1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky
1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky Turnout 47% (VAP)[ 1]
County Results
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Dole
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1996 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Kentucky was won by President Bill Clinton (D ) over Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), with Clinton winning 45.84% to 44.88% by a slim margin of 0.96%, thus marking Kentucky the closest contest in the entire election. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform -TX ) finished in third, with 8.67% of the popular vote.[ 2]
As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried Kentucky, as well as any of these 36 counties: Powell , Montgomery , Nicholas , Lawrence , Bourbon , Nelson , Simpson , McCracken , Hopkins , Calloway , Graves , Greenup , Clark , Marshall , Meade , Bell , Logan , Ohio , Johnson , Marion , Harrison , Henry , Union , Trigg , Morgan , Webster , Caldwell , Martin , Carroll , McLean , Livingston , Trimble , Gallatin , Lyon , Carlisle , and Hickman .
Until this election a swing state, Kentucky has been carried by Republicans by double-digits in every subsequent election, and the party's margin of victory has almost exclusively increased in the 21st century.
Results
Results by county
County
Bill Clinton[ 3] Democratic
Bob Dole[ 3] Republican
Ross Perot[ 3] Reform
Various candidates[ 3] Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
1,821
27.85%
3,876
59.28%
790
12.08%
51
0.78%
-2,055
-31.43%
6,538
Allen
1,781
34.05%
3,032
57.97%
393
7.51%
24
0.46%
-1,251
-23.92%
5,230
Anderson
2,898
43.56%
2,972
44.67%
751
11.29%
32
0.48%
-74
-1.11%
6,653
Ballard
2,255
60.26%
1,064
28.43%
411
10.98%
12
0.32%
1,191
31.83%
3,742
Barren
5,044
42.59%
5,700
48.13%
1,065
8.99%
35
0.30%
-656
-5.54%
11,844
Bath
1,886
52.83%
1,229
34.43%
428
11.99%
27
0.76%
657
18.40%
3,570
Bell
5,058
50.54%
3,917
39.14%
940
9.39%
93
0.93%
1,141
11.40%
10,008
Boone
8,379
32.72%
15,085
58.91%
1,900
7.42%
243
0.95%
-6,706
-26.19%
25,607
Bourbon
3,030
48.42%
2,592
41.42%
603
9.64%
33
0.53%
438
7.00%
6,258
Boyd
9,668
51.17%
7,054
37.34%
2,070
10.96%
101
0.53%
2,614
13.83%
18,893
Boyle
3,877
44.15%
4,157
47.34%
709
8.07%
39
0.44%
-280
-3.19%
8,782
Bracken
1,055
38.79%
1,371
50.40%
271
9.96%
23
0.85%
-316
-11.61%
2,720
Breathitt
3,106
67.85%
1,058
23.11%
397
8.67%
17
0.37%
2,048
44.74%
4,578
Breckinridge
2,956
43.49%
3,151
46.36%
670
9.86%
20
0.29%
-195
-2.87%
6,797
Bullitt
7,651
41.59%
8,697
47.28%
1,973
10.73%
74
