1996 United States presidential election in Mississippi

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2001).svg presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Mississippi 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Mississippi 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 394,022 44.08% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 7 439,838 49.21% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas Pat Choate 0 52,222 5.84% 190px County results 190px Congressional district results 190px Precinct results 1 300px Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Tie/No Data #D4C4DC Tie #808080 N/A 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 Mississippi took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Mississippi was won by the Republican nominee, Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who was running against incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=28&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Mississippi Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-02-21 Mississippi weighed in for this election as 13.5% more Republican than the national average. The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for Mississippi's standards, with almost seven percent of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. During this election, the vast majority of counties in Mississippi voted in majority for the Republican candidate, with the notable exceptions of Jackson’s highly populated Hinds County and a Democratic stronghold of counties bordering the Mississippi River, which have tended to vote Democratic. In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 5% of the votes in Mississippi, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for United States Presidency in recent times. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Alcorn, Amite, Lawrence, Walthall, and Montgomery.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 This is the closest a Democrat has come to winning the state since Jimmy Carter's slim defeat in 1980. Clinton was the first Democrat to win two terms without ever carrying the state. 67% of white voters supported Dole while 24% supported Clinton. 8% supported Perot.https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/MSPxp.html Mississippi President Exit Poll Results CNN 2023-12-13 Results 1996 United States presidential election in MississippiPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole 439,838 49.21% 7 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 394,022 44.08% 0 Independent Ross Perot 52,222 5.84% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 2,809 0.31% 0 Taxpayers’ Howard Phillips 2,314 0.26% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 1,447 0.16% 0 Independent Charles Collins 1,205 0.13% 0 Totals 893,857 100.00% 7 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) Results by county County Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 5,378 37.29% 8,218 56.99% 779 5.40% 46 0.32% -2,840 -19.70% 14,421 Alcorn 4,960 45.25% 4,964 45.28% 929 8.47% 109 0.99% -4 -0.03% 10,962 Amite 2,521 44.10% 2,824 49.41% 351 6.14% 20 0.35% -303 -5.31% 5,716 Attala 3,130 47.34% 