California 1996 Presidential Election

Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole

Bill Clinton won the California 1996 presidential election with 5,119,835 votes (51.1%), a margin of D+12.9. California's 54 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

51.1%

38.2%

5,119,835

Bill Clinton (51.1%)

3,828,380

Bob Dole (38.2%)

Total Votes: 10,019,484|Margin: D+12.9

County Results

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County Results (58 counties)

County	Margin	1996 Pres	2000 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
San Francisco County	D+56.6	D+56.6	D+59.4	290,385	D+2.0%
Alameda County	D+42.7	D+42.7	D+45.2	462,044	D+0.3%
San Mateo County	D+31.3	D+31.3	D+33.3	251,532	D+4.5%
Marin County	D+29.9	D+29.9	D+35.9	116,140	R+5.1%
Santa Cruz County	D+29.6	D+29.6	D+34.1	103,062	R+6.6%
Los Angeles County	D+28.4	D+28.4	D+31.1	2,411,014	D+4.9%
Sonoma County	D+26.0	D+26.0	D+27.3	181,297	R+2.7%
Santa Clara County	D+24.7	D+24.7	D+26.2	523,291	D+3.9%
Yolo County	D+24.5	D+24.5	D+17.4	58,079	R+0.7%
Contra Costa County	D+20.6	D+20.6	D+21.7	352,602	R+0.8%
Solano County	D+20.4	D+20.4	D+17.8	117,279	D+1.1%
Imperial County	D+18.5	D+18.5	D+10.2	26,400	D+13.2%
Monterey County	D+16.5	D+16.5	D+20.3	108,558	D+0.7%
Mendocino County	D+15.9	D+15.9	D+12.7	32,692	R+12.6%
Napa County	D+14.8	D+14.8	D+14.4	48,319	R+1.2%
Lake County	D+13.9	D+13.9	D+9.6	21,335	R+2.7%
San Benito County	D+11.8	D+11.8	D+12.6	13,906	D+2.1%
Sacramento County	D+9.1	D+9.1	D+4.0	407,414	D+0.9%
Humboldt County	D+8.7	D+8.7	D+2.9	55,757	R+8.9%
Santa Barbara County	D+4.5	D+4.5	D+1.2	150,745	R+2.8%
Merced County	D+2.0	D+2.0	R+6.7	46,938	R+2.4%
San Joaquin County	D+1.5	D+1.5	R+1.2	145,140	R+2.0%
Stanislaus County	D+1.1	D+1.1	R+8.4	117,007	R+2.9%
San Bernardino County	D+0.8	D+0.8	R+1.5	413,355	R+0.7%
Ventura County	D+0.6	D+0.6	R+1.0	251,194	R+0.9%
Del Norte County	R+0.2	R+0.2	R+17.0	8,889	R+6.1%
Alpine County	R+1.0	R+1.0	R+2.7	614	D+0.1%
San Diego County	R+1.5	R+1.5	R+4.0	884,151	R+3.0%
Fresno County	R+2.1	R+2.1	R+10.1	208,393	R+3.6%
Riverside County	R+2.6	R+2.6	R+6.5	391,613	R+4.1%
Kings County	R+4.3	R+4.3	R+18.8	25,815	R+1.6%
Trinity County	R+5.5	R+5.5	R+24.3	5,893	R+6.9%
San Luis Obispo County	R+6.3	R+6.3	R+11.3	100,500	R+9.9%
Tuolumne County	R+6.5	R+6.5	R+16.1	21,972	R+9.4%
Amador County	R+6.9	R+6.9	R+18.5	14,452	R+5.7%
Mono County	R+7.4	R+7.4	R+11.6	4,091	R+5.5%
Siskiyou County	R+8.9	R+8.9	R+29.6	18,293	R+16.6%
Calaveras County	R+9.5	R+9.5	R+18.6	17,206	R+9.4%
Butte County	R+10.4	R+10.4	R+17.0	79,550	R+11.5%
Mariposa County	R+13.3	R+13.3	R+23.7	7,949	R+13.8%
Orange County	R+13.8	R+13.8	R+15.4	864,576	R+1.5%
Plumas County	R+14.0	R+14.0	R+27.7	9,750	R+15.4%
Yuba County	R+14.1	R+14.1	R+26.6	15,470	R+4.9%
Tehama County	R+14.7	R+14.7	R+32.4	20,443	R+15.1%
Nevada County	R+14.8	R+14.8	R+17.5	43,219	R+10.5%
El Dorado County	R+15.5	R+15.5	R+21.9	63,196	R+8.0%
Placer County	R+15.7	R+15.7	R+23.2	94,427	R+7.5%
Tulare County	R+15.8	R+15.8	R+23.5	85,846	R+5.4%
Madera County	R+17.1	R+17.1	R+25.9	30,662	R+9.9%
Kern County	R+17.2	R+17.2	R+24.5	171,391	R+5.9%
Inyo County	R+17.5	R+17.5	R+26.4	7,569	R+5.7%
Colusa County	R+17.7	R+17.7	R+33.7	5,612	R+3.7%
Sierra County	R+17.8	R+17.8	R+34.2	1,707	R+15.8%
Lassen County	R+19.0	R+19.0	R+38.7	9,875	R+14.7%
Modoc County	R+21.3	R+21.3	R+49.3	4,303	R+14.5%
Shasta County	R+22.1	R+22.1	R+34.8	62,961	R+12.4%
Sutter County	R+23.3	R+23.3	R+33.6	24,745	R+3.7%
Glenn County	R+24.8	R+24.8	R+37.8	8,866	R+11.8%

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Statewide Results

County Results

County Results (58 counties)

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