1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 66.61%[ 1]
County Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Dole
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Perot
30–40%
40–50%
90–100%
Other
50–60%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The 1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
A Democratic-leaning state, Minnesota was comfortably won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton . Clinton took 51.10% of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole , who took 34.96%, a victory margin of 16.14%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 11.75% of the popular vote.[ 2]
As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , and despite the state's long Democratic streak – having not voted Republican since 1972 – this is the most recent election that the Republican candidate received less than forty percent of the vote in a presidential election, the most recent in which a Democrat would win the state by more than 15% of the vote, the most recent in which the Democratic candidate won more counties than the Republican, and the most recent when Anoka , Becker , Benton , Cass , Chisago , Clearwater , Cottonwood , Crow Wing , Dodge , Faribault , Goodhue , Hubbard , Isanti , Jackson , Kanabec , Kandiyohi , Lake of the Woods , Le Sueur , Lyon , Martin , McLeod , Meeker , Mille Lacs , Morrison , Nobles , Renville , Scott , Sherburne , Sibley , Stearns , Steele , Todd , Wabasha , Waseca , and Wright Counties voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 3]
1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota[ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic (DFL)
Bill Clinton (incumbent )
1,120,438
51.10%
10
Republican
Bob Dole
766,476
34.96%
0
Reform
Ross Perot
257,704
11.75%
0
Green
Ralph Nader
24,908
1.14%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
8,271
0.38%
0
Grassroots
Dennis Peron
4,898
0.22%
0
U.S. Taxpayer
Howard Phillips
3,416
0.16%
0
Write-ins
Write-ins
2,903
0.13%
0
Natural Law
John Hagelin
1,808
0.08%
0
Ind. Grassroots
John Birrenback
787
0.04%
0
Socialist Workers
James Harris
684
0.03%
0
Socialist Equality
Jerome White
347
0.02%
0
Totals
2,192,640
100.0%
10
County
Bill Clinton DFL
Bob Dole Republican
Ross Perot Reform
Ralph Nader Green
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aitkin
3,810
51.46%
2,327
31.43%
1,155
15.60%
48
0.65%
64
0.86%
1,483
20.03%
7,404
Anoka
63,756
51.41%
41,745
33.66%
16,448
13.26%
724
0.58%
1,349
1.09%
22,011
17.75%
124,022
Becker
5,911
44.20%
5,461
40.83%
1,813
13.56%
107
0.80%
82
0.61%
450
3.37%
13,374
Beltrami
8,006
50.52%
5,806
36.64%
1,635
10.32%
246
1.55%
155
0.98%
2,200
13.88%
15,848
Benton
6,006
45.39%
4,835
36.54%
2,133
16.12%
81
0.61%
178
1.35%
1,171
8.85%
13,233
Big Stone
1,619
53.95%
990
32.99%
368
12.26%
7
0.23%
17
0.57%
629
20.96%
3,001
Blue Earth
12,420
49.17%
9,082
35.95%
3,324
13.16%
190
0.75%
245
0.97%
3,338
13.22%
25,261
Brown
4,864
39.36%
5,580
45.15%
1,786
14.45%
40
0.32%
89
0.72%
-716
-5.79%
12,359
Carlton
8,052
57.87%
4,034
28.99%
1,591
11.43%
115
0.83%
123
0.88%
4,018
28.88%
13,915
Carver
11,554
41.02%
12,380
43.95%
3,781
13.42%
163
0.58%
290
1.03%
-826
-2.93%
28,168
Cass
5,437
45.20%
4,791
39.83%
1,620
13.47%
109
0.91%
72
0.60%