0.40%
-1,046
-5.69%
18,395
Butler
1,260
30.37%
2,531
61.00%
348
8.39%
10
0.24%
-1,271
-30.63%
4,149
Caldwell
2,434
47.22%
2,067
40.10%
637
12.36%
17
0.33%
367
7.12%
5,155
Calloway
5,281
45.66%
4,989
43.14%
1,223
10.57%
73
0.63%
292
2.52%
11,566
Campbell
11,957
38.30%
16,640
53.31%
2,312
7.41%
307
0.98%
-4,683
-15.01%
31,216
Carlisle
1,355
55.83%
816
33.62%
245
10.09%
11
0.45%
539
22.21%
2,427
Carroll
1,689
52.18%
1,170
36.14%
351
10.84%
27
0.83%
519
16.04%
3,237
Carter
3,728
47.97%
3,240
41.69%
781
10.05%
22
0.28%
488
6.28%
7,771
Casey
1,106
22.70%
3,187
65.40%
525
10.77%
55
1.13%
-2,081
-42.70%
4,873
Christian
6,843
42.08%
8,285
50.95%
1,064
6.54%
68
0.42%
-1,442
-8.87%
16,260
Clark
4,987
45.77%
4,739
43.49%
1,095
10.05%
75
0.69%
248
2.28%
10,896
Clay
2,135
33.35%
3,716
58.05%
478
7.47%
72
1.12%
-1,581
-24.70%
6,401
Clinton
1,072
26.96%
2,521
63.41%
350
8.80%
33
0.83%
-1,449
-36.45%
3,976
Crittenden
1,480
43.48%
1,509
44.33%
400
11.75%
15
0.44%
-29
-0.85%
3,404
Cumberland
753
28.29%
1,654
62.13%
227
8.53%
28
1.05%
-901
-33.84%
2,662
Daviess
15,366
43.99%
15,844
45.36%
3,344
9.57%
376
1.08%
-478
-1.37%
34,930
Edmonson
1,595
35.30%
2,619
57.96%
298
6.59%
7
0.15%
-1,024
-22.66%
4,519
Elliott
1,298
64.42%
421
20.89%
284
14.09%
12
0.60%
877
43.53%
2,015
Estill
1,724
38.74%
2,220
49.89%
479
10.76%
27
0.61%
-496
-11.15%
4,450
Fayette
43,632
47.09%
42,930
46.33%
5,345
5.77%
757
0.82%
702
0.76%
92,664
Fleming
1,913
40.16%
2,313
48.55%
522
10.96%
16
0.34%
-400
-8.39%
4,764
Floyd
9,655
67.12%
3,139
21.82%
1,518
10.55%
72
0.50%
6,516
45.30%
14,384
Franklin
11,251
55.24%
7,132
35.02%
1,873
9.20%
111
0.54%
4,119
20.22%
20,367
Fulton
1,614
59.56%
863
31.85%
223
8.23%
10
0.37%
751
27.71%
2,710
Gallatin
1,189
50.68%
838
35.72%
299
12.75%
20
0.85%
351
14.96%
2,346
Garrard
1,486
34.00%
2,540
58.11%
337
7.71%
8
0.18%
-1,054
-24.11%
4,371
Grant
2,541
42.80%
2,697
45.43%
661
11.13%
38
0.64%
-156
-2.63%
5,937
Graves
6,991
50.65%
5,130
37.17%
1,596
11.56%
86
0.62%
1,861
13.48%
13,803
Grayson
2,716
35.17%
4,249
55.02%
677
8.77%
80
1.04%
-1,533
-19.85%
7,722
Green
1,285
28.30%
2,763
60.86%
475
10.46%
17
0.37%
-1,478
-32.56%
4,540
Greenup
6,883
49.32%
5,370
38.48%
1,627
11.66%
76
0.54%
1,513
10.84%
13,956
Hancock
1,547
46.33%
1,356
40.61%
418
12.52%
18
0.54%
191
5.72%
3,339
Hardin
11,031
41.44%
12,642
47.50%
2,815
10.58%
129
0.48%
-1,611
-6.06%
26,617
Harlan
5,874
58.00%
3,337
32.95%
884
8.73%
32
0.32%
2,537
25.05%
10,127
Harrison
2,934
47.29%
2,433
39.22%
801
12.91%
36
0.58%
501
8.07%
6,204
Hart
2,527
43.89%
2,701
46.91%
501
8.70%
29
0.50%
-174
-3.02%
5,758
Henderson
