Nevada — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionNevada · PresidentClintonD+1.0
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 43.9% | 203,974 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 42.9% | 199,244 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 13.2% | 61,061 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City, NV | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Churchill County, NV | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Clark County, NV | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Douglas County, NV | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Elko County, NV | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Esmeralda County, NV | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Eureka County, NV | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Humboldt County, NV | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Lander County, NV | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lincoln County, NV | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Lyon County, NV | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Mineral County, NV | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Nye County, NV | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Pershing County, NV | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Storey County, NV | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Washoe County, NV | Republican | R+4.2 |
| White Pine County, NV | Republican | R+0.1 |
Nevada results by county
17 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson City | Dole, Robert+1,899 | 7,26938.6% | 9,16848.7% | 7864.2% | 18,814 |
| Churchill County | Dole, Robert+2,087 | 2,28229.4% | 4,36956.3% | 2913.7% | 7,763 |
| Clark County | Clinton, Bill+24,532 | 127,96348.7% | 103,43139.4% | 8,1393.1% | 262,710 |
| Douglas County | Dole, Robert+3,719 | 5,10931.7% | 8,82854.8% | 6774.2% | 16,100 |
| Elko County | Dole, Robert+3,363 | 3,14926.6% | 6,51254.9% | 6575.5% | 11,857 |
| Esmeralda County | Dole, Robert+137 | 14025.6% | 27750.7% | 387.0% | 546 |
| Eureka County | Dole, Robert+254 | 15823.0% | 41259.9% | 284.1% | 688 |
| Humboldt County | Dole, Robert+867 | 1,46732.0% | 2,33450.8% | 1864.1% | 4,590 |
| Lander County | Dole, Robert+447 | 66029.8% | 1,10750.0% | 873.9% | 2,215 |
| Lincoln County | Dole, Robert+437 | 49928.0% | 93652.5% | 935.2% | 1,783 |
| Lyon County | Dole, Robert+1,334 | 3,41935.3% | 4,75349.0% | 4234.4% | 9,699 |
| Mineral County | Clinton, Bill+254 | 1,06846.1% | 81435.1% | 753.2% | 2,318 |
| Nye County | Dole, Robert+679 | 3,30035.8% | 3,97943.2% | 3884.2% | 9,211 |
| Pershing County | Dole, Robert+178 | 56536.0% | 74347.4% | 583.7% | 1,569 |
| Storey County | Dole, Robert+91 | 61437.1% | 70542.6% | 925.6% | 1,655 |
| Washoe County | Dole, Robert+4,562 | 44,91541.1% | 49,47745.3% | 4,9044.5% | 109,266 |
| White Pine County | Dole, Robert+2 | 1,39740.0% | 1,39940.0% | 1534.4% | 3,495 |
complete certified result
Nevada 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)
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −19.3% |
| 1896 | +62.4% |
| 1900 | +24.5% |
| 1904 | −23.8% |
| 1908 | +1.8% |
| 1912 | +23.8% |
| 1916 | +17.0% |
| 1920 | −20.7% |
| 1924 | −19.8% |
| 1928 | −13.1% |
| 1932 | +38.8% |
| 1936 | +45.6% |
| 1940 | +20.2% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +3.1% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −15.9% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | −4.4% |
| 1980 | −35.6% |
| 1984 | −33.9% |
| 1988 | −20.9% |
| 1992 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.6% |
| 2008 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | −3.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.