Ohio — 1996 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1996 presidential electionOhio · PresidentClintonD+6.4
How it voted
Share of the 1996 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 47.4% | 2,148,222 |
|---|---|---|
| Bob DoleRepublican | 41.0% | 1,859,883 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.6% | 526,329 |
1996presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1996 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Carroll County, OH | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+31.6 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Franklin County, OH | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Gallia County, OH | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Harrison County, OH | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Huron County, OH | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Jackson County, OH | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Lake County, OH | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Meigs County, OH | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+29.5 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Noble County, OH | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Perry County, OH | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Ross County, OH | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Scioto County, OH | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Seneca County, OH | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Stark County, OH | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Vinton County, OH | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Wood County, OH | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+8.3 |
Ohio results by county
88 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+446 | 4,31741.6% | 4,76345.9% | 780.8% | 10,381 |
| Allen County | Dole, Robert+8,796 | 15,52935.3% | 24,32555.3% | 2950.7% | 43,948 |
| Ashland County | Dole, Robert+3,829 | 6,57333.2% | 10,40252.6% | 1680.8% | 19,773 |
| Ashtabula County | Clinton, Bill+6,054 | 19,34149.9% | 13,28734.3% | 3941.0% | 38,722 |
| Athens County | Clinton, Bill+6,264 | 13,41856.0% | 7,15429.9% | 6052.5% | 23,954 |
| Auglaize County | Dole, Robert+3,517 | 6,65233.9% | 10,16951.8% | 1700.9% | 19,632 |
| Belmont County | Clinton, Bill+9,492 | 17,70557.8% | 8,21326.8% | 2690.9% | 30,639 |
| Brown County | Dole, Robert+652 | 6,31841.1% | 6,97045.4% | 1370.9% | 15,366 |
| Butler County | Dole, Robert+23,333 | 43,69035.7% | 67,02354.8% | 1,1450.9% | 122,398 |
| Carroll County | Clinton, Bill+343 | 4,79240.6% | 4,44937.7% | 1040.9% | 11,790 |
| Champaign County | Dole, Robert+578 | 5,99040.2% | 6,56844.1% | 1160.8% | 14,893 |
| Clark County | Clinton, Bill+5,593 | 27,89048.3% | 22,29738.6% | 5320.9% | 57,802 |
| Clermont County | Dole, Robert+15,128 | 21,32933.2% | 36,45756.8% | 5930.9% | 64,174 |
| Clinton County | Dole, Robert+2,201 | 5,30336.5% | 7,50451.7% | 1260.9% | 14,521 |
| Columbiana County | Clinton, Bill+5,330 | 20,71647.5% | 15,38635.3% | 4000.9% | 43,629 |
| Coshocton County | Dole, Robert+13 | 6,00541.9% | 6,01842.0% | 1240.9% | 14,330 |
| Crawford County | Dole, Robert+1,281 | 7,44938.3% | 8,73044.9% | 2001.0% | 19,451 |
