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Elections / 1996 · President · AL

Bob Dole carried Alabama R+7.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Alabama, 1996. The state ran 15.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

Alabama result
1,534,349 votes counted
Clinton (D)
662,165
43.2%
Dole (R)
769,044
50.1%
Perot (I)
92,149
6.0%
All others
10,991
0.7%
Margin
R+7.0
1996 presidential election
Alabama, 1996
DoleR+7.0
1996 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 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.Autauga County, AL · R+29.1Baldwin County, AL · R+35.5Barbour County, AL · D+13.0Bibb County, AL · R+4.2Blount County, AL · R+26.1Bullock County, AL · D+43.9Butler County, AL · D+6.1Calhoun County, AL · R+6.4Chambers County, AL · D+7.3Cherokee County, AL · D+16.0Chilton County, AL · R+17.9Choctaw County, AL · D+20.3Clarke County, AL · TiedClay County, AL · R+7.0Cleburne County, AL · R+7.7Coffee County, AL · R+18.6Colbert County, AL · D+9.5Conecuh County, AL · D+14.8Coosa County, AL · D+9.7Covington County, AL · R+12.5Crenshaw County, AL · D+5.2Cullman County, AL · R+17.9Dale County, AL · R+24.8Dallas County, AL · D+22.1DeKalb County, AL · R+18.1Elmore County, AL · R+30.6Escambia County, AL · R+5.1Etowah County, AL · D+3.0Fayette County, AL · D+2.6Franklin County, AL · D+5.5Geneva County, AL · R+17.3Greene County, AL · D+61.7Hale County, AL · D+27.0Henry County, AL · R+0.9Houston County, AL · R+30.9Jackson County, AL · D+16.4Jefferson County, AL · R+4.1Lamar County, AL · R+1.7Lauderdale County, AL · R+1.4Lawrence County, AL · D+13.4Lee County, AL · R+15.3Limestone County, AL · R+13.6Lowndes County, AL · D+47.8Macon County, AL · D+73.5Madison County, AL · R+8.1Marengo County, AL · D+9.5Marion County, AL · D+2.8Marshall County, AL · R+15.5Mobile County, AL · R+9.2Monroe County, AL · R+6.5Montgomery County, AL · D+0.8Morgan County, AL · R+17.9Perry County, AL · D+39.8Pickens County, AL · D+9.0Pike County, AL · R+7.4Randolph County, AL · R+4.0Russell County, AL · D+20.5Shelby County, AL · R+50.8St. Clair County, AL · R+32.1Sumter County, AL · D+48.7Talladega County, AL · R+2.4Tallapoosa County, AL · R+10.5Tuscaloosa County, AL · R+9.0Walker County, AL · D+12.4Washington County, AL · D+13.4Wilcox County, AL · D+38.1Winston County, AL · R+18.6
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bob Dole ✓Republican50.1%769,044
Bill ClintonDemocratic43.2%662,165
OtherAll other candidates0.7%10,991
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1996
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Autauga CountyR
−29.1%
5,0159,50981315,422
Baldwin CountyR
−35.5%
12,77629,4874,52047,119
Barbour CountyD
+13.0%
4,7873,6275158,953
Bibb CountyR
−4.2%
2,7753,0374556,301
Blount CountyR
−26.1%
5,0619,05698515,327
Bullock CountyD
+43.9%
3,0781,1541114,384
Butler CountyD
+6.1%
3,8283,3525387,770
Calhoun CountyR
−6.4%
15,72518,0882,61336,911
Chambers CountyD
+7.3%
5,5154,70781211,097
Cherokee CountyD
+16.0%
4,3993,0488998,421
Chilton CountyR
−17.9%
5,3547,91092914,278
Choctaw CountyD
+20.3%
4,0742,6234137,131
Clarke CountyD
+0.5%
4,8314,78547810,118
Clay CountyR
−7.0%
2,3062,6945385,568
Cleburne CountyR
−7.7%
1,7372,0633854,241
Coffee CountyR
−18.6%
5,1687,8051,04214,159
Colbert CountyD
+9.5%
10,2268,3051,69620,318
Conecuh CountyD
+14.8%
2,9032,0934455,461
Coosa CountyD
+9.7%
2,1211,7212624,131
Covington CountyR
−12.5%
4,5436,0351,09811,913
Crenshaw CountyD
+5.2%
2,1721,9393174,447
Cullman CountyR
−17.9%
9,54414,3082,44026,553
Dale CountyR
−24.8%
4,7328,2881,21614,330
Dallas CountyD
+22.1%
10,5076,61247717,654
DeKalb CountyR
−18.1%
6,5449,8231,60918,143
Elmore CountyR
−30.6%
6,53012,9371,36820,946
Escambia CountyR
−5.1%
4,6515,21486711,104
Etowah CountyD
+3.0%
17,97616,8352,52937,561
Fayette CountyD
+2.6%
3,3813,1915907,209
Franklin CountyD
+5.5%
5,0284,44996610,482
Geneva CountyR
−17.3%
3,1744,7258578,983
Greene CountyD
+61.7%
3,526796554,424
Hale CountyD
+27.0%
3,3721,8931905,473
Henry CountyR
−0.9%
3,0193,0825156,637
Houston CountyR
−30.9%
8,79117,4761,65328,063
Jackson CountyD
+16.4%
8,2045,6501,57315,558
Jefferson CountyR
−4.1%
120,208130,9807,997260,906
Lamar CountyR
−1.7%
2,8432,9555976,410
Lauderdale CountyR
−1.4%
13,61914,0582,57430,436
Lawrence CountyD
+13.4%
5,2543,89396410,143
Lee CountyR
−15.3%
12,91917,9851,94933,214
Limestone CountyR
−13.6%
8,04510,8621,65920,682
Lowndes CountyD
+47.8%
3,9701,369725,441
Macon CountyD
+73.5%
7,0189871508,203
Madison CountyR
−8.1%
42,25950,3907,437100,858
Marengo CountyD
+9.5%
4,8994,0133379,294
Marion CountyD
+2.8%
5,0494,74297910,830
Marshall CountyR
−15.5%
8,72212,3232,15023,300
Mobile CountyR
−9.2%
54,74966,7757,555130,103
Monroe CountyR
−6.5%
3,8154,3824868,698
Montgomery CountyD
+0.8%
38,38237,7842,03678,744
Morgan CountyR
−17.9%
14,61621,7653,34840,013
Perry CountyD
+39.8%
4,0531,7031195,903
Pickens CountyD
+9.0%
4,0183,3224037,773
Pike CountyR
−7.4%
4,5145,28150310,341
Randolph CountyR
−4.0%
3,0233,3046036,969
Russell CountyD
+20.5%
7,8345,02579213,695
Shelby CountyR
−50.8%
11,28037,0902,03550,773
St. Clair CountyR
−32.1%
6,18712,7621,41720,489
Sumter CountyD
+48.7%
4,7061,5611726,456
Talladega CountyR
−2.4%
10,38510,9311,33522,778
Tallapoosa CountyR
−10.5%
6,0717,6271,03814,815
Tuscaloosa CountyR
−9.0%
23,06727,9393,04854,382
Walker CountyD
+12.4%
12,9299,8372,01224,939
Washington CountyD
+13.4%
3,9352,9008197,697
Wilcox CountyD
+38.1%
3,3031,454714,847
Winston CountyR
−18.6%
3,1204,7287238,627