United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1996

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1996

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Reform Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Patrick Choate Electoral vote 9 0 0 Popular vote 927,837 712,586 123,293 Percentage 52.01% 39.94% 6.91%

County Results   Clinton—80-90%   Clinton—70-80%   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Dole—40-50%   Dole—50-60%   Dole—80-90%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

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The 1996 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 5, 1996. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Louisiana was won by President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 12.07%, an increase from the statewide results in 1992 when he carried the state by a margin of 4.61%.^[1] Clinton won most of the parishes and congressional districts in the state. Clinton dominated among the rural areas of the state.

Louisiana is generally more competitive than the rest of the Deep South due to its high black population and therefore Democrats are more likely to win there than in other Southern states. It is also very racially divided, with whites voting Republican and blacks voting Democratic. Clinton was able to carry 33% of white voters, which threw the state toward his column.^[2] 1996 would be the last time Louisiana supported a Democratic presidential candidate.

Results

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