Pennsylvania — 1996 presidential election
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentClintonD+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 49.2% | 2,215,819 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 40.0% | 1,801,169 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.8% | 484,319 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 23 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Centre County, PA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Delaware County, PA | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Forest County, PA | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Indiana County, PA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+61.4 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Warren County, PA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+12.2 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dole, Robert+4,564 | 10,77436.5% | 15,33852.0% | 2100.7% | 29,508 |
| Allegheny County | Clinton, Bill+80,413 | 284,48052.8% | 204,06737.9% | 7,7591.4% | 538,615 |
| Armstrong County | Clinton, Bill+78 | 11,13043.2% | 11,05242.9% | 1450.6% | 25,779 |
| Beaver County | Clinton, Bill+13,530 | 39,57853.3% | 26,04835.1% | 3770.5% | 74,279 |
| Bedford County | Dole, Robert+4,110 | 5,95432.8% | 10,06455.5% | 680.4% | 18,127 |
| Berks County | Dole, Robert+6,402 | 49,88741.0% | 56,28946.2% | 1,7541.4% | 121,718 |
| Blair County | Dole, Robert+6,246 | 15,03637.0% | 21,28252.3% | 3590.9% | 40,691 |
| Bradford County | Dole, Robert+2,657 | 7,73636.8% | 10,39349.5% | 1670.8% | 21,008 |
| Bucks County | Clinton, Bill+8,414 | 103,31345.4% | 94,89941.7% | 4,6072.0% | 227,363 |
| Butler County | Dole, Robert+10,048 | 21,99036.3% | 32,03852.9% | 4180.7% | 60,591 |
| Cambria County | Clinton, Bill+10,050 | 30,39151.3% | 20,34134.3% | 7061.2% | 59,275 |
| Cameron County | Dole, Robert+291 | 82236.8% | 1,11349.9% | 130.6% | 2,231 |
| Carbon County | Clinton, Bill+2,264 | 9,45747.7% | 7,19336.3% | 1870.9% | 19,829 |
| Centre County | Clinton, Bill+210 | 21,14545.2% | 20,93544.7% | 5731.2% | 46,826 |
| Chester County | Dole, Robert+12,246 | 64,78340.9% | 77,02948.6% | 2,4871.6% | 158,366 |
| Clarion County | Dole, Robert+962 | 5,95439.5% | 6,91645.9% | 1370.9% | 15,071 |
| Clearfield County | Dole, Robert+996 | 11,99141.4% | 12,98744.9% | 2190.8% | 28,955 |
| Clinton County | Clinton, Bill+1,365 | 5,65849.3% | 4,29337.4% | 1080.9% | 11,483 |
| Columbia County | Clinton, Bill+145 | 8,37941.1% | 8,23440.4% | 1050.5% | 20,372 |
| Crawford County | Dole, Robert+1,716 | 12,94341.2% | 14,65946.6% | 3251.0% | 31,446 |
| Cumberland County | Dole, Robert+15,194 | 28,74936.4% | 43,94355.6% | 6240.8% | 78,985 |
| Dauphin County | Dole, Robert+3,481 | 40,93644.0% | 44,41747.8% | 6510.7% | 92,971 |
| Delaware County | Clinton, Bill+23,318 | 115,94649.4% | 92,62839.5% | 4,2911.8% | 234,748 |
| Elk County | Clinton, Bill+860 | 5,74944.2% | 4,88937.6% | 820.6% | 13,013 |
| Erie County | Clinton, Bill+17,624 | 57,50852.9% | 39,88436.7% | 1,0130.9% | 108,791 |
| Fayette County | Clinton, Bill+12,340 | 26,35956.6% | 14,01930.1% | 4320.9% | 46,532 |
| Forest County | Clinton, Bill+62 | 96443.8% | 90241.0% | 100.5% | 2,201 |
| Franklin County | Dole, Robert+10,412 | 14,98033.5% | 25,39256.8% | 2310.5% | 44,730 |
| Fulton County | Dole, Robert+1,045 | 1,62033.3% | 2,66554.7% | 290.6% | 4,868 |
| Greene County | Clinton, Bill+3,618 | 7,62055.5% | 4,00229.1% | 620.5% | 13,736 |
