1996 United States presidential election in Alabama
1996 United States presidential election in Alabama Turnout 48% (VAP)[ 1]
County Results
Dole
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Clinton
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The 1996 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Alabama was won by Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), with Dole winning 50.12% to 43.16% over President Bill Clinton (D ) by a margin of 6.96%.[ 2] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform -TX , although listed as an "Independent" in Alabama) finished in third, with 6.01% of the popular vote.
President Clinton became the first Democrat to carry Montgomery County since Adlai Stevenson II in 1952.[ 3] As well as the first to win two terms without ever carrying the state. As of the 2024 presidential election [update] , this is the last time a Democrat has carried any of the following counties: Butler , Chambers , Cherokee , Clarke , Coosa , Crenshaw , Etowah , Fayette , Franklin , Marion , Pickens , Walker and Washington .[ 4]
No subsequent Democratic presidential nominee has been able to match Clinton's 43.16% popular vote share. As of 2024 , this remains the last time that Alabama was decided by a single-digit margin.
Results
Results by county
County
Bob Dole Republican
Bill Clinton Democratic
Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Autauga
9,509
61.66%
5,015
32.52%
813
5.27%
85
0.55%
4,494
29.14%
15,422
Baldwin
29,487
62.58%
12,776
27.11%
4,520
9.59%
336
0.71%
16,711
35.47%
47,119
Barbour
3,627
40.51%
4,787
53.47%
515
5.75%
24
0.27%
-1,160
-12.96%
8,953
Bibb
3,037
48.20%
2,775
44.04%
455
7.22%
34
0.54%
262
4.16%
6,301
Blount
9,056
59.09%
5,061
33.02%
985
6.43%
225
1.47%
3,995
26.07%
15,327
Bullock
1,154
26.32%
3,078
70.21%
111
2.53%
41
0.94%
-1,924
-43.89%
4,384
Butler
3,352
43.14%
3,828
49.27%
538
6.92%
52
0.67%
-476
-6.13%
7,770
Calhoun
18,088
49.00%
15,725
42.60%
2,613
7.08%
485
1.31%
2,363
6.40%
36,911
Chambers
4,707
42.42%
5,515
49.70%
812
7.32%
63
0.57%
-808
-7.28%
11,097
Cherokee
3,048
36.20%
4,399
52.24%
899
10.68%
75
0.89%
-1,351
-16.04%
8,421
Chilton
7,910
55.40%
5,354
37.50%
929
6.51%
85
0.60%
2,556
17.90%
14,278
Choctaw
2,623
36.78%
4,074
57.13%
413
5.79%
21
0.29%
-1,451
-20.35%
7,131
Clarke
4,785
47.29%
4,831
47.75%
478
4.72%
24
0.24%
-46
-0.46%
10,118
Clay
2,694
48.38%
2,306
41.42%
538
9.66%
30
0.54%
388
6.96%
5,568
Cleburne
2,063
48.64%
1,737
40.96%
385
9.08%
56
1.32%
326
7.68%
4,241
Coffee
7,805
55.12%
5,168
36.50%
1,042
7.36%
144
1.02%
2,637
18.62%
14,159
Colbert
8,305
40.88%
10,226
50.33%
1,696
8.35%
91
0.45%
-1,921
-9.45%
20,318
Conecuh
2,093
38.33%
2,903
53.16%
445
8.15%
20
0.37%
-810
-14.83%
5,461
Coosa
1,721
41.66%
2,121
51.34%
262
6.34%
27
0.65%
-400
-9.68%
4,131
Covington
6,035
50.66%
4,543
38.13%
1,098
9.22%
237
1.99%
1,492
12.53%
11,913
Crenshaw
1,939
43.60%
2,172
48.84%
317
7.13%
19
0.43%
-233
-5.24%
4,447
Cullman
14,308
53.88%
9,544
35.94%
2,440
9.19%
261
0.98%
4,764
17.94%
26,553
Dale
8,288
57.84%
4,732
33.02%
1,216
8.49%
94
0.66%
3,556
24.82%
14,330
Dallas
6,612
37.45%
10,507
59.52%
477
2.70%
58
0.33%
-3,895
-22.07%
17,654
DeKalb
9,823
54.14%
6,544
36.07%
1,609
8.87%
167
0.92%
3,279
18.07%
18,143
Elmore
12,937
