1996 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Elections in Michigan |
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Michigan 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.[2]
Michigan weighed in for this election as 5% more
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Houghton, Alcona, Cheboygan, Crawford, Dickinson, Kalkaska, Luce, Mackinac, Mecosta, Lapeer, Keweenaw, Montcalm, Tuscola, Branch, Baraga, Chippewa, Huron, Wexford, Osceola, Montmorency, and Oscoda counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This is also the last time all counties in the Upper Peninsula voted for a Democrat.[3]
1996 marked a turning point for Michigan, as it would become the most Democratic-leaning of the three Rust Belt swing states (also consisting of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania), a status it has held since. Even though Michigan would vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election alongside Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, it was still the most Democratic-leaning of the three states. Michigan was also the most Democratic of the three in 2020.
Results
1996 United States presidential election in Michigan | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
Democratic | Bill Clinton (incumbent) | 1,989,653 | 51.69% | 18 | ||
Republican | Bob Dole | 1,481,212 | 38.48% | 0 | ||
Reform | Ross Perot | 336,670 | 8.75% | 0 | ||
Libertarian | Harry Browne | 27,670 | 0.72% | 0 | ||
Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 4,254 | 0.11% | 0 | ||
Workers World | Monica Moorehead | 3,153 | 0.08% | 0 | ||
Green | Ralph Nader (write-in) | 2,322 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
Other write-ins | 2,316 | 0.06% | 0 | |||
Socialist Equality | Jerome White | 1,554 | 0.04% | 0 | ||
Totals | 3,848,804 | 100.00% | 18 |
Results by county
County | Bill Clinton Democratic |
Bob Dole Republican |
Ross Perot Reform |
Harry Browne Libertarian |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alcona | 2,619 | 47.15% | 2,227 | 40.09% | 669 | 12.04% | 32 | 0.58% | 8 | 0.14% | 392 | 7.06% | 5,555 |
Alger | 2,229 | 52.68% | 1,429 | 33.77% | 537 | 12.69% | 22 | 0.52% | 14 | 0.33% | 800 | 18.91% | 4,231 |
Allegan | 14,361 | 37.02% | 20,859 | 53.77% | 3,269 | 8.43% | 184 | 0.47% | 117 | 0.30% | -6,498 | -16.75% | 38,790 |
Alpena | 7,114 | 52.73% | 4,525 | 33.54% | 1,730 | 12.82% | 59 | 0.44% | 64 | 0.47% | 2,589 | 19.19% | 13,492 |
Antrim | 4,226 | 41.85% | 4,630 | 45.85% | 1,129 | 11.18% | 85 | 0.84% | 28 | 0.28% | -404 | -4.00% | 10,098 |
Arenac | 3,472 | 52.68% | 2,247 | 34.09% | 844 | 12.81% | 19 | 0.29% | 9 | 0.14% | 1,225 | 18.59% | 6,591 |
Baraga | 1,601 | 48.60% | 1,209 | 36.70% | 460 | 13.96% | 18 | 0.55% | 6 | 0.18% | 392 | 11.90% | 3,294 |
Barry | 9,467 | 40.95% | 11,139 | 48.18% | 2,282 | 9.87% | 147 | 0.64% | 85 | 0.37% | -1,672 | -7.23% | 23,120 |
