Bill Clinton carried Michigan D+13.2.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Michigan, 1996. The state ran 4.7 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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Michigan result

3,848,844 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,989,653

51.7%

Dole (R)

1,481,212

38.5%

Perot (I)

336,670

8.7%

All others

41,309

1.1%

Margin

D+13.2

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1996 presidential election

Michigan, 1996

ClintonD+13.2

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	51.7%	1,989,653
Bob DoleRepublican	38.5%	1,481,212
OtherAll other candidates	1.1%	41,309

D+60

R+60

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

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Alcona County	D	+7.1%	2,619	2,227	669	5,555
Alger County	D	+18.9%	2,229	1,429	537	4,231
Allegan County	R	−16.8%	14,361	20,859	3,269	38,790
Alpena County	D	+19.2%	7,114	4,525	1,730	13,492
Antrim County	R	−4.0%	4,226	4,630	1,129	10,098
Arenac County	D	+18.6%	3,472	2,247	844	6,591
Baraga County	D	+11.9%	1,601	1,209	460	3,294
Barry County	R	−7.2%	9,467	11,139	2,282	23,120
Bay County	D	+23.8%	27,835	16,038	5,410	49,603
Benzie County	D	+3.3%	3,081	2,856	763	6,785
Berrien County	R	−6.1%	24,614	28,254	5,958	59,295
Branch County	D	+1.7%	6,567	6,321	1,779	14,805
Calhoun County	D	+10.2%	26,287	20,953	4,765	52,443
Cass County	D	+4.6%	8,207	7,373	2,241	17,980
Charlevoix County	R	−1.6%	4,689	4,864	1,303	10,996
Cheboygan County	D	+7.1%	5,018	4,244	1,462	10,833
Chippewa County	D	+10.5%	6,532	5,137	1,453	13,259
Clare County	D	+22.0%	6,311	3,742	1,531	11,683
Clinton County	R	−6.1%	11,945	13,694	2,698	28,601
Crawford County	D	+8.9%	2,666	2,157	840	5,721
Delta County	D	+16.3%	8,561	5,925	1,543	16,150
Dickinson County	D	+10.4%	5,614	4,408	1,478	11,591
Eaton County	R	−0.7%	19,781	20,092	4,378	44,666
Emmet County	R	−8.8%	4,892	6,002	1,512	12,580
Genesee County	D	+32.6%	106,065	49,332	17,671	174,056
Gladwin County	D	+17.1%	5,494	3,670	1,466	10,692
Gogebic County	D	+20.4%	4,436	2,769	917	8,186
Grand Traverse County	R	−10.1%	12,987	16,355	3,527	33,329
Gratiot County	D	+3.9%	6,793	6,214	1,762	14,875
Hillsdale County	R	−12.2%	5,955	7,947	2,262	16,366
Houghton County	D	+0.1%	5,957	5,941	1,584	13,671
Huron County	D	+4.7%	6,827	6,126	1,811	14,855
Ingham County	D	+17.5%	63,584	43,096	8,640	116,815
Ionia County	R	−1.5%	9,261	9,574	2,354	21,452
Iosco County	D	+14.7%	6,240	4,410	1,710	12,424
Iron County	D	+20.1%	3,232	2,014	755	6,059
Isabella County	D	+11.2%	9,635	7,460	2,069	19,342
Jackson County	R	−0.6%	24,633	24,987	5,968	56,256
Kalamazoo County	D	+5.3%	45,644	40,703	5,867	93,135
Kalkaska County	D	+3.5%	2,666	2,455	922	6,095
Kent County	R	−15.9%	85,912	121,335	14,120	223,379
Keweenaw County	D	+6.5%	572	491	169	1,242
Lake County	D	+31.7%	2,606	1,213	552	4,394
Lapeer County	D	+2.9%	14,308	13,369	4,793	32,841
Leelanau County	R	−11.1%	4,019	5,155	924	10,237
Lenawee County	D	+7.7%	16,924	14,168	4,167	35,619
Livingston County	R	−13.4%	22,517	30,598	6,337	60,242
Luce County	D	+5.8%	1,107	964	366	2,459
Mackinac County	D	+7.3%	2,700	2,281	742	5,762
Macomb County	D	+10.1%	151,430	120,616	29,859	306,028
Manistee County	D	+15.0%	5,383	3,807	1,230	10,539
Marquette County	D	+23.8%	15,168	8,805	2,492	26,758
Mason County	D	+4.3%	5,597	5,066	1,525	12,251
Mecosta County	D	+8.2%	6,370	5,289	1,373	13,124
Menominee County	D	+8.3%	4,880	4,038	1,205	10,184
Midland County	R	−3.8%	15,177	16,547	3,964	35,967
Missaukee County	R	−12.5%	2,256	3,012	719	6,025
Monroe County	D	+12.2%	26,072	19,678	6,315	52,529
Montcalm County	D	+6.4%	10,053	8,679	2,530	21,446
Montmorency County	D	+7.8%	2,120	1,760	682	4,592
Muskegon County	D	+21.2%	35,328	21,873	5,794	63,438
Newaygo County	R	−1.4%	7,614	7,868	2,047	17,651
Oakland County	D	+4.4%	241,884	219,855	36,709	505,642
Oceana County	D	+4.8%	4,419	3,947	1,286	9,742
Ogemaw County	D	+20.1%	4,725	2,904	1,369	9,064
Ontonagon County	D	+13.1%	2,080	1,523	604	4,247
Osceola County	D	+2.5%	4,085	3,855	1,068	9,090
Oscoda County	D	+2.9%	1,652	1,545	503	3,725
Otsego County	R	−3.4%	3,351	3,638	1,280	8,320
Ottawa County	R	−36.1%	27,024	61,436	6,275	95,416
Presque Isle County	D	+14.3%	3,449	2,463	932	6,892
Roscommon County	D	+16.5%	6,092	4,135	1,539	11,834
Saginaw County	D	+18.2%	47,579	31,577	8,081	87,794
Sanilac County	R	−4.2%	7,092	7,821	2,265	17,314
Schoolcraft County	D	+25.5%	2,187	1,200	460	3,871
Shiawassee County	D	+9.7%	14,662	11,714	3,703	30,375
St. Clair County	D	+10.6%	28,881	22,495	8,134	60,118
St. Joseph County	R	−5.9%	8,529	9,764	2,319	20,794
Tuscola County	D	+5.1%	10,314	9,154	3,013	22,641
Van Buren County	D	+7.2%	13,355	11,347	2,946	27,975
Washtenaw County	D	+26.6%	73,106	40,097	8,020	124,028
Wayne County	D	+44.9%	504,466	175,886	43,554	731,597
Wexford County	D	+5.4%	5,510	4,866	1,386	11,888