Bill Clinton carried Wisconsin D+10.3.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Wisconsin, 1996. The state ran 1.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+8.5 nationally).

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

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Wisconsin result

2,196,169 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,071,971

48.8%

Dole (R)

845,029

38.5%

Perot (I)

227,339

10.4%

All others

51,830

2.4%

Margin

D+10.3

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1996 presidential election

Wisconsin, 1996

ClintonD+10.3

How it voted

Share of the 1996 vote

Bill Clinton ✓Democratic	48.8%	1,071,971
Bob DoleRepublican	38.5%	845,029
Ross PerotReform	2.4%	51,830

D+60

R+60

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

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Wisconsin's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context

Wisconsin's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+1.7%
1896	−22.9%
1900	−24.1%
1904	−35.2%
1908	−17.8%
1912	+8.4%
1916	−6.6%
1920	−54.9%
1924	−29.0%
1928	−9.2%
1932	+32.3%
1936	+33.5%
1940	+1.8%
1944	−1.8%
1948	+4.4%
1952	−22.2%
1956	−23.7%
1960	−3.7%
1964	+24.3%
1968	−3.6%
1972	−9.7%
1976	+1.7%
1980	−4.7%
1984	−9.2%
1988	+3.6%
1992	+4.4%
1996	+10.3%
2000	+0.2%
2004	+0.4%
2008	+13.9%
2012	+6.9%
2016	−0.8%
2020	+0.6%
2024	−0.9%

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County results — 1996

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Adams County	D	+21.3%	4,119	2,450	1,122	7,824
Ashland County	D	+28.6%	3,808	1,863	861	6,798
Barron County	D	+10.9%	8,025	6,158	2,692	17,191
Bayfield County	D	+22.4%	3,895	2,250	899	7,340
Brown County	D	+4.7%	42,823	38,563	8,036	90,837
Buffalo County	D	+15.9%	2,681	1,800	972	5,557
Burnett County	D	+16.4%	3,625	2,452	962	7,169
Calumet County	R	−0.7%	6,940	7,049	2,112	16,299
Chippewa County	D	+10.1%	9,647	7,520	3,567	21,131
Clark County	D	+7.1%	5,540	4,622	2,486	12,861
Columbia County	D	+9.1%	10,336	8,377	2,377	21,521
Crawford County	D	+21.4%	3,658	2,149	1,060	7,060
Dane County	D	+25.9%	109,347	59,487	12,436	192,302
Dodge County	R	−0.9%	12,625	12,890	3,322	29,422
Door County	D	+5.2%	5,590	4,948	1,475	12,251
Douglas County	D	+31.2%	10,976	5,167	2,001	18,591
Dunn County	D	+17.0%	7,536	4,917	2,555	15,415
Eau Claire County	D	+15.8%	20,298	13,900	5,160	40,390
Florence County	R	−2.7%	869	927	316	2,142
Fond du Lac County	R	−2.6%	15,542	16,488	4,204	36,931
Forest County	D	+23.4%	2,092	1,166	678	3,965
Grant County	D	+11.4%	9,203	7,021	2,648	19,215
Green County	D	+11.4%	6,136	4,697	1,534	12,616
Green Lake County	R	−5.2%	3,152	3,565	1,025	7,882
Iowa County	D	+20.5%	4,690	2,866	1,071	8,916
Iron County	D	+13.2%	1,725	1,260	469	3,531
Jackson County	D	+19.8%	3,705	2,262	1,163	7,279
Jefferson County	D	+1.7%	13,188	12,681	3,177	29,774
Juneau County	D	+12.0%	4,331	3,226	1,393	9,182
Kenosha County	D	+18.0%	27,964	18,296	6,507	53,717
Kewaunee County	D	+9.7%	4,311	3,431	1,161	9,046
La Crosse County	D	+15.6%	23,647	16,482	4,844	46,001
Lafayette County	D	+16.9%	3,261	2,172	944	6,460
Langlade County	D	+10.1%	4,074	3,206	1,249	8,631
Lincoln County	D	+17.1%	6,166	4,076	1,800	12,246
Manitowoc County	D	+10.2%	16,750	13,239	3,941	34,444
Marathon County	D	+8.0%	24,012	19,874	6,749	51,449
Marinette County	D	+6.5%	8,413	7,231	2,367	18,216
Marquette County	D	+10.6%	2,859	2,208	915	6,119
Menominee County	D	+56.4%	992	230	107	1,350
Milwaukee County	D	+26.2%	216,620	119,407	26,027	371,380
Monroe County	D	+11.1%	6,924	5,299	2,081	14,600
Oconto County	D	+9.6%	6,723	5,389	1,655	13,885
Oneida County	D	+7.6%	7,619	6,339	2,604	16,917
Outagamie County	D	+1.6%	28,815	27,758	7,235	64,889
Ozaukee County	R	−22.6%	13,269	22,078	2,774	38,961
Pepin County	D	+18.7%	1,585	1,007	456	3,093
Pierce County	D	+22.5%	7,970	4,599	2,074	15,000
Polk County	D	+18.0%	8,334	5,387	2,369	16,413
Portage County	D	+21.0%	15,901	9,631	3,410	29,928
Price County	D	+13.2%	3,523	2,545	1,218	7,390
Racine County	D	+10.9%	38,567	30,107	7,611	77,568
Richland County	D	+11.9%	3,502	2,642	901	7,222
Rock County	D	+20.5%	32,450	20,096	6,800	60,320
Rusk County	D	+10.9%	2,941	2,219	1,331	6,643
Sauk County	D	+12.0%	9,889	7,448	2,448	20,285
Sawyer County	D	+2.6%	2,773	2,603	962	6,475
Shawano County	D	+2.9%	6,850	6,396	2,071	15,500
Sheboygan County	D	+4.2%	22,022	20,067	4,157	47,003
St. Croix County	D	+13.5%	11,384	8,253	3,180	23,213
Taylor County	D	+1.8%	3,253	3,108	1,457	7,932
Trempealeau County	D	+26.1%	5,848	3,035	1,688	10,794
Vernon County	D	+15.8%	5,572	3,796	1,523	11,226
Vilas County	R	−2.6%	4,226	4,496	1,548	10,445
Walworth County	R	−5.5%	13,283	15,099	3,729	32,961
Washburn County	D	+7.5%	3,231	2,703	920	6,996
Washington County	R	−17.8%	17,154	25,829	4,786	48,767
Waukesha County	R	−20.8%	57,354	91,729	13,109	165,472
Waupaca County	R	−4.6%	7,800	8,679	2,464	19,243
Waushara County	D	+2.8%	3,824	3,573	1,264	8,830
Winnebago County	D	+2.6%	29,564	27,880	6,531	65,247
Wood County	D	+6.1%	14,650	12,666	4,599	32,500