| Huntingdon County | Dole, Robert+2,039 | 5,28536.5% | 7,32450.5% | 730.5% | 14,495 |
| Indiana County | Clinton, Bill+994 | 13,86845.3% | 12,87442.1% | 1670.5% | 30,583 |
| Jefferson County | Dole, Robert+2,310 | 5,84635.5% | 8,15649.6% | 1330.8% | 16,457 |
| Juniata County | Dole, Robert+1,232 | 2,89636.3% | 4,12851.7% | 490.6% | 7,984 |
| Lackawanna County | Clinton, Bill+19,447 | 46,37756.1% | 26,93032.6% | 1,1851.4% | 82,681 |
| Lancaster County | Dole, Robert+43,755 | 49,12031.6% | 92,87559.8% | 1,6901.1% | 155,286 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton, Bill+5,905 | 18,99352.4% | 13,08836.1% | 1760.5% | 36,259 |
| Lebanon County | Dole, Robert+7,698 | 14,18734.8% | 21,88553.7% | 4281.1% | 40,735 |
| Lehigh County | Clinton, Bill+3,465 | 48,56845.8% | 45,10342.5% | 1,4921.4% | 106,110 |
| Luzerne County | Clinton, Bill+16,597 | 60,17451.5% | 43,57737.3% | 6420.5% | 116,817 |
| Lycoming County | Dole, Robert+8,019 | 13,51634.4% | 21,53554.9% | 3350.9% | 39,241 |
| McKean County | Dole, Robert+1,329 | 5,50937.1% | 6,83846.0% | 1721.2% | 14,869 |
| Mercer County | Clinton, Bill+5,790 | 23,00350.2% | 17,21337.6% | 4551.0% | 45,779 |
| Mifflin County | Dole, Robert+1,561 | 5,32738.8% | 6,88850.2% | 1110.8% | 13,718 |
| Monroe County | Dole, Robert+779 | 16,54742.4% | 17,32644.4% | 5421.4% | 39,065 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton, Bill+22,617 | 143,66448.9% | 121,04741.2% | 4,8581.7% | 293,961 |
| Montour County | Dole, Robert+602 | 2,18337.6% | 2,78547.9% | 591.0% | 5,811 |
| Northampton County | Clinton, Bill+8,233 | 43,95948.3% | 35,72639.3% | 1,4691.6% | 91,002 |
| Northumberland County | Dole, Robert+133 | 13,41841.4% | 13,55141.8% | 2580.8% | 32,400 |
| Perry County | Dole, Robert+3,545 | 4,61131.8% | 8,15656.2% | 1391.0% | 14,515 |
| Philadelphia County | Clinton, Bill+327,643 | 412,98877.4% | 85,34516.0% | 5,6151.1% | 533,277 |
| Pike County | Dole, Robert+1,188 | 5,50938.7% | 6,69747.0% | 1651.2% | 14,244 |
| Potter County | Dole, Robert+1,568 | 2,14631.5% | 3,71454.5% | 320.5% | 6,817 |
| Schuylkill County | Clinton, Bill+1,940 | 24,86043.9% | 22,92040.5% | 3780.7% | 56,629 |
| Snyder County | Dole, Robert+3,337 | 3,40529.2% | 6,74257.9% | 440.4% | 11,642 |
| Somerset County | Dole, Robert+2,016 | 12,71940.3% | 14,73546.6% | 1690.5% | 31,591 |
| Sullivan County | Dole, Robert+281 | 1,07137.5% | 1,35247.3% | 170.6% | 2,858 |
| Susquehanna County | Dole, Robert+1,442 | 5,91237.8% | 7,35447.0% | 1040.7% | 15,636 |
| Tioga County | Dole, Robert+2,421 | 4,96134.4% | 7,38251.2% | 890.6% | 14,425 |
| Union County | Dole, Robert+2,912 | 3,65831.2% | 6,57056.0% | 650.6% | 11,724 |
| Venango County | Dole, Robert+193 | 8,20542.0% | 8,39843.0% | 1690.9% | 19,549 |
| Warren County | Clinton, Bill+235 | 7,29142.7% | 7,05641.3% | 2161.3% | 17,067 |
| Washington County | Clinton, Bill+13,175 | 40,95252.7% | 27,77735.7% | 3550.5% | 77,745 |
| Wayne County | Dole, Robert+2,149 | 5,92836.3% | 8,07749.4% | 2031.2% | 16,334 |
| Westmoreland County | Clinton, Bill+1,628 | 63,68644.4% | 62,05843.3% | 1,3550.9% | 143,329 |
| Wyoming County | Dole, Robert+839 | 4,04938.9% | 4,88847.0% | 570.5% | 10,408 |
| York County | Dole, Robert+15,592 | 49,59638.7% | 65,18850.9% | 1,7201.3% | 128,156 |
complete certified result
Pennsylvania candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Same ballot, 1996PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.