1996 United States presidential election in Florida
Introduction The '''1996 United States presidential election in Florida''' took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose twenty-five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Florida was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 48.02% to 42.32% by a margin of 5.7%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 9.12% of the popular vote., this is the last election in which Calhoun County, Dixie County, Gilchrist County, Franklin County, Glades County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hendry County, Levy County, Madison County, Okeechobee County, Putnam County, Sumter County, Taylor County, Wakulla County, and Citrus County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and the last election in which Orange County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.
Results Perot performance by county United States presidential election in Florida, 1996PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes  '''Democratic''' '''Bill Clinton''' '''Al Gore''' '''2,546,870''' '''48.02%''' '''25''' Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 2,244,536 42.32% 0 Reform Ross Perot Patrick Choate 483,870  	 9.12% 0 Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 23,965  0.45%	 0 ''Write-in'' Ralph Nader Islara Souto 4,101 0.08% 0 ''Write-in'' John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 418 0.01% 0 ''Write-in'' Mary Cal Hollis Eric Chester 21 0.00% 0 ''Write-in'' James Harris Laura Garza 13 0.00% 0===Results by county=== County William Jefferson ClintonDemocratic Robert Joseph DoleRepublican Henry Ross PerotReform Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Alachua '''40,161''' '''53.90%''' 25,316 33.97% 8,073 10.83% 966 1.30% 14,845 19.92% 74,516 Baker 2,273 34.25% '''3,686''' '''55.54%''' 667 10.05% 11 0.17% -1,413 -21.29% 6,637 Bay 17,068 33.02% '''28,365''' '''54.87%''' 5,926 11.46% 335 0.65% -11,297 -21.85% 51,694 Bradford 3,356 40.69% '''4,039''' '''48.97%''' 819 9.93% 34 0.41% -683 -8.28% 8,248 Brevard 80,445 41.23% '''88,022''' '''45.11%''' 25,256 12.94% 1,410 0.72% -7,577 -3.88% 195,133 Broward '''320,779''' '''63.51%''' 142,870 28.29% 38,967 7.71% 2,482 0.49% 177,909 35.22% 505,098 Calhoun '''1,794''' '''43.15%''' 1,717 41.29% 630 15.15% 17 0.41% 77 1.85% 4,158 Charlotte 27,121 43.03% '''27,847''' '''44.18%''' 7,783 12.35% 276 0.44% -726 -1.15% 63,027 Citrus '''22,044''' '''44.44%''' 20,125 40.57% 7,246 14.61% 185 0.37% 1,919 3.87% 49,600 Clay 13,259 28.16% '''30,370''' '''64.49%''' 3,282 6.97% 181 0.38% -17,111 -36.34% 47,092 Collier 23,185 31.97% '''42,593''' '''58.74%''' 6,320 8.72% 419 0.58% -19,408 -26.76% 72,517 Columbia 6,691 40.98% '''7,588''' '''46.48%''' 1,970 12.07% 77 0.47% -897 -5.49% 16,326 DeSoto 3,222 43.01% '''3,275''' '''43.71%''' 966 12.89% 29 0.39% -53 -0.71% 7,492 Dixie '''1,734''' '''45.63%''' 1,399 36.82% 653 17.18% 14 0.37% 335 8.82% 3,800 Duval 112,328 44.20% '''126,959''' '''49.96%''' 13,850 5.45% 986 0.39% -14,631 -5.76% 254,123 Escambia 37,838 35.06% '''60,997''' '''56.52%''' 8,597 7.97% 493 0.46% -23,159 -21.46% 107,925 Flagler '''9,585''' '''47.74%''' 8,234 41.01% 2,185 10.88% 75 0.37% 1,351 6.73% 20,079 Franklin '''2,096''' '''45.86%''' 1,563 34.20% 878 19.21% 33 0.72% 533 11.66% 4,570 Gadsden '''9,407''' '''66.25%''' 3,817 26.88% 938 6.61% 37 0.26% 5,590 39.37% 14,199 Gilchrist '''1,985''' '''41.40%''' 1,939 40.44% 841 17.54% 30 0.63% 46 0.96% 4,795 Glades '''1,530''' '''44.59%''' 1,361 39.67% 521 15.19% 19 0.55% 169 4.93% 3,431 Gulf '''2,480''' '''41.39%''' 2,430 40.55% 1,054 17.59% 28 0.47% 50 0.83% 5,992 Hamilton '''1,735''' '''47.24%''' 1,520 41.38% 406 11.05% 12 0.33% 215 5.85% 3,673 Hardee 2,417 38.95% '''2,928''' '''47.18%''' 851 13.71% 10 0.16% -511 -8.23% 6,206 Hendry '''3,885''' '''43.66%''' 3,855 43.32% 1,135 12.75% 24 0.27% 30 0.34% 8,899 Hernando '''28,524''' '''49.12%''' 22,046 37.97% 7,272 12.52% 224 0.39% 6,478 11.16% 58,066 