Elections / 1996 · President · GA
Georgia — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentDoleR+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 47.0% | 1,080,843 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 45.8% | 1,053,849 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.1% | 164,207 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Berrien County, GA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Brooks County, GA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Butts County, GA | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Chatham County, GA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Clinch County, GA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Cook County, GA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Crisp County, GA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Decatur County, GA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Dodge County, GA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Early County, GA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Elbert County, GA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Grady County, GA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Greene County, GA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Hart County, GA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Heard County, GA | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Henry County, GA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Irwin County, GA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Jasper County, GA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Johnson County, GA | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Lamar County, GA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Lanier County, GA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Long County, GA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Marion County, GA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Miller County, GA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Newton County, GA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Peach County, GA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Polk County, GA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Putnam County, GA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Richmond County, GA | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Schley County, GA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Screven County, GA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Seminole County, GA | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+39.5 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+42.9 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Taylor County, GA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Telfair County, GA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Turner County, GA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+7.9 |
complete certified result
Georgia candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 2,070 | 2,572 | 446 | 5,099 | |
| Atkinson County | D | 823 | 784 | 215 | 1,826 | |
| Bacon County | R | 1,360 | 1,580 | 402 | 3,357 | |
| Baker County | D | 955 | 408 | 105 | 1,475 | |
| Baldwin County | D | 5,740 | 4,570 | 849 | 11,205 | |
| Banks County | R | 1,536 | 1,925 | 595 | 4,076 | |
| Barrow County | R | 3,928 | 5,342 | 942 | 10,342 | |
| Bartow County | R | 6,853 | 9,250 | 1,770 | 18,025 | |
| Ben Hill County | D | 2,198 | 1,516 | 358 | 4,088 | |
| Berrien County | D | 2,066 | 1,950 | 525 | 4,549 | |
| Bibb County | D | 26,727 | 20,778 | 2,268 | 49,932 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 1,365 | 1,632 | 300 | 3,308 | |
| Brantley County | R | 1,494 | 1,738 | 386 | 3,634 | |
| Brooks County | D | 1,977 | 1,738 | 314 | 4,054 | |
| Bryan County | R | 2,152 | 3,577 | 513 | 6,269 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 5,396 | 6,646 | 939 | 13,039 | |
| Burke County | D | 3,915 | 2,590 | 389 | 6,913 | |
| Butts County | D | 2,271 | 2,027 | 416 | 4,757 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 1,217 | 541 | 106 | 1,868 | |
| Camden County | R | 3,644 | 4,222 | 572 | 8,486 | |
