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Election 1996 Results

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1996 presidential election in Texas

Bob Dole (Republican) beat Bill Clinton (Democrat) in Texas in 1996, 48.8% to 43.8%, a margin of 4.9 points and 276,484 votes.

Texas voted 13.4 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+8.5.

The Republican hold continued from 1992, when George H. W. Bush won.

Republicans led in 167 of the 254 counties and Democrats in 87. The largest, Harris, cast 855,893 votes and went to the Republican by 4.1 points. The closest was Briscoe, where 8 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob Dole won Republican 2,736,167 48.8%
Bill Clinton Democratic 2,459,683 43.8%
Ross Perot Reform 378,537 6.7%
All other candidates 37,257 0.7%
Total5,611,644

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 386,726 45.2% 421,462 49.2% 47,705 855,893 R+4.1
Dallas 255,766 46.0% 260,058 46.8% 40,129 555,953 R+0.8
Tarrant 170,431 41.6% 208,312 50.9% 30,901 409,644 R+9.2
Bexar 180,308 49.7% 161,619 44.6% 20,562 362,489 D+5.2
Travis 128,970 52.4% 98,454 40.0% 18,877 246,301 D+12.4
El Paso 83,964 62.3% 43,255 32.1% 7,491 134,710 D+30.2
Collin 37,854 28.5% 83,750 63.0% 11,321 132,925 R+34.5
Denton 36,138 32.4% 65,313 58.5% 10,145 111,596 R+26.1
Nueces 50,009 53.7% 37,470 40.2% 5,689 93,168 D+13.5
Fort Bend 38,163 41.1% 49,945 53.8% 4,748 92,856 R+12.7
Hidalgo 56,335 66.5% 24,437 28.8% 3,955 84,727 D+37.6
Jefferson 45,854 54.3% 32,821 38.9% 5,751 84,426 D+15.4
Galveston 38,458 48.0% 35,251 44.0% 6,380 80,089 D+4.0
Montgomery 20,722 26.5% 51,011 65.2% 6,469 78,202 R+38.7
Lubbock 22,786 30.6% 47,304 63.5% 4,399 74,489 R+32.9
Williamson 24,175 36.3% 36,836 55.4% 5,511 66,522 R+19.0
Brazoria 22,959 35.0% 36,392 55.4% 6,287 65,638 R+20.5
McLennan 27,050 42.9% 30,666 48.6% 5,367 63,083 R+5.7
Bell 22,638 39.7% 30,348 53.2% 4,063 57,049 R+13.5
Cameron 34,891 61.8% 18,434 32.6% 3,168 56,493 D+29.1
Smith 18,265 34.0% 32,171 60.0% 3,207 53,643 R+25.9
Taylor 13,213 33.0% 23,682 59.2% 3,126 40,021 R+26.2
Wichita 15,775 39.5% 20,495 51.3% 3,680 39,950 R+11.8
Randall 9,177 23.2% 28,266 71.3% 2,184 39,627 R+48.2
Brazos 13,968 36.1% 22,082 57.1% 2,594 38,644 R+21.0
Gregg 13,659 36.4% 21,611 57.7% 2,208 37,478 R+21.2
Midland 9,513 25.5% 25,382 68.0% 2,425 37,320 R+42.5
Grayson 14,338 40.5% 17,169 48.5% 3,904 35,411 R+8.0
Tom Green 11,782 35.9% 18,112 55.2% 2,914 32,808 R+19.3
Ector 12,017 36.8% 17,746 54.3% 2,923 32,686 R+17.5
Johnson 12,817 39.5% 16,246 50.0% 3,410 32,473 R+10.6
Ellis 10,832 36.4% 16,046 53.9% 2,888 29,766 R+17.5
