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Elections / 1996 · President · WV

Bill Clinton carried West Virginia D+14.7.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in West Virginia, 1996. The state ran 6.2 points more Democratic 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)

West Virginia result
636,459 votes counted
Clinton (D)
327,812
51.5%
Dole (R)
233,946
36.8%
Perot (I)
71,639
11.3%
All others
3,062
0.5%
Margin
D+14.7
1996 presidential election
West Virginia, 1996
ClintonD+14.7
1996 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 1996 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1996 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Barbour County, WV · D+15.2Berkeley County, WV · R+7.5Boone County, WV · D+46.3Braxton County, WV · D+31.2Brooke County, WV · D+27.3Cabell County, WV · D+9.5Calhoun County, WV · D+14.8Clay County, WV · D+26.2Doddridge County, WV · R+18.1Fayette County, WV · D+39.3Gilmer County, WV · D+17.3Grant County, WV · R+32.4Greenbrier County, WV · D+15.2Hampshire County, WV · R+8.3Hancock County, WV · D+23.2Hardy County, WV · TiedHarrison County, WV · D+21.9Jackson County, WV · D+6.2Jefferson County, WV · D+8.2Kanawha County, WV · D+14.4Lewis County, WV · D+9.4Lincoln County, WV · D+29.9Logan County, WV · D+54.5Marion County, WV · D+30.9Marshall County, WV · D+18.8Mason County, WV · D+16.3McDowell County, WV · D+54.1Mercer County, WV · D+5.1Mineral County, WV · R+9.8Mingo County, WV · D+49.2Monongalia County, WV · D+12.0Monroe County, WV · D+4.9Morgan County, WV · R+13.2Nicholas County, WV · D+24.8Ohio County, WV · D+8.3Pendleton County, WV · D+4.8Pleasants County, WV · D+6.7Pocahontas County, WV · D+15.9Preston County, WV · TiedPutnam County, WV · R+4.1Raleigh County, WV · D+16.6Randolph County, WV · D+21.0Ritchie County, WV · R+13.6Roane County, WV · D+9.5Summers County, WV · D+20.4Taylor County, WV · D+12.9Tucker County, WV · D+13.0Tyler County, WV · D+26.1Upshur County, WV · R+3.7Wayne County, WV · D+18.1Webster County, WV · D+49.2Wetzel County, WV · D+18.7Wirt County, WV · R+1.0Wood County, WV · R+6.9Wyoming County, WV · D+39.7
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic51.5%327,812
Bob DoleRepublican36.8%233,946
OtherAll other candidates0.5%3,062
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1996
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Barbour CountyD
+15.2%
3,0762,1557846,047
Berkeley CountyR
−7.5%
8,3219,8592,29120,576
Boone CountyD
+46.3%
6,0481,9179278,922
Braxton CountyD
+31.2%
3,0011,4415274,996
Brooke CountyD
+27.3%
5,3382,7411,3759,500
Cabell CountyD
+9.5%
16,27713,1792,96832,560
Calhoun CountyD
+14.8%
1,4021,0003072,725
Clay CountyD
+26.2%
2,0741,1373553,577
Doddridge CountyR
−18.1%
8651,3353822,595
Fayette CountyD
+39.3%
9,4713,6691,55214,758
Gilmer CountyD
+17.3%
1,3909333162,649
Grant CountyR
−32.4%
1,2062,5994814,297
Greenbrier CountyD
+15.2%
6,2864,4341,41812,194
Hampshire CountyR
−8.3%
2,3352,8146055,781
Hancock CountyD
+23.2%
7,5214,2682,15814,020
Hardy CountyD
+0.4%
1,9111,8954384,259
Harrison CountyD
+21.9%
14,7468,8573,13526,843
Jackson CountyD
+6.2%
4,8824,2351,29510,447
Jefferson CountyD
+8.2%
6,3615,2871,30713,068
Kanawha CountyD
+14.4%
40,35729,3116,41276,495
Lewis CountyD
+9.4%
2,8682,2859746,173
Lincoln CountyD
+29.9%
4,9942,5306968,235
Logan CountyD
+54.5%
10,8402,6271,53215,056
Marion CountyD
+30.9%
12,9946,1602,88122,107
Marshall CountyD
+18.8%
7,0454,4602,20213,785
Mason CountyD
+16.3%
5,2843,5811,53310,433
McDowell CountyD
+54.1%
5,9891,5506558,208
Mercer CountyD
+5.1%
8,7217,7682,14118,700
Mineral CountyR
−9.8%
3,4874,3801,1709,076
Mingo CountyD
+49.2%
7,5842,2291,02010,875
Monongalia CountyD
+12.0%
13,40610,1893,04026,820
Monroe CountyD
+4.9%
2,3822,1315595,092
Morgan CountyR
−13.2%
1,9292,5995135,080
Nicholas CountyD
+24.8%
4,7692,6491,0718,536
Ohio CountyD
+8.3%
8,7817,2672,06518,206
Pendleton CountyD
+4.8%
1,5911,4312763,308
Pleasants CountyD
+6.7%
1,4781,2654163,171
Pocahontas CountyD
+15.9%
1,7961,2424263,481
Preston CountyR
−0.2%
4,2374,2571,76010,306
Putnam CountyR
−4.1%
8,0298,8031,90118,809
Raleigh CountyD
+16.6%
12,5478,6282,35523,622
Randolph CountyD
+21.0%
5,4693,3481,18410,089
Ritchie CountyR
−13.6%
1,3851,9065223,831
Roane CountyD
+9.5%
2,5722,0696225,280
Summers CountyD
+20.4%
2,3971,5054384,363
Taylor CountyD
+12.9%
2,6921,9778445,533
Tucker CountyD
+13.0%
1,6491,2174243,312
Tyler CountyD
+26.1%
1,4597345632,780
Upshur CountyR
−3.7%
3,0523,3251,0317,447
Wayne CountyD
+18.1%
8,3005,4921,63315,476
Webster CountyD
+49.2%
2,2926543693,331
Wetzel CountyD
+18.7%
3,2092,0371,0046,277
Wirt CountyR
−1.0%
9069282802,131
Wood CountyR
−6.9%
13,26115,5023,69432,672
Wyoming CountyD
+39.7%
5,5502,1558128,549