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The1996 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Iowa was easily won byDemocratic incumbentPresidentBill Clinton overRepublican SenatorBob Dole ofKansas, with Clinton winning 50.26% of the vote to Dole's 39.92%, a margin of 10.34%. TheReform Party candidate, billionaire businessmanRoss Perot, finished in third, with 8.52% of the popular vote.[1] Although Clinton barely exceededMichael Dukakis’1988 margin in Iowa, he was the first Democrat to carryAllamakee County andButler County – the only Iowa counties outside the arch-conservative western fringe to backBarry Goldwater in1964 – sinceFranklin D. Roosevelt in1936.[2] He was indeed only the second Democratic presidential nominee to ever carry Butler County since theCivil War. Clinton was the second of three Democrats (between Roosevelt in 1936 andBarack Obama in 2012) to carry the state twice.
Iowa was one of thirteen states where on the election ballot, James Campbell ofCalifornia, Perot's former boss atIBM, was listed as a stand-in vice-presidential candidate.[1][3]
This is the last time Iowa was decided by a double-digit margin until2024. It is also the last time that the counties ofAdair,Appanoose,Butler,Calhoun,Cherokee,Clay,Dallas,Davis,Decatur,Dickinson,Guthrie,Hancock,Henry,Keokuk,Lucas,Madison,Monona,Monroe,Pocahontas,Ringgold,Taylor,Van Buren,Washington,Wayne, andWright voted for the Democratic Party presidential nominee.
| 1996 United States presidential election in Iowa[4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore(incumbent) | 620,258 | 50.26% | 7 | |
| Republican | Robert Dole | Jack Kemp | 492,644 | 39.92% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | James Campbell | 105,159 | 8.52% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | Anne Goeke[1][b] | 6,550 | 0.53% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 3,349 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| Libertarian IA | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 2,315 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| Taxpayer | Howard Phillips | Albion W. Knight Jr.[1][5] | 2,229 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-in | 1,240 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Workers | James Harris | Laura Garza | 331[c] | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,234,075 | 100.0% | 7 | |||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | 58%/69% | |||||