| Candler County | R | 1,097 | 1,131 | 264 | 2,501 | |
| Carroll County | R | 8,438 | 11,157 | 2,002 | 21,769 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 5,185 | 8,237 | 1,257 | 14,739 | |
| Charlton County | R | 1,368 | 1,374 | 280 | 3,031 | |
| Chatham County | D | 35,781 | 31,987 | 3,028 | 71,277 | |
| Chattahoochee County | D | 565 | 398 | 115 | 1,082 | |
| Chattooga County | D | 3,003 | 2,513 | 796 | 6,326 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 10,802 | 24,527 | 2,872 | 38,677 | |
| Clarke County | D | 15,206 | 10,504 | 1,201 | 27,346 | |
| Clay County | D | 787 | 293 | 62 | 1,143 | |
| Clayton County | D | 30,687 | 20,625 | 3,494 | 55,242 | |
| Clinch County | D | 973 | 789 | 182 | 1,952 | |
| Cobb County | R | 73,750 | 114,188 | 10,438 | 200,573 | |
| Coffee County | R | 3,407 | 3,934 | 711 | 8,075 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 4,135 | 4,847 | 977 | 9,992 | |
| Columbia County | R | 8,601 | 21,291 | 1,709 | 31,693 | |
| Cook County | D | 1,780 | 1,354 | 267 | 3,407 | |
| Coweta County | R | 7,794 | 13,058 | 1,949 | 22,970 | |
| Crawford County | D | 1,534 | 1,290 | 270 | 3,103 | |
| Crisp County | D | 2,504 | 2,321 | 445 | 5,296 | |
| Dade County | R | 1,737 | 2,295 | 618 | 4,668 | |
| Dawson County | R | 1,434 | 2,343 | 473 | 4,306 | |
| Decatur County | D | 3,245 | 3,035 | 497 | 6,797 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 137,903 | 60,255 | 6,742 | 207,229 | |
| Dodge County | D | 2,696 | 2,478 | 587 | 5,781 | |
| Dooly County | D | 1,951 | 990 | 207 | 3,160 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 15,600 | 11,144 | 1,072 | 27,872 | |
| Douglas County | R | 9,631 | 14,495 | 2,109 | 26,477 | |
| Early County | D | 1,648 | 1,374 | 246 | 3,273 | |
| Echols County | R | 308 | 335 | 97 | 743 | |
| Effingham County | R | 3,031 | 5,022 | 769 | 8,848 | |
| Elbert County | D | 2,900 | 2,393 | 552 | 5,857 | |
| Emanuel County | D | 2,947 | 2,451 | 450 | 5,873 | |
| Evans County | R | 1,117 | 1,206 | 204 | 2,538 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,741 | 3,373 | 782 | 6,930 | |
| Fayette County | R | 9,875 | 21,005 | 2,016 | 33,209 | |
| Floyd County | R | 10,464 | 12,426 | 2,345 | 25,378 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 5,957 | 15,013 | 1,889 | 23,159 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,338 | 2,364 | 665 | 5,399 | |
| Fulton County | D | 143,306 | 89,809 | 7,720 | 243,168 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 2,464 | 3,121 | 725 | 6,361 | |
| Glascock County | R | 348 | 532 | 128 | 1,008 | |
| Glynn County | R | 8,058 | 12,305 | 1,137 | 21,602 | |
| Gordon County | R | 4,239 | 5,232 | 1,284 | 10,820 | |
| Grady County | D | 2,862 | 2,674 | 633 | 6,185 | |
| Greene County | D | 2,115 | 1,702 | 173 | 4,015 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 53,819 | 96,610 | 10,236 | 162,945 | |
| Habersham County | R | 3,170 | 4,730 | 1,149 | 9,108 | |
| Hall County | R | 10,362 | 19,280 | 2,321 | 32,219 | |
| Hancock County | D | 2,135 | 438 | 71 | 2,646 | |
| Haralson County | R | 2,850 | 3,260 | 808 | 6,953 | |
| Harris County | R | 2,779 | 3,829 | 489 | 7,131 | |
| Hart County | D | 3,486 | 2,884 | 767 | 7,171 | |
| Heard County | D | 1,248 | 1,170 | 406 | 2,844 | |
| Henry County | R | 9,498 | 16,968 | 2,320 | 29,074 | |
| Houston County | R | 12,760 | 17,050 | 2,730 | 32,678 | |
| Irwin County | D | 1,225 | 1,085 | 224 | 2,540 | |
| Jackson County | R | 3,746 | 4,782 | 899 | 9,492 | |
| Jasper County | D | 1,553 | 1,423 | 243 | 3,234 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 1,576 | 1,796 | 428 | 3,815 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 3,404 | 2,077 | 298 | 5,792 | |
| Jenkins County | D | 1,336 | 955 | 166 | 2,463 | |
| Johnson County | D | 1,194 | 815 | 242 | 2,255 | |
| Jones County | R | 3,195 | 3,272 | 497 | 6,992 | |
| Lamar County | D | 2,125 | 1,988 | 409 | 4,544 | |
| Lanier County | D | 818 | 519 | 160 | 1,502 | |
| Laurens County | R | 5,792 | 6,118 | 818 | 12,803 | |
| Lee County | R | 2,005 | 3,983 | 506 | 6,513 | |
| Liberty County | D | 4,462 | 3,042 | 580 | 8,129 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,334 | 1,391 | 208 | 2,939 | |
