Who won Louisiana in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Louisiana in 1996, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1996?

Louisiana cast 9 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

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1996

Louisiana: Clinton carries 9 EV.

Louisiana cast its 9 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Louisiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1996 result in Louisiana

Louisiana backed Clinton (Democratic) in the 1996 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. Louisiana ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Louisiana backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1992. The region divided — Arkansas joined Louisiana for the Democratic ticket, while Texas and Mississippi did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Louisiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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