1996 United States presidential election in Idaho
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Idaho was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 52.18% to 33.65% for a margin of 18.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 12.71% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Nez Perce County and Shoshone County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]
With 52.18% of the popular vote, Idaho proved to be Dole's fourth strongest state in the 1996 election after neighboring Utah, Kansas and Nebraska.[3] The state also proved to be Ross Perot's third strongest state in the election after Maine and neighboring Montana.
Results[]
1996 United States presidential election in Idaho | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Bob Dole | Jack Kemp | 256,595 | 52.18% | 4 | |
Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | Al Gore | 165,443 | 33.65% | 0 | |
Reform | Ross Perot | Patrick Choate | 62,518 | 12.71% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Harry Browne | Jo Jorgensen | 3,325 | 0.68% | 0 | |
U.S. Taxpayers' Party | Howard Phillips | Herbert Titus | 2,230 | 0.45% | 0 | |
Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | Dr. V. Tompkins | 1,600 | 0.33% | 0 | |
Write-in | Charles Collins | Rosemary Giumarra | 7 | <0.01% | 0 | |
Write-in | 1 | <0.01% | 0 | |||
Totals | 491,719 | 100.00% | 4 |
Results by county[]
County | Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Ada | 61,811 | 52.50% | 43,040 | 36.55% | 11,171 | 9.49% | 1,721 | 1.46% | 18,771 | 15.94% | 117,743 |
Adams | 1,053 | 54.03% | 537 | 27.55% | 311 | 15.96% | 48 | 2.46% | 516 | 26.48% | 1,949 |
Bannock | 14,058 | 44.80% | 12,806 | 40.81% | 4,158 | 13.25% | 355 | 1.13% | 1,252 | 3.99% | 31,377 |
Bear Lake | 1,583 | 56.37% | 805 | 28.67% | 396 | 14.10% | 24 | 0.85% | 778 | 27.71% | 2,808 |
Benewah | 1,667 | 42.54% | 1,488 | 37.97% | 701 | 17.89% | 63 | 1.61% | 179 | 4.57% | 3,919 |
Bingham | 8,391 | 56.39% | 4,304 | 28.92% | 2,021 | 13.58% | 165 | 1.11% | 4,087 | 27.46% | 14,881 |
Blaine | 3,003 | 36.55% | 3,840 | 46.73% | 1,193 | 14.52% | 181 | 2.20% | -837 | -10.19% | 8,217 |
Boise | 1,576 | 53.26% | 879 | 29.71% | 440 | 14.87% | 64 | 2.16% | 697 | 23.56% | 2,959 |
Bonner | 6,207 | 43.00% | 5,294 | 36.67% | 2,669 | 18.49% | 266 | 1.84% | 913 | 6.32% | 14,436 |
Bonneville | 19,977 | 59.90% | 9,013 | 27.03% | 3,921 | 11.76% | 439 | 1.32% | 10,964 | 32.88% | 33,350 |
Boundary | 1,937 | 50.05% | 1,194 | 30.85% | 626 | 16.18% | 113 | 2.92% | 743 | 19.20% | 3,870 |
Butte | 741 | 49.70% | 507 | 34.00% | 233 | 15.63% | 10 | 0.67% | 234 | 15.69% | 1,491 |
Camas | 283 | 52.02% | 156 | 28.68% | 95 | 17.46% | 10 | 1.84% | 127 | 23.35% | 544 |
Canyon | 23,988 | 59.48% | 11,800 | 29.26% | 3,956 | 9.81% | 584 | 1.45% | 12,188 | 30.22% | 40,328 |
Caribou | 1,740 | 55.77% | 841 | 26.96% | 501 | 16.06% | 38 | 1.22% | 899 | 28.81% | 3,120 |
Cassia | 4,663 | 63.65% | 1,596 | 21.79% | 976 | 13.32% | 91 | 1.24% | 3,067 | 41.86% | 7,326 |
