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1996 United States presidential election in Ohio
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County Results
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Dole
40-50%
50-60%
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The
1996 United States presidential election in Ohio
took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and
the District of Columbia
, were part of the
1996 United States presidential election
. State voters chose 21 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. 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
and the southeastern border with
West Virginia
, 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
2020 presidential election
[update]
, 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]
This was the first time since 1940 that a Democrat carried Ohio in two consecutive presidential elections, and the last time a Democrat carried the state by more than 5%.
Results
[
edit
]
1996 United States presidential election in Ohio
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Percentage
|
Electoral votes
|
|
Democratic
|
Bill Clinton
(
incumbent
)
|
2,148,222
|
47.38%
|
21
|
|
Republican
|
Bob Dole
|
1,859,883
|
41.02%
|
0
|
|
Reform
|
Ross Perot
|
483,207
|
10.66%
|
0
|
|
Not Designated
|
Harry Browne
|
12,851
|
0.28%
|
0
|
|
Not Designated
|
Monica Moorehead
|
10,813
|
0.24%
|
0
|
|
Natural Law
|
Dr. John Hagelin
|
9,120
|
0.20%
|
0
|
|
Not Designated
|
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
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]
County
|
Bill Clinton
Democratic
|
Bob Dole
Republican
|
Ross Perot
Reform
|
Various candidates
Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
4,317
|
41.59%
|
4,763
|
45.88%
|
1,223
|
11.78%
|
78
|
0.75%
|
-446
|
-4.29%
|
10,381
|
Allen
|
15,529
|
35.33%
|
24,325
|
55.35%
|
3,799
|
8.64%
|
295
|
0.67%
|
-8,796
|
-20.02%
|
43,948
|
Ashland
|
6,573
|
33.24%
|
10,402
|
52.61%
|
2,630
|
13.30%
|
168
|
0.85%
|
-3,829
|
-19.37%
|
19,773
|
Ashtabula
|
19,341
|
49.95%
|
13,287
|
34.31%
|
5,700
|
14.72%
|
394
|
1.02%
|
6,054
|
15.64%
|
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
|
-17.92%
|
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
|
2.90%
|
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
|
12.21%
|
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
|
-6.58%
|
19,451
|
Cuyahoga
|
341,357
|
60.75%
|
163,770
|
29.15%
|
50,691
|
9.02%
|
6,074
|
1.08%
|
177,587
|
31.60%
|
561,892
|
Darke
|
8,871
|
38.52%
|
10,798
|
46.88%
|
3,168
|
13.75%
|
195
|
0.85%
|
-1,927
|
-8.36%
|
23,032
|
Defiance
|
6,343
|
39.91%
|
7,469
|
47.00%
|
1,929
|
12.14%
|
152
|
0.96%
|
-1,126
|
-7.09%
|
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
|
-15.85%
|
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
|
2.02%
|
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
|
-9.05%
|
61,782
|
Guernsey
|
6,731
|
44.55%
|
5,970
|
39.52%
|
2,251
|
14.90%
|
156
|
1.03%
|
761
|
5.03%
|
15,108
|
Hamilton
|
160,458
|
43.13%
|
186,493
|
50.12%
|
21,335
|
5.73%
|
3,782
|
1.02%
|
-26,035
|
-6.99%
|
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
|
-29.53%
|
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
|
5.10%
|
12,095
|
Jefferson
|
19,402
|
56.04%
|
10,212
|
29.49%
|
4,748
|
13.71%
|
261
|
0.75%
|
9,190
|
26.55%
|
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
|
2.27%
|
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
|
25.74%
|
181,747
|
Madison
|
5,072
|
37.79%
|
6,871
|
51.20%
|
1,386
|
10.33%
|
92
|
0.69%
|
-1,799
|
-13.41%
|
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
|
-2.56%
|
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
|
8.70%
|
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
|
-8.38%
|
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
|
-8.91%
|
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
|
-22.01%
|
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
|
14.08%
|
4,811
|
Warren
|
17,089
|
30.84%
|
33,210
|
59.94%
|
4,689
|
8.46%
|
421
|
0.76%
|
-16,121
|
-29.10%
|
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
|
-11.79%
|
40,548
|
Williams
|
5,524
|
35.41%
|
7,747
|
49.67%
|
2,121
|
13.60%
|
206
|
1.32%
|
-2,223
|
-14.26%
|
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
|
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