Bob Dole carried Virginia R+2.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Virginia, 1996. The state ran 10.5 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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Virginia result

2,412,690 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,089,021

45.1%

Dole (R)

1,136,874

47.1%

Perot (I)

159,502

6.6%

All others

27,293

1.1%

Margin

R+2.0

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1996 presidential election

Virginia, 1996

DoleR+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	1.1%	27,293

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Accomack County	D	+1.8%	5,220	5,013	1,218	11,654
Albemarle County	R	−3.7%	14,089	15,243	1,533	31,228
Alexandria city	D	+27.3%	27,968	15,554	1,472	45,399
Alleghany County	D	+7.5%	2,398	2,015	607	5,074
Amelia County	R	−11.9%	1,625	2,119	323	4,144
Amherst County	R	−2.1%	4,864	5,094	835	10,924
Appomattox County	R	−7.0%	2,239	2,625	510	5,477
Arlington County	D	+25.8%	45,573	26,106	2,782	75,376
Augusta County	R	−33.9%	5,965	13,458	1,916	22,102
Bath County	D	+3.7%	922	847	247	2,051
Bedford County	R	−18.9%	7,786	11,955	1,976	22,109
Bland County	R	−9.0%	939	1,167	385	2,537
Botetourt County	R	−14.8%	4,576	6,404	1,138	12,380
Bristol city	R	−6.6%	2,586	2,983	429	6,026
Brunswick County	D	+23.4%	3,442	2,059	340	5,918
Buchanan County	D	+36.4%	6,551	2,785	858	10,332
Buckingham County	D	+8.2%	2,374	1,974	392	4,850
Buena Vista city	D	+18.3%	1,090	713	216	2,057
Campbell County	R	−18.4%	6,788	10,273	1,505	18,902
Caroline County	D	+14.8%	3,897	2,816	521	7,285
Carroll County	R	−14.8%	3,611	5,088	1,158	9,969
Charles City County	D	+39.9%	1,842	729	178	2,787
Charlotte County	R	−2.1%	2,007	2,103	431	4,614
Charlottesville city	D	+29.9%	7,916	4,091	565	12,789
Chesapeake city	R	−0.9%	28,713	29,251	4,456	62,686
Chesterfield County	R	−28.3%	30,220	56,650	6,004	93,305
Clarke County	R	−6.5%	1,906	2,201	379	4,569
Colonial Heights city	R	−41.0%	1,782	4,632	518	6,953
Covington city	D	+25.7%	1,394	763	255	2,453
Craig County	R	−3.9%	895	979	262	2,159
Culpeper County	R	−16.9%	3,907	5,688	787	10,553
Cumberland County	R	−7.6%	1,303	1,544	275	3,190
Danville city	R	−5.9%	8,168	9,254	762	18,519
Dickenson County	D	+24.5%	3,913	2,229	660	6,868
Dinwiddie County	D	+4.5%	3,871	3,503	666	8,166
Emporia city	D	+13.0%	1,103	835	98	2,054
Essex County	D	+1.2%	1,668	1,627	188	3,533
Fairfax city	R	−4.7%	3,909	4,319	422	8,745
Fairfax County	R	−1.6%	170,150	176,033	16,134	365,263
Falls Church city	D	+17.1%	2,375	1,644	202	4,284
Fauquier County	R	−22.3%	6,759	11,063	1,287	19,258
Floyd County	R	−9.4%	1,909	2,374	545	4,939
Fluvanna County	R	−11.5%	2,676	3,442	457	6,663
Franklin city	D	+22.5%	1,962	1,200	201	3,385
Franklin County	R	−0.5%	7,300	7,382	2,015	16,987
Frederick County	R	−25.2%	5,976	10,608	1,599	18,412
Fredericksburg city	D	+10.3%	3,215	2,579	300	6,164
Galax city	D	+5.6%	1,033	910	221	2,181
Giles County	D	+9.4%	3,196	2,566	841	6,726
Gloucester County	R	−13.8%	4,710	6,447	1,266	12,593
Goochland County	R	−18.0%	2,784	4,119	424	7,425
Grayson County	R	−5.4%	2,661	3,004	675	6,403
Greene County	R	−21.4%	1,440	2,351	346	4,252
Greensville County	D	+31.4%	2,381	1,176	263	3,843
Halifax County	R	−6.7%	5,599	6,490	876	13,226
Hampton city	D	+17.7%	24,493	16,596	2,783	44,507
Hanover County	R	−35.2%	9,880	22,086	2,447	34,724
Harrisonburg city	R	−17.9%	3,346	4,945	434	8,937
Henrico County	R	−13.0%	41,121	54,430	5,920	101,992
Henry County	R	−0.2%	9,061	9,110	2,370	20,874
