Who won District of Columbia in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1996, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1996?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1996?

Yes. District of Columbia backed Bill Clinton, who won the presidency that year.

Modern PolarizationDC · 3 EV

1996

District of Columbia: Clinton carries 3 EV.

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

What happened in District of Columbia, 1996

In 1996, District of Columbia awarded its 3 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. District of Columbia ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 9th consecutive election in which District of Columbia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1964. The region divided — Maryland joined District of Columbia for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 16 presidential elections District of Columbia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (16 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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