1996 United States presidential election in New York

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in New York 1992 2000 United States presidential election in New York 2000 November 5, 1996 Bill Clinton.jpg 160x160px Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Liberal Arkansas Al Gore 33 3,756,177 59.47% File:Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left; Parties Conservative Freedom Kansas Jack Kemp 0 1,933,492 30.61% File:RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independence Party of New York Texas Pat Choate 0 503,458 7.97% 400px County results 400px Municipality results Clinton #D3E7FF 30–40% #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Dole #FFCCD0 30–40% #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% Tie #D4C4DC President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 47.47% The 1996 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York, a reliable blue state that no Republican presidential candidate has won since 1984, was won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican ticket of Senator Bob Dole of Kansas and Representative Jack Kemp of New York. Clinton carried New York by a landslide 28.86% margin of victory, taking 59.47% of the vote to Dole's 30.61%, even though Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp was from New York. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 7.97% of the popular vote. Clinton improved dramatically on his 1992 showing in New York, when he had won the state with a 49.7% plurality. 1996 firmly entrenched New York's status in the modern era as a Democratic stronghold, rather than the swing state it had been in the 20th century. Many historically powerfully Republican upstate counties were won by the Democratic ticket: As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that a Democrat carried Cattaraugus, Chenango, Delaware, Fulton, Jefferson, Ontario, Schuyler, Yates, Chemung, Herkimer, Lewis, Oneida and Schoharie 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. This is the first election since 1964 that the Democrat swept all five boroughs of New York City, which also occurred in 2000 and 2012. In this process of sweeping traditionally Republican suburbs around New York City, Clinton increased his lead in Westchester County – where he later moved in 2000 – from an 8.5% win in 1992 to a 21-point sweep in 1996. Many of these gains would be preserved in future elections: since 1996, no Democratic presidential candidate has received less than 55% of the vote in New York State, and only one has received less than 58%. Clinton's 28.86% victory margin is the second widest ever for a Democrat, only behind Lyndon Johnson's 37.25% in 1964, although several subsequent Democrats have received a higher vote share. Results 1996 United States presidential election in New Yorkhttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=36&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 January 7, 2013 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 1996 – New Yorkhttps://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/1996%20Voter%20Registration%20and%20Turnout%20by%20State.pdf Voter Registration and Turnout - 1996 www.eac.govPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton 3,649,630 57.78% Liberal Bill Clinton 106,547 1.69% Total Bill Clinton (incumbent) 3,756,177 59.47% 33 Republican Bob Dole 1,738,707 27.53% Conservative Bob Dole 183,392 2.90% Freedom Bob Dole 11,393 0.18% Total Bob Dole 1,933,492 30.61% 0 Independence Ross Perot 503,458 7.97% 0 Green Ralph Nader 75,956 1.20% 0 Right to Life Howard PhillipsHoward Phillips was the nominee of the Constitution Party nationally. 