West Virginia 1996 Presidential Election

Bill Clinton vs. Bob Dole

Bill Clinton won the West Virginia 1996 presidential election with 327,812 votes (51.5%), a margin of D+14.8. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

51.5%

36.8%

327,812

Bill Clinton (51.5%)

233,946

Bob Dole (36.8%)

Total Votes: 636,459|Margin: D+14.8

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1996 Pres	2000 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Logan County	D+54.5	D+54.5	D+24.9	15,056	D+6.9%
McDowell County	D+54.1	D+54.1	D+34.2	8,208	D+2.2%
Mingo County	D+49.2	D+49.2	D+21.7	10,875	D+5.5%
Webster County	D+49.2	D+49.2	D+8.5	3,331	D+7.0%
Boone County	D+46.3	D+46.3	D+25.2	8,922	R+0.9%
Wyoming County	D+39.7	D+39.7	D+10.4	8,549	D+8.9%
Fayette County	D+39.3	D+39.3	D+16.9	14,758	D+3.5%
Braxton County	D+31.2	D+31.2	D+3.6	4,996	R+1.1%
Marion County	D+30.9	D+30.9	D+10.2	22,107	D+0.5%
Lincoln County	D+29.9	D+29.9	D+7.4	8,235	D+6.6%
Brooke County	D+27.3	D+27.3	D+5.1	9,500	R+2.5%
Clay County	D+26.2	D+26.2	R+7.5	3,577	D+7.8%
Tyler County	D+26.1	D+26.1	R+34.8	2,780	D+26.2%
Nicholas County	D+24.8	D+24.8	R+3.5	8,536	D+3.0%
Hancock County	D+23.2	D+23.2	R+1.6	14,020	R+3.0%
Harrison County	D+21.9	D+21.9	D+0.2	26,843	D+2.8%
Randolph County	D+21.0	D+21.0	R+12.8	10,089	D+5.4%
Summers County	D+20.4	D+20.4	R+0.1	4,363	D+0.0%
Marshall County	D+18.8	D+18.8	R+6.4	13,785	D+0.1%
Wetzel County	D+18.7	D+18.7	R+6.2	6,277	R+0.8%
Wayne County	D+18.1	D+18.1	R+0.3	15,476	D+1.9%
Gilmer County	D+17.3	D+17.3	R+17.1	2,649	D+1.7%
Raleigh County	D+16.6	D+16.6	R+6.4	23,622	R+1.1%
Mason County	D+16.3	D+16.3	R+9.0	10,433	D+2.7%
Pocahontas County	D+15.9	D+15.9	R+16.7	3,481	D+6.9%
Barbour County	D+15.2	D+15.2	R+15.0	6,047	R+1.2%
Greenbrier County	D+15.2	D+15.2	R+9.7	12,194	D+4.2%
Calhoun County	D+14.8	D+14.8	R+12.0	2,725	R+1.5%
Kanawha County	D+14.4	D+14.4	D+2.2	76,495	D+5.9%
Tucker County	D+13.0	D+13.0	R+18.4	3,312	R+2.0%
Taylor County	D+12.9	D+12.9	R+11.4	5,533	R+0.5%
Monongalia County	D+12.0	D+12.0	R+3.6	26,820	R+3.1%
Roane County	D+9.5	D+9.5	R+14.9	5,280	D+2.7%
Cabell County	D+9.5	D+9.5	R+4.8	32,560	D+3.9%
Lewis County	D+9.4	D+9.4	R+20.4	6,173	D+1.6%
Ohio County	D+8.3	D+8.3	R+10.9	18,206	R+1.9%
Jefferson County	D+8.2	D+8.2	R+1.3	13,068	D+2.4%
Pleasants County	D+6.7	D+6.7	R+19.2	3,171	D+2.6%
Jackson County	D+6.2	D+6.2	R+12.2	10,447	R+1.9%
Mercer County	D+5.1	D+5.1	R+9.8	18,700	R+2.9%
Monroe County	D+4.9	D+4.9	R+16.5	5,092	D+3.0%
Pendleton County	D+4.8	D+4.8	R+25.6	3,308	D+3.8%
Hardy County	D+0.4	D+0.4	R+26.5	4,259	D+5.2%
Preston County	R+0.2	R+0.2	R+29.6	10,306	D+4.5%
Wirt County	R+1.0	R+1.0	R+29.4	2,131	R+5.4%
Upshur County	R+3.7	R+3.7	R+29.5	7,447	D+0.5%
Putnam County	R+4.1	R+4.1	R+21.0	18,809	D+0.7%
Wood County	R+6.9	R+6.9	R+22.9	32,672	R+1.6%
Berkeley County	R+7.5	R+7.5	R+21.0	20,576	D+2.4%
Hampshire County	R+8.3	R+8.3	R+29.7	5,781	R+1.8%
Mineral County	R+9.8	R+9.8	R+29.0	9,076	R+2.0%
Morgan County	R+13.2	R+13.2	R+29.5	5,080	D+0.5%
Ritchie County	R+13.6	R+13.6	R+44.4	3,831	D+2.5%
Doddridge County	R+18.1	R+18.1	R+42.0	2,595	R+0.3%
Grant County	R+32.4	R+32.4	R+59.1	4,297	D+8.3%

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County Results (55 counties)

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