1996 United States presidential election in Vermont explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Vermont
Country:Vermont
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Vermont
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Vermont
Next Year:2000
Election Date:November 5, 1996
Image1:Bill Clinton.jpg
Nominee1:Bill Clinton
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Arkansas
Running Mate1:Al Gore
Electoral Vote1:3
Popular Vote1:137,894
Percentage1:53.35%
Nominee2:Bob Dole
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:80,352
Percentage2:31.09%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party of the United States of America
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Patrick Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:31,024
Percentage3:12.00%
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1996 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7, 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.

Vermont was won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton over Republican Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, with Clinton winning 53.35% to Dole's 31.09%, a margin of 22.26%. The Reform Party candidate, businessman Ross Perot, finished in third, with 12.00% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton won almost every municipality in the state.

Although Clinton had carried the state comfortably in 1992, prior to that point Vermont had been one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, voting Republican in every election from 1856 to 1988 except for the 1964 nationwide Democratic landslide. However Vermont had always favored a liberal, secular, Northeastern brand of Republicanism, and by the 1990s, the Republican Party had become increasingly dominated by conservative, Southern, and Evangelical Christian interests. Consequently, Vermont trended increasingly toward the Democratic Party, and Clinton was able to win an even bigger victory in the state in 1996 than he had in 1992, again sweeping every county in the state.

Clinton's win in 1996 marked the first time in history that Vermont had voted Democratic in two consecutive presidential elections, signifying a long-term realignment of the state away from the GOP. It was also the first time since 1964 that a Democratic candidate won a majority of the popular vote (Clinton won the state four years prior, but with only a plurality of 46.11%). Since then Vermont has become regarded as one of the safest of blue states; it has remained Democratic in every election that has followed, often by landslide margins.

To date, this is the last time that the town of Morgan voted Democratic.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Vermont
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)Al Gore (incumbent)137,89453.35%3
RepublicanRobert DoleJack Kemp80,35231.09%0
ReformRoss PerotPatrick Choate31,02412.00%0
Green CoalitionRalph NaderAnne Goeke5,5852.16%0
LibertarianHarry BrowneJo Jorgensen1,1830.46%0
No partyWrite-in5600.22%0
Natural LawDr. John HagelinDr. V. Tompkins4980.19%0
GrassrootsDennis PeronArlin Troutt Jr.4800.19%0
U.S. Taxpayers' PartyHoward PhillipsAlbion W. Knight Jr.[2] 3820.15%0
Liberty UnionMary Cal HollisEric Chester2920.11%0
Socialist Workers PartyJames HarrisLaura Garza1990.08%0

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton[3]
Democratic
Bob Dole
Republican
Ross Perot
Reform
Ralph Nader
Green
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Addison8,16452.83%4,79831.05%1,80811.70%4022.60%2811.82%3,36621.78%15,453
Bennington8,13950.39%5,22932.37%2,27814.10%3572.21%1490.92%2,91018.02%16,152
Caledonia5,59347.40%4,08934.66%1,78215.10%2011.70%1341.14%1,50412.74%11,799
Chittenden36,29956.84%19,02029.78%6,1809.68%1,3952.18%9661.51%17,27927.06%63,860
Essex1,12045.73%81933.44%44218.05%251.02%431.76%30112.29%2,449
Franklin8,79054.24%4,61728.49%2,48815.35%1470.91%1641.01%4,17325.75%16,206
Grand Isle1,55551.13%95831.50%44114.50%451.48%421.38%59719.63%3,041
Lamoille4,99754.40%2,70529.45%1,21613.24%1461.59%1221.33%2,29224.95%9,186
Orange6,10749.79%4,04332.96%1,59713.02%2792.27%2401.96%2,06416.83%12,266
Orleans5,13751.44%3,11431.18%1,50815.10%1301.30%970.97%2,02320.26%9,986
Rutland13,23048.59%9,93436.48%3,40812.52%3201.18%3371.24%3,29612.11%27,229
Washington14,26755.12%7,75029.94%2,78810.77%7392.86%3401.31%6,51725.18%25,884
Windham10,42655.12%5,26127.81%2,03310.75%8874.69%3081.63%5,16527.31%18,915
Windsor14,07054.07%8,01530.80%3,05511.74%5121.97%3711.43%6,05523.27%26,023
Totals137,89453.35%80,35231.09%31,02412.00%5,5852.16%3,5941.39%57,54222.26%258,449

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Vermont. Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. President Elect - 1996 - http://presidentelect.org/e1996.html
  3. Our Campaigns; VT US Presidential Election Race, November 05, 1996