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Elections / 1996 · President · AZ

Bill Clinton carried Arizona D+2.2.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Arizona, 1996. The state ran 6.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

Arizona result
1,404,405 votes counted
Clinton (D)
653,288
46.5%
Dole (R)
622,073
44.3%
Perot (I)
112,072
8.0%
All others
16,972
1.2%
Margin
D+2.2
1996 presidential election
Arizona, 1996
ClintonD+2.2
1996 presidential margin by county for Arizona — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arizona — 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.Apache County, AZ · D+40.9Cochise County, AZ · R+1.8Coconino County, AZ · D+17.7Gila County, AZ · D+12.5Graham County, AZ · R+3.1Greenlee County, AZ · D+17.6La Paz County, AZ · D+1.4Maricopa County, AZ · R+2.7Mohave County, AZ · R+3.3Navajo County, AZ · D+14.6Pima County, AZ · D+12.8Pinal County, AZ · D+17.7Santa Cruz County, AZ · D+36.5Yavapai County, AZ · R+13.6Yuma County, AZ · R+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic46.5%653,288
Bob DoleRepublican44.3%622,073
OtherAll other candidates1.2%16,972
D+60
R+60
15 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Arizona's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −5.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.5%DR19122024
Arizona's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+30.8%
1916+21.8%
1920−11.2%
1924−5.8%
1928−15.3%
1932+36.5%
1936+42.9%
1940+27.5%
1944+17.9%
1948+10.0%
1952−16.7%
1956−22.1%
1960−11.1%
1964−0.8%
1968−19.8%
1972−31.3%
1976−16.6%
1980−32.4%
1984−33.9%
1988−21.2%
1992−2.0%
1996+2.2%
2000−6.3%
2004−10.5%
2008−8.5%
2012−9.0%
2016−3.5%
2020+0.3%
2024−5.5%
County results — 1996
15 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Apache CountyD
+40.9%
12,3944,7611,29618,684
Cochise CountyR
−1.8%
13,78214,3653,34631,923
Coconino CountyD
+17.7%
20,47513,6383,66638,522
Gila CountyD
+12.5%
8,5776,4072,21117,411
Graham CountyR
−3.1%
3,9384,2221,0349,296
Greenlee CountyD
+17.6%
1,7551,1594263,393
La Paz CountyD
+1.4%
1,9641,9025974,493
Maricopa CountyR
−2.7%
363,991386,01558,479817,432
Mohave CountyR
−3.3%
16,62917,9976,36941,533
Navajo CountyD
+14.6%
12,9129,2622,46124,938
Pima CountyD
+12.8%
137,983104,12118,809264,552
Pinal CountyD
+17.7%
19,57913,0343,97236,895
Santa Cruz CountyD
+36.5%
5,2412,2566008,167
Yavapai CountyR
−13.6%
21,80129,9216,64959,495
Yuma CountyR
−2.7%
12,26713,0132,15727,671