Orange 13,741 46.9% 12,560 42.9% 3,010 29,311 D+4.0
Bowie 13,657 46.7% 12,750 43.6% 2,863 29,270 D+3.1
Parker 9,447 35.2% 14,580 54.3% 2,828 26,855 R+19.1
Hays 11,580 43.1% 12,865 47.9% 2,395 26,840 R+4.8
Potter 9,273 35.3% 14,995 57.1% 1,977 26,245 R+21.8
Comal 7,132 27.4% 16,763 64.3% 2,162 26,057 R+37.0
Angelina 11,346 44.6% 11,789 46.4% 2,286 25,421 R+1.7
Webb 18,997 76.7% 4,712 19.0% 1,068 24,777 D+57.7
Guadalupe 8,079 33.1% 14,254 58.4% 2,070 24,403 R+25.3
Victoria 8,238 34.2% 14,457 59.9% 1,424 24,119 R+25.8
Henderson 10,085 44.3% 10,345 45.4% 2,342 22,772 R+1.1
Hunt 8,801 40.2% 10,746 49.1% 2,329 21,876 R+8.9
Harrison 10,307 47.6% 9,835 45.4% 1,513 21,655 D+2.2
Nacogdoches 7,641 39.3% 10,361 53.2% 1,456 19,458 R+14.0
Kaufman 7,383 41.0% 8,697 48.3% 1,913 17,993 R+7.3
Hardin 7,179 40.1% 8,529 47.6% 2,192 17,900 R+7.5
San Patricio 8,132 47.9% 7,678 45.2% 1,173 16,983 D+2.7
Kerr 4,192 25.0% 11,173 66.6% 1,410 16,775 R+41.6
Liberty 6,877 41.0% 7,784 46.4% 2,112 16,773 R+5.4
Rusk 5,988 38.5% 8,423 54.2% 1,123 15,534 R+15.7
Van Zandt 5,752 38.3% 7,453 49.6% 1,821 15,026 R+11.3
Bastrop 6,773 46.4% 6,323 43.4% 1,489 14,585 D+3.1
Walker 6,088 41.8% 7,177 49.3% 1,302 14,567 R+7.5
Hood 5,459 37.5% 7,575 52.1% 1,516 14,550 R+14.5
Polk 6,360 44.7% 6,473 45.4% 1,411 14,244 R+0.8
Coryell 5,300 38.0% 7,143 51.2% 1,501 13,944 R+13.2
Lamar 6,075 44.3% 6,393 46.6% 1,254 13,722 R+2.3
Anderson 5,693 42.5% 6,458 48.2% 1,249 13,400 R+5.7
Wise 5,056 39.0% 6,330 48.8% 1,582 12,968 R+9.8
Rockwall 3,289 25.7% 8,319 65.0% 1,188 12,796 R+39.3
Cherokee 5,185 40.8% 6,483 51.1% 1,026 12,694 R+10.2
Navarro 6,078 48.6% 5,236 41.9% 1,188 12,502 D+6.7
Matagorda 5,374 43.0% 5,876 47.0% 1,244 12,494 R+4.0
Cooke 3,782 30.8% 7,320 59.5% 1,195 12,297 R+28.8
Wharton 5,176 42.3% 6,163 50.4% 895 12,234 R+8.1
Wood 4,711 38.7% 6,228 51.2% 1,222 12,161 R+12.5
Brown 4,138 35.1% 6,524 55.3% 1,125 11,787 R+20.2
Upshur 5,032 44.5% 5,174 45.7% 1,114 11,320 R+1.3
Burnet 4,123 37.3% 5,744 52.0% 1,182 11,049 R+14.7
Cass 5,691 52.5% 4,066 37.5% 1,082 10,839 D+15.0
Jasper 5,039 47.4% 4,523 42.5% 1,078 10,640 D+4.8
Val Verde 5,623 53.0% 4,357 41.1% 620 10,600 D+11.9
Jim Wells 7,116 67.3% 2,989 28.3% 467 10,572 D+39.0
Washington 3,460 33.2% 6,319 60.6% 640 10,419 R+27.4
Medina 3,880 37.4% 5,710 55.0% 787 10,377 R+17.6
Hopkins 4,522 45.5% 4,341 43.7% 1,066 9,929 D+1.8
Howard 3,732 37.9% 5,007 50.8% 1,118 9,857 R+12.9
Hutchinson 2,553 26.0% 6,350 64.8% 900 9,803 R+38.7
Hale 3,204 32.9% 5,905 60.6% 637 9,746 R+27.7
Erath 3,664 38.2% 4,750 49.5% 1,184 9,598 R+11.3
Hill 3,988 42.1% 4,401 46.5% 1,084 9,473 R+4.4
Atascosa 4,259 46.0% 4,102 44.3% 893 9,254 D+1.7
