Bill Clinton carried Tennessee D+2.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Tennessee, 1996. The state ran 6.1 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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Tennessee result

1,894,105 votes counted

Clinton (D)

909,146

48.0%

Dole (R)

863,530

45.6%

Perot (I)

105,918

5.6%

All others

15,511

0.8%

Margin

D+2.4

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1996 presidential election

Tennessee, 1996

ClintonD+2.4

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	48.0%	909,146
Bob DoleRepublican	45.6%	863,530
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	15,511

D+60

R+60

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

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Tennessee's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Tennessee's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+13.5%
1896	+6.0%
1900	+8.1%
1904	+10.8%
1908	+6.9%
1912	+28.9%
1916	+13.6%
1920	−2.8%
1924	+9.3%
1928	−11.1%
1932	+34.0%
1936	+37.9%
1940	+34.9%
1944	+21.2%
1948	+12.3%
1952	−0.3%
1956	−0.6%
1960	−7.1%
1964	+11.0%
1968	−9.7%
1972	−38.0%
1976	+13.0%
1980	−0.3%
1984	−16.3%
1988	−16.3%
1992	+4.7%
1996	+2.4%
2000	−3.9%
2004	−14.3%
2008	−15.0%
2012	−20.4%
2016	−26.0%
2020	−23.2%
2024	−29.6%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Anderson County	D	+5.5%	13,457	11,943	1,817	27,516
Bedford County	D	+9.8%	5,735	4,634	823	11,284
Benton County	D	+26.1%	4,341	2,395	663	7,450
Bledsoe County	R	−0.1%	1,621	1,626	251	3,532
Blount County	R	−12.5%	14,687	19,310	2,556	36,930
Bradley County	R	−24.0%	9,095	15,478	1,856	26,628
Campbell County	D	+15.2%	6,122	4,393	785	11,385
Cannon County	D	+20.3%	2,318	1,468	361	4,185
Carroll County	D	+7.2%	4,912	4,206	697	9,849
Carter County	R	−23.6%	6,218	10,540	1,383	18,282
Cheatham County	D	+6.0%	4,883	4,283	705	9,964
Chester County	R	−16.8%	1,922	2,746	203	4,901
Claiborne County	R	−1.9%	3,861	4,023	727	8,679
Clay County	D	+15.0%	1,559	1,108	316	3,006
Cocke County	R	−13.3%	3,326	4,481	798	8,691
Coffee County	D	+5.6%	7,951	7,038	1,205	16,301
Crockett County	D	+8.8%	2,256	1,872	201	4,342
Cumberland County	R	−8.7%	6,676	8,096	1,399	16,347
Davidson County	D	+16.1%	110,805	78,453	9,018	200,382
Decatur County	D	+13.0%	2,262	1,712	229	4,224
DeKalb County	D	+28.6%	3,213	1,696	342	5,302
Dickson County	D	+15.7%	7,458	5,283	996	13,829
Dyer County	D	+4.8%	5,602	5,059	676	11,374
Fayette County	D	+2.6%	4,655	4,406	416	9,519
Fentress County	D	+0.5%	2,332	2,307	386	5,056
Franklin County	D	+12.2%	6,929	5,296	1,057	13,379
Gibson County	D	+13.6%	8,851	6,614	891	16,428
Giles County	D	+18.6%	4,948	3,269	733	9,030
Grainger County	R	−13.1%	2,162	2,875	382	5,453
Greene County	R	−15.7%	6,885	9,779	1,604	18,416
Grundy County	D	+37.1%	2,596	1,094	326	4,047
Hamblen County	R	−15.4%	7,006	9,797	1,106	18,099
Hamilton County	R	−6.5%	48,008	55,205	6,699	110,831
