Bob Dole carried North Carolina R+4.7.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in North Carolina, 1996. The state ran 13.2 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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North Carolina result

2,515,807 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,107,849

44.0%

Dole (R)

1,225,938

48.7%

Perot (I)

168,059

6.7%

All others

13,961

0.6%

Margin

R+4.7

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1996 presidential election

North Carolina, 1996

DoleR+4.7

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bob Dole ✓Republican	48.7%	1,225,938
Bill ClintonDemocratic	44.0%	1,107,849
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	13,961

D+60

R+60

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

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	−12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Alamance County	R	−15.9%	15,814	22,461	3,395	41,861
Alexander County	R	−23.8%	3,955	6,748	1,004	11,730
Alleghany County	R	−3.2%	1,801	1,936	458	4,235
Anson County	D	+35.4%	4,890	2,193	512	7,613
Ashe County	R	−13.9%	3,825	5,203	865	9,942
Avery County	R	−37.1%	1,586	3,870	655	6,159
Beaufort County	R	−13.0%	6,172	8,154	834	15,215
Bertie County	D	+39.2%	4,202	1,745	316	6,271
Bladen County	D	+18.0%	4,952	3,335	655	8,960
Brunswick County	R	−0.1%	10,041	10,065	1,815	22,023
Buncombe County	D	+1.7%	31,658	30,518	6,254	69,067
Burke County	R	−7.7%	11,678	13,853	2,654	28,291
Cabarrus County	R	−20.8%	14,447	23,035	3,626	41,310
Caldwell County	R	−20.1%	8,050	12,653	2,099	22,931
Camden County	D	+4.4%	1,186	1,074	293	2,566
Carteret County	R	−19.9%	7,566	11,721	1,467	20,876
Caswell County	D	+12.3%	4,312	3,310	510	8,158
Catawba County	R	−24.4%	15,601	26,898	3,629	46,354
Chatham County	D	+8.8%	9,353	7,731	1,113	18,396
Cherokee County	R	−9.6%	3,129	3,883	785	7,883
Chowan County	D	+13.6%	2,239	1,659	359	4,276
Clay County	R	−8.4%	1,462	1,769	387	3,655
Cleveland County	R	−2.6%	12,728	13,474	1,931	28,241
Columbus County	D	+18.4%	9,019	6,017	1,170	16,280
Craven County	R	−11.7%	10,317	13,264	1,528	25,191
Cumberland County	D	+4.4%	32,739	29,804	3,776	66,479
Currituck County	R	−5.2%	2,277	2,569	770	5,645
Dare County	R	−4.2%	4,522	4,977	1,258	10,820
Davidson County	R	−26.5%	13,593	24,797	3,698	42,207
Davie County	R	−36.6%	3,525	8,141	915	12,620
Duplin County	D	+6.0%	6,179	5,432	766	12,392
Durham County	D	+26.4%	49,186	27,825	3,122	80,910
Edgecombe County	D	+26.4%	10,568	6,010	660	17,278
Forsyth County	R	−11.3%	46,543	59,160	5,747	112,033
Franklin County	D	+6.1%	6,448	5,648	891	13,026
Gaston County	R	−24.1%	19,458	33,149	3,921	56,739
Gates County	D	+30.6%	2,155	1,072	307	3,542
Graham County	R	−18.0%	1,210	1,801	270	3,289
Granville County	D	+9.8%	6,747	5,498	432	12,800
Greene County	R	−8.9%	2,224	2,689	280	5,198
