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Elections / 1996 · President · MA

Bill Clinton carried Massachusetts D+33.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Massachusetts, 1996. The state ran 24.9 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)

Massachusetts result
2,556,785 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,571,763
61.5%
Dole (R)
718,107
28.1%
Perot (I)
227,217
8.9%
All others
39,698
1.6%
Margin
D+33.4
1996 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1996
ClintonD+33.4
1996 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · D+17.2Berkshire County, MA · D+43.2Bristol County, MA · D+40.6Dukes County, MA · D+44.1Essex County, MA · D+28.1Franklin County, MA · D+35.7Hampden County, MA · D+32.8Hampshire County, MA · D+41.4Middlesex County, MA · D+36.3Nantucket County, MA · D+29.6Norfolk County, MA · D+29.1Plymouth County, MA · D+21.4Suffolk County, MA · D+53.1Worcester County, MA · D+28.4
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic61.5%1,571,763
Bob DoleRepublican28.1%718,107
OtherAll other candidates1.6%39,698
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1996
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+17.2%
59,22340,1449,889110,737
Berkshire CountyD
+43.2%
39,33813,0557,56960,774
Bristol CountyD
+40.6%
127,72547,16421,438198,213
Dukes CountyD
+44.1%
5,1371,7396577,702
Essex CountyD
+28.1%
171,02189,12027,068291,442
Franklin CountyD
+35.7%
19,7288,0553,84832,742
Hampden CountyD
+32.8%
105,05048,51316,942172,239
Hampshire CountyD
+41.4%
41,84414,7876,58965,309
Middlesex CountyD
+36.3%
398,190169,92648,112627,977
Nantucket CountyD
+29.6%
2,4531,2224004,159
Norfolk CountyD
+29.1%
180,50492,98222,949300,471
Plymouth CountyD
+21.4%
106,07264,62620,808194,011
Suffolk CountyD
+53.1%
145,58639,75310,980199,392
Worcester CountyD
+28.4%
169,89287,02129,968291,617