Bob Dole carried Alaska R+17.5. Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Alaska, 1996. The state ran 26.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.
Elections › 1996 › President › Alaska Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
akashic Alaska result
241,617 votes counted
akashic 1996 presidential election
Alaska, 1996
Dole R+17.5
1996 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1996 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states. Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+2.2 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · D+5.4 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+19.4 Bethel Census Area, AK · D+27.3 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+14.4 Denali Borough, AK · R+9.0 Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+7.1 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+21.7 Haines Borough, AK · R+11.8 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+15.1 Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+4.9 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · R+28.0 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+41.0 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+22.2 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+23.3 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · D+0.7 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+34.2 Nome Census Area, AK · D+7.9 North Slope Borough, AK · R+1.0 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · D+11.9 Petersburg Borough, AK · R+8.8 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · R+16.0 Sitka City and Borough, AK · R+2.1 Skagway Municipality, AK · D+3.6 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+38.8 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+36.8 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+8.8 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+18.1 How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bob Dole ✓ Republican 50.8% 122,743 Bill Clinton Democratic 33.3% 80,377 Ross Perot Reform 5.0% 12,160
30 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 1996
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Perot Total Aleutians East Borough R 239 251 35 538 Aleutians West Census Area D 596 523 176 1,351 Anchorage Municipality R 32,645 51,626 9,392 97,814 Bethel Census Area D 2,784 1,467 345 4,818 Bristol Bay Borough R 187 270 105 578 Chugach Census Area R 955 1,397 577 3,144 Copper River Census Area R 295 818 158 1,350 Denali Borough R 401 505 173 1,158 Dillingham Census Area D 643 544 133 1,396 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 10,834 18,515 3,938 35,351 Haines Borough R 507 685 167 1,507 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 431 290 127 935 Juneau City and Borough D 6,761 6,007 1,348 15,278 Kenai Peninsula Borough R 5,183 10,608 2,465 19,388 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,471 4,180 682 6,610 Kodiak Island Borough R 1,576 2,707 557 5,100 Kusilvak Census Area D 998 575 153 1,818 Lake and Peninsula Borough D 239 235 52 538 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 4,525 11,307 3,082 19,834 Nome Census Area D 1,447 1,212 241 2,988 North Slope Borough R 928 951 248 2,206 Northwest Arctic Borough D 1,031 784 196 2,078 Petersburg Borough R 584 727 196 1,624 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area R 892 1,335 434 2,773 Sitka City and Borough R 1,730 1,822 499 4,332 Skagway Municipality D 178 162 69 448 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 571 1,545 278 2,512 Wrangell City and Borough R 249 698 217 1,221 Yakutat City and Borough D 148 120 44 320 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area D 1,349 877 246 2,609
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