United States presidential election in Ohio, 1996
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1996. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose twenty-one electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Ohio was won by incumbent United States President Bill Clinton of Arkansas, who was running against Kansas Senator Bob Dole. Clinton ran a second time with former Tennessee Senator Al Gore as Vice President, and Dole ran with former New York Congressman Jack Kemp.[1]
Ohio weighed in for this election as 2% more third-party than the national average.
Partisan background
The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for Ohio, with over 11% of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. Most counties in the state turned out more for Dole than Clinton. Two notable exceptions to this trend were Cleveland's Cuyahoga County, and residents of several counties on the Eastern border with Pennsylvania, who voted largely for Clinton.
In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 10% of the votes in Ohio, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for United States Presidency in recent times.
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which the following counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate: Columbiana, Harrison, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Perry, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, Carroll, Gallia, Guernsey, Huron, Noble, Ross, and Seneca.[2]
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Results
United States presidential election in Ohio, 1996 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Democratic | Bill Clinton | 2,148,222 | 47.38% | 21 | ||
Republican | Bob Dole | 1,859,883 | 41.02% | 0 | ||
Reform | Ross Perot | 483,207 | 10.66% | 0 | ||
Libertarian | Harry Browne | 12,851 | 0.28% | 0 | ||
Workers World | Monica Moorehead | 10,813 | 0.24% | 0 | ||
Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 9,120 | 0.20% | 0 | ||
Taxpayers’ | Howard Phillips | 7,361 | 0.16% | 0 | ||
Green | Ralph Nader (write-in) | 2,962 | 0.07% | 0 | ||
Other write-ins | 15 | 0.00% | 0 | |||
Totals | 4,534,434 | 100.00% | 21 | |||
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) |
Results by county
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
Robert Joseph Dole Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Reform |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Adams | 4,317 | 41.59% | 4,763 | 45.88% | 1,223 | 11.78% | 78 | 0.75% | -446 | -4.30% | 10,381 |
Allen | 15,529 | 35.33% | 24,325 | 55.35% | 3,799 | 8.64% | 295 | 0.67% | -8,796 | -20.01% | 43,948 |
Ashland | 6,573 | 33.24% | 10,402 | 52.61% | 2,630 | 13.30% | 168 | 0.85% | -3,829 | -19.36% | 19,773 |
Ashtabula | 19,341 | 49.95% | 13,287 | 34.31% | 5,700 | 14.72% | 394 | 1.02% | 6,054 | 15.63% | 38,722 |
Athens | 13,418 | 56.02% | 7,154 | 29.87% | 2,777 | 11.59% | 605 | 2.53% | 6,264 | 26.15% | 23,954 |
