The 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

A swing state, Nevada was narrowly won by incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton. Clinton took a 43.93% plurality of the popular vote over Republican challenger Bob Dole, who took 42.91%, a victory margin of 1.02%. Reform Party candidate Ross Perot finished in third, with 9.47% of the popular vote.

This is the last presidential election in which any candidate won Nevada without carrying Washoe County until 2024 and the last time Mineral County voted Democratic.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying White Pine County since Grover Cleveland in 1892.

Results 1996 United States presidential election in NevadaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton (incumbent) 203,974 43.93% 4 Republican Bob Dole 199,244 42.91% 0 Reform Ross Perot 43,986 9.47% 0 N/A None of these Candidates 5,608 1.21% 0 Green Ralph Nader 4,730 1.02% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne 4,460 0.96% 0 Independent American Howard Phillips 1,732 0.37% 0 Natural Law John Hagelin 545 0.12% 0 Totals 464,279 100.00% 4

Results by county County Bill ClintonOur Campaigns; NV US President 1996Democratic Bob DoleRepublican Ross PerotReform No CandidateNone of the Above Ralph NaderGreen Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total # % # % # % # % # % # % # % Carson City 7,269 38.64% 9,168 48.73% 1,591 8.46% 272 1.45% 263 1.40% 251 1.33% -1,899 -10.09% 18,814 Churchill 2,282 29.40% 4,369 56.28% 821 10.58% 125 1.61% 56 0.72% 110 1.42% -2,087 -26.88% 7,763 Clark 127,963 48.71% 103,431 39.37% 23,177 8.82% 2,655 1.01% 1,902 0.72% 3,582 1.36% 24,532 9.34% 262,710 Douglas 5,109 31.73% 8,828 54.83% 1,486 9.23% 211 1.31% 230 1.43% 236 1.47% -3,719 -23.10% 16,100 Elko 3,149 26.56% 6,512 54.92% 1,539 12.98% 195 1.64% 92 0.78% 370 3.12% -3,363 -28.36% 11,857 Esmeralda 140 25.64% 277 50.73% 91 16.67% 14 2.56% 7 1.28% 17 3.11% -137 -25.09% 546 Eureka 158 22.97% 412 59.88% 90 13.08% 17 2.47% 4 0.58% 7 1.02% -254 -36.91% 688 Humboldt 1,467 31.96% 2,334 50.85% 603 13.14% 82 1.79% 41 0.89% 63 1.37% -867 -18.89% 4,590 Lander 660 29.80% 1,107 49.98% 361 16.30% 37 1.67% 14 0.63% 36 1.63% -447 -20.18% 2,215 Lincoln 499 27.99% 936 52.50% 255 14.30% 40 2.24% 10 0.56% 43 2.41% -437 -24.51% 1,783 Lyon 3,419 35.25% 4,753 49.01% 1,104 11.38% 134 1.38% 113 1.17% 176 1.81% -1,334 -13.76% 9,699 Mineral 1,068 46.07% 814 35.12% 361 15.57% 34 1.47% 23 0.99% 18 0.78% 254 10.95% 2,318 Nye 3,300 35.83% 3,979 43.20% 1,544 16.76% 150 1.63% 56 0.61% 182 1.98% -679 -7.37% 9,211 Pershing 565 36.01% 743 47.36% 203 12.94% 28 1.78% 15 0.96% 15 0.96% -178 -11.35% 1,569 Storey 614 37.10% 705 42.60% 244 14.74% 30 1.81% 37 2.24% 25 1.51% -91 -5.50% 1,655 Washoe 44,915 41.11% 49,477 45.28% 9,970 9.12% 1,518 1.39% 1,838 1.68% 1,548 1.42% -4,562 -4.17% 109,266 White Pine 1,397 39.97% 1,399 40.03% 546 15.62% 66 1.89% 29 0.83% 58 1.66% -2 -0.06% 3,495Totals203,97443.93%199,24442.91%43,9869.47%5,6081.21%4,7301.02%6,7371.45%4,7301.02%464,279

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

White Pine

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Storey

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Mineral

See also United States presidential elections in Nevada

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