Bob Dole carried Montana R+2.9.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Montana, 1996. The state ran 11.4 points more Republican 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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Montana result

407,083 votes counted

Clinton (D)

167,922

41.3%

Dole (R)

179,652

44.1%

Perot (I)

55,229

13.6%

All others

4,280

1.1%

Margin

R+2.9

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1996 presidential election

Montana, 1996

DoleR+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	1.1%	4,280

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−31.1%	1,164	2,414	412	4,019
Big Horn County	D	+26.4%	2,453	1,336	424	4,239
Blaine County	D	+6.5%	1,316	1,127	435	2,893
Broadwater County	R	−21.7%	603	1,029	318	1,966
Carbon County	R	−6.2%	1,854	2,147	713	4,762
Carter County	R	−48.6%	150	522	89	765
Cascade County	D	+4.0%	15,707	14,291	4,749	35,006
Chouteau County	R	−19.7%	1,039	1,660	434	3,157
Custer County	R	−6.6%	2,115	2,467	695	5,329
Daniels County	R	−3.7%	510	558	240	1,312
Dawson County	D	+0.3%	1,903	1,890	842	4,673
Deer Lodge County	D	+48.9%	3,331	883	772	5,010
Fallon County	R	−21.5%	452	778	276	1,516
Fergus County	R	−29.1%	1,866	3,671	605	6,194
Flathead County	R	−18.9%	10,452	16,542	4,786	32,225
Gallatin County	R	−12.3%	10,972	14,559	3,146	29,078
Garfield County	R	−61.0%	107	562	69	746
Glacier County	D	+25.0%	2,292	1,270	491	4,095
Golden Valley County	R	−32.0%	128	284	73	488
Granite County	R	−21.6%	429	733	228	1,407
Hill County	D	+12.9%	3,517	2,601	950	7,111
Jefferson County	R	−9.9%	1,775	2,248	729	4,801
Judith Basin County	R	−22.5%	452	753	126	1,338
Lake County	R	−4.9%	4,195	4,723	1,804	10,840
Lewis and Clark County	R	−0.5%	11,535	11,665	3,140	26,547
Liberty County	R	−21.9%	379	634	144	1,162
Lincoln County	R	−10.8%	2,705	3,552	1,425	7,866
Madison County	R	−29.4%	955	1,984	516	3,495
McCone County	R	−17.9%	390	615	244	1,256
Meagher County	R	−23.9%	281	505	142	936
Mineral County	D	+6.7%	658	549	383	1,615
Missoula County	D	+13.2%	21,874	16,034	5,586	44,382
Musselshell County	R	−22.6%	652	1,121	291	2,076
Park County	R	−17.1%	2,564	3,837	959	7,448
Petroleum County	R	−42.8%	62	186	36	290
Phillips County	R	−27.4%	705	1,392	401	2,511
Pondera County	R	−10.6%	1,123	1,438	383	2,963
Powder River County	R	−40.9%	236	663	137	1,045
Powell County	R	−11.5%	952	1,274	531	2,802
Prairie County	R	−20.3%	259	417	99	780
Ravalli County	R	−18.1%	5,200	8,138	2,731	16,240
Richland County	R	−8.9%	1,614	2,021	906	4,568
Roosevelt County	D	+22.7%	2,118	1,209	645	3,997
Rosebud County	D	+7.3%	1,681	1,413	547	3,683
Sanders County	R	−10.1%	1,573	2,043	990	4,661
Sheridan County	D	+14.6%	1,187	832	408	2,435
Silver Bow County	D	+41.2%	11,199	3,909	2,447	17,677
Stillwater County	R	−15.5%	1,282	1,871	618	3,800
Sweet Grass County	R	−35.9%	469	1,109	186	1,782
Teton County	R	−15.4%	1,188	1,701	416	3,326
Toole County	R	−13.3%	874	1,203	386	2,482
Treasure County	R	−13.3%	171	237	87	498
Valley County	R	−3.9%	1,674	1,838	645	4,207
Wheatland County	R	−15.8%	391	563	127	1,088
Wibaux County	R	−14.2%	197	284	128	613
Yellowstone County	R	−6.0%	22,992	26,367	6,139	55,882