New York — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionNew York · PresidentClintonD+28.9
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 59.5% | 3,756,177 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 30.6% | 1,933,492 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.9% | 626,460 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 33 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Broome County, NY | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Chemung County, NY | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Chenango County, NY | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Clinton County, NY | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Columbia County, NY | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Cortland County, NY | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Delaware County, NY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Essex County, NY | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Franklin County, NY | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Fulton County, NY | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Lewis County, NY | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Madison County, NY | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Nassau County, NY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+66.2 |
| Niagara County, NY | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Oneida County, NY | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Ontario County, NY | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Orange County, NY | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Oswego County, NY | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Otsego County, NY | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+51.9 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Richmond County, NY | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Rockland County, NY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Seneca County, NY | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Ulster County, NY | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Warren County, NY | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Washington County, NY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Westchester County, NY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Yates County, NY | Democratic | D+1.5 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Bill Clinton+46,208 | 85,99361.0% | 39,78528.2% | 3,2562.3% | 140,991 |
| Allegany County | Bob Dole+1,486 | 6,62137.4% | 8,10745.8% | 2451.4% | 17,703 |
| Bronx County | Bill Clinton+217,841 | 248,27685.8% | 30,43510.5% | 3,4531.2% | 289,350 |
| Broome County | Bill Clinton+13,080 | 44,40751.2% | 31,32736.1% | 1,9662.3% | 86,814 |
| Cattaraugus County | Bill Clinton+58 | 13,02941.2% | 12,97141.0% | 4921.6% | 31,643 |
| Cayuga County | Bill Clinton+4,786 | 15,87949.8% | 11,09334.8% | 5021.6% | 31,894 |
| Chautauqua County | Bill Clinton+5,570 | 26,83147.7% | 21,26137.8% | 7141.3% | 56,290 |
| Chemung County | Bill Clinton+2,690 | 16,97747.4% | 14,28739.9% | 5821.6% | 35,813 |
| Chenango County | Bill Clinton+1,478 | 8,79745.6% | 7,31938.0% | 3411.8% | 19,279 |
| Clinton County | Bill Clinton+5,627 | 15,38652.9% | 9,75933.6% | 4271.5% | 29,060 |
| Columbia County | Bill Clinton+2,586 | 12,91047.1% | 10,32437.7% | 7032.6% | 27,403 |
| Cortland County | Bill Clinton+1,524 | 9,13046.9% | 7,60639.1% | 3151.6% | 19,449 |
| Delaware County | Bill Clinton+1,040 | 8,72445.0% | 7,68439.6% | 3852.0% | 19,394 |
| Dutchess County | Bill Clinton+5,410 | 47,33945.6% | 41,92940.4% | 2,2592.2% | 103,821 |
| Erie County | Bill Clinton+92,211 | 224,55454.7% | 132,34332.3% | 7,6581.9% | 410,234 |
| Essex County | Bill Clinton+1,514 | 7,89346.5% | 6,37937.6% | 3512.1% | 16,986 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+3,422 | 8,49451.8% | 5,07230.9% | 3292.0% | 16,394 |
| Fulton County | Bill Clinton+1,898 | 9,77946.3% | 7,88137.3% | 2561.2% | 21,130 |
