Alaska — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentDoleR+17.5
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 50.8% | 122,743 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 33.3% | 80,377 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 15.9% | 38,497 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (30 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+18.1 |
Alaska results by county
30 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | Bob Dole+12 | 25146.7% | 23944.4% | 132.4% | 538 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | Bill Clinton+73 | 52338.7% | 59644.1% | 564.1% | 1,351 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Bob Dole+18,981 | 51,62652.8% | 32,64533.4% | 4,1504.2% | 97,814 |
| Bethel Census Area | Bill Clinton+1,317 | 1,46730.4% | 2,78457.8% | 2234.6% | 4,818 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | Bob Dole+83 | 27046.7% | 18732.4% | 162.8% | 578 |
| Chugach Census Area | Bob Dole+442 | 1,39744.4% | 95530.4% | 2146.8% | 3,144 |
| Copper River Census Area | Bob Dole+523 | 81860.6% | 29521.9% | 805.9% | 1,350 |
| Denali Borough | Bob Dole+104 | 50543.6% | 40134.6% | 796.8% | 1,158 |
| Dillingham Census Area | Bill Clinton+99 | 54439.0% | 64346.1% | 755.4% | 1,396 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Bob Dole+7,681 | 18,51552.4% | 10,83430.6% | 2,0645.8% | 35,351 |
| Haines Borough | Bob Dole+178 | 68545.5% | 50733.6% | 1479.8% | 1,507 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Bill Clinton+141 | 29031.0% | 43146.1% | 879.3% | 935 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Bill Clinton+754 | 6,00739.3% | 6,76144.3% | 1,1627.6% | 15,278 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Bob Dole+5,425 | 10,60854.7% | 5,18326.7% | 1,1325.8% | 19,388 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Bob Dole+2,709 | 4,18063.2% | 1,47122.3% | 2774.2% | 6,610 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Bob Dole+1,131 | 2,70753.1% | 1,57630.9% | 2605.1% | 5,100 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Bill Clinton+423 | 57531.6% | 99854.9% | 925.1% | 1,818 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | Bill Clinton+4 | 23543.7% | 23944.4% | 122.2% | 538 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Bob Dole+6,782 | 11,30757.0% | 4,52522.8% | 9214.6% | 19,834 |
| Nome Census Area | Bill Clinton+235 | 1,21240.6% | 1,44748.4% | 882.9% | 2,988 |
| North Slope Borough | Bob Dole+23 | 95143.1% | 92842.1% | 783.5% | 2,206 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Bill Clinton+247 | 78437.7% | 1,03149.6% | 663.2% | 2,078 |
| Petersburg Borough | Bob Dole+143 | 72744.8% | 58436.0% | 1177.2% | 1,624 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Bob Dole+443 | 1,33548.1% | 89232.2% | 1124.0% | 2,773 |
| Sitka City and Borough | Bob Dole+92 | 1,82242.1% | 1,73039.9% | 2806.5% | 4,332 |
| Skagway Municipality | Bill Clinton+16 | 16236.2% | 17839.7% | 388.5% | 448 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Bob Dole+974 | 1,54561.5% | 57122.7% | 1194.7% | 2,512 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | Bob Dole+449 | 69857.2% | 24920.4% | 574.7% | 1,221 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | Bill Clinton+28 | 12037.5% | 14846.3% | 82.5% | 320 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Bill Clinton+472 | 87733.6% | 1,34951.7% | 1375.3% | 2,609 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −1.9% |
| 1964 | +31.6% |
| 1968 | −2.1% |
| 1972 | −23.5% |
| 1976 | −22.3% |
| 1980 | −27.9% |
| 1984 | −36.8% |
| 1988 | −23.3% |
| 1992 | −9.2% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −31.0% |
| 2004 | −25.9% |
| 2008 | −21.5% |
| 2012 | −14.0% |
| 2016 | −14.8% |
| 2020 | −10.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 1996AK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.