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Elections / 1996 · President · HI

Bill Clinton carried Hawaii D+25.3.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Hawaii, 1996. The state ran 16.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

Hawaii result
360,120 votes counted
Clinton (D)
205,012
56.9%
Dole (R)
113,943
31.6%
Perot (I)
27,358
7.6%
All others
13,807
3.8%
Margin
D+25.3
1996 presidential election
Hawaii, 1996
ClintonD+25.3
1996 presidential margin by county for Hawaii — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Hawaii — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Hawaii County, HI · D+28.1Honolulu County, HI · D+22.7Kauai County, HI · D+38.2Maui County, HI · D+32.3
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic56.9%205,012
Bob DoleRepublican31.6%113,943
Ross PerotReform3.8%13,807
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Hawaii's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Hawaii's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: +23.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+23.1%DR19602024
Hawaii's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1960+0.1%
1964+57.5%
1968+21.1%
1972−25.0%
1976+2.5%
1980+1.9%
1984−11.3%
1988+9.5%
1992+11.4%
1996+25.3%
2000+18.3%
2004+8.7%
2008+45.2%
2012+42.7%
2016+32.2%
2020+29.5%
2024+23.1%
County results — 1996
4 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Hawaii CountyD
+28.1%
27,26213,5165,13748,977
Honolulu CountyD
+22.7%
143,79385,77917,389255,256
Kauai CountyD
+38.2%
13,3575,3251,56821,020
Maui CountyD
+32.3%
20,6009,3233,26434,867