1996 United States presidential election in Alabama Turnout 48% (VAP)[ 1] County Results
Dole
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Clinton
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The1996 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Alabama was won by SenatorBob Dole (R -KS ), with Dole winning 50.12% to 43.16% overPresident Bill Clinton (D ) by a margin of 6.96%.[ 2] 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 carryMontgomery County sinceAdlai Stevenson II in 1952.[ 3] 2024 presidential election [update] Butler ,Chambers ,Cherokee ,Clarke ,Coosa ,Crenshaw ,Etowah ,Fayette ,Franklin ,Marion ,Pickens ,Walker andWashington .[ 4]
No subsequent Democratic presidential nominee has been able to match Clinton's 43.16% popular vote share. As of2024 , this remains the last time that Alabama was decided by a single-digit margin.
County Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot Various candidates 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% 8,627 Totals 769,044 50.12% 662,165 43.16% 92,149 6.01% 10,991 0.72% 106,879 6.96% 1,534,349
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Dole won six of the state's seven congressional districts, including one which elected a Democrat.[ 5]
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