| Genesee County | Bob Dole+747 | 10,07441.6% | 10,82144.6% | 3471.4% | 24,238 |
| Greene County | Bob Dole+461 | 8,25141.0% | 8,71243.3% | 3711.8% | 20,124 |
| Hamilton County | Bob Dole+613 | 1,22834.0% | 1,84151.0% | 511.4% | 3,612 |
| Herkimer County | Bill Clinton+1,825 | 11,91044.7% | 10,08537.9% | 3961.5% | 26,626 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+4,421 | 16,78349.2% | 12,36236.2% | 4211.2% | 34,127 |
| Kings County | Bill Clinton+350,826 | 432,23280.1% | 81,40615.1% | 11,1642.1% | 539,833 |
| Lewis County | Bill Clinton+437 | 4,40243.2% | 3,96538.9% | 1491.5% | 10,185 |
| Livingston County | Bob Dole+113 | 10,86843.2% | 10,98143.7% | 4001.6% | 25,138 |
| Madison County | Bill Clinton+508 | 11,83243.8% | 11,32442.0% | 4531.7% | 26,988 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+49,164 | 164,85853.2% | 115,69437.3% | 5,5061.8% | 309,994 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+3,313 | 10,48549.5% | 7,17233.9% | 2561.2% | 21,166 |
| Nassau County | Bill Clinton+106,767 | 303,58755.7% | 196,82036.1% | 8,1351.5% | 544,664 |
| New York County | Bill Clinton+326,292 | 394,13180.0% | 67,83913.8% | 19,7854.0% | 492,899 |
| Niagara County | Bill Clinton+12,765 | 44,20349.4% | 31,43835.1% | 1,2391.4% | 89,444 |
| Oneida County | Bill Clinton+6,403 | 44,39946.8% | 37,99640.0% | 1,2381.3% | 94,929 |
| Onondaga County | Bill Clinton+26,419 | 100,19051.4% | 73,77137.8% | 3,3761.7% | 194,939 |
| Ontario County | Bill Clinton+1,919 | 19,15646.2% | 17,23741.6% | 6551.6% | 41,439 |
| Orange County | Bill Clinton+9,039 | 54,99548.0% | 45,95640.1% | 1,8091.6% | 114,538 |
| Orleans County | Bob Dole+632 | 6,23340.8% | 6,86545.0% | 1841.2% | 15,268 |
| Oswego County | Bill Clinton+3,281 | 20,44044.8% | 17,15937.6% | 5751.3% | 45,673 |
| Otsego County | Bill Clinton+2,696 | 11,47047.5% | 8,77436.4% | 6652.8% | 24,126 |
| Putnam County | Bob Dole+1,279 | 16,17342.1% | 17,45245.4% | 7752.0% | 38,432 |
| Queens County | Bill Clinton+265,275 | 372,92572.9% | 107,65021.1% | 8,4331.6% | 511,296 |
| Rensselaer County | Bill Clinton+10,791 | 34,27350.7% | 23,48234.7% | 1,4652.2% | 67,625 |
| Richmond County | Bill Clinton+12,477 | 64,68450.5% | 52,20740.8% | 2,1481.7% | 128,007 |
| Rockland County | Bill Clinton+22,732 | 63,12756.2% | 40,39536.0% | 1,9211.7% | 112,241 |
| Saratoga County | Bill Clinton+5,495 | 39,83246.5% | 34,33740.1% | 1,3551.6% | 85,665 |
| Schenectady County | Bill Clinton+13,298 | 35,40453.1% | 22,10633.1% | 1,3342.0% | 66,709 |
| Schoharie County | Bill Clinton+549 | 5,90244.5% | 5,35340.4% | 2101.6% | 13,261 |
| Schuyler County | Bill Clinton+169 | 3,30343.3% | 3,13441.0% | 1612.1% | 7,635 |
| Seneca County | Bill Clinton+1,821 | 6,82548.9% | 5,00435.9% | 2371.7% | 13,955 |
| St. Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+10,971 | 21,79856.7% | 10,82728.1% | 5431.4% | 38,477 |
| Steuben County | Bob Dole+3,229 | 14,48137.9% | 17,71046.4% | 4841.3% | 38,171 |
| Suffolk County | Bill Clinton+79,318 | 261,82851.8% | 182,51036.1% | 8,6661.7% | 505,213 |
| Sullivan County | Bill Clinton+5,731 | 15,05253.3% | 9,32133.0% | 4181.5% | 28,244 |
| Tioga County | Bob Dole+647 | 8,76941.2% | 9,41644.2% | 3761.8% | 21,282 |
| Tompkins County | Bill Clinton+9,240 | 20,77256.0% | 11,53231.1% | 2,1975.9% | 37,124 |
| Ulster County | Bill Clinton+9,640 | 35,85248.5% | 26,21235.5% | 2,5413.4% | 73,851 |
| Warren County | Bill Clinton+451 | 11,60343.3% | 11,15241.6% | 4131.5% | 26,791 |
| Washington County | Bill Clinton+618 | 9,57242.5% | 8,95439.7% | 3701.6% | 22,544 |
| Wayne County | Bob Dole+692 | 15,14542.1% | 15,83744.0% | 3961.1% | 35,997 |
| Westchester County | Bill Clinton+72,591 | 196,31056.9% | 123,71935.9% | 6,8062.0% | 344,863 |
| Wyoming County | Bob Dole+1,742 | 5,73536.2% | 7,47747.3% | 1981.3% | 15,821 |
| Yates County | Bill Clinton+141 | 4,06643.6% | 3,92542.1% | 1461.6% | 9,327 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · Bob Dole (R) · Ross Perot (Reform)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Same ballot, 1996NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.