Bill Clinton carried Oregon D+8.1.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Oregon, 1996. The state ran 0.4 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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Oregon result

1,377,760 votes counted

Clinton (D)

649,641

47.2%

Dole (R)

538,152

39.1%

Perot (I)

121,221

8.8%

All others

68,746

5.0%

Margin

D+8.1

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1996 presidential election

Oregon, 1996

ClintonD+8.1

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	47.2%	649,641
Bob DoleRepublican	39.1%	538,152
Ross PerotReform	5.0%	68,746

D+60

R+60

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

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Oregon's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Oregon's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−26.4%
1896	−2.1%
1900	−15.6%
1904	−47.6%
1908	−22.1%
1912	+9.0%
1916	−2.6%
1920	−26.7%
1924	−26.8%
1928	−30.0%
1932	+21.1%
1936	+34.8%
1940	+8.1%
1944	+4.8%
1948	−3.4%
1952	−21.6%
1956	−10.5%
1960	−5.2%
1964	+27.8%
1968	−6.0%
1972	−10.1%
1976	−0.2%
1980	−9.7%
1984	−12.2%
1988	+4.7%
1992	+10.0%
1996	+8.1%
2000	+0.4%
2004	+4.2%
2008	+16.3%
2012	+12.1%
2016	+11.0%
2020	+16.1%
2024	+14.3%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Baker County	R	−18.5%	2,547	3,975	900	7,703
Benton County	D	+13.8%	17,211	12,450	2,445	34,500
Clackamas County	D	+5.7%	67,709	59,443	12,304	145,146
Clatsop County	D	+15.6%	7,732	5,334	1,582	15,405
Columbia County	D	+16.6%	9,275	6,205	2,330	18,476
Coos County	D	+4.6%	12,171	10,886	3,460	27,638
Crook County	R	−9.2%	2,607	3,250	948	6,989
Curry County	R	−5.4%	4,202	4,790	1,560	10,972
Deschutes County	R	−8.8%	17,151	21,135	5,306	45,282
Douglas County	R	−15.4%	15,250	21,855	4,465	42,769
Gilliam County	D	+8.4%	485	398	143	1,040
Grant County	R	−24.2%	1,180	2,110	432	3,837
Harney County	R	−27.5%	980	1,948	506	3,515
Hood River County	D	+11.4%	3,654	2,794	721	7,574
Jackson County	R	−6.2%	29,230	33,771	7,470	73,647
Jefferson County	R	−1.3%	2,555	2,634	813	6,195
Josephine County	R	−15.4%	11,113	16,048	3,546	32,111
Klamath County	R	−22.0%	7,207	12,116	2,538	22,360
Lake County	R	−35.0%	962	2,239	385	3,652
Lane County	D	+15.2%	69,461	48,253	11,498	139,787
Lincoln County	D	+18.6%	10,552	6,717	2,269	20,607
Linn County	R	−3.1%	17,041	18,331	4,773	41,325
Malheur County	R	−32.5%	2,827	6,045	844	9,892
Marion County	D	+2.1%	48,637	46,415	8,802	107,463
Morrow County	D	+1.4%	1,426	1,381	455	3,331
Multnomah County	D	+32.9%	159,878	71,094	17,536	269,961
Polk County	R	−2.1%	10,942	11,478	2,093	25,331
Sherman County	R	−3.0%	444	476	126	1,067
Tillamook County	D	+16.7%	5,775	3,884	1,263	11,332
Umatilla County	R	−4.3%	8,774	9,703	2,500	21,495
Union County	R	−9.1%	4,379	5,414	1,241	11,345
Wallowa County	R	−24.6%	1,321	2,379	483	4,297
Wasco County	D	+13.1%	4,967	3,662	1,004	9,952
Washington County	D	+7.1%	76,619	65,221	11,446	159,755
Wheeler County	R	−13.6%	299	418	121	874
Yamhill County	R	−2.6%	13,078	13,900	2,913	31,135