1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 2000 November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 23 2,215,819 49.17% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 1,801,169 39.97% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Patrick Choate 0 430,984 9.56% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct results 1 Clinton #d3e7ff 30–40%#b9d7ff 40–50%#86b6f2 50–60%#4389e3 60–70%#1666cb 70–80%#0645B4 80–90%#002B84 90–100% Dole #ffccd0 30–40%#f2b3be 40–50%#e27f90 50–60%#CC2F4A 60–70%#D40000 70–80%#AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Perot #A1FFA1 40–50% Tie/No Votes #D4C4DC #808080 President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 66.1% Voter Registration Statistics http://www.dos.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/voter_registration_statistics/12725 Pennsylvania Department of State 30 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105045940/http://www.dos.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/voter_registration_statistics/12725 5 November 2014 dead The 1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Pennsylvania was won by President Bill Clinton by a margin of 9.2%.David Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1996&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania 2018-03-22 Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 9.56% of the popular vote in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, Clinton received 49.2% of the vote, the same percentage as the national vote when rounded to the nearest tenth. Pennsylvania was also the tipping-point state in this election. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Warren, Clinton, Westmoreland, Schuylkill, Armstrong, Columbia, Forest, and Indiana.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 was also the last election until 2008 in which Pennsylvania was the most Republican of the three Rust Belt swing states (including Wisconsin and Michigan). Primaries Democratic primary Candidate Votes PercentBill Clinton (incumbent)666,48692.05%Lyndon LaRouche57,5837.95%Totals724,069Turnout: 23.00% Republican primary Candidate Votes PercentBob Dole435,03163.59%Pat Buchanan123,01117.98%Steve Forbes55,0288.04%Other71,04310.38%Totals684,113Turnout: 21.64% Results 1996 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 2,215,819 49.17% 23 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 1,801,169 39.97% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 430,984 9.56% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 28,000 0.62% 0 Constitution Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 19,552 0.43% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Mike Tompkins 5,783 0.13% 0 Totals 4,495,524 100.00% 23 Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 10,774 36.51% 15,338 51.98% 3,186 10.80% 210 0.71% -4,564 -15.47% 29,508 Allegheny 284,480 52.82% 204,067 37.89% 42,309 7.86% 7,759 1.44% 80,413 14.93% 538,615 Armstrong 11,130 43.17% 11,052 42.87% 3,452 13.39% 145 0.56% 78 0.30% 25,779 Beaver 39,578 53.28% 26,048 35.07% 8,276 11.14% 377 0.51% 13,530 18.21% 74,279 Bedford 5,954 32.85% 10,064 55.52% 2,041 11.26% 68 0.38% -4,110 -22.67% 18,127 Berks 49,887 40.99% 56,289 46.25% 