1996 United States presidential election in Illinois Turnout 64.70% County Results Congressional District Results Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Dole
40-50%
50-60%
The 1996 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election . Voters chose 22 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Illinois was won by President Bill Clinton (D ) over Senator Bob Dole (R -KS ), with Clinton winning 54.32% to 36.81% for a margin of 17.51%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America -TX ) finished in third, with 8.03 percent of the popular vote.[1]
As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Bond County , Christian County , Clay County , Clinton County , Fayette County , Greene County , Hamilton County , Hancock County , Hardin County , Jefferson County , Jersey County , Lawrence County , Marion County , Marshall County , Massac County , Moultrie County , Piatt County , Pike County , Pope County , Randolph County , Saline County , Shelby County , Union County , White County , and Williamson County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[2]
Primaries [ edit ] Turnout [ edit ] For the state-run primaries (Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian), turnout was 26.46%, with 1,620,768 votes cast.[3] For the general election, turnout was 64.70%, with 4,311,391 votes cast.[4]
State-run primaries were held for the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties on March 19.[3]
Democratic [ edit ] 1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
The 1996 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election .
Incumbent president Bill Clinton secured a victory with no major opposition.
Republican [ edit ] 1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary
The 1996 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election .
Libertarian [ edit ] 1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary
The 1996 Illinois Libertarian presidential primary was held on March 19, 1996 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Libertarian Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1996 presidential election . It was a non-binding preference primary, from which no delegates were awarded.
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County Bill Clinton Democratic Bob Dole Republican Ross Perot Reform Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast[6] # % # % # % # % # % Adams 11,336 39.90% 13,836 48.70% 3,069 10.80% 170 0.60% -2,500 -8.80% 28,321 Alexander 2,753 63.96% 1,212 28.16% 321 7.46% 18 0.42% 1,541 35.80% 4,296 Bond 3,213 46.10% 3,018 43.30% 685 9.83% 54 0.77% 195 2.80% 6,938 Boone 5,345 41.09% 6,181 47.51% 1,377 10.58% 106 0.81% -836 -6.42% 12,939 Brown 997 43.40% 1,053 45.84% 237 10.32% 10 0.44% -56 -2.44% 2,290 Bureau 7,651 47.60% 6,528 40.61% 1,798 11.19% 96 0.60% 1,123 6.99% 16,011 Calhoun 1,676 55.63% 941 31.23% 363 12.05% 33 1.10% 735 24.40% 3,003 Carroll 2,926 43.04% 3,029 44.55% 792 11.65% 52 0.76% -103 -1.51% 6,759 Cass 2,834 50.01% 2,214 39.07% 589 10.39% 30 0.53% 620 10.94% 5,653 Champaign 32,454 48.86% 28,232 42.50% 4,806 7.23% 937 1.41% 4,222 6.36% 65,884 Christian 7,431 50.08% 5,563 37.49% 1,727 11.64% 116 0.78% 1,868 12.59% 14,778 Clark 2,995 41.48% 3,409 47.22% 781 10.82% 35 0.48% -414 -5.74% 7,201 Clay 2,750 44.16% 2,703 43.40% 719 11.54% 56 0.90% 47 0.76% 6,206 Clinton 6,104 44.09% 6,065 43.81% 1,580 11.41% 95 0.69% 39 0.28% 13,797 