1996 United States presidential election in Virginia
1996 United States presidential election in Virginia
County and Independent City Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
Dole
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1996 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia was won by Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), 47.10 percent to 45.15 percent over incumbent President Bill Clinton (D -AR ) producing a margin of 1.95 percentage points.[ 1] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform -TX ) finished in third, with 6.62% of the popular vote.
Virginia was also the only state Bill Clinton lost twice but Hillary Clinton won, as she managed a 5 percentage point victory in the state in 2016 . As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this was also the last time Bath , Allegheny , Giles , Smyth , Tazewell , Lee , Wise , Dinwiddie , Accomack Counties, and the independent cities of Galax and Buena Vista voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 2] The election was, however, the first time the Democratic presidential nominee had carried Prince Edward County – famous for its Civil Rights-era school desegregation cases – since Harry S. Truman in 1948,[ a] and the first time since 1968 that Essex County had voted Democratic.[ 3]
In this election, Virginia voted 10.47 points to the right of the nation at-large.[ 4] This election remains the only time in history that a Democratic president has won re-election without carrying Virginia. As of 2020 [update] , this also marked the last time a Democrat was elected without winning Virginia, and the last occasion Virginia would vote to the right of Georgia .
Results
1996 United States presidential election in Virginia[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
1,138,350
47.10%
13
Democratic
Bill Clinton (inc. )
Al Gore (incumbent)
1,091,060
45.15%
0
Reform
Ross Perot
Patrick Choate
159,861
6.62%
0
U.S. Taxpayers' Party
Howard Phillips
Albion W. Knight Jr. [ 1] [ 6]
13,687
0.57%
0
Libertarian
Harry Browne
Jo Jorgensen
9,174
0.38%
0
Natural Law
Dr. John Hagelin
Dr. V. Tompkins
4,510
0.19%
0
Totals
2,416,642
100.00%
13
Results by county or independent city
County/City[ 7]
Bob Dole Republican
Bill Clinton Democratic
Ross Perot Reform
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack
5,013
43.02%
5,220
44.79%
1,218
10.45%
203
1.74%
-207
-1.77%
11,654
Albemarle
15,243
48.81%
14,089
45.12%
1,533
4.91%
363
1.16%
1,154
3.69%
31,228
Alexandria
15,554
34.26%
27,968
61.60%
1,472
3.24%
405
0.89%
-12,414
-27.34%
45,399
Alleghany
2,015
39.71%
2,398
47.26%
607
11.96%
54
1.06%
-383
-7.55%
5,074
Amelia
2,119
51.13%
1,625
39.21%
323
7.79%
77
1.86%
494
11.92%
4,144
Amherst
5,094
46.63%
4,864
44.53%
835
7.64%
131
1.20%
230
2.10%
10,924
Appomattox
2,625
47.93%
2,239
40.88%
510
9.31%
103
1.88%
386
7.05%
5,477
Arlington
26,106
34.63%
45,573
60.46%
2,782
3.69%
915
1.21%
-19,467
-25.83%
75,376
Augusta
13,458
60.89%
5,965
26.99%
1,916
8.67%
763
3.45%
7,493
33.90%
22,102
Bath
847
41.30%
922
44.95%
247
12.04%
35
1.71%
-75
-3.65%
2,051
Bedford
11,955
54.07%
7,786
35.22%
1,976
8.94%
392
1.77%
4,169
18.85%
