Bill Clinton carried Washington D+12.5.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Washington, 1996. The state ran 4.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)

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Washington result

2,254,560 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,123,323

49.8%

Dole (R)

840,712

37.3%

Perot (I)

201,003

8.9%

All others

89,522

4.0%

Margin

D+12.5

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1996 presidential election

Washington, 1996

ClintonD+12.5

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	49.8%	1,123,323
Bob DoleRepublican	37.3%	840,712
Ross PerotReform	4.0%	89,522

D+60

R+60

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

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Washington's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Washington's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Adams County	R	−13.4%	1,740	2,356	448	4,614
Asotin County	D	+6.7%	3,349	2,860	936	7,311
Benton County	R	−10.9%	20,783	26,664	5,311	53,803
Chelan County	R	−15.8%	8,595	12,363	2,332	23,870
Clallam County	D	+0.5%	12,585	12,432	3,187	29,516
Clark County	D	+4.8%	52,254	46,794	9,663	112,730
Columbia County	R	−10.5%	743	948	228	1,955
Cowlitz County	D	+20.4%	18,054	11,221	3,441	33,515
Douglas County	R	−16.2%	3,913	5,682	1,132	10,925
Ferry County	D	+3.8%	1,197	1,091	408	2,817
Franklin County	R	−8.1%	4,961	5,946	992	12,096
Garfield County	R	−10.0%	497	623	117	1,255
Grant County	R	−12.9%	8,065	10,895	2,496	21,866
Grays Harbor County	D	+24.6%	14,082	7,635	3,757	26,250
Island County	R	−0.8%	12,157	12,387	2,787	28,464
Jefferson County	D	+18.0%	7,145	4,607	1,385	14,119
King County	D	+25.0%	417,846	232,811	51,309	741,104
Kitsap County	D	+9.7%	44,167	35,304	8,769	91,487
Kittitas County	D	+3.8%	5,707	5,224	1,214	12,564
Klickitat County	D	+7.8%	3,214	2,662	875	7,065
Lewis County	R	−10.5%	10,331	13,238	3,373	27,644
Lincoln County	R	−15.5%	1,806	2,587	518	5,033
Mason County	D	+14.2%	10,088	7,149	2,816	20,750
Okanogan County	R	−8.3%	4,810	5,890	1,797	13,075
Pacific County	D	+27.4%	5,095	2,598	1,131	9,111
Pend Oreille County	D	+2.3%	2,126	2,012	709	4,996
Pierce County	D	+13.2%	120,893	89,295	22,051	239,073
San Juan County	D	+15.5%	3,663	2,523	508	7,354
Skagit County	D	+4.6%	18,295	16,397	4,818	41,118
Skamania County	D	+8.9%	1,724	1,387	450	3,789
Snohomish County	D	+12.5%	109,624	81,885	22,731	221,670
Spokane County	D	+3.2%	71,727	66,628	16,532	159,232
Stevens County	R	−12.1%	5,591	7,524	2,158	16,022
Thurston County	D	+18.0%	45,522	29,835	7,622	87,280
Wahkiakum County	D	+16.6%	924	619	215	1,836
Walla Walla County	R	−5.4%	8,038	9,085	1,894	19,486
Whatcom County	D	+3.0%	29,074	27,153	4,854	64,510
Whitman County	D	+3.3%	7,262	6,734	1,315	15,895
Yakima County	R	−3.4%	25,676	27,668	4,724	59,360