1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 66.61%[ 1] County results Congressional district results Precinct results Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Dole
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Perot
30–40%
40–50%
90–100%
Other
50–60%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
IncumbentDemocratic PresidentBill Clinton comfortably won a Democratic-leaning state,Minnesota . Clinton took 51.10% of the popular vote overRepublican challengerBob Dole , who took 34.96%, a victory margin of 16.14%.Reform Party candidateRoss Perot finished in third, with 11.75% of the popular vote.[ 2]
As of the2024 presidential election [update] 1972 – this is the most recent election that the Republican candidate received less than forty percent of the vote in a presidential election, the most recent in which a Democrat would win the state by more than 15% of the vote, the most recent in which the Democratic candidate won more counties than the Republican, and the most recent whenAnoka ,Becker ,Benton ,Cass ,Chisago ,Clearwater ,Cottonwood ,Crow Wing ,Dodge ,Faribault ,Goodhue ,Hubbard ,Isanti ,Jackson ,Kanabec ,Kandiyohi ,Lake of the Woods ,Le Sueur ,Lyon ,Martin ,McLeod ,Meeker ,Mille Lacs ,Morrison ,Nobles ,Renville ,Scott ,Sherburne ,Sibley ,Stearns ,Steele ,Todd ,Wabasha ,Waseca , andWright Counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 3]
As of2024 , this is the last presidential election in which the Democratic candidate won every single congressional district in Minnesota, and the last in which the Democratic candidate won a majority of the state's 87 counties.
1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota[ 4] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic (DFL) Bill Clinton (incumbent )1,120,438 51.10% 10 Republican Bob Dole 766,476 34.96% 0 Reform Ross Perot 257,704 11.75% 0 Green Ralph Nader 24,908 1.14% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 8,271 0.38% 0 Grassroots Dennis Peron 4,898 0.22% 0 U.S. Taxpayer Howard Phillips 3,416 0.16% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 2,903 0.13% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 1,808 0.08% 0 Ind. Grassroots John Birrenback 787 0.04% 0 Socialist Workers James Harris 684 0.03% 0 Socialist Equality Jerome White 347 0.02% 0 Totals 2,192,640 100.0% 10
County Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Ralph Nader Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,810 51.46% 2,327 31.43% 1,155 15.60% 48 0.65% 64 0.86% 1,483 20.03% 7,404 Anoka 63,756 51.41% 41,745 33.66% 16,448 13.26% 724 0.58% 1,349 1.09% 22,011 17.75% 124,022 Becker 5,911 44.20% 5,461 40.83% 1,813 13.56% 107 0.80% 82 0.61% 450 3.37% 13,374 Beltrami 8,006 50.52% 5,806 36.64% 1,635 10.32% 246 1.55% 155 0.98% 2,200 13.88% 15,848 Benton 6,006 45.39% 4,835 36.54% 2,133 16.12% 81 0.61% 178 1.35% 1,171 8.85% 13,233 Big Stone 1,619 53.95% 990 32.99% 368 12.26% 7 0.23% 17 0.57% 629 20.96% 3,001 Blue Earth 12,420 49.17% 9,082 35.95% 3,324 13.16% 190 0.75% 245 0.97% 3,338 13.22% 25,261 Brown 4,864 39.36% 5,580 45.15% 1,786 14.45% 40 0.32% 89 0.72% -716 -5.79% 12,359 Carlton 8,052 57.87% 4,034 28.99% 1,591 11.43% 115 0.83% 123 0.88% 4,018 28.88% 13,915 Carver 11,554 41.02% 12,380 43.95% 3,781 13.42% 163 0.58% 290 1.03% -826 -2.93% 28,168 Cass 5,437 45.20% 4,791 39.83% 