3,092 46.76% 383 5.79% 7 0.11% 38 0.58% 6,612 Benton 993 31.36% 1,944 61.40% 209 6.60% 20 0.63% -951 -30.04% 3,166 Bolivar 4,027 30.56% 8,670 65.80% 320 2.43% 159 1.21% -4,643 -35.24% 13,176 Calhoun 2,470 49.19% 2,178 43.38% 351 6.99% 22 0.44% 292 5.81% 5,021 Carroll 2,629 53.28% 2,041 41.37% 245 4.97% 19 0.39% 588 11.91% 4,934 Chickasaw 2,535 42.75% 2,971 50.10% 401 6.76% 23 0.39% -436 -7.35% 5,930 Choctaw 1,715 53.15% 1,247 38.64% 247 7.65% 18 0.56% 468 14.51% 3,227 Claiborne 784 16.87% 3,739 80.46% 103 2.22% 21 0.45% -2,955 -63.59% 4,647 Clarke 3,470 56.04% 2,337 37.74% 366 5.91% 19 0.31% 1,133 18.30% 6,192 Clay 2,948 38.97% 4,267 56.41% 337 4.46% 12 0.16% -1,319 -17.44% 7,564 Coahoma 3,441 35.80% 5,776 60.10% 256 2.66% 138 1.44% -2,335 -24.30% 9,611 Copiah 4,138 46.23% 4,415 49.33% 375 4.19% 22 0.25% -277 -3.10% 8,950 Covington 3,219 51.05% 2,628 41.68% 417 6.61% 41 0.65% 591 9.37% 6,305 DeSoto 18,135 53.53% 10,282 30.35% 2,399 7.08% 3,065 9.05% 7,853 23.18% 33,881 Forrest 11,278 55.17% 7,965 38.96% 1,094 5.35% 105 0.51% 3,313 16.21% 20,442 Franklin 1,586 47.50% 1,381 41.36% 329 9.85% 43 1.29% 205 6.14% 3,339 George 3,311 55.71% 1,888 31.77% 710 11.95% 34 0.57% 1,423 23.94% 5,943 Greene 1,947 53.71% 1,347 37.16% 322 8.88% 9 0.25% 600 16.55% 3,625 Grenada 4,527 47.88% 4,402 46.56% 470 4.97% 56 0.59% 125 1.32% 9,455 Hancock 5,820 51.16% 4,303 37.82% 1,143 10.05% 111 0.98% 1,517 13.34% 11,377 Harrison 25,486 52.84% 18,775 38.92% 3,726 7.72% 248 0.51% 6,711 13.92% 48,235 Hinds 35,653 42.19% 45,410 53.73% 2,929 3.47% 517 0.61% -9,757 -11.54% 84,509 Holmes 1,536 23.96% 4,720 73.62% 140 2.18% 15 0.23% -3,184 -49.66% 6,411 Humphreys 1,382 36.24% 2,305 60.45% 110 2.88% 16 0.42% -923 -24.21% 3,813 Issaquena 269 30.81% 546 62.54% 42 4.81% 16 1.83% -277 -31.73% 873 Itawamba 3,490 48.22% 2,987 41.27% 732 10.11% 28 0.39% 503 6.95% 7,237 Jackson 24,918 59.86% 13,598 32.67% 2,947 7.08% 162 0.39% 11,320 27.19% 41,625 Jasper 2,615 42.50% 3,170 51.52% 353 5.74% 15 0.24% -555 -9.02% 6,153 Jefferson 489 15.68% 2,531 81.15% 89 2.85% 10 0.32% -2,042 -65.47% 3,119 Jefferson Davis 1,890 38.84% 2,663 54.73% 264 5.43% 49 1.01% -773 -15.89% 4,866 Jones 13,020 59.62% 7,360 33.70% 1,362 6.24% 95 0.44% 5,660 25.92% 21,837 Kemper 1,439 38.93% 2,048 55.41% 188 5.09% 21 0.57% -609 -16.48% 3,696 Lafayette 4,753 47.18% 4,646 46.12% 580 5.76% 95 0.94% 107 1.06% 10,074 Lamar 8,609 67.39% 3,169 24.81% 925 7.24% 71 0.56% 5,440 42.58% 12,774 Lauderdale 15,055 60.62% 8,668 34.90% 1,036 4.17% 75 0.30% 6,387 25.72% 24,834 Lawrence 2,392 44.54% 2,481 46.19% 471 8.77% 27 0.50% -89 -1.65% 5,371 Leake 3,017 47.60% 2,902 45.79% 406 6.41% 13 0.21% 115 1.81% 6,338 Lee 11,815 54.48% 8,438 38.91% 1,361 6.28% 72 0.33% 3,377 15.57% 21,686 Leflore 4,456 38.04% 6,853 58.51% 240 2.05% 164 1.40% -2,397 -20.47% 11,713 Lincoln 5,960 53.85% 4,294 38.80% 778 7.03% 35 0.32% 1,666 15.05% 11,067 Lowndes 9,169 56.40% 6,220 38.26% 750 4.61% 119 0.73% 2,949 18.14% 16,258 Madison 14,467 58.60% 9,354 37.89% 759 3.07% 108 0.44% 5,113 20.71% 24,688 Marion 5,023 50.39% 4,334 43.48% 585 5.87% 26 0.26% 689 6.91% 9,968 Marshall 3,272 28.85% 7,521 66.32% 482 4.25% 65 0.57% -4,249 -37.47% 11,340 Monroe 5,206 45.97% 5,184 45.78% 