Guilford County	D	+1.0%	69,208	67,727	9,739	147,587
Halifax County	D	+23.9%	9,551	5,700	816	16,103
Harnett County	R	−13.0%	8,767	11,596	1,287	21,739
Haywood County	D	+6.8%	9,350	7,995	2,594	20,069
Henderson County	R	−26.2%	10,626	19,182	2,679	32,676
Hertford County	D	+43.0%	4,856	1,823	356	7,049
Hoke County	D	+26.9%	3,510	1,914	481	5,929
Hyde County	D	+16.0%	1,109	782	143	2,042
Iredell County	R	−21.5%	13,102	21,163	2,970	37,409
Jackson County	D	+9.2%	5,211	4,244	970	10,506
Johnston County	R	−23.4%	11,175	18,704	2,163	32,119
Jones County	D	+4.0%	1,829	1,682	197	3,715
Lee County	R	−7.0%	6,290	7,321	980	14,630
Lenoir County	R	−4.2%	8,635	9,433	822	18,925
Lincoln County	R	−17.8%	7,721	11,439	1,619	20,850
Macon County	R	−9.9%	4,209	5,267	1,121	10,675
Madison County	D	+3.2%	3,333	3,110	538	7,030
Martin County	D	+10.6%	4,500	3,590	445	8,552
McDowell County	R	−15.1%	4,553	6,407	1,275	12,278
Mecklenburg County	D	+2.7%	103,429	97,719	10,473	212,845
Mitchell County	R	−40.0%	1,496	3,874	549	5,946
Montgomery County	D	+6.1%	3,856	3,379	587	7,838
Moore County	R	−18.6%	9,847	14,760	1,761	26,479
Nash County	R	−14.7%	11,142	15,309	1,751	28,262
New Hanover County	R	−9.2%	22,839	27,889	3,615	54,769
Northampton County	D	+44.4%	5,207	1,881	402	7,499
Onslow County	R	−19.6%	8,685	13,396	1,857	24,049
Orange County	D	+29.1%	28,674	15,053	1,534	46,765
Pamlico County	R	−1.4%	2,204	2,270	297	4,790
Pasquotank County	D	+15.8%	4,233	2,999	565	7,822
Pender County	R	−1.1%	5,409	5,538	945	11,940
Perquimans County	D	+12.7%	2,069	1,561	369	4,015
Person County	R	−3.4%	4,540	4,883	591	10,030
Pitt County	R	−1.8%	17,555	18,227	2,037	38,011
Polk County	R	−12.0%	2,704	3,516	493	6,756
Randolph County	R	−32.6%	10,783	23,030	3,593	37,535
Richmond County	D	+28.1%	7,564	3,973	1,230	12,801
Robeson County	D	+33.3%	17,361	8,146	2,105	27,671
Rockingham County	R	−7.5%	12,096	14,255	2,528	28,959
Rowan County	R	−23.7%	13,461	22,754	2,902	39,273
Rutherford County	R	−14.2%	7,162	9,792	1,585	18,571
Sampson County	R	−0.5%	8,150	8,241	825	17,232
Scotland County	D	+24.2%	4,870	2,858	548	8,299
Stanly County	R	−21.2%	7,131	11,446	1,690	20,333
Stokes County	R	−30.7%	4,769	9,471	1,025	15,320
Surry County	R	−19.0%	7,303	11,117	1,538	20,021
Swain County	D	+11.4%	1,869	1,444	401	3,722
Transylvania County	R	−14.7%	4,842	6,734	1,183	12,877
Tyrrell County	D	+27.8%	908	488	112	1,513
Union County	R	−22.1%	11,525	18,802	2,477	32,970
Vance County	D	+14.9%	6,385	4,651	575	11,635
Wake County	R	−2.3%	103,574	108,780	11,811	225,755
Warren County	D	+36.0%	4,141	1,861	319	6,339
Washington County	D	+27.1%	2,790	1,562	171	4,532
Watauga County	R	−4.6%	7,349	8,146	1,415	17,222
Wayne County	R	−17.0%	11,580	16,588	1,178	29,390
Wilkes County	R	−26.4%	6,793	12,395	1,967	21,228
Wilson County	R	−3.4%	9,779	10,518	1,100	21,451
Yadkin County	R	−44.8%	2,927	8,439	913	12,313
Yancey County	R	−0.2%	3,956	3,973	720	8,684