1,620 13.47% 109 0.91% 72 0.60% 646 5.37% 12,029 Chippewa 3,178 51.89% 2,119 34.60% 782 12.77% 20 0.33% 25 0.41% 1,059 17.29% 6,124 Chisago 8,611 48.56% 5,984 33.74% 2,812 15.86% 128 0.72% 198 1.12% 2,627 14.82% 17,733 Clay 10,476 49.14% 8,764 41.11% 1,733 8.13% 160 0.75% 186 0.87% 1,712 8.03% 21,319 Clearwater 1,578 44.91% 1,423 40.50% 471 13.40% 24 0.68% 18 0.51% 155 4.41% 3,514 Cook 1,169 46.22% 1,010 39.94% 246 9.73% 60 2.37% 44 1.74% 159 6.28% 2,529 Cottonwood 2,737 44.35% 2,633 42.66% 741 12.01% 19 0.31% 42 0.68% 104 1.69% 6,172 Crow Wing 11,156 44.69% 10,095 40.44% 3,423 13.71% 124 0.50% 165 0.66% 1,061 4.25% 24,963 Dakota 77,297 50.11% 57,244 37.11% 17,095 11.08% 965 0.63% 1,665 1.08% 20,053 13.00% 154,266 Dodge 3,233 43.48% 2,888 38.84% 1,223 16.45% 32 0.43% 59 0.79% 345 4.64% 7,435 Douglas 6,450 41.71% 6,747 43.63% 2,093 13.53% 66 0.43% 108 0.70% -297 -1.92% 15,464 Faribault 3,817 46.20% 3,272 39.60% 1,103 13.35% 20 0.24% 50 0.61% 545 6.60% 8,262 Fillmore 4,732 47.99% 3,466 35.15% 1,575 15.97% 40 0.41% 48 0.49% 1,266 12.84% 9,861 Freeborn 8,458 52.90% 5,166 32.31% 2,226 13.92% 44 0.28% 94 0.59% 3,292 20.59% 15,988 Goodhue 9,931 48.88% 7,293 35.89% 2,806 13.81% 134 0.66% 154 0.76% 2,638 12.99% 20,318 Grant 1,806 50.70% 1,284 36.05% 434 12.18% 11 0.31% 27 0.76% 522 14.65% 3,562 Hennepin 285,126 54.38% 173,887 33.17% 47,663 9.09% 10,601 2.02% 7,029 1.34% 111,239 21.21% 524,306 Houston 4,153 43.95% 3,674 38.88% 1,439 15.23% 77 0.81% 107 1.13% 479 5.07% 9,450 Hubbard 3,802 43.65% 3,593 41.25% 1,141 13.10% 98 1.13% 77 0.88% 209 2.40% 8,711 Isanti 6,041 46.63% 4,450 34.35% 2,242 17.31% 72 0.56% 150 1.16% 1,591 12.28% 12,955 Itasca 10,706 52.29% 6,506 31.78% 2,889 14.11% 192 0.94% 180 0.88% 4,200 20.51% 20,473 Jackson 2,727 46.70% 2,153 36.87% 908 15.55% 15 0.26% 36 0.62% 574 9.83% 5,839 Kanabec 2,927 49.21% 1,924 32.35% 996 16.75% 31 0.52% 70 1.18% 1,003 16.86% 5,948 Kandiyohi 9,009 48.61% 7,119 38.41% 2,229 12.03% 82 0.44% 93 0.50% 1,890 10.20% 18,532 Kittson 1,394 50.71% 1,055 38.38% 270 9.82% 8 0.29% 22 0.80% 339 12.33% 2,749 Koochiching 3,472 51.59% 2,080 30.91% 1,098 16.32% 41 0.61% 39 0.58% 1,392 20.68% 6,730 Lac qui Parle 2,420 54.20% 1,447 32.41% 561 12.56% 14 0.31% 23 0.52% 973 21.79% 4,465 Lake 3,388 56.20% 1,684 27.93% 752 12.47% 115 1.91% 90 1.49% 1,704 28.27% 6,029 Lake of the Woods 888 44.16% 814 40.48% 287 14.27% 11 0.55% 11 0.55% 74 3.68% 2,011 Le Sueur 5,457 48.68% 3,902 34.81% 1,699 15.16% 55 0.49% 96 0.86% 1,555 13.87% 11,209 Lincoln 1,641 48.58% 1,199 35.49% 504 14.92% 12 0.36% 22 0.65% 442 13.09% 3,378 Lyon 5,062 44.11% 4,932 42.97% 1,351 11.77% 62 0.54% 70 0.61% 130 1.14% 11,477 Mahnomen 1,026 46.45% 877 39.70% 270 12.22% 24 1.09% 12 0.54% 149 6.75% 2,209 Marshall 2,333 45.27% 2,068 40.12% 710 13.78% 14 0.27% 29 0.56% 265 5.15% 5,154 Martin 4,718 44.86% 4,303 40.91% 1,405 13.36% 28 0.27% 63 0.60% 415 3.95% 10,517 McLeod 6,027 42.86% 5,474 38.92% 2,402 17.08% 48 0.34% 112 0.80% 553 3.94% 14,063 Meeker 4,531 47.01% 3,428 35.56% 1,571 16.30% 32 0.33% 77 0.80% 1,103 11.45% 9,639 Mille Lacs 4,336 48.86% 2,948 33.22% 1,467 16.53% 54 0.61% 70 0.79% 1,388 15.64% 8,875 Morrison 5,728 43.11% 5,054 38.03% 2,310 17.38% 75 0.56% 121 0.91% 674 5.08% 13,288 Mower 10,413 57.65% 4,994 27.65% 2,464 13.64% 72 0.40% 120 0.66% 5,419 30.00% 18,063 Murray 2,173 44.63% 1,907 39.17% 753 15.47% 