Missouri — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentClintonD+6.3
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 47.5% | 1,025,935 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 41.2% | 890,016 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.2% | 242,114 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Bates County, MO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Benton County, MO | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Carroll County, MO | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Clark County, MO | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Clinton County, MO | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Crawford County, MO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Daviess County, MO | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Franklin County, MO | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Gentry County, MO | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Grundy County, MO | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Henry County, MO | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Hickory County, MO | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Knox County, MO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Livingston County, MO | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Macon County, MO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Madison County, MO | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Mercer County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+0.7 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Ripley County, MO | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Saline County, MO | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+6.2 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Vernon County, MO | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Washington County, MO | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Wayne County, MO | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Worth County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+21.1 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Bob Dole+215 | 4,44142.7% | 4,65644.8% | 1301.3% | 10,397 |
| Andrew County | Bob Dole+474 | 2,80739.5% | 3,28146.2% | 490.7% | 7,101 |
| Atchison County | Bob Dole+61 | 1,26642.5% | 1,32744.6% | 180.6% | 2,978 |
| Audrain County | Bill Clinton+735 | 4,69048.0% | 3,95540.4% | 870.9% | 9,778 |
| Barry County | Bob Dole+1,503 | 4,35236.9% | 5,85549.6% | 980.8% | 11,799 |
| Barton County | Bob Dole+1,187 | 1,62532.2% | 2,81255.7% | 450.9% | 5,045 |
| Bates County | Bill Clinton+320 | 3,22445.2% | 2,90440.7% | 600.8% | 7,137 |
| Benton County | Bill Clinton+101 | 2,99644.6% | 2,89543.1% | 600.9% | 6,715 |
| Bollinger County | Bob Dole+376 | 2,04440.5% | 2,42047.9% | 771.5% | 5,047 |
| Boone County | Bill Clinton+2,937 | 24,98448.1% | 22,04742.5% | 8061.6% | 51,920 |
| Buchanan County | Bill Clinton+3,238 | 15,84848.0% | 12,61038.2% | 3120.9% | 33,018 |
| Butler County | Bob Dole+1,216 | 5,78040.3% | 6,99648.8% | 1531.1% | 14,343 |
| Caldwell County | Bill Clinton+23 | 1,48742.9% | 1,46442.2% | 491.4% | 3,468 |
| Callaway County | Bill Clinton+313 | 5,88044.8% | 5,56742.4% | 1601.2% | 13,137 |
| Camden County | Bob Dole+1,624 | 5,56637.9% | 7,19048.9% | 1290.9% | 14,694 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Bob Dole+5,600 | 9,95736.0% | 15,55756.3% | 2470.9% | 27,622 |
| Carroll County | Bill Clinton+241 | 2,08046.1% | 1,83940.7% | 160.4% | 4,515 |
| Carter County | Bob Dole+8 | 1,17243.8% | 1,18044.1% | 240.9% | 2,677 |
| Cass County | Bob Dole+1,752 | 11,74340.5% | 13,49546.5% | 2981.0% | 29,010 |
| Cedar County | Bob Dole+457 | 2,02738.8% | 2,48447.6% | 531.0% | 5,222 |
| Chariton County | Bill Clinton+564 | 2,07251.4% | 1,50837.4% | 290.7% | 4,032 |
