Minnesota — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentClintonD+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 51.1% | 1,120,438 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 35.0% | 766,476 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.9% | 305,726 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Becker County, MN | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Benton County, MN | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Cass County, MN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Chisago County, MN | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Clay County, MN | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Dodge County, MN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Faribault County, MN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Grant County, MN | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Houston County, MN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Isanti County, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Jackson County, MN | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Lyon County, MN | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Martin County, MN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| McLeod County, MN | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Meeker County, MN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Mower County, MN | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Murray County, MN | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Nobles County, MN | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+0.01 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Pope County, MN | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Renville County, MN | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Rice County, MN | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Scott County, MN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Sibley County, MN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Stearns County, MN | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Steele County, MN | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Stevens County, MN | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Todd County, MN | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Waseca County, MN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Washington County, MN | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Winona County, MN | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Wright County, MN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Bill Clinton+1,483 | 3,81051.5% | 2,32731.4% | 1121.5% | 7,404 |
| Anoka County | Bill Clinton+22,011 | 63,75651.4% | 41,74533.7% | 2,0731.7% | 124,022 |
| Becker County | Bill Clinton+450 | 5,91144.2% | 5,46140.8% | 1891.4% | 13,374 |
| Beltrami County | Bill Clinton+2,200 | 8,00650.5% | 5,80636.6% | 4012.5% | 15,848 |
| Benton County | Bill Clinton+1,171 | 6,00645.4% | 4,83536.5% | 2592.0% | 13,233 |
| Big Stone County | Bill Clinton+629 | 1,61953.9% | 99033.0% | 240.8% | 3,001 |
| Blue Earth County | Bill Clinton+3,338 | 12,42049.2% | 9,08236.0% | 4351.7% | 25,261 |
| Brown County | Bob Dole+716 | 4,86439.4% | 5,58045.1% | 1291.0% | 12,359 |
| Carlton County | Bill Clinton+4,018 | 8,05257.9% | 4,03429.0% | 2381.7% | 13,915 |