Coles 8,950 46.38% 8,038 41.65% 2,137 11.07% 173 0.90% 912 4.73% 19,215 Cook 1,153,289 66.79% 461,557 26.73% 96,633 5.60% 15,187 0.88% 691,732 40.06% 1,716,586 Crawford 3,627 41.72% 3,965 45.61% 1,057 12.16% 44 0.51% -338 -3.89% 8,663 Cumberland 1,776 39.74% 2,002 44.80% 657 14.70% 34 0.76% -226 -5.06% 4,449 DeKalb 12,715 44.57% 12,380 43.40% 3,009 10.55% 423 1.48% 335 1.17% 28,226 DeWitt 2,878 43.68% 2,978 45.20% 694 10.53% 39 0.59% -100 -1.52% 6,564 Douglas 2,955 42.14% 3,272 46.66% 740 10.55% 46 0.66% -317 -4.52% 6,989 DuPage 129,709 39.97% 164,630 50.74% 27,419 8.45% 2,728 0.84% -34,921 -10.77% 322,688 Edgar 3,552 42.78% 3,746 45.12% 935 11.26% 69 0.83% -194 -2.34% 8,273 Edwards 1,089 35.10% 1,613 51.98% 384 12.38% 17 0.55% -524 -16.88% 3,096 Effingham 4,825 33.97% 7,696 54.18% 1,555 10.95% 128 0.90% -2,871 -20.21% 14,134 Fayette 3,887 44.21% 3,881 44.14% 964 10.96% 60 0.68% 6 0.07% 8,769 Ford 2,065 35.79% 3,077 53.33% 590 10.23% 38 0.66% -1,012 -17.54% 5,753 Franklin 9,814 56.54% 5,354 30.84% 2,096 12.08% 94 0.54% 4,460 25.70% 17,310 Fulton 8,857 56.39% 5,155 32.82% 1,610 10.25% 84 0.53% 3,702 23.57% 15,663 Gallatin 2,113 60.15% 856 24.37% 527 15.00% 17 0.48% 1,257 35.78% 3,505 Greene 2,734 46.07% 2,245 37.83% 903 15.22% 52 0.88% 489 8.24% 5,909 Grundy 6,759 45.36% 6,177 41.45% 1,860 12.48% 106 0.71% 582 3.91% 14,839 Hamilton 2,242 49.72% 1,677 37.19% 560 12.42% 30 0.67% 565 12.53% 4,493 Hancock 4,001 43.59% 3,961 43.16% 1,148 12.51% 68 0.74% 40 0.43% 9,140 Hardin 1,323 50.55% 790 30.19% 485 18.53% 19 0.73% 533 20.36% 2,606 Henderson 1,953 53.97% 1,233 34.07% 408 11.27% 25 0.69% 720 19.90% 3,611 Henry 11,201 51.15% 8,393 38.33% 2,194 10.02% 109 0.50% 2,808 12.82% 21,839 Iroquois 4,559 35.79% 6,564 51.53% 1,522 11.95% 92 0.72% -2,005 -15.74% 12,684 Jackson 12,214 55.49% 7,422 33.72% 2,082 9.46% 293 1.33% 4,792 21.77% 21,860 Jasper 2,038 41.16% 2,234 45.12% 641 12.95% 38 0.77% -196 -3.96% 4,930 Jefferson 7,263 48.48% 5,937 39.63% 1,647 10.99% 134 0.89% 1,326 8.85% 14,924 Jersey 4,275 48.77% 3,211 36.63% 1,186 13.53% 94 1.07% 1,064 12.14% 8,721 Jo Daviess 4,171 44.82% 3,915 42.07% 1,131 12.15% 89 0.96% 256 2.75% 9,266 Johnson 2,009 40.75% 2,241 45.46% 640 12.98% 40 0.81% -232 -4.71% 4,906 Kane 47,902 41.77% 54,375 47.41% 11,270 9.83% 1,146 1.00% -6,473 -5.64% 113,983 Kankakee 16,820 47.73% 14,595 41.41% 3,574 10.14% 252 0.72% 2,225 6.32% 35,097 Kendall 6,499 36.78% 8,958 50.69% 2,055 11.63% 160 0.91% -2,459 -13.91% 17,575 Knox 12,487 55.38% 7,822 34.69% 2,096 9.30% 143 0.63% 4,665 20.69% 22,454 Lake 93,315 45.57% 93,149 45.49% 16,640 8.13% 1,660 0.81% 166 0.08% 203,702 LaSalle 21,643 50.94% 15,299 36.01% 5,259 12.38% 290 0.68% 6,344 14.93% 42,298 Lawrence 2,871 44.92% 2,568 40.18% 916 14.33% 37 0.58% 303 4.74% 6,369 Lee 5,895 41.57% 6,677 47.08% 1,520 10.72% 90 0.63% -782 -5.51% 14,128 Livingston 5,641 38.15% 7,653 51.75% 1,409 9.53% 85 0.57% -2,012 -13.60% 14,737 Logan 4,618 37.41% 6,518 52.80% 1,141 9.24% 68 0.55% -1,900 -15.39% 12,308 Macon 24,256 51.35% 18,161 38.45% 4,540 9.61% 278 0.59% 6,095 12.90% 47,063 Macoupin 11,107 52.70% 7,235 34.33% 2,532 12.01% 201 0.95% 3,872 18.37% 21,005 Madison 53,568 53.26% 35,758 35.55% 10,121 10.06% 1,126 1.12% 17,810 17.71% 100,101 Marion 7,792 49.43% 5,999 38.06% 1,825 11.58% 147 0.93% 1,793 11.37% 15,681 Marshall 2,640 46.20% 2,453 42.93% 586 10.26% 35 0.61% 187 3.27% 5,693 Mason 3,385 52.53% 2,430 37.71% 600 9.31% 29 0.45% 955 14.82% 