Clark | 266 | 61.29% | 117 | 26.96% | 45 | 10.37% | 6 | 1.38% | 149 | 34.33% | 434 |
Clearwater | 1,658 | 42.70% | 1,507 | 38.81% | 650 | 16.74% | 68 | 1.75% | 151 | 3.89% | 3,883 |
Custer | 1,249 | 53.93% | 635 | 27.42% | 400 | 17.27% | 32 | 1.38% | 614 | 26.51% | 2,316 |
Elmore | 3,668 | 53.13% | 2,324 | 33.66% | 845 | 12.24% | 67 | 0.97% | 1,344 | 19.47% | 6,904 |
Franklin | 2,435 | 62.56% | 807 | 20.73% | 589 | 15.13% | 61 | 1.57% | 1,628 | 41.83% | 3,892 |
Fremont | 3,042 | 62.92% | 1,114 | 23.04% | 630 | 13.03% | 49 | 1.01% | 1,928 | 39.88% | 4,835 |
Gem | 3,362 | 53.96% | 1,968 | 31.58% | 833 | 13.37% | 68 | 1.09% | 1,394 | 22.37% | 6,231 |
Gooding | 2,637 | 51.05% | 1,503 | 29.09% | 980 | 18.97% | 46 | 0.89% | 1,134 | 21.95% | 5,166 |
Idaho | 3,871 | 54.54% | 1,979 | 27.88% | 1,083 | 15.26% | 165 | 2.32% | 1,892 | 26.66% | 7,098 |
Jefferson | 4,925 | 66.53% | 1,427 | 19.28% | 994 | 13.43% | 57 | 0.77% | 3,498 | 47.25% | 7,403 |
Jerome | 3,358 | 54.82% | 1,679 | 27.41% | 1,014 | 16.56% | 74 | 1.21% | 1,679 | 27.41% | 6,125 |
Kootenai | 18,740 | 47.82% | 13,627 | 34.78% | 6,083 | 15.52% | 736 | 1.88% | 5,113 | 13.05% | 39,186 |
Latah | 6,311 | 38.74% | 7,741 | 47.52% | 1,828 | 11.22% | 410 | 2.52% | -1,430 | -8.78% | 16,290 |
Lemhi | 2,334 | 60.34% | 1,015 | 26.24% | 461 | 11.92% | 58 | 1.50% | 1,319 | 34.10% | 3,868 |
Lewis | 861 | 45.80% | 674 | 35.85% | 316 | 16.81% | 29 | 1.54% | 187 | 9.95% | 1,880 |
Lincoln | 744 | 47.63% | 478 | 30.60% | 319 | 20.42% | 21 | 1.34% | 266 | 17.03% | 1,562 |
Madison | 5,706 | 73.84% | 1,216 | 15.73% | 744 | 9.63% | 62 | 0.80% | 4,490 | 58.10% | 7,728 |
Minidoka | 4,008 | 56.81% | 1,977 | 28.02% | 977 | 13.85% | 93 | 1.32% | 2,031 | 28.79% | 7,055 |
Nez Perce | 6,675 | 39.98% | 7,491 | 44.87% | 2,385 | 14.28% | 145 | 0.87% | -816 | -4.89% | 16,696 |
Oneida | 993 | 57.53% | 429 | 24.86% | 285 | 16.51% | 19 | 1.10% | 564 | 32.68% | 1,726 |
Owyhee | 2,033 | 61.18% | 895 | 26.93% | 354 | 10.65% | 41 | 1.23% | 1,138 | 34.25% | 3,323 |
Payette | 3,901 | 55.59% | 2,119 | 30.19% | 906 | 12.91% | 92 | 1.31% | 1,782 | 25.39% | 7,018 |
Power | 1,501 | 51.12% | 1,070 | 36.44% | 344 | 11.72% | 21 | 0.72% | 431 | 14.68% | 2,936 |
Shoshone | 1,588 | 26.67% | 2,981 | 50.07% | 1,283 | 21.55% | 102 | 1.71% | -1,393 | -23.40% | 5,954 |
Teton | 1,251 | 50.28% | 866 | 34.81% | 326 | 13.10% | 45 | 1.81% | 385 | 15.47% | 2,488 |
Twin Falls | 12,393 | 54.13% | 6,826 | 29.81% | 3,383 | 14.78% | 294 | 1.28% | 5,567 | 24.31% | 22,896 |
Valley | 2,089 | 48.83% | 1,564 | 36.56% | 568 | 13.28% | 57 | 1.33% | 525 | 12.27% | 4,278 |
Washington | 2,318 | 54.90% | 1,314 | 31.12% | 525 | 12.43% | 65 | 1.54% | 1,004 | 23.78% | 4,222 |
Totals | 256,595 | 52.18% | 165,443 | 33.65% | 62,518 | 12.71% | 7,155 | 1.46% | 91,152 | 18.54% | 491,711 |
References[]
- ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
External links[]
- 1996 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Idaho
- 1996 Idaho elections