| Christian County | Bob Dole+2,850 | 6,62735.6% | 9,47751.0% | 1901.0% | 18,595 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+668 | 1,74952.8% | 1,08132.6% | 250.8% | 3,313 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+3,668 | 32,60347.2% | 28,93541.8% | 5610.8% | 69,147 |
| Clinton County | Bill Clinton+665 | 3,44548.1% | 2,78038.8% | 921.3% | 7,165 |
| Cole County | Bob Dole+5,283 | 10,85737.0% | 16,14055.0% | 2240.8% | 29,342 |
| Cooper County | Bob Dole+147 | 2,75341.5% | 2,90043.7% | 851.3% | 6,629 |
| Crawford County | Bill Clinton+359 | 3,34943.7% | 2,99039.1% | 941.2% | 7,656 |
| Dade County | Bob Dole+579 | 1,24335.1% | 1,82251.4% | 330.9% | 3,545 |
| Dallas County | Bob Dole+277 | 2,27740.1% | 2,55445.0% | 561.0% | 5,674 |
| Daviess County | Bill Clinton+213 | 1,53445.8% | 1,32139.4% | 321.0% | 3,353 |
| DeKalb County | Bill Clinton+52 | 1,67943.7% | 1,62742.3% | 481.2% | 3,846 |
| Dent County | Bob Dole+308 | 2,23440.3% | 2,54245.9% | 691.2% | 5,538 |
| Douglas County | Bob Dole+857 | 1,74433.6% | 2,60150.2% | 641.2% | 5,184 |
| Dunklin County | Bill Clinton+1,662 | 5,42853.4% | 3,76637.0% | 450.4% | 10,173 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+193 | 13,90841.2% | 13,71540.7% | 5941.8% | 33,734 |
| Gasconade County | Bob Dole+893 | 2,10435.2% | 2,99750.2% | 500.8% | 5,971 |
| Gentry County | Bill Clinton+132 | 1,49345.4% | 1,36141.4% | 210.6% | 3,291 |
| Greene County | Bob Dole+8,893 | 39,30040.4% | 48,19349.6% | 1,1021.1% | 97,164 |
| Grundy County | Bill Clinton+190 | 2,07344.1% | 1,88340.1% | 1112.4% | 4,698 |
| Harrison County | Bob Dole+109 | 1,62842.0% | 1,73744.8% | 310.8% | 3,880 |
| Henry County | Bill Clinton+1,319 | 4,57950.1% | 3,26035.7% | 670.7% | 9,137 |
| Hickory County | Bill Clinton+367 | 1,85847.5% | 1,49138.1% | 320.8% | 3,912 |
| Holt County | Bob Dole+179 | 1,14440.8% | 1,32347.1% | 250.9% | 2,806 |
| Howard County | Bill Clinton+469 | 2,01447.9% | 1,54536.8% | 761.8% | 4,203 |
| Howell County | Bob Dole+730 | 5,26138.9% | 5,99144.3% | 2061.5% | 13,524 |
| Iron County | Bill Clinton+893 | 2,22153.4% | 1,32831.9% | 431.0% | 4,160 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+54,783 | 140,31756.2% | 85,53434.3% | 2,7601.1% | 249,658 |
| Jasper County | Bob Dole+6,899 | 11,46234.0% | 18,36154.4% | 3931.2% | 33,761 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+8,196 | 32,07348.5% | 23,87736.1% | 1,2591.9% | 66,102 |
| Johnson County | Bob Dole+56 | 6,22042.7% | 6,27643.1% | 1671.1% | 14,574 |
| Knox County | Bill Clinton+29 | 89144.1% | 86242.7% | 140.7% | 2,021 |
| Laclede County | Bob Dole+1,840 | 4,04735.2% | 5,88751.2% | 1060.9% | 11,499 |
| Lafayette County | Bill Clinton+629 | 6,11846.3% | 5,48941.6% | 800.6% | 13,203 |
| Lawrence County | Bob Dole+1,634 | 4,46536.2% | 6,09949.5% | 1551.3% | 12,332 |
| Lewis County | Bill Clinton+597 | 2,05049.1% | 1,45334.8% | 290.7% | 4,176 |
| Lincoln County | Bill Clinton+747 | 5,64444.8% | 4,89738.8% | 1891.5% | 12,611 |
| Linn County | Bill Clinton+870 | 2,96750.4% | 2,09735.6% | 460.8% | 5,891 |
| Livingston County | Bill Clinton+529 | 2,91347.5% | 2,38438.9% | 560.9% | 6,130 |
| Macon County | Bill Clinton+303 | 2,93745.3% | 2,63440.6% | 610.9% | 6,480 |
| Madison County | Bill Clinton+756 | 2,35150.4% | 1,59534.2% | 922.0% | 4,663 |
| Maries County | Bob Dole+20 | 1,54042.4% | 1,56042.9% | 200.6% | 3,636 |
| Marion County | Bill Clinton+271 | 4,92445.9% | 4,65343.4% | 620.6% | 10,721 |
| McDonald County | Bob Dole+1,028 | 1,98033.1% | 3,00850.4% | 621.0% | 5,973 |
| Mercer County | Bill Clinton+40 | 70044.3% | 66041.7% | 130.8% | 1,581 |
| Miller County | Bob Dole+1,277 | 3,11035.6% | 4,38750.2% | 570.7% | 8,739 |
| Mississippi County | Bill Clinton+1,640 | 3,23561.6% | 1,59530.4% | 390.7% | 5,249 |
| Moniteau County | Bob Dole+474 | 2,12939.0% | 2,60347.6% | 400.7% | 5,465 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+605 | 1,93850.6% | 1,33334.8% | 280.7% | 3,831 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+153 | 2,27743.6% | 2,12440.7% | 521.0% | 5,225 |