Highlands 14,250 42.27% '''15,617''' '''46.32%''' 3,739 11.09% 108 0.32% -1,367 -4.05% 33,714 Hillsborough '''144,266''' '''46.80%''' 136,656 44.33% 25,156 8.16% 2,193 0.71% 7,610 2.47% 308,271 Holmes 2,312 33.98% '''3,249''' '''47.75%''' 1,208 17.75% 35 0.51% -937 -13.77% 6,804 Indian River 16,375 37.24% '''22,714''' '''51.66%''' 4,637 10.55% 246 0.56% -6,339 -14.42% 43,972 Jackson 6,667 42.98% '''7,189''' '''46.34%''' 1,602 10.33% 55 0.35% -522 -3.36% 15,513 Jefferson '''2,544''' '''52.90%''' 1,851 38.49% 393 8.17% 21 0.44% 693 14.41% 4,809 Lafayette 829 35.70% '''1,166''' '''50.22%''' 316 13.61% 11 0.47% -337 -14.51% 2,322 Lake 29,752 40.25% '''35,097''' '''47.48%''' 8,815 11.92% 259 0.35% -5,345 -7.23% 73,923 Lee 65,699 39.59% '''80,898''' '''48.75%''' 18,394 11.08% 960 0.58% -15,199 -9.16% 165,951 Leon '''50,072''' '''54.59%''' 33,930 36.99% 6,673 7.28% 1,042 1.14% 16,142 17.60% 91,717 Levy '''4,938''' '''44.63%''' 4,299 38.85% 1,774 16.03% 54 0.49% 639 5.77% 11,065 Liberty 868 40.11% '''913''' '''42.19%''' 376 17.38% 7 0.32% -45 -2.08% 2,164 Madison '''2,794''' '''50.01%''' 2,195 39.29% 578 10.35% 20 0.36% 599 10.72% 5,587 Manatee 41,891 43.24% '''44,136''' '''45.56%''' 10,363 10.70% 488 0.50% -2,245 -2.32% 96,878 Marion 37,045 41.08% '''41,409''' '''45.92%''' 11,341 12.58% 376 0.42% -4,364 -4.84% 90,171 Martin 20,855 38.16% '''28,522''' '''52.18%''' 5,005 9.16% 274 0.50% -7,667 -14.03% 54,656 Miami-Dade '''317,555''' '''57.34%''' 209,740 37.87% 24,729 4.47% 1,758 0.32% 107,815 19.47% 553,782 Monroe '''15,251''' '''46.86%''' 12,076 37.11% 4,824 14.82% 393 1.21% 3,175 9.76% 32,544 Nassau 7,277 34.38% '''12,141''' '''57.36%''' 1,657 7.83% 92 0.43% -4,864 -22.98% 21,167 Okaloosa 16,462 26.11% '''40,683''' '''64.53%''' 5,433 8.62% 466 0.74% -24,221 -38.42% 63,044 Okeechobee '''4,826''' '''48.55%''' 3,418 34.38% 1,666 16.76% 31 0.31% 1,408 14.16% 9,941 Orange 105,539 45.66% '''106,059''' '''45.89%''' 18,196 7.87% 1,332 0.58% -520 -0.22% 231,126 Osceola '''21,874''' '''47.05%''' 18,337 39.44% 6,092 13.10% 188 0.40% 3,537 7.61% 46,491 Palm Beach '''230,687''' '''58.06%''' 133,811 33.68% 30,744 7.74% 2,112 0.53% 96,876 24.38% 397,354 Pasco '''66,475''' '''49.80%''' 48,355 36.23% 18,013 13.50% 628 0.47% 18,120 13.58% 133,471 Pinellas '''184,748''' '''49.10%''' 152,155 40.44% 36,994 9.83% 2,375 0.63% 32,593 8.66% 376,272 Polk 66,747 44.45% '''67,962''' '''45.26%''' 14,993 9.98% 471 0.31% -1,215 -0.81% 150,173 Putnam '''12,010''' '''47.75%''' 9,786 38.91% 3,272 13.01% 84 0.33% 2,224 8.84% 25,152 St. Johns 16,716 34.43% '''27,318''' '''56.27%''' 4,205 8.66% 310 0.64% -10,602 -21.84% 48,549 St. Lucie '''36,169''' '''48.94%''' 28,899 39.10% 8,483 11.48% 355 0.48% 7,270 9.84% 73,906 Santa Rosa 10,936 25.79% '''26,301''' '''62.02%''' 4,961 11.70% 212 0.50% -15,365 -36.23% 42,410 Sarasota 63,665 42.73% '''69,213''' '''46.46%''' 14,941 10.03% 1,167 0.78% -5,548 -3.72% 148,986 Seminole 45,058 39.21% '''59,797''' '''52.04%''' 9,357 8.14% 692 0.60% -14,739 -12.83% 114,904 Sumter '''7,017''' '''45.56%''' 5,960 38.70% 2,375 15.42% 48 0.31% 1,057 6.86% 15,400 Suwannee 4,479 36.88% '''5,742''' '''47.28%''' 1,874 15.43% 49 0.40% -1,263 -10.40% 12,144 Taylor '''3,583''' '''44.80%''' 3,188 39.86% 1,140 14.26% 86 1.08% 395 4.94% 7,997 Union 1,388 40.09% '''1,636''' '''47.26%''' 425 12.28% 13 0.38% -248 -7.16% 3,462 Volusia '''78,919''' '''49.28%''' 63,091 39.39% 17,320 10.81% 828 0.52% 15,828 9.88% 160,158 Wakulla '''3,056''' '''42.63%''' 2,933 40.91% 1,091 15.22% 89 1.24% 123 1.72% 7,169 Walton 5,342 34.42% '''7,709''' '''49.68%''' 2,342 15.09% 125 0.81% -2,367 -15.25% 15,518 Washington 2,992 38.06% '''3,524''' '''44.83%''' 1,287 16.37% 58 0.74% -532 -6.77% 7,861Totals2,546,87048.02%2,244,53642.32%483,8709.12%28,5180.54%302,3345.70%5,303,794==== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ====* Calhoun* Citrus* Franklin* Gulf* Hendry* Hillsborough* Osceola* St. Lucie* Taylor* Wakulla
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