Election in Florida
1996 United States presidential election in Florida|
|
Turnout | 67%[1] |
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|
County Results Precinct Results
Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
|
Dole
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
|
Perot
50–60%
70–80%
90–100%
|
Tie/No Votes
| |
|
The 1996 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 9.12% of the popular vote.[2]
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Calhoun County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County, Franklin County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hendry County, Levy County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Putnam County, Sumter County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, and Citrus County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last election in which Orange County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[3]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Bill Clinton Democratic
|
Bob Dole Republican
|
Ross Perot Reform
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Alachua
|
40,161
|
53.90%
|
25,316
|
33.97%
|
8,073
|
10.83%
|
966
|
1.30%
|
14,845
|
19.93%
|
74,516
|
Baker
|
2,273
|
34.25%
|
3,686
|
55.54%
|
667
|
10.05%
|
11
|
0.17%
|
-1,413
|
-21.29%
|
6,637
|
Bay
|
17,068
|
33.02%
|
28,365
|
54.87%
|
5,926
|
11.46%
|
335
|
0.65%
|
-11,297
|
-21.85%
|
51,694
|
Bradford
|
3,356
|
40.69%
|
4,039
|
48.97%
|
819
|
9.93%
|
34
|
0.41%
|
-683
|
-8.28%
|
8,248
|
Brevard
|
80,445
|
41.23%
|
88,022
|
45.11%
|
25,256
|
12.94%
|
1,410
|
0.72%
|
-7,577
|
-3.88%
|
195,133
|
Broward
|
320,779
|
63.51%
|
142,870
|
28.29%
|
38,967
|
7.71%
|
2,482
|
0.49%
|
177,909
|
35.22%
|
505,098
|
Calhoun
|
1,794
|
43.15%
|
1,717
|
41.29%
|
630
|
15.15%
|
17
|
0.41%
|
77
|
1.86%
|
4,158
|
Charlotte
|
27,121
|
43.03%
|
27,847
|
44.18%
|
7,783
|
12.35%
|
276
|
0.44%
|
-726
|
-1.15%
|
63,027
|
Citrus
|
22,044
|
44.44%
|
20,125
|
40.57%
|
7,246
|
14.61%
|
185
|
0.37%
|
1,919
|
3.87%
|
49,600
|
Clay
|
13,259
|
28.16%
|
30,370
|
64.49%
|
3,282
|
6.97%
|
181
|
0.38%
|
-17,111
|
-36.33%
|
47,092
|
Collier
|
23,185
|
31.97%
|
42,593
|
58.74%
|
6,320
|
8.72%
|
419
|
0.58%
|
-19,408
|
-26.77%
|
72,517
|
Columbia
|
6,691
|
40.98%
|
7,588
|
46.48%
|
1,970
|
12.07%
|
77
|
0.47%
|
-897
|
-5.50%
|
16,326
|
DeSoto
|
3,222
|
43.01%
|
3,275
|
43.71%
|
966
|
12.89%
|
29
|
0.39%
|
-53
|
-0.70%
|
7,492
|
Dixie
|
1,734
|
45.63%
|
1,399
|
36.82%
|
653
|
17.18%
|
14
|
0.37%
|
335
|
8.81%
|
3,800
|
Duval
|
112,328
|
44.20%
|
126,959
|
49.96%
|
13,850
|
5.45%
|
986
|
0.39%
|
-14,631
|
-5.76%
|
254,123
|
Escambia
|
37,838
|
35.06%
|
60,997
|
56.52%
|
8,597
|
7.97%
|
493
|
0.46%
|
-23,159
|
-21.46%
|
107,925
|
Flagler
|
9,585
|
47.74%
|
8,234
|
41.01%
|
2,185
|
10.88%
|
75
|
0.37%
|
1,351
|
6.73%
|
20,079
|
Franklin
|
2,096
|
45.86%
|
1,563
|
34.20%
|
878
|
19.21%
|
33
|
0.72%
|
533
|
11.66%
|
4,570
|
Gadsden
|
9,407
|
66.25%
|
3,817
|
26.88%
|
938
|
6.61%
|
37
|
0.26%
|
5,590
|
39.37%
|
14,199
|
Gilchrist
|
1,985
|
41.40%
|
1,939
|
40.44%
|
841
|
17.54%
|
30
|
0.63%
|
46
|
0.96%
|
4,795
|
Glades
|
1,530
|
44.59%
|
1,361
|
39.67%
|
521
|
15.19%
|
19
|
0.55%
|
169
|
4.92%
|
3,431
|
Gulf
|
2,480
|
41.39%
|
2,430
|
40.55%
|
1,054
|
17.59%
|
28
|
0.47%
|
50
|
0.84%
|
5,992
|
Hamilton
|
1,735
|
47.24%
|
1,520
|
41.38%
|
406
|
11.05%
|
12
|
0.33%
|
215
|
5.86%
|
3,673
|
Hardee
|
2,417
|
38.95%
|
2,928
|
47.18%
|
851
|
13.71%
|
10
|
0.16%
|
-511
|
-8.23%
|
6,206
|
Hendry
|
3,885
|
43.66%
|
3,855
|
43.32%
|
1,135
|
12.75%
|
24
|
0.27%
|
30
|
0.34%
|
8,899
|
Hernando
|
28,524
|
49.12%
|
22,046
|
37.97%
|
7,272
|
12.52%
|
224
|
0.39%
|
6,478
|
11.15%
|
58,066
|
Highlands
|
14,250
|
42.27%
|
15,617
|
46.32%
|
3,739
|
11.09%
|
108
|
0.32%
|
-1,367
|
-4.05%
|
33,714
|
Hillsborough
|
144,266
|
46.80%
|
136,656
|
44.33%
|
25,156
|
8.16%
|
2,193
|
0.71%
|
7,610
|
2.47%
|
308,271
|
Holmes
|
2,312
|
33.98%
|
3,249
|
47.75%
|
1,208
|
17.75%
|
35
|
0.51%
|
-937
|
-13.77%
|
6,804
|
Indian River
|
16,375
|
37.24%
|
22,714
|
51.66%
|
4,637
|
10.55%
|
246
|
0.56%
|
-6,339
|
-14.42%
|
43,972
|
Jackson
|
6,667
|
42.98%
|
7,189
|
46.34%
|
1,602
|
10.33%
|
55
|
0.35%
|
-522
|
-3.36%
|
15,513
|
Jefferson
|
2,544
|
52.90%
|
1,851
|
38.49%
|
393
|
8.17%
|
21
|
0.44%
|
693
|
14.41%
|
4,809
|
Lafayette
|
829
|
35.70%
|
1,166
|
50.22%
|
316
|
13.61%
|
11
|
0.47%
|
-337
|
-14.52%
|
2,322
|
Lake
|
29,752
|
40.25%
|
35,097
|
47.48%
|
8,815
|
11.92%
|
259
|
0.35%
|
-5,345
|
-7.23%
|
73,923
|
Lee
|
65,699
|
39.59%
|
80,898
|
48.75%
|
18,394
|
11.08%
|
960
|
0.58%
|
-15,199
|
-9.16%
|
165,951
|
Leon
|
50,072
|
54.59%
|
33,930
|
36.99%
|
6,673
|
7.28%
|
1,042
|
1.14%
|
16,142
|
17.60%
|
91,717
|
Levy
|
4,938
|
44.63%
|
4,299
|
38.85%
|
1,774
|
16.03%
|
54
|
0.49%
|
639
|
5.78%
|
11,065
|
Liberty
|
868
|
40.11%
|
913
|
42.19%
|
376
|
17.38%
|
7
|
0.32%
|
-45
|
-2.08%
|
2,164
|
Madison
|
2,794
|
50.01%
|
2,195
|
39.29%
|
578
|
10.35%
|
20
|
0.36%
|
599
|
10.72%
|
5,587
|
Manatee
|
41,891
|
43.24%
|
44,136
|
45.56%
|
10,363
|
10.70%
|
488
|
0.50%
|
-2,245
|
-2.32%
|
96,878
|
Marion
|
37,045
|
41.08%
|
41,409
|
45.92%
|
11,341
|
12.58%
|
376
|
0.42%
|
-4,364
|
-4.84%
|
90,171
|
Martin
|
20,855
|
38.16%
|
28,522
|
52.18%
|
5,005
|
9.16%
|
274
|
0.50%
|
-7,667
|
-14.02%
|
54,656
|
Miami-Dade
|
317,555
|
57.34%
|
209,740
|
37.87%
|
24,729
|
4.47%
|
1,758
|
0.32%
|
107,815
|
19.47%
|
553,782
|
Monroe
|
15,251
|
46.86%
|
12,076
|
37.11%
|
4,824
|
14.82%
|
393
|
1.21%
|
3,175
|
9.75%
|
32,544
|
Nassau
|
7,277
|
34.38%
|
12,141
|
57.36%
|
1,657
|
7.83%
|
92
|
0.43%
|
-4,864
|
-22.98%
|
21,167
|
Okaloosa
|
16,462
|
26.11%
|
40,683
|
64.53%
|
5,433
|
8.62%
|
466
|
0.74%
|
-24,221
|
-38.42%
|
63,044
|
Okeechobee
|
4,826
|
48.55%
|
3,418
|
34.38%
|
1,666
|
16.76%
|
31
|
0.31%
|
1,408
|
14.17%
|
9,941
|
Orange
|
105,539
|
45.66%
|
106,059
|
45.89%
|
18,196
|
7.87%
|
1,332
|
0.58%
|
-520
|
-0.23%
|
231,126
|
Osceola
|
21,874
|
47.05%
|
18,337
|
39.44%
|
6,092
|
13.10%
|
188
|
0.40%
|
3,537
|
7.61%
|
46,491
|
Palm Beach
|
230,687
|
58.06%
|
133,811
|
33.68%
|
30,744
|
7.74%
|
2,112
|
0.53%
|
96,876
|
24.38%
|
397,354
|
Pasco
|
66,475
|
49.80%
|
48,355
|
36.23%
|
18,013
|
13.50%
|
628
|
0.47%
|
18,120
|
13.57%
|
133,471
|
Pinellas
|
184,748
|
49.10%
|
152,155
|
40.44%
|
36,994
|
9.83%
|
2,375
|
0.63%
|
32,593
|
8.66%
|
376,272
|
Polk
|
66,747
|
44.45%
|
67,962
|
45.26%
|
14,993
|
9.98%
|
471
|
0.31%
|
-1,215
|
-0.81%
|
150,173
|
Putnam
|
12,010
|
47.75%
|
9,786
|
38.91%
|
3,272
|
13.01%
|
84
|
0.33%
|
2,224
|
8.84%
|
25,152
|
St. Johns
|
16,716
|
34.43%
|
27,318
|
56.27%
|
4,205
|
8.66%
|
310
|
0.64%
|
-10,602
|
-21.84%
|
48,549
|
St. Lucie
|
36,169
|
48.94%
|
28,899
|
39.10%
|
8,483
|
11.48%
|
355
|
0.48%
|
7,270
|
9.84%
|
73,906
|
Santa Rosa
|
10,936
|
25.79%
|
26,301
|
62.02%
|
4,961
|
11.70%
|
212
|
0.50%
|
-15,365
|
-36.23%
|
42,410
|
Sarasota
|
63,665
|
42.73%
|
69,213
|
46.46%
|
14,941
|
10.03%
|
1,167
|
0.78%
|
-5,548
|
-3.73%
|
148,986
|
Seminole
|
45,058
|
39.21%
|
59,797
|
52.04%
|
9,357
|
8.14%
|
692
|
0.60%
|
-14,739
|
-12.83%
|
114,904
|
Sumter
|
7,017
|
45.56%
|
5,960
|
38.70%
|
2,375
|
15.42%
|
48
|
0.31%
|
1,057
|
6.86%
|
15,400
|
Suwannee
|
4,479
|
36.88%
|
5,742
|
47.28%
|
1,874
|
15.43%
|
49
|
0.40%
|
-1,263
|
-10.40%
|
12,144
|
Taylor
|
3,583
|
44.80%
|
3,188
|
39.86%
|
1,140
|
14.26%
|
86
|
1.08%
|
395
|
4.94%
|
7,997
|
Union
|
1,388
|
40.09%
|
1,636
|
47.26%
|
425
|
12.28%
|
13
|
0.38%
|
-248
|
-7.17%
|
3,462
|
Volusia
|
78,919
|
49.28%
|
63,091
|
39.39%
|
17,320
|
10.81%
|
828
|
0.52%
|
15,828
|
9.89%
|
160,158
|
Wakulla
|
3,056
|
42.63%
|
2,933
|
40.91%
|
1,091
|
15.22%
|
89
|
1.24%
|
123
|
1.72%
|
7,169
|
Walton
|
5,342
|
34.42%
|
7,709
|
49.68%
|
2,342
|
15.09%
|
125
|
0.81%
|
-2,367
|
-15.26%
|
15,518
|
Washington
|
2,992
|
38.06%
|
3,524
|
44.83%
|
1,287
|
16.37%
|
58
|
0.74%
|
-532
|
-6.77%
|
7,861
|
Totals |
2,546,870 |
48.02% |
2,244,536 |
42.32% |
483,870 |
9.12% |
28,518 |
0.54% |
302,334 |
5.70% |
5,303,794
|
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
- ^ "Voter Turnout". Florida Division of Elections. 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results – 1996 Florida Results
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016