Wisconsin — 1996 presidential election
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionWisconsin · PresidentClintonD+10.3
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 48.8% | 1,071,971 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 38.5% | 845,029 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.7% | 279,169 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (72 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WI | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Ashland County, WI | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Barron County, WI | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Bayfield County, WI | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Brown County, WI | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Buffalo County, WI | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Burnett County, WI | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Calumet County, WI | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Chippewa County, WI | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Clark County, WI | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Columbia County, WI | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Crawford County, WI | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Dane County, WI | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Dodge County, WI | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Door County, WI | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Douglas County, WI | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Dunn County, WI | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Eau Claire County, WI | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Florence County, WI | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Fond du Lac County, WI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Forest County, WI | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Grant County, WI | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Green County, WI | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Green Lake County, WI | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Iowa County, WI | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Iron County, WI | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Jackson County, WI | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Jefferson County, WI | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Juneau County, WI | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Kenosha County, WI | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Kewaunee County, WI | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| La Crosse County, WI | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Lafayette County, WI | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Langlade County, WI | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Lincoln County, WI | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Manitowoc County, WI | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Marathon County, WI | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Marinette County, WI | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Marquette County, WI | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Menominee County, WI | Democratic | D+56.4 |
| Milwaukee County, WI | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Monroe County, WI | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Oconto County, WI | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Oneida County, WI | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Outagamie County, WI | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Ozaukee County, WI | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Pepin County, WI | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Pierce County, WI | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Polk County, WI | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Portage County, WI | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Price County, WI | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Racine County, WI | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Richland County, WI | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Rock County, WI | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Rusk County, WI | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Sauk County, WI | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Sawyer County, WI | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Shawano County, WI | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Sheboygan County, WI | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| St. Croix County, WI | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Taylor County, WI | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Trempealeau County, WI | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Vernon County, WI | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Vilas County, WI | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Walworth County, WI | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Washburn County, WI | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Washington County, WI | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Waukesha County, WI | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Waupaca County, WI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Waushara County, WI | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Winnebago County, WI | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Wood County, WI | Democratic | D+6.1 |
Wisconsin results by county
72 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 | Bill Clinton+1,669 | 4,11952.6% | 2,45031.3% | 1331.7% | 7,824 |
| Ashland County | Bill Clinton+1,945 | 3,80856.0% | 1,86327.4% | 2663.9% | 6,798 |
| Barron County | Bill Clinton+1,867 | 8,02546.7% | 6,15835.8% | 3161.8% | 17,191 |
| Bayfield County | Bill Clinton+1,645 | 3,89553.1% | 2,25030.7% | 2964.0% | 7,340 |