61.76%
6,530
31.18%
1,368
6.53%
111
0.53%
6,407
30.58%
20,946
Escambia
5,214
46.96%
4,651
41.89%
867
7.81%
372
3.35%
563
5.07%
11,104
Etowah
16,835
44.82%
17,976
47.86%
2,529
6.73%
221
0.59%
-1,141
-3.04%
37,561
Fayette
3,191
44.26%
3,381
46.90%
590
8.18%
47
0.65%
-190
-2.64%
7,209
Franklin
4,449
42.44%
5,028
47.97%
966
9.22%
39
0.37%
-579
-5.53%
10,482
Geneva
4,725
52.60%
3,174
35.33%
857
9.54%
227
2.53%
1,551
17.27%
8,983
Greene
796
17.99%
3,526
79.70%
55
1.24%
47
1.06%
-2,730
-61.71%
4,424
Hale
1,893
34.59%
3,372
61.61%
190
3.47%
18
0.33%
-1,479
-27.02%
5,473
Henry
3,082
46.44%
3,019
45.49%
515
7.76%
21
0.32%
63
0.95%
6,637
Houston
17,476
62.27%
8,791
31.33%
1,653
5.89%
143
0.51%
8,685
30.94%
28,063
Jackson
5,650
36.32%
8,204
52.73%
1,573
10.11%
131
0.84%
-2,554
-16.41%
15,558
Jefferson
130,980
50.20%
120,208
46.07%
7,997
3.07%
1,721
0.66%
10,772
4.13%
260,906
Lamar
2,955
46.10%
2,843
44.35%
597
9.31%
15
0.23%
112
1.75%
6,410
Lauderdale
14,058
46.19%
13,619
44.75%
2,574
8.46%
185
0.61%
439
1.44%
30,436
Lawrence
3,893
38.38%
5,254
51.80%
964
9.50%
32
0.32%
-1,361
-13.42%
10,143
Lee
17,985
54.15%
12,919
38.90%
1,949
5.87%
361
1.09%
5,066
15.25%
33,214
Limestone
10,862
52.52%
8,045
38.90%
1,659
8.02%
116
0.56%
2,817
13.62%
20,682
Lowndes
1,369
25.16%
3,970
72.96%
72
1.32%
30
0.55%
-2,601
-47.80%
5,441
Macon
987
12.03%
7,018
85.55%
150
1.83%
48
0.59%
-6,031
-73.52%
8,203
Madison
50,390
49.96%
42,259
41.90%
7,437
7.37%
772
0.77%
8,131
8.06%
100,858
Marengo
4,013
43.18%
4,899
52.71%
337
3.63%
45
0.48%
-886
-9.53%
9,294
Marion
4,742
43.79%
5,049
46.62%
979
9.04%
60
0.55%
-307
-2.83%
10,830
Marshall
12,323
52.89%
8,722
37.43%
2,150
9.23%
105
0.45%
3,601
15.46%
23,300
Mobile
66,775
51.32%
54,749
42.08%
7,555
5.81%
1,024
0.79%
12,026
9.24%
130,103
Monroe
4,382
50.38%
3,815
43.86%
486
5.59%
15
0.17%
567
6.52%
8,698
Montgomery
37,784
47.98%
38,382
48.74%
2,036
2.59%
542
0.69%
-598
-0.76%
78,744
Morgan
21,765
54.39%
14,616
36.53%
3,348
8.37%
284
0.71%
7,149
17.86%
40,013
Perry
1,703
28.85%
4,053
68.66%
119
2.02%
28
0.47%
-2,350
-39.81%
5,903
Pickens
3,322
42.74%
4,018
51.69%
403
5.18%
30
0.39%
-696
-8.95%
7,773
Pike
5,281
51.07%
4,514
43.65%
503
4.86%
43
0.42%
767
7.42%
10,341
Randolph
3,304
47.41%
3,023
43.38%
603
8.65%
39
0.56%
281
4.03%
6,969
Russell
5,025
36.69%
7,834
57.20%
792
5.78%
44
0.32%
-2,809
-20.51%
13,695
St. Clair
12,762
62.29%
6,187
30.20%
1,417
6.92%
123
0.60%
6,575
32.09%
20,489
Shelby
37,090
73.05%
11,280
22.22%
2,035
4.01%
368
0.72%
25,810
50.83%
50,773
Sumter
1,561
24.18%
4,706
72.89%
172
2.66%
17
0.26%
-3,145
-48.71%
6,456
Talladega
10,931
47.99%
10,385
45.59%
1,335
5.86%
127
0.56%
546
2.40%
22,778
Tallapoosa
7,627
51.48%
6,071
40.98%
1,038
7.01%
79
0.53%
1,556
10.50%
14,815
Tuscaloosa
27,939
51.38%
23,067
42.42%
3,048
5.60%
328
0.60%
4,872
8.96%
54,382
Walker
9,837
39.44%
12,929
51.84%
2,012
8.07%
161
0.65%
-3,092
-12.40%
24,939
Washington
2,900
37.68%
3,935
51.12%
819
10.64%
43
0.56%
-1,035
-13.44%
7,697
Wilcox
1,454
30.00%
3,303
68.15%
71
1.46%
19
0.39%
-1,849
-38.15%
4,847
Winston
4,728
54.80%
3,120
36.17%
723
8.38%
56
0.65%
1,608
18.63%
8,627
Totals
769,044
50.12%
662,165
43.16%
92,149
6.01%
10,991
0.72%
106,879
6.96%
1,534,349
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References