14 0.29% 22 0.45% 266 5.46% 4,869 Nicollet 6,772 48.92% 5,057 36.53% 1,737 12.55% 151 1.09% 125 0.90% 1,715 12.39% 13,842 Nobles 4,106 45.32% 3,769 41.60% 1,132 12.49% 18 0.20% 36 0.40% 337 3.72% 9,061 Norman 1,875 50.30% 1,392 37.34% 425 11.40% 14 0.38% 22 0.59% 483 12.96% 3,728 Olmsted 22,857 43.92% 22,860 43.92% 5,640 10.84% 299 0.57% 388 0.75% -3 -0.00% 52,044 Otter Tail 10,519 40.69% 11,808 45.68% 3,191 12.34% 128 0.50% 204 0.79% -1,289 -4.99% 25,850 Pennington 2,814 47.57% 2,129 35.99% 910 15.38% 27 0.46% 35 0.59% 685 11.58% 5,915 Pine 5,432 52.70% 3,080 29.88% 1,597 15.49% 89 0.86% 110 1.07% 2,352 22.82% 10,308 Pipestone 1,999 42.33% 2,096 44.39% 599 12.69% 8 0.17% 20 0.42% -97 -2.06% 4,722 Polk 6,369 46.88% 5,563 40.94% 1,502 11.05% 59 0.43% 94 0.69% 806 5.94% 13,587 Pope 2,803 50.70% 1,992 36.03% 665 12.03% 26 0.47% 43 0.78% 811 14.67% 5,529 Ramsey 133,878 58.66% 66,954 29.34% 20,351 8.92% 4,203 1.84% 2,827 1.24% 66,924 29.32% 228,213 Red Lake 1,053 50.00% 695 33.00% 334 15.86% 9 0.43% 15 0.71% 358 17.00% 2,106 Redwood 2,997 38.17% 3,700 47.13% 1,053 13.41% 28 0.36% 73 0.93% -703 -8.96% 7,851 Renville 3,956 48.02% 2,887 35.04% 1,311 15.91% 31 0.38% 53 0.64% 1,069 12.98% 8,238 Rice 12,821 54.98% 7,016 30.09% 2,872 12.32% 364 1.56% 247 1.06% 5,805 24.89% 23,320 Rock 2,142 43.68% 2,169 44.23% 554 11.30% 15 0.31% 24 0.49% -27 -0.55% 4,904 Roseau 2,759 39.93% 2,988 43.25% 1,081 15.65% 16 0.23% 65 0.94% -229 -3.32% 6,909 St. Louis 60,736 60.62% 25,553 25.50% 11,308 11.29% 1,592 1.59% 1,007 1.01% 35,183 35.12% 100,196 Scott 14,657 44.62% 12,734 38.77% 4,886 14.88% 164 0.50% 406 1.24% 1,923 5.85% 32,847 Sherburne 10,551 45.33% 8,699 37.37% 3,665 15.75% 133 0.57% 227 0.98% 1,852 7.96% 23,275 Sibley 2,769 41.66% 2,590 38.96% 1,226 18.44% 15 0.23% 47 0.71% 179 2.70% 6,647 Stearns 24,238 44.03% 21,474 39.01% 8,150 14.81% 496 0.90% 687 1.25% 2,764 5.02% 55,045 Steele 6,974 46.61% 5,617 37.54% 2,197 14.68% 65 0.43% 111 0.74% 1,357 9.07% 14,964 Stevens 2,741 50.25% 2,141 39.25% 467 8.56% 53 0.97% 53 0.97% 600 11.00% 5,455 Swift 3,054 57.30% 1,541 28.91% 690 12.95% 10 0.19% 35 0.66% 1,513 28.39% 5,330 Todd 4,520 42.24% 4,078 38.11% 1,958 18.30% 48 0.45% 97 0.91% 442 4.13% 10,701 Traverse 1,135 50.92% 775 34.77% 295 13.23% 2 0.09% 22 0.99% 360 16.15% 2,229 Wabasha 4,523 47.25% 3,452 36.06% 1,474 15.40% 48 0.50% 76 0.79% 1,071 11.19% 9,573 Wadena 2,480 41.06% 2,696 44.64% 801 13.26% 26 0.43% 37 0.61% -216 -3.58% 6,040 Waseca 3,819 45.08% 3,171 37.43% 1,385 16.35% 29 0.34% 68 0.80% 648 7.65% 8,472 Washington 45,119 51.24% 31,219 35.45% 10,106 11.48% 737 0.84% 876 0.99% 13,900 15.79% 88,057 Watonwan 2,534 47.89% 1,997 37.74% 711 13.44% 17 0.32% 32 0.60% 537 10.15% 5,291 Wilkin 1,319 40.96% 1,508 46.83% 358 11.12% 16 0.50% 19 0.59% -189 -5.87% 3,220 Winona 10,272 47.52% 7,955 36.80% 2,907 13.45% 249 1.15% 233 1.08% 2,317 10.72% 21,616 Wright 15,542 44.57% 13,224 37.92% 5,550 15.91% 179 0.51% 379 1.09% 2,318 6.65% 34,874 Yellow Medicine 2,741 48.74% 2,006 35.67% 818 14.54% 20 0.36% 39 0.69% 735 13.07% 5,624 Totals 1,120,438 51.10% 766,476 34.96% 257,704 11.75% 24,908 1.14% 23,114 1.05% 353,962 16.14% 2,192,640
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Clinton won all eight congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.[ 5]
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