Michigan — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentClintonD+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 | 9.8% | 377,979 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 18 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Alger County, MI | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Alpena County, MI | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Arenac County, MI | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Baraga County, MI | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Bay County, MI | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Benzie County, MI | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Branch County, MI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Cass County, MI | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Clare County, MI | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Crawford County, MI | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Delta County, MI | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Genesee County, MI | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Houghton County, MI | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Huron County, MI | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Ingham County, MI | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Iosco County, MI | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Isabella County, MI | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Lake County, MI | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Luce County, MI | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Macomb County, MI | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Manistee County, MI | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Marquette County, MI | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Mason County, MI | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Menominee County, MI | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Monroe County, MI | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Oakland County, MI | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Oceana County, MI | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Osceola County, MI | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+44.9 |
| Wexford County, MI | Democratic | D+5.4 |
Michigan results by county
83 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Bill Clinton+392 | 2,61947.1% | 2,22740.1% | 400.7% | 5,555 |
| Alger County | Bill Clinton+800 | 2,22952.7% | 1,42933.8% | 360.9% | 4,231 |
| Allegan County | Bob Dole+6,498 | 14,36137.0% | 20,85953.8% | 3010.8% | 38,790 |
| Alpena County | Bill Clinton+2,589 | 7,11452.7% | 4,52533.5% | 1230.9% | 13,492 |
| Antrim County | Bob Dole+404 | 4,22641.8% | 4,63045.9% | 1131.1% | 10,098 |
| Arenac County | Bill Clinton+1,225 | 3,47252.7% | 2,24734.1% | 280.4% | 6,591 |
| Baraga County | Bill Clinton+392 | 1,60148.6% | 1,20936.7% | 240.7% | 3,294 |
| Barry County | Bob Dole+1,672 | 9,46740.9% | 11,13948.2% | 2321.0% | 23,120 |
| Bay County | Bill Clinton+11,797 | 27,83556.1% | 16,03832.3% | 3200.6% | 49,603 |
| Benzie County | Bill Clinton+225 | 3,08145.4% | 2,85642.1% | 851.3% | 6,785 |
| Berrien County | Bob Dole+3,640 | 24,61441.5% | 28,25447.6% | 4690.8% | 59,295 |
| Branch County | Bill Clinton+246 | 6,56744.4% | 6,32142.7% | 1380.9% | 14,805 |
| Calhoun County | Bill Clinton+5,334 | 26,28750.1% | 20,95340.0% | 4380.8% | 52,443 |
| Cass County | Bill Clinton+834 | 8,20745.6% | 7,37341.0% | 1590.9% | 17,980 |
| Charlevoix County | Bob Dole+175 | 4,68942.6% | 4,86444.2% | 1401.3% | 10,996 |
| Cheboygan County | Bill Clinton+774 | 5,01846.3% | 4,24439.2% | 1091.0% | 10,833 |
| Chippewa County | Bill Clinton+1,395 | 6,53249.3% | 5,13738.7% | 1371.0% | 13,259 |
| Clare County | Bill Clinton+2,569 | 6,31154.0% | 3,74232.0% | 990.8% | 11,683 |
| Clinton County | Bob Dole+1,749 | 11,94541.8% | 13,69447.9% | 2640.9% | 28,601 |
| Crawford County | Bill Clinton+509 | 2,66646.6% | 2,15737.7% | 581.0% | 5,721 |
| Delta County | Bill Clinton+2,636 | 8,56153.0% | 5,92536.7% | 1210.7% | 16,150 |
| Dickinson County | Bill Clinton+1,206 | 5,61448.4% | 4,40838.0% | 910.8% | 11,591 |
| Eaton County | Bob Dole+311 | 19,78144.3% | 20,09245.0% | 4150.9% | 44,666 |
| Emmet County | Bob Dole+1,110 | 4,89238.9% | 6,00247.7% | 1741.4% | 12,580 |
| Genesee County | Bill Clinton+56,733 | 106,06560.9% | 49,33228.3% | 9880.6% | 174,056 |
| Gladwin County | Bill Clinton+1,824 | 5,49451.4% | 3,67034.3% | 620.6% | 10,692 |
| Gogebic County | Bill Clinton+1,667 | 4,43654.2% | 2,76933.8% | 640.8% | 8,186 |
| Grand Traverse County | Bob Dole+3,368 | 12,98739.0% | 16,35549.1% | 4601.4% | 33,329 |
