Bob Dole carried Idaho R+18.5.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Idaho, 1996. The state ran 27.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1996 ballot here.

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

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Idaho result

491,711 votes counted

Clinton (D)

165,443

33.6%

Dole (R)

256,595

52.2%

Perot (I)

62,518

12.7%

All others

7,155

1.5%

Margin

R+18.5

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1996 presidential election

Idaho, 1996

DoleR+18.5

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bob Dole ✓Republican	52.2%	256,595
Bill ClintonDemocratic	33.6%	165,443
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	7,155

D+60

R+60

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

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Ada County	R	−15.9%	43,040	61,811	11,171	117,743
Adams County	R	−26.5%	537	1,053	311	1,949
Bannock County	R	−4.0%	12,806	14,058	4,158	31,377
Bear Lake County	R	−27.7%	805	1,583	396	2,808
Benewah County	R	−4.6%	1,488	1,667	701	3,919
Bingham County	R	−27.5%	4,304	8,391	2,021	14,881
Blaine County	D	+10.2%	3,840	3,003	1,193	8,217
Boise County	R	−23.6%	879	1,576	440	2,959
Bonner County	R	−6.3%	5,294	6,207	2,669	14,436
Bonneville County	R	−32.9%	9,013	19,977	3,921	33,350
Boundary County	R	−19.2%	1,194	1,937	626	3,870
Butte County	R	−15.7%	507	741	233	1,491
Camas County	R	−23.3%	156	283	95	544
Canyon County	R	−30.2%	11,800	23,988	3,956	40,328
Caribou County	R	−28.8%	841	1,740	501	3,120
Cassia County	R	−41.9%	1,596	4,663	976	7,326
Clark County	R	−34.3%	117	266	45	434
Clearwater County	R	−3.9%	1,507	1,658	650	3,883
Custer County	R	−26.5%	635	1,249	400	2,316
Elmore County	R	−19.5%	2,324	3,668	845	6,904
Franklin County	R	−41.8%	807	2,435	589	3,892
Fremont County	R	−39.9%	1,114	3,042	630	4,835
Gem County	R	−22.4%	1,968	3,362	833	6,231
Gooding County	R	−22.0%	1,503	2,637	980	5,166
Idaho County	R	−26.7%	1,979	3,871	1,083	7,098
Jefferson County	R	−47.3%	1,427	4,925	994	7,403
Jerome County	R	−27.4%	1,679	3,358	1,014	6,125
Kootenai County	R	−13.0%	13,627	18,740	6,083	39,186
Latah County	D	+8.8%	7,741	6,311	1,828	16,290
Lemhi County	R	−34.1%	1,015	2,334	461	3,868
Lewis County	R	−9.9%	674	861	316	1,880
Lincoln County	R	−17.0%	478	744	319	1,562
Madison County	R	−58.1%	1,216	5,706	744	7,728
Minidoka County	R	−28.8%	1,977	4,008	977	7,055
Nez Perce County	D	+4.9%	7,491	6,675	2,385	16,696
Oneida County	R	−32.7%	429	993	285	1,726
Owyhee County	R	−34.2%	895	2,033	354	3,323
Payette County	R	−25.4%	2,119	3,901	906	7,018
Power County	R	−14.7%	1,070	1,501	344	2,936
Shoshone County	D	+23.4%	2,981	1,588	1,283	5,954
Teton County	R	−15.5%	866	1,251	326	2,488
Twin Falls County	R	−24.3%	6,826	12,393	3,383	22,896
Valley County	R	−12.3%	1,564	2,089	568	4,278
Washington County	R	−23.8%	1,314	2,318	525	4,222