| Morgan County | Bob Dole+53 | 3,00642.1% | 3,05942.9% | 620.9% | 7,133 |
| New Madrid County | Bill Clinton+2,034 | 4,45158.8% | 2,41731.9% | 390.5% | 7,570 |
| Newton County | Bob Dole+4,227 | 5,84032.3% | 10,06755.7% | 1831.0% | 18,085 |
| Nodaway County | Bill Clinton+604 | 3,96646.9% | 3,36239.7% | 901.1% | 8,461 |
| Oregon County | Bill Clinton+293 | 1,79546.7% | 1,50239.1% | 691.8% | 3,841 |
| Osage County | Bob Dole+845 | 2,04536.7% | 2,89051.9% | 250.4% | 5,568 |
| Ozark County | Bob Dole+437 | 1,44536.2% | 1,88247.2% | 671.7% | 3,989 |
| Pemiscot County | Bill Clinton+1,551 | 3,37159.4% | 1,82032.1% | 280.5% | 5,677 |
| Perry County | Bob Dole+910 | 2,51737.1% | 3,42750.5% | 600.9% | 6,781 |
| Pettis County | Bob Dole+1,279 | 6,05739.7% | 7,33648.1% | 1561.0% | 15,265 |
| Phelps County | Bob Dole+585 | 6,40541.9% | 6,99045.7% | 1991.3% | 15,297 |
| Pike County | Bill Clinton+1,286 | 3,49552.2% | 2,20933.0% | 731.1% | 6,693 |
| Platte County | Bob Dole+627 | 12,70543.2% | 13,33245.4% | 3171.1% | 29,389 |
| Polk County | Bob Dole+1,214 | 3,30736.4% | 4,52149.7% | 921.0% | 9,089 |
| Pulaski County | Bob Dole+306 | 3,78341.7% | 4,08945.0% | 660.7% | 9,079 |
| Putnam County | Bob Dole+234 | 85738.2% | 1,09148.6% | 210.9% | 2,245 |
| Ralls County | Bill Clinton+485 | 1,99849.3% | 1,51337.3% | 210.5% | 4,052 |
| Randolph County | Bill Clinton+1,228 | 4,50250.1% | 3,27436.4% | 790.9% | 8,985 |
| Ray County | Bill Clinton+1,830 | 4,71453.6% | 2,88432.8% | 760.9% | 8,787 |
| Reynolds County | Bill Clinton+728 | 1,63155.1% | 90330.5% | 401.4% | 2,960 |
| Ripley County | Bill Clinton+93 | 2,08144.7% | 1,98842.7% | 591.3% | 4,658 |
| Saline County | Bill Clinton+1,834 | 4,76553.8% | 2,93133.1% | 680.8% | 8,854 |
| Schuyler County | Bill Clinton+80 | 85744.3% | 77740.2% | 120.6% | 1,933 |
| Scotland County | Bill Clinton+217 | 99047.0% | 77336.7% | 170.8% | 2,106 |
| Scott County | Bill Clinton+370 | 7,01146.0% | 6,64143.5% | 1170.8% | 15,252 |
| Shannon County | Bill Clinton+543 | 1,88249.6% | 1,33935.3% | 511.3% | 3,796 |
| Shelby County | Bill Clinton+197 | 1,41046.1% | 1,21339.6% | 240.8% | 3,060 |
| St. Charles County | Bob Dole+6,336 | 41,36940.5% | 47,70546.7% | 1,5811.5% | 102,246 |
| St. Clair County | Bill Clinton+159 | 1,97444.1% | 1,81540.6% | 340.8% | 4,473 |
| St. Francois County | Bill Clinton+2,834 | 9,03451.0% | 6,20035.0% | 2261.3% | 17,726 |
| St. Louis city | Bill Clinton+69,112 | 91,23374.8% | 22,12118.1% | 1,3731.1% | 122,003 |
| St. Louis County | Bill Clinton+29,428 | 225,52448.8% | 196,09642.4% | 5,8081.3% | 462,278 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Bill Clinton+1,519 | 3,59753.5% | 2,07830.9% | 1101.6% | 6,727 |
| Stoddard County | Bob Dole+137 | 4,88343.7% | 5,02044.9% | 880.8% | 11,176 |
| Stone County | Bob Dole+1,726 | 3,49734.4% | 5,22351.4% | 880.9% | 10,161 |
| Sullivan County | Bill Clinton+127 | 1,40245.9% | 1,27541.7% | 371.2% | 3,054 |
| Taney County | Bob Dole+2,221 | 4,62335.1% | 6,84452.0% | 1130.9% | 13,160 |
| Texas County | Bob Dole+168 | 3,89741.3% | 4,06543.1% | 1431.5% | 9,440 |
| Vernon County | Bill Clinton+240 | 3,36343.8% | 3,12340.7% | 530.7% | 7,674 |
| Warren County | Bob Dole+325 | 3,44340.0% | 3,76843.8% | 1421.6% | 8,607 |
| Washington County | Bill Clinton+2,056 | 4,31555.0% | 2,25928.8% | 1071.4% | 7,850 |
| Wayne County | Bill Clinton+582 | 2,75448.8% | 2,17238.4% | 490.9% | 5,649 |
| Webster County | Bob Dole+1,103 | 3,85538.0% | 4,95848.8% | 1251.2% | 10,152 |
| Worth County | Bill Clinton+32 | 57244.9% | 54042.4% | 110.9% | 1,273 |
| Wright County | Bob Dole+1,474 | 2,28032.6% | 3,75453.7% | 711.0% | 6,995 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Same ballot, 1996MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.