| County | Bill Clinton[4] Democratic | Bob Dole[4] Republican | Ross Perot[4] Reform | Ralph Nader[4] Green | John Hagelin[4] Natural Law | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adair | 1,802 | 45.79% | 1,655 | 42.06% | 458 | 11.64% | 5 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.05% | 13 | 0.33% | 147 | 3.73% | 3,935 |
| Adams | 1,070 | 46.00% | 920 | 39.55% | 320 | 13.76% | 4 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.09% | 10 | 0.43% | 150 | 6.45% | 2,326 |
| Allamakee | 2,551 | 44.13% | 2,457 | 42.50% | 680 | 11.76% | 28 | 0.48% | 10 | 0.17% | 55 | 0.95% | 94 | 1.63% | 5,781 |
| Appanoose | 2,747 | 49.12% | 2,233 | 39.93% | 554 | 9.91% | 12 | 0.21% | 6 | 0.11% | 40 | 0.72% | 514 | 9.19% | 5,592 |
| Audubon | 1,827 | 52.38% | 1,314 | 37.67% | 314 | 9.00% | 8 | 0.23% | 6 | 0.17% | 19 | 0.54% | 513 | 14.71% | 3,488 |
| Benton | 5,546 | 53.95% | 3,835 | 37.31% | 846 | 8.23% | 13 | 0.13% | 11 | 0.11% | 28 | 0.27% | 1,711 | 16.64% | 10,279 |
| Black Hawk | 29,651 | 55.83% | 19,322 | 36.38% | 3,623 | 6.82% | 253 | 0.48% | 36 | 0.07% | 224 | 0.42% | 10,329 | 19.45% | 53,109 |
| Boone | 6,446 | 54.47% | 4,293 | 36.27% | 987 | 8.34% | 58 | 0.49% | 13 | 0.11% | 38 | 0.32% | 2,153 | 18.20% | 11,835 |
| Bremer | 5,023 | 49.38% | 4,213 | 41.42% | 862 | 8.47% | 33 | 0.32% | 14 | 0.14% | 27 | 0.27% | 810 | 7.96% | 10,172 |
| Buchanan | 4,997 | 55.83% | 3,043 | 34.00% | 836 | 9.34% | 20 | 0.22% | 19 | 0.21% | 36 | 0.40% | 1,954 | 21.83% | 8,951 |
| Buena Vista | 3,420 | 42.94% | 3,636 | 45.65% | 831 | 10.43% | 19 | 0.24% | 12 | 0.15% | 47 | 0.59% | -216 | -2.71% | 7,965 |
| Butler | 3,061 | 46.16% | 3,036 | 45.78% | 489 | 7.37% | 12 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.12% | 25 | 0.38% | 25 | 0.38% | 6,631 |
| Calhoun | 2,193 | 45.89% | 2,077 | 43.46% | 462 | 9.67% | 16 | 0.33% | 7 | 0.15% | 24 | 0.50% | 116 | 2.43% | 4,779 |
| Carroll | 4,333 | 49.29% | 3,392 | 38.59% | 998 | 11.35% | 20 | 0.23% | 11 | 0.13% | 36 | 0.41% | 941 | 10.70% | 8,790 |
| Cass | 2,616 | 38.11% | 3,384 | 49.29% | 809 | 11.78% | 15 | 0.22% | 8 | 0.12% | 33 | 0.48% | -768 | -11.18% | 6,865 |
| Cedar | 3,856 | 50.23% | 2,966 | 38.64% | 756 | 9.85% | 42 | 0.55% | 22 | 0.29% | 34 | 0.44% | 890 | 11.59% | 7,676 |
| Cerro Gordo | 11,943 | 56.26% | 7,427 | 34.99% | 1,689 | 7.96% | 60 | 0.28% | 14 | 0.07% | 94 | 0.44% | 4,516 | 21.27% | 21,227 |
| Cherokee | 2,853 | 44.79% | 2,629 | 41.27% | 834 | 13.09% | 15 | 0.24% | 6 | 0.09% | 33 | 0.52% | 224 | 3.52% | 6,370 |
| Chickasaw | 3,355 | 52.75% | 2,191 | 34.45% | 759 | 11.93% | 14 | 0.22% | 11 | 0.17% | 30 | 0.47% | 1,164 | 18.30% | 6,360 |
| Clarke | 2,053 | 52.33% | 1,401 | 35.71% | 440 | 11.22% | 11 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.08% | 15 | 0.38% | 652 | 16.62% | 3,923 |
