1996 United States presidential election in Missouri
1996 United States presidential election in Missouri
County Results
Clinton
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Dole
40–50%
50–60%
The 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Missouri was won by incumbent President Bill Clinton (D -AR ) over Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), with Clinton winning 47.54% to Dole’s 41.24% for a winning margin of 6.3%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform -TX ) finished in third, with 10.06% of the popular vote.[1] From 1904 to 2004 , the state has been carried by the winner of the presidential election, with the exceptions of the election of 1956 . The state was carried by the Republicans in 2000 , and continued to move rightward in future elections (with the exception of 2008) with its white, rural, culturally conservative population following in the direction of neighboring Southern states like Arkansas . Missouri indeed appears to have lost its bellwether status , voting significantly more Republican than the nation since 2004 .
As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time in which Missouri voted Democratic (although it almost did so in 2008 for Barack Obama ) as well as the last time that Hickory County , Benton County , Mercer County , Caldwell County , Grundy County , Crawford County , Carroll County , Franklin County , St. Clair County , Livingston County , DeKalb County , Lafayette County , St. Francois County , Daviess County , Bates County , Madison County , Montgomery County , Sullivan County , Clark County , Nodaway County , Henry County , Vernon County , Gentry County , Macon County , Knox County , Wayne County , Ripley County , Clinton County , Monroe County , Ralls County , Randolph County , Dunklin County , Reynolds County , Oregon County , Howard County , Shannon County , Shelby County , Callaway County , Scott County , Lincoln County , Audrain County , Pike County , Marion County , Lewis County , Scotland County , Schuyler County , Chariton County , Worth County , and Linn County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[2]
Results
Results by county
County
Bill Clinton Democratic
Bob Dole Republican
Ross Perot Reform
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast[3]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
4,441
42.71%
4,656
44.78%
1,170
11.25%
130
1.25%
-215
-2.07%
10,397
Andrew
2,807
39.53%
3,281
46.20%
964
13.58%
49
0.69%
-474
-6.67%
7,101
Atchison
1,266
42.51%
1,327
44.56%
367
12.32%
18
0.60%
-61
-2.05%
2,978
Audrain
4,690
47.96%
3,955
40.45%
1,046
10.70%
87
0.89%
735
7.51%
9,778
Barry
4,352
36.88%
5,855
49.62%
1,494
12.66%
98
0.83%
-1,503
-12.74%
11,799
Barton
1,625
