Illinois — 1996 presidential election
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Akashicstate1996 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentClintonD+17.5
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 54.3% | 2,341,744 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 36.8% | 1,587,021 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.9% | 382,626 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 22 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Bond County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Brown County, IL | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Bureau County, IL | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Coles County, IL | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+1.5 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+4.5 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Grundy County, IL | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Henderson County, IL | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Henry County, IL | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Knox County, IL | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Lake County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+14.9 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Massac County, IL | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| McDonough County, IL | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Mercer County, IL | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Piatt County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Pope County, IL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Putnam County, IL | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Warren County, IL | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Will County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+21.7 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bob Dole+2,500 | 11,33639.9% | 13,83648.7% | 3,23911.4% | 28,411 |
| Alexander County | Bill Clinton+1,541 | 2,75364.0% | 1,21228.2% | 3397.9% | 4,304 |
| Bond County | Bill Clinton+195 | 3,21346.1% | 3,01843.3% | 73910.6% | 6,970 |
| Boone County | Bob Dole+836 | 5,34541.1% | 6,18147.5% | 1,48311.4% | 13,009 |
| Brown County | Bob Dole+56 | 99743.4% | 1,05345.8% | 24710.8% | 2,297 |
| Bureau County | Bill Clinton+1,123 | 7,65147.6% | 6,52840.6% | 1,89411.8% | 16,073 |
| Calhoun County | Bill Clinton+735 | 1,67655.6% | 94131.2% | 39613.1% | 3,013 |
| Carroll County | Bob Dole+103 | 2,92643.0% | 3,02944.6% | 84412.4% | 6,799 |
| Cass County | Bill Clinton+620 | 2,83450.0% | 2,21439.1% | 61910.9% | 5,667 |
| Champaign County | Bill Clinton+4,222 | 32,45448.9% | 28,23242.5% | 5,7438.6% | 66,429 |
| Christian County | Bill Clinton+1,868 | 7,43150.1% | 5,56337.5% | 1,84312.4% | 14,837 |
| Clark County | Bob Dole+414 | 2,99541.5% | 3,40947.2% | 81611.3% | 7,220 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+47 | 2,75044.2% | 2,70343.4% | 77512.4% | 6,228 |
| Clinton County | Bill Clinton+39 | 6,10444.1% | 6,06543.8% | 1,67512.1% | 13,844 |
| Coles County | Bill Clinton+912 | 8,95046.4% | 8,03841.7% | 2,31012.0% | 19,298 |
| Cook County | Bill Clinton+691,732 | 1,153,28966.8% | 461,55726.7% | 111,8206.5% | 1,726,666 |
| Crawford County | Bob Dole+338 | 3,62741.7% | 3,96545.6% | 1,10112.7% | 8,693 |
| Cumberland County | Bob Dole+226 | 1,77639.7% | 2,00244.8% | 69115.5% | 4,469 |
| De Witt County | Bob Dole+100 | 2,87843.7% | 2,97845.2% | 73311.1% | 6,589 |
