1996 United States presidential election in Montana
The 1996 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Montana voted for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole over President Bill Clinton by a slim margin of 2.88%.[1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America -TX ) finished in third, with 13.56% of the popular vote in Montana.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Sheridan County , Dawson County , and Mineral County voted for the Democratic candidate.
With 13.56% of the popular vote, Montana would prove to be Ross Perot's second strongest state in the 1996 election after Maine .[2]
Montana was one of three states won by Clinton in 1992 that Bob Dole was able to flip, the others being Colorado and Georgia . This was also the first election since 1912 in which Montana voted differently than nearby California .
Results
By county
County
Bob Dole Republican
Bill Clinton Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Beaverhead
2,414
60.06%
1,164
28.96%
441
10.98%
1,250
31.10%
4,019
Big Horn
1,336
31.52%
2,453
57.87%
450
10.61%
-1,117
-26.35%
4,239
Blaine
1,127
38.96%
1,316
45.49%
450
15.55%
-189
-6.53%
2,893
Broadwater
1,029
52.34%
603
30.67%
334
16.99%
426
21.67%
1,966
Carbon
2,147
45.09%
1,854
38.93%
761
15.98%
293
6.16%
4,762
Carter
522
68.24%
150
19.61%
93
12.15%
372
48.63%
765
Cascade
14,291
40.82%
15,707
44.87%
5,008
14.31%
-1,416
-4.05%
35,006
Chouteau
1,660
52.58%
1,039
32.91%
458
14.51%
621
19.67%
3,157
Custer
2,467
46.29%
2,115
39.69%
747
14.02%
352
6.60%
5,329
Daniels
558
42.53%
510
38.87%
244
18.60%
48
3.66%
1,312
Dawson
1,890
40.45%
1,903
40.72%
880
18.83%
-13
-0.27%
4,673
Deer Lodge
883
17.62%
3,331
66.49%
796
15.89%
-2,448
-48.87%
5,010
Fallon
778
51.32%
452
29.82%
286
18.86%
326
21.50%
1,516
Fergus
3,671
59.27%
1,866
30.13%
657
10.60%
1,805
29.14%
6,194
Flathead
16,542
51.33%
10,452
32.43%
5,231
16.24%
6,090
18.90%
32,225
Gallatin
14,559
50.07%
10,972
37.73%
3,547
12.20%
3,587
12.34%
29,078
Garfield
562
75.34%
107
14.34%
77
10.32%
455
61.00%
746
Glacier
1,270
31.01%
2,292
55.97%
533
13.02%
-1,022
-24.96%
4,095
Golden Valley
284
58.20%
128
26.23%
76
15.57%
156
31.97%
488
Granite
733
52.10%
429
30.49%
245
17.41%
304
21.61%
1,407
Hill
2,601
36.58%
3,517
49.46%
993
13.96%
-916
-12.88%
7,111
Jefferson
2,248
46.82%
1,775
36.97%
778
16.21%
473
9.85%
4,801
Judith Basin
753
56.28%
452
33.78%
133
9.94%
301
22.50%
1,338
Lake
4,723
43.57%
4,195
38.70%
1,922
17.73%
528
4.87%
10,840
Lewis and Clark
11,665
43.94%
11,535
43.45%
3,347
12.61%
130
0.49%
26,547
Liberty
634
54.56%
379
32.62%
149
12.82%
255
21.94%
1,162
Lincoln
3,552
45.16%
2,705
34.39%
1,609
20.45%
847
10.77%
7,866
Madison
1,984
56.77%
955
27.32%
556
15.91%
1,029
29.45%
3,495
McCone
615
48.96%
390
31.05%
251
19.99%
225
17.91%
1,256
Meagher
505
53.95%
281
30.02%
150
16.03%
224
23.93%
936
Mineral
549
33.99%
658
40.74%
408
25.27%
-109
-6.75%
1,615
Missoula
16,034
36.13%
21,874
49.29%
6,474
14.58%
-5,840
-13.16%
44,382
Musselshell
1,121
54.00%
652
31.41%
303
14.59%
469
22.59%
2,076
Park
3,837
51.52%
2,564
34.43%
1,047
14.05%
1,273
17.09%
7,448
Petroleum
186
64.14%
62
21.38%
42
14.48%
124
42.76%
290
Phillips
1,392
55.44%
705
28.08%
414
16.48%
687
27.36%
2,511
Pondera
1,438
48.53%
1,123
37.90%
402
13.57%
315
10.63%
2,963
Powder River
663
63.44%
236
22.58%
146
13.98%
427
40.86%
1,045
Powell
1,274
45.47%
952
33.98%
576
20.55%
322
11.49%
2,802
Prairie
417
53.46%
259
33.21%
104
13.33%
158
20.25%
780
Ravalli
8,138
50.11%
5,200
32.02%
2,902
17.87%
2,938
18.09%
16,240
Richland
2,021
44.24%
1,614
35.33%
933
20.43%
407
8.91%
4,568
Roosevelt
1,209
30.25%
2,118
52.99%
670
16.76%
-909
-22.74%
3,997
Rosebud
1,413
38.37%
1,681
45.64%
589
15.99%
-268
-7.27%
3,683
Sanders
2,043
43.83%
1,573
33.75%
1,045
22.42%
470
10.08%
4,661
Sheridan
832
34.17%
1,187
48.75%
416
17.08%
-355
-14.58%
2,435
Silver Bow
3,909
22.11%
11,199
63.35%
2,569
14.54%
-7,290
-41.24%
17,677
Stillwater
1,871
49.24%
1,282
33.74%
647
17.02%
589
15.50%
3,800
Sweet Grass
1,109
62.23%
469
26.32%
204
11.45%
640
35.91%
1,782
Teton
1,701
51.14%
1,188
35.72%
437
13.14%
513
15.42%
3,326
Toole
1,203
48.47%
874
35.21%
405
16.32%
329
13.26%
2,482
Treasure
237
47.59%
171
34.34%
90
18.07%
66
13.25%
498
Valley
1,838
43.69%
1,674
39.79%
695
16.52%
164
3.90%
4,207
Wheatland
563
51.75%
391
35.94%
134
12.31%
172
15.81%
1,088
Wibaux
284
46.33%
197
32.14%
132
21.53%
87
14.19%
613
Yellowstone
26,367
47.18%
22,992
41.14%
6,523
11.68%
3,375
6.04%
55,882
Totals
179,652
44.11%
167,922
41.23%
59,687
14.66%
11,730
2.88%
407,261
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References