| Cuyahoga County | Clinton, Bill+177,587 | 341,35760.8% | 163,77029.1% | 6,0741.1% | 561,892 |
| Darke County | Dole, Robert+1,927 | 8,87138.5% | 10,79846.9% | 1950.8% | 23,032 |
| Defiance County | Dole, Robert+1,126 | 6,34339.9% | 7,46947.0% | 1521.0% | 15,893 |
| Delaware County | Dole, Robert+10,660 | 13,46332.5% | 24,12358.2% | 3580.9% | 41,415 |
| Erie County | Clinton, Bill+4,526 | 16,73050.0% | 12,20436.5% | 2900.9% | 33,449 |
| Fairfield County | Dole, Robert+8,029 | 18,82137.1% | 26,85053.0% | 3530.7% | 50,684 |
| Fayette County | Dole, Robert+1,166 | 3,66538.1% | 4,83150.3% | 640.7% | 9,607 |
| Franklin County | Clinton, Bill+14,383 | 192,79548.1% | 178,41244.5% | 3,9081.0% | 400,515 |
| Fulton County | Dole, Robert+2,041 | 6,66237.2% | 8,70348.6% | 1300.7% | 17,907 |
| Gallia County | Clinton, Bill+251 | 5,38643.2% | 5,13541.2% | 1060.9% | 12,466 |
| Geauga County | Dole, Robert+5,519 | 14,14336.2% | 19,66250.3% | 4361.1% | 39,089 |
| Greene County | Dole, Robert+5,595 | 25,08240.6% | 30,67749.7% | 7771.3% | 61,782 |
| Guernsey County | Clinton, Bill+761 | 6,73144.6% | 5,97039.5% | 1561.0% | 15,108 |
| Hamilton County | Dole, Robert+26,035 | 160,45843.1% | 186,49350.1% | 3,7821.0% | 372,068 |
| Hancock County | Dole, Robert+7,918 | 9,33431.2% | 17,25257.7% | 4181.4% | 29,908 |
| Hardin County | Dole, Robert+576 | 4,93041.5% | 5,50646.4% | 750.6% | 11,876 |
| Harrison County | Clinton, Bill+1,411 | 3,72150.3% | 2,31031.2% | 690.9% | 7,402 |
| Henry County | Dole, Robert+1,623 | 4,76237.2% | 6,38549.9% | 880.7% | 12,785 |
| Highland County | Dole, Robert+1,265 | 5,83739.8% | 7,10248.4% | 1060.7% | 14,674 |
| Hocking County | Clinton, Bill+629 | 4,64644.9% | 4,01738.8% | 1291.2% | 10,356 |
| Holmes County | Dole, Robert+2,682 | 2,53127.9% | 5,21357.4% | 640.7% | 9,084 |
| Huron County | Clinton, Bill+108 | 8,85841.9% | 8,75041.3% | 2151.0% | 21,161 |
| Jackson County | Clinton, Bill+616 | 5,53845.8% | 4,92240.7% | 1060.9% | 12,095 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton, Bill+9,190 | 19,40256.0% | 10,21229.5% | 2610.8% | 34,623 |
| Knox County | Dole, Robert+2,597 | 7,56237.7% | 10,15950.6% | 2091.0% | 20,068 |
| Lake County | Clinton, Bill+2,212 | 43,18644.2% | 40,97441.9% | 1,0691.1% | 97,736 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton, Bill+2,763 | 11,59548.5% | 8,83236.9% | 2671.1% | 23,926 |
| Licking County | Dole, Robert+5,652 | 22,62439.0% | 28,27648.8% | 5511.0% | 57,967 |
| Logan County | Dole, Robert+1,928 | 6,39737.3% | 8,32548.6% | 1590.9% | 17,145 |
| Lorain County | Clinton, Bill+20,807 | 55,74452.4% | 34,93732.8% | 8750.8% | 106,445 |
| Lucas County | Clinton, Bill+46,791 | 104,91157.7% | 58,12032.0% | 1,4340.8% | 181,747 |
| Madison County | Dole, Robert+1,799 | 5,07237.8% | 6,87151.2% | 920.7% | 13,421 |
| Mahoning County | Clinton, Bill+41,319 | 72,71661.5% | 31,39726.6% | 8520.7% | 118,178 |
| Marion County | Dole, Robert+630 | 10,48242.5% | 11,11245.0% | 1830.7% | 24,674 |
| Medina County | Dole, Robert+2,393 | 23,72740.2% | 26,12044.2% | 5390.9% | 59,086 |
| Meigs County | Clinton, Bill+653 | 4,27545.2% | 3,62238.3% | 1151.2% | 9,465 |
| Mercer County | Dole, Robert+2,532 | 6,30035.7% | 8,83250.0% | 1600.9% | 17,653 |