| Brown County | Bill Clinton+4,260 | 42,82347.1% | 38,56342.5% | 1,4151.6% | 90,837 |
| Buffalo County | Bill Clinton+881 | 2,68148.2% | 1,80032.4% | 1041.9% | 5,557 |
| Burnett County | Bill Clinton+1,173 | 3,62550.6% | 2,45234.2% | 1301.8% | 7,169 |
| Calumet County | Bob Dole+109 | 6,94042.6% | 7,04943.2% | 1981.2% | 16,299 |
| Chippewa County | Bill Clinton+2,127 | 9,64745.7% | 7,52035.6% | 3971.9% | 21,131 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+918 | 5,54043.1% | 4,62235.9% | 2131.7% | 12,861 |
| Columbia County | Bill Clinton+1,959 | 10,33648.0% | 8,37738.9% | 4312.0% | 21,521 |
| Crawford County | Bill Clinton+1,509 | 3,65851.8% | 2,14930.4% | 1932.7% | 7,060 |
| Dane County | Bill Clinton+49,860 | 109,34756.9% | 59,48730.9% | 11,0325.7% | 192,302 |
| Dodge County | Bob Dole+265 | 12,62542.9% | 12,89043.8% | 5852.0% | 29,422 |
| Door County | Bill Clinton+642 | 5,59045.6% | 4,94840.4% | 2381.9% | 12,251 |
| Douglas County | Bill Clinton+5,809 | 10,97659.0% | 5,16727.8% | 4472.4% | 18,591 |
| Dunn County | Bill Clinton+2,619 | 7,53648.9% | 4,91731.9% | 4072.6% | 15,415 |
| Eau Claire County | Bill Clinton+6,398 | 20,29850.3% | 13,90034.4% | 1,0322.6% | 40,390 |
| Florence County | Bob Dole+58 | 86940.6% | 92743.3% | 301.4% | 2,142 |
| Fond du Lac County | Bob Dole+946 | 15,54242.1% | 16,48844.6% | 6971.9% | 36,931 |
| Forest County | Bill Clinton+926 | 2,09252.8% | 1,16629.4% | 290.7% | 3,965 |
| Grant County | Bill Clinton+2,182 | 9,20347.9% | 7,02136.5% | 3431.8% | 19,215 |
| Green County | Bill Clinton+1,439 | 6,13648.6% | 4,69737.2% | 2492.0% | 12,616 |
| Green Lake County | Bob Dole+413 | 3,15240.0% | 3,56545.2% | 1401.8% | 7,882 |
| Iowa County | Bill Clinton+1,824 | 4,69052.6% | 2,86632.1% | 2893.2% | 8,916 |
| Iron County | Bill Clinton+465 | 1,72548.9% | 1,26035.7% | 772.2% | 3,531 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+1,443 | 3,70550.9% | 2,26231.1% | 1492.0% | 7,279 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+507 | 13,18844.3% | 12,68142.6% | 7282.4% | 29,774 |
| Juneau County | Bill Clinton+1,105 | 4,33147.2% | 3,22635.1% | 2322.5% | 9,182 |
| Kenosha County | Bill Clinton+9,668 | 27,96452.1% | 18,29634.1% | 9501.8% | 53,717 |
| Kewaunee County | Bill Clinton+880 | 4,31147.7% | 3,43137.9% | 1431.6% | 9,046 |
| La Crosse County | Bill Clinton+7,165 | 23,64751.4% | 16,48235.8% | 1,0282.2% | 46,001 |
| Lafayette County | Bill Clinton+1,089 | 3,26150.5% | 2,17233.6% | 831.3% | 6,460 |
| Langlade County | Bill Clinton+868 | 4,07447.2% | 3,20637.1% | 1021.2% | 8,631 |
| Lincoln County | Bill Clinton+2,090 | 6,16650.4% | 4,07633.3% | 2041.7% | 12,246 |
| Manitowoc County | Bill Clinton+3,511 | 16,75048.6% | 13,23938.4% | 5141.5% | 34,444 |
| Marathon County | Bill Clinton+4,138 | 24,01246.7% | 19,87438.6% | 8141.6% | 51,449 |
| Marinette County | Bill Clinton+1,182 | 8,41346.2% | 7,23139.7% | 2051.1% | 18,216 |
| Marquette County | Bill Clinton+651 | 2,85946.7% | 2,20836.1% | 1372.2% | 6,119 |
| Menominee County | Bill Clinton+762 | 99273.5% | 23017.0% | 211.6% | 1,350 |
| Milwaukee County | Bill Clinton+97,213 | 216,62058.3% | 119,40732.2% | 9,3262.5% | 371,380 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+1,625 | 6,92447.4% | 5,29936.3% | 2962.0% | 14,600 |
| Oconto County | Bill Clinton+1,334 | 6,72348.4% | 5,38938.8% | 1180.8% | 13,885 |
| Oneida County | Bill Clinton+1,280 | 7,61945.0% | 6,33937.5% | 3552.1% | 16,917 |
| Outagamie County | Bill Clinton+1,057 | 28,81544.4% | 27,75842.8% | 1,0811.7% | 64,889 |
| Ozaukee County | Bob Dole+8,809 | 13,26934.1% | 22,07856.7% | 8402.2% | 38,961 |
| Pepin County | Bill Clinton+578 | 1,58551.2% | 1,00732.6% | 451.5% | 3,093 |
| Pierce County | Bill Clinton+3,371 | 7,97053.1% | 4,59930.7% | 3572.4% | 15,000 |
| Polk County | Bill Clinton+2,947 | 8,33450.8% | 5,38732.8% | 3232.0% | 16,413 |
| Portage County | Bill Clinton+6,270 | 15,90153.1% | 9,63132.2% | 9863.3% | 29,928 |
| Price County | Bill Clinton+978 | 3,52347.7% | 2,54534.4% | 1041.4% | 7,390 |
| Racine County | Bill Clinton+8,460 | 38,56749.7% | 30,10738.8% | 1,2831.7% | 77,568 |
| Richland County | Bill Clinton+860 | 3,50248.5% | 2,64236.6% | 1772.5% | 7,222 |
| Rock County | Bill Clinton+12,354 | 32,45053.8% | 20,09633.3% | 9741.6% | 60,320 |
| Rusk County | Bill Clinton+722 | 2,94144.3% | 2,21933.4% | 1522.3% | 6,643 |
| Sauk County | Bill Clinton+2,441 | 9,88948.8% | 7,44836.7% | 5002.5% | 20,285 |
| Sawyer County | Bill Clinton+170 | 2,77342.8% | 2,60340.2% | 1372.1% | 6,475 |
| Shawano County | Bill Clinton+454 | 6,85044.2% | 6,39641.3% | 1831.2% | 15,500 |
| Sheboygan County | Bill Clinton+1,955 | 22,02246.9% | 20,06742.7% | 7571.6% | 47,003 |
| St. Croix County | Bill Clinton+3,131 | 11,38449.0% | 8,25335.6% | 3961.7% | 23,213 |
| Taylor County | Bill Clinton+145 | 3,25341.0% | 3,10839.2% | 1141.4% | 7,932 |
| Trempealeau County | Bill Clinton+2,813 | 5,84854.2% | 3,03528.1% | 2232.1% | 10,794 |
| Vernon County | Bill Clinton+1,776 | 5,57249.6% | 3,79633.8% | 3353.0% | 11,226 |
| Vilas County | Bob Dole+270 | 4,22640.5% | 4,49643.0% | 1751.7% | 10,445 |
| Walworth County | Bob Dole+1,816 | 13,28340.3% | 15,09945.8% | 8502.6% | 32,961 |
| Washburn County | Bill Clinton+528 | 3,23146.2% | 2,70338.6% | 1422.0% | 6,996 |
| Washington County | Bob Dole+8,675 | 17,15435.2% | 25,82953.0% | 9982.0% | 48,767 |
| Waukesha County | Bob Dole+34,375 | 57,35434.7% | 91,72955.4% | 3,2802.0% | 165,472 |
| Waupaca County | Bob Dole+879 | 7,80040.5% | 8,67945.1% | 3001.6% | 19,243 |
| Waushara County | Bill Clinton+251 | 3,82443.3% | 3,57340.5% | 1691.9% | 8,830 |
| Winnebago County | Bill Clinton+1,684 | 29,56445.3% | 27,88042.7% | 1,2721.9% | 65,247 |
| Wood County | Bill Clinton+1,984 | 14,65045.1% | 12,66639.0% | 5851.8% | 32,500 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| 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% |
Same ballot, 1996WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.