Introduction
This is a revision of the United States presidential election of 1996.
The election was a three-way race between incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton, Republican Bob Dole, and Independent Ross Perot. In the current timeline, Clinton beat Dole by around 9 percentage points (about 49% to about 40%), with Perot coming in third, but with considerably less of the popular vote than in 1992. This revised version of history makes this 1996 victory for Clinton slightly narrower. In this revision, Clinton has 48.7% of the popular vote compared to Dole’s 41.3%, for a victory margin of more than 7 percentage points between Clinton and Dole.
The background to this election involves the aftermath of the 1994 midterm congressional elections, where Republicans take back the House of Representatives and Senate. In order to find more approval with the American people, he works with the congressional Republicans to balance the federal budget and get the U.S. economy back to prosperity. I feel this cannot be denied. However, due to Clinton’s morally sinful character as well as reflecting presidential elections of the then-recent past, I figured the race should be a little closer.
The revised election below is organized state-by-state in alphabetical order, for a total of 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
United States presidential election, 1996 (results estimated)
Alabama
Bob Dole (R): 663,358 (51.1%)
Bill Clinton (D): 547,088 (42.2%)
Ross Perot (I): 77,989 (6%)
Other: 9,213 (0.7%)
Total: 1,297,648
Alaska
Dole: 97,946 (51.8%)
Clinton: 62,896 (33.3%)
Perot: 18,716 (9.9%)
Other: 9,490 (5%)
Total: 189,048
Arizona
Clinton: 421,867 (46%)
Dole: 415,176 (45.3%)
Perot: 68,570 (7.5%)
Other: 11,092 (1.2%)
Total: 916,705
Arkansas
Clinton: 493,778 (53.2%)
Dole: 350,578 (37.8%)
Perot: 68,632 (7.4%)
Other: 14,468 (1.6%)
Total: 927,456
California
Clinton: 4,593,355 (50.1%)
Dole: 3,594,203 (39.2%)
Perot: 637,992 (7%)
Other: 340,996 (3.7%)
Total: 9,166,546
Colorado
Dole: 537,255 (46.8%)
Clinton: 498,567 (43.4%)
Perot: 75,652 (6.6%)
Other: 36,506 (3.2%)
Total: 1,147,980
Connecticut
Clinton: 653,329 (51.8%)
Dole: 449,967 (35.7%)
Perot: 126,329 (10%)
Other: 31,141 (2.5%)
Total: 1,260,766
Delaware
Clinton: 119,767 (50.8%)
Dole: 88,540 (37.5%)
Perot: 24,977 (10.6%)
Other: 2,571 (1.1%)
Total: 235,855
District of Columbia
Clinton: 161,392 (84.2%)
Dole: 19,822 (10.3%)
Perot: 3,719 (1.9%)
Other: 6,767 (3.5%)
Total: 191,700
Florida
Clinton: 1,891,730 (47%)
Dole: 1,742,870 (43.3%)
Perot: 366,920 (9.1%)
Other: 21,726 (0.5%)
Total: 4,023,246
Georgia
Dole: 832,720 (48%)
Clinton: 777,564 (44.8%)
Perot: 110,486 (6.4%)
Other: 13,702 (0.8%)
Total: 1,734,472
Hawaii
Clinton: 178,022 (55.9%)
Dole: 103,891 (32.6%)
Perot: 24,190 (7.6%)
Other: 12,191 (3.8%)
Total: 318,294
Idaho
Dole: 246,488 (53.2%)
Clinton: 151,332 (32.6%)
Perot: 58,911 (12.7%)
Other: 6,767 (1.5%)
Total: 463,498
Illinois
Clinton: 2,755,484 (53.3%)
Dole: 1,953,954 (37.8%)
Perot: 414,976 (8%)
Other: 43,410 (0.8%)
Total: 5,167,824
Indiana