| Miami County | Dole, Robert+3,969 | 15,54038.8% | 19,50948.8% | 3570.9% | 40,005 |
| Monroe County | Clinton, Bill+2,058 | 3,91456.2% | 1,85626.6% | 691.0% | 6,967 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton, Bill+20,078 | 115,46950.0% | 95,39141.3% | 1,7990.8% | 230,957 |
| Morgan County | Dole, Robert+181 | 2,38539.9% | 2,56643.0% | 981.6% | 5,971 |
| Morrow County | Dole, Robert+1,028 | 4,62737.7% | 5,65546.1% | 2482.0% | 12,275 |
| Muskingum County | Dole, Robert+48 | 13,81341.9% | 13,86142.0% | 4181.3% | 32,972 |
| Noble County | Clinton, Bill+183 | 2,36642.9% | 2,18339.6% | 661.2% | 5,514 |
| Ottawa County | Clinton, Bill+2,330 | 9,32149.3% | 6,99137.0% | 1380.7% | 18,888 |
| Paulding County | Dole, Robert+311 | 3,44940.1% | 3,76043.7% | 951.1% | 8,596 |
| Perry County | Clinton, Bill+1,213 | 5,81946.8% | 4,60637.0% | 1681.3% | 12,447 |
| Pickaway County | Dole, Robert+1,624 | 7,04240.2% | 8,66649.5% | 910.5% | 17,501 |
| Pike County | Clinton, Bill+1,783 | 5,54251.4% | 3,75934.8% | 840.8% | 10,787 |
| Portage County | Clinton, Bill+10,502 | 29,44150.6% | 18,93932.5% | 6801.2% | 58,238 |
| Preble County | Dole, Robert+1,528 | 6,61138.6% | 8,13947.5% | 1480.9% | 17,133 |
| Putnam County | Dole, Robert+4,322 | 4,97230.8% | 9,29457.5% | 1250.8% | 16,158 |
| Richland County | Dole, Robert+2,865 | 20,83240.5% | 23,69746.1% | 3090.6% | 51,451 |
| Ross County | Clinton, Bill+2,363 | 12,64949.0% | 10,28639.9% | 2140.8% | 25,797 |
| Sandusky County | Clinton, Bill+1,514 | 11,54745.4% | 10,03339.5% | 2160.8% | 25,413 |
| Scioto County | Clinton, Bill+3,362 | 15,04148.0% | 11,67937.3% | 1900.6% | 31,328 |
| Seneca County | Clinton, Bill+331 | 10,04442.7% | 9,71341.3% | 2561.1% | 23,511 |
| Shelby County | Dole, Robert+2,044 | 6,72936.6% | 8,77347.8% | 1740.9% | 18,362 |
| Stark County | Clinton, Bill+13,225 | 73,43746.4% | 60,21238.0% | 1,6931.1% | 158,346 |
| Summit County | Clinton, Bill+38,495 | 112,05052.1% | 73,55534.2% | 1,8670.9% | 215,195 |
| Trumbull County | Clinton, Bill+30,793 | 55,60458.7% | 24,81126.2% | 7670.8% | 94,745 |
| Tuscarawas County | Clinton, Bill+1,856 | 15,24443.9% | 13,38838.5% | 4411.3% | 34,755 |
| Union County | Dole, Robert+3,301 | 4,98933.3% | 8,29055.3% | 1280.9% | 15,003 |
| Van Wert County | Dole, Robert+2,546 | 4,45334.1% | 6,99953.7% | 1020.8% | 13,041 |
| Vinton County | Clinton, Bill+677 | 2,35048.8% | 1,67334.8% | 601.2% | 4,811 |
| Warren County | Dole, Robert+16,121 | 17,08930.8% | 33,21059.9% | 4210.8% | 55,409 |
| Washington County | Dole, Robert+1,020 | 10,94542.1% | 11,96546.1% | 2350.9% | 25,977 |
| Wayne County | Dole, Robert+4,778 | 14,85036.6% | 19,62848.4% | 2990.7% | 40,548 |
| Williams County | Dole, Robert+2,223 | 5,52435.4% | 7,74749.7% | 2061.3% | 15,598 |
| Wood County | Clinton, Bill+2,665 | 23,18347.0% | 20,51841.6% | 5771.2% | 49,343 |
| Wyandot County | Dole, Robert+796 | 3,67738.3% | 4,47346.6% | 1101.1% | 9,607 |
complete certified result
Ohio 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)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1996 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Same ballot, 1996OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.