22,109
Bedford City
990
42.84%
1,065
46.08%
212
9.17%
44
1.90%
-75
-3.24%
2,311
Bland
1,167
46.00%
939
37.01%
385
15.18%
46
1.81%
228
8.99%
2,537
Botetourt
6,404
51.73%
4,576
36.96%
1,138
9.19%
262
2.12%
1,828
14.77%
12,380
Bristol
2,983
49.50%
2,586
42.91%
429
7.12%
28
0.46%
397
6.59%
6,026
Brunswick
2,059
34.79%
3,442
58.16%
340
5.75%
77
1.30%
-1,383
-23.37%
5,918
Buchanan
2,785
26.96%
6,551
63.40%
858
8.30%
138
1.34%
-3,766
-36.44%
10,332
Buckingham
1,974
40.70%
2,374
48.95%
392
8.08%
110
2.27%
-400
-8.25%
4,850
Buena Vista
713
34.66%
1,090
52.99%
216
10.50%
38
1.85%
-377
-18.33%
2,057
Campbell
10,273
54.35%
6,788
35.91%
1,505
7.96%
336
1.78%
3,485
18.44%
18,902
Caroline
2,816
38.65%
3,897
53.49%
521
7.15%
51
0.70%
-1,081
-14.84%
7,285
Carroll
5,088
51.04%
3,611
36.22%
1,158
11.62%
112
1.12%
1,477
14.82%
9,969
Charles City
729
26.16%
1,842
66.09%
178
6.39%
38
1.36%
-1,113
-39.93%
2,787
Charlotte
2,103
45.58%
2,007
43.50%
431
9.34%
73
1.58%
96
2.08%
4,614
Charlottesville
4,091
31.99%
7,916
61.90%
565
4.42%
217
1.70%
-3,825
-29.91%
12,789
Chesapeake
29,251
46.66%
28,713
45.80%
4,456
7.11%
266
0.42%
538
0.86%
62,686
Chesterfield
56,650
60.71%
30,220
32.39%
6,004
6.43%
431
0.46%
26,430
28.32%
93,305
Clarke
2,201
48.17%
1,906
41.72%
379
8.30%
83
1.82%
295
6.45%
4,569
Clifton Forge
486
29.62%
974
59.35%
147
8.96%
34
2.07%
-488
-29.73%
1,641
Colonial Heights
4,632
66.62%
1,782
25.63%
518
7.45%
21
0.30%
2,850
40.99%
6,953
Covington
763
31.10%
1,394
56.83%
255
10.40%
41
1.67%
-631
-25.73%
2,453
Craig
979
45.35%
895
41.45%
262
12.14%
23
1.07%
84
3.90%
2,159
Culpeper
5,688
53.90%
3,907
37.02%
787
7.46%
171
1.62%
1,781
16.88%
10,553
Cumberland
1,544
48.40%
1,303
40.85%
275
8.62%
68
2.13%
241
7.55%
3,190
Danville
9,254
49.97%
8,168
44.11%
762
4.11%
335
1.81%
1,086
5.86%
18,519
Dickenson
2,229
32.45%
3,913
56.97%
660
9.61%
66
0.96%
-1,684
-24.52%
6,868
Dinwiddie
3,503
42.90%
3,871
47.40%
666
8.16%
126
1.54%
-368
-4.50%
8,166
Emporia
835
40.65%
1,103
53.70%
98
4.77%
18
0.88%
-268
-13.05%
2,054
Essex
1,627
46.05%
1,668
47.21%
188
5.32%
50
1.42%
-41
-1.16%
3,533
Fairfax
176,033
48.19%
170,150
46.58%
16,134
4.42%
2,946
0.81%
5,883
1.61%
365,263
Fairfax City
4,319
49.39%
3,909
44.70%
422
4.83%
95
1.09%
410
4.69%
8,745
Falls Church
1,644
38.38%
2,375
55.44%
202
4.72%
63
1.47%
-731
-17.06%
4,284
Fauquier
11,063
57.45%
6,759
35.10%
1,287
6.68%
149
0.77%
4,304
22.35%
19,258
Floyd
2,374
48.07%
1,909
38.65%
545
11.03%
111
2.25%
465
9.42%
4,939
Fluvanna
3,442
51.66%
2,676
40.16%
457
6.86%
88
1.32%
766
11.50%
6,663
Franklin
7,382
43.46%
7,300
42.97%
2,015
11.86%
290
1.71%
82
0.49%
16,987
Franklin City
1,200
35.45%
1,962
57.96%
201
5.94%
22
0.65%
-762
-22.51%
3,385
Frederick
10,608
57.61%
5,976
32.46%
1,599
8.68%
229
1.24%
4,632
25.15%
18,412
Fredericksburg
2,579
41.84%
3,215
52.16%
300
4.87%
70
1.14%
-636
-10.32%
6,164
Galax
910
41.72%
1,033
47.36%
221
10.13%
17
0.78%
-123
-5.64%
2,181
Giles
2,566
38.15%
3,196
47.52%
841
12.50%
123
1.83%
-630
-9.37%
6,726
Gloucester
6,447
51.20%
4,710
37.40%
1,266
10.05%
170
1.35%
1,737
13.80%
12,593
Goochland
4,119
55.47%
2,784
37.49%
424
5.71%
98
1.32%
1,335
17.98%
7,425
Grayson
3,004
46.92%
2,661