6,425 Massac 2,841 46.90% 2,507 41.38% 675 11.14% 35 0.58% 334 5.52% 6,037 McDonough 5,632 46.80% 5,049 41.95% 1,217 10.11% 137 1.14% 583 4.85% 11,962 McHenry 31,240 37.52% 41,136 49.41% 10,082 12.11% 798 0.96% -9,896 -11.89% 82,780 McLean 22,708 42.50% 26,428 49.46% 3,816 7.14% 483 0.90% -3,720 -6.96% 53,088 Menard 2,204 37.56% 3,106 52.93% 534 9.10% 24 0.41% -902 -15.37% 5,857 Mercer 4,278 54.17% 2,688 34.04% 889 11.26% 42 0.53% 1,590 20.13% 7,871 Monroe 4,798 41.60% 5,350 46.38% 1,276 11.06% 111 0.96% -552 -4.78% 11,500 Montgomery 6,338 50.18% 4,770 37.76% 1,436 11.37% 87 0.69% 1,568 12.42% 12,584 Morgan 6,150 43.19% 6,352 44.61% 1,633 11.47% 103 0.72% -202 -1.42% 14,179 Moultrie 2,629 48.23% 2,199 40.34% 596 10.93% 27 0.50% 430 7.89% 5,430 Ogle 6,765 36.90% 9,558 52.13% 1,876 10.23% 136 0.74% -2,793 -15.23% 18,251 Peoria 37,383 50.45% 30,990 41.82% 5,220 7.04% 509 0.69% 6,393 8.63% 73,773 Perry 5,347 53.90% 3,237 32.63% 1,262 12.72% 75 0.76% 2,110 21.27% 9,898 Piatt 3,274 44.17% 3,265 44.05% 818 11.04% 55 0.74% 9 0.12% 7,383 Pike 3,604 45.32% 3,225 40.56% 1,039 13.07% 84 1.06% 379 4.76% 7,914 Pope 915 44.55% 850 41.38% 277 13.49% 12 0.58% 65 3.17% 2,047 Pulaski 1,524 54.16% 1,036 36.82% 235 8.35% 19 0.68% 488 17.34% 2,805 Putnam 1,425 51.56% 987 35.71% 322 11.65% 30 1.09% 438 15.85% 2,745 Randolph 7,419 50.65% 5,422 37.02% 1,698 11.59% 108 0.74% 1,997 13.63% 14,591 Richland 2,679 39.31% 3,137 46.03% 927 13.60% 72 1.06% -458 -6.72% 6,789 Rock Island 34,822 57.13% 20,626 33.84% 5,135 8.42% 372 0.61% 14,196 23.29% 60,718 Saline 6,156 52.77% 3,693 31.66% 1,752 15.02% 64 0.55% 2,463 21.11% 11,624 Sangamon 38,902 44.15% 42,174 47.87% 6,446 7.32% 583 0.66% -3,272 -3.72% 87,791 Schuyler 1,636 43.64% 1,597 42.60% 483 12.88% 33 0.88% 39 1.04% 3,729 Scott 1,012 39.87% 1,112 43.81% 396 15.60% 18 0.71% -100 -3.94% 2,528 Shelby 4,249 43.41% 4,215 43.06% 1,262 12.89% 62 0.63% 34 0.35% 9,756 St. Clair 53,405 56.56% 33,066 35.02% 7,027 7.44% 931 0.99% 20,339 21.54% 93,908 Stark 1,262 44.06% 1,278 44.62% 312 10.89% 12 0.42% -16 -0.56% 2,859 Stephenson 7,145 39.42% 8,871 48.94% 1,940 10.70% 169 0.93% -1,726 -9.52% 18,020 Tazewell 24,139 44.97% 24,395 45.45% 4,814 8.97% 330 0.61% -256 -0.48% 53,448 Union 4,252 51.34% 3,147 38.00% 832 10.05% 51 0.62% 1,105 13.34% 8,264 Vermilion 15,525 49.55% 12,015 38.35% 3,577 11.42% 212 0.68% 3,510 11.20% 31,175 Wabash 2,177 41.28% 2,381 45.15% 683 12.95% 33 0.63% -204 -3.87% 5,256 Warren 3,500 48.28% 2,974 41.02% 742 10.23% 34 0.47% 526 7.26% 7,227 Washington 2,744 39.61% 3,339 48.20% 790 11.40% 54 0.78% -595 -8.59% 6,902 Wayne 3,054 37.52% 4,029 49.50% 999 12.27% 58 0.71% -975 -11.98% 8,114 White 3,553 48.33% 2,878 39.15% 888 12.08% 33 0.45% 675 9.18% 7,335 Whiteside 11,913 51.03% 8,859 37.95% 2,436 10.44% 136 0.58% 3,054 13.08% 23,261 Will 69,354 46.76% 62,506 42.15% 15,485 10.44% 959 0.65% 6,848 4.61% 147,689 Williamson 12,510 49.50% 9,734 38.52% 2,877 11.38% 151 0.60% 2,776 10.98% 25,202 Winnebago 46,264 46.31% 44,479 44.52% 8,192 8.20% 975 0.98% 1,785 1.79% 99,250 Woodford 5,270 35.03% 8,527 56.68% 1,170 7.78% 76 0.51% -3,257 -21.65% 14,997 Totals 2,341,744 54.32% 1,587,021 36.81% 346,408 8.03% 36,218 0.84% 754,723 17.51% 4,311,391
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] See also [ edit ] ^ Illinois was one of the states where Howard Phillips's running mate (Herbert Titus) was replaced on the ballot by Joseph Zdonczyk.[5] References [ edit ]