Bob Dole carried North Dakota R+6.8.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in North Dakota, 1996. The state ran 15.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

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North Dakota result

266,411 votes counted

Clinton (D)

106,905

40.1%

Dole (R)

125,050

46.9%

Perot (I)

32,515

12.2%

All others

1,941

0.7%

Margin

R+6.8

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1996 presidential election

North Dakota, 1996

DoleR+6.8

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bob Dole ✓Republican	46.9%	125,050
Bill ClintonDemocratic	40.1%	106,905
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	1,941

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Adams County	R	−18.1%	366	575	200	1,152
Barnes County	R	−2.4%	2,317	2,449	666	5,468
Benson County	D	+9.6%	1,059	850	252	2,172
Billings County	R	−32.5%	116	281	107	507
Bottineau County	R	−11.4%	1,280	1,682	536	3,519
Bowman County	R	−15.0%	489	710	261	1,473
Burke County	R	−6.2%	416	483	176	1,089
Burleigh County	R	−16.0%	10,679	15,464	3,535	29,890
Cass County	R	−5.0%	21,693	24,238	4,116	50,471
Cavalier County	R	−9.9%	941	1,188	326	2,483
Dickey County	R	−17.4%	953	1,418	276	2,665
Divide County	D	+11.1%	637	488	209	1,340
Dunn County	R	−13.9%	587	830	304	1,743
Eddy County	D	+2.8%	553	517	201	1,281
Emmons County	R	−28.2%	544	1,148	441	2,144
Foster County	R	−7.9%	664	801	265	1,744
Golden Valley County	R	−30.8%	235	520	163	924
Grand Forks County	R	−0.9%	11,376	11,606	2,663	25,836
Grant County	R	−33.6%	300	760	295	1,369
Griggs County	R	−3.9%	670	731	162	1,571
Hettinger County	R	−24.3%	418	765	238	1,426
Kidder County	R	−18.6%	434	691	242	1,382
LaMoure County	R	−14.3%	880	1,220	276	2,385
Logan County	R	−26.0%	360	705	254	1,328
McHenry County	R	−3.3%	1,096	1,187	453	2,756
McIntosh County	R	−30.0%	470	1,005	295	1,781
McKenzie County	R	−15.2%	928	1,338	428	2,703
McLean County	R	−5.2%	1,759	1,988	618	4,380
Mercer County	R	−16.2%	1,300	1,953	764	4,042
Morton County	R	−9.5%	3,745	4,699	1,566	10,070
Mountrail County	D	+11.9%	1,277	965	360	2,615
Nelson County	D	+4.6%	827	745	206	1,799
Oliver County	R	−16.2%	333	499	183	1,022
Pembina County	R	−14.8%	1,191	1,678	400	3,294
Pierce County	R	−17.5%	671	1,017	270	1,974
Ramsey County	D	+1.0%	2,123	2,077	549	4,774
Ransom County	D	+11.5%	1,199	920	303	2,435
Renville County	R	−1.0%	562	576	210	1,354
Richland County	R	−6.4%	2,890	3,345	782	7,069
Rolette County	D	+41.0%	2,299	823	448	3,601
Sargent County	D	+9.1%	1,003	814	241	2,067
Sheridan County	R	−33.4%	252	566	121	941
Sioux County	D	+27.0%	393	207	82	690
Slope County	R	−30.8%	123	260	60	445
Stark County	R	−11.4%	3,095	4,086	1,456	8,705
Steele County	D	+10.9%	620	486	115	1,225
Stutsman County	R	−2.3%	3,589	3,784	1,141	8,593
Towner County	D	+7.7%	649	542	187	1,387
Traill County	D	+0.0%	1,822	1,820	380	4,042
Walsh County	R	−2.8%	2,082	2,222	599	4,939
Ward County	R	−8.6%	8,660	10,546	2,587	21,964
Wells County	R	−9.0%	962	1,192	373	2,542
Williams County	R	−7.3%	3,018	3,590	1,174	7,840