1996 United States presidential election in Idaho

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1996 United States presidential election in Idaho
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Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Patrick Choate
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 256,595 165,443 62,518
Percentage 52.18% 33.65% 12.71%
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Idaho was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) over President Bill Clinton (D), with Dole winning 52.18% to 33.65% for a margin of 18.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 12.71% of the popular vote.[1] As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Nez Perce County and Shoshone County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2] Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Benewah or Lewis Counties, and the first to do so without carrying Clearwater County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.

With 52.18% of the popular vote, Idaho proved to be Dole's fourth strongest state in the 1996 election after neighboring Utah, Kansas and Nebraska.[3] The state also proved to be Ross Perot's third strongest state in the election after Maine and neighboring Montana. This also marked the first time since statehood that a Democrat was reelected president without carrying Idaho.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Idaho
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 256,595 52.18% 4
Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) Al Gore (incumbent) 165,443 33.65% 0
Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 62,518 12.71% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 3,325 0.68% 0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party Howard Phillips Herbert Titus 2,230 0.45% 0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 1,600 0.33% 0
Write-in Charles Collins Rosemary Giumarra 7 <0.01% 0
Write-in Jack Fellure 1 <0.01% 0
Totals 491,719 100.00% 4

Results by county

County Bob Dole
Republican 		Bill Clinton
Democratic 		Ross Perot
Reform 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Ada 61,811 52.50% 43,040 36.55% 11,171 9.49% 1,721 1.46% 18,771 15.95% 117,743
Adams 1,053 54.03% 537 27.55% 311 15.96% 48 2.46% 516 26.48% 1,949
Bannock 14,058 44.80% 12,806 40.81% 4,158 13.25% 355 1.13% 1,252 3.99% 31,377
Bear Lake 1,583 56.37% 805 28.67% 396 14.10% 24 0.85% 778 27.70% 2,808
Benewah 1,667 42.54% 1,488 37.97% 701 17.89% 63 1.61% 179 4.57% 3,919
Bingham 8,391 56.39% 4,304 28.92% 2,021 13.58% 165 1.11% 4,087 27.47% 14,881
Blaine 3,003 36.55% 3,840 46.73% 1,193 14.52% 181 2.20% -837 -10.18% 8,217
Boise 1,576 53.26% 879 29.71% 440 14.87% 64 2.16% 697 23.55% 2,959
Bonner 6,207 43.00% 5,294 36.67% 2,669 18.49% 266 1.84% 913 6.33% 14,436
Bonneville 19,977 59.90% 9,013 27.03% 3,921 11.76% 439 1.32% 10,964 32.87% 33,350
Boundary 1,937 50.05% 1,194 30.85% 626 16.18% 113 2.92% 743 19.20% 3,870
Butte 741 49.70% 507 34.00% 233 15.63% 10 0.67% 234 15.70% 1,491
Camas 283 52.02% 156 28.68% 95 17.46% 10 1.84% 127 23.34% 544
Canyon 23,988 59.48% 11,800 29.26% 3,956 9.81% 584 1.45% 12,188 30.22% 40,328
Caribou 1,740 55.77% 841 26.96% 501 16.06% 38 1.22% 899 28.81% 3,120
Cassia 4,663 63.65% 1,596 21.79% 976 13.32% 91 1.24% 3,067 41.86% 7,326
Clark 266 61.29% 117 26.96% 45 10.37% 6 1.38% 149 34.33% 434
Clearwater 1,658 42.70% 1,507 38.81% 650 16.74% 68 1.75% 151 3.89% 3,883
Custer 1,249 53.93% 635 27.42% 400 17.27% 32 1.38% 614 26.51% 2,316
Elmore 3,668 53.13% 2,324 33.66% 845 12.24% 67 0.97% 1,344 19.47% 6,904
Franklin 2,435 62.56% 807 20.73% 589 15.13% 61 1.57% 1,628 41.83% 3,892
Fremont 3,042 62.92% 1,114 23.04% 630 13.03% 49 1.01% 1,928 39.88% 4,835
Gem 3,362 53.96% 1,968 31.58% 833 13.37% 68 1.09% 1,394 22.38% 6,231
Gooding 2,637 51.05% 1,503 29.09% 980 18.97% 46 0.89% 1,134 21.96% 5,166
Idaho 3,871 54.54% 1,979 27.88% 1,083 15.26% 165 2.32% 1,892 26.66% 7,098
Jefferson 4,925 66.53% 1,427 19.28% 994 13.43% 57 0.77% 3,498 47.25% 7,403
Jerome 3,358 54.82% 1,679 27.41% 1,014 16.56% 74 1.21% 1,679 27.41% 6,125
Kootenai 18,740 47.82% 13,627 34.78% 6,083 15.52% 736 1.88% 5,113 13.04% 39,186
Latah 6,311 38.74% 7,741 47.52% 1,828 11.22% 410 2.52% -1,430 -8.78% 16,290
Lemhi 2,334 60.34% 1,015 26.24% 461 11.92% 58 1.50% 1,319 34.10% 3,868
Lewis 861 45.80% 674 35.85% 316 16.81% 29 1.54% 187 9.95% 1,880
Lincoln 744 47.63% 478 30.60% 319 20.42% 21 1.34% 266 17.03% 1,562
Madison 5,706 73.84% 1,216 15.73% 744 9.63% 62 0.80% 4,490 58.11% 7,728
Minidoka 4,008 56.81% 1,977 28.02% 977 13.85% 93 1.32% 2,031 28.79% 7,055
Nez Perce 6,675 39.98% 7,491 44.87% 2,385 14.28% 145 0.87% -816 -4.89% 16,696
Oneida 993 57.53% 429 24.86% 285 16.51% 19 1.10% 564 32.67% 1,726
Owyhee 2,033 61.18% 895 26.93% 354 10.65% 41 1.23% 1,138 34.25% 3,323
Payette 3,901 55.59% 2,119 30.19% 906 12.91% 92 1.31% 1,782 25.40% 7,018
Power 1,501 51.12% 1,070 36.44% 344 11.72% 21 0.72% 431 14.68% 2,936
Shoshone 1,588 26.67% 2,981 50.07% 1,283 21.55% 102 1.71% -1,393 -23.40% 5,954
Teton 1,251 50.28% 866 34.81% 326 13.10% 45 1.81% 385 15.47% 2,488
Twin Falls 12,393 54.13% 6,826 29.81% 3,383 14.78% 294 1.28% 5,567 24.32% 22,896
Valley 2,089 48.83% 1,564 36.56% 568 13.28% 57 1.33% 525 12.27% 4,278
Washington 2,318 54.90% 1,314 31.12% 525 12.43% 65 1.54% 1,004 23.78% 4,222
Totals 256,595 52.18% 165,443 33.65% 62,518 12.71% 7,163 1.46% 91,152 18.53% 491,719

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho
  2. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. ^ "1996 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.