Virginia — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentDoleR+2.0
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 47.1% | 1,136,874 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 45.1% | 1,089,021 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.8% | 187,232 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Bath County, VA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Emporia city, VA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Essex County, VA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Galax city, VA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Giles County, VA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Hampton city, VA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Manassas city, VA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Newport News city, VA | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Northampton County, VA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Norton city, VA | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Radford city, VA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Smyth County, VA | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+17.7 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Bill Clinton+207 | 5,01343.0% | 5,22044.8% | 2031.7% | 11,654 |
| Albemarle County | Bob Dole+1,154 | 15,24348.8% | 14,08945.1% | 3631.2% | 31,228 |
| Alexandria city | Bill Clinton+12,414 | 15,55434.3% | 27,96861.6% | 4050.9% | 45,399 |
| Alleghany County | Bill Clinton+383 | 2,01539.7% | 2,39847.3% | 541.1% | 5,074 |
| Amelia County | Bob Dole+494 | 2,11951.1% | 1,62539.2% | 771.9% | 4,144 |
| Amherst County | Bob Dole+230 | 5,09446.6% | 4,86444.5% | 1311.2% | 10,924 |
| Appomattox County | Bob Dole+386 | 2,62547.9% | 2,23940.9% | 1031.9% | 5,477 |
| Arlington County | Bill Clinton+19,467 | 26,10634.6% | 45,57360.5% | 9151.2% | 75,376 |
| Augusta County | Bob Dole+7,493 | 13,45860.9% | 5,96527.0% | 7633.5% | 22,102 |
| Bath County | Bill Clinton+75 | 84741.3% | 92245.0% | 351.7% | 2,051 |
| Bedford County | Bob Dole+4,169 | 11,95554.1% | 7,78635.2% | 3921.8% | 22,109 |
| Bland County | Bob Dole+228 | 1,16746.0% | 93937.0% | 461.8% | 2,537 |
| Botetourt County | Bob Dole+1,828 | 6,40451.7% | 4,57637.0% | 2622.1% | 12,380 |
| Bristol city | Bob Dole+397 | 2,98349.5% | 2,58642.9% | 280.5% | 6,026 |
| Brunswick County | Bill Clinton+1,383 | 2,05934.8% | 3,44258.2% | 771.3% | 5,918 |
| Buchanan County | Bill Clinton+3,766 | 2,78527.0% | 6,55163.4% | 1381.3% | 10,332 |
| Buckingham County | Bill Clinton+400 | 1,97440.7% | 2,37448.9% | 1102.3% | 4,850 |
| Buena Vista city | Bill Clinton+377 | 71334.7% | 1,09053.0% | 381.8% | 2,057 |
| Campbell County | Bob Dole+3,485 | 10,27354.3% | 6,78835.9% | 3361.8% | 18,902 |
| Caroline County | Bill Clinton+1,081 | 2,81638.7% | 3,89753.5% | 510.7% | 7,285 |
| Carroll County | Bob Dole+1,477 | 5,08851.0% | 3,61136.2% | 1121.1% | 9,969 |
| Charles City County | Bill Clinton+1,113 | 72926.2% | 1,84266.1% | 381.4% | 2,787 |
