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Elections / 1996 · President · WY

Bob Dole carried Wyoming R+13.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs Bob Dole (R) in Wyoming, 1996. The state ran 21.5 points more Republican 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)

Wyoming result
211,571 votes counted
Clinton (D)
77,934
36.8%
Dole (R)
105,388
49.8%
Perot (I)
25,928
12.3%
All others
2,321
1.1%
Margin
R+13.0
Wyoming, 1996
DoleR+13.0
1996 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1996 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · D+3.1Big Horn County, WY · R+28.6Campbell County, WY · R+24.5Carbon County, WY · R+3.7Converse County, WY · R+24.1Crook County, WY · R+37.6Fremont County, WY · R+14.0Goshen County, WY · R+19.3Hot Springs County, WY · R+23.4Johnson County, WY · R+38.0Laramie County, WY · R+9.6Lincoln County, WY · R+30.0Natrona County, WY · R+6.9Niobrara County, WY · R+33.1Park County, WY · R+34.6Platte County, WY · R+11.9Sheridan County, WY · R+10.8Sublette County, WY · R+39.1Sweetwater County, WY · D+9.6Teton County, WY · D+1.4Uinta County, WY · R+14.6Washakie County, WY · R+26.3Weston County, WY · R+28.1
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
Bob DoleRepublican49.8%105,388
Bill ClintonDemocratic36.8%77,934
OtherAll other candidates1.1%2,321
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1996
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Albany CountyD
+3.1%
6,3995,9671,33313,936
Big Horn CountyR
−28.6%
1,4382,8215454,839
Campbell CountyR
−24.5%
3,4686,3821,95411,889
Carbon CountyR
−3.7%
2,6902,9308556,517
Converse CountyR
−24.1%
1,5202,7026394,911
Crook CountyR
−37.6%
6511,6983942,787
Fremont CountyR
−14.0%
5,4457,5541,84015,024
Goshen CountyR
−19.3%
1,9232,9895475,513
Hot Springs CountyR
−23.4%
7791,3482872,436
Johnson CountyR
−38.0%
8152,0713783,309
Laramie CountyR
−9.6%
13,67616,9242,95833,869
Lincoln CountyR
−30.0%
1,8033,7649066,536
Natrona CountyR
−6.9%
11,24013,1823,52428,215
Niobrara CountyR
−33.1%
3257572091,305
Park CountyR
−34.6%
3,2407,4301,31812,098
Platte CountyR
−11.9%
1,6312,1555794,408
Sheridan CountyR
−10.8%
4,5945,8921,41412,046
Sublette CountyR
−39.1%
6771,8294012,943
Sweetwater CountyD
+9.6%
7,0885,5912,79215,634
Teton CountyD
+1.4%
4,0423,9188398,998
Uinta CountyR
−14.6%
2,4143,4711,2427,218
Washakie CountyR
−26.3%
1,2052,2504703,966
Weston CountyR
−28.1%
8711,7635043,174