1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1992 2000 United States presidential election in South Carolina 2000 November 5, 1996 42% (VAP)Liep Dave 1996 Presidential General Election Data https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ US Election Atlas 11 July 2024 x160px Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 8 573,458 49.89% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 504,051 43.85% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Reform Party of the United States of America Patriot Texas Pat Choate 0 64,386 5.60% 1996 United States presidential election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 300px County results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% 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 South Carolina took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. South Carolina was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 49.89% to 43.85% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.04%.Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 South Carolina Results Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 5.6% of the popular vote. This marked the first time that a Democratic nominee was elected twice without winning South Carolina either time. Once a Democratic bastion with a tiny all-white electorate, the state has moved towards the Republicans after their party was taken over by conservatives and Southerners in the 1980s and 1990s. No Democrat has won the state since 1976, and it is now considered one of the safest red states. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Chesterfield, Georgetown, Abbeville, Lancaster, and Union.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Results 1996 United States presidential election in South CarolinaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 573,458 49.89% 8 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 504,051 43.85% 0 Reform/Patriot Ross PerotPerot vote is the fusion of Reform and Patriot Parties. Patrick Choate 64,386 5.60% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 4,271 0.37% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,043 0.18% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,248 0.11% 0 Results by county CountyBob DoleRepublicanBill ClintonDemocraticRoss PerotReformVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Abbeville 3,054 43.01% 3,493 49.20% 537 7.56% 16 0.23% -439 -6.19% 7,100 Aiken 26,539 61.61% 14,314 33.23% 1,984 4.61% 237 0.55% 12,225 28.38% 43,074 Allendale 941 28.75% 2,222 67.89% 87 2.66% 23 0.70% -1,281 -39.14% 3,273 Anderson 24,137 52.74% 17,460 38.15% 3,896 8.51% 276 0.60% 6,677 14.59% 45,769 Bamberg 1,715 32.29% 3,380 63.63% 192 3.61% 25 0.47% -1,665 -31.34% 5,312 Barnwell 3,808 48.98% 3,620 46.57% 310 3.99% 36 0.46% 188 2.41% 7,774 Beaufort 17,575 53.00% 13,532 40.81% 1,838 5.54% 217 0.65% 4,043 12.19% 33,162 Berkeley 17,691 53.22% 13,358 40.18% 1,922 5.78% 271 0.82% 4,333 13.04% 33,242 Calhoun 2,520 45.02% 2,716 48.52% 316 5.64% 46 0.82% -196 -3.50% 5,598 Charleston 48,675 50.34% 43,571 45.06% 3,514 3.63% 928 0.96% 5,104 5.28% 96,688 Cherokee 6,689 49.04% 5,821 42.68% 1,064 7.80% 65 0.48% 868 6.36% 13,639 Chester 3,157 34.80% 5,108 56.31% 758 8.36% 49 0.54% -1,951 -21.51% 9,072 Chesterfield 4,028 38.11% 5,734 54.25% 768 7.27% 39 0.37% -1,706 -16.14% 10,569 Clarendon 3,841 37.66% 5,930 58.15% 395 3.87% 32 0.31% -2,089 -20.49% 10,198 Colleton 4,462 42.90% 5,329 51.24% 550 5.29% 60 0.58% -867 -8.34% 10,401 Darlington 8,220 45.18% 8,943 49.15% 898 4.94% 133 0.73% -723 -3.97% 18,194 Dillon 2,774 39.29% 3,992 56.54% 275 3.89% 20 0.28% -1,218 -17.25% 7,061 Dorchester 15,283 56.63% 9,931 36.80% 1,591 5.90% 182 0.67% 5,352 19.83% 26,987 Edgefield 3,640 48.62% 3,576 47.77% 244 3.26% 26 0.35% 64 0.85% 7,486 Fairfield 2,414 32.29% 4,719 63.12% 284 3.80% 59 0.79% -2,305 -30.83% 7,476 Florence 18,490 51.26% 15,804 43.81% 1,563 4.33% 213 0.59% 2,686 7.45% 36,070 Georgetown 7,023 42.95% 8,298 50.75% 950 5.81% 81 0.50% -1,275 -7.80% 16,352 Greenville 71,210 59.13% 41,605 34.55% 6,761 5.61% 844 0.70% 29,605 24.58% 120,420 Greenwood 8,865 48.81% 8,193 45.11% 985 5.42% 120 0.66% 672 3.70% 18,163 Hampton 2,111 28.85% 4,828 65.98% 344 4.70% 34 0.46% -2,717 -37.13% 7,317 Horry 26,159 47.86% 23,722 43.40% 4,446 8.13% 326 0.60% 2,437 4.46% 54,653 Jasper 2,024 31.29% 4,053 62.66% 348 5.38% 43 0.66% -2,029 -31.37% 6,468 Kershaw 8,513 52.05% 6,764 41.36% 996 6.09% 81 0.50% 1,749 10.69% 16,354 Lancaster 7,544 42.01% 8,752 48.74% 1,598 8.90% 63 0.35% -1,208 -6.73% 17,957 Laurens 8,057 48.69% 7,055 42.64% 1,341 8.10% 94 0.57% 1,002 6.05% 16,547 Lee 1,973 33.40% 3,588 60.73% 320 5.42% 27 0.46% -1,615 -27.33% 5,908 Lexington 39,658 63.23% 18,907 30.15% 3,703 5.90% 452 0.72% 20,751 33.08% 62,720 McCormick 1,104 35.35% 1,858 59.49% 148 4.74% 13 0.42% -754 -24.14% 3,123 Marion 3,595 34.40% 6,359 60.85% 356 3.41% 141 1.35% -2,764 -26.45% 10,451 Marlboro 2,148 26.76% 5,348 66.63% 494 6.15% 37 0.46% -3,200 -39.87% 8,027 Newberry 5,670 50.48% 4,804 42.77% 682 6.07% 76 0.68% 866 7.71% 11,232 Oconee 10,503 52.64% 7,398 37.08% 1,961 9.83% 90 0.45% 3,105 15.56% 19,952 Orangeburg 10,494 34.62% 18,610 61.39% 1,112 3.67% 99 0.33% -8,116 -26.77% 30,315 Pickens 17,151 61.47% 8,369 30.00% 2,211 7.92% 169 0.61% 8,782 31.47% 27,900 Richland 39,092 41.05% 52,222 54.84% 3,158 3.32% 758 0.80% -13,130 -13.79% 95,230 Saluda 2,825 49.56% 2,486 43.61% 371 6.51% 18 0.32% 339 5.95% 5,700 Spartanburg 35,972 53.53% 26,814 39.90% 3,885 5.78% 525 0.78% 9,158 13.63% 67,196 Sumter 12,080 47.57% 12,198 48.04% 933 3.67% 181 0.71% -118 -0.47% 25,392 Union 3,855 38.34% 5,407 53.77% 749 7.45% 44 0.44% -1,552 -15.43% 10,055 Williamsburg 3,957 34.84% 6,987 61.52% 375 3.30% 38 0.33% -3,030 -26.68% 11,357 York 22,222 52.26% 16,873 39.68% 3,173 7.46% 255 0.60% 5,349 12.58% 42,523Totals573,45849.89%504,05143.85%64,3865.60%7,5620.66%69,4076.04%1,149,457 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Edgefield Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sumter Union Notes References South Carolina 1996 Category:1996 South Carolina elections