Wilson 3,713 41.0% 4,530 50.0% 824 9,067 R+9.0
Kleberg 5,136 57.1% 3,391 37.7% 472 8,999 D+19.4
Panola 4,168 46.4% 4,008 44.6% 812 8,988 D+1.8
Gray 2,114 24.0% 6,102 69.2% 608 8,824 R+45.2
Fannin 4,276 48.6% 3,495 39.7% 1,025 8,796 D+8.9
Kendall 2,092 23.8% 5,940 67.6% 749 8,781 R+43.8
Bee 4,561 52.0% 3,611 41.2% 594 8,766 D+10.8
Palo Pinto 3,938 45.5% 3,666 42.4% 1,051 8,655 D+3.1
Waller 4,535 52.6% 3,559 41.3% 528 8,622 D+11.3
Gillespie 1,655 20.3% 5,867 72.0% 629 8,151 R+51.7
Fayette 3,119 38.7% 4,195 52.0% 754 8,068 R+13.3
Shelby 3,720 46.2% 3,482 43.3% 846 8,048 D+3.0
Austin 2,719 34.0% 4,669 58.4% 613 8,001 R+24.4
Titus 3,725 47.0% 3,438 43.4% 765 7,928 D+3.6
Chambers 2,876 36.7% 4,101 52.4% 854 7,831 R+15.6
Caldwell 3,961 50.6% 3,239 41.4% 621 7,821 D+9.2
Llano 2,633 34.0% 4,290 55.4% 814 7,737 R+21.4
Milam 3,869 51.1% 3,019 39.9% 679 7,567 D+11.2
Aransas 2,964 39.8% 3,769 50.7% 707 7,440 R+10.8
Houston 3,383 45.5% 3,443 46.3% 613 7,439 R+0.8
Uvalde 3,397 46.3% 3,494 47.6% 442 7,333 R+1.3
Starr 6,312 86.9% 756 10.4% 192 7,260 D+76.5
Hockley 2,170 31.2% 4,230 60.9% 550 6,950 R+29.6
Lavaca 2,575 37.6% 3,697 53.9% 583 6,855 R+16.4
Tyler 3,340 49.0% 2,804 41.1% 677 6,821 D+7.9
Colorado 2,795 41.3% 3,381 49.9% 599 6,775 R+8.6
Young 2,394 35.7% 3,647 54.5% 656 6,697 R+18.7
Limestone 3,236 48.7% 2,691 40.5% 719 6,646 D+8.2
Montague 2,718 41.0% 3,029 45.7% 879 6,626 R+4.7
Eastland 2,594 39.3% 3,272 49.6% 730 6,596 R+10.3
Maverick 5,307 80.6% 1,050 15.9% 229 6,586 D+64.6
San Jacinto 2,771 42.7% 2,878 44.4% 836 6,485 R+1.6
Dewitt 2,074 33.6% 3,577 58.0% 513 6,164 R+24.4
Calhoun 2,753 45.0% 2,832 46.3% 528 6,113 R+1.3
Freestone 2,630 43.1% 2,888 47.4% 579 6,097 R+4.2
Bosque 2,427 40.3% 2,840 47.1% 759 6,026 R+6.9
Falls 3,256 54.2% 2,260 37.6% 496 6,012 D+16.6
Scurry 2,099 35.8% 2,929 49.9% 836 5,864 R+14.2
Grimes 2,584 45.3% 2,564 45.0% 553 5,701 D+0.4
Bandera 1,383 24.4% 3,700 65.2% 590 5,673 R+40.8
Leon 2,217 39.8% 2,839 51.0% 510 5,566 R+11.2
Willacy 3,789 70.0% 1,332 24.6% 290 5,411 D+45.4
Jones 2,422 44.8% 2,351 43.5% 637 5,410 D+1.3
Nolan 2,582 47.9% 2,166 40.2% 643 5,391 D+7.7
Lampasas 1,819 33.9% 3,008 56.1% 535 5,362 R+22.2
Trinity 2,774 52.2% 2,058 38.8% 478 5,310 D+13.5
Gonzales 2,110 40.7% 2,687 51.9% 385 5,182 R+11.1
Robertson 2,912 56.3% 1,944 37.6% 319 5,175 D+18.7
Moore 1,358 26.7% 3,353 66.0% 372 5,083 R+39.2
Deaf Smith 1,655 32.8% 3,051 60.4% 342 5,048 R+27.7
Burleson 2,419 48.8% 2,174 43.9% 360 4,953 D+4.9
Morris 2,973 61.6% 1,449 30.0% 406 4,828 D+31.6
Lee 2,008 41.8% 2,354 49.0% 442 4,804 R+7.2
Comanche 2,138 44.7% 2,123 44.4% 518 4,779 D+0.3
Callahan 1,666 35.5% 2,480 52.8% 549 4,695 R+17.3
