Who won Illinois in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Illinois in 1996, winning its 22 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1996?

Illinois cast 22 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

Modern PolarizationIL · 22 EV

1996

Illinois: Clinton carries 22 EV.

Illinois cast its 22 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1996 result in Illinois

Illinois backed Clinton (Democratic) in the 1996 presidential election, casting 22 electoral votes for the ticket. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Illinois backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. The region divided — Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky joined Illinois for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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