1996 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 1996 United States presidential election 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama Alabama presidential no 1992 United States presidential election in Alabama 1992 2000 United States presidential election in Alabama 2000 November 5, 1996 62.05%Comprehensive Voter Turnout 1986-2020 https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-data/2021-05/Comprehensive%20Voter%20Turnout%201986-2020.pdf Alabama Secretary of State x160px File:Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) Kansas Jack Kemp 9 769,044 50.12% Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 0 662,165 43.16% File:RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas Pat Choate 0 92,149 6.01% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Dole #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% 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 Alabama took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alabama was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.12% to 43.16% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 6.96%.Dave Leip’s Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Alabama Results Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX, although listed as an "Independent" in Alabama) finished in third, with 6.01% of the popular vote. President Clinton became the first Democrat to carry Montgomery County since Adlai Stevenson II in 1952,Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 145-147 0786422173 as well as the first to win two terms without ever carrying the state. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat has carried any of the following counties: Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Clarke, Coosa, Crenshaw, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Marion, Pickens, Walker and Washington.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 No subsequent Democratic presidential nominee has been able to match Clinton's 43.16% popular vote share. As of 2024, this remains the last time that Alabama was decided by a single-digit margin. Among white voters, 62% supported Dole, while 29% supported Clinton. 8% supported Perot.AllPolitics - Alabama President Exit Poll Results https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/ALPxp.html 2026-07-10 www.cnn.com Results 1996 United States presidential election in AlabamaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 769,044 50.12% 9 Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 662,165 43.16% 0 Independent Ross Perot Patrick Choate 92,149 6.01% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 5,290 0.34% 0 U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,365 0.15% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,697 0.11% 0 No party Write-in 1,123 0.07% 0 No party James Harris Laura Garza 516 0.03% 0 Results by county County Bob DoleRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % # % Autauga 9,509 61.66% 5,015 32.52% 813 5.27% 85 0.55% 4,494 29.14% 15,422 Baldwin 29,487 62.58% 12,776 27.11% 4,520 9.59% 336 0.71% 16,711 35.47% 47,119 Barbour 3,627 40.51% 4,787 53.47% 515 5.75% 24 0.27% -1,160 -12.96% 8,953 Bibb 3,037 48.20% 2,775 44.04% 455 7.22% 34 0.54% 262 4.16% 6,301 Blount 9,056 59.09% 5,061 33.02% 985 6.43% 225 1.47% 3,995 26.07% 15,327 Bullock 1,154 26.32% 3,078 70.21% 111 2.53% 41 0.94% -1,924 -43.89% 4,384 Butler 3,352 43.14% 3,828 49.27% 538 6.92% 52 0.67% -476 -6.13% 7,770 Calhoun 18,088 49.00% 15,725 42.60% 2,613 7.08% 485 1.31% 2,363 6.40% 36,911 Chambers 4,707 42.42% 5,515 49.70% 812 7.32% 63 0.57% -808 -7.28% 11,097 Cherokee 3,048 36.20% 4,399 52.24% 899 10.68% 75 0.89% -1,351 -16.04% 8,421 Chilton 7,910 55.40% 5,354 37.50% 929 6.51% 85 0.60% 2,556 17.90% 14,278 Choctaw 2,623 36.78% 4,074 57.13% 413 5.79% 21 0.29% -1,451 -20.35% 7,131 Clarke 4,785 47.29% 4,831 47.75% 478 4.72% 24 0.24% -46 -0.46% 10,118 Clay 2,694 48.38% 2,306 41.42% 538 9.66% 30 0.54% 388 6.96% 5,568 Cleburne 2,063 48.64% 1,737 40.96% 385 9.08% 56 1.32% 326 7.68% 4,241 Coffee 7,805 55.12% 5,168 36.50% 1,042 7.36% 144 1.02% 2,637 18.62% 14,159 Colbert 8,305 40.88% 10,226 50.33% 1,696 8.35% 91 0.45% -1,921 -9.45% 20,318 Conecuh 2,093 38.33% 2,903 53.16% 445 8.15% 20 0.37% -810 -14.83% 5,461 Coosa 1,721 41.66% 2,121 51.34% 262 6.34% 27 0.65% -400 -9.68% 4,131 Covington 6,035 50.66% 4,543 38.13% 1,098 9.22% 