Who won Minnesota in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Minnesota in 1996, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1996?

Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

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1996

Minnesota: Clinton carries 10 EV.

Minnesota cast its 10 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Minnesota, 1996

In 1996, Minnesota awarded its 10 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 11th consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. The region divided — Iowa and Wisconsin joined Minnesota for the Democratic ticket, while North Dakota and South Dakota did not. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota 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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