| Charlotte County | Bob Dole+96 | 2,10345.6% | 2,00743.5% | 731.6% | 4,614 |
| Charlottesville city | Bill Clinton+3,825 | 4,09132.0% | 7,91661.9% | 2171.7% | 12,789 |
| Chesapeake city | Bob Dole+538 | 29,25146.7% | 28,71345.8% | 2660.4% | 62,686 |
| Chesterfield County | Bob Dole+26,430 | 56,65060.7% | 30,22032.4% | 4310.5% | 93,305 |
| Clarke County | Bob Dole+295 | 2,20148.2% | 1,90641.7% | 831.8% | 4,569 |
| Colonial Heights city | Bob Dole+2,850 | 4,63266.6% | 1,78225.6% | 210.3% | 6,953 |
| Covington city | Bill Clinton+631 | 76331.1% | 1,39456.8% | 411.7% | 2,453 |
| Craig County | Bob Dole+84 | 97945.3% | 89541.5% | 231.1% | 2,159 |
| Culpeper County | Bob Dole+1,781 | 5,68853.9% | 3,90737.0% | 1711.6% | 10,553 |
| Cumberland County | Bob Dole+241 | 1,54448.4% | 1,30340.8% | 682.1% | 3,190 |
| Danville city | Bob Dole+1,086 | 9,25450.0% | 8,16844.1% | 3351.8% | 18,519 |
| Dickenson County | Bill Clinton+1,684 | 2,22932.5% | 3,91357.0% | 661.0% | 6,868 |
| Dinwiddie County | Bill Clinton+368 | 3,50342.9% | 3,87147.4% | 1261.5% | 8,166 |
| Emporia city | Bill Clinton+268 | 83540.7% | 1,10353.7% | 180.9% | 2,054 |
| Essex County | Bill Clinton+41 | 1,62746.1% | 1,66847.2% | 501.4% | 3,533 |
| Fairfax city | Bob Dole+410 | 4,31949.4% | 3,90944.7% | 951.1% | 8,745 |
| Fairfax County | Bob Dole+5,883 | 176,03348.2% | 170,15046.6% | 2,9460.8% | 365,263 |
| Falls Church city | Bill Clinton+731 | 1,64438.4% | 2,37555.4% | 631.5% | 4,284 |
| Fauquier County | Bob Dole+4,304 | 11,06357.4% | 6,75935.1% | 1490.8% | 19,258 |
| Floyd County | Bob Dole+465 | 2,37448.1% | 1,90938.7% | 1112.2% | 4,939 |
| Fluvanna County | Bob Dole+766 | 3,44251.7% | 2,67640.2% | 881.3% | 6,663 |
| Franklin city | Bill Clinton+762 | 1,20035.5% | 1,96258.0% | 220.6% | 3,385 |
| Franklin County | Bob Dole+82 | 7,38243.5% | 7,30043.0% | 2901.7% | 16,987 |
| Frederick County | Bob Dole+4,632 | 10,60857.6% | 5,97632.5% | 2291.2% | 18,412 |
| Fredericksburg city | Bill Clinton+636 | 2,57941.8% | 3,21552.2% | 701.1% | 6,164 |
| Galax city | Bill Clinton+123 | 91041.7% | 1,03347.4% | 170.8% | 2,181 |
| Giles County | Bill Clinton+630 | 2,56638.2% | 3,19647.5% | 1231.8% | 6,726 |
| Gloucester County | Bob Dole+1,737 | 6,44751.2% | 4,71037.4% | 1701.3% | 12,593 |
| Goochland County | Bob Dole+1,335 | 4,11955.5% | 2,78437.5% | 981.3% | 7,425 |
| Grayson County | Bob Dole+343 | 3,00446.9% | 2,66141.6% | 631.0% | 6,403 |
| Greene County | Bob Dole+911 | 2,35155.3% | 1,44033.9% | 1152.7% | 4,252 |
| Greensville County | Bill Clinton+1,205 | 1,17630.6% | 2,38162.0% | 230.6% | 3,843 |
| Halifax County | Bob Dole+891 | 6,49049.1% | 5,59942.3% | 2612.0% | 13,226 |
| Hampton city | Bill Clinton+7,897 | 16,59637.3% | 24,49355.0% | 6351.4% | 44,507 |
| Hanover County | Bob Dole+12,206 | 22,08663.6% | 9,88028.5% | 3110.9% | 34,724 |
| Harrisonburg city | Bob Dole+1,599 | 4,94555.3% | 3,34637.4% | 2122.4% | 8,937 |
| Henrico County | Bob Dole+13,309 | 54,43053.4% | 41,12140.3% | 5210.5% | 101,992 |
| Henry County | Bob Dole+49 | 9,11043.6% | 9,06143.4% | 3331.6% | 20,874 |
