Elections / 1996 · President · CT
Bill Clinton carried Connecticut D+18.1.
Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Connecticut, 1996. The state ran 9.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Connecticut result
1,392,573 votes counted
Clinton (D)
735,725
52.8%
Dole (R)
483,094
34.7%
Perot + others
34,236
2.5%
Margin
D+18.1
1996 presidential election
Connecticut, 1996
ClintonD+18.1
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1996 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 52.8% | 735,725 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 34.7% | 483,094 |
| Ross PerotReform | 2.5% | 34,236 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1996
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 216,944 | 121,836 | 386,305 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | D | 58,664 | 49,233 | 119,898 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 39,718 | 24,189 | 75,621 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 93,042 | 59,469 | 174,460 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 18,200 | 10,925 | 35,221 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | D | 22,971 | 18,671 | 48,921 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 117,497 | 70,262 | 214,730 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 56,418 | 34,242 | 107,148 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | D | 112,271 | 94,267 | 230,269 |