| DeKalb County | Bill Clinton+335 | 12,71544.6% | 12,38043.4% | 3,43212.0% | 28,527 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+317 | 2,95542.1% | 3,27246.7% | 78611.2% | 7,013 |
| DuPage County | Bob Dole+34,921 | 129,70940.0% | 164,63050.7% | 30,1479.3% | 324,486 |
| Edgar County | Bob Dole+194 | 3,55242.8% | 3,74645.1% | 1,00412.1% | 8,302 |
| Edwards County | Bob Dole+524 | 1,08935.1% | 1,61352.0% | 40112.9% | 3,103 |
| Effingham County | Bob Dole+2,871 | 4,82534.0% | 7,69654.2% | 1,68311.8% | 14,204 |
| Fayette County | Bill Clinton+6 | 3,88744.2% | 3,88144.1% | 1,02411.6% | 8,792 |
| Ford County | Bob Dole+1,012 | 2,06535.8% | 3,07753.3% | 62810.9% | 5,770 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+4,460 | 9,81456.5% | 5,35430.8% | 2,19012.6% | 17,358 |
| Fulton County | Bill Clinton+3,702 | 8,85756.4% | 5,15532.8% | 1,69410.8% | 15,706 |
| Gallatin County | Bill Clinton+1,257 | 2,11360.1% | 85624.4% | 54415.5% | 3,513 |
| Greene County | Bill Clinton+489 | 2,73446.1% | 2,24537.8% | 95516.1% | 5,934 |
| Grundy County | Bill Clinton+582 | 6,75945.4% | 6,17741.5% | 1,96613.2% | 14,902 |
| Hamilton County | Bill Clinton+565 | 2,24249.7% | 1,67737.2% | 59013.1% | 4,509 |
| Hancock County | Bill Clinton+40 | 4,00143.6% | 3,96143.2% | 1,21613.2% | 9,178 |
| Hardin County | Bill Clinton+533 | 1,32350.6% | 79030.2% | 50419.3% | 2,617 |
| Henderson County | Bill Clinton+720 | 1,95354.0% | 1,23334.1% | 43312.0% | 3,619 |
| Henry County | Bill Clinton+2,808 | 11,20151.2% | 8,39338.3% | 2,30310.5% | 21,897 |
| Iroquois County | Bob Dole+2,005 | 4,55935.8% | 6,56451.5% | 1,61412.7% | 12,737 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+4,792 | 12,21455.5% | 7,42233.7% | 2,37510.8% | 22,011 |
| Jasper County | Bob Dole+196 | 2,03841.2% | 2,23445.1% | 67913.7% | 4,951 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+1,326 | 7,26348.5% | 5,93739.6% | 1,78111.9% | 14,981 |
| Jersey County | Bill Clinton+1,064 | 4,27548.8% | 3,21136.6% | 1,28014.6% | 8,766 |
| Jo Daviess County | Bill Clinton+256 | 4,17144.8% | 3,91542.1% | 1,22013.1% | 9,306 |
| Johnson County | Bob Dole+232 | 2,00940.8% | 2,24145.5% | 68013.8% | 4,930 |
| Kane County | Bob Dole+6,473 | 47,90241.8% | 54,37547.4% | 12,41610.8% | 114,693 |
| Kankakee County | Bill Clinton+2,225 | 16,82047.7% | 14,59541.4% | 3,82610.9% | 35,241 |
| Kendall County | Bob Dole+2,459 | 6,49936.8% | 8,95850.7% | 2,21512.5% | 17,672 |
| Knox County | Bill Clinton+4,665 | 12,48755.4% | 7,82234.7% | 2,2399.9% | 22,548 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+166 | 93,31545.6% | 93,14945.5% | 18,3008.9% | 204,764 |
| LaSalle County | Bill Clinton+6,344 | 21,64350.9% | 15,29936.0% | 5,54913.1% | 42,491 |
| Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+303 | 2,87144.9% | 2,56840.2% | 95314.9% | 6,392 |
| Lee County | Bob Dole+782 | 5,89541.6% | 6,67747.1% | 1,61011.4% | 14,182 |
| Livingston County | Bob Dole+2,012 | 5,64138.1% | 7,65351.8% | 1,49410.1% | 14,788 |
| Logan County | Bob Dole+1,900 | 4,61837.4% | 6,51852.8% | 1,2099.8% | 12,345 |
| Macon County | Bill Clinton+6,095 | 24,25651.4% | 18,16138.4% | 4,81810.2% | 47,235 |
| Macoupin County | Bill Clinton+3,872 | 11,10752.7% | 7,23534.3% | 2,73313.0% | 21,075 |
| Madison County | Bill Clinton+17,810 | 53,56853.3% | 35,75835.6% | 11,24711.2% | 100,573 |
| Marion County | Bill Clinton+1,793 | 7,79249.4% | 5,99938.1% | 1,97212.5% | 15,763 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+187 | 2,64046.2% | 2,45342.9% | 62110.9% | 5,714 |
| Mason County | Bill Clinton+955 | 3,38552.5% | 2,43037.7% | 6299.8% | 6,444 |
| Massac County | Bill Clinton+334 | 2,84146.9% | 2,50741.4% | 71011.7% | 6,058 |