13,788 11.33% 1,754 1.44% -6,402 -5.26% 121,718 Blair 15,036 36.95% 21,282 52.30% 4,014 9.86% 359 0.88% -6,246 -15.35% 40,691 Bradford 7,736 36.82% 10,393 49.47% 2,712 12.91% 167 0.79% -2,657 -12.65% 21,008 Bucks 103,313 45.44% 94,899 41.74% 24,544 10.80% 4,607 2.03% 8,414 3.70% 227,363 Butler 21,990 36.29% 32,038 52.88% 6,145 10.14% 418 0.69% -10,048 -16.59% 60,591 Cambria 30,391 51.27% 20,341 34.32% 7,837 13.22% 706 1.19% 10,050 16.95% 59,275 Cameron 822 36.84% 1,113 49.89% 283 12.68% 13 0.58% -291 -13.05% 2,231 Carbon 9,457 47.69% 7,193 36.28% 2,992 15.09% 187 0.94% 2,264 11.41% 19,829 Centre 21,145 45.16% 20,935 44.71% 4,173 8.91% 573 1.22% 210 0.45% 46,826 Chester 64,783 40.91% 77,029 48.64% 14,067 8.88% 2,487 1.57% -12,246 -7.73% 158,366 Clarion 5,954 39.51% 6,916 45.89% 2,064 13.70% 137 0.91% -962 -6.38% 15,071 Clearfield 11,991 41.41% 12,987 44.85% 3,758 12.98% 219 0.76% -996 -3.44% 28,955 Clinton 5,658 49.27% 4,293 37.39% 1,424 12.40% 108 0.94% 1,365 11.88% 11,483 Columbia 8,379 41.13% 8,234 40.42% 3,654 17.94% 105 0.52% 145 0.71% 20,372 Crawford 12,943 41.16% 14,659 46.62% 3,519 11.19% 325 1.03% -1,716 -5.46% 31,446 Cumberland 28,749 36.40% 43,943 55.63% 5,669 7.18% 624 0.79% -15,194 -19.23% 78,985 Dauphin 40,936 44.03% 44,417 47.78% 6,967 7.49% 651 0.70% -3,481 -3.75% 92,971 Delaware 115,946 49.39% 92,628 39.46% 21,883 9.32% 4,291 1.83% 23,318 9.93% 234,748 Elk 5,749 44.18% 4,889 37.57% 2,293 17.62% 82 0.63% 860 6.61% 13,013 Erie 57,508 52.86% 39,884 36.66% 10,386 9.55% 1,013 0.93% 17,624 16.20% 108,791 Fayette 26,359 56.65% 14,019 30.13% 5,722 12.30% 432 0.93% 12,340 26.52% 46,532 Forest 964 43.80% 902 40.98% 325 14.77% 10 0.45% 62 2.82% 2,201 Franklin 14,980 33.49% 25,392 56.77% 4,127 9.23% 231 0.52% -10,412 -23.28% 44,730 Fulton 1,620 33.28% 2,665 54.75% 554 11.38% 29 0.60% -1,045 -21.47% 4,868 Greene 7,620 55.47% 4,002 29.14% 2,052 14.94% 62 0.45% 3,618 26.33% 13,736 Huntingdon 5,285 36.46% 7,324 50.53% 1,813 12.51% 73 0.50% -2,039 -14.07% 14,495 Indiana 13,868 45.35% 12,874 42.10% 3,674 12.01% 167 0.55% 994 3.25% 30,583 Jefferson 5,846 35.52% 8,156 49.56% 2,322 14.11% 133 0.81% -2,310 -14.04% 16,457 Juniata 2,896 36.27% 4,128 51.70% 911 11.41% 49 0.61% -1,232 -15.43% 7,984 Lackawanna 46,377 56.09% 26,930 32.57% 8,189 9.90% 1,185 1.43% 19,447 23.52% 82,681 Lancaster 49,120 31.63% 92,875 59.81% 11,601 7.47% 1,690 1.09% -43,755 -28.18% 155,286 Lawrence 18,993 52.38% 13,088 36.10% 4,002 11.04% 176 0.49% 5,905 16.28% 36,259 Lebanon 14,187 34.83% 21,885 53.73% 4,235 10.40% 428 1.05% -7,698 -18.90% 40,735 Lehigh 48,568 45.77% 45,103 42.51% 10,947 10.32% 1,492 1.41% 3,465 3.26% 106,110 Luzerne 60,174 51.51% 43,577 37.30% 12,424 10.64% 642 0.55% 16,597 14.21% 116,817 Lycoming 13,516 34.44% 21,535 54.88% 3,855 9.82% 335 0.85% -8,019 -20.44% 39,241 McKean 5,509 37.05% 6,838 45.99% 2,350 15.80% 172 1.16% -1,329 -8.94% 14,869 Mercer 23,003 50.25% 17,213 37.60% 5,108 11.16% 455 0.99% 5,790 12.65% 45,779 Mifflin 5,327 38.83% 6,888 50.21% 1,392 10.15% 111 0.81% -1,561 -11.38% 13,718 Monroe 16,547 42.36% 17,326 44.35% 4,650 11.90% 542 1.39% -779 -1.99% 39,065 Montgomery 143,664 48.87% 121,047 41.18% 24,392 8.30% 4,858 1.65% 22,617 7.69% 293,961 Montour 2,183 37.57% 2,785 47.93% 784 13.49% 59 