Colorado — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionColorado · PresidentDoleR+1.4
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 45.8% | 691,848 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 44.4% | 671,152 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.8% | 147,704 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+29.0 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+26.1 |
Colorado results by county
63 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bill Clinton+11,648 | 36,66638.9% | 48,31451.3% | 2,0282.2% | 94,214 |
| Alamosa County | Bill Clinton+292 | 2,03841.2% | 2,33047.1% | 1382.8% | 4,943 |
| Arapahoe County | Bob Dole+14,472 | 82,77850.8% | 68,30641.9% | 3,4362.1% | 162,996 |
| Archuleta County | Bob Dole+966 | 1,96357.1% | 99729.0% | 1173.4% | 3,437 |
| Baca County | Bob Dole+662 | 1,32159.5% | 65929.7% | 361.6% | 2,219 |
| Bent County | Bill Clinton+129 | 91741.7% | 1,04647.6% | 271.2% | 2,199 |
| Boulder County | Bill Clinton+21,394 | 41,92234.5% | 63,31652.2% | 9,2767.6% | 121,354 |
| Chaffee County | Bob Dole+284 | 3,05246.8% | 2,76842.5% | 1572.4% | 6,515 |
| Cheyenne County | Bob Dole+411 | 73962.8% | 32827.9% | 181.5% | 1,176 |
| Clear Creek County | Bill Clinton+117 | 1,74642.0% | 1,86344.8% | 1864.5% | 4,160 |
| Conejos County | Bill Clinton+577 | 1,14936.1% | 1,72654.2% | 662.1% | 3,186 |
| Costilla County | Bill Clinton+835 | 33320.3% | 1,16871.2% | 281.7% | 1,641 |
| Crowley County | Bob Dole+121 | 68049.6% | 55940.8% | 181.3% | 1,371 |
| Custer County | Bob Dole+508 | 92058.9% | 41226.4% | 664.2% | 1,562 |
| Delta County | Bob Dole+2,463 | 6,04754.5% | 3,58432.3% | 4093.7% | 11,100 |
| Denver County | Bill Clinton+61,783 | 58,52930.0% | 120,31261.8% | 7,1963.7% | 194,814 |
| Dolores County | Bob Dole+141 | 41751.7% | 27634.2% | 192.4% | 807 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+15,888 | 32,12061.8% | 16,23231.2% | 9611.8% | 51,975 |
| Eagle County | Bill Clinton+457 | 4,63740.9% | 5,09444.9% | 4173.7% | 11,341 |
| El Paso County | Bob Dole+46,581 | 102,40359.0% | 55,82232.2% | 4,0412.3% | 173,441 |
| Elbert County | Bob Dole+2,231 | 4,12561.0% | 1,89428.0% | 2323.4% | 6,758 |
| Fremont County | Bob Dole+2,093 | 7,43751.2% | 5,34436.8% | 2942.0% | 14,513 |
| Garfield County | Bob Dole+559 | 6,28144.4% | 5,72240.5% | 5734.1% | 14,138 |
| Gilpin County | Bill Clinton+117 | 68238.1% | 79944.7% | 1246.9% | 1,789 |
| Grand County | Bob Dole+252 | 2,26446.3% | 2,01241.1% | 1412.9% | 4,890 |
| Gunnison County | Bill Clinton+582 | 2,23037.0% | 2,81246.7% | 4096.8% | 6,021 |
| Hinsdale County | Bob Dole+104 | 28952.8% | 18533.8% | 173.1% | 547 |
| Huerfano County | Bill Clinton+487 | 99635.9% | 1,48353.4% | 873.1% | 2,776 |
| Jackson County | Bob Dole+264 | 48658.3% | 22226.7% | 182.2% | 833 |
| Jefferson County | Bob Dole+12,023 | 101,51748.4% | 89,49442.7% | 5,7452.7% | 209,723 |
| Kiowa County | Bob Dole+303 | 54962.0% | 24627.8% | 171.9% | 886 |
| Kit Carson County | Bob Dole+995 | 2,06860.3% | 1,07331.3% | 561.6% | 3,432 |
| La Plata County | Bob Dole+1,548 | 8,05746.5% | 6,50937.6% | 1,3527.8% | 17,321 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+610 | 72829.7% | 1,33854.6% | 1104.5% | 2,450 |
| Larimer County | Bob Dole+4,970 | 45,93547.1% | 40,96542.0% | 3,7273.8% | 97,450 |
| Las Animas County | Bill Clinton+1,706 | 1,90531.5% | 3,61159.8% | 991.6% | 6,042 |
| Lincoln County | Bob Dole+543 | 1,27257.7% | 72933.1% | 381.7% | 2,203 |
| Logan County | Bob Dole+1,267 | 4,03253.2% | 2,76536.4% | 1802.4% | 7,586 |
| Mesa County | Bob Dole+7,647 | 24,76153.1% | 17,11436.7% | 1,0302.2% | 46,612 |
| Mineral County | Bill Clinton+13 | 17940.0% | 19243.0% | 71.6% | 447 |
| Moffat County | Bob Dole+831 | 2,46651.0% | 1,63533.8% | 861.8% | 4,836 |
| Montezuma County | Bob Dole+1,597 | 4,17553.3% | 2,57832.9% | 2513.2% | 7,831 |
| Montrose County | Bob Dole+2,711 | 6,73055.0% | 4,01932.8% | 3032.5% | 12,239 |
| Morgan County | Bob Dole+1,210 | 4,55752.3% | 3,34738.4% | 1161.3% | 8,707 |
| Otero County | Bill Clinton+30 | 3,35645.1% | 3,38645.5% | 1141.5% | 7,437 |
| Ouray County | Bob Dole+415 | 98454.8% | 56931.7% | 744.1% | 1,794 |
| Park County | Bob Dole+817 | 2,66150.8% | 1,84435.2% | 2023.9% | 5,241 |
| Phillips County | Bob Dole+578 | 1,28458.8% | 70632.3% | 391.8% | 2,185 |
| Pitkin County | Bill Clinton+1,980 | 1,96928.2% | 3,94956.5% | 5327.6% | 6,985 |
| Prowers County | Bob Dole+759 | 2,50453.8% | 1,74537.5% | 611.3% | 4,652 |
| Pueblo County | Bill Clinton+11,389 | 17,40234.6% | 28,79157.2% | 7341.5% | 50,301 |
| Rio Blanco County | Bob Dole+966 | 1,69762.5% | 73126.9% | 441.6% | 2,715 |
| Rio Grande County | Bob Dole+409 | 2,12949.5% | 1,72040.0% | 731.7% | 4,301 |
| Routt County | Bill Clinton+641 | 3,01938.5% | 3,66046.7% | 2993.8% | 7,837 |
| Saguache County | Bill Clinton+257 | 71236.5% | 96949.6% | 1115.7% | 1,952 |
| San Juan County | Bob Dole+20 | 15341.4% | 13335.9% | 349.2% | 370 |
| San Miguel County | Bill Clinton+762 | 77328.2% | 1,53556.0% | 2047.4% | 2,743 |
| Sedgwick County | Bob Dole+196 | 71552.7% | 51938.2% | 221.6% | 1,357 |
| Summit County | Bill Clinton+709 | 3,26138.7% | 3,97047.2% | 3654.3% | 8,419 |
| Teller County | Bob Dole+2,146 | 4,45857.9% | 2,31230.0% | 2182.8% | 7,695 |
| Washington County | Bob Dole+917 | 1,56664.2% | 64926.6% | 351.4% | 2,440 |
| Weld County | Bob Dole+5,193 | 26,51849.7% | 21,32539.9% | 1,2002.2% | 53,390 |
| Yuma County | Bob Dole+1,150 | 2,58958.7% | 1,43932.6% | 621.4% | 4,409 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Same ballot, 1996CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.