Hancock County	R	−23.2%	760	1,259	116	2,154
Hardeman County	D	+23.1%	4,859	2,961	346	8,231
Hardin County	R	−5.8%	3,508	3,980	594	8,117
Hawkins County	R	−11.3%	6,367	8,164	1,282	15,941
Haywood County	D	+21.1%	3,565	2,293	154	6,030
Henderson County	R	−15.9%	2,841	4,002	408	7,282
Henry County	D	+16.4%	6,153	4,272	992	11,501
Hickman County	D	+29.8%	3,917	2,002	460	6,418
Houston County	D	+40.0%	1,868	742	182	2,817
Humphreys County	D	+29.6%	3,675	1,892	423	6,020
Jackson County	D	+46.7%	2,889	944	289	4,161
Jefferson County	R	−14.5%	4,688	6,446	882	12,155
Johnson County	R	−26.9%	1,698	3,137	489	5,359
Knox County	R	−6.9%	61,158	70,761	6,402	140,045
Lake County	D	+34.5%	1,273	589	110	1,982
Lauderdale County	D	+26.1%	4,349	2,481	308	7,164
Lawrence County	D	+0.5%	6,188	6,115	973	13,359
Lewis County	D	+18.7%	1,971	1,298	316	3,598
Lincoln County	R	−1.9%	4,361	4,551	761	9,747
Loudon County	R	−11.3%	5,552	7,097	889	13,730
Macon County	R	−4.7%	2,240	2,481	421	5,166
Madison County	R	−4.5%	13,577	14,908	968	29,565
Marion County	D	+22.1%	5,194	3,166	768	9,191
Marshall County	D	+21.1%	4,447	2,781	603	7,913
Maury County	D	+7.9%	10,367	8,737	1,366	20,574
McMinn County	R	−11.3%	5,987	7,655	1,033	14,784
McNairy County	D	+1.0%	4,050	3,960	519	8,576
Meigs County	D	+8.4%	1,476	1,228	245	2,968
Monroe County	R	−3.5%	4,872	5,257	713	10,928
Montgomery County	D	+4.1%	16,498	15,133	1,781	33,625
Moore County	D	+4.5%	935	846	177	1,980
Morgan County	D	+13.1%	2,767	2,070	446	5,324
Obion County	D	+16.6%	6,226	4,310	932	11,536
Overton County	D	+33.9%	3,800	1,756	431	6,032
Perry County	D	+29.2%	1,444	747	178	2,386
Pickett County	R	−7.0%	901	1,046	116	2,071
Polk County	D	+11.3%	2,450	1,910	377	4,770
Putnam County	D	+4.6%	10,047	9,093	1,487	20,888
Rhea County	R	−5.5%	3,969	4,476	694	9,188
Roane County	D	+3.4%	9,744	9,044	1,438	20,485
Robertson County	D	+11.0%	8,465	6,685	993	16,229
Rutherford County	R	−3.4%	22,815	24,565	3,787	51,594
Scott County	R	−2.5%	2,506	2,646	431	5,637
Sequatchie County	D	+6.3%	1,598	1,391	288	3,298
Sevier County	R	−22.6%	7,136	11,847	1,650	20,846
Shelby County	D	+13.3%	179,663	136,315	8,307	326,380
Smith County	D	+32.3%	3,812	1,857	346	6,057
Stewart County	D	+35.2%	2,962	1,306	386	4,700
Sullivan County	R	−16.2%	20,571	29,296	3,555	53,837
Sumner County	R	−3.8%	19,205	20,863	2,783	43,154
Tipton County	R	−6.6%	6,596	7,585	799	15,051
Trousdale County	D	+37.3%	1,615	683	190	2,499
Unicoi County	R	−17.2%	2,131	3,122	447	5,755
Union County	D	+3.3%	2,421	2,253	385	5,111
Van Buren County	D	+30.4%	1,010	504	128	1,663
Warren County	D	+18.6%	6,389	4,226	917	11,633
Washington County	R	−16.4%	13,259	18,960	2,237	34,840
Wayne County	R	−24.5%	1,574	2,715	323	4,650
Weakley County	D	+9.2%	5,657	4,622	873	11,215
White County	D	+16.5%	3,592	2,498	505	6,635
Williamson County	R	−27.5%	15,231	27,699	2,071	45,376
Wilson County	R	−0.5%	13,655	13,817	1,841	29,543