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Elections / 1996 · President · MD

Bill Clinton carried Maryland D+16.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Maryland, 1996. The state ran 7.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

Maryland result
1,780,870 votes counted
Clinton (D)
966,207
54.3%
Dole (R)
681,530
38.3%
Perot (I)
115,812
6.5%
All others
17,321
1.0%
Margin
D+16.0
1996 presidential election
Maryland, 1996
ClintonD+16.0
1996 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+4.3Anne Arundel County, MD · R+6.7Baltimore city, MD · D+63.8Baltimore County, MD · D+6.7Calvert County, MD · R+6.4Caroline County, MD · R+7.6Carroll County, MD · R+24.9Cecil County, MD · R+3.0Charles County, MD · R+4.3Dorchester County, MD · D+2.7Frederick County, MD · R+14.4Garrett County, MD · R+23.3Harford County, MD · R+12.7Howard County, MD · D+7.0Kent County, MD · D+2.2Montgomery County, MD · D+24.2Prince George's County, MD · D+51.6Queen Anne's County, MD · R+15.3Somerset County, MD · D+8.9St. Mary's County, MD · R+7.8Talbot County, MD · R+16.9Washington County, MD · R+11.8Wicomico County, MD · R+1.4Worcester County, MD · Tied
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic54.3%966,207
Bob DoleRepublican38.3%681,530
OtherAll other candidates1.0%17,321
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1996
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Allegany CountyR
−4.3%
11,02512,1362,65226,001
Anne Arundel CountyR
−6.7%
72,14783,57414,287171,685
Baltimore cityD
+63.8%
145,44128,4677,473183,323
Baltimore CountyD
+6.7%
132,599114,44920,393269,968
Calvert CountyR
−6.4%
10,00811,5091,93223,566
Caroline CountyR
−7.6%
3,2513,8749478,177
Carroll CountyR
−24.9%
17,12230,3164,87352,997
Cecil CountyR
−3.0%
10,14410,8853,12424,460
Charles CountyR
−4.3%
15,89017,4322,33335,823
Dorchester CountyD
+2.7%
4,6134,3371,00810,054
Frederick CountyR
−14.4%
25,08134,4944,98965,303
Garrett CountyR
−23.3%
3,1215,4001,2009,786
Harford CountyR
−12.7%
29,77939,6867,93978,191
Howard CountyD
+7.0%
47,56940,8496,01195,508
Kent CountyD
+2.2%
3,2073,0556766,998
Montgomery CountyD
+24.2%
198,807117,73014,450334,898
Prince George's CountyD
+51.6%
176,61252,6979,153240,302
Queen Anne's CountyR
−15.3%
5,0547,1471,31213,639
Somerset CountyD
+8.9%
3,5572,9196137,169
St. Mary's CountyR
−7.8%
9,98811,8351,82723,808
Talbot CountyR
−16.9%
4,8216,99791412,855
Washington CountyR
−11.8%
16,48121,4343,93442,142
Wicomico CountyR
−1.4%
12,30312,6872,16027,286
Worcester CountyR
−0.2%
7,5877,6211,61216,931