| Clay | 3,659 | 47.80% | 3,129 | 40.88% | 802 | 10.48% | 20 | 0.26% | 8 | 0.10% | 37 | 0.48% | 530 | 6.92% | 7,655 |
| Clayton | 4,284 | 52.28% | 2,944 | 35.93% | 912 | 11.13% | 32 | 0.39% | 3 | 0.04% | 19 | 0.23% | 1,340 | 16.35% | 8,194 |
| Clinton | 11,481 | 53.17% | 7,624 | 35.30% | 2,300 | 10.65% | 77 | 0.36% | 32 | 0.15% | 81 | 0.38% | 3,857 | 17.87% | 21,595 |
| Crawford | 3,140 | 46.76% | 2,686 | 40.00% | 847 | 12.61% | 10 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.12% | 24 | 0.36% | 454 | 6.76% | 6,715 |
| Dallas | 8,017 | 50.07% | 6,647 | 41.52% | 1,198 | 7.48% | 55 | 0.34% | 24 | 0.15% | 69 | 0.43% | 1,370 | 8.55% | 16,010 |
| Davis | 1,894 | 50.39% | 1,445 | 38.44% | 382 | 10.16% | 10 | 0.27% | 8 | 0.21% | 20 | 0.53% | 449 | 11.95% | 3,759 |
| Decatur | 1,846 | 50.95% | 1,287 | 35.52% | 452 | 12.48% | 17 | 0.47% | 4 | 0.11% | 17 | 0.47% | 559 | 15.43% | 3,623 |
| Delaware | 3,704 | 49.41% | 3,065 | 40.88% | 679 | 9.06% | 20 | 0.27% | 4 | 0.05% | 25 | 0.33% | 639 | 8.53% | 7,497 |
| Des Moines | 10,761 | 57.94% | 5,778 | 31.11% | 1,792 | 9.65% | 83 | 0.45% | 31 | 0.17% | 129 | 0.69% | 4,983 | 26.83% | 18,574 |
| Dickinson | 3,562 | 46.59% | 3,129 | 40.92% | 901 | 11.78% | 23 | 0.30% | 10 | 0.13% | 21 | 0.27% | 433 | 5.67% | 7,646 |
| Dubuque | 20,839 | 54.77% | 13,391 | 35.19% | 3,304 | 8.68% | 254 | 0.67% | 66 | 0.17% | 197 | 0.52% | 7,448 | 19.58% | 38,051 |
| Emmet | 2,270 | 51.46% | 1,641 | 37.20% | 470 | 10.66% | 11 | 0.25% | 8 | 0.18% | 11 | 0.25% | 629 | 14.26% | 4,411 |
| Fayette | 4,832 | 50.21% | 3,848 | 39.98% | 890 | 9.25% | 17 | 0.18% | 9 | 0.09% | 28 | 0.29% | 984 | 10.23% | 9,624 |
| Floyd | 3,769 | 54.73% | 2,379 | 34.54% | 689 | 10.00% | 15 | 0.22% | 15 | 0.22% | 20 | 0.29% | 1,390 | 20.19% | 6,887 |
| Franklin | 2,232 | 47.16% | 2,054 | 43.40% | 417 | 8.81% | 14 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.23% | 178 | 3.76% | 4,733 |
| Fremont | 1,481 | 41.58% | 1,576 | 44.24% | 480 | 13.48% | 3 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.17% | 16 | 0.45% | -95 | -2.66% | 3,562 |
| Greene | 2,519 | 52.49% | 1,861 | 38.78% | 396 | 8.25% | 9 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.02% | 13 | 0.27% | 658 | 13.71% | 4,799 |
| Grundy | 2,322 | 40.83% | 2,928 | 51.49% | 401 | 7.05% | 11 | 0.19% | 3 | 0.05% | 22 | 0.39% | -606 | -10.66% | 5,687 |
| Guthrie | 2,552 | 49.65% | 2,034 | 39.57% | 515 | 10.02% | 11 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.08% | 24 | 0.47% | 518 | 10.08% | 5,140 |
| Hamilton | 3,455 | 47.48% | 3,109 | 42.72% | 661 | 9.08% | 23 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.10% | 22 | 0.30% | 346 | 4.76% | 7,277 |
