Bill Clinton carried Ohio D+6.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Ohio, 1996. The state ran 2.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

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Ohio result

4,534,434 votes counted

Clinton (D)

2,148,222

47.4%

Dole (R)

1,859,883

41.0%

Perot (I)

483,207

10.7%

All others

43,122

1.0%

Margin

D+6.4

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1996 presidential election

Ohio, 1996

ClintonD+6.4

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	47.4%	2,148,222
Bob DoleRepublican	41.0%	1,859,883
OtherAll other candidates	1.0%	43,122

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Adams County	R	−4.3%	4,317	4,763	1,223	10,381
Allen County	R	−20.0%	15,529	24,325	3,799	43,948
Ashland County	R	−19.4%	6,573	10,402	2,630	19,773
Ashtabula County	D	+15.6%	19,341	13,287	5,700	38,722
Athens County	D	+26.2%	13,418	7,154	2,777	23,954
Auglaize County	R	−17.9%	6,652	10,169	2,641	19,632
Belmont County	D	+31.0%	17,705	8,213	4,452	30,639
Brown County	R	−4.2%	6,318	6,970	1,941	15,366
Butler County	R	−19.1%	43,690	67,023	10,540	122,398
Carroll County	D	+2.9%	4,792	4,449	2,445	11,790
Champaign County	R	−3.9%	5,990	6,568	2,219	14,893
Clark County	D	+9.7%	27,890	22,297	7,083	57,802
Clermont County	R	−23.6%	21,329	36,457	5,795	64,174
Clinton County	R	−15.2%	5,303	7,504	1,588	14,521
Columbiana County	D	+12.2%	20,716	15,386	7,127	43,629
Coshocton County	R	−0.1%	6,005	6,018	2,183	14,330
Crawford County	R	−6.6%	7,449	8,730	3,072	19,451
Cuyahoga County	D	+31.6%	341,357	163,770	50,691	561,892
Darke County	R	−8.4%	8,871	10,798	3,168	23,032
Defiance County	R	−7.1%	6,343	7,469	1,929	15,893
Delaware County	R	−25.7%	13,463	24,123	3,471	41,415
Erie County	D	+13.5%	16,730	12,204	4,225	33,449
Fairfield County	R	−15.8%	18,821	26,850	4,660	50,684
Fayette County	R	−12.1%	3,665	4,831	1,047	9,607
Franklin County	D	+3.6%	192,795	178,412	25,400	400,515
Fulton County	R	−11.4%	6,662	8,703	2,412	17,907
Gallia County	D	+2.0%	5,386	5,135	1,839	12,466
Geauga County	R	−14.1%	14,143	19,662	4,848	39,089
Greene County	R	−9.1%	25,082	30,677	5,246	61,782
Guernsey County	D	+5.0%	6,731	5,970	2,251	15,108
Hamilton County	R	−7.0%	160,458	186,493	21,335	372,068
Hancock County	R	−26.5%	9,334	17,252	2,904	29,908
Hardin County	R	−4.9%	4,930	5,506	1,365	11,876
Harrison County	D	+19.1%	3,721	2,310	1,302	7,402
Henry County	R	−12.7%	4,762	6,385	1,550	12,785
Highland County	R	−8.6%	5,837	7,102	1,629	14,674
Hocking County	D	+6.1%	4,646	4,017	1,564	10,356
Holmes County	R	−29.5%	2,531	5,213	1,276	9,084
Huron County	D	+0.5%	8,858	8,750	3,338	21,161
Jackson County	D	+5.1%	5,538	4,922	1,529	12,095
Jefferson County	D	+26.5%	19,402	10,212	4,748	34,623
Knox County	R	−12.9%	7,562	10,159	2,138	20,068
Lake County	D	+2.3%	43,186	40,974	12,507	97,736
Lawrence County	D	+11.5%	11,595	8,832	3,232	23,926
Licking County	R	−9.8%	22,624	28,276	6,516	57,967
Logan County	R	−11.2%	6,397	8,325	2,264	17,145
Lorain County	D	+19.5%	55,744	34,937	14,889	106,445
Lucas County	D	+25.7%	104,911	58,120	17,282	181,747
Madison County	R	−13.4%	5,072	6,871	1,386	13,421
Mahoning County	D	+35.0%	72,716	31,397	13,213	118,178
Marion County	R	−2.6%	10,482	11,112	2,897	24,674
Medina County	R	−4.1%	23,727	26,120	8,700	59,086
Meigs County	D	+6.9%	4,275	3,622	1,453	9,465
Mercer County	R	−14.3%	6,300	8,832	2,361	17,653
Miami County	R	−9.9%	15,540	19,509	4,599	40,005
Monroe County	D	+29.5%	3,914	1,856	1,128	6,967
Montgomery County	D	+8.7%	115,469	95,391	18,298	230,957
Morgan County	R	−3.0%	2,385	2,566	922	5,971
Morrow County	R	−8.4%	4,627	5,655	1,745	12,275
Muskingum County	R	−0.1%	13,813	13,861	4,880	32,972
Noble County	D	+3.3%	2,366	2,183	899	5,514
Ottawa County	D	+12.3%	9,321	6,991	2,438	18,888
Paulding County	R	−3.6%	3,449	3,760	1,292	8,596
Perry County	D	+9.7%	5,819	4,606	1,854	12,447
Pickaway County	R	−9.3%	7,042	8,666	1,702	17,501
Pike County	D	+16.5%	5,542	3,759	1,402	10,787
Portage County	D	+18.0%	29,441	18,939	9,178	58,238
Preble County	R	−8.9%	6,611	8,139	2,235	17,133
Putnam County	R	−26.7%	4,972	9,294	1,767	16,158
Richland County	R	−5.6%	20,832	23,697	6,613	51,451
Ross County	D	+9.2%	12,649	10,286	2,648	25,797
Sandusky County	D	+6.0%	11,547	10,033	3,617	25,413
Scioto County	D	+10.7%	15,041	11,679	4,418	31,328
Seneca County	D	+1.4%	10,044	9,713	3,498	23,511
Shelby County	R	−11.1%	6,729	8,773	2,686	18,362
Stark County	D	+8.4%	73,437	60,212	23,004	158,346
Summit County	D	+17.9%	112,050	73,555	27,723	215,195
Trumbull County	D	+32.5%	55,604	24,811	13,563	94,745
Tuscarawas County	D	+5.3%	15,244	13,388	5,682	34,755
Union County	R	−22.0%	4,989	8,290	1,596	15,003
Van Wert County	R	−19.5%	4,453	6,999	1,487	13,041
Vinton County	D	+14.1%	2,350	1,673	728	4,811
Warren County	R	−29.1%	17,089	33,210	4,689	55,409
Washington County	R	−3.9%	10,945	11,965	2,832	25,977
Wayne County	R	−11.8%	14,850	19,628	5,771	40,548
Williams County	R	−14.3%	5,524	7,747	2,121	15,598
Wood County	D	+5.4%	23,183	20,518	5,065	49,343
Wyandot County	R	−8.3%	3,677	4,473	1,347	9,607