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Elections / 1996 · President · ME

Bill Clinton carried Maine D+20.9.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Maine, 1996. The state ran 12.3 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)

Maine result
605,897 votes counted
Clinton (D)
312,788
51.6%
Dole (R)
186,378
30.8%
Perot (I)
85,970
14.2%
All others
20,761
3.4%
Margin
D+20.9
1996 presidential election
Maine, 1996
ClintonD+20.9
1996 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+30.8Aroostook County, ME · D+21.9Cumberland County, ME · D+20.7Franklin County, ME · D+27.4Hancock County, ME · D+14.8Kennebec County, ME · D+26.7Knox County, ME · D+14.0Lincoln County, ME · D+9.7Oxford County, ME · D+24.3Penobscot County, ME · D+18.5Piscataquis County, ME · D+17.1Sagadahoc County, ME · D+18.1Somerset County, ME · D+23.9Waldo County, ME · D+15.6Washington County, ME · D+15.8York County, ME · D+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic51.6%312,788
Bob DoleRepublican30.8%186,378
Ross PerotReform3.4%20,761
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1996
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+30.8%
26,42812,0537,07946,731
Aroostook CountyD
+21.9%
18,02210,4005,74734,792
Cumberland CountyD
+20.7%
69,49642,62012,696129,610
Franklin CountyD
+27.4%
7,7593,7572,56714,596
Hancock CountyD
+14.8%
12,2568,3454,09426,448
Kennebec CountyD
+26.7%
30,25715,4038,28155,654
Knox CountyD
+14.0%
8,8396,1922,78018,883
Lincoln CountyD
+9.7%
8,1306,3722,92318,173
Oxford CountyD
+24.3%
13,5807,2384,58926,091
Penobscot CountyD
+18.5%
35,96122,8859,67370,517
Piscataquis CountyD
+17.1%
4,3432,8151,5248,920
Sagadahoc CountyD
+18.1%
8,4175,3462,45116,924
Somerset CountyD
+23.9%
11,7736,2474,44923,111
Waldo CountyD
+15.6%
8,0125,3182,81617,279
Washington CountyD
+15.8%
7,1984,7932,72115,189
York CountyD
+18.9%
42,31726,59411,58082,979