| McDonough County | Bill Clinton+583 | 5,63246.8% | 5,04942.0% | 1,35411.3% | 12,035 |
| McHenry County | Bob Dole+9,896 | 31,24037.5% | 41,13649.4% | 10,88013.1% | 83,256 |
| McLean County | Bob Dole+3,720 | 22,70842.5% | 26,42849.5% | 4,2998.0% | 53,435 |
| Menard County | Bob Dole+902 | 2,20437.6% | 3,10652.9% | 5589.5% | 5,868 |
| Mercer County | Bill Clinton+1,590 | 4,27854.2% | 2,68834.0% | 93111.8% | 7,897 |
| Monroe County | Bob Dole+552 | 4,79841.6% | 5,35046.4% | 1,38712.0% | 11,535 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+1,568 | 6,33850.2% | 4,77037.8% | 1,52312.1% | 12,631 |
| Morgan County | Bob Dole+202 | 6,15043.2% | 6,35244.6% | 1,73612.2% | 14,238 |
| Moultrie County | Bill Clinton+430 | 2,62948.2% | 2,19940.3% | 62311.4% | 5,451 |
| Ogle County | Bob Dole+2,793 | 6,76536.9% | 9,55852.1% | 2,01211.0% | 18,335 |
| Peoria County | Bill Clinton+6,393 | 37,38350.4% | 30,99041.8% | 5,7297.7% | 74,102 |
| Perry County | Bill Clinton+2,110 | 5,34753.9% | 3,23732.6% | 1,33713.5% | 9,921 |
| Piatt County | Bill Clinton+9 | 3,27444.2% | 3,26544.1% | 87311.8% | 7,412 |
| Pike County | Bill Clinton+379 | 3,60445.3% | 3,22540.6% | 1,12314.1% | 7,952 |
| Pope County | Bill Clinton+65 | 91544.5% | 85041.4% | 28914.1% | 2,054 |
| Pulaski County | Bill Clinton+488 | 1,52454.2% | 1,03636.8% | 2549.0% | 2,814 |
| Putnam County | Bill Clinton+438 | 1,42551.6% | 98735.7% | 35212.7% | 2,764 |
| Randolph County | Bill Clinton+1,997 | 7,41950.7% | 5,42237.0% | 1,80612.3% | 14,647 |
| Richland County | Bob Dole+458 | 2,67939.3% | 3,13746.0% | 99914.7% | 6,815 |
| Rock Island County | Bill Clinton+14,196 | 34,82257.1% | 20,62633.8% | 5,5079.0% | 60,955 |
| Saline County | Bill Clinton+2,463 | 6,15652.8% | 3,69331.7% | 1,81615.6% | 11,665 |
| Sangamon County | Bob Dole+3,272 | 38,90244.2% | 42,17447.9% | 7,0298.0% | 88,105 |
| Schuyler County | Bill Clinton+39 | 1,63643.6% | 1,59742.6% | 51613.8% | 3,749 |
| Scott County | Bob Dole+100 | 1,01239.9% | 1,11243.8% | 41416.3% | 2,538 |
| Shelby County | Bill Clinton+34 | 4,24943.4% | 4,21543.1% | 1,32413.5% | 9,788 |
| St. Clair County | Bill Clinton+20,339 | 53,40556.6% | 33,06635.0% | 7,9588.4% | 94,429 |
| Stark County | Bob Dole+16 | 1,26244.1% | 1,27844.6% | 32411.3% | 2,864 |
| Stephenson County | Bob Dole+1,726 | 7,14539.4% | 8,87148.9% | 2,10911.6% | 18,125 |
| Tazewell County | Bob Dole+256 | 24,13945.0% | 24,39545.4% | 5,1449.6% | 53,678 |
| Union County | Bill Clinton+1,105 | 4,25251.3% | 3,14738.0% | 88310.7% | 8,282 |
| Vermilion County | Bill Clinton+3,510 | 15,52549.6% | 12,01538.4% | 3,78912.1% | 31,329 |
| Wabash County | Bob Dole+204 | 2,17741.3% | 2,38145.1% | 71613.6% | 5,274 |
| Warren County | Bill Clinton+526 | 3,50048.3% | 2,97441.0% | 77610.7% | 7,250 |
| Washington County | Bob Dole+595 | 2,74439.6% | 3,33948.2% | 84412.2% | 6,927 |
| Wayne County | Bob Dole+975 | 3,05437.5% | 4,02949.5% | 1,05713.0% | 8,140 |
| White County | Bill Clinton+675 | 3,55348.3% | 2,87839.1% | 92112.5% | 7,352 |
| Whiteside County | Bill Clinton+3,054 | 11,91351.0% | 8,85937.9% | 2,57211.0% | 23,344 |
| Will County | Bill Clinton+6,848 | 69,35446.8% | 62,50642.1% | 16,44411.1% | 148,304 |
| Williamson County | Bill Clinton+2,776 | 12,51049.5% | 9,73438.5% | 3,02812.0% | 25,272 |
| Winnebago County | Bill Clinton+1,785 | 46,26446.3% | 44,47944.5% | 9,1679.2% | 99,910 |
| Woodford County | Bob Dole+3,257 | 5,27035.0% | 8,52756.7% | 1,2468.3% | 15,043 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Same ballot, 1996IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.