41.56%
675
10.54%
63
0.98%
343
5.36%
6,403
Greene
2,351
55.29%
1,440
33.87%
346
8.14%
115
2.70%
911
21.42%
4,252
Greensville
1,176
30.60%
2,381
61.96%
263
6.84%
23
0.60%
-1,205
-31.36%
3,843
Halifax
6,490
49.07%
5,599
42.33%
876
6.62%
261
1.97%
891
6.74%
13,226
Hampton
16,596
37.29%
24,493
55.03%
2,783
6.25%
635
1.43%
-7,897
-17.74%
44,507
Hanover
22,086
63.60%
9,880
28.45%
2,447
7.05%
311
0.90%
12,206
35.15%
34,724
Harrisonburg
4,945
55.33%
3,346
37.44%
434
4.86%
212
2.37%
1,599
17.89%
8,937
Henrico
54,430
53.37%
41,121
40.32%
5,920
5.80%
521
0.51%
13,309
13.05%
101,992
Henry
9,110
43.64%
9,061
43.41%
2,370
11.35%
333
1.60%
49
0.23%
20,874
Highland
631
51.68%
446
36.53%
134
10.97%
10
0.82%
185
15.15%
1,221
Hopewell
3,493
49.46%
2,868
40.61%
550
7.79%
151
2.14%
625
8.85%
7,062
Isle of Wight
5,416
47.64%
4,952
43.56%
893
7.85%
108
0.95%
464
4.08%
11,369
James City
10,120
54.45%
7,247
38.99%
1,116
6.00%
103
0.55%
2,873
15.46%
18,586
King and Queen
1,073
38.93%
1,393
50.54%
213
7.73%
77
2.79%
-320
-11.61%
2,756
King George
2,597
53.62%
1,875
38.72%
341
7.04%
30
0.62%
722
14.90%
4,843
King William
2,346
52.49%
1,765
39.49%
339
7.59%
19
0.43%
581
13.00%
4,469
Lancaster
2,709
55.36%
1,844
37.69%
324
6.62%
16
0.33%
865
17.67%
4,893
Lee
3,225
37.48%
4,444
51.65%
822
9.55%
113
1.31%
-1,219
-14.17%
8,604
Lexington
850
41.56%
1,059
51.78%
112
5.48%
24
1.17%
-209
-10.22%
2,045
Loudoun
25,715
52.13%
19,942
40.43%
3,082
6.25%
591
1.20%
5,773
11.70%
49,330
Louisa
3,768
45.27%
3,761
45.19%
693
8.33%
101
1.21%
7
0.08%
8,323
Lunenburg
2,063
46.26%
1,995
44.73%
299
6.70%
103
2.31%
68
1.53%
4,460
Lynchburg
11,441
49.72%
10,281
44.68%
1,155
5.02%
135
0.59%
1,160
5.04%
23,012
Madison
2,296
50.91%
1,734
38.45%
360
7.98%
120
2.66%
562
12.46%
4,510
Manassas
5,799
52.91%
4,378
39.95%
670
6.11%
113
1.03%
1,421
12.96%
10,960
Manassas Park
916
49.84%
748
40.70%
151
8.22%
23
1.25%
168
9.14%
1,838
Martinsville
2,446
41.87%
2,941
50.34%
387
6.62%
68
1.16%
-495
-8.47%
5,842
Mathews
2,206
51.78%
1,602
37.61%
403
9.46%
49
1.15%
604
14.17%
4,260
Mecklenburg
4,933
48.00%
4,408
42.89%
789
7.68%
148
1.44%
525
5.11%
10,278
Middlesex
2,141
49.83%
1,704
39.66%
350
8.15%
102
2.37%
437
10.17%
4,297
Montgomery
10,517
43.28%
10,867
44.72%
2,594
10.68%
320
1.32%
-350
-1.44%
24,298
Nelson
1,988
37.77%
2,782
52.85%
411
7.81%
83
1.58%
-794
-15.08%
5,264
New Kent
2,852
54.15%
1,859
35.30%
520
9.87%
36
0.68%
993
18.85%
5,267
Newport News
23,072
42.50%
27,678
50.98%
3,090
5.69%
448
0.83%
-4,606
-8.48%
54,288
Norfolk
18,693
31.09%
37,655
62.63%
3,435
5.71%
341
0.57%
-18,962
-31.54%
60,124
Northampton
1,763
35.63%
2,569
51.92%
522
10.55%
94
1.90%
-806
-16.29%
4,948
Northumberland
2,605
51.81%
1,957
38.92%
375
7.46%
91
1.81%
648
12.89%
5,028
Norton
416
30.10%
802
58.03%
138
9.99%
26
1.88%
-386
-27.93%
1,382
Nottoway
2,416
46.34%
2,327
44.63%
346
6.64%
125
2.40%
89
1.71%
5,214
Orange
4,435
49.79%
3,590
40.30%
750
8.42%
133
1.49%
845
9.49%
8,908
Page
3,876
51.83%
2,868
38.35%
640
8.56%
95
1.27%
1,008
13.48%
7,479
Patrick
3,547
52.39%
2,301
33.98%
719
10.62%
204
3.01%
1,246
18.41%
6,771
Petersburg
2,261
20.76%
8,105
74.43%
423
3.88%
101
0.93%
-5,844
-53.67%
10,890
