Washington — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionWashington · PresidentClintonD+12.5
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 49.8% | 1,123,323 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 37.3% | 840,712 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.9% | 290,525 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Asotin County, WA | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Clallam County, WA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Ferry County, WA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Island County, WA | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Skagit County, WA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Skamania County, WA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Spokane County, WA | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Whitman County, WA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+3.4 |
Washington results by county
39 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 | Bob Dole+616 | 1,74037.7% | 2,35651.1% | 701.5% | 4,614 |
| Asotin County | Bill Clinton+489 | 3,34945.8% | 2,86039.1% | 1662.3% | 7,311 |
| Benton County | Bob Dole+5,881 | 20,78338.6% | 26,66449.6% | 1,0451.9% | 53,803 |
| Chelan County | Bob Dole+3,768 | 8,59536.0% | 12,36351.8% | 5802.4% | 23,870 |
| Clallam County | Bill Clinton+153 | 12,58542.6% | 12,43242.1% | 1,3124.4% | 29,516 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+5,460 | 52,25446.4% | 46,79441.5% | 4,0193.6% | 112,730 |
| Columbia County | Bob Dole+205 | 74338.0% | 94848.5% | 361.8% | 1,955 |
| Cowlitz County | Bill Clinton+6,833 | 18,05453.9% | 11,22133.5% | 7992.4% | 33,515 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+1,769 | 3,91335.8% | 5,68252.0% | 1981.8% | 10,925 |
| Ferry County | Bill Clinton+106 | 1,19742.5% | 1,09138.7% | 1214.3% | 2,817 |
| Franklin County | Bob Dole+985 | 4,96141.0% | 5,94649.2% | 1971.6% | 12,096 |
| Garfield County | Bob Dole+126 | 49739.6% | 62349.6% | 181.4% | 1,255 |
| Grant County | Bob Dole+2,830 | 8,06536.9% | 10,89549.8% | 4101.9% | 21,866 |
| Grays Harbor County | Bill Clinton+6,447 | 14,08253.6% | 7,63529.1% | 7763.0% | 26,250 |
| Island County | Bob Dole+230 | 12,15742.7% | 12,38743.5% | 1,1334.0% | 28,464 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+2,538 | 7,14550.6% | 4,60732.6% | 9827.0% | 14,119 |
| King County | Bill Clinton+185,035 | 417,84656.4% | 232,81131.4% | 39,1385.3% | 741,104 |
| Kitsap County | Bill Clinton+8,863 | 44,16748.3% | 35,30438.6% | 3,2473.5% | 91,487 |
| Kittitas County | Bill Clinton+483 | 5,70745.4% | 5,22441.6% | 4193.3% | 12,564 |
| Klickitat County | Bill Clinton+552 | 3,21445.5% | 2,66237.7% | 3144.4% | 7,065 |
| Lewis County | Bob Dole+2,907 | 10,33137.4% | 13,23847.9% | 7022.5% | 27,644 |
| Lincoln County | Bob Dole+781 | 1,80635.9% | 2,58751.4% | 1222.4% | 5,033 |
| Mason County | Bill Clinton+2,939 | 10,08848.6% | 7,14934.5% | 6973.4% | 20,750 |
| Okanogan County | Bob Dole+1,080 | 4,81036.8% | 5,89045.0% | 5784.4% | 13,075 |
| Pacific County | Bill Clinton+2,497 | 5,09555.9% | 2,59828.5% | 2873.2% | 9,111 |
| Pend Oreille County | Bill Clinton+114 | 2,12642.6% | 2,01240.3% | 1493.0% | 4,996 |
| Pierce County | Bill Clinton+31,598 | 120,89350.6% | 89,29537.4% | 6,8342.9% | 239,073 |
| San Juan County | Bill Clinton+1,140 | 3,66349.8% | 2,52334.3% | 6609.0% | 7,354 |
| Skagit County | Bill Clinton+1,898 | 18,29544.5% | 16,39739.9% | 1,6083.9% | 41,118 |
| Skamania County | Bill Clinton+337 | 1,72445.5% | 1,38736.6% | 2286.0% | 3,789 |
| Snohomish County | Bill Clinton+27,739 | 109,62449.5% | 81,88536.9% | 7,4303.4% | 221,670 |
| Spokane County | Bill Clinton+5,099 | 71,72745.0% | 66,62841.8% | 4,3452.7% | 159,232 |
| Stevens County | Bob Dole+1,933 | 5,59134.9% | 7,52447.0% | 7494.7% | 16,022 |
| Thurston County | Bill Clinton+15,687 | 45,52252.2% | 29,83534.2% | 4,3014.9% | 87,280 |
| Wahkiakum County | Bill Clinton+305 | 92450.3% | 61933.7% | 784.2% | 1,836 |
| Walla Walla County | Bob Dole+1,047 | 8,03841.3% | 9,08546.6% | 4692.4% | 19,486 |
| Whatcom County | Bill Clinton+1,921 | 29,07445.1% | 27,15342.1% | 3,4295.3% | 64,510 |
| Whitman County | Bill Clinton+528 | 7,26245.7% | 6,73442.4% | 5843.7% | 15,895 |
| Yakima County | Bob Dole+1,992 | 25,67643.3% | 27,66846.6% | 1,2922.2% | 59,360 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 1996WA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.