| Hancock | 2,399 | 45.19% | 2,353 | 44.32% | 529 | 9.96% | 11 | 0.21% | 6 | 0.11% | 11 | 0.21% | 46 | 0.87% | 5,309 |
| Hardin | 4,053 | 48.69% | 3,505 | 42.11% | 713 | 8.57% | 25 | 0.30% | 5 | 0.06% | 23 | 0.28% | 548 | 6.58% | 8,324 |
| Harrison | 2,576 | 39.47% | 3,070 | 47.04% | 820 | 12.56% | 10 | 0.15% | 14 | 0.21% | 37 | 0.57% | -494 | -7.57% | 6,527 |
| Henry | 3,798 | 45.90% | 3,478 | 42.03% | 914 | 11.05% | 23 | 0.28% | 24 | 0.29% | 38 | 0.46% | 320 | 3.87% | 8,275 |
| Howard | 2,303 | 52.28% | 1,528 | 34.69% | 555 | 12.60% | 3 | 0.07% | 2 | 0.05% | 14 | 0.32% | 775 | 17.59% | 4,405 |
| Humboldt | 2,080 | 42.17% | 2,236 | 45.33% | 590 | 11.96% | 9 | 0.18% | 4 | 0.08% | 14 | 0.28% | -156 | -3.16% | 4,933 |
| Ida | 1,589 | 42.58% | 1,684 | 45.12% | 436 | 11.68% | 6 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.08% | 14 | 0.38% | -95 | -2.54% | 3,732 |
| Iowa | 3,354 | 47.68% | 3,042 | 43.24% | 575 | 8.17% | 24 | 0.34% | 11 | 0.16% | 29 | 0.41% | 312 | 4.44% | 7,035 |
| Jackson | 4,609 | 54.47% | 2,827 | 33.41% | 936 | 11.06% | 37 | 0.44% | 18 | 0.21% | 34 | 0.40% | 1,782 | 21.06% | 8,461 |
| Jasper | 8,776 | 52.92% | 6,414 | 38.67% | 1,263 | 7.62% | 63 | 0.38% | 18 | 0.11% | 51 | 0.31% | 2,362 | 14.25% | 16,585 |
| Jefferson | 2,597 | 35.11% | 2,541 | 34.35% | 571 | 7.72% | 47 | 0.64% | 1,574 | 21.28% | 67 | 0.91% | 56 | 0.76% | 7,397 |
| Johnson | 27,888 | 60.98% | 13,402 | 29.31% | 2,313 | 5.06% | 1,491 | 3.26% | 199 | 0.44% | 439 | 0.96% | 14,486 | 31.67% | 45,732 |
| Jones | 4,668 | 54.40% | 3,083 | 35.93% | 765 | 8.92% | 27 | 0.31% | 6 | 0.07% | 32 | 0.37% | 1,585 | 18.47% | 8,581 |
| Keokuk | 2,545 | 49.89% | 2,080 | 40.78% | 432 | 8.47% | 10 | 0.20% | 10 | 0.20% | 24 | 0.47% | 465 | 9.11% | 5,101 |
| Kossuth | 4,031 | 47.40% | 3,477 | 40.88% | 932 | 10.96% | 23 | 0.27% | 16 | 0.19% | 26 | 0.31% | 554 | 6.52% | 8,505 |
| Lee | 8,831 | 56.38% | 4,932 | 31.49% | 1,734 | 11.07% | 64 | 0.41% | 27 | 0.17% | 74 | 0.47% | 3,899 | 24.89% | 15,662 |
| Linn | 45,497 | 54.79% | 30,958 | 37.28% | 5,607 | 6.75% | 453 | 0.55% | 91 | 0.11% | 429 | 0.52% | 14,539 | 17.51% | 83,035 |
| Louisa | 2,081 | 48.68% | 1,565 | 36.61% | 590 | 13.80% | 7 | 0.16% | 6 | 0.14% | 26 | 0.61% | 516 | 12.07% | 4,275 |
| Lucas | 2,168 | 51.51% | 1,586 | 37.68% | 433 | 10.29% | 6 | 0.14% | 3 | 0.07% | 13 | 0.31% | 582 | 13.83% | 4,209 |
| Lyon | 1,489 | 27.82% | 3,396 | 63.45% | 422 | 7.88% | 12 | 0.22% | 7 | 0.13% | 26 | 0.49% | -1,907 | -35.63% | 5,352 |
| Madison | 3,070 | 48.52% | 2,550 | 40.30% | 654 | 10.34% | 18 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.09% | 29 | 0.46% | 520 | 8.22% | 6,327 |
