Who won Delaware in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Delaware in 1996, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1996?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1996?

Yes. Delaware backed Bill Clinton, who won the presidency that year.

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1996

Delaware: Clinton carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Delaware voted with the national winner this cycle.

Delaware in 1996

The 1996 contest saw Delaware line up behind Clinton, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Delaware ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1996. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 379 of the 538 electoral votes, against Bob Dole's 159. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 49.23% of the ballots cast.

The 1996 national map

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