Who won Hawaii in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Hawaii in 1996, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Hawaii have in 1996?

Hawaii cast 4 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Hawaii vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

Modern PolarizationHI · 4 EV

1996

Hawaii: Clinton carries 4 EV.

Hawaii cast its 4 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Hawaii voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Hawaii, 1996

In 1996, Hawaii awarded its 4 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. Hawaii ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 10th consecutive election in which Hawaii backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1960. Across the 17 presidential elections Hawaii has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (17 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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