1996 United States presidential election in Connecticut

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Connecticut 2000 74.99%https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073065891&seq=761 Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1997 CT State Library November 5, 1996 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 8 735,740 52.83% Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 0 483,109 34.69% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Texas Patrick Choate 0 139,523 10.02% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 250px Congressional district results Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% 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 Connecticut took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut was won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton, who took 52.83% of the vote over Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, who took 34.69%, a victory margin of 18.14%. The Reform Party candidate, Texas billionaire Ross Perot, finished in third, with 10.02% of the popular vote. Clinton's decisive win was indicative of a major shift toward the Democratic Party throughout the Northeast in the 1990s. Connecticut had previously been a Republican-leaning swing state, with Republicans winning it in the 1970s and 80s but Clinton carrying it by a fairly close 42-36 plurality in 1992. However, in 1996 Clinton not only won by double digits, but swept every county in the state, including traditionally Republican Fairfield County and Litchfield County, the first Democrat to do so since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Clinton's gains proved enduring, as every county except Litchfield voted Democratic in all elections that followed until Donald Trump won Windham County in 2016. Consequently, the state has become a reliably blue state in presidential elections, with Democratic nominees winning the state by double digits in every election since. To date, this is the last time that the towns of Morris and Thomaston voted Democratic. Among white voters, 48% supported Clinton, while 42% supported Dole. 9% supported Perot.Connecticut President Exit Poll Results https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/CTPxp.html 2026-07-31 www.cnn.com Results 1996 United States presidential election in ConnecticutPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 735,740 52.83% 8 Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 483,109 34.69% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 139,523 10.02% 0 Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 24,321 1.75% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 5,788 0.42% 0 Concerned Citizens Howard Phillips Joseph Zdonczyk 2,425 0.17% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,703 0.12% 0 Write-in James Harris 4 0.00% 0 No party Write-in 1 0.00% 0 By county County Bill ClintonDemocratic Bob DoleRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Fairfield 172,337 48.93% 144,632 41.06% 35,258 10.01% 27,705 7.87% 352,227 Hartford 203,549 57.04% 111,566 31.26% 41,726 11.70% 91,983 25.78% 356,841 Litchfield 37,375 45.92% 31,645 38.88% 12,378 15.20% 5,730 7.04% 81,398 Middlesex 37,695 52.51% 22,960 31.98% 11,131 15.51% 14,735 20.53% 71,786 New Haven 178,323 54.72% 106,636 32.72% 40,932 12.56% 71,687 22.00% 325,891 New London 54,377 52.74% 33,039 32.05% 15,679 15.21% 21,338 20.69% 103,095 Tolland 30,007 51.18% 19,394 33.08% 9,224 15.74% 10,613 18.10% 58,625 Windham 22,077 51.65% 13,237 30.97% 7,432 17.38% 8,840 20.68% 42,746Totals735,74052.83%483,10934.69%173,76512.48%252,63118.14%1,392,614 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Fairfield Litchfield right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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 By congressional district Clinton won all six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1996sovpdf.pdf?rev=8eab963481524df68e84ba6f4b894824&hash=940EC9D72495D80414168BC3AD6C6F9A Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut August 26, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250317003349/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1996sovpdf.pdf?rev=8eab963481524df68e84ba6f4b894824&hash=940EC9D72495D80414168BC3AD6C6F9A March 17, 2025 District Clinton Dole Perot RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 59% 30% 9%Barbara KennellyConnecticut 2 2nd 53% 32% 13%Sam GejdensonConnecticut 3 3rd 57% 31% 10%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 51% 40% 7%Chris ShaysConnecticut 5 5th48%40%10%Gary Franks (104th Congress)James Maloney (105th Congress)Connecticut 6 6th 50% 36% 11%Nancy Johnson See also United States presidential elections in Connecticut Presidency of Bill Clinton Notes References Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Connecticut Results Connecticut 1996 Category:1996 Connecticut elections