Highland County	R	−15.2%	446	631	134	1,221
Hopewell city	R	−8.9%	2,868	3,493	550	7,062
Isle of Wight County	R	−4.1%	4,952	5,416	893	11,369
James City County	R	−15.5%	7,247	10,120	1,116	18,586
King and Queen County	D	+11.6%	1,393	1,073	213	2,756
King George County	R	−14.9%	1,875	2,597	341	4,843
King William County	R	−13.0%	1,765	2,346	339	4,469
Lancaster County	R	−17.7%	1,844	2,709	324	4,893
Lee County	D	+14.2%	4,444	3,225	822	8,604
Lexington city	D	+10.2%	1,059	850	112	2,045
Loudoun County	R	−11.7%	19,942	25,715	3,082	49,330
Louisa County	R	−0.1%	3,761	3,768	693	8,323
Lunenburg County	R	−1.5%	1,995	2,063	299	4,460
Lynchburg city	R	−5.0%	10,281	11,441	1,155	23,012
Madison County	R	−12.5%	1,734	2,296	360	4,510
Manassas city	R	−13.0%	4,378	5,799	670	10,960
Manassas Park city	R	−9.1%	748	916	151	1,838
Martinsville city	D	+8.5%	2,941	2,446	387	5,842
Mathews County	R	−14.2%	1,602	2,206	403	4,260
Mecklenburg County	R	−5.1%	4,408	4,933	789	10,278
Middlesex County	R	−10.2%	1,704	2,141	350	4,297
Montgomery County	D	+1.4%	10,867	10,517	2,594	24,298
Nelson County	D	+15.1%	2,782	1,988	411	5,264
New Kent County	R	−18.9%	1,859	2,852	520	5,267
Newport News city	D	+8.5%	27,678	23,072	3,090	54,288
Norfolk city	D	+31.5%	37,655	18,693	3,435	60,124
Northampton County	D	+16.3%	2,569	1,763	522	4,948
Northumberland County	R	−12.9%	1,957	2,605	375	5,028
Norton city	D	+27.9%	802	416	138	1,382
Nottoway County	R	−1.7%	2,327	2,416	346	5,214
Orange County	R	−9.5%	3,590	4,435	750	8,908
Page County	R	−13.5%	2,868	3,876	640	7,479
Patrick County	R	−18.4%	2,301	3,547	719	6,771
Petersburg city	D	+53.7%	8,105	2,261	423	10,890
Pittsylvania County	R	−20.5%	7,681	12,127	1,469	21,714
Poquoson city	R	−38.2%	1,409	3,422	400	5,276
Portsmouth city	D	+32.4%	22,150	10,686	2,238	35,409
Powhatan County	R	−31.7%	2,254	4,679	626	7,643
Prince Edward County	D	+2.6%	2,678	2,530	403	5,678
Prince George County	R	−18.1%	3,498	5,216	698	9,507
Prince William County	R	−7.4%	33,462	39,292	4,881	78,443
Pulaski County	R	−0.4%	5,333	5,387	1,399	12,304
Radford city	D	+8.7%	2,113	1,742	381	4,283
Rappahannock County	R	−3.1%	1,405	1,505	213	3,181
Richmond city	D	+31.7%	42,273	20,993	2,762	67,078
Richmond County	R	−11.5%	1,101	1,424	201	2,797
Roanoke city	D	+15.6%	17,282	12,283	2,169	32,016
Roanoke County	R	−13.5%	15,387	20,700	2,934	39,421
Rockbridge County	R	−2.2%	3,116	3,274	760	7,279
Rockingham County	R	−37.6%	5,867	14,035	1,318	21,707
Russell County	D	+17.1%	5,437	3,706	862	10,128
Salem city	R	−6.5%	4,282	4,936	796	10,079
Scott County	R	−7.4%	3,449	4,086	798	8,573
Shenandoah County	R	−24.2%	4,224	7,440	1,353	13,280
Smyth County	D	+0.2%	4,990	4,966	1,407	11,619
Southampton County	D	+17.6%	3,454	2,275	564	6,715
Spotsylvania County	R	−13.1%	10,342	13,786	1,860	26,197
Stafford County	R	−16.1%	9,902	14,098	1,856	26,089
Staunton city	R	−16.2%	3,162	4,526	605	8,435
Suffolk city	D	+10.9%	10,827	8,572	1,266	20,754
Surry County	D	+27.5%	1,753	944	181	2,938
Sussex County	D	+18.8%	2,089	1,378	256	3,792
Tazewell County	D	+8.9%	7,500	6,131	1,554	15,440
Virginia Beach city	R	−9.2%	52,142	63,741	9,328	125,943
Warren County	R	−8.7%	3,814	4,657	904	9,652
Washington County	R	−11.9%	6,939	9,098	1,654	18,169
Waynesboro city	R	−16.2%	2,398	3,466	462	6,576
Westmoreland County	D	+10.6%	2,949	2,333	427	5,788
Williamsburg city	D	+7.2%	1,820	1,560	162	3,592
Winchester city	R	−9.1%	3,027	3,681	434	7,222
Wise County	D	+15.7%	6,712	4,660	1,478	13,092
Wythe County	R	−11.7%	3,275	4,274	955	8,549
York County	R	−17.7%	7,731	11,396	1,469	20,738