646
5.37%
12,029
Chippewa
3,178
51.89%
2,119
34.60%
782
12.77%
20
0.33%
25
0.41%
1,059
17.29%
6,124
Chisago
8,611
48.56%
5,984
33.74%
2,812
15.86%
128
0.72%
198
1.12%
2,627
14.82%
17,733
Clay
10,476
49.14%
8,764
41.11%
1,733
8.13%
160
0.75%
186
0.87%
1,712
8.03%
21,319
Clearwater
1,578
44.91%
1,423
40.50%
471
13.40%
24
0.68%
18
0.51%
155
4.41%
3,514
Cook
1,169
46.22%
1,010
39.94%
246
9.73%
60
2.37%
44
1.74%
159
6.28%
2,529
Cottonwood
2,737
44.35%
2,633
42.66%
741
12.01%
19
0.31%
42
0.68%
104
1.69%
6,172
Crow Wing
11,156
44.69%
10,095
40.44%
3,423
13.71%
124
0.50%
165
0.66%
1,061
4.25%
24,963
Dakota
77,297
50.11%
57,244
37.11%
17,095
11.08%
965
0.63%
1,665
1.08%
20,053
13.00%
154,266
Dodge
3,233
43.48%
2,888
38.84%
1,223
16.45%
32
0.43%
59
0.79%
345
4.64%
7,435
Douglas
6,450
41.71%
6,747
43.63%
2,093
13.53%
66
0.43%
108
0.70%
-297
-1.92%
15,464
Faribault
3,817
46.20%
3,272
39.60%
1,103
13.35%
20
0.24%
50
0.61%
545
6.60%
8,262
Fillmore
4,732
47.99%
3,466
35.15%
1,575
15.97%
40
0.41%
48
0.49%
1,266
12.84%
9,861
Freeborn
8,458
52.90%
5,166
32.31%
2,226
13.92%
44
0.28%
94
0.59%
3,292
20.59%
15,988
Goodhue
9,931
48.88%
7,293
35.89%
2,806
13.81%
134
0.66%
154
0.76%
2,638
12.99%
20,318
Grant
1,806
50.70%
1,284
36.05%
434
12.18%
11
0.31%
27
0.76%
522
14.65%
3,562
Hennepin
285,126
54.38%
173,887
33.17%
47,663
9.09%
10,601
2.02%
7,029
1.34%
111,239
21.21%
524,306
Houston
4,153
43.95%
3,674
38.88%
1,439
15.23%
77
0.81%
107
1.13%
479
5.07%
9,450
Hubbard
3,802
43.65%
3,593
41.25%
1,141
13.10%
98
1.13%
77
0.88%
209
2.40%
8,711
Isanti
6,041
46.63%
4,450
34.35%
2,242
17.31%
72
0.56%
150
1.16%
1,591
12.28%
12,955
Itasca
10,706
52.29%
6,506
31.78%
2,889
14.11%
192
0.94%
180
0.88%
4,200
20.51%
20,473
Jackson
2,727
46.70%
2,153
36.87%
908
15.55%
15
0.26%
36
0.62%
574
9.83%
5,839
Kanabec
2,927
49.21%
1,924
32.35%
996
16.75%
31
0.52%
70
1.18%
1,003
16.86%
5,948
Kandiyohi
9,009
48.61%
7,119
38.41%
2,229
12.03%
82
0.44%
93
0.50%
1,890
10.20%
18,532
Kittson
1,394
50.71%
1,055
38.38%
270
9.82%
8
0.29%
22
0.80%
339
12.33%
2,749
Koochiching
3,472
51.59%
2,080
30.91%
1,098
16.32%
41
0.61%
39
0.58%
1,392
20.68%
6,730
Lac qui Parle
2,420
54.20%
1,447
32.41%
561
12.56%
14
0.31%
23
0.52%
973
21.79%
4,465
Lake
3,388
56.20%
1,684
27.93%
752
12.47%
115
1.91%
90
1.49%
1,704
28.27%
6,029
Lake of the Woods
888
44.16%
814
40.48%
287
14.27%
11
0.55%
11
0.55%
74
3.68%
2,011
Le Sueur
5,457
48.68%
3,902
34.81%
1,699
15.16%
55
0.49%
96
0.86%
1,555
13.87%
11,209
Lincoln
1,641
48.58%
1,199
35.49%
504
14.92%
12
0.36%
22
0.65%
442
13.09%
3,378
Lyon
5,062
44.11%
4,932
42.97%
1,351
11.77%
62
0.54%
70
0.61%
130
1.14%
11,477
Mahnomen
1,026
46.45%
877
39.70%
270
12.22%
24
1.09%
12
0.54%
149
6.75%
2,209
Marshall
2,333
45.27%
2,068
40.12%
710
13.78%
14
0.27%
29
0.56%
265
5.15%
5,154
Martin
4,718
44.86%
4,303
40.91%
1,405
13.36%
28
0.27%
63
0.60%
415
3.95%
10,517
McLeod
6,027
42.86%
5,474
38.92%
2,402
17.08%
48
0.34%
112
0.80%
553
3.94%
14,063
Meeker
4,531
47.01%
3,428
35.56%
1,571
16.30%
32
0.33%
77
0.80%
1,103
11.45%
9,639
Mille Lacs
4,336
48.86%
2,948
33.22%
1,467
16.53%
54
0.61%
70
0.79%
1,388
15.64%
8,875
Morrison
5,728
43.11%
5,054
38.03%
2,310
17.38%
75
0.56%
121
0.91%
674
5.08%
13,288
Mower
10,413
57.65%
4,994
27.65%
2,464
13.64%
72
0.40%
120
0.66%
5,419
