The
1996 United States presidential election in New
York took place on November 5, 1996 throughout all 50
states and D.C.
, which was part of the 1996 United States
presidential election. Voters chose 33 representatives,
or electors to the
Electoral College, who
voted for
President
and
Vice
President.
New York
, a
reliable blue state that no Republican
has won since 1984, featured the Democratic ticket, with President,
Bill Clinton of Arkansas
and Vice
President, Al Gore of Tennessee
. They opposed the Republican ticket of
Senator, Bob Dole of Kansas
and
Representative, Jack Kemp of New York.
Clinton carried New York by a large margin of victory. Even though
Kemp was from New York, the state didn't back his campaign for
Vice President of
the United States.
Primaries
Results
| United States presidential election in NY,
1996 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Bill Clinton (incumbent) |
3,756,177 |
59.5% |
33 |
|
Republican |
Bob Dole |
1,933,492 |
30.6% |
0 |
|
Reform |
Ross Perot |
503,458 |
8.0% |
0 |
|
Green |
Ralph Nader |
75,956 |
1.2% |
0 |
|
American Independent |
Howard Phillips |
23,580 |
0.4% |
0 |
|
Libertarian |
Harry Browne |
12,220 |
0.2% |
0 |
|
Natural Law |
John Hagelin |
5,011 |
0.1% |
0 |
|
Workers
World Party |
Monica Moorehead |
3,473 |
0.1% |
0 |
|
Socialist Workers Party |
James Harris |
2,762 |
0.0% |
0 |
| Totals |
- |
100.0% |
33 |
| Voter turnout |
43% |
— |
Results Breakdown
By county
| County |
Clinton |
Dole |
Perot |
Other |
| Albany |
61.0% |
85,993 |
28.2% |
39,785 |
8.5% |
11,957 |
2.3% |
3,256 |
Allegany |
37.4% |
6,621 |
45.8% |
8,107 |
15.4% |
2,730 |
1.4% |
245 |
Bronx |
85.8% |
248,276 |
10.5% |
30,435 |
2.5% |
7,186 |
1.2% |
3,453 |
Broome |
51.2% |
44,407 |
36.1% |
31,327 |
10.5% |
9,114 |
2.3% |
1,966 |
Cattaraugus |
41.2% |
13,029 |
41.0% |
12,971 |
16.3% |
5,151 |
1.6% |
492 |
Cayuga |
49.8% |
15,879 |
34.8% |
11,093 |
13.9% |
4,420 |
1.6% |
502 |
Chautauqua |
47.7% |
26,831 |
37.8% |
21,261 |
13.3% |
7,484 |
1.3% |
714 |
Chemung |
47.4% |
16,977 |
39.9% |
14,287 |
11.1% |
3,967 |
1.6% |
582 |
Chenango |
45.6% |
8,797 |
38.0% |
7,319 |
14.6% |
2,822 |
1.8% |
341 |
Clinton |
52.9% |
15,386 |
33.6% |
9,759 |
12.0% |
3,488 |
1.5% |
427 |
Columbia |
47.1% |
12,910 |
37.7% |
10,324 |
12.6% |
3,466 |
2.6% |
703 |
Cortland |
46.9% |
9,130 |
39.1% |
7,606 |
12.3% |
2,398 |
1.6% |
315 |
Delaware |
45.0% |
8,724 |
39.6% |
7,684 |
13.4% |
2,601 |
2.0% |
385 |
Dutchess |
45.6% |
47,339 |
40.4% |
41,929 |
11.8% |
12,294 |
2.2% |
2,259 |
Erie |
54.7% |
224,554 |
32.3% |
132,343 |
11.1% |
45,679 |
1.9% |
7,658 |
Essex |
46.5% |
7,893 |
37.6% |
6,379 |
13.9% |
2,363 |
2.1% |
351 |
Franklin |
51.8% |
8,494 |
30.9% |
5,072 |
15.2% |
2,499 |
2.0% |
329 |
Fulton |
46.3% |
9,779 |
37.3% |
7,881 |
15.2% |
3,214 |
1.2% |
256 |
Genesee |
41.6% |
10,074 |
44.6% |
10,821 |
12.4% |
2,996 |
1.4% |
347 |
Greene |
41.0% |
8,251 |
43.3% |
8,712 |
13.9% |
2,790 |
1.8% |
371 |
Hamilton |
34.0% |
1,228 |
51.0% |
1,841 |
13.6% |
492 |
1.4% |
51 |
Herkimer |
44.7% |
11,910 |
37.9% |