23,580 0.37% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 12,220 0.19% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 5,011 0.08% 0 Worker's World Monica Moorehead 3,473 0.05% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris 2,762 0.04% 0 Totals 6,316,129 100.0% 33 Voter turnout 47.47% — New York City results thumb|259x259px|1996 US president election results in NYC by State Assembly district|left 1996 presidential election in New York City1996 Nov 5 • General: President of the United States • State of New York https://results.elections.ny.gov/contest/4778 July 26, 2024 New York State Board of Elections: Past Elections ResultsManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal Democratic-LiberalBill Clinton394,131248,276432,232372,92564,6841,512,24877.10%79.96%85.80%80.07%72.94%50.53% Republican-Conservative-FreedomBob Dole67,83930,43581,406107,65052,207339,53717.31%13.76%10.52%15.08%21.05%40.78% IndependenceRoss Perot11,1447,18615,03122,2888,96864,6173.29%2.26%2.48%2.78%4.36%7.01% GreenRalph Nader15,9691,7277,8024,5991,04031,1371.59%3.24%0.60%1.45%0.90%0.81% Right to LifeHoward Phillips7237841,1751,5355544,7710.24%0.15%0.27%0.22%0.30%0.43% LibertarianHarry Browne1,5362426537272073,3650.17%0.31%0.08%0.12%0.14%0.16% Natural LawJohn Hagelin5932325376021482,1120.11%0.12%0.08%0.10%0.12%0.12% Worker's WorldMonica Moorehead6152905205471072,0790.11%0.12%0.10%0.10%0.11%0.08% Socialist WorkersJames Harris349178477423921,5190.08%0.07%0.06%0.09%0.08%0.07%TOTAL492,899289,350539,833511,296128,0071,961,385100.00% Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotIndependence Ralph NaderOur Campaigns; NY US President Race, November 05, 1996Green Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # % Albany 85,993 60.99% 39,785 28.22% 11,957 8.48%2,0711.47% 1,185 0.84% 46,208 32.77% 140,991 Allegany 6,621 37.40% 8,107 45.79% 2,730 15.42%1160.66% 129 0.73% −1,486 −8.39% 17,703 Bronx 248,276 85.80% 30,435 10.52% 7,186 2.48%1,7270.60% 1,726 0.60% 217,841 75.28% 289,350 Broome 44,407 51.15% 31,327 36.09% 9,114 10.50%1,3081.51% 658 0.76% 13,080 15.06% 86,814 Cattaraugus 13,029 41.17% 12,971 40.99% 5,151 16.28%1840.58% 308 0.97% 58 0.18% 31,643 Cayuga 15,879 49.79% 11,093 34.78% 4,420 13.86%2340.73% 268 0.84% 4,786 15.01% 31,894 Chautauqua 26,831 47.67% 21,261 37.77% 7,484 13.30%2810.50% 433 0.77% 5,570 9.90% 56,290 Chemung 16,977 47.40% 14,287 39.89% 3,967 11.08%1920.54% 390 1.09% 2,690 7.51% 35,813 Chenango 8,797 45.63% 7,319 37.96% 2,822 14.64%1720.89% 169 0.88% 1,478 7.67% 19,279 Clinton 15,386 52.95% 9,759 33.58% 3,488 12.00%1530.53% 274 0.94% 5,627 19.37% 29,060 Columbia 12,910 47.11% 10,324 37.67% 3,466 12.65%4881.78% 215 0.78% 2,586 9.44% 27,403 Cortland 9,130 46.94% 7,606 39.11% 2,398 12.33%1941.00% 121 0.62% 1,524 7.83% 19,449 Delaware 8,724 44.98% 7,684 39.62% 2,601 13.41%2191.13% 166 0.86% 1,040 5.36% 19,394 Dutchess 47,339 45.60% 41,929 40.39% 12,294 11.84%1,3741.32% 885 0.85% 5,410 5.21% 103,821 Erie 224,554 54.74% 132,343 32.26% 45,679 11.13%4,6841.14% 2,974 0.72% 92,211 22.48% 410,234 Essex 7,893 46.47% 6,379 37.55% 2,363 13.91%1650.97% 186 1.10% 1,514 8.92% 16,986 Franklin 8,494 51.81% 5,072 30.94% 2,499 15.24%1090.66% 220 1.34% 3,422 20.87% 16,394 Fulton 9,779 46.28% 7,881 37.30% 3,214 15.21%1200.57% 136 0.64% 1,898 8.98% 21,130 Genesee 10,074 41.56% 10,821 44.64% 2,996 12.36%1310.54% 216 0.89% −747 −3.08% 24,238 Greene 8,251 41.00% 8,712 43.29% 2,790 13.86%2081.03% 163 0.81% −461 −2.29% 20,124 Hamilton 1,228 34.00% 1,841 50.97% 492 13.62%240.66% 27 0.75% −613 −16.97% 3,612 Herkimer 11,910 44.73% 10,085 37.88% 4,235 15.91%1740.65% 222 0.83% 1,825 6.85% 26,626 Jefferson 16,783 49.18% 12,362 36.22% 4,561 13.36%1590.46% 262 0.77% 4,421 12.96% 34,127 Kings 432,232 80.07% 81,406 15.08% 15,031 2.78%7,8021.45% 3,362 0.62% 350,826 64.99% 539,833 Lewis 4,402 43.22% 3,965 38.93% 1,669 16.39%380.37% 111 1.09% 437 4.29% 10,185 Livingston 10,868 43.23% 10,981 43.68% 2,889 11.49%2050.82% 195 0.78% −113 −0.45% 25,138 Madison 11,832 43.84% 11,324 41.96% 3,379 12.52%2200.82% 233 0.86% 508 1.88% 26,988 Monroe 164,858 53.18% 115,694 37.32% 23,936 7.72%3,2771.06% 2,229 0.72% 49,164 15.86% 309,994 Montgomery 10,485 49.54% 7,172 33.88% 3,253 15.37%940.44% 162 0.77% 3,313 15.66% 21,166 Nassau 303,587 55.74% 196,820 36.14% 36,122 6.63%4,3450.80% 3,790 0.70% 106,767 19.60% 544,664 New York 394,131 79.95% 67,839 13.76% 11,144 2.26%16,0593.26% 3,816 0.77% 326,292 66.20% 492,989 Niagara 44,203 49.42% 31,438 35.15% 12,564 14.05%6110.68% 628 0.70% 12,765 14.27% 89,444 