| Carver County | Bob Dole+826 | 11,55441.0% | 12,38044.0% | 4531.6% | 28,168 |
| Cass County | Bill Clinton+646 | 5,43745.2% | 4,79139.8% | 1811.5% | 12,029 |
| Chippewa County | Bill Clinton+1,059 | 3,17851.9% | 2,11934.6% | 450.7% | 6,124 |
| Chisago County | Bill Clinton+2,627 | 8,61148.6% | 5,98433.7% | 3261.8% | 17,733 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+1,712 | 10,47649.1% | 8,76441.1% | 3461.6% | 21,319 |
| Clearwater County | Bill Clinton+155 | 1,57844.9% | 1,42340.5% | 421.2% | 3,514 |
| Cook County | Bill Clinton+159 | 1,16946.2% | 1,01039.9% | 1044.1% | 2,529 |
| Cottonwood County | Bill Clinton+104 | 2,73744.3% | 2,63342.7% | 611.0% | 6,172 |
| Crow Wing County | Bill Clinton+1,061 | 11,15644.7% | 10,09540.4% | 2891.2% | 24,963 |
| Dakota County | Bill Clinton+20,053 | 77,29750.1% | 57,24437.1% | 2,6301.7% | 154,266 |
| Dodge County | Bill Clinton+345 | 3,23343.5% | 2,88838.8% | 911.2% | 7,435 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+297 | 6,45041.7% | 6,74743.6% | 1741.1% | 15,464 |
| Faribault County | Bill Clinton+545 | 3,81746.2% | 3,27239.6% | 700.8% | 8,262 |
| Fillmore County | Bill Clinton+1,266 | 4,73248.0% | 3,46635.1% | 880.9% | 9,861 |
| Freeborn County | Bill Clinton+3,292 | 8,45852.9% | 5,16632.3% | 1380.9% | 15,988 |
| Goodhue County | Bill Clinton+2,638 | 9,93148.9% | 7,29335.9% | 2881.4% | 20,318 |
| Grant County | Bill Clinton+522 | 1,80650.7% | 1,28436.0% | 381.1% | 3,562 |
| Hennepin County | Bill Clinton+111,239 | 285,12654.4% | 173,88733.2% | 17,6303.4% | 524,306 |
| Houston County | Bill Clinton+479 | 4,15343.9% | 3,67438.9% | 1841.9% | 9,450 |
| Hubbard County | Bill Clinton+209 | 3,80243.6% | 3,59341.2% | 1752.0% | 8,711 |
| Isanti County | Bill Clinton+1,591 | 6,04146.6% | 4,45034.3% | 2221.7% | 12,955 |
| Itasca County | Bill Clinton+4,200 | 10,70652.3% | 6,50631.8% | 3721.8% | 20,473 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+574 | 2,72746.7% | 2,15336.9% | 510.9% | 5,839 |
| Kanabec County | Bill Clinton+1,003 | 2,92749.2% | 1,92432.3% | 1011.7% | 5,948 |
| Kandiyohi County | Bill Clinton+1,890 | 9,00948.6% | 7,11938.4% | 1750.9% | 18,532 |
| Kittson County | Bill Clinton+339 | 1,39450.7% | 1,05538.4% | 301.1% | 2,749 |
| Koochiching County | Bill Clinton+1,392 | 3,47251.6% | 2,08030.9% | 801.2% | 6,730 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Bill Clinton+973 | 2,42054.2% | 1,44732.4% | 370.8% | 4,465 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+1,704 | 3,38856.2% | 1,68427.9% | 2053.4% | 6,029 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Bill Clinton+74 | 88844.2% | 81440.5% | 221.1% | 2,011 |
| Le Sueur County | Bill Clinton+1,555 | 5,45748.7% | 3,90234.8% | 1511.3% | 11,209 |
| Lincoln County | Bill Clinton+442 | 1,64148.6% | 1,19935.5% | 341.0% | 3,378 |
| Lyon County | Bill Clinton+130 | 5,06244.1% | 4,93243.0% | 1321.2% | 11,477 |
| Mahnomen County | Bill Clinton+149 | 1,02646.4% | 87739.7% | 361.6% | 2,209 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+265 | 2,33345.3% | 2,06840.1% | 430.8% | 5,154 |
| Martin County | Bill Clinton+415 | 4,71844.9% | 4,30340.9% | 910.9% | 10,517 |
| McLeod County | Bill Clinton+553 | 6,02742.9% | 5,47438.9% | 1601.1% | 14,063 |
| Meeker County | Bill Clinton+1,103 | 4,53147.0% | 3,42835.6% | 1091.1% | 9,639 |
| Mille Lacs County | Bill Clinton+1,388 | 4,33648.9% | 2,94833.2% | 1241.4% | 8,875 |