Auglaize | 6,652 | 33.88% | 10,169 | 51.80% | 2,641 | 13.45% | 170 | 0.87% | -3,517 | -17.91% | 19,632 |
Belmont | 17,705 | 57.79% | 8,213 | 26.81% | 4,452 | 14.53% | 269 | 0.88% | 9,492 | 30.98% | 30,639 |
Brown | 6,318 | 41.12% | 6,970 | 45.36% | 1,941 | 12.63% | 137 | 0.89% | -652 | -4.24% | 15,366 |
Butler | 43,690 | 35.70% | 67,023 | 54.76% | 10,540 | 8.61% | 1,145 | 0.94% | -23,333 | -19.06% | 122,398 |
Carroll | 4,792 | 40.64% | 4,449 | 37.74% | 2,445 | 20.74% | 104 | 0.88% | 343 | 2.91% | 11,790 |
Champaign | 5,990 | 40.22% | 6,568 | 44.10% | 2,219 | 14.90% | 116 | 0.78% | -578 | -3.88% | 14,893 |
Clark | 27,890 | 48.25% | 22,297 | 38.57% | 7,083 | 12.25% | 532 | 0.92% | 5,593 | 9.68% | 57,802 |
Clermont | 21,329 | 33.24% | 36,457 | 56.81% | 5,795 | 9.03% | 593 | 0.92% | -15,128 | -23.57% | 64,174 |
Clinton | 5,303 | 36.52% | 7,504 | 51.68% | 1,588 | 10.94% | 126 | 0.87% | -2,201 | -15.16% | 14,521 |
Columbiana | 20,716 | 47.48% | 15,386 | 35.27% | 7,127 | 16.34% | 400 | 0.92% | 5,330 | 12.22% | 43,629 |
Coshocton | 6,005 | 41.91% | 6,018 | 42.00% | 2,183 | 15.23% | 124 | 0.87% | -13 | -0.09% | 14,330 |
Crawford | 7,449 | 38.30% | 8,730 | 44.88% | 3,072 | 15.79% | 200 | 1.03% | -1,281 | -6.59% | 19,451 |
Cuyahoga | 341,357 | 60.75% | 163,770 | 29.15% | 50,691 | 9.02% | 6,074 | 1.08% | 177,587 | 31.61% | 561,892 |
Darke | 8,871 | 38.52% | 10,798 | 46.88% | 3,168 | 13.75% | 195 | 0.85% | -1,927 | -8.37% | 23,032 |
Defiance | 6,343 | 39.91% | 7,469 | 47.00% | 1,929 | 12.14% | 152 | 0.96% | -1,126 | -7.08% | 15,893 |
Delaware | 13,463 | 32.51% | 24,123 | 58.25% | 3,471 | 8.38% | 358 | 0.86% | -10,660 | -25.74% | 41,415 |
Erie | 16,730 | 50.02% | 12,204 | 36.49% | 4,225 | 12.63% | 290 | 0.87% | 4,526 | 13.53% | 33,449 |
Fairfield | 18,821 | 37.13% | 26,850 | 52.98% | 4,660 | 9.19% | 353 | 0.70% | -8,029 | -15.84% | 50,684 |
Fayette | 3,665 | 38.15% | 4,831 | 50.29% | 1,047 | 10.90% | 64 | 0.67% | -1,166 | -12.14% | 9,607 |
Franklin | 192,795 | 48.14% | 178,412 | 44.55% | 25,400 | 6.34% | 3,908 | 0.98% | 14,383 | 3.59% | 400,515 |
Fulton | 6,662 | 37.20% | 8,703 | 48.60% | 2,412 | 13.47% | 130 | 0.73% | -2,041 | -11.40% | 17,907 |
Gallia | 5,386 | 43.21% | 5,135 | 41.19% | 1,839 | 14.75% | 106 | 0.85% | 251 | 2.01% | 12,466 |
Geauga | 14,143 | 36.18% | 19,662 | 50.30% | 4,848 | 12.40% | 436 | 1.12% | -5,519 | -14.12% | 39,089 |
Greene | 25,082 | 40.60% | 30,677 | 49.65% | 5,246 | 8.49% | 777 | 1.26% | -5,595 | -9.06% | 61,782 |
Guernsey | 6,731 | 44.55% | 5,970 | 39.52% | 2,251 | 14.90% | 156 | 1.03% | 761 | 5.04% | 15,108 |
Hamilton | 160,458 | 43.13% | 186,493 | 50.12% | 21,335 | 5.73% | 3,782 | 1.02% | -26,035 | -7.00% | 372,068 |
Hancock | 9,334 | 31.21% | 17,252 | 57.68% | 2,904 | 9.71% | 418 | 1.40% | -7,918 | -26.47% | 29,908 |
Hardin | 4,930 | 41.51% | 5,506 | 46.36% | 1,365 | 11.49% | 75 | 0.63% | -576 | -4.85% | 11,876 |