| Long County | D | 936 | 791 | 236 | 1,972 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 9,470 | 10,578 | 1,518 | 21,624 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 1,949 | 2,576 | 588 | 5,166 | |
| Macon County | D | 2,618 | 1,006 | 159 | 3,791 | |
| Madison County | R | 2,571 | 3,992 | 868 | 7,476 | |
| Marion County | D | 977 | 678 | 159 | 1,821 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 2,725 | 3,254 | 395 | 6,385 | |
| McIntosh County | D | 1,927 | 1,219 | 293 | 3,448 | |
| Meriwether County | D | 3,492 | 2,259 | 480 | 6,253 | |
| Miller County | D | 909 | 847 | 235 | 1,996 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 3,165 | 2,033 | 372 | 5,586 | |
| Monroe County | R | 2,768 | 3,054 | 488 | 6,338 | |
| Montgomery County | D | 1,233 | 1,163 | 284 | 2,685 | |
| Morgan County | R | 2,111 | 2,118 | 364 | 4,612 | |
| Murray County | R | 2,861 | 3,289 | 938 | 7,124 | |
| Muscogee County | D | 24,867 | 19,360 | 1,891 | 46,248 | |
| Newton County | R | 6,759 | 7,274 | 1,258 | 15,443 | |
| Oconee County | R | 2,992 | 5,116 | 615 | 8,813 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 1,570 | 1,826 | 369 | 3,802 | |
| Paulding County | R | 5,699 | 10,152 | 1,603 | 17,633 | |
| Peach County | D | 3,582 | 2,676 | 471 | 6,752 | |
| Pickens County | R | 2,693 | 3,041 | 783 | 6,566 | |
| Pierce County | R | 1,420 | 2,319 | 333 | 4,088 | |
| Pike County | R | 1,474 | 2,054 | 357 | 3,911 | |
| Polk County | D | 4,298 | 4,130 | 1,076 | 9,550 | |
| Pulaski County | D | 1,554 | 1,196 | 268 | 3,030 | |
| Putnam County | D | 2,340 | 2,306 | 474 | 5,146 | |
| Quitman County | D | 514 | 224 | 59 | 797 | |
| Rabun County | R | 1,943 | 2,213 | 585 | 4,767 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,438 | 816 | 126 | 2,383 | |
| Richmond County | D | 30,738 | 23,670 | 2,310 | 56,869 | |
| Rockdale County | R | 7,656 | 13,006 | 1,750 | 22,696 | |
| Schley County | D | 576 | 470 | 123 | 1,170 | |
| Screven County | D | 2,087 | 1,862 | 263 | 4,219 | |
| Seminole County | D | 1,265 | 1,003 | 250 | 2,524 | |
| Spalding County | R | 6,017 | 7,376 | 1,059 | 14,536 | |
| Stephens County | R | 3,072 | 3,890 | 979 | 7,977 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,537 | 525 | 152 | 2,218 | |
| Sumter County | D | 4,239 | 3,358 | 451 | 8,064 | |
| Talbot County | D | 1,579 | 652 | 111 | 2,346 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 615 | 235 | 36 | 886 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 2,369 | 2,518 | 541 | 5,447 | |
| Taylor County | D | 1,450 | 1,002 | 195 | 2,653 | |
| Telfair County | D | 1,856 | 1,143 | 322 | 3,332 | |
| Terrell County | D | 1,509 | 1,111 | 129 | 2,755 | |
| Thomas County | R | 5,183 | 5,649 | 667 | 11,518 | |
| Tift County | R | 4,198 | 5,613 | 728 | 10,577 | |
| Toombs County | R | 2,763 | 3,646 | 602 | 7,037 | |
| Towns County | R | 1,664 | 2,030 | 459 | 4,179 | |
| Treutlen County | D | 912 | 723 | 122 | 1,759 | |
| Troup County | R | 5,940 | 8,716 | 1,090 | 15,831 | |
| Turner County | D | 1,272 | 924 | 246 | 2,455 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 1,927 | 958 | 210 | 3,110 | |
| Union County | R | 2,175 | 2,685 | 622 | 5,513 | |
| Upson County | R | 3,491 | 3,783 | 731 | 8,035 | |
| Walker County | R | 6,743 | 8,817 | 1,969 | 17,598 | |
| Walton County | R | 5,618 | 7,934 | 1,323 | 15,020 | |
| Ware County | R | 4,171 | 4,746 | 636 | 9,579 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,230 | 735 | 83 | 2,052 | |
| Washington County | D | 4,057 | 2,348 | 488 | 6,919 | |
| Wayne County | R | 2,734 | 3,709 | 665 | 7,126 | |
| Webster County | D | 529 | 235 | 59 | 823 | |
| Wheeler County | D | 751 | 460 | 141 | 1,357 | |
| White County | R | 1,864 | 2,959 | 556 | 5,420 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 7,720 | 12,368 | 1,637 | 21,817 | |
| Wilcox County | D | 1,067 | 882 | 171 | 2,122 | |
| Wilkes County | D | 1,971 | 1,417 | 184 | 3,586 | |
| Wilkinson County | D | 2,278 | 1,332 | 287 | 3,909 | |
| Worth County | R | 2,300 | 2,752 | 521 | 5,725 |
Same ballot, 1996GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.