| Highland County | Bob Dole+185 | 63151.7% | 44636.5% | 100.8% | 1,221 |
| Hopewell city | Bob Dole+625 | 3,49349.5% | 2,86840.6% | 1512.1% | 7,062 |
| Isle of Wight County | Bob Dole+464 | 5,41647.6% | 4,95243.6% | 1080.9% | 11,369 |
| James City County | Bob Dole+2,873 | 10,12054.4% | 7,24739.0% | 1030.6% | 18,586 |
| King and Queen County | Bill Clinton+320 | 1,07338.9% | 1,39350.5% | 772.8% | 2,756 |
| King George County | Bob Dole+722 | 2,59753.6% | 1,87538.7% | 300.6% | 4,843 |
| King William County | Bob Dole+581 | 2,34652.5% | 1,76539.5% | 190.4% | 4,469 |
| Lancaster County | Bob Dole+865 | 2,70955.4% | 1,84437.7% | 160.3% | 4,893 |
| Lee County | Bill Clinton+1,219 | 3,22537.5% | 4,44451.7% | 1131.3% | 8,604 |
| Lexington city | Bill Clinton+209 | 85041.6% | 1,05951.8% | 241.2% | 2,045 |
| Loudoun County | Bob Dole+5,773 | 25,71552.1% | 19,94240.4% | 5911.2% | 49,330 |
| Louisa County | Bob Dole+7 | 3,76845.3% | 3,76145.2% | 1011.2% | 8,323 |
| Lunenburg County | Bob Dole+68 | 2,06346.3% | 1,99544.7% | 1032.3% | 4,460 |
| Lynchburg city | Bob Dole+1,160 | 11,44149.7% | 10,28144.7% | 1350.6% | 23,012 |
| Madison County | Bob Dole+562 | 2,29650.9% | 1,73438.4% | 1202.7% | 4,510 |
| Manassas city | Bob Dole+1,421 | 5,79952.9% | 4,37839.9% | 1131.0% | 10,960 |
| Manassas Park city | Bob Dole+168 | 91649.8% | 74840.7% | 231.3% | 1,838 |
| Martinsville city | Bill Clinton+495 | 2,44641.9% | 2,94150.3% | 681.2% | 5,842 |
| Mathews County | Bob Dole+604 | 2,20651.8% | 1,60237.6% | 491.2% | 4,260 |
| Mecklenburg County | Bob Dole+525 | 4,93348.0% | 4,40842.9% | 1481.4% | 10,278 |
| Middlesex County | Bob Dole+437 | 2,14149.8% | 1,70439.7% | 1022.4% | 4,297 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+350 | 10,51743.3% | 10,86744.7% | 3201.3% | 24,298 |
| Nelson County | Bill Clinton+794 | 1,98837.8% | 2,78252.8% | 831.6% | 5,264 |
| New Kent County | Bob Dole+993 | 2,85254.1% | 1,85935.3% | 360.7% | 5,267 |
| Newport News city | Bill Clinton+4,606 | 23,07242.5% | 27,67851.0% | 4480.8% | 54,288 |
| Norfolk city | Bill Clinton+18,962 | 18,69331.1% | 37,65562.6% | 3410.6% | 60,124 |
| Northampton County | Bill Clinton+806 | 1,76335.6% | 2,56951.9% | 941.9% | 4,948 |
| Northumberland County | Bob Dole+648 | 2,60551.8% | 1,95738.9% | 911.8% | 5,028 |
| Norton city | Bill Clinton+386 | 41630.1% | 80258.0% | 261.9% | 1,382 |
| Nottoway County | Bob Dole+89 | 2,41646.3% | 2,32744.6% | 1252.4% | 5,214 |
| Orange County | Bob Dole+845 | 4,43549.8% | 3,59040.3% | 1331.5% | 8,908 |
| Page County | Bob Dole+1,008 | 3,87651.8% | 2,86838.3% | 951.3% | 7,479 |
| Patrick County | Bob Dole+1,246 | 3,54752.4% | 2,30134.0% | 2043.0% | 6,771 |
| Petersburg city | Bill Clinton+5,844 | 2,26120.8% | 8,10574.4% | 1010.9% | 10,890 |
| Pittsylvania County | Bob Dole+4,446 | 12,12755.8% | 7,68135.4% | 4372.0% | 21,714 |
| Poquoson city | Bob Dole+2,013 | 3,42264.9% | 1,40926.7% | 450.9% | 5,276 |
| Portsmouth city | Bill Clinton+11,464 | 10,68630.2% | 22,15062.6% | 3350.9% | 35,409 |