10,085 |
15.9% |
4,235 |
1.5% |
396 |
Jefferson |
49.2% |
16,783 |
36.2% |
12,362 |
13.4% |
4,561 |
1.2% |
421 |
Kings |
80.1% |
432,232 |
15.1% |
81,406 |
2.8% |
15,031 |
2.1% |
11,164 |
Lewis |
43.2% |
4,402 |
38.9% |
3,965 |
16.4% |
1,669 |
1.5% |
149 |
Livingston |
43.2% |
10,868 |
43.7% |
10,981 |
11.5% |
2,889 |
1.6% |
400 |
Madison |
43.8% |
11,832 |
42.0% |
11,324 |
12.5% |
3,379 |
1.7% |
453 |
Monroe |
53.2% |
164,858 |
37.3% |
115,694 |
7.7% |
23,936 |
1.8% |
5,506 |
Montgomery |
49.5% |
10,485 |
33.9% |
7,172 |
15.4% |
3,253 |
1.2% |
256 |
Nassau |
55.7% |
303,587 |
36.1% |
196,820 |
6.6% |
36,122 |
1.5% |
8,135 |
New York |
80.0% |
394,131 |
13.8% |
67,839 |
2.3% |
11,144 |
4.0% |
19,785 |
Niagara |
49.4% |
44,203 |
35.1% |
31,438 |
14.0% |
12,564 |
1.4% |
1,239 |
Oneida |
46.8% |
44,399 |
40.0% |
37,996 |
11.9% |
11,296 |
1.3% |
1,238 |
Onondaga |
51.4% |
100,190 |
37.8% |
73,771 |
9.0% |
17,602 |
1.7% |
3,376 |
Ontario |
46.2% |
19,156 |
41.6% |
17,237 |
10.6% |
4,391 |
1.6% |
655 |
Orange |
48.0% |
54,995 |
40.1% |
45,956 |
10.3% |
11,778 |
1.6% |
1,809 |
Orleans |
40.8% |
6,233 |
45.0% |
6,865 |
13.0% |
1,986 |
1.2% |
184 |
Oswego |
44.8% |
20,440 |
37.6% |
17,159 |
16.4% |
7,499 |
1.3% |
575 |
Otsego |
47.5% |
11,470 |
36.4% |
8,774 |
13.3% |
3,217 |
2.8% |
665 |
Putnam |
42.1% |
16,173 |
45.4% |
17,452 |
10.5% |
4,032 |
2.0% |
775 |
Queens |
72.9% |
372,925 |
21.1% |
107,650 |
4.4% |
22,288 |
1.6% |
8,433 |
| Rensselaer |
50.7% |
34,273 |
34.7% |
23,482 |
12.4% |
8,405 |
2.2% |
1,465 |
Richmond |
50.5% |
64,684 |
40.8% |
52,207 |
7.0% |
8,968 |
1.7% |
2,148 |
Rockland |
56.2% |
63,127 |
36.0% |
40,395 |
6.1% |
6,798 |
1.7% |
1,921 |
St. Lawrence |
56.7% |
21,798 |
28.1% |
10,827 |
13.8% |
5,309 |
1.4% |
543 |
Saratoga |
46.5% |
39,832 |
40.1% |
34,337 |
11.8% |
10,141 |
1.6% |
1,355 |
Schenectady |
53.1% |
35,404 |
33.1% |
22,106 |
11.8% |
7,865 |
2.0% |
1,334 |
Schoharie |
44.5% |
5,902 |
40.4% |
5,353 |
13.5% |
1,796 |
1.6% |
210 |
Schuyler |
43.3% |
3,303 |
41.0% |
3,134 |
13.6% |
1,037 |
2.1% |
161 |
Seneca |
48.9% |
6,825 |
35.9% |
5,004 |
13.5% |
1,889 |
1.7% |
237 |
Steuben |
37.9% |
14,481 |
46.4% |
17,710 |
14.4% |
5,496 |
1.3% |
484 |
Suffolk |
51.8% |
261,828 |
36.1% |
182,510 |
10.3% |
52,209 |
1.7% |
8,666 |
Sullivan |
53.3% |
15,052 |
33.0% |
9,321 |
12.2% |
3,453 |
1.5% |
418 |
Tioga |
41.2% |
8,769 |
44.2% |
9,416 |
12.8% |
2,721 |
1.8% |
376 |
Tompkins |
56.0% |
20,772 |
31.1% |
11,532 |
7.1% |
2,623 |
5.9% |
2,197 |
Ulster |
48.5% |
35,852 |
35.5% |
26,212 |
12.5% |
9,246 |
3.4% |
2,541 |
Warren |
43.3% |
11,603 |
41.6% |
11,152 |
13.5% |
3,623 |
1.5% |
413 |
Washington |
42.5% |
9,572 |
39.7% |
8,954 |
16.2% |
3,648 |
1.6% |
370 |
Wayne |
42.1% |
15,145 |
44.0% |
15,837 |
12.8% |
4,619 |
1.1% |
396 |
Westchester |
56.9% |
196,310 |
35.9% |
123,719 |
5.2% |
18,028 |
2.0% |
6,806 |
Wyoming |
36.2% |
5,735 |
47.3% |
7,477 |
15.2% |
2,411 |
1.3% |
198 |
Yates |
43.6% |
4,066 |
42.1% |
3,925 |
12.8% |
1,190 |
1.6% |
146 |
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