8.48% 4,038 2.78% 1,652 1.14% 8,266 5.70% 145,146 Clatsop 7,732 50.19% 5,334 34.63% 1,582 10.27% 537 3.49% 220 1.43% 2,398 15.56% 15,405 Columbia 9,275 50.20% 6,205 33.58% 2,330 12.61% 413 2.24% 253 1.37% 3,070 16.62% 18,476 Coos 12,171 44.04% 10,886 39.39% 3,460 12.52% 600 2.17% 521 1.89% 1,285 4.65% 27,638 Crook 2,607 37.30% 3,250 46.50% 948 13.56% 76 1.09% 108 1.55% -643 -9.20% 6,989 Curry 4,202 38.30% 4,790 43.66% 1,560 14.22% 224 2.04% 196 1.79% -588 -5.36% 10,972 Deschutes 17,151 37.88% 21,135 46.67% 5,306 11.72% 1,023 2.26% 667 1.47% -3,984 -8.79% 45,282 Douglas 15,250 35.66% 21,855 51.10% 4,465 10.44% 632 1.48% 567 1.33% -6,605 -15.44% 42,769 Gilliam 485 46.63% 398 38.27% 143 13.75% 6 0.58% 8 0.77% 87 8.36% 1,040 Grant 1,180 30.75% 2,110 54.99% 432 11.26% 64 1.67% 51 1.33% -930 -24.24% 3,837 Harney 980 27.88% 1,948 55.42% 506 14.40% 38 1.08% 43 1.22% -968 -27.54% 3,515 Hood River 3,654 48.24% 2,794 36.89% 721 9.52% 327 4.32% 78 1.03% 860 11.35% 7,574 Jackson 29,230 39.69% 33,771 45.86% 7,470 10.14% 1,958 2.66% 1,218 1.65% -4,541 -6.17% 73,647 Jefferson 2,555 41.24% 2,634 42.52% 813 13.12% 85 1.37% 108 1.74% -79 -1.28% 6,195 Josephine 11,113 34.61% 16,048 49.98% 3,546 11.04% 649 2.02% 755 2.35% -4,935 -15.37% 32,111 Klamath 7,207 32.23% 12,116 54.19% 2,538 11.35% 202 0.90% 297 1.33% -4,909 -21.96% 22,360 Lake 962 26.34% 2,239 61.31% 385 10.54% 31 0.85% 35 0.96% -1,277 -34.97% 3,652 Lane 69,461 49.69% 48,253 34.52% 11,498 8.23% 7,907 5.66% 2,668 1.91% 21,208 15.17% 139,787 Lincoln 10,552 51.21% 6,717 32.60% 2,269 11.01% 758 3.68% 311 1.51% 3,835 18.61% 20,607 Linn 17,041 41.24% 18,331 44.36% 4,773 11.55% 689 1.67% 491 1.19% -1,290 -3.12% 41,325 Malheur 2,827 28.58% 6,045 61.11% 844 8.53% 61 0.62% 115 1.16% -3,218 -32.53% 9,892 Marion 48,637 45.26% 46,415 43.19% 8,802 8.19% 2,314 2.15% 1,295 1.21% 2,222 2.07% 107,463 Morrow 1,426 42.81% 1,381 41.46% 455 13.66% 30 0.90% 39 1.17% 45 1.35% 3,331 Multnomah 159,878 59.22% 71,094 26.33% 17,536 6.50% 17,815 6.60% 3,638 1.35% 88,784 32.89% 269,961 Polk 10,942 43.20% 11,478 45.31% 2,093 8.26% 555 2.19% 263 1.04% -536 -2.11% 25,331 Sherman 444 41.61% 476 44.61% 126 11.81% 11 1.03% 10 0.94% -32 -3.00% 1,067 Tillamook 5,775 50.96% 3,884 34.27% 1,263 11.15% 283 2.50% 127 1.12% 1,891 16.69% 11,332 Umatilla 8,774 40.82% 9,703 45.14% 2,500 11.63% 254 1.18% 264 1.23% -929 -4.32% 21,495 Union 4,379 38.60% 5,414 47.72% 1,241 10.94% 198 1.75% 113 1.00% -1,035 -9.12% 11,345 Wallowa 1,321 30.74% 2,379 55.36% 483 11.24% 58 1.35% 56 1.30% -1,058 -24.62% 4,297 Wasco 4,967 49.91% 3,662 36.80% 1,004 10.09% 200 2.01% 119 1.20% 1,305 13.11% 9,952 Washington 76,619 47.96% 65,221 40.83% 11,446 7.16% 4,555 2.85% 1,914 1.20% 11,398 7.13% 159,755 Wheeler 299 34.21% 418 47.83% 121 13.84% 16 1.83% 20 2.29% -119 -13.62% 874 Yamhill 13,078 42.00% 13,900 44.64% 2,913 9.36% 753 2.42% 491 1.58% -822 -2.64% 31,135Totals649,64147.15%538,15239.06%121,2218.80%49,4153.59%19,3311.40%111,4898.09%1,377,760 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Curry Deschutes Jackson Jefferson Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Gilliam Marion Morrow right 260px Shift by county"margin" Compares Democratic minus Republican margin in 1992. 260px Trend relative to the state by county 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% 260px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also United States presidential elections in Oregon Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes 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