| Gratiot County | Bill Clinton+579 | 6,79345.7% | 6,21441.8% | 1060.7% | 14,875 |
| Hillsdale County | Bob Dole+1,992 | 5,95536.4% | 7,94748.6% | 2021.2% | 16,366 |
| Houghton County | Bill Clinton+16 | 5,95743.6% | 5,94143.5% | 1891.4% | 13,671 |
| Huron County | Bill Clinton+701 | 6,82746.0% | 6,12641.2% | 910.6% | 14,855 |
| Ingham County | Bill Clinton+20,488 | 63,58454.4% | 43,09636.9% | 1,4951.3% | 116,815 |
| Ionia County | Bob Dole+313 | 9,26143.2% | 9,57444.6% | 2631.2% | 21,452 |
| Iosco County | Bill Clinton+1,830 | 6,24050.2% | 4,41035.5% | 640.5% | 12,424 |
| Iron County | Bill Clinton+1,218 | 3,23253.3% | 2,01433.2% | 581.0% | 6,059 |
| Isabella County | Bill Clinton+2,175 | 9,63549.8% | 7,46038.6% | 1780.9% | 19,342 |
| Jackson County | Bob Dole+354 | 24,63343.8% | 24,98744.4% | 6681.2% | 56,256 |
| Kalamazoo County | Bill Clinton+4,941 | 45,64449.0% | 40,70343.7% | 9211.0% | 93,135 |
| Kalkaska County | Bill Clinton+211 | 2,66643.7% | 2,45540.3% | 520.9% | 6,095 |
| Kent County | Bob Dole+35,423 | 85,91238.5% | 121,33554.3% | 2,0120.9% | 223,379 |
| Keweenaw County | Bill Clinton+81 | 57246.1% | 49139.5% | 100.8% | 1,242 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+1,393 | 2,60659.3% | 1,21327.6% | 230.5% | 4,394 |
| Lapeer County | Bill Clinton+939 | 14,30843.6% | 13,36940.7% | 3711.1% | 32,841 |
| Leelanau County | Bob Dole+1,136 | 4,01939.3% | 5,15550.4% | 1391.4% | 10,237 |
| Lenawee County | Bill Clinton+2,756 | 16,92447.5% | 14,16839.8% | 3601.0% | 35,619 |
| Livingston County | Bob Dole+8,081 | 22,51737.4% | 30,59850.8% | 7901.3% | 60,242 |
| Luce County | Bill Clinton+143 | 1,10745.0% | 96439.2% | 220.9% | 2,459 |
| Mackinac County | Bill Clinton+419 | 2,70046.9% | 2,28139.6% | 390.7% | 5,762 |
| Macomb County | Bill Clinton+30,814 | 151,43049.5% | 120,61639.4% | 4,1231.3% | 306,028 |
| Manistee County | Bill Clinton+1,576 | 5,38351.1% | 3,80736.1% | 1191.1% | 10,539 |
| Marquette County | Bill Clinton+6,363 | 15,16856.7% | 8,80532.9% | 2931.1% | 26,758 |
| Mason County | Bill Clinton+531 | 5,59745.7% | 5,06641.4% | 630.5% | 12,251 |
| Mecosta County | Bill Clinton+1,081 | 6,37048.5% | 5,28940.3% | 920.7% | 13,124 |
| Menominee County | Bill Clinton+842 | 4,88047.9% | 4,03839.7% | 610.6% | 10,184 |
| Midland County | Bob Dole+1,370 | 15,17742.2% | 16,54746.0% | 2790.8% | 35,967 |
| Missaukee County | Bob Dole+756 | 2,25637.4% | 3,01250.0% | 380.6% | 6,025 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+6,394 | 26,07249.6% | 19,67837.5% | 4640.9% | 52,529 |
| Montcalm County | Bill Clinton+1,374 | 10,05346.9% | 8,67940.5% | 1840.9% | 21,446 |
| Montmorency County | Bill Clinton+360 | 2,12046.2% | 1,76038.3% | 300.7% | 4,592 |
| Muskegon County | Bill Clinton+13,455 | 35,32855.7% | 21,87334.5% | 4430.7% | 63,438 |
| Newaygo County | Bob Dole+254 | 7,61443.1% | 7,86844.6% | 1220.7% | 17,651 |
| Oakland County | Bill Clinton+22,029 | 241,88447.8% | 219,85543.5% | 7,1941.4% | 505,642 |
| Oceana County | Bill Clinton+472 | 4,41945.4% | 3,94740.5% | 900.9% | 9,742 |
| Ogemaw County | Bill Clinton+1,821 | 4,72552.1% | 2,90432.0% | 660.7% | 9,064 |
| Ontonagon County | Bill Clinton+557 | 2,08049.0% | 1,52335.9% | 400.9% | 4,247 |
| Osceola County | Bill Clinton+230 | 4,08544.9% | 3,85542.4% | 820.9% | 9,090 |
| Oscoda County | Bill Clinton+107 | 1,65244.3% | 1,54541.5% | 250.7% | 3,725 |
| Otsego County | Bob Dole+287 | 3,35140.3% | 3,63843.7% | 510.6% | 8,320 |
| Ottawa County | Bob Dole+34,412 | 27,02428.3% | 61,43664.4% | 6810.7% | 95,416 |
| Presque Isle County | Bill Clinton+986 | 3,44950.0% | 2,46335.7% | 480.7% | 6,892 |
| Roscommon County | Bill Clinton+1,957 | 6,09251.5% | 4,13534.9% | 680.6% | 11,834 |
| Saginaw County | Bill Clinton+16,002 | 47,57954.2% | 31,57736.0% | 5570.6% | 87,794 |
| Sanilac County | Bob Dole+729 | 7,09241.0% | 7,82145.2% | 1360.8% | 17,314 |
| Schoolcraft County | Bill Clinton+987 | 2,18756.5% | 1,20031.0% | 240.6% | 3,871 |
| Shiawassee County | Bill Clinton+2,948 | 14,66248.3% | 11,71438.6% | 2961.0% | 30,375 |
| St. Clair County | Bill Clinton+6,386 | 28,88148.0% | 22,49537.4% | 6081.0% | 60,118 |
| St. Joseph County | Bob Dole+1,235 | 8,52941.0% | 9,76447.0% | 1820.9% | 20,794 |
| Tuscola County | Bill Clinton+1,160 | 10,31445.6% | 9,15440.4% | 1600.7% | 22,641 |
| Van Buren County | Bill Clinton+2,008 | 13,35547.7% | 11,34740.6% | 3271.2% | 27,975 |
| Washtenaw County | Bill Clinton+33,009 | 73,10658.9% | 40,09732.3% | 2,8052.3% | 124,028 |
| Wayne County | Bill Clinton+328,580 | 504,46669.0% | 175,88624.0% | 7,6911.1% | 731,597 |
| Wexford County | Bill Clinton+644 | 5,51046.3% | 4,86640.9% | 1261.1% | 11,888 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 1996MI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.