Bill Clinton carried Florida D+5.7.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Florida, 1996. The state ran 2.8 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

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Florida result

5,303,794 votes counted

Clinton (D)

2,546,870

48.0%

Dole (R)

2,244,536

42.3%

Perot (I)

483,870

9.1%

All others

28,518

0.5%

Margin

D+5.7

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1996 presidential election

Florida, 1996

ClintonD+5.7

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	48.0%	2,546,870
Bob DoleRepublican	42.3%	2,244,536
OtherAll other candidates	0.5%	28,518

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 1996

67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Alachua County	D	+19.9%	40,161	25,316	8,073	74,516
Baker County	R	−21.3%	2,273	3,686	667	6,637
Bay County	R	−21.9%	17,068	28,365	5,926	51,694
Bradford County	R	−8.3%	3,356	4,039	819	8,248
Brevard County	R	−3.9%	80,445	88,022	25,256	195,133
Broward County	D	+35.2%	320,779	142,870	38,967	505,098
Calhoun County	D	+1.9%	1,794	1,717	630	4,158
Charlotte County	R	−1.2%	27,121	27,847	7,783	63,027
Citrus County	D	+3.9%	22,044	20,125	7,246	49,600
Clay County	R	−36.3%	13,259	30,370	3,282	47,092
Collier County	R	−26.8%	23,185	42,593	6,320	72,517
Columbia County	R	−5.5%	6,691	7,588	1,970	16,326
DeSoto County	R	−0.7%	3,222	3,275	966	7,492
Dixie County	D	+8.8%	1,734	1,399	653	3,800
Duval County	R	−5.8%	112,328	126,959	13,850	254,123
Escambia County	R	−21.5%	37,838	60,997	8,597	107,925
Flagler County	D	+6.7%	9,585	8,234	2,185	20,079
Franklin County	D	+11.7%	2,096	1,563	878	4,570
Gadsden County	D	+39.4%	9,407	3,817	938	14,199
Gilchrist County	D	+1.0%	1,985	1,939	841	4,795
Glades County	D	+4.9%	1,530	1,361	521	3,431
Gulf County	D	+0.8%	2,480	2,430	1,054	5,992
Hamilton County	D	+5.9%	1,735	1,520	406	3,673
Hardee County	R	−8.2%	2,417	2,928	851	6,206
Hendry County	D	+0.3%	3,885	3,855	1,135	8,899
Hernando County	D	+11.2%	28,524	22,046	7,272	58,066
Highlands County	R	−4.1%	14,250	15,617	3,739	33,714
Hillsborough County	D	+2.5%	144,266	136,656	25,156	308,271
Holmes County	R	−13.8%	2,312	3,249	1,208	6,804
Indian River County	R	−14.4%	16,375	22,714	4,637	43,972
Jackson County	R	−3.4%	6,667	7,189	1,602	15,513
Jefferson County	D	+14.4%	2,544	1,851	393	4,809
Lafayette County	R	−14.5%	829	1,166	316	2,322
Lake County	R	−7.2%	29,752	35,097	8,815	73,923
Lee County	R	−9.2%	65,699	80,898	18,394	165,951
Leon County	D	+17.6%	50,072	33,930	6,673	91,717
Levy County	D	+5.8%	4,938	4,299	1,774	11,065
Liberty County	R	−2.1%	868	913	376	2,164
Madison County	D	+10.7%	2,794	2,195	578	5,587
Manatee County	R	−2.3%	41,891	44,136	10,363	96,878
Marion County	R	−4.8%	37,045	41,409	11,341	90,171
Martin County	R	−14.0%	20,855	28,522	5,005	54,656
Miami-Dade County	D	+19.5%	317,555	209,740	24,729	553,782
Monroe County	D	+9.8%	15,251	12,076	4,824	32,544
Nassau County	R	−23.0%	7,277	12,141	1,657	21,167
Okaloosa County	R	−38.4%	16,462	40,683	5,433	63,044
Okeechobee County	D	+14.2%	4,826	3,418	1,666	9,941
Orange County	R	−0.2%	105,539	106,059	18,196	231,126
Osceola County	D	+7.6%	21,874	18,337	6,092	46,491
Palm Beach County	D	+24.4%	230,687	133,811	30,744	397,354
Pasco County	D	+13.6%	66,475	48,355	18,013	133,471
Pinellas County	D	+8.7%	184,748	152,155	36,994	376,272
Polk County	R	−0.8%	66,747	67,962	14,993	150,173
Putnam County	D	+8.8%	12,010	9,786	3,272	25,152
Santa Rosa County	R	−36.2%	10,936	26,301	4,961	42,410
Sarasota County	R	−3.7%	63,665	69,213	14,941	148,986
Seminole County	R	−12.8%	45,058	59,797	9,357	114,904
St. Johns County	R	−21.8%	16,716	27,318	4,205	48,549
St. Lucie County	D	+9.8%	36,169	28,899	8,483	73,906
Sumter County	D	+6.9%	7,017	5,960	2,375	15,400
Suwannee County	R	−10.4%	4,479	5,742	1,874	12,144
Taylor County	D	+4.9%	3,583	3,188	1,140	7,997
Union County	R	−7.2%	1,388	1,636	425	3,462
Volusia County	D	+9.9%	78,919	63,091	17,320	160,158
Wakulla County	D	+1.7%	3,056	2,933	1,091	7,169
Walton County	R	−15.3%	5,342	7,709	2,342	15,518
Washington County	R	−6.8%	2,992	3,524	1,287	7,861