8,051
54.38%
5,092
34.39%
1,556
10.51%
107
0.72%
2,959
19.99%
14,806
Henry
2,324
46.39%
2,110
42.12%
564
11.26%
12
0.24%
214
4.27%
5,010
Hickman
1,220
56.14%
695
31.98%
247
11.37%
11
0.51%
525
24.16%
2,173
Hopkins
7,239
47.66%
6,363
41.89%
1,512
9.95%
76
0.50%
876
5.77%
15,190
Jackson
960
22.06%
3,045
69.98%
299
6.87%
47
1.08%
-2,085
-47.92%
4,351
Jefferson
144,207
51.52%
114,860
41.03%
19,413
6.94%
1,433
0.51%
29,347
10.49%
279,913
Jessamine
4,428
36.27%
6,686
54.76%
1,040
8.52%
56
0.46%
-2,258
-18.49%
12,210
Johnson
3,348
43.68%
3,262
42.56%
1,010
13.18%
44
0.57%
86
1.12%
7,664
Kenton
19,407
37.19%
28,579
54.77%
3,680
7.05%
514
0.99%
-9,172
-17.58%
52,180
Knott
4,842
73.29%
1,201
18.18%
517
7.83%
47
0.71%
3,641
55.11%
6,607
Knox
3,736
41.08%
4,502
49.50%
811
8.92%
46
0.51%
-766
-8.42%
9,095
LaRue
2,040
43.80%
2,140
45.94%
469
10.07%
9
0.19%
-100
-2.14%
4,658
Laurel
4,306
28.54%
9,454
62.65%
1,211
8.03%
119
0.79%
-5,148
-34.11%
15,090
Lawrence
2,195
48.75%
1,812
40.24%
481
10.68%
15
0.33%
383
8.51%
4,503
Lee
1,023
40.56%
1,302
51.63%
181
7.18%
16
0.63%
-279
-11.07%
2,522
Leslie
1,466
35.84%
2,296
56.14%
304
7.43%
24
0.59%
-830
-20.30%
4,090
Letcher
4,160
57.57%
2,222
30.75%
782
10.82%
62
0.86%
1,938
26.82%
7,226
Lewis
1,415
32.38%
2,365
54.12%
561
12.84%
29
0.66%
-950
-21.74%
4,370
Lincoln
2,550
41.73%
3,006
49.19%
526
8.61%
29
0.47%
-456
-7.46%
6,111
Livingston
2,228
56.15%
1,258
31.70%
449
11.32%
33
0.83%
970
24.45%
3,968
Logan
4,181
47.47%
3,888
44.15%
704
7.99%
34
0.39%
293
3.32%
8,807
Lyon
1,641
55.89%
999
34.03%
284
9.67%
12
0.41%
642
21.86%
2,936
Madison
8,142
42.62%
9,212
48.23%
1,613
8.44%
135
0.71%
-1,070
-5.61%
19,102
Magoffin
2,249
55.60%
1,434
35.45%
337
8.33%
25
0.62%
815
20.15%
4,045
Marion
2,922
51.17%
2,013
35.25%
757
13.26%
18
0.32%
909
15.92%
5,710
Marshall
6,054
50.12%
4,579
37.91%
1,391
11.52%
54
0.45%
1,475
12.21%
12,078
Martin
1,807
47.00%
1,612
41.92%
401
10.43%
25
0.65%
195
5.08%
3,845
Mason
2,444
44.12%
2,588
46.72%
484
8.74%
23
0.42%
-144
-2.60%
5,539
McCracken
12,670
50.10%
10,221
40.42%
2,268
8.97%
128
0.51%
2,449
9.68%
25,287
McCreary
1,710
35.66%
2,527
52.70%
488
10.18%
70
1.46%
-817
-17.04%
4,795
McLean
1,834
51.02%
1,368
38.05%
385
10.71%
8
0.22%
466
12.97%
3,595
Meade
3,653
49.04%
2,855
38.33%
912
12.24%
29
0.39%
798
10.71%
7,449
Menifee
979
54.97%
608
34.14%
179
10.05%
15
0.84%
371
20.83%
1,781
Mercer
3,179
43.66%
3,264
44.82%
738
10.13%
101
1.39%
-85
-1.16%
7,282
Metcalfe
1,349
39.95%
1,651
48.89%
355
10.51%
22
0.65%
-302
-8.94%
3,377
Monroe
1,114
22.96%
3,300
68.03%
415
8.55%
22
0.45%
-2,186
-45.07%
4,851
