COMPARISON OF 1992 AND 1996 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS
1992 1996
Clinton 44,909,889  (43.01)   32 states+DC (370) Clinton 47,401,185  (49.24)   31 states+DC (379)
Bush 39,104,545  (37.45)   18 states (168) Dole 39,197,469  (40.71)   19 states (159)
Perot 19,742,267  (18.91)   --- Perot 8,085,294  (8.40)   ---
Others 671,554  (0.4)   --- Others 1,590,616  (1.65)   ---
Total 104,423,283  (100.00)   (538) Total 96,274,564  (100.00)   (538)
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Electoral Vote Distribution
In 1996, Clinton picked up Florida and Arizona, which he had not carried in 1992, while Dole won three states that Bush had not won in 1992--Colorado, Montana, and Georgia.

 Electoral Vote Distribution

 Where The Candidates Did Best in 1996 (Percent of Total Vote)
CLINTON 
DC-3
Massachusetts-12
Rhode Island-4
New York-33
Hawaii-4
Illinois-22
Maryland-10
Arkansas-6
New Jersey-15
Vermont-3

Connecticut-8
Louisiana-9
Delaware-3 
Michigan-18
Maine-4
West Va.-5
California-54
Minnesota-10
Iowa-7
Washington-11 

New Hampshire-4
New Mexico-5
Pennsylvania-23
Wisconsin-11
Florida-25
Tennessee-11
Missouri-11
Ohio-21
Oregon-7
Arizona-8   

Georgia-13   
Kentucky-8   
Virginia-13   
Colorado-8   
Mississippi-7  
No.Carolina-14  
So. Carolina-8  
Nevada-4   
Texas-32   
Alabama-9 
 
So. Dakota-3  
Indiana-12  
Montana-3  
Oklahoma-8   
No. Dakota-3  
Wyoming-3   
Kansas-6  
Nebraska-5   
Idaho-4   
Utah-5   
Alaska-3 

    -
(85.19) 
(61.47) 
(59.71) 
(59.47) 
(56.93) 
(54.32) 
(54.25) 
(53.74) 
(53.72) 
(53.35)

(52.83) 
(52.01) 
(51.83) 
(51.69) 
(51.63) 
(51.51) 
(51.10) 
(51.10) 
(50.26) 
(49.84)

(49.33) 
(49.18) 
(49.17)  
(48.81) 
(48.02) 
(48.00) 
(47.54) 
(47.38) 
(47.15) 
(46.52) 

(45.84) 
(45.84) 
(45.15)
(44.43)
(44.08) 
(44.04)
(43.96) 
(43.93)
(43.83)
(43.16)

(43.03)
(41.56) 
(41.23)
(40.45)
(40.13)
(36.84)
(36.08) 
(34.95)
(33.65)
(33.30)
(33.27)
 

DOLE 
Utah-5 
Kansas-6
Nebraska-5
Idaho-4  
Alaska-3  
Alabama-9  
Wyoming-3  
So. Carolina-8 
Mississippi-7
Texas-32

No.Carolina-14
Oklahoma-8
Indiana-12
Virginia-13
Georgia-13
No. Dakota-3
So. Dakota-3
Colorado-8
Tennessee-11  
Kentucky-8 

Arizona-8 
Montana-3 
Nevada-4  
Florida-25  
New Mexico-5 
Missouri-11 
Ohio-21 
Pennsylvania-23 
Louisiana-9  
Iowa-7  

New Hampshire-4 
Oregon-7 
Michigan-18 
Wisconsin-11  
Maryland-10 
California-54 
Washington-11 
Illinois-22  
Arkansas-6 
West Va.-5 

Delaware-3 
New Jersey-15 
Minnesota-10  
Connecticut-8  
Hawaii-4  
Vermont-3  
Maine-4 
New York-33 
Massachusetts-12 
Rhode Island-4  
DC-3  
 

    -
(54.37) 
(54.29) 
(53.65) 
(52.18) 
(50.80) 
(50.12) 
(49.81) 
(49.79) 
(49.21) 
(48.76)

(48.73) 
(48.26) 
(47.14)
(47.10)
(47.01)
(46.94)
(46.49)
(45.80) (45.59)
(44.88) 

(44.29) 
(44.11)
(42.91)
(42.31)
(41.86) 
(41.24) 
(41.02)
(39.97) 
(39.94)
(39.92)

(39.37) 
(39.06) 
(38.48) 
(38.48)
(38.27) 
(38.21) 
(37.30) 
(36.81)
(36.80) 
(36.76) 

(36.58)
(35.86) 
(34.96)
(34.69)
(31.64)
(31.09)
(30.76)
(30.61) 
(28.09) 
(26.82)
(9.34)

PEROT 
Maine-4 
Montana-3 
Idaho-4 
Wyoming-3 
No. Dakota-3 
Vermont-3 
Minnesota-10 
West Va.-5 
Rhode Island-4 
Alaska-3

Oklahoma-8 
Ohio-21 
Delaware-3 
Nebraska-5 
Indiana-12 
Wisconsin-11 
Missouri-11 
Connecticut-8 
Utah-5 
New Hampshire-4

So. Dakota-3 
Pennsylvania-23 
Nevada-4 
Florida-25 
Washington-11 
Massachusetts-12 
Oregon-7 
Michigan-18 
Kentucky-8 
Kansas-6

Iowa-7 
New Jersey-15 
Illinois-22 
Arizona-8 
New York-33 
Arkansas-6 
Hawaii-4 
California-54 
Louisiana-9 
Texas-32 

No.Carolina-14 
Virginia-13 
Colorado-8 
Maryland-10 
Georgia-13 
Alabama-9 
Mississippi-7 
New Mexico-5 
So. Carolina-8 
Tennessee-11 
DC-3 
 

    -
(14.19) 
(13.56) 
(12.71) 
(12.25) 
(12.20) 
(12.00) 
(11.75) 
(11.26) 
(11.20) 
(10.90)

(10.84) 
(10.66) 
(10.60) 
(10.52) 
(10.50) 
(10.35) 
(10.06) 
(10.02) 
(9.98) 
(9.70)

(9.65) 
(9.56) 
(9.47) 
(9.13) 
(8.92) 
(8.89) 
(8.80) 
(8.75) 
(8.67) 
(8.62) 

(8.52) 
(8.52) 
(8.03) 
(7.98) 
(7.97) 
(7.90) 
(7.60) 
(6.96) 
(6.91) 
(6.75)

(6.68) 
(6.62) 
(6.59) 
(6.50) 
(6.37) 
(6.01) 
(5.84) 
(5.80) 
(5.59) 
(5.59) 
(1.94) 
 
 

Copyright 1998 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.