Montana — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionMontana · PresidentDoleR+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 44.1% | 179,652 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 41.3% | 167,922 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 14.6% | 59,509 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Blaine County, MT | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Dawson County, MT | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+29.4 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Missoula County, MT | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+6.0 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Dole, Robert+1,250 | 2,41460.1% | 1,16429.0% | 290.7% | 4,019 |
| Big Horn County | Clinton, Bill+1,117 | 1,33631.5% | 2,45357.9% | 260.6% | 4,239 |
| Blaine County | Clinton, Bill+189 | 1,12739.0% | 1,31645.5% | 150.5% | 2,893 |
| Broadwater County | Dole, Robert+426 | 1,02952.3% | 60330.7% | 160.8% | 1,966 |
| Carbon County | Dole, Robert+293 | 2,14745.1% | 1,85438.9% | 481.0% | 4,762 |
| Carter County | Dole, Robert+372 | 52268.2% | 15019.6% | 40.5% | 765 |
| Cascade County | Clinton, Bill+1,416 | 14,29140.8% | 15,70744.9% | 2590.7% | 35,006 |
| Chouteau County | Dole, Robert+621 | 1,66052.6% | 1,03932.9% | 240.8% | 3,157 |
| Custer County | Dole, Robert+352 | 2,46746.3% | 2,11539.7% | 521.0% | 5,329 |
| Daniels County | Dole, Robert+48 | 55842.5% | 51038.9% | 40.3% | 1,312 |
| Dawson County | Clinton, Bill+13 | 1,89040.4% | 1,90340.7% | 380.8% | 4,673 |
| Deer Lodge County | Clinton, Bill+2,448 | 88317.6% | 3,33166.5% | 240.5% | 5,010 |
| Fallon County | Dole, Robert+326 | 77851.3% | 45229.8% | 100.7% | 1,516 |
| Fergus County | Dole, Robert+1,805 | 3,67159.3% | 1,86630.1% | 520.8% | 6,194 |
| Flathead County | Dole, Robert+6,090 | 16,54251.3% | 10,45232.4% | 4451.4% | 32,225 |
| Gallatin County | Dole, Robert+3,587 | 14,55950.1% | 10,97237.7% | 4011.4% | 29,078 |
| Garfield County | Dole, Robert+455 | 56275.3% | 10714.3% | 81.1% | 746 |
| Glacier County | Clinton, Bill+1,022 | 1,27031.0% | 2,29256.0% | 421.0% | 4,095 |
| Golden Valley County | Dole, Robert+156 | 28458.2% | 12826.2% | 30.6% | 488 |
| Granite County | Dole, Robert+304 | 73352.1% | 42930.5% | 171.2% | 1,407 |
| Hill County | Clinton, Bill+916 | 2,60136.6% | 3,51749.5% | 430.6% | 7,111 |
| Jefferson County | Dole, Robert+473 | 2,24846.8% | 1,77537.0% | 491.0% | 4,801 |
| Judith Basin County | Dole, Robert+301 | 75356.3% | 45233.8% | 70.5% | 1,338 |
| Lake County | Dole, Robert+528 | 4,72343.6% | 4,19538.7% | 1181.1% | 10,840 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Dole, Robert+130 | 11,66543.9% | 11,53543.5% | 2070.8% | 26,547 |
| Liberty County | Dole, Robert+255 | 63454.6% | 37932.6% | 50.4% | 1,162 |
| Lincoln County | Dole, Robert+847 | 3,55245.2% | 2,70534.4% | 1842.3% | 7,866 |
| Madison County | Dole, Robert+1,029 | 1,98456.8% | 95527.3% | 401.1% | 3,495 |
| McCone County | Dole, Robert+225 | 61549.0% | 39031.1% | 70.6% | 1,256 |
| Meagher County | Dole, Robert+224 | 50554.0% | 28130.0% | 80.9% | 936 |
| Mineral County | Clinton, Bill+109 | 54934.0% | 65840.7% | 251.5% | 1,615 |
| Missoula County | Clinton, Bill+5,840 | 16,03436.1% | 21,87449.3% | 8882.0% | 44,382 |
| Musselshell County | Dole, Robert+469 | 1,12154.0% | 65231.4% | 120.6% | 2,076 |
| Park County | Dole, Robert+1,273 | 3,83751.5% | 2,56434.4% | 881.2% | 7,448 |
| Petroleum County | Dole, Robert+124 | 18664.1% | 6221.4% | 62.1% | 290 |
| Phillips County | Dole, Robert+687 | 1,39255.4% | 70528.1% | 130.5% | 2,511 |
| Pondera County | Dole, Robert+315 | 1,43848.5% | 1,12337.9% | 190.6% | 2,963 |
| Powder River County | Dole, Robert+427 | 66363.4% | 23622.6% | 90.9% | 1,045 |
| Powell County | Dole, Robert+322 | 1,27445.5% | 95234.0% | 451.6% | 2,802 |
| Prairie County | Dole, Robert+158 | 41753.5% | 25933.2% | 50.6% | 780 |
| Ravalli County | Dole, Robert+2,938 | 8,13850.1% | 5,20032.0% | 1711.1% | 16,240 |
| Richland County | Dole, Robert+407 | 2,02144.2% | 1,61435.3% | 270.6% | 4,568 |
| Roosevelt County | Clinton, Bill+909 | 1,20930.2% | 2,11853.0% | 250.6% | 3,997 |
| Rosebud County | Clinton, Bill+268 | 1,41338.4% | 1,68145.6% | 421.1% | 3,683 |
| Sanders County | Dole, Robert+470 | 2,04343.8% | 1,57333.7% | 551.2% | 4,661 |
| Sheridan County | Clinton, Bill+355 | 83234.2% | 1,18748.7% | 80.3% | 2,435 |
| Silver Bow County | Clinton, Bill+7,290 | 3,90922.1% | 11,19963.4% | 1220.7% | 17,677 |
| Stillwater County | Dole, Robert+589 | 1,87149.2% | 1,28233.7% | 290.8% | 3,800 |
| Sweet Grass County | Dole, Robert+640 | 1,10962.2% | 46926.3% | 181.0% | 1,782 |
| Teton County | Dole, Robert+513 | 1,70151.1% | 1,18835.7% | 210.6% | 3,326 |
| Toole County | Dole, Robert+329 | 1,20348.5% | 87435.2% | 190.8% | 2,482 |
| Treasure County | Dole, Robert+66 | 23747.6% | 17134.3% | 30.6% | 498 |
| Valley County | Dole, Robert+164 | 1,83843.7% | 1,67439.8% | 501.2% | 4,207 |
| Wheatland County | Dole, Robert+172 | 56351.7% | 39135.9% | 70.6% | 1,088 |
| Wibaux County | Dole, Robert+87 | 28446.3% | 19732.1% | 40.7% | 613 |
| Yellowstone County | Dole, Robert+3,375 | 26,36747.2% | 22,99241.1% | 3840.7% | 55,882 |
complete certified result
Montana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Same ballot, 1996MT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.