32.21%
2,812
55.74%
563
11.16%
45
0.89%
-1,187
-23.53%
5,045
Bates
3,224
45.17%
2,904
40.69%
949
13.30%
60
0.84%
320
4.48%
7,137
Benton
2,996
44.62%
2,895
43.11%
764
11.38%
60
0.89%
101
1.51%
6,715
Bollinger
2,044
40.50%
2,420
47.95%
506
10.03%
77
1.53%
-376
-7.45%
5,047
Boone
24,984
48.12%
22,047
42.46%
4,083
7.86%
806
1.55%
2,937
5.66%
51,920
Buchanan
15,848
48.00%
12,610
38.19%
4,248
12.87%
312
0.94%
3,238
9.81%
33,018
Butler
5,780
40.30%
6,996
48.78%
1,414
9.86%
153
1.07%
-1,216
-8.48%
14,343
Caldwell
1,487
42.88%
1,464
42.21%
468
13.49%
49
1.41%
23
0.67%
3,468
Callaway
5,880
44.76%
5,567
42.38%
1,530
11.65%
160
1.22%
313
2.38%
13,137
Camden
5,566
37.88%
7,190
48.93%
1,809
12.31%
129
0.88%
-1,624
-11.05%
14,694
Cape Girardeau
9,957
36.05%
15,557
56.32%
1,861
6.74%
247
0.89%
-5,600
-20.27%
27,622
Carroll
2,080
46.07%
1,839
40.73%
580
12.85%
16
0.35%
241
5.34%
4,515
Carter
1,172
43.78%
1,180
44.08%
301
11.24%
24
0.90%
-8
-0.30%
2,677
Cass
11,743
40.48%
13,495
46.52%
3,474
11.98%
298
1.03%
-1,752
-6.04%
29,010
Cedar
2,027
38.82%
2,484
47.57%
658
12.60%
53
1.01%
-457
-8.75%
5,222
Chariton
2,072
51.39%
1,508
37.40%
423
10.49%
29
0.72%
564
13.99%
4,032
Christian
6,627
35.64%
9,477
50.97%
2,301
12.37%
190
1.02%
-2,850
-15.33%
18,595
Clark
1,749
52.79%
1,081
32.63%
458
13.82%
25
0.75%
668
20.16%
3,313
Clay
32,603
47.15%
28,935
41.85%
7,048
10.19%
561
0.81%
3,668
5.30%
69,147
Clinton
3,445
48.08%
2,780
38.80%
848
11.84%
92
1.28%
665
9.28%
7,165
Cole
10,857
37.00%
16,140
55.01%
2,121
7.23%
224
0.76%
-5,283
-18.01%
29,342
Cooper
2,753
41.53%
2,900
43.75%
891
13.44%
85
1.28%
-147
-2.22%
6,629
Crawford
3,349
43.74%
2,990
39.05%
1,223
15.97%
94
1.23%
359
4.69%
7,656
Dade
1,243
35.06%
1,822
51.40%
447
12.61%
33
0.93%
-579
-16.34%
3,545
Dallas
2,277
40.13%
2,554
45.01%
787
13.87%
56
0.99%
-277
-4.88%
5,674
Daviess
1,534
45.75%
1,321
39.40%
466
13.90%
32
0.95%
213
6.35%
3,353
DeKalb
1,679
43.66%
1,627
42.30%
492
12.79%
48
1.25%
52
1.36%
3,846
Dent
2,234
40.34%
2,542
45.90%
693
12.51%
69
1.25%
-308
-5.56%
5,538
Douglas
1,744
33.64%
2,601
50.17%
775
14.95%
64
1.23%
-857
-16.53%
5,184
Dunklin
5,428
53.36%
3,766
37.02%
934
9.18%
45
0.44%
1,662
16.34%
10,173
Franklin
13,908
41.23%
13,715
40.66%
5,517
16.35%
594
1.76%
193
0.57%
33,734
Gasconade
2,104
35.24%
2,997
50.19%
820
13.73%
50
0.84%
-893
-14.95%
5,971
Gentry
1,493
45.37%
1,361
41.36%
416
12.64%
21
0.64%
132
4.01%
3,291
Greene
39,300
40.45%
48,193
49.60%
8,569
8.82%
1,102
1.13%
-8,893
-9.15%
97,164
Grundy
2,073
44.13%
1,883
40.08%
631
13.43%
111
2.36%
190
4.05%
4,698
Harrison
1,628
41.96%
1,737
44.77%
484
12.47%
31
0.80%
-109
-2.81%
3,880
Henry
4,579
50.11%
3,260
35.68%
1,231
13.47%
67
0.73%
1,319
14.43%
9,137
Hickory
1,858
47.49%
1,491
38.11%
531
13.57%