Pittsylvania
12,127
55.85%
7,681
35.37%
1,469
6.77%
437
2.01%
4,446
20.48%
21,714
Poquoson
3,422
64.86%
1,409
26.71%
400
7.58%
45
0.85%
2,013
38.15%
5,276
Portsmouth
10,686
30.18%
22,150
62.55%
2,238
6.32%
335
0.95%
-11,464
-32.37%
35,409
Powhatan
4,679
61.22%
2,254
29.49%
626
8.19%
84
1.10%
2,425
31.73%
7,643
Prince Edward
2,530
44.56%
2,678
47.16%
403
7.10%
67
1.18%
-148
-2.60%
5,678
Prince George
5,216
54.86%
3,498
36.79%
698
7.34%
95
1.00%
1,718
18.07%
9,507
Prince William
39,292
50.09%
33,462
42.66%
4,881
6.22%
808
1.03%
5,830
7.43%
78,443
Pulaski
5,387
43.78%
5,333
43.34%
1,399
11.37%
185
1.50%
54
0.44%
12,304
Radford
1,742
40.67%
2,113
49.33%
381
8.90%
47
1.10%
-371
-8.66%
4,283
Rappahannock
1,505
47.31%
1,405
44.17%
213
6.70%
58
1.82%
100
3.14%
3,181
Richmond
1,424
50.91%
1,101
39.36%
201
7.19%
71
2.54%
323
11.55%
2,797
Richmond City
20,993
31.30%
42,273
63.02%
2,762
4.12%
1,050
1.57%
-21,280
-31.72%
67,078
Roanoke
20,700
52.51%
15,387
39.03%
2,934
7.44%
400
1.01%
5,313
13.48%
39,421
Roanoke City
12,283
38.37%
17,282
53.98%
2,169
6.77%
282
0.88%
-4,999
-15.61%
32,016
Rockbridge
3,274
44.98%
3,116
42.81%
760
10.44%
129
1.77%
158
2.17%
7,279
Rockingham
14,035
64.66%
5,867
27.03%
1,318
6.07%
487
2.24%
8,168
37.63%
21,707
Russell
3,706
36.59%
5,437
53.68%
862
8.51%
123
1.21%
-1,731
-17.09%
10,128
Salem
4,936
48.97%
4,282
42.48%
796
7.90%
65
0.64%
654
6.49%
10,079
Scott
4,086
47.66%
3,449
40.23%
798
9.31%
240
2.80%
637
7.43%
8,573
Shenandoah
7,440
56.02%
4,224
31.81%
1,353
10.19%
263
1.98%
3,216
24.21%
13,280
Smyth
4,966
42.74%
4,990
42.95%
1,407
12.11%
256
2.20%
-24
-0.21%
11,619
Southampton
2,275
33.88%
3,454
51.44%
564
8.40%
422
6.28%
-1,179
-17.56%
6,715
Spotsylvania
13,786
52.62%
10,342
39.48%
1,860
7.10%
209
0.80%
3,444
13.14%
26,197
Stafford
14,098
54.04%
9,902
37.95%
1,856
7.11%
233
0.89%
4,196
16.09%
26,089
Staunton
4,526
53.66%
3,162
37.49%
605
7.17%
142
1.68%
1,364
16.17%
8,435
Suffolk
8,572
41.30%
10,827
52.17%
1,266
6.10%
89
0.43%
-2,255
-10.87%
20,754
Surry
944
32.13%
1,753
59.67%
181
6.16%
60
2.04%
-809
-27.54%
2,938
Sussex
1,378
36.34%
2,089
55.09%
256
6.75%
69
1.82%
-711
-18.75%
3,792
Tazewell
6,131
39.71%
7,500
48.58%
1,554
10.06%
255
1.65%
-1,369
-8.87%
15,440
Virginia Beach
63,741
50.61%
52,142
41.40%
9,328
7.41%
732
0.58%
11,599
9.21%
125,943
Warren
4,657
48.25%
3,814
39.52%
904
9.37%
277
2.87%
843
8.73%
9,652
Washington
9,098
50.07%
6,939
38.19%
1,654
9.10%
478
2.63%
2,159
11.88%
18,169
Waynesboro
3,466
52.71%
2,398
36.47%
462
7.03%
250
3.80%
1,068
16.24%
6,576
Westmoreland
2,333
40.31%
2,949
50.95%
427
7.38%
79
1.36%
-616
-10.64%
5,788
Williamsburg
1,560
43.43%
1,820
50.67%
162
4.51%
50
1.39%
-260
-7.24%
3,592
Winchester
3,681
50.97%
3,027
41.91%
434
6.01%
80
1.11%
654
9.06%
7,222
Wise
4,660
35.59%
6,712
51.27%
1,478
11.29%
242
1.85%
-2,052
-15.68%
13,092
Wythe
4,274
49.99%
3,275
38.31%
955
11.17%
45
0.53%
999
11.68%
8,549
York
11,396
54.95%
7,731
37.28%
1,469
7.08%
142
0.68%
3,665
17.67%
20,738
Totals
1,138,350
47.10%
1,091,060
45.15%
159,861
6.62%
27,371
1.13%
47,290
1.95%
2,416,642
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
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