Bob Dole carried Oklahoma R+7.8.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Oklahoma, 1996. The state ran 16.3 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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Oklahoma result

1,206,713 votes counted

Clinton (D)

488,105

40.4%

Dole (R)

582,315

48.3%

Perot (I)

130,788

10.8%

All others

5,505

0.5%

Margin

R+7.8

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1996 presidential election

Oklahoma, 1996

DoleR+7.8

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bob Dole ✓Republican	48.3%	582,315
Bill ClintonDemocratic	40.4%	488,105
OtherAll other candidates	0.5%	5,505

D+60

R+60

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

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Oklahoma's presidential margins

1908–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Oklahoma's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+4.7%
1912	+11.2%
1916	+17.4%
1920	−5.7%
1924	+5.7%
1928	−28.3%
1932	+46.6%
1936	+34.1%
1940	+15.2%
1944	+11.4%
1948	+25.5%
1952	−9.2%
1956	−10.3%
1960	−18.0%
1964	+11.5%
1968	−15.7%
1972	−49.7%
1976	−1.2%
1980	−25.5%
1984	−37.9%
1988	−16.6%
1992	−8.6%
1996	−7.8%
2000	−21.9%
2004	−31.1%
2008	−31.3%
2012	−33.5%
2016	−36.4%
2020	−33.1%
2024	−34.3%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Adair County	R	−2.5%	2,792	2,956	751	6,521
Alfalfa County	R	−26.6%	796	1,504	348	2,663
Atoka County	D	+16.9%	2,281	1,542	532	4,373
Beaver County	R	−52.8%	515	1,893	199	2,611
Beckham County	R	−1.8%	2,797	2,912	817	6,551
Blaine County	R	−6.5%	1,832	2,127	563	4,537
Bryan County	D	+17.8%	5,962	3,943	1,396	11,335
Caddo County	D	+14.7%	4,844	3,422	1,358	9,670
Canadian County	R	−30.0%	8,977	18,139	3,297	30,536
Carter County	D	+1.3%	6,979	6,769	1,997	15,804
Cherokee County	D	+12.9%	6,817	5,046	1,777	13,696
Choctaw County	D	+30.1%	3,198	1,580	589	5,379
Cimarron County	R	−43.0%	361	986	102	1,455
Cleveland County	R	−14.9%	26,038	36,457	6,785	69,783
Coal County	D	+20.7%	1,205	734	323	2,276
Comanche County	R	−5.4%	12,841	14,461	2,819	30,278
Cotton County	D	+8.0%	1,258	1,042	381	2,698
Craig County	D	+10.8%	2,649	2,058	758	5,486
Creek County	R	−0.8%	9,674	9,861	2,837	22,457
Custer County	R	−7.0%	4,027	4,723	1,101	9,879
Delaware County	R	−1.1%	5,094	5,230	1,573	11,939
Dewey County	R	−15.8%	816	1,179	292	2,301
Ellis County	R	−23.6%	619	1,090	279	1,996
Garfield County	R	−19.3%	7,504	11,712	2,523	21,841
Garvin County	D	+9.2%	4,639	3,745	1,345	9,767
Grady County	R	−6.2%	6,256	7,228	2,048	15,598
Grant County	R	−19.4%	867	1,382	384	2,653
Greer County	D	+13.3%	1,240	905	361	2,517
Harmon County	D	+21.2%	729	448	143	1,327
Harper County	R	−29.5%	511	1,036	219	1,778
Haskell County	D	+27.5%	2,762	1,442	590	4,805
Hughes County	D	+24.7%	2,748	1,510	730	5,012
Jackson County	R	−13.7%	3,245	4,422	892	8,582
Jefferson County	D	+21.4%	1,430	865	337	2,646
Johnston County	D	+20.4%	1,998	1,229	532	3,767
Kay County	R	−14.7%	6,882	9,741	2,785	19,514
Kingfisher County	R	−31.6%	1,626	3,423	621	5,679
Kiowa County	D	+8.1%	1,973	1,638	510	4,128
Latimer County	D	+25.8%	2,222	1,189	578	4,003
Le Flore County	D	+8.0%	6,831	5,689	1,721	14,316
Lincoln County	R	−8.2%	4,332	5,243	1,500	11,122
Logan County	R	−8.9%	4,854	5,949	1,410	12,277
Love County	D	+13.7%	1,675	1,224	385	3,304
Major County	R	−36.7%	900	2,188	410	3,512
Marshall County	D	+20.7%	2,624	1,605	663	4,913
Mayes County	D	+8.3%	6,377	5,268	1,617	13,308
McClain County	R	−6.5%	3,753	4,363	1,289	9,439
McCurtain County	D	+4.7%	4,350	3,892	1,483	9,774
McIntosh County	D	+23.7%	4,219	2,400	1,044	7,691
Murray County	D	+17.9%	2,620	1,712	723	5,068
Muskogee County	D	+15.8%	12,963	8,974	3,163	25,180
Noble County	R	−11.7%	1,756	2,318	694	4,791
Nowata County	D	+8.6%	1,788	1,457	586	3,854
Okfuskee County	D	+17.3%	2,074	1,380	536	4,010
Oklahoma County	R	−18.2%	80,438	120,429	18,411	220,253
Okmulgee County	D	+24.8%	7,555	4,246	1,487	13,337
Osage County	D	+10.0%	7,342	5,827	1,938	15,183
Ottawa County	D	+14.9%	5,844	4,127	1,496	11,504
Pawnee County	D	+1.7%	2,663	2,560	756	6,006
Payne County	R	−7.0%	9,985	11,686	2,472	24,308
Pittsburg County	D	+15.0%	8,475	5,966	2,217	16,766
Pontotoc County	D	+8.1%	6,470	5,366	1,712	13,613
Pottawatomie County	R	−3.0%	9,141	9,802	2,724	21,753
Pushmataha County	D	+18.7%	2,270	1,458	588	4,341
Roger Mills County	R	−11.7%	733	959	233	1,933
Rogers County	R	−13.1%	9,544	12,883	3,022	25,554
Seminole County	D	+15.7%	4,225	2,935	1,041	8,229
Sequoyah County	D	+7.7%	5,665	4,733	1,673	12,124
Stephens County	R	−5.0%	7,248	8,144	2,312	17,776
Texas County	R	−44.8%	1,408	4,139	518	6,091
Tillman County	D	+13.1%	1,827	1,346	471	3,659
Tulsa County	R	−16.6%	76,924	111,243	18,201	207,356
Wagoner County	R	−8.4%	7,749	9,392	2,357	19,558
Washington County	R	−23.5%	6,732	11,605	2,255	20,694
Washita County	R	−1.7%	1,913	1,994	748	4,675
Woods County	R	−17.6%	1,431	2,151	497	4,102
Woodward County	R	−22.5%	2,403	4,093	963	7,498