Harrison | 3,721 | 50.27% | 2,310 | 31.21% | 1,302 | 17.59% | 69 | 0.93% | 1,411 | 19.06% | 7,402 |
Henry | 4,762 | 37.25% | 6,385 | 49.94% | 1,550 | 12.12% | 88 | 0.69% | -1,623 | -12.69% | 12,785 |
Highland | 5,837 | 39.78% | 7,102 | 48.40% | 1,629 | 11.10% | 106 | 0.72% | -1,265 | -8.62% | 14,674 |
Hocking | 4,646 | 44.86% | 4,017 | 38.79% | 1,564 | 15.10% | 129 | 1.25% | 629 | 6.07% | 10,356 |
Holmes | 2,531 | 27.86% | 5,213 | 57.39% | 1,276 | 14.05% | 64 | 0.70% | -2,682 | -29.52% | 9,084 |
Huron | 8,858 | 41.86% | 8,750 | 41.35% | 3,338 | 15.77% | 215 | 1.02% | 108 | 0.51% | 21,161 |
Jackson | 5,538 | 45.79% | 4,922 | 40.69% | 1,529 | 12.64% | 106 | 0.88% | 616 | 5.09% | 12,095 |
Jefferson | 19,402 | 56.04% | 10,212 | 29.49% | 4,748 | 13.71% | 261 | 0.75% | 9,190 | 26.54% | 34,623 |
Knox | 7,562 | 37.68% | 10,159 | 50.62% | 2,138 | 10.65% | 209 | 1.04% | -2,597 | -12.94% | 20,068 |
Lake | 43,186 | 44.19% | 40,974 | 41.92% | 12,507 | 12.80% | 1,069 | 1.09% | 2,212 | 2.26% | 97,736 |
Lawrence | 11,595 | 48.46% | 8,832 | 36.91% | 3,232 | 13.51% | 267 | 1.12% | 2,763 | 11.55% | 23,926 |
Licking | 22,624 | 39.03% | 28,276 | 48.78% | 6,516 | 11.24% | 551 | 0.95% | -5,652 | -9.75% | 57,967 |
Logan | 6,397 | 37.31% | 8,325 | 48.56% | 2,264 | 13.21% | 159 | 0.93% | -1,928 | -11.25% | 17,145 |
Lorain | 55,744 | 52.37% | 34,937 | 32.82% | 14,889 | 13.99% | 875 | 0.82% | 20,807 | 19.55% | 106,445 |
Lucas | 104,911 | 57.72% | 58,120 | 31.98% | 17,282 | 9.51% | 1,434 | 0.79% | 46,791 | 25.75% | 181,747 |
Madison | 5,072 | 37.79% | 6,871 | 51.20% | 1,386 | 10.33% | 92 | 0.69% | -1,799 | -13.40% | 13,421 |
Mahoning | 72,716 | 61.53% | 31,397 | 26.57% | 13,213 | 11.18% | 852 | 0.72% | 41,319 | 34.96% | 118,178 |
Marion | 10,482 | 42.48% | 11,112 | 45.04% | 2,897 | 11.74% | 183 | 0.74% | -630 | -2.55% | 24,674 |
Medina | 23,727 | 40.16% | 26,120 | 44.21% | 8,700 | 14.72% | 539 | 0.91% | -2,393 | -4.05% | 59,086 |
Meigs | 4,275 | 45.17% | 3,622 | 38.27% | 1,453 | 15.35% | 115 | 1.22% | 653 | 6.90% | 9,465 |
Mercer | 6,300 | 35.69% | 8,832 | 50.03% | 2,361 | 13.37% | 160 | 0.91% | -2,532 | -14.34% | 17,653 |
Miami | 15,540 | 38.85% | 19,509 | 48.77% | 4,599 | 11.50% | 357 | 0.89% | -3,969 | -9.92% | 40,005 |
Monroe | 3,914 | 56.18% | 1,856 | 26.64% | 1,128 | 16.19% | 69 | 0.99% | 2,058 | 29.54% | 6,967 |
Montgomery | 115,469 | 50.00% | 95,391 | 41.30% | 18,298 | 7.92% | 1,799 | 0.78% | 20,078 | 8.69% | 230,957 |
Morgan | 2,385 | 39.94% | 2,566 | 42.97% | 922 | 15.44% | 98 | 1.64% | -181 | -3.03% | 5,971 |
Morrow | 4,627 | 37.69% | 5,655 | 46.07% | 1,745 | 14.22% | 248 | 2.02% | -1,028 | -8.37% | 12,275 |
Muskingum | 13,813 | 41.89% | 13,861 | 42.04% | 4,880 | 14.80% | 418 | 1.27% | -48 | -0.15% | 32,972 |
Noble | 2,366 | 42.91% | 2,183 | 39.59% | 899 | 16.30% | 66 | 1.20% | 183 | 3.32% | 5,514 |
Ottawa | 9,321 | 49.35% | 6,991 | 37.01% | 2,438 | 12.91% | 138 | 0.73% | 2,330 | 12.34% | 18,888 |