32
0.82%
367
9.38%
3,912
Holt
1,144
40.77%
1,323
47.15%
314
11.19%
25
0.89%
-179
-6.38%
2,806
Howard
2,014
47.92%
1,545
36.76%
568
13.51%
76
1.81%
469
11.16%
4,203
Howell
5,261
38.90%
5,991
44.30%
2,066
15.28%
206
1.52%
-730
-5.40%
13,524
Iron
2,221
53.39%
1,328
31.92%
568
13.65%
43
1.03%
893
21.47%
4,160
Jackson
140,317
56.20%
85,534
34.26%
21,047
8.43%
2,760
1.11%
54,783
21.94%
249,658
Jasper
11,462
33.95%
18,361
54.39%
3,545
10.50%
393
1.16%
-6,899
-20.44%
33,761
Jefferson
32,073
48.52%
23,877
36.12%
8,893
13.45%
1,259
1.90%
8,196
12.40%
66,102
Johnson
6,220
42.68%
6,276
43.06%
1,911
13.11%
167
1.15%
-56
-0.38%
14,574
Knox
891
44.09%
862
42.65%
254
12.57%
14
0.69%
29
1.44%
2,021
Laclede
4,047
35.19%
5,887
51.20%
1,459
12.69%
106
0.92%
-1,840
-16.01%
11,499
Lafayette
6,118
46.34%
5,489
41.57%
1,516
11.48%
80
0.61%
629
4.77%
13,203
Lawrence
4,465
36.21%
6,099
49.46%
1,613
13.08%
155
1.26%
-1,634
-13.25%
12,332
Lewis
2,050
49.09%
1,453
34.79%
644
15.42%
29
0.69%
597
14.30%
4,176
Lincoln
5,644
44.75%
4,897
38.83%
1,881
14.92%
189
1.50%
747
5.92%
12,611
Linn
2,967
50.36%
2,097
35.60%
781
13.26%
46
0.78%
870
14.76%
5,891
Livingston
2,913
47.52%
2,384
38.89%
777
12.68%
56
0.91%
529
8.63%
6,130
Macon
2,937
45.32%
2,634
40.65%
848
13.09%
61
0.94%
303
4.67%
6,480
Madison
2,351
50.42%
1,595
34.21%
625
13.40%
92
1.97%
756
16.21%
4,663
Maries
1,540
42.35%
1,560
42.90%
516
14.19%
20
0.55%
-20
-0.55%
3,636
Marion
4,924
45.93%
4,653
43.40%
1,082
10.09%
62
0.58%
271
2.53%
10,721
McDonald
1,980
33.15%
3,008
50.36%
923
15.45%
62
1.04%
-1,028
-17.21%
5,973
Mercer
700
44.28%
660
41.75%
208
13.16%
13
0.82%
40
2.53%
1,581
Miller
3,110
35.59%
4,387
50.20%
1,185
13.56%
57
0.65%
-1,277
-14.61%
8,739
Mississippi
3,235
61.63%
1,595
30.39%
380
7.24%
39
0.74%
1,640
31.24%
5,249
Moniteau
2,129
38.96%
2,603
47.63%
693
12.68%
40
0.73%
-474
-8.67%
5,465
Monroe
1,938
50.59%
1,333
34.80%
532
13.89%
28
0.73%
605
15.79%
3,831
Montgomery
2,277
43.58%
2,124
40.65%
772
14.78%
52
1.00%
153
2.93%
5,225
Morgan
3,006
42.14%
3,059
42.89%
1,006
14.10%
62
0.87%
-53
-0.75%
7,133
New Madrid
4,451
58.80%
2,417
31.93%
663
8.76%
39
0.52%
2,034
26.87%
7,570
Newton
5,840
32.29%
10,067
55.66%
1,995
11.03%
183
1.01%
-4,227
-23.37%
18,085
Nodaway
3,966
46.87%
3,362
39.74%
1,043
12.33%
90
1.06%
604
7.13%
8,461
Oregon
1,795
46.73%
1,502
39.10%
475
12.37%
69
1.80%
293
7.63%
3,841
Osage
2,045
36.73%
2,890
51.90%
608
10.92%
25
0.45%
-845
-15.17%
5,568
Ozark
1,445
36.22%
1,882
47.18%
595
14.92%
67
1.68%
-437
-10.96%
3,989
Pemiscot
3,371
59.38%
1,820
32.06%
458
8.07%
28
0.49%
1,551
27.32%
5,677
Perry
2,517
37.12%
3,427
50.54%
777
11.46%
60
0.88%
-910
-13.42%
6,781
Pettis
6,057
39.68%
7,336
48.06%
1,716
11.24%
154
1.01%
-1,279
-8.38%
15,263
Phelps
