Who won New York in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried New York in 1996, winning its 33 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1996?

New York cast 33 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

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1996

New York: Clinton carries 33 EV.

New York cast its 33 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New York, 1996

In 1996, New York awarded its 33 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. New York ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which New York backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. New York did not move alone — neighboring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont broke the same way in 1996. Across the 60 presidential elections New York 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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