Elections / 1996 · President · DC
Bill Clinton carried District of Columbia D+75.9.
Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in District of Columbia, 1996. The state ran 67.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
District of Columbia result
185,726 votes counted
Clinton (D)
158,220
85.2%
Dole (R)
17,339
9.3%
Perot (I)
3,611
1.9%
All others
6,556
3.5%
Margin
D+75.9
1996 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1996
ClintonD+75.9
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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 | 85.2% | 158,220 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 9.3% | 17,339 |
| Ross PerotReform | 3.5% | 6,556 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 1996
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 158,220 | 17,339 | 3,611 | 185,726 |