889 7.85% 45 0.40% 22 0.19% 11,324 Montgomery 1,943 47.15% 1,970 47.80% 197 4.78% 11 0.27% -27 -0.65% 4,121 Neshoba 4,545 58.37% 2,646 33.98% 560 7.19% 36 0.46% 1,899 24.39% 7,787 Newton 4,223 61.30% 2,163 31.40% 464 6.74% 39 0.57% 2,060 29.90% 6,889 Noxubee 1,287 29.94% 2,801 65.17% 119 2.77% 91 2.12% -1,514 -35.23% 4,298 Oktibbeha 6,142 49.04% 5,923 47.29% 395 3.15% 64 0.51% 219 1.75% 12,524 Panola 3,701 38.34% 5,408 56.03% 513 5.31% 30 0.31% -1,707 -17.69% 9,652 Pearl River 8,212 57.12% 4,892 34.03% 1,190 8.28% 83 0.58% 3,320 23.09% 14,377 Perry 2,178 53.72% 1,413 34.85% 450 11.10% 13 0.32% 765 18.87% 4,054 Pike 5,403 43.45% 6,302 50.68% 683 5.49% 47 0.38% -899 -7.23% 12,435 Pontotoc 4,289 55.64% 2,597 33.69% 774 10.04% 49 0.64% 1,692 21.95% 7,709 Prentiss 3,473 48.73% 3,053 42.84% 574 8.05% 27 0.38% 420 5.89% 7,127 Quitman 1,121 32.54% 2,186 63.45% 126 3.66% 12 0.35% -1,065 -30.91% 3,445 Rankin 24,585 69.40% 8,614 24.32% 2,093 5.91% 131 0.37% 15,971 45.08% 35,423 Scott 4,018 52.43% 3,163 41.27% 466 6.08% 17 0.22% 855 11.16% 7,664 Sharkey 906 34.59% 1,566 59.79% 70 2.67% 77 2.94% -660 -25.20% 2,619 Simpson 4,455 56.56% 2,851 36.19% 525 6.66% 46 0.58% 1,604 20.37% 7,877 Smith 3,371 58.47% 1,858 32.23% 522 9.05% 14 0.24% 1,513 26.24% 5,765 Stone 2,288 53.45% 1,551 36.23% 417 9.74% 25 0.58% 737 17.22% 4,281 Sunflower 2,926 35.57% 4,960 60.30% 290 3.53% 49 0.60% -2,034 -24.73% 8,225 Tallahatchie 1,676 34.00% 2,990 60.65% 251 5.09% 13 0.26% -1,314 -26.65% 4,930 Tate 3,694 50.40% 3,195 43.59% 406 5.54% 35 0.48% 499 6.81% 7,330 Tippah 3,249 46.80% 2,992 43.10% 661 9.52% 40 0.58% 257 3.70% 6,942 Tishomingo 2,766 45.28% 2,709 44.34% 609 9.97% 25 0.41% 57 0.94% 6,109 Tunica 557 29.53% 1,263 66.97% 55 2.92% 11 0.58% -706 -37.44% 1,886 Union 4,375 51.14% 3,316 38.76% 788 9.21% 76 0.89% 1,059 12.38% 8,555 Walthall 2,239 45.27% 2,240 45.29% 444 8.98% 23 0.47% -1 -0.02% 4,946 Warren 9,261 47.77% 8,774 45.26% 1,259 6.49% 91 0.47% 487 2.51% 19,385 Washington 6,762 38.77% 10,053 57.64% 437 2.51% 188 1.08% -3,291 -18.87% 17,440 Wayne 3,219 49.60% 2,652 40.86% 595 9.17% 24 0.37% 567 8.74% 6,490 Webster 2,254 57.85% 1,379 35.40% 255 6.55% 8 0.21% 875 22.45% 3,896 Wilkinson 1,016 24.77% 2,807 68.43% 226 5.51% 53 1.29% -1,791 -43.66% 4,102 Winston 3,498 47.03% 3,488 46.89% 434 5.83% 18 0.24% 10 0.14% 7,438 Yalobusha 1,711 38.04% 2,437 54.18% 332 7.38% 18 0.40% -726 -16.14% 4,498 Yazoo 4,152 44.49% 4,754 50.94% 362 3.88% 65 0.70% -602 -6.45% 9,333Totals439,83849.21%394,02244.08%52,2225.84%7,7750.87%45,8165.13%893,857 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Tishomingo Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Copiah Hinds Lawrence Montgomery Walthall Yazoo Results by congressional district Dole won 4 out of 5 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 February 23, 2026 en November 5, 1996 District Dole Clinton RepresentativeMississippi 1 1st 48.4% 42.2%Roger WickerMississippi 2 2nd 34.5% 62.1%Bennie ThompsonMississippi 3 3rd 58.6% 36.1%Sonny MontgomeryChip PickeringMississippi 4 4th 48.3% 46.4%Michael ParkerMississippi 5 5th 56.5% 35.6%Gene Taylor See also Presidency of Bill Clinton References Mississippi 1996 Category:1996 Mississippi elections