Duval 3,958 84.9% 543 11.7% 159 4,660 D+73.3
Jackson 1,785 38.5% 2,533 54.6% 322 4,640 R+16.1
Lamb 1,683 36.8% 2,593 56.7% 298 4,574 R+19.9
Red River 2,339 51.2% 1,783 39.1% 443 4,565 D+12.2
Newton 2,554 57.3% 1,409 31.6% 493 4,456 D+25.7
Karnes 2,154 49.7% 1,869 43.1% 311 4,334 D+6.6
Wilbarger 1,730 40.5% 2,037 47.7% 501 4,268 R+7.2
Dawson 1,612 38.6% 2,319 55.5% 245 4,176 R+16.9
Clay 1,690 40.6% 1,997 48.0% 473 4,160 R+7.4
Frio 2,593 63.4% 1,225 29.9% 274 4,092 D+33.4
Andrews 1,181 29.5% 2,360 59.0% 460 4,001 R+29.5
Pecos 1,816 46.1% 1,730 43.9% 396 3,942 D+2.2
Sabine 1,913 48.7% 1,660 42.3% 352 3,925 D+6.4
Runnels 1,417 37.7% 1,941 51.6% 405 3,763 R+13.9
Ward 1,644 44.1% 1,620 43.4% 468 3,732 D+0.6
Camp 1,912 52.2% 1,488 40.6% 262 3,662 D+11.6
Marion 2,028 55.5% 1,260 34.5% 369 3,657 D+21.0
Archer 1,235 33.8% 1,974 54.0% 446 3,655 R+20.2
Coleman 1,488 40.8% 1,793 49.2% 364 3,645 R+8.4
Live Oak 1,372 38.0% 1,929 53.4% 311 3,612 R+15.4
Terry 1,272 35.7% 2,013 56.4% 282 3,567 R+20.8
San Augustine 1,924 54.0% 1,296 36.4% 341 3,561 D+17.6
Reeves 2,279 64.3% 1,007 28.4% 260 3,546 D+35.9
Brooks 2,945 84.4% 413 11.8% 130 3,488 D+72.6
Brewster 1,643 47.6% 1,438 41.7% 371 3,452 D+5.9
Franklin 1,484 43.0% 1,575 45.6% 393 3,452 R+2.6
Madison 1,470 43.9% 1,576 47.0% 305 3,351 R+3.2
Blanco 1,028 31.0% 1,919 57.9% 369 3,316 R+26.9
Stephens 1,218 37.1% 1,714 52.3% 347 3,279 R+15.1
Refugio 1,635 50.3% 1,376 42.4% 238 3,249 D+8.0
Gaines 1,012 31.7% 1,812 56.7% 370 3,194 R+25.0
Zavala 2,629 82.3% 463 14.5% 101 3,193 D+67.8
Ochiltree 467 15.1% 2,448 79.2% 176 3,091 R+64.1
Hamilton 1,200 39.6% 1,493 49.3% 338 3,031 R+9.7
McCulloch 1,231 40.9% 1,465 48.7% 312 3,008 R+7.8
Dimmit 2,242 75.0% 604 20.2% 145 2,991 D+54.8
Parmer 676 23.4% 2,042 70.7% 170 2,888 R+47.3
Rains 1,265 46.3% 1,123 41.1% 345 2,733 D+5.2
Carson 742 27.2% 1,742 63.8% 246 2,730 R+36.6
Floyd 986 37.2% 1,530 57.8% 132 2,648 R+20.5
Goliad 1,135 43.1% 1,335 50.7% 165 2,635 R+7.6
Swisher 1,224 47.2% 1,159 44.7% 209 2,592 D+2.5
Haskell 1,374 53.4% 966 37.6% 232 2,572 D+15.9
Castro 1,107 44.3% 1,231 49.2% 163 2,501 R+5.0
Jack 1,019 41.0% 1,162 46.7% 306 2,487 R+5.7
Yoakum 738 30.1% 1,485 60.5% 231 2,454 R+30.4
Zapata 1,786 72.9% 521 21.3% 143 2,450 D+51.6
Mitchell 1,213 50.4% 949 39.5% 243 2,405 D+11.0
Somervell 993 41.8% 1,099 46.2% 285 2,377 R+4.5
Wheeler 750 32.8% 1,355 59.2% 184 2,289 R+26.4
Crosby 1,122 49.1% 968 42.3% 197 2,287 D+6.7
Lynn 903 41.1% 1,151 52.4% 143 2,197 R+11.3
La Salle 1,522 69.7% 570 26.1% 92 2,184 D+43.6
Winkler 872 41.5% 1,009 48.0% 222 2,103 R+6.5
Baylor 955 45.8% 860 41.2% 271 2,086 D+4.6
Bailey 706 34.2% 1,246 60.3% 114 2,066 R+26.1
