Who won Wyoming in the 1996 presidential election?

Dole (Republican) carried Wyoming in 1996, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wyoming have in 1996?

Wyoming cast 3 electoral votes in the 1996 presidential election.

Did Wyoming vote for the national winner in 1996?

No. Wyoming backed Dole, while Bill Clinton won the presidency nationally.

Modern PolarizationWY · 3 EV

1996

Wyoming: Dole carries 3 EV.

Wyoming cast its 3 electoral votes for Dole (Republican). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Wyoming voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1996 result in Wyoming

Wyoming backed Dole (Republican) in the 1996 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Bill Clinton (Democratic) won nationally, while Wyoming had backed a different ticket.

Wyoming stayed in the Republican column for the 8th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Wyoming did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho broke the same way in 1996. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Wyoming has backed the Republican party more than any other — 24 times in all. The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

Nationally, Bill Clinton finished with 379 of the 538 electoral votes to 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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