| Morrison County | Bill Clinton+674 | 5,72843.1% | 5,05438.0% | 1961.5% | 13,288 |
| Mower County | Bill Clinton+5,419 | 10,41357.6% | 4,99427.6% | 1921.1% | 18,063 |
| Murray County | Bill Clinton+266 | 2,17344.6% | 1,90739.2% | 360.7% | 4,869 |
| Nicollet County | Bill Clinton+1,715 | 6,77248.9% | 5,05736.5% | 2762.0% | 13,842 |
| Nobles County | Bill Clinton+337 | 4,10645.3% | 3,76941.6% | 540.6% | 9,061 |
| Norman County | Bill Clinton+483 | 1,87550.4% | 1,39237.4% | 300.8% | 3,722 |
| Olmsted County | Bob Dole+3 | 22,85743.9% | 22,86043.9% | 6871.3% | 52,044 |
| Otter Tail County | Bob Dole+1,289 | 10,51940.7% | 11,80845.7% | 3321.3% | 25,850 |
| Pennington County | Bill Clinton+685 | 2,81447.6% | 2,12936.0% | 621.0% | 5,915 |
| Pine County | Bill Clinton+2,352 | 5,43252.7% | 3,08029.9% | 1991.9% | 10,308 |
| Pipestone County | Bob Dole+97 | 1,99942.3% | 2,09644.4% | 280.6% | 4,722 |
| Polk County | Bill Clinton+806 | 6,36946.9% | 5,56340.9% | 1531.1% | 13,587 |
| Pope County | Bill Clinton+811 | 2,80350.7% | 1,99236.0% | 691.2% | 5,529 |
| Ramsey County | Bill Clinton+66,924 | 133,87858.7% | 66,95429.3% | 7,0303.1% | 228,213 |
| Red Lake County | Bill Clinton+358 | 1,05350.0% | 69533.0% | 241.1% | 2,106 |
| Redwood County | Bob Dole+703 | 2,99738.2% | 3,70047.1% | 1011.3% | 7,851 |
| Renville County | Bill Clinton+1,069 | 3,95648.0% | 2,88735.0% | 841.0% | 8,238 |
| Rice County | Bill Clinton+5,805 | 12,82155.0% | 7,01630.1% | 6112.6% | 23,320 |
| Rock County | Bob Dole+27 | 2,14243.7% | 2,16944.2% | 390.8% | 4,904 |
| Roseau County | Bob Dole+229 | 2,75939.9% | 2,98843.2% | 811.2% | 6,909 |
| Scott County | Bill Clinton+1,923 | 14,65744.6% | 12,73438.8% | 5701.7% | 32,847 |
| Sherburne County | Bill Clinton+1,852 | 10,55145.3% | 8,69937.4% | 3601.5% | 23,275 |
| Sibley County | Bill Clinton+179 | 2,76941.7% | 2,59039.0% | 620.9% | 6,647 |
| St. Louis County | Bill Clinton+35,183 | 60,73660.6% | 25,55325.5% | 2,5992.6% | 100,196 |
| Stearns County | Bill Clinton+2,764 | 24,23844.0% | 21,47439.0% | 1,1832.1% | 55,045 |
| Steele County | Bill Clinton+1,357 | 6,97446.6% | 5,61737.5% | 1761.2% | 14,964 |
| Stevens County | Bill Clinton+600 | 2,74150.2% | 2,14139.2% | 1061.9% | 5,455 |
| Swift County | Bill Clinton+1,513 | 3,05457.3% | 1,54128.9% | 450.8% | 5,330 |
| Todd County | Bill Clinton+442 | 4,52042.2% | 4,07838.1% | 1451.4% | 10,701 |
| Traverse County | Bill Clinton+360 | 1,13550.9% | 77534.8% | 241.1% | 2,229 |
| Wabasha County | Bill Clinton+1,071 | 4,52347.2% | 3,45236.1% | 1241.3% | 9,573 |
| Wadena County | Bob Dole+216 | 2,48041.1% | 2,69644.6% | 631.0% | 6,040 |
| Waseca County | Bill Clinton+648 | 3,81945.1% | 3,17137.4% | 971.1% | 8,472 |
| Washington County | Bill Clinton+13,900 | 45,11951.2% | 31,21935.5% | 1,6131.8% | 88,057 |
| Watonwan County | Bill Clinton+537 | 2,53447.9% | 1,99737.7% | 490.9% | 5,291 |
| Wilkin County | Bob Dole+189 | 1,31941.0% | 1,50846.8% | 351.1% | 3,220 |
| Winona County | Bill Clinton+2,317 | 10,27247.5% | 7,95536.8% | 4822.2% | 21,616 |
| Wright County | Bill Clinton+2,318 | 15,54244.6% | 13,22437.9% | 5581.6% | 34,874 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Bill Clinton+735 | 2,74148.7% | 2,00635.7% | 591.0% | 5,624 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Same ballot, 1996MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.