Oneida 44,399 46.77% 37,996 40.03% 11,296 11.90%4530.48% 785 0.83% 6,403 6.74% 94,929 Onondaga 100,190 51.40% 73,771 37.84% 17,602 9.03%1,9541.00% 1,422 0.73% 26,419 13.56% 194,939 Ontario 19,156 46.23% 17,237 41.60% 4,391 10.60%3490.84% 306 0.74% 1,919 4.63% 41,439 Orange 54,995 48.01% 45,956 40.12% 11,778 10.28%9210.80% 888 0.78% 9,039 7.89% 114,538 Orleans 6,233 40.82% 6,865 44.96% 1,986 13.01%950.62% 89 0.58% −632 −4.14% 15,268 Oswego 20,440 44.75% 17,159 37.57% 7,499 16.42%2800.61% 295 0.65% 3,281 7.18% 45,673 Otsego 11,470 47.54% 8,774 36.37% 3,217 13.33%4421.83% 223 0.92% 2,696 11.17% 24,126 Putnam 16,173 42.08% 17,452 45.41% 4,032 10.49%4471.16% 328 0.85% −1,279 −3.33% 38,432 Queens 372,925 72.95% 107,650 21.06% 22,288 4.36%4,5090.88% 3,834 0.75% 265,275 51.89% 511,206 Rensselaer 34,273 50.68% 23,482 34.72% 8,405 12.43%8691.29% 596 0.88% 10,791 15.96% 67,625 Richmond 64,684 50.53% 52,207 40.78% 8,968 7.01%1,0400.81% 1,108 0.87% 12,477 9.75% 128,007 Rockland 63,127 56.24% 40,395 35.99% 6,798 6.06%1,1891.06% 732 0.65% 22,732 20.25% 112,241 St. Lawrence 21,798 56.65% 10,827 28.14% 5,309 13.80%2220.58% 321 0.83% 10,971 28.51% 38,477 Saratoga 39,832 46.50% 34,337 40.08% 10,141 11.84%7110.83% 644 0.75% 5,495 6.42% 85,665 Schenectady 35,404 53.07% 22,106 33.14% 7,865 11.79%7591.14% 575 0.86% 13,298 19.93% 66,709 Schoharie 5,902 44.51% 5,353 40.37% 1,796 13.54%1210.91% 89 0.67% 549 4.14% 13,261 Schuyler 3,303 43.26% 3,134 41.05% 1,037 13.58%921.20% 69 0.90% 169 2.21% 7,635 Seneca 6,825 48.91% 5,004 35.86% 1,889 13.54%1260.90% 111 0.80% 1,821 13.05% 13,955 Steuben 14,481 37.94% 17,710 46.40% 5,496 14.40%1750.46% 309 0.81% −3,229 −8.46% 38,171 Suffolk 261,828 51.83% 182,510 36.13% 52,209 10.33%4,7860.95% 3,880 0.77% 79,318 15.70% 505,213 Sullivan 15,052 53.29% 9,321 33.00% 3,453 12.23%2440.86% 174 0.62% 5,731 20.29% 28,244 Tioga 8,769 41.20% 9,416 44.24% 2,721 12.79%2191.03% 157 0.74% −647 −3.04% 21,282 Tompkins 20,772 55.95% 11,532 31.06% 2,623 7.07%1,8544.99% 343 0.92% 9,240 24.89% 37,124 Ulster 35,852 48.55% 26,212 35.49% 9,246 12.52%1,9132.59% 628 0.85% 9,640 13.06% 73,851 Warren 11,603 43.31% 11,152 41.63% 3,623 13.52%2120.79% 201 0.75% 451 1.68% 26,791 Washington 9,572 42.46% 8,954 39.72% 3,648 16.18%1720.76% 198 0.88% 618 2.74% 22,544 Wayne 15,145 42.07% 15,837 44.00% 4,619 12.83%1530.43% 243 0.68% −692 −1.93% 35,997 Westchester 196,310 56.92% 123,719 35.87% 18,028 5.23%4,3641.27% 2,442 0.71% 72,591 21.05% 344,863 Wyoming 5,735 36.25% 7,477 47.26% 2,411 15.24%720.46% 126 0.80% −1,742 −11.01% 15,821 Yates 4,066 43.59% 3,925 42.08% 1,190 12.76%750.80% 71 0.76% 141 1.51% 9,327Totals3,756,17759.47%1,933,49230.61%503,4587.97%75,9561.20%47,0460.74%1,822,68528.86%6,316,129 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Cattaraugus Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Delaware Dutchess Essex Fulton Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Madison Oneida Ontario Orange Oswego Richmond Saratoga Schoharie Schuyler Suffolk Warren Washington Yates right 300px Swing by county 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 #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Results by congressional district Clinton carried all 31 congressional districts, including 13 that elected Republicans.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 July 24, 2024 Western Washington University DistrictClintonDolePerot1st50.9%36.2%11.1%2nd54.1%34.2%10.2%3rd53.2%37.9%7.4%4th57.3%36.4%6.3%5th59.9%32.2%6.0%6th86.3%10.7%3.0%7th67.8%25.3%5.1%8th77.0%15.7%2.7%9th65.8%27.4%4.8%10th89.9%6.1%1.7%11th90.4%6.1%1.3%12th84.7%10.7%2.4%13th51.5%40.2%6.7%14th70.3%22.8%3.2%15th90.8%5.1%1.6%16th94.6%3.9%1.5%17th86.3%11.1%2.6%18th58.2%35.1%4.9%19th48.4%40.9%8.6%20th53.9%36.8%7.5%21st57.5%30.3%10.2%22nd44.9%40.0%13.1%23rd46.0%39.4%13.0%24th49.9%35.4%14.7%25th50.6%37.9%9.8%26th51.3%34.9%10.7%27th43.1%42.9%11.2%28th54.9%35.5%7.2%29th51.3%35.1%11.9%30th57.3%28.9%11.7%31st44.0%40.8%13.6% See also United States presidential elections in New York Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes 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