Bay | 27,835 | 56.12% | 16,038 | 32.33% | 5,410 | 10.91% | 141 | 0.28% | 179 | 0.36% | 11,797 | 23.79% | 49,603 |
Benzie | 3,081 | 45.41% | 2,856 | 42.09% | 763 | 11.25% | 59 | 0.87% | 26 | 0.38% | 225 | 3.32% | 6,785 |
Berrien | 24,614 | 41.51% | 28,254 | 47.65% | 5,958 | 10.05% | 254 | 0.43% | 215 | 0.36% | -3,640 | -6.14% | 59,295 |
Branch | 6,567 | 44.36% | 6,321 | 42.70% | 1,779 | 12.02% | 94 | 0.63% | 44 | 0.30% | 246 | 1.66% | 14,805 |
Calhoun | 26,287 | 50.12% | 20,953 | 39.95% | 4,765 | 9.09% | 251 | 0.48% | 187 | 0.36% | 5,334 | 10.17% | 52,443 |
Cass | 8,207 | 45.65% | 7,373 | 41.01% | 2,241 | 12.46% | 107 | 0.60% | 52 | 0.29% | 834 | 4.64% | 17,980 |
Charlevoix | 4,689 | 42.64% | 4,864 | 44.23% | 1,303 | 11.85% | 95 | 0.86% | 45 | 0.41% | -175 | -1.59% | 10,996 |
Cheboygan | 5,018 | 46.32% | 4,244 | 39.18% | 1,462 | 13.50% | 85 | 0.78% | 24 | 0.22% | 774 | 7.14% | 10,833 |
Chippewa | 6,532 | 49.26% | 5,137 | 38.74% | 1,453 | 10.96% | 81 | 0.61% | 56 | 0.42% | 1,395 | 10.52% | 13,259 |
Clare | 6,311 | 54.02% | 3,742 | 32.03% | 1,531 | 13.10% | 64 | 0.55% | 35 | 0.30% | 2,569 | 21.99% | 11,683 |
Clinton | 11,945 | 41.76% | 13,694 | 47.88% | 2,698 | 9.43% | 174 | 0.61% | 90 | 0.31% | -1,749 | -6.12% | 28,601 |
Crawford | 2,666 | 46.60% | 2,157 | 37.70% | 840 | 14.68% | 36 | 0.63% | 22 | 0.38% | 509 | 8.90% | 5,721 |
Delta | 8,561 | 53.01% | 5,925 | 36.69% | 1,543 | 9.55% | 76 | 0.47% | 45 | 0.28% | 2,636 | 16.32% | 16,150 |
Dickinson | 5,614 | 48.43% | 4,408 | 38.03% | 1,478 | 12.75% | 38 | 0.33% | 53 | 0.46% | 1,206 | 10.40% | 11,591 |
Eaton | 19,781 | 44.29% | 20,092 | 44.98% | 4,378 | 9.80% | 254 | 0.57% | 161 | 0.36% | -311 | -0.69% | 44,666 |
Emmet | 4,892 | 38.89% | 6,002 | 47.71% | 1,512 | 12.02% | 80 | 0.64% | 94 | 0.75% | -1,110 | -8.82% | 12,580 |
Genesee | 106,065 | 60.94% | 49,332 | 28.34% | 17,671 | 10.15% | 633 | 0.36% | 355 | 0.20% | 56,733 | 32.60% | 174,056 |
Gladwin | 5,494 | 51.38% | 3,670 | 34.32% | 1,466 | 13.71% | 38 | 0.36% | 24 | 0.22% | 1,824 | 17.06% | 10,692 |
Gogebic | 4,436 | 54.19% | 2,769 | 33.83% | 917 | 11.20% | 23 | 0.28% | 41 | 0.50% | 1,667 | 20.36% | 8,186 |
Grand Traverse | 12,987 | 38.97% | 16,355 | 49.07% | 3,527 | 10.58% | 279 | 0.84% | 181 | 0.54% | -3,368 | -10.10% | 33,329 |
Gratiot | 6,793 | 45.67% | 6,214 | 41.77% | 1,762 | 11.85% | 70 | 0.47% | 36 | 0.24% | 579 | 3.90% | 14,875 |
Hillsdale | 5,955 | 36.39% | 7,947 | 48.56% | 2,262 | 13.82% | 154 | 0.94% | 48 | 0.29% | -1,992 | -12.17% | 16,366 |
Houghton | 5,957 | 43.57% | 5,941 | 43.46% | 1,584 | 11.59% | 119 | 0.87% | 70 | 0.51% | 16 | 0.11% | 13,671 |
Huron | 6,827 | 45.96% | 6,126 | 41.24% | 1,811 | 12.19% | 64 | 0.43% | 27 | 0.18% | 701 | 4.72% | 14,855 |
Ingham | 63,584 | 54.43% | 43,096 | 36.89% | 8,640 | 7.40% | 948 | 0.81% | 547 | 0.47% | 20,488 | 17.54% | 116,815 |
Ionia | 9,261 | 43.17% | 9,574 | 44.63% | 2,354 | 10.97% | 198 | 0.92% | 65 | 0.30% | -313 | -1.46% | 21,452 |
Iosco | 6,240 | 50.23% | 4,410 | 35.50% | 1,710 | 13.76% | 35 | 0.28% | 29 | 0.23% | 1,830 | 14.73% | 12,424 |