Montgomery
3,372
49.62%
2,681
39.45%
705
10.37%
38
0.56%
691
10.17%
6,796
Morgan
1,843
49.88%
1,439
38.94%
380
10.28%
33
0.89%
404
10.94%
3,695
Muhlenberg
6,564
57.65%
3,569
31.35%
1,218
10.70%
35
0.31%
2,995
26.30%
11,386
Nelson
5,392
48.32%
4,645
41.63%
1,067
9.56%
55
0.49%
747
6.69%
11,159
Nicholas
1,092
47.25%
950
41.11%
265
11.47%
4
0.17%
142
6.14%
2,311
Ohio
3,487
43.20%
3,475
43.05%
1,076
13.33%
34
0.42%
12
0.15%
8,072
Oldham
6,202
33.89%
10,477
57.25%
1,521
8.31%
101
0.55%
-4,275
-23.36%
18,301
Owen
1,603
42.23%
1,709
45.02%
454
11.96%
30
0.79%
-106
-2.79%
3,796
Owsley
647
37.44%
920
53.24%
153
8.85%
8
0.46%
-273
-15.80%
1,728
Pendleton
1,926
41.76%
2,177
47.20%
462
10.02%
47
1.02%
-251
-5.44%
4,612
Perry
6,015
58.27%
3,382
32.76%
894
8.66%
32
0.31%
2,633
25.51%
10,323
Pike
14,126
60.12%
7,160
30.47%
2,148
9.14%
61
0.26%
6,966
29.65%
23,495
Powell
2,156
50.86%
1,526
36.00%
523
12.34%
34
0.80%
630
14.86%
4,239
Pulaski
5,340
28.36%
11,945
63.44%
1,420
7.54%
124
0.66%
-6,605
-35.08%
18,829
Robertson
360
42.35%
368
43.29%
117
13.76%
5
0.59%
-8
-0.94%
850
Rockcastle
1,160
24.95%
3,106
66.80%
338
7.27%
46
0.99%
-1,946
-41.85%
4,650
Rowan
3,215
51.00%
2,309
36.63%
724
11.48%
56
0.89%
906
14.37%
6,304
Russell
1,582
24.50%
4,017
62.22%
837
12.96%
20
0.31%
-2,435
-37.72%
6,456
Scott
4,258
44.28%
4,349
45.23%
977
10.16%
31
0.32%
-91
-0.95%
9,615
Shelby
4,629
43.02%
5,307
49.32%
780
7.25%
45
0.42%
-678
-6.30%
10,761
Simpson
2,749
51.31%
2,186
40.80%
401
7.48%
22
0.41%
563
10.51%
5,358
Spencer
1,404
41.69%
1,614
47.92%
341
10.12%
9
0.27%
-210
-6.23%
3,368
Taylor
2,897
34.76%
4,573
54.87%
829
9.95%
36
0.43%
-1,676
-20.11%
8,335
Todd
1,744
42.35%
1,912
46.43%
424
10.30%
38
0.92%
-168
-4.08%
4,118
Trigg
2,087
46.65%
1,975
44.14%
394
8.81%
18
0.40%
112
2.51%
4,474
Trimble
1,245
48.48%
999
38.90%
308
11.99%
16
0.62%
246
9.58%
2,568
Union
2,913
57.30%
1,554
30.57%
598
11.76%
19
0.37%
1,359
26.73%
5,084
Warren
11,642
39.59%
15,784
53.68%
1,835
6.24%
145
0.49%
-4,142
-14.09%
29,406
Washington
1,639
39.39%
2,116
50.85%
383
9.20%
23
0.55%
-477
-11.46%
4,161
Wayne
2,422
40.00%
3,122
51.56%
481
7.94%
30
0.50%
-700
-11.56%
6,055
Webster
2,852
55.90%
1,568
30.73%
660
12.94%
22
0.43%
1,284
25.17%
5,102
Whitley
4,174
39.08%
5,402
50.58%
1,027
9.62%
77
0.72%
-1,228
-11.50%
10,680
Wolfe
1,297
56.46%
772
33.61%
202
8.79%
26
1.13%
525
22.85%
2,297
Woodford
3,910
43.56%
4,270
47.57%
746
8.31%
51
0.57%
-360
-4.01%
8,977
Total
636,614
45.84%
623,283
44.88%
120,396
8.67%
8,415
0.61%
13,331
0.96%
1,388,708
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References