North Dakota — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentDoleR+6.8
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bob Dole ✓Republican | 46.9% | 125,050 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 40.1% | 106,905 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.9% | 34,456 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Divide County, ND | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Eddy County, ND | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+18.6 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+26.0 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+3.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+30.0 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+15.2 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Nelson County, ND | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Towner County, ND | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Traill County, ND | Democratic | D+0.05 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+7.3 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | Dole, Robert+209 | 57549.9% | 36631.8% | 111.0% | 1,152 |
| Barnes County | Dole, Robert+132 | 2,44944.8% | 2,31742.4% | 360.7% | 5,468 |
| Benson County | Clinton, Bill+209 | 85039.1% | 1,05948.8% | 110.5% | 2,172 |
| Billings County | Dole, Robert+165 | 28155.4% | 11622.9% | 30.6% | 507 |
| Bottineau County | Dole, Robert+402 | 1,68247.8% | 1,28036.4% | 210.6% | 3,519 |
| Bowman County | Dole, Robert+221 | 71048.2% | 48933.2% | 130.9% | 1,473 |
| Burke County | Dole, Robert+67 | 48344.4% | 41638.2% | 141.3% | 1,089 |
| Burleigh County | Dole, Robert+4,785 | 15,46451.7% | 10,67935.7% | 2120.7% | 29,890 |
| Cass County | Dole, Robert+2,545 | 24,23848.0% | 21,69343.0% | 4240.8% | 50,471 |
| Cavalier County | Dole, Robert+247 | 1,18847.8% | 94137.9% | 281.1% | 2,483 |
| Dickey County | Dole, Robert+465 | 1,41853.2% | 95335.8% | 180.7% | 2,665 |
| Divide County | Clinton, Bill+149 | 48836.4% | 63747.5% | 60.4% | 1,340 |
| Dunn County | Dole, Robert+243 | 83047.6% | 58733.7% | 221.3% | 1,743 |
| Eddy County | Clinton, Bill+36 | 51740.4% | 55343.2% | 100.8% | 1,281 |
| Emmons County | Dole, Robert+604 | 1,14853.5% | 54425.4% | 110.5% | 2,144 |
| Foster County | Dole, Robert+137 | 80145.9% | 66438.1% | 140.8% | 1,744 |
| Golden Valley County | Dole, Robert+285 | 52056.3% | 23525.4% | 60.6% | 924 |
| Grand Forks County | Dole, Robert+230 | 11,60644.9% | 11,37644.0% | 1910.7% | 25,836 |
| Grant County | Dole, Robert+460 | 76055.5% | 30021.9% | 141.0% | 1,369 |
| Griggs County | Dole, Robert+61 | 73146.5% | 67042.6% | 80.5% | 1,571 |
| Hettinger County | Dole, Robert+347 | 76553.6% | 41829.3% | 50.4% | 1,426 |
| Kidder County | Dole, Robert+257 | 69150.0% | 43431.4% | 151.1% | 1,382 |
| LaMoure County | Dole, Robert+340 | 1,22051.2% | 88036.9% | 90.4% | 2,385 |
| Logan County | Dole, Robert+345 | 70553.1% | 36027.1% | 90.7% | 1,328 |
| McHenry County | Dole, Robert+91 | 1,18743.1% | 1,09639.8% | 200.7% | 2,756 |
| McIntosh County | Dole, Robert+535 | 1,00556.4% | 47026.4% | 110.6% | 1,781 |
| McKenzie County | Dole, Robert+410 | 1,33849.5% | 92834.3% | 90.3% | 2,703 |
| McLean County | Dole, Robert+229 | 1,98845.4% | 1,75940.2% | 150.3% | 4,380 |
| Mercer County | Dole, Robert+653 | 1,95348.3% | 1,30032.2% | 250.6% | 4,042 |
| Morton County | Dole, Robert+954 | 4,69946.7% | 3,74537.2% | 600.6% | 10,070 |
| Mountrail County | Clinton, Bill+312 | 96536.9% | 1,27748.8% | 130.5% | 2,615 |
| Nelson County | Clinton, Bill+82 | 74541.4% | 82746.0% | 211.2% | 1,799 |
| Oliver County | Dole, Robert+166 | 49948.8% | 33332.6% | 70.7% | 1,022 |
| Pembina County | Dole, Robert+487 | 1,67850.9% | 1,19136.2% | 250.8% | 3,294 |
| Pierce County | Dole, Robert+346 | 1,01751.5% | 67134.0% | 160.8% | 1,974 |
| Ramsey County | Clinton, Bill+46 | 2,07743.5% | 2,12344.5% | 250.5% | 4,774 |
| Ransom County | Clinton, Bill+279 | 92037.8% | 1,19949.2% | 130.5% | 2,435 |
| Renville County | Dole, Robert+14 | 57642.5% | 56241.5% | 60.4% | 1,354 |
| Richland County | Dole, Robert+455 | 3,34547.3% | 2,89040.9% | 520.7% | 7,069 |
| Rolette County | Clinton, Bill+1,476 | 82322.9% | 2,29963.8% | 310.9% | 3,601 |
| Sargent County | Clinton, Bill+189 | 81439.4% | 1,00348.5% | 90.4% | 2,067 |
| Sheridan County | Dole, Robert+314 | 56660.1% | 25226.8% | 20.2% | 941 |
| Sioux County | Clinton, Bill+186 | 20730.0% | 39357.0% | 81.2% | 690 |
| Slope County | Dole, Robert+137 | 26058.4% | 12327.6% | 20.4% | 445 |
| Stark County | Dole, Robert+991 | 4,08646.9% | 3,09535.6% | 680.8% | 8,705 |
| Steele County | Clinton, Bill+134 | 48639.7% | 62050.6% | 40.3% | 1,225 |
| Stutsman County | Dole, Robert+195 | 3,78444.0% | 3,58941.8% | 790.9% | 8,593 |
| Towner County | Clinton, Bill+107 | 54239.1% | 64946.8% | 90.6% | 1,387 |
| Traill County | Clinton, Bill+2 | 1,82045.0% | 1,82245.1% | 200.5% | 4,042 |
| Walsh County | Dole, Robert+140 | 2,22245.0% | 2,08242.2% | 360.7% | 4,939 |
| Ward County | Dole, Robert+1,886 | 10,54648.0% | 8,66039.4% | 1710.8% | 21,964 |
| Wells County | Dole, Robert+230 | 1,19246.9% | 96237.8% | 150.6% | 2,542 |
| Williams County | Dole, Robert+572 | 3,59045.8% | 3,01838.5% | 580.7% | 7,840 |
complete certified result
North Dakota candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Same ballot, 1996ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.