Who won Pennsylvania in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1996, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1996?

Pennsylvania cast 23 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

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1996

Pennsylvania: Clinton carries 23 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 23 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Pennsylvania in 1996

The 1996 contest saw Pennsylvania line up behind Clinton, delivering 23 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. Pennsylvania did not move alone — neighboring Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York broke the same way in 1996. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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