Bill Clinton carried Illinois D+17.5.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Illinois, 1996. The state ran 9.0 points more Democratic 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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Illinois result

4,311,391 votes counted

Clinton (D)

2,341,744

54.3%

Dole (R)

1,587,021

36.8%

Perot + others

382,626

8.9%

Margin

D+17.5

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1996 presidential election

Illinois, 1996

ClintonD+17.5

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	54.3%	2,341,744
Bob DoleRepublican	36.8%	1,587,021
Ross PerotReform	8.9%	382,626

D+60

R+60

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

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−8.8%	11,336	13,836	28,411
Alexander County	D	+35.8%	2,753	1,212	4,304
Bond County	D	+2.8%	3,213	3,018	6,970
Boone County	R	−6.4%	5,345	6,181	13,009
Brown County	R	−2.4%	997	1,053	2,297
Bureau County	D	+7.0%	7,651	6,528	16,073
Calhoun County	D	+24.4%	1,676	941	3,013
Carroll County	R	−1.5%	2,926	3,029	6,799
Cass County	D	+10.9%	2,834	2,214	5,667
Champaign County	D	+6.4%	32,454	28,232	66,429
Christian County	D	+12.6%	7,431	5,563	14,837
Clark County	R	−5.7%	2,995	3,409	7,220
Clay County	D	+0.8%	2,750	2,703	6,228
Clinton County	D	+0.3%	6,104	6,065	13,844
Coles County	D	+4.7%	8,950	8,038	19,298
Cook County	D	+40.1%	1,153,289	461,557	1,726,666
Crawford County	R	−3.9%	3,627	3,965	8,693
Cumberland County	R	−5.1%	1,776	2,002	4,469
De Witt County	R	−1.5%	2,878	2,978	6,589
DeKalb County	D	+1.2%	12,715	12,380	28,527
Douglas County	R	−4.5%	2,955	3,272	7,013
DuPage County	R	−10.8%	129,709	164,630	324,486
Edgar County	R	−2.3%	3,552	3,746	8,302
Edwards County	R	−16.9%	1,089	1,613	3,103
Effingham County	R	−20.2%	4,825	7,696	14,204
Fayette County	D	+0.1%	3,887	3,881	8,792
Ford County	R	−17.5%	2,065	3,077	5,770
Franklin County	D	+25.7%	9,814	5,354	17,358
Fulton County	D	+23.6%	8,857	5,155	15,706
Gallatin County	D	+35.8%	2,113	856	3,513
Greene County	D	+8.2%	2,734	2,245	5,934
Grundy County	D	+3.9%	6,759	6,177	14,902
Hamilton County	D	+12.5%	2,242	1,677	4,509
Hancock County	D	+0.4%	4,001	3,961	9,178
Hardin County	D	+20.4%	1,323	790	2,617
Henderson County	D	+19.9%	1,953	1,233	3,619
Henry County	D	+12.8%	11,201	8,393	21,897
Iroquois County	R	−15.7%	4,559	6,564	12,737
Jackson County	D	+21.8%	12,214	7,422	22,011
Jasper County	R	−4.0%	2,038	2,234	4,951
Jefferson County	D	+8.9%	7,263	5,937	14,981
Jersey County	D	+12.1%	4,275	3,211	8,766
Jo Daviess County	D	+2.8%	4,171	3,915	9,306
Johnson County	R	−4.7%	2,009	2,241	4,930
Kane County	R	−5.6%	47,902	54,375	114,693
Kankakee County	D	+6.3%	16,820	14,595	35,241
Kendall County	R	−13.9%	6,499	8,958	17,672
Knox County	D	+20.7%	12,487	7,822	22,548
Lake County	D	+0.1%	93,315	93,149	204,764
LaSalle County	D	+14.9%	21,643	15,299	42,491
Lawrence County	D	+4.7%	2,871	2,568	6,392
Lee County	R	−5.5%	5,895	6,677	14,182
Livingston County	R	−13.6%	5,641	7,653	14,788
Logan County	R	−15.4%	4,618	6,518	12,345
Macon County	D	+12.9%	24,256	18,161	47,235
Macoupin County	D	+18.4%	11,107	7,235	21,075
Madison County	D	+17.7%	53,568	35,758	100,573
Marion County	D	+11.4%	7,792	5,999	15,763
Marshall County	D	+3.3%	2,640	2,453	5,714
Mason County	D	+14.8%	3,385	2,430	6,444
Massac County	D	+5.5%	2,841	2,507	6,058
McDonough County	D	+4.8%	5,632	5,049	12,035
McHenry County	R	−11.9%	31,240	41,136	83,256
McLean County	R	−7.0%	22,708	26,428	53,435
Menard County	R	−15.4%	2,204	3,106	5,868
Mercer County	D	+20.1%	4,278	2,688	7,897
Monroe County	R	−4.8%	4,798	5,350	11,535
Montgomery County	D	+12.4%	6,338	4,770	12,631
Morgan County	R	−1.4%	6,150	6,352	14,238
Moultrie County	D	+7.9%	2,629	2,199	5,451
Ogle County	R	−15.2%	6,765	9,558	18,335
Peoria County	D	+8.6%	37,383	30,990	74,102
Perry County	D	+21.3%	5,347	3,237	9,921
Piatt County	D	+0.1%	3,274	3,265	7,412
Pike County	D	+4.8%	3,604	3,225	7,952
Pope County	D	+3.2%	915	850	2,054
Pulaski County	D	+17.3%	1,524	1,036	2,814
Putnam County	D	+15.8%	1,425	987	2,764
Randolph County	D	+13.6%	7,419	5,422	14,647
Richland County	R	−6.7%	2,679	3,137	6,815
Rock Island County	D	+23.3%	34,822	20,626	60,955
Saline County	D	+21.1%	6,156	3,693	11,665
Sangamon County	R	−3.7%	38,902	42,174	88,105
Schuyler County	D	+1.0%	1,636	1,597	3,749
Scott County	R	−3.9%	1,012	1,112	2,538
Shelby County	D	+0.3%	4,249	4,215	9,788
St. Clair County	D	+21.5%	53,405	33,066	94,429
Stark County	R	−0.6%	1,262	1,278	2,864
Stephenson County	R	−9.5%	7,145	8,871	18,125
Tazewell County	R	−0.5%	24,139	24,395	53,678
Union County	D	+13.3%	4,252	3,147	8,282
Vermilion County	D	+11.2%	15,525	12,015	31,329
Wabash County	R	−3.9%	2,177	2,381	5,274
Warren County	D	+7.3%	3,500	2,974	7,250
Washington County	R	−8.6%	2,744	3,339	6,927
Wayne County	R	−12.0%	3,054	4,029	8,140
White County	D	+9.2%	3,553	2,878	7,352
Whiteside County	D	+13.1%	11,913	8,859	23,344
Will County	D	+4.6%	69,354	62,506	148,304
Williamson County	D	+11.0%	12,510	9,734	25,272
Winnebago County	D	+1.8%	46,264	44,479	99,910
Woodford County	R	−21.7%	5,270	8,527	15,043