Mills 748 36.8% 1,044 51.4% 241 2,033 R+14.6
Childress 719 36.6% 1,072 54.6% 171 1,962 R+18.0
Hansford 343 17.6% 1,493 76.8% 108 1,944 R+59.2
San Saba 726 37.9% 991 51.7% 199 1,916 R+13.8
Fisher 1,142 61.8% 537 29.0% 170 1,849 D+32.7
Crane 616 33.9% 984 54.2% 215 1,815 R+20.3
Jim Hogg 1,437 79.3% 307 16.9% 68 1,812 D+62.4
Hartley 463 25.6% 1,242 68.7% 104 1,809 R+43.1
Martin 643 36.3% 973 54.9% 157 1,773 R+18.6
Garza 703 40.1% 946 53.9% 105 1,754 R+13.9
Delta 849 48.7% 744 42.7% 150 1,743 D+6.0
Mason 618 35.6% 949 54.7% 168 1,735 R+19.1
Presidio 1,205 70.2% 383 22.3% 128 1,716 D+47.9
Dallam 483 29.6% 970 59.4% 181 1,634 R+29.8
Donley 495 31.2% 988 62.3% 102 1,585 R+31.1
Kimble 521 33.3% 898 57.5% 144 1,563 R+24.1
Crockett 684 44.0% 714 46.0% 155 1,553 R+1.9
Coke 595 38.5% 790 51.1% 161 1,546 R+12.6
Knox 785 51.1% 599 39.0% 153 1,537 D+12.1
Hardeman 750 49.0% 610 39.8% 171 1,531 D+9.1
Hall 750 51.0% 626 42.5% 96 1,472 D+8.4
Shackelford 502 34.1% 792 53.8% 177 1,471 R+19.7
Real 414 28.6% 845 58.4% 188 1,447 R+29.8
Hemphill 344 23.9% 986 68.6% 108 1,438 R+44.6
Collingsworth 581 40.6% 729 50.9% 121 1,431 R+10.3
Lipscomb 357 26.6% 869 64.7% 118 1,344 R+38.1
Cochran 541 40.5% 667 49.9% 128 1,336 R+9.4
Sutton 508 39.0% 688 52.8% 106 1,302 R+13.8
Kinney 503 40.0% 650 51.8% 103 1,256 R+11.7
Culberson 804 64.8% 329 26.5% 108 1,241 D+38.3
Schleicher 505 41.9% 587 48.7% 114 1,206 R+6.8
Upton 424 35.2% 685 56.9% 95 1,204 R+21.7
Reagan 407 34.8% 645 55.2% 116 1,168 R+20.4
Sherman 243 21.3% 809 70.8% 91 1,143 R+49.5
Dickens 509 48.3% 421 40.0% 123 1,053 D+8.4
Menard 490 47.0% 443 42.5% 110 1,043 D+4.5
Concho 434 42.1% 488 47.3% 110 1,032 R+5.2
Edwards 437 43.1% 511 50.4% 65 1,013 R+7.3
Jeff Davis 370 38.4% 482 50.1% 111 963 R+11.6
Armstrong 272 29.1% 582 62.2% 82 936 R+33.1
Stonewall 487 53.1% 323 35.2% 107 917 D+17.9
Hudspeth 427 47.6% 367 40.9% 104 898 D+6.7
Briscoe 408 45.7% 416 46.6% 68 892 R+0.9
Oldham 213 24.2% 583 66.2% 85 881 R+42.0
Cottle 404 49.4% 331 40.5% 83 818 D+8.9
Throckmorton 285 38.7% 360 48.8% 92 737 R+10.2
Irion 213 30.9% 386 55.9% 91 690 R+25.1
Sterling 186 27.8% 394 58.9% 89 669 R+31.1
Motley 164 27.1% 380 62.8% 61 605 R+35.7
Roberts 122 20.9% 421 72.1% 41 584 R+51.2
Foard 355 62.0% 166 29.0% 52 573 D+33.0
Terrell 278 53.6% 185 35.6% 56 519 D+17.9
Kent 260 50.5% 187 36.3% 68 515 D+14.2
Glasscock 70 14.5% 382 78.9% 32 484 R+64.5
McMullen 117 27.2% 274 63.7% 39 430 R+36.5
Borden 93 27.8% 194 58.1% 47 334 R+30.2
Kenedy 133 63.9% 71 34.1% 4 208 D+29.8
King 46 25.3% 97 53.3% 39 182 R+28.0
Loving 14 18.2% 48 62.3% 15 77 R+44.2

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)