6,405
41.87%
6,990
45.69%
1,703
11.13%
201
1.31%
-585
-3.82%
15,299
Pike
3,495
52.22%
2,209
33.00%
916
13.69%
73
1.09%
1,286
19.22%
6,693
Platte
12,705
43.23%
13,332
45.37%
3,035
10.33%
316
1.08%
-627
-2.14%
29,388
Polk
3,307
36.38%
4,521
49.74%
1,169
12.86%
93
1.02%
-1,214
-13.36%
9,090
Pulaski
3,783
41.67%
4,089
45.04%
1,141
12.57%
66
0.73%
-306
-3.37%
9,079
Putnam
857
38.17%
1,091
48.60%
276
12.29%
21
0.94%
-234
-10.43%
2,245
Ralls
1,998
49.31%
1,513
37.34%
520
12.83%
21
0.52%
485
11.97%
4,052
Randolph
4,502
50.11%
3,274
36.44%
1,130
12.58%
79
0.88%
1,228
13.67%
8,985
Ray
4,714
53.65%
2,884
32.82%
1,113
12.67%
76
0.86%
1,830
20.83%
8,787
Reynolds
1,631
55.10%
903
30.51%
386
13.04%
40
1.35%
728
24.59%
2,960
Ripley
2,081
44.68%
1,988
42.68%
530
11.38%
59
1.27%
93
2.00%
4,658
Saline
4,765
53.82%
2,931
33.10%
1,090
12.31%
68
0.77%
1,834
20.72%
8,854
Schuyler
857
44.34%
777
40.20%
287
14.85%
12
0.62%
80
4.14%
1,933
Scotland
990
47.01%
773
36.70%
326
15.48%
17
0.81%
217
10.31%
2,106
Scott
7,011
45.97%
6,641
43.54%
1,483
9.72%
117
0.77%
370
2.43%
15,252
Shannon
1,882
49.58%
1,339
35.27%
524
13.80%
51
1.34%
543
14.31%
3,796
Shelby
1,410
46.08%
1,213
39.64%
413
13.50%
24
0.78%
197
6.44%
3,060
St. Charles
41,369
40.46%
47,705
46.66%
11,591
11.34%
1,581
1.55%
-6,336
-6.20%
102,246
St. Clair
1,974
44.13%
1,815
40.58%
650
14.53%
34
0.76%
159
3.55%
4,473
St. Francois
9,034
50.96%
6,200
34.98%
2,266
12.78%
226
1.27%
2,834
15.98%
17,726
St. Louis
225,524
48.79%
196,096
42.42%
34,850
7.54%
5,808
1.26%
29,428
6.37%
462,278
St. Louis City
91,233
74.78%
22,121
18.13%
7,276
5.96%
1,373
1.13%
69,112
56.65%
122,003
Ste. Genevieve
3,597
53.47%
2,078
30.89%
942
14.00%
110
1.64%
1,519
22.58%
6,727
Stoddard
4,883
43.69%
5,020
44.92%
1,185
10.60%
88
0.79%
-137
-1.23%
11,176
Stone
3,497
34.42%
5,223
51.40%
1,353
13.32%
88
0.87%
-1,726
-16.98%
10,161
Sullivan
1,402
45.91%
1,275
41.75%
340
11.13%
37
1.21%
127
4.16%
3,054
Taney
4,623
35.13%
6,844
52.01%
1,580
12.01%
113
0.86%
-2,221
-16.88%
13,160
Texas
3,897
41.28%
4,065
43.06%
1,335
14.14%
143
1.51%
-168
-1.78%
9,440
Vernon
3,363
43.82%
3,123
40.70%
1,135
14.79%
53
0.69%
240
3.12%
7,674
Warren
3,443
40.00%
3,768
43.78%
1,254
14.57%
142
1.65%
-325
-3.78%
8,607
Washington
4,315
54.97%
2,259
28.78%
1,169
14.89%
107
1.36%
2,056
26.19%
7,850
Wayne
2,754
48.75%
2,172
38.45%
674
11.93%
49
0.87%
582
10.30%
5,649
Webster
3,855
37.97%
4,958
48.84%
1,214
11.96%
125
1.23%
-1,103
-10.87%
10,152
Worth
572
44.93%
540
42.42%
150
11.78%
11
0.86%
32
2.51%
1,273
Wright
2,280
32.59%
3,754
53.67%
890
12.72%
71
1.02%
-1,474
-21.08%
6,995
Totals
1,025,935
47.54%
890,016
41.24%
217,188
10.06%
24,926
1.16%
135,919
6.30%
2,158,065
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References