| Mahaska | 3,737 | 41.80% | 4,473 | 50.03% | 656 | 7.34% | 24 | 0.27% | 17 | 0.19% | 34 | 0.38% | -736 | -8.23% | 8,941 |
| Marion | 5,978 | 45.80% | 6,100 | 46.74% | 871 | 6.67% | 52 | 0.40% | 14 | 0.11% | 37 | 0.28% | -122 | -0.94% | 13,052 |
| Marshall | 8,669 | 50.04% | 7,017 | 40.50% | 1,455 | 8.40% | 80 | 0.46% | 26 | 0.15% | 77 | 0.44% | 1,652 | 9.54% | 17,324 |
| Mills | 2,068 | 35.83% | 2,958 | 51.25% | 683 | 11.83% | 17 | 0.29% | 10 | 0.17% | 36 | 0.62% | -890 | -15.42% | 5,772 |
| Mitchell | 2,596 | 51.19% | 1,877 | 37.01% | 563 | 11.10% | 16 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.14% | 12 | 0.24% | 719 | 14.18% | 5,071 |
| Monona | 1,952 | 46.06% | 1,674 | 39.50% | 580 | 13.69% | 11 | 0.26% | 8 | 0.19% | 13 | 0.31% | 278 | 6.56% | 4,238 |
| Monroe | 1,884 | 53.63% | 1,272 | 36.21% | 329 | 9.37% | 9 | 0.26% | 7 | 0.20% | 12 | 0.34% | 612 | 17.42% | 3,513 |
| Montgomery | 1,912 | 36.79% | 2,583 | 49.70% | 663 | 12.76% | 5 | 0.10% | 13 | 0.25% | 21 | 0.40% | -671 | -12.91% | 5,197 |
| Muscatine | 7,674 | 49.88% | 5,858 | 38.07% | 1,705 | 11.08% | 68 | 0.44% | 21 | 0.14% | 60 | 0.39% | 1,816 | 11.81% | 15,386 |
| O'Brien | 2,236 | 33.20% | 3,877 | 57.56% | 578 | 8.58% | 13 | 0.19% | 8 | 0.12% | 23 | 0.34% | -1,641 | -24.36% | 6,735 |
| Osceola | 1,010 | 33.10% | 1,736 | 56.90% | 274 | 8.98% | 6 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.07% | 23 | 0.75% | -726 | -23.80% | 3,051 |
| Page | 2,220 | 31.52% | 4,032 | 57.25% | 753 | 10.69% | 16 | 0.23% | 11 | 0.16% | 11 | 0.16% | -1,812 | -25.73% | 7,043 |
| Palo Alto | 2,371 | 50.41% | 1,817 | 38.63% | 477 | 10.14% | 11 | 0.23% | 4 | 0.09% | 23 | 0.49% | 554 | 11.78% | 4,703 |
| Plymouth | 3,745 | 37.62% | 5,117 | 51.40% | 997 | 10.01% | 16 | 0.16% | 12 | 0.12% | 69 | 0.69% | -1,372 | -13.78% | 9,956 |
| Pocahontas | 1,981 | 47.00% | 1,707 | 40.50% | 478 | 11.34% | 9 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.19% | 32 | 0.76% | 274 | 6.50% | 4,215 |
| Polk | 83,877 | 53.73% | 60,884 | 39.00% | 9,516 | 6.10% | 786 | 0.50% | 197 | 0.13% | 846 | 0.54% | 22,993 | 14.73% | 156,106 |
| Pottawattamie | 13,276 | 40.45% | 15,648 | 47.68% | 3,534 | 10.77% | 96 | 0.29% | 66 | 0.20% | 201 | 0.61% | -2,372 | -7.23% | 32,821 |
| Poweshiek | 4,183 | 50.93% | 3,221 | 39.21% | 681 | 8.29% | 73 | 0.89% | 12 | 0.15% | 44 | 0.54% | 962 | 11.72% | 8,214 |
| Ringgold | 1,439 | 52.52% | 967 | 35.29% | 310 | 11.31% | 8 | 0.29% | 5 | 0.18% | 11 | 0.40% | 472 | 17.23% | 2,740 |
| Sac | 2,170 | 43.43% | 2,209 | 44.21% | 579 | 11.59% | 15 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.06% | 21 | 0.42% | -39 | -0.78% | 4,997 |
| Scott | 32,694 | 50.14% | 26,751 | 41.03% | 4,991 | 7.65% | 295 | 0.45% | 86 | 0.13% | 385 | 0.59% | 5,943 | 9.11% | 65,202 |
| Shelby | 2,176 | 36.63% | 3,056 | 51.44% | 652 | 10.97% | 16 | 0.27% | 8 | 0.13% | 33 | 0.56% | -880 | -14.81% | 5,941 |
| Sioux | 2,392 | 16.95% | 10,864 | 77.00% | 718 | 5.09% | 42 | 0.30% | 9 | 0.06% | 85 | 0.60% | -8,472 | -60.05% | 14,110 |
| Story | 17,234 | 52.71% | 12,468 | 38.13% | 2,091 | 6.40% | 601 | 1.84% | 59 | 0.18% | 242 | 0.74% | 4,766 | 14.58% | 32,695 |
| Tama | 3,994 | 51.52% | 2,986 | 38.52% | 713 | 9.20% | 18 | 0.23% | 13 | 0.17% | 28 | 0.36% | 1,008 | 13.00% | 7,752 |
| Taylor | 1,458 | 44.51% | 1,419 | 43.32% | 379 | 11.57% | 7 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.37% | 39 | 1.19% | 3,276 |
| Union | 2,787 | 49.27% | 2,156 | 38.11% | 660 | 11.67% | 18 | 0.32% | 2 | 0.04% | 34 | 0.60% | 631 | 11.16% | 5,657 |
| Van Buren | 1,536 | 45.51% | 1,460 | 43.26% | 347 | 10.28% | 6 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.24% | 18 | 0.53% | 76 | 2.25% | 3,375 |
| Wapello | 8,437 | 57.12% | 4,828 | 32.69% | 1,376 | 9.32% | 54 | 0.37% | 29 | 0.20% | 46 | 0.31% | 3,609 | 24.43% | 14,770 |
| Warren | 9,120 | 52.20% | 6,905 | 39.52% | 1,267 | 7.25% | 61 | 0.35% | 20 | 0.11% | 99 | 0.57% | 2,215 | 12.68% | 17,472 |
| Washington | 3,828 | 46.84% | 3,600 | 44.05% | 636 | 7.78% | 38 | 0.46% | 27 | 0.33% | 44 | 0.54% | 228 | 2.79% | 8,173 |
| Wayne | 1,650 | 50.51% | 1,295 | 39.64% | 310 | 9.49% | 3 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.15% | 355 | 10.87% | 3,267 |
| Webster | 8,380 | 51.32% | 6,275 | 38.43% | 1,580 | 9.68% | 40 | 0.24% | 9 | 0.06% | 44 | 0.27% | 2,105 | 12.89% | 16,328 |
| Winnebago | 2,679 | 48.52% | 2,211 | 40.05% | 590 | 10.69% | 10 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.14% | 23 | 0.42% | 468 | 8.47% | 5,521 |
| Winneshiek | 4,122 | 47.00% | 3,532 | 40.27% | 973 | 11.09% | 102 | 1.16% | 14 | 0.16% | 27 | 0.31% | 590 | 6.73% | 8,770 |
| Woodbury | 17,224 | 45.97% | 16,368 | 43.69% | 3,436 | 9.17% | 142 | 0.38% | 72 | 0.19% | 222 | 0.59% | 856 | 2.28% | 37,464 |
| Worth | 2,293 | 57.15% | 1,284 | 32.00% | 403 | 10.04% | 14 | 0.35% | 5 | 0.12% | 13 | 0.32% | 1,009 | 25.15% | 4,012 |
| Wright | 2,912 | 48.87% | 2,473 | 41.50% | 536 | 8.99% | 9 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.07% | 25 | 0.42% | 439 | 7.37% | 5,959 |
| Totals | 620,258 | 50.26% | 492,644 | 39.92% | 105,159 | 8.52% | 6,550 | 0.53% | 3,349 | 0.27% | 6,115 | 0.50% | 127,614 | 10.34% | 1,234,075[c] |