Iron | 3,232 | 53.34% | 2,014 | 33.24% | 755 | 12.46% | 36 | 0.59% | 22 | 0.36% | 1,218 | 20.10% | 6,059 |
Isabella | 9,635 | 49.81% | 7,460 | 38.57% | 2,069 | 10.70% | 117 | 0.60% | 61 | 0.32% | 2,175 | 11.24% | 19,342 |
Jackson | 24,633 | 43.79% | 24,987 | 44.42% | 5,968 | 10.61% | 507 | 0.90% | 161 | 0.29% | -354 | -0.63% | 56,256 |
Kalamazoo | 45,644 | 49.01% | 40,703 | 43.70% | 5,867 | 6.30% | 479 | 0.51% | 442 | 0.47% | 4,941 | 5.31% | 93,135 |
Kalkaska | 2,666 | 43.74% | 2,455 | 40.28% | 922 | 15.13% | 41 | 0.67% | 11 | 0.18% | 211 | 3.46% | 6,095 |
Kent | 85,912 | 38.46% | 121,335 | 54.32% | 14,120 | 6.32% | 1,104 | 0.49% | 908 | 0.41% | -35,423 | -15.86% | 223,379 |
Keweenaw | 572 | 46.05% | 491 | 39.53% | 169 | 13.61% | 4 | 0.32% | 6 | 0.48% | 81 | 6.52% | 1,242 |
Lake | 2,606 | 59.31% | 1,213 | 27.61% | 552 | 12.56% | 12 | 0.27% | 11 | 0.25% | 1,393 | 31.70% | 4,394 |
Lapeer | 14,308 | 43.57% | 13,369 | 40.71% | 4,793 | 14.59% | 282 | 0.86% | 89 | 0.27% | 939 | 2.86% | 32,841 |
Leelanau | 4,019 | 39.26% | 5,155 | 50.36% | 924 | 9.03% | 90 | 0.88% | 49 | 0.48% | -1,136 | -11.10% | 10,237 |
Lenawee | 16,924 | 47.51% | 14,168 | 39.78% | 4,167 | 11.70% | 222 | 0.62% | 138 | 0.39% | 2,756 | 7.73% | 35,619 |
Livingston | 22,517 | 37.38% | 30,598 | 50.79% | 6,337 | 10.52% | 630 | 1.05% | 160 | 0.27% | -8,081 | -13.41% | 60,242 |
Luce | 1,107 | 45.02% | 964 | 39.20% | 366 | 14.88% | 18 | 0.73% | 4 | 0.16% | 143 | 5.82% | 2,459 |
Mackinac | 2,700 | 46.86% | 2,281 | 39.59% | 742 | 12.88% | 22 | 0.38% | 17 | 0.30% | 419 | 7.27% | 5,762 |
Macomb | 151,430 | 49.48% | 120,616 | 39.41% | 29,859 | 9.76% | 3,420 | 1.12% | 703 | 0.23% | 30,814 | 10.07% | 306,028 |
Manistee | 5,383 | 51.08% | 3,807 | 36.12% | 1,230 | 11.67% | 80 | 0.76% | 39 | 0.37% | 1,576 | 14.96% | 10,539 |
Marquette | 15,168 | 56.69% | 8,805 | 32.91% | 2,492 | 9.31% | 178 | 0.67% | 115 | 0.43% | 6,363 | 23.78% | 26,758 |
Mason | 5,597 | 45.69% | 5,066 | 41.35% | 1,525 | 12.45% | 30 | 0.24% | 33 | 0.27% | 531 | 4.34% | 12,251 |
Mecosta | 6,370 | 48.54% | 5,289 | 40.30% | 1,373 | 10.46% | 40 | 0.30% | 52 | 0.40% | 1,081 | 8.24% | 13,124 |
Menominee | 4,880 | 47.92% | 4,038 | 39.65% | 1,205 | 11.83% | 40 | 0.39% | 21 | 0.21% | 842 | 8.27% | 10,184 |
Midland | 15,177 | 42.20% | 16,547 | 46.01% | 3,964 | 11.02% | 168 | 0.47% | 111 | 0.31% | -1,370 | -3.81% | 35,967 |
Missaukee | 2,256 | 37.44% | 3,012 | 49.99% | 719 | 11.93% | 31 | 0.51% | 7 | 0.12% | -756 | -12.55% | 6,025 |
Monroe | 26,072 | 49.63% | 19,678 | 37.46% | 6,315 | 12.02% | 278 | 0.53% | 186 | 0.35% | 6,394 | 12.17% | 52,529 |
Montcalm | 10,053 | 46.88% | 8,679 | 40.47% | 2,530 | 11.80% | 132 | 0.62% | 52 | 0.24% | 1,374 | 6.41% | 21,446 |
Montmorency | 2,120 | 46.17% | 1,760 | 38.33% | 682 | 14.85% | 19 | 0.41% | 11 | 0.24% | 360 | 7.84% | 4,592 |
Muskegon | 35,328 | 55.69% | 21,873 | 34.48% | 5,794 | 9.13% | 277 | 0.44% | 166 | 0.26% | 13,455 | 21.21% | 63,438 |