237 1.99% 1,492 12.53% 11,913 Crenshaw 1,939 43.60% 2,172 48.84% 317 7.13% 19 0.43% -233 -5.24% 4,447 Cullman 14,308 53.88% 9,544 35.94% 2,440 9.19% 261 0.98% 4,764 17.94% 26,553 Dale 8,288 57.84% 4,732 33.02% 1,216 8.49% 94 0.66% 3,556 24.82% 14,330 Dallas 6,612 37.45% 10,507 59.52% 477 2.70% 58 0.33% -3,895 -22.07% 17,654 DeKalb 9,823 54.14% 6,544 36.07% 1,609 8.87% 167 0.92% 3,279 18.07% 18,143 Elmore 12,937 61.76% 6,530 31.18% 1,368 6.53% 111 0.53% 6,407 30.58% 20,946 Escambia 5,214 46.96% 4,651 41.89% 867 7.81% 372 3.35% 563 5.07% 11,104 Etowah 16,835 44.82% 17,976 47.86% 2,529 6.73% 221 0.59% -1,141 -3.04% 37,561 Fayette 3,191 44.26% 3,381 46.90% 590 8.18% 47 0.65% -190 -2.64% 7,209 Franklin 4,449 42.44% 5,028 47.97% 966 9.22% 39 0.37% -579 -5.53% 10,482 Geneva 4,725 52.60% 3,174 35.33% 857 9.54% 227 2.53% 1,551 17.27% 8,983 Greene 796 17.99% 3,526 79.70% 55 1.24% 47 1.06% -2,730 -61.71% 4,424 Hale 1,893 34.59% 3,372 61.61% 190 3.47% 18 0.33% -1,479 -27.02% 5,473 Henry 3,082 46.44% 3,019 45.49% 515 7.76% 21 0.32% 63 0.95% 6,637 Houston 17,476 62.27% 8,791 31.33% 1,653 5.89% 143 0.51% 8,685 30.94% 28,063 Jackson 5,650 36.32% 8,204 52.73% 1,573 10.11% 131 0.84% -2,554 -16.41% 15,558 Jefferson 130,980 50.20% 120,208 46.07% 7,997 3.07% 1,721 0.66% 10,772 4.13% 260,906 Lamar 2,955 46.10% 2,843 44.35% 597 9.31% 15 0.23% 112 1.75% 6,410 Lauderdale 14,058 46.19% 13,619 44.75% 2,574 8.46% 185 0.61% 439 1.44% 30,436 Lawrence 3,893 38.38% 5,254 51.80% 964 9.50% 32 0.32% -1,361 -13.42% 10,143 Lee 17,985 54.15% 12,919 38.90% 1,949 5.87% 361 1.09% 5,066 15.25% 33,214 Limestone 10,862 52.52% 8,045 38.90% 1,659 8.02% 116 0.56% 2,817 13.62% 20,682 Lowndes 1,369 25.16% 3,970 72.96% 72 1.32% 30 0.55% -2,601 -47.80% 5,441 Macon 987 12.03% 7,018 85.55% 150 1.83% 48 0.59% -6,031 -73.52% 8,203 Madison 50,390 49.96% 42,259 41.90% 7,437 7.37% 772 0.77% 8,131 8.06% 100,858 Marengo 4,013 43.18% 4,899 52.71% 337 3.63% 45 0.48% -886 -9.53% 9,294 Marion 4,742 43.79% 5,049 46.62% 979 9.04% 60 0.55% -307 -2.83% 10,830 Marshall 12,323 52.89% 8,722 37.43% 2,150 9.23% 105 0.45% 3,601 15.46% 23,300 Mobile 66,775 51.32% 54,749 42.08% 7,555 5.81% 1,024 0.79% 12,026 9.24% 130,103 Monroe 4,382 50.38% 3,815 43.86% 486 5.59% 15 0.17% 567 6.52% 8,698 Montgomery 37,784 47.98% 38,382 48.74% 2,036 2.59% 542 0.69% -598 -0.76% 78,744 Morgan 21,765 54.39% 14,616 36.53% 3,348 8.37% 284 0.71% 7,149 17.86% 40,013 Perry 1,703 28.85% 4,053 68.66% 119 2.02% 28 0.47% -2,350 -39.81% 5,903 Pickens 3,322 42.74% 4,018 51.69% 403 5.18% 30 0.39% -696 -8.95% 7,773 Pike 5,281 51.07% 4,514 43.65% 503 4.86% 43 0.42% 767 7.42% 10,341 Randolph 3,304 47.41% 3,023 43.38% 603 8.65% 39 0.56% 281 4.03% 6,969 Russell 5,025 36.69% 7,834 57.20% 792 5.78% 44 0.32% -2,809 -20.51% 13,695 St. Clair 12,762 62.29% 6,187 30.20% 1,417 6.92% 123 0.60% 6,575 32.09% 20,489 Shelby 37,090 73.05% 11,280 22.22% 2,035 4.01% 368 0.72% 25,810 50.83% 50,773 Sumter 1,561 24.18% 4,706 72.89% 172 2.66% 17 0.26% -3,145 -48.71% 6,456 Talladega 10,931 47.99% 10,385 45.59% 1,335 5.86% 127 0.56% 546 2.40% 22,778 Tallapoosa 7,627 51.48% 6,071 40.98% 1,038 7.01% 79 0.53% 1,556 10.50% 14,815 Tuscaloosa 27,939 51.38% 23,067 42.42% 3,048 5.60% 328 0.60% 4,872 8.96% 54,382 Walker 9,837 39.44% 12,929 51.84% 2,012 8.07% 161 0.65% -3,092 -12.40% 24,939 Washington 2,900 37.68% 3,935 51.12% 819 10.64% 43 0.56% -1,035 -13.44% 7,697 Wilcox 1,454 30.00% 3,303 68.15% 71 1.46% 19 0.39% -1,849 -38.15% 4,847 Winston 4,728 54.80% 3,120 36.17% 723 8.38% 56 0.65% 1,608 18.63% 8,627Totals769,04450.12%662,16543.16%92,1496.01%10,9910.72%106,8796.96%1,534,349 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lauderdale Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clarke Montgomery By congressional district Dole won six of the state's seven congressional districts, including one which elected a Democrat.1996 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=8e2e60635cfb4339b1aa33cc7ff0a106 28 May 2025 en 5 November 1996 District Dole Clinton Perot RepresentativeAlabama 1 1st 53% 40% 7%Sonny CallahanAlabama 2 2nd 56% 38% 6%Terry EverettAlabama 3 3rd49%44%7%Glen BrowderBob RileyAlabama 4 4th48%43%9%Tom BevillRobert AderholtAlabama 5 5th 49% 43% 8%Bud CramerAlabama 6 6th 68% 28% 4%Spencer BachusAlabama 7 7th 26% 72% 2%Earl Hilliard See also United States presidential elections in Alabama References Alabama 1996 Category:1996 Alabama elections