The 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the

1996 United States presidential election The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President Bill Clinton de ...

. Voters chose eleven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

was won by

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( D) over Senator Bob Dole ( R- KS), with Clinton winning 47.54% to 41.24% for margin of 6.3%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot ( Reform Party of the United States of America- TX) finished in third, with 10.06% of the popular vote. From

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to 2004, the state has been carried by the winner of the presidential election, with the exceptions of the election of

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. The state was carried by the Republicans in

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, and continued to move rightward in future elections (with the exception of 2008) with its white, rural, culturally conservative population following in the direction of neighboring Southern states like

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. Missouri indeed appears to have lost its bellwether status, voting significantly more Republican than the nation since 2004. As of the 2020 presidential election, this was the last time in which Missouri voted Democratic as well as the last time that Hickory County, Benton County, Mercer County, Caldwell County, Grundy County,

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, Carroll County, Franklin County, St. Clair County, Livingston County,

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, Lafayette County, Missouri, Lafayette County, St. Francois County, Missouri, St. Francois County, Daviess County, Missouri, Daviess County, Bates County, Missouri, Bates County, Madison County, Missouri, Madison County, Montgomery County, Missouri, Montgomery County, Sullivan County, Missouri, Sullivan County, Clark County, Missouri, Clark County, Nodaway County, Missouri, Nodaway County, Henry County, Missouri, Henry County, Vernon County, Missouri, Vernon County, Gentry County, Missouri, Gentry County, Macon County, Missouri, Macon County, Knox County, Missouri, Knox County, Wayne County, Missouri, Wayne County, Ripley County, Missouri, Ripley County, Clinton County, Missouri, Clinton County, Monroe County, Missouri, Monroe County, Ralls County, Missouri, Ralls County, Randolph County, Missouri, Randolph County, Dunklin County, Missouri, Dunklin County, Reynolds County, Missouri, Reynolds County, Oregon County, Missouri, Oregon County, Howard County, Missouri, Howard County, Shannon County, Missouri, Shannon County, Shelby County, Missouri, Shelby County, Callaway County, Missouri, Callaway County, Scott County, Missouri, Scott County, Lincoln County, Missouri, Lincoln County, Audrain County, Missouri, Audrain County, Pike County, Missouri, Pike County, Marion County, Missouri, Marion County, Lewis County, Missouri, Lewis County, Scotland County, Missouri, Scotland County, Schuyler County, Missouri, Schuyler County, Chariton County, Missouri, Chariton County, Worth County, Missouri, Worth County, and Linn County, Missouri, Linn County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David
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Results

Results by county

References

Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Missouri Results
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Results

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See also

References