1996 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Montana Montana presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Montana 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Montana 2000 1996 11 05 x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 3 179,652 44.11% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 167,922 41.23% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America 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 55,229 13.56% 350px 350px County results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole over President Bill Clinton by a slim margin of 2.88%.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Sheridan County, Dawson County, and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate. With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine.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 Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being Colorado and Georgia. This was also the first election since 1912 in which Montana voted differently than nearby California. Results 1996 United States presidential election in MontanaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 179,652 44.11% 3 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 167,922 41.23% 0 Reform Ross Perot James Campbell 55,229 13.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 2,526 0.62% 0 Natural Law (write in) John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 1,754 0.43% 0 Constitutional (write in) Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 152 0.04% 0 (write in) Charles E. Collins Rosemary Giumarra 20 0.00% 0 Independent (write in) Write-ins 5 0.00 0 Socialist (write in) Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 1 0.00 0 By county CountyBob DoleRepublicanBill ClintonDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Beaverhead2,41460.06%1,16428.96%44110.98%1,25031.10%4,019Big Horn1,33631.52%2,45357.87%45010.61%-1,117-26.35%4,239Blaine1,12738.96%1,31645.49%45015.55%-189-6.53%2,893Broadwater1,02952.34%60330.67%33416.99%42621.67%1,966Carbon2,14745.09%1,85438.93%76115.98%2936.16%4,762Carter52268.24%15019.61%9312.15%37248.63%765Cascade14,29140.82%15,70744.87%5,00814.31%-1,416-4.05%35,006Chouteau1,66052.58%1,03932.91%45814.51%62119.67%3,157Custer2,46746.29%2,11539.69%74714.02%3526.60%5,329Daniels55842.53%51038.87%24418.60%483.66%1,312Dawson1,89040.45%1,90340.72%88018.83%-13-0.27%4,673Deer Lodge88317.62%3,33166.49%79615.89%-2,448-48.87%5,010Fallon77851.32%45229.82%28618.86%32621.50%1,516Fergus3,67159.27%1,86630.13%65710.60%1,80529.14%6,194Flathead16,54251.33%10,45232.43%5,23116.24%6,09018.90%32,225Gallatin14,55950.07%10,97237.73%3,54712.20%3,58712.34%29,078Garfield56275.34%10714.34%7710.32%45561.00%746Glacier1,27031.01%2,29255.97%53313.02%-1,022-24.96%4,095Golden Valley28458.20%12826.23%7615.57%15631.97%488Granite73352.10%42930.49%24517.41%30421.61%1,407Hill2,60136.58%3,51749.46%99313.96%-916-12.88%7,111Jefferson2,24846.82%1,77536.97%77816.21%4739.85%4,801Judith Basin75356.28%45233.78%1339.94%30122.50%1,338Lake4,72343.57%4,19538.70%1,92217.73%5284.87%10,840Lewis and Clark11,66543.94%11,53543.45%3,34712.61%1300.49%26,547Liberty63454.56%37932.62%14912.82%25521.94%1,162Lincoln3,55245.16%2,70534.39%1,60920.45%84710.77%7,866Madison1,98456.77%95527.32%55615.91%1,02929.45%3,495McCone61548.96%39031.05%25119.99%22517.91%1,256Meagher50553.95%28130.02%15016.03%22423.93%936Mineral54933.99%65840.74%40825.27%-109-6.75%1,615Missoula16,03436.13%21,87449.29%6,47414.58%-5,840-13.16%44,382Musselshell1,12154.00%65231.41%30314.59%46922.59%2,076Park3,83751.52%2,56434.43%1,04714.05%1,27317.09%7,448Petroleum18664.14%6221.38%4214.48%12442.76%290Phillips1,39255.44%70528.08%41416.48%68727.36%2,511Pondera1,43848.53%1,12337.90%40213.57%31510.63%2,963Powder River66363.44%23622.58%14613.98%42740.86%1,045Powell1,27445.47%95233.98%57620.55%32211.49%2,802Prairie41753.46%25933.21%10413.33%15820.25%780Ravalli8,13850.11%5,20032.02%2,90217.87%2,93818.09%16,240Richland2,02144.24%1,61435.33%93320.43%4078.91%4,568Roosevelt1,20930.25%2,11852.99%67016.76%-909-22.74%3,997Rosebud1,41338.37%1,68145.64%58915.99%-268-7.27%3,683Sanders2,04343.83%1,57333.75%1,04522.42%47010.08%4,661Sheridan83234.17%1,18748.75%41617.08%-355-14.58%2,435Silver Bow3,90922.11%11,19963.35%2,56914.54%-7,290-41.24%17,677Stillwater1,87149.24%1,28233.74%64717.02%58915.50%3,800Sweet Grass1,10962.23%46926.32%20411.45%64035.91%1,782Teton1,70151.14%1,18835.72%43713.14%51315.42%3,326Toole1,20348.47%87435.21%40516.32%32913.26%2,482Treasure23747.59%17134.34%9018.07%6613.25%498Valley1,83843.69%1,67439.79%69516.52%1643.90%4,207Wheatland56351.75%39135.94%13412.31%17215.81%1,088Wibaux28446.33%19732.14%13221.53%8714.19%613Yellowstone26,36747.18%22,99241.14%6,52311.68%3,3756.04%55,882Totals179,65244.11%167,92241.23%59,68714.66%11,7302.88%407,261 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lake Lewis and Clark Sanders Valley right 300px Swing by county"margin" Compares Democratic minus Republican margin in 1992. 300px 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% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district is an at-large district (it covers the entire state), and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results. District Dole Clinton RepresentativeAt-large 44.11% 41.23%Rick Hill See also United States presidential elections in Montana Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Montana 1996 Category:1996 Montana elections