1.02% -602 -10.36% 5,811 Northampton 43,959 48.31% 35,726 39.26% 9,848 10.82% 1,469 1.61% 8,233 9.05% 91,002 Northumberland 13,418 41.41% 13,551 41.82% 5,173 15.97% 258 0.80% -133 -0.41% 32,400 Perry 4,611 31.77% 8,156 56.19% 1,609 11.09% 139 0.96% -3,545 -24.42% 14,515 Philadelphia 412,988 77.44% 85,345 16.00% 29,329 5.50% 5,615 1.05% 327,643 61.44% 533,277 Pike 5,509 38.68% 6,697 47.02% 1,873 13.15% 165 1.16% -1,188 -8.34% 14,244 Potter 2,146 31.48% 3,714 54.48% 925 13.57% 32 0.47% -1,568 -23.00% 6,817 Schuylkill 24,860 43.90% 22,920 40.47% 8,471 14.96% 378 0.67% 1,940 3.43% 56,629 Snyder 3,405 29.25% 6,742 57.91% 1,451 12.46% 44 0.38% -3,337 -28.66% 11,642 Somerset 12,719 40.26% 14,735 46.64% 3,968 12.56% 169 0.53% -2,016 -6.38% 31,591 Sullivan 1,071 37.47% 1,352 47.31% 418 14.63% 17 0.59% -281 -9.84% 2,858 Susquehanna 5,912 37.81% 7,354 47.03% 2,266 14.49% 104 0.67% -1,442 -9.22% 15,636 Tioga 4,961 34.39% 7,382 51.18% 1,993 13.82% 89 0.62% -2,421 -16.79% 14,425 Union 3,658 31.20% 6,570 56.04% 1,431 12.21% 65 0.55% -2,912 -24.84% 11,724 Venango 8,205 41.97% 8,398 42.96% 2,777 14.21% 169 0.86% -193 -0.99% 19,549 Warren 7,291 42.72% 7,056 41.34% 2,504 14.67% 216 1.27% 235 1.38% 17,067 Washington 40,952 52.67% 27,777 35.73% 8,661 11.14% 355 0.46% 13,175 16.94% 77,745 Wayne 5,928 36.29% 8,077 49.45% 2,126 13.02% 203 1.24% -2,149 -13.16% 16,334 Westmoreland 63,686 44.43% 62,058 43.30% 16,230 11.32% 1,355 0.95% 1,628 1.13% 143,329 Wyoming 4,049 38.90% 4,888 46.96% 1,414 13.59% 57 0.55% -839 -8.06% 10,408 York 49,596 38.70% 65,188 50.87% 11,652 9.09% 1,720 1.34% -15,592 -12.17% 128,156Totals2,215,81949.17%1,801,16939.97%430,9849.56%58,1461.29%414,6509.20%4,506,118 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clearfield Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Schuylkill 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 #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Clinton won 15 of 21 districts, including five held by Republicans, while the other six were won by Dole, including one held by a Democrat.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 22 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Clinton Dole Perot RepresentativePennsylvania 1 1st 84% 12% 4%Thomas M. FogliettaPennsylvania 2 2nd 87% 10% 3%Chaka FattahPennsylvania 3 3rd 61% 28% 10%Robert BorskiPennsylvania 4 4th 49% 41% 10%Ron KlinkPennsylvania 5 5th41%46%13%William ClingerJohn E. PetersonPennsylvania 6 6th 42% 45% 13%Tim HoldenPennsylvania 7 7th 45% 44% 9%Curt WeldonPennsylvania 8 8th 45% 42% 11%Jim GreenwoodPennsylvania 9 9th 36% 53% 11%Bud ShusterPennsylvania 10 10th 45% 43% 12%Joseph M. McDadePennsylvania 11 11th 49% 39% 13%Paul KanjorskiPennsylvania 12 12th 47% 41% 13%John MurthaPennsylvania 13 13th 49% 42% 8%Jon D. FoxPennsylvania 14 14th 59% 33% 7%William J. CoynePennsylvania 15 15th 47% 41% 11%Paul McHalePennsylvania 16 16th38%54%9%Bob WalkerJoe PittsPennsylvania 17 17th 38% 54% 8%George GekasPennsylvania 18 18th 52% 39% 9%Mike DoylePennsylvania 19 19th 38% 53% 9%Bill GoodlingPennsylvania 20 20th 50% 39% 11%Frank MascaraPennsylvania 21 21st 49% 41% 10%Phil English See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania References Pennsylvania 1996 Category:1996 Pennsylvania elections