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Election 1996 Results

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1996 presidential election in Wisconsin

Bill Clinton (Democrat) beat Bob Dole (Republican) in Wisconsin in 1996, 48.8% to 38.5%, a margin of 10.3 points and 226,942 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Bill Clinton also won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 72 counties and Republicans in 11. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 371,380 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.2 points. The closest was Florence, where 58 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
Bill Clinton won Democratic 1,071,971 48.8%
Bob Dole Republican 845,029 38.5%
Ross Perot Reform 227,339 10.4%
All other candidates 51,830 2.4%
Total2,196,169

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 216,620 58.3% 119,407 32.2% 35,353 371,380 D+26.2
Dane 109,347 56.9% 59,487 30.9% 23,468 192,302 D+25.9
Waukesha 57,354 34.7% 91,729 55.4% 16,389 165,472 R+20.8
Brown 42,823 47.1% 38,563 42.5% 9,451 90,837 D+4.7
Racine 38,567 49.7% 30,107 38.8% 8,894 77,568 D+10.9
Winnebago 29,564 45.3% 27,880 42.7% 7,803 65,247 D+2.6
Outagamie 28,815 44.4% 27,758 42.8% 8,316 64,889 D+1.6
Rock 32,450 53.8% 20,096 33.3% 7,774 60,320 D+20.5
Kenosha 27,964 52.1% 18,296 34.1% 7,457 53,717 D+18.0
Marathon 24,012 46.7% 19,874 38.6% 7,563 51,449 D+8.0
Washington 17,154 35.2% 25,829 53.0% 5,784 48,767 R+17.8
Sheboygan 22,022 46.9% 20,067 42.7% 4,914 47,003 D+4.2
La Crosse 23,647 51.4% 16,482 35.8% 5,872 46,001 D+15.6
Eau Claire 20,298 50.3% 13,900 34.4% 6,192 40,390 D+15.8
Ozaukee 13,269 34.1% 22,078 56.7% 3,614 38,961 R+22.6
Fond du Lac 15,542 42.1% 16,488 44.6% 4,901 36,931 R+2.6
Manitowoc 16,750 48.6% 13,239 38.4% 4,455 34,444 D+10.2
Walworth 13,283 40.3% 15,099 45.8% 4,579 32,961 R+5.5
Wood 14,650 45.1% 12,666 39.0% 5,184 32,500 D+6.1
Portage 15,901 53.1% 9,631 32.2% 4,396 29,928 D+21.0
Jefferson 13,188 44.3% 12,681 42.6% 3,905 29,774 D+1.7
Dodge 12,625 42.9% 12,890 43.8% 3,907 29,422 R+0.9
St. Croix 11,384 49.0% 8,253 35.6% 3,576 23,213 D+13.5
Columbia 10,336 48.0% 8,377 38.9% 2,808 21,521 D+9.1
Chippewa 9,647 45.7% 7,520 35.6% 3,964 21,131 D+10.1
Sauk 9,889 48.8% 7,448 36.7% 2,948 20,285 D+12.0
Waupaca 7,800 40.5% 8,679 45.1% 2,764 19,243 R+4.6
Grant 9,203 47.9% 7,021 36.5% 2,991 19,215 D+11.4
Douglas 10,976 59.0% 5,167 27.8% 2,448 18,591 D+31.2
Marinette 8,413 46.2% 7,231 39.7% 2,572 18,216 D+6.5
Barron 8,025 46.7% 6,158 35.8% 3,008 17,191 D+10.9
Oneida 7,619 45.0% 6,339 37.5% 2,959 16,917 D+7.6
Polk 8,334 50.8% 5,387 32.8% 2,692 16,413 D+18.0
Calumet 6,940 42.6% 7,049 43.2% 2,310 16,299 R+0.7
Shawano 6,850 44.2% 6,396 41.3% 2,254 15,500 D+2.9
Dunn 7,536 48.9% 4,917 31.9% 2,962 15,415 D+17.0
Pierce 7,970 53.1% 4,599 30.7% 2,431 15,000 D+22.5
Monroe 6,924 47.4% 5,299 36.3% 2,377 14,600 D+11.1
Oconto 6,723 48.4% 5,389 38.8% 1,773 13,885 D+9.6
Clark 5,540 43.1% 4,622 35.9% 2,699 12,861 D+7.1
Green 6,136 48.6% 4,697 37.2% 1,783 12,616 D+11.4
Door 5,590 45.6% 4,948 40.4% 1,713 12,251 D+5.2
Lincoln 6,166 50.4% 4,076 33.3% 2,004 12,246 D+17.1
Vernon 5,572 49.6% 3,796 33.8% 1,858 11,226 D+15.8
Trempealeau 5,848 54.2% 3,035 28.1% 1,911 10,794 D+26.1
Vilas 4,226 40.5% 4,496 43.0% 1,723 10,445 R+2.6
Juneau 4,331 47.2% 3,226 35.1% 1,625 9,182 D+12.0
Kewaunee 4,311 47.7% 3,431 37.9% 1,304 9,046 D+9.7
Iowa 4,690 52.6% 2,866 32.1% 1,360 8,916 D+20.5
Waushara 3,824 43.3% 3,573 40.5% 1,433 8,830 D+2.8
Langlade 4,074 47.2% 3,206 37.1% 1,351 8,631 D+10.1
Taylor 3,253 41.0% 3,108 39.2% 1,571 7,932 D+1.8
Green Lake 3,152 40.0% 3,565 45.2% 1,165 7,882 R+5.2
Adams 4,119 52.6% 2,450 31.3% 1,255 7,824 D+21.3
Price 3,523 47.7% 2,545 34.4% 1,322 7,390 D+13.2
Bayfield 3,895 53.1% 2,250 30.7% 1,195 7,340 D+22.4
Jackson 3,705 50.9% 2,262 31.1% 1,312 7,279 D+19.8
Richland 3,502 48.5% 2,642 36.6% 1,078 7,222 D+11.9
Burnett 3,625 50.6% 2,452 34.2% 1,092 7,169 D+16.4
Crawford 3,658 51.8% 2,149 30.4% 1,253 7,060 D+21.4
Washburn 3,231 46.2% 2,703 38.6% 1,062 6,996 D+7.5
Ashland 3,808 56.0% 1,863 27.4% 1,127 6,798 D+28.6
Rusk 2,941 44.3% 2,219 33.4% 1,483 6,643 D+10.9
Sawyer 2,773 42.8% 2,603 40.2% 1,099 6,475 D+2.6
Lafayette 3,261 50.5% 2,172 33.6% 1,027 6,460 D+16.9
Marquette 2,859 46.7% 2,208 36.1% 1,052 6,119 D+10.6
Buffalo 2,681 48.2% 1,800 32.4% 1,076 5,557 D+15.9
Forest 2,092 52.8% 1,166 29.4% 707 3,965 D+23.4
Iron 1,725 48.9% 1,260 35.7% 546 3,531 D+13.2
Pepin 1,585 51.2% 1,007 32.6% 501 3,093 D+18.7
Florence 869 40.6% 927 43.3% 346 2,142 R+2.7
Menominee 992 73.5% 230 17.0% 128 1,350 D+56.4

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

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5