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Elections / 1996 · President · NH

Bill Clinton carried New Hampshire D+10.3.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in New Hampshire, 1996. The state ran 1.8 points more Democratic 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)

New Hampshire result
501,195 votes counted
Clinton (D)
248,234
49.5%
Dole (R)
196,532
39.2%
Perot (I)
48,390
9.7%
All others
8,039
1.6%
Margin
D+10.3
1996 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1996
ClintonD+10.3
1996 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Belknap County, NH · R+1.4Carroll County, NH · R+1.4Cheshire County, NH · D+19.9Coos County, NH · D+17.6Grafton County, NH · D+16.2Hillsborough County, NH · D+8.1Merrimack County, NH · D+14.5Rockingham County, NH · D+6.6Strafford County, NH · D+21.0Sullivan County, NH · D+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic49.5%248,234
Bob DoleRepublican39.2%196,532
OtherAll other candidates1.6%8,039
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1996
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Belknap CountyR
−1.4%
10,34510,6852,29723,616
Carroll CountyR
−1.4%
8,8819,1682,44520,763
Cheshire CountyD
+19.9%
16,15910,2522,77729,701
Coos CountyD
+17.6%
7,1914,7032,08514,137
Grafton CountyD
+16.2%
19,49613,5433,23736,792
Hillsborough CountyD
+8.1%
71,28259,44113,411146,635
Merrimack CountyD
+14.5%
29,38121,2314,81456,200
Rockingham CountyD
+6.6%
53,64446,20111,433113,248
Strafford CountyD
+21.0%
23,47514,4844,08842,843
Sullivan CountyD
+9.0%
8,3806,8241,80317,260