30.00%
18,063
Murray
2,173
44.63%
1,907
39.17%
753
15.47%
14
0.29%
22
0.45%
266
5.46%
4,869
Nicollet
6,772
48.92%
5,057
36.53%
1,737
12.55%
151
1.09%
125
0.90%
1,715
12.39%
13,842
Nobles
4,106
45.32%
3,769
41.60%
1,132
12.49%
18
0.20%
36
0.40%
337
3.72%
9,061
Norman
1,875
50.30%
1,392
37.34%
425
11.40%
14
0.38%
22
0.59%
483
12.96%
3,728
Olmsted
22,857
43.92%
22,860
43.92%
5,640
10.84%
299
0.57%
388
0.75%
-3
-0.00%
52,044
Otter Tail
10,519
40.69%
11,808
45.68%
3,191
12.34%
128
0.50%
204
0.79%
-1,289
-4.99%
25,850
Pennington
2,814
47.57%
2,129
35.99%
910
15.38%
27
0.46%
35
0.59%
685
11.58%
5,915
Pine
5,432
52.70%
3,080
29.88%
1,597
15.49%
89
0.86%
110
1.07%
2,352
22.82%
10,308
Pipestone
1,999
42.33%
2,096
44.39%
599
12.69%
8
0.17%
20
0.42%
-97
-2.06%
4,722
Polk
6,369
46.88%
5,563
40.94%
1,502
11.05%
59
0.43%
94
0.69%
806
5.94%
13,587
Pope
2,803
50.70%
1,992
36.03%
665
12.03%
26
0.47%
43
0.78%
811
14.67%
5,529
Ramsey
133,878
58.66%
66,954
29.34%
20,351
8.92%
4,203
1.84%
2,827
1.24%
66,924
29.32%
228,213
Red Lake
1,053
50.00%
695
33.00%
334
15.86%
9
0.43%
15
0.71%
358
17.00%
2,106
Redwood
2,997
38.17%
3,700
47.13%
1,053
13.41%
28
0.36%
73
0.93%
-703
-8.96%
7,851
Renville
3,956
48.02%
2,887
35.04%
1,311
15.91%
31
0.38%
53
0.64%
1,069
12.98%
8,238
Rice
12,821
54.98%
7,016
30.09%
2,872
12.32%
364
1.56%
247
1.06%
5,805
24.89%
23,320
Rock
2,142
43.68%
2,169
44.23%
554
11.30%
15
0.31%
24
0.49%
-27
-0.55%
4,904
Roseau
2,759
39.93%
2,988
43.25%
1,081
15.65%
16
0.23%
65
0.94%
-229
-3.32%
6,909
St. Louis
60,736
60.62%
25,553
25.50%
11,308
11.29%
1,592
1.59%
1,007
1.01%
35,183
35.12%
100,196
Scott
14,657
44.62%
12,734
38.77%
4,886
14.88%
164
0.50%
406
1.24%
1,923
5.85%
32,847
Sherburne
10,551
45.33%
8,699
37.37%
3,665
15.75%
133
0.57%
227
0.98%
1,852
7.96%
23,275
Sibley
2,769
41.66%
2,590
38.96%
1,226
18.44%
15
0.23%
47
0.71%
179
2.70%
6,647
Stearns
24,238
44.03%
21,474
39.01%
8,150
14.81%
496
0.90%
687
1.25%
2,764
5.02%
55,045
Steele
6,974
46.61%
5,617
37.54%
2,197
14.68%
65
0.43%
111
0.74%
1,357
9.07%
14,964
Stevens
2,741
50.25%
2,141
39.25%
467
8.56%
53
0.97%
53
0.97%
600
11.00%
5,455
Swift
3,054
57.30%
1,541
28.91%
690
12.95%
10
0.19%
35
0.66%
1,513
28.39%
5,330
Todd
4,520
42.24%
4,078
38.11%
1,958
18.30%
48
0.45%
97
0.91%
442
4.13%
10,701
Traverse
1,135
50.92%
775
34.77%
295
13.23%
2
0.09%
22
0.99%
360
16.15%
2,229
Wabasha
4,523
47.25%
3,452
36.06%
1,474
15.40%
48
0.50%
76
0.79%
1,071
11.19%
9,573
Wadena
2,480
41.06%
2,696
44.64%
801
13.26%
26
0.43%
37
0.61%
-216
-3.58%
6,040
Waseca
3,819
45.08%
3,171
37.43%
1,385
16.35%
29
0.34%
68
0.80%
648
7.65%
8,472
Washington
45,119
51.24%
31,219
35.45%
10,106
11.48%
737
0.84%
876
0.99%
13,900
15.79%
88,057
Watonwan
2,534
47.89%
1,997
37.74%
711
13.44%
17
0.32%
32
0.60%
537
10.15%
5,291
Wilkin
1,319
40.96%
1,508
46.83%
358
11.12%
16
0.50%
19
0.59%
-189
-5.87%
3,220
Winona
10,272
47.52%
7,955
36.80%
2,907
13.45%
249
1.15%
233
1.08%
2,317
10.72%
21,616
Wright
15,542
44.57%
13,224
37.92%
5,550
15.91%
179
0.51%
379
1.09%
2,318
6.65%
34,874
Yellow Medicine
2,741
48.74%
2,006
35.67%
818
14.54%
20
0.36%
39
0.69%
735
13.07%
5,624
Totals
1,120,438
51.10%
766,476
34.96%
257,704
11.75%
24,908
1.14%
23,114
1.05%
353,962
16.14%
2,192,640
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ]