1996 United States presidential election in Nevada
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
A swing state, Nevada was narrowly won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton. Clinton took a 43.93% plurality of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 42.91%, a victory margin of 1.02%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.47% of the popular vote.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last presidential election in which any candidate won Nevada without carrying Washoe County, and the last time Mineral County voted Democratic.[2] Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying White Pine County since Grover Cleveland in 1892.
Results
| 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 203,974 | 43.93% | 4 | |
| Republican | Bob Dole | 199,244 | 42.91% | 0 | |
| Reform | Ross Perot | 43,986 | 9.47% | 0 | |
| N/A | None of these Candidates | 5,608 | 1.21% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | 4,730 | 1.02% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | 4,460 | 0.96% | 0 | |
| Independent American | Howard Phillips | 1,732 | 0.37% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | John Hagelin | 545 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Totals | 464,279 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Results by county
| County | Bill Clinton[3] Democratic |
Bob Dole[3] Republican |
Ross Perot[3] Reform |
No Candidate[3] None of the Above |
Ralph Nader[3] Green |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Carson City | 7,269 | 38.64% | 9,168 | 48.73% | 1,591 | 8.46% | 272 | 1.45% | 263 | 1.40% | 251 | 1.33% | -1,899 | -10.09% | 18,814 |
| Churchill | 2,282 | 29.40% | 4,369 | 56.28% | 821 | 10.58% | 125 | 1.61% | 56 | 0.72% | 110 | 1.42% | -2,087 | -26.88% | 7,763 |
| Clark | 127,963 | 48.71% | 103,431 | 39.37% | 23,177 | 8.82% | 2,655 | 1.01% | 1,902 | 0.72% | 3,582 | 1.36% | 24,532 | 9.34% | 262,710 |
| Douglas | 5,109 | 31.73% | 8,828 | 54.83% | 1,486 | 9.23% | 211 | 1.31% | 230 | 1.43% | 236 | 1.47% | -3,719 | -23.10% | 16,100 |
| Elko | 3,149 | 26.56% | 6,512 | 54.92% | 1,539 | 12.98% | 195 | 1.64% | 92 | 0.78% | 370 | 3.12% | -3,363 | -28.36% | 11,857 |
| Esmeralda | 140 | 25.64% | 277 | 50.73% | 91 | 16.67% | 14 | 2.56% | 7 | 1.28% | 17 | 3.11% | -137 | -25.09% | 546 |
| Eureka | 158 | 22.97% | 412 | 59.88% | 90 | 13.08% | 17 | 2.47% | 4 | 0.58% | 7 | 1.02% | -254 | -36.91% | 688 |
| Humboldt | 1,467 | 31.96% | 2,334 | 50.85% | 603 | 13.14% | 82 | 1.79% | 41 | 0.89% | 63 | 1.37% | -867 | -18.89% | 4,590 |
| Lander | 660 | 29.80% | 1,107 | 49.98% | 361 | 16.30% | 37 | 1.67% | 14 | 0.63% | 36 | 1.63% | -447 | -20.18% | 2,215 |
| Lincoln | 499 | 27.99% | 936 | 52.50% | 255 | 14.30% | 40 | 2.24% | 10 | 0.56% | 43 | 2.41% | -437 | -24.51% | 1,783 |
| Lyon | 3,419 | 35.25% | 4,753 | 49.01% | 1,104 | 11.38% | 134 | 1.38% | 113 | 1.17% | 176 | 1.81% | -1,334 | -13.76% | 9,699 |
| Mineral | 1,068 | 46.07% | 814 | 35.12% | 361 | 15.57% | 34 | 1.47% | 23 | 0.99% | 18 | 0.78% | 254 | 10.95% | 2,318 |
| Nye | 3,300 | 35.83% | 3,979 | 43.20% | 1,544 | 16.76% | 150 | 1.63% | 56 | 0.61% | 182 | 1.98% | -679 | -7.37% | 9,211 |
| Pershing | 565 | 36.01% | 743 | 47.36% | 203 | 12.94% | 28 | 1.78% | 15 | 0.96% | 15 | 0.96% | -178 | -11.35% | 1,569 |
| Storey | 614 | 37.10% | 705 | 42.60% | 244 | 14.74% | 30 | 1.81% | 37 | 2.24% | 25 | 1.51% | -91 | -5.50% | 1,655 |
| Washoe | 44,915 | 41.11% | 49,477 | 45.28% | 9,970 | 9.12% | 1,518 | 1.39% | 1,838 | 1.68% | 1,548 | 1.42% | -4,562 | -4.17% | 109,266 |
| White Pine | 1,397 | 39.97% | 1,399 | 40.03% | 546 | 15.62% | 66 | 1.89% | 29 | 0.83% | 58 | 1.66% | -2 | -0.06% | 3,495 |
| Totals | 203,974 | 43.93% | 199,244 | 42.91% | 43,986 | 9.47% | 5,608 | 1.21% | 4,730 | 1.02% | 6,737 | 1.45% | 4,730 | 1.02% | 464,279 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- ^ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d e Our Campaigns; NV US President 1996