Paulding | 3,449 | 40.12% | 3,760 | 43.74% | 1,292 | 15.03% | 95 | 1.11% | -311 | -3.62% | 8,596 |
Perry | 5,819 | 46.75% | 4,606 | 37.00% | 1,854 | 14.90% | 168 | 1.35% | 1,213 | 9.75% | 12,447 |
Pickaway | 7,042 | 40.24% | 8,666 | 49.52% | 1,702 | 9.73% | 91 | 0.52% | -1,624 | -9.28% | 17,501 |
Pike | 5,542 | 51.38% | 3,759 | 34.85% | 1,402 | 13.00% | 84 | 0.78% | 1,783 | 16.53% | 10,787 |
Portage | 29,441 | 50.55% | 18,939 | 32.52% | 9,178 | 15.76% | 680 | 1.17% | 10,502 | 18.03% | 58,238 |
Preble | 6,611 | 38.59% | 8,139 | 47.50% | 2,235 | 13.05% | 148 | 0.86% | -1,528 | -8.92% | 17,133 |
Putnam | 4,972 | 30.77% | 9,294 | 57.52% | 1,767 | 10.94% | 125 | 0.77% | -4,322 | -26.75% | 16,158 |
Richland | 20,832 | 40.49% | 23,697 | 46.06% | 6,613 | 12.85% | 309 | 0.60% | -2,865 | -5.57% | 51,451 |
Ross | 12,649 | 49.03% | 10,286 | 39.87% | 2,648 | 10.26% | 214 | 0.83% | 2,363 | 9.16% | 25,797 |
Sandusky | 11,547 | 45.44% | 10,033 | 39.48% | 3,617 | 14.23% | 216 | 0.85% | 1,514 | 5.96% | 25,413 |
Scioto | 15,041 | 48.01% | 11,679 | 37.28% | 4,418 | 14.10% | 190 | 0.61% | 3,362 | 10.73% | 31,328 |
Seneca | 10,044 | 42.72% | 9,713 | 41.31% | 3,498 | 14.88% | 256 | 1.09% | 331 | 1.41% | 23,511 |
Shelby | 6,729 | 36.65% | 8,773 | 47.78% | 2,686 | 14.63% | 174 | 0.95% | -2,044 | -11.13% | 18,362 |
Stark | 73,437 | 46.38% | 60,212 | 38.03% | 23,004 | 14.53% | 1,693 | 1.07% | 13,225 | 8.35% | 158,346 |
Summit | 112,050 | 52.07% | 73,555 | 34.18% | 27,723 | 12.88% | 1,867 | 0.87% | 38,495 | 17.89% | 215,195 |
Trumbull | 55,604 | 58.69% | 24,811 | 26.19% | 13,563 | 14.32% | 767 | 0.81% | 30,793 | 32.50% | 94,745 |
Tuscarawas | 15,244 | 43.86% | 13,388 | 38.52% | 5,682 | 16.35% | 441 | 1.27% | 1,856 | 5.34% | 34,755 |
Union | 4,989 | 33.25% | 8,290 | 55.26% | 1,596 | 10.64% | 128 | 0.85% | -3,301 | -22.00% | 15,003 |
Van Wert | 4,453 | 34.15% | 6,999 | 53.67% | 1,487 | 11.40% | 102 | 0.78% | -2,546 | -19.52% | 13,041 |
Vinton | 2,350 | 48.85% | 1,673 | 34.77% | 728 | 15.13% | 60 | 1.25% | 677 | 14.07% | 4,811 |
Warren | 17,089 | 30.84% | 33,210 | 59.94% | 4,689 | 8.46% | 421 | 0.76% | -16,121 | -29.09% | 55,409 |
Washington | 10,945 | 42.13% | 11,965 | 46.06% | 2,832 | 10.90% | 235 | 0.90% | -1,020 | -3.93% | 25,977 |
Wayne | 14,850 | 36.62% | 19,628 | 48.41% | 5,771 | 14.23% | 299 | 0.74% | -4,778 | -11.78% | 40,548 |
Williams | 5,524 | 35.41% | 7,747 | 49.67% | 2,121 | 13.60% | 206 | 1.32% | -2,223 | -14.25% | 15,598 |
Wood | 23,183 | 46.98% | 20,518 | 41.58% | 5,065 | 10.26% | 577 | 1.17% | 2,665 | 5.40% | 49,343 |
Wyandot | 3,677 | 38.27% | 4,473 | 46.56% | 1,347 | 14.02% | 110 | 1.14% | -796 | -8.29% | 9,607 |
Totals | 2,148,222 | 47.38% | 1,859,883 | 41.02% | 483,207 | 10.66% | 43,122 | 0.95% | 288,339 | 6.36% | 4,534,434 |
See also
References
- ↑ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ↑ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016