| Powhatan County | Bob Dole+2,425 | 4,67961.2% | 2,25429.5% | 841.1% | 7,643 |
| Prince Edward County | Bill Clinton+148 | 2,53044.6% | 2,67847.2% | 671.2% | 5,678 |
| Prince George County | Bob Dole+1,718 | 5,21654.9% | 3,49836.8% | 951.0% | 9,507 |
| Prince William County | Bob Dole+5,830 | 39,29250.1% | 33,46242.7% | 8081.0% | 78,443 |
| Pulaski County | Bob Dole+54 | 5,38743.8% | 5,33343.3% | 1851.5% | 12,304 |
| Radford city | Bill Clinton+371 | 1,74240.7% | 2,11349.3% | 471.1% | 4,283 |
| Rappahannock County | Bob Dole+100 | 1,50547.3% | 1,40544.2% | 581.8% | 3,181 |
| Richmond city | Bill Clinton+21,280 | 20,99331.3% | 42,27363.0% | 1,0501.6% | 67,078 |
| Richmond County | Bob Dole+323 | 1,42450.9% | 1,10139.4% | 712.5% | 2,797 |
| Roanoke city | Bill Clinton+4,999 | 12,28338.4% | 17,28254.0% | 2820.9% | 32,016 |
| Roanoke County | Bob Dole+5,313 | 20,70052.5% | 15,38739.0% | 4001.0% | 39,421 |
| Rockbridge County | Bob Dole+158 | 3,27445.0% | 3,11642.8% | 1291.8% | 7,279 |
| Rockingham County | Bob Dole+8,168 | 14,03564.7% | 5,86727.0% | 4872.2% | 21,707 |
| Russell County | Bill Clinton+1,731 | 3,70636.6% | 5,43753.7% | 1231.2% | 10,128 |
| Salem city | Bob Dole+654 | 4,93649.0% | 4,28242.5% | 650.6% | 10,079 |
| Scott County | Bob Dole+637 | 4,08647.7% | 3,44940.2% | 2402.8% | 8,573 |
| Shenandoah County | Bob Dole+3,216 | 7,44056.0% | 4,22431.8% | 2632.0% | 13,280 |
| Smyth County | Bill Clinton+24 | 4,96642.7% | 4,99042.9% | 2562.2% | 11,619 |
| Southampton County | Bill Clinton+1,179 | 2,27533.9% | 3,45451.4% | 4226.3% | 6,715 |
| Spotsylvania County | Bob Dole+3,444 | 13,78652.6% | 10,34239.5% | 2090.8% | 26,197 |
| Stafford County | Bob Dole+4,196 | 14,09854.0% | 9,90238.0% | 2330.9% | 26,089 |
| Staunton city | Bob Dole+1,364 | 4,52653.7% | 3,16237.5% | 1421.7% | 8,435 |
| Suffolk city | Bill Clinton+2,255 | 8,57241.3% | 10,82752.2% | 890.4% | 20,754 |
| Surry County | Bill Clinton+809 | 94432.1% | 1,75359.7% | 602.0% | 2,938 |
| Sussex County | Bill Clinton+711 | 1,37836.3% | 2,08955.1% | 691.8% | 3,792 |
| Tazewell County | Bill Clinton+1,369 | 6,13139.7% | 7,50048.6% | 2551.7% | 15,440 |
| Virginia Beach city | Bob Dole+11,599 | 63,74150.6% | 52,14241.4% | 7320.6% | 125,943 |
| Warren County | Bob Dole+843 | 4,65748.2% | 3,81439.5% | 2772.9% | 9,652 |
| Washington County | Bob Dole+2,159 | 9,09850.1% | 6,93938.2% | 4782.6% | 18,169 |
| Waynesboro city | Bob Dole+1,068 | 3,46652.7% | 2,39836.5% | 2503.8% | 6,576 |
| Westmoreland County | Bill Clinton+616 | 2,33340.3% | 2,94951.0% | 791.4% | 5,788 |
| Williamsburg city | Bill Clinton+260 | 1,56043.4% | 1,82050.7% | 501.4% | 3,592 |
| Winchester city | Bob Dole+654 | 3,68151.0% | 3,02741.9% | 801.1% | 7,222 |
| Wise County | Bill Clinton+2,052 | 4,66035.6% | 6,71251.3% | 2421.8% | 13,092 |
| Wythe County | Bob Dole+999 | 4,27450.0% | 3,27538.3% | 450.5% | 8,549 |
| York County | Bob Dole+3,665 | 11,39655.0% | 7,73137.3% | 1420.7% | 20,738 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Same ballot, 1996VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.