Who won Rhode Island in the 1996 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Rhode Island in 1996, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1996?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1996?

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

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1996

Rhode Island: Clinton carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

Rhode Island in 1996

The 1996 contest saw Rhode Island line up behind Clinton, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1996. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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