Newaygo | 7,614 | 43.14% | 7,868 | 44.58% | 2,047 | 11.60% | 69 | 0.39% | 53 | 0.30% | -254 | -1.44% | 17,651 |
Oakland | 241,884 | 47.84% | 219,855 | 43.48% | 36,709 | 7.26% | 5,508 | 1.09% | 1,686 | 0.33% | 22,029 | 4.36% | 505,642 |
Oceana | 4,419 | 45.36% | 3,947 | 40.52% | 1,286 | 13.20% | 66 | 0.68% | 24 | 0.25% | 472 | 4.84% | 9,742 |
Ogemaw | 4,725 | 52.13% | 2,904 | 32.04% | 1,369 | 15.10% | 47 | 0.52% | 19 | 0.21% | 1,821 | 20.09% | 9,064 |
Ontonagon | 2,080 | 48.98% | 1,523 | 35.86% | 604 | 14.22% | 19 | 0.45% | 21 | 0.49% | 557 | 13.12% | 4,247 |
Osceola | 4,085 | 44.94% | 3,855 | 42.41% | 1,068 | 11.75% | 70 | 0.77% | 12 | 0.13% | 230 | 2.53% | 9,090 |
Oscoda | 1,652 | 44.35% | 1,545 | 41.48% | 503 | 13.50% | 17 | 0.46% | 8 | 0.21% | 107 | 2.87% | 3,725 |
Otsego | 3,351 | 40.28% | 3,638 | 43.73% | 1,280 | 15.38% | 29 | 0.35% | 22 | 0.26% | -287 | -3.45% | 8,320 |
Ottawa | 27,024 | 28.32% | 61,436 | 64.39% | 6,275 | 6.58% | 337 | 0.35% | 344 | 0.36% | -34,412 | -36.07% | 95,416 |
Presque Isle | 3,449 | 50.04% | 2,463 | 35.74% | 932 | 13.52% | 35 | 0.51% | 13 | 0.19% | 986 | 14.30% | 6,892 |
Roscommon | 6,092 | 51.48% | 4,135 | 34.94% | 1,539 | 13.00% | 46 | 0.39% | 22 | 0.19% | 1,957 | 16.54% | 11,834 |
Saginaw | 47,579 | 54.19% | 31,577 | 35.97% | 8,081 | 9.20% | 252 | 0.29% | 305 | 0.35% | 16,002 | 18.22% | 87,794 |
Sanilac | 7,092 | 40.96% | 7,821 | 45.17% | 2,265 | 13.08% | 100 | 0.58% | 36 | 0.21% | -729 | -4.21% | 17,314 |
Schoolcraft | 2,187 | 56.50% | 1,200 | 31.00% | 460 | 11.88% | 9 | 0.23% | 15 | 0.39% | 987 | 25.50% | 3,871 |
Shiawassee | 14,662 | 48.27% | 11,714 | 38.56% | 3,703 | 12.19% | 211 | 0.69% | 85 | 0.28% | 2,948 | 9.71% | 30,375 |
St. Clair | 28,881 | 48.04% | 22,495 | 37.42% | 8,134 | 13.53% | 445 | 0.74% | 163 | 0.27% | 6,386 | 10.62% | 60,118 |
St. Joseph | 8,529 | 41.02% | 9,764 | 46.96% | 2,319 | 11.15% | 115 | 0.55% | 67 | 0.32% | -1,235 | -5.94% | 20,794 |
Tuscola | 10,314 | 45.55% | 9,154 | 40.43% | 3,013 | 13.31% | 136 | 0.60% | 24 | 0.11% | 1,160 | 5.12% | 22,641 |
Van Buren | 13,355 | 47.74% | 11,347 | 40.56% | 2,946 | 10.53% | 229 | 0.82% | 98 | 0.35% | 2,008 | 7.18% | 27,975 |
Washtenaw | 73,106 | 58.94% | 40,097 | 32.33% | 8,020 | 6.47% | 1,277 | 1.03% | 1,528 | 1.23% | 33,009 | 26.61% | 124,028 |
Wayne | 504,466 | 68.95% | 175,886 | 24.04% | 43,554 | 5.95% | 5,301 | 0.72% | 2,390 | 0.33% | 328,580 | 44.91% | 731,597 |
Wexford | 5,510 | 46.35% | 4,866 | 40.93% | 1,386 | 11.66% | 79 | 0.66% | 47 | 0.40% | 644 | 5.42% | 11,888 |
Totals | 1,989,653 | 51.69% | 1,481,212 | 38.48% | 336,670 | 8.75% | 27,670 | 0.72% | 13,639 | 0.35% | 508,441 | 13.21% | 3,848,844 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
- ^ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
- ^ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved July 21, 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
- ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1996