Dole: 1,035,781 (48.1%)
Clinton: 872,656 (40.6%)
Perot: 225,965 (10.5%)
Other: 17,647 (0.8%)
Total: 2,152,049
Iowa
Clinton: 635,317 (49.3%)
Dole: 527,753 (40.9%)
Perot: 109,884 (8.5%)
Other: 16,766 (1.3%)
Total: 1,289,720
Kansas
Dole: 521,229 (55.3%)
Clinton: 330,706 (35.1%)
Perot: 81,262 (8.6%)
Other: 9,521 (1%)
Total: 942,718
Kentucky
Clinton: 607,980 (45.8%)
Dole: 595,247 (44.9%)
Perot: 114,991 (8.7%)
Other: 8,090 (0.6%)
Total: 1,326,308
Louisiana
Clinton: 821,390 (51%)
Dole: 659,237 (40.9%)
Perot: 111,268 (6.9%)
Other: 18,357 (1.1%)
Total: 1,610,252
Maine
Clinton: 280,075 (50.6%)
Dole: 175,725 (31.8%)
Perot: 78,512 (14.2%)
Other: 18,977 (3.4%)
Total: 553,289
Maryland
Clinton: 848,683 (53.2%)
Dole: 625,874 (39.3%)
Perot: 103,595 (6.5%)
Other: 15,619 (1%)
Total: 1,593,771
Massachusetts
Clinton: 1,593,581 (60.5%)
Dole: 766,616 (29.1%)
Perot: 234,280 (8.9%)
Other: 40,847 (1.5%)
Total: 2,635,324
Michigan
Clinton: 2,069,538 (50.7%)
Dole: 1,611,864 (39.5%)
Perot: 357,239 (8.7%)
Other: 44,094 (1.1%)
Total: 4,082,735
Minnesota
Clinton: 986,695 (50.1%)
Dole: 708,214 (36%)
Perot: 231,410 (11.7%)
Other: 43,131 (2.2%)
Total: 1,969,450
Mississippi
Dole: 482,983 (50.2%)
Clinton: 414,397 (43.1%)
Perot: 56,176 (5.8%)
Other: 8,369 (0.9%)
Total: 961,925
Missouri
Clinton: 1,014,528 (46.5%)
Dole: 920,792 (42.2%)
Perot: 219,298 (10.1%)
Other: 25,287 (1.2%)
Total: 2,179,905
Montana
Dole: 171,976 (45.1%)
Clinton: 153,371 (40.2%)
Perot: 51,696 (13.6%)
Other: 4,193 (1.1%)
Total: 381,236
Nebraska
Dole: 369,397 (54.7%)
Clinton: 229,479 (34%)
Perot: 71,108 (10.5%)
Other: 5,948 (0.9%)
Total: 675,932
Nevada
Clinton: 129,757 (43.9%)
Dole: 126,745 (42.9%)
Perot: 27,972 (9.5%)
Other: 10,899 (3.7%)
Total: 295,373
New Hampshire
Clinton: 198,067 (48.3%)
Dole: 165,479 (40.4%)
Perot: 39,720 (9.7%)
Other: 6,640 (1.6%)
Total: 409,906
New Jersey
Clinton: 1,702,245 (52.7%)
Dole: 1,190,152 (36.9%)
Perot: 275,097 (8.5%)
Other: 61,349 (1.9%)
Total: 3,228,843
New Mexico
Clinton: 244,705 (48.2%)
Dole: 217,685 (42.9%)
Perot: 29,458 (5.8%)
Other: 16,049 (3.2%)
Total: 507,897
New York
Clinton: 4,618,329 (58.5%)
Dole: 2,496,757 (31.6%)
Perot: 629,521 (8%)
Other: 154,023 (1.9%)
Total: 7,898,630
North Carolina
Dole: 1,104,266 (49.7%)
Clinton: 955,712 (43%)
Perot: 148,331 (6.7%)
Other: 12,213 (0.6%)
Total: 2,220,522
North Dakota
Dole: 150,882 (47.9%)
Clinton: 123,153 (39.1%)
Perot: 38,397 (12.2%)
Other: 2,298 (0.7%)
Total: 314,730
Ohio
Clinton: 2,079,316 (46.4%)
Dole: 1,883,847 (42%)
Perot: 477,911 (10.7%)
Other: 42,142 (0.9%)
Total: 4,483,216
Oklahoma
Dole: 520,585 (49.3%)
Clinton: 416,912 (39.5%)
Perot: 114,558 (10.8%)
Other: 4,755 (0.4%)
Total: 1,056,810
Oregon
Clinton: 471,436 (46.1%)
Dole: 409,225 (40.1%)
Perot: 89,895 (8.8%)
Other: 50,974 (5%)
Total: 1,021,530
Pennsylvania
Clinton: 2,427,378 (48.2%)
Dole: 2,064,557 (41%)
Perot: 481,747 (9.6%)
Other: 65,509 (1.3%)
Total: 5,039,191
Rhode Island
Clinton: 254,925 (59.2%)
Dole: 117,624 (27.3%)
Perot: 48,221 (11.2%)
Other: 9,773 (2.3%)
Total: 430,543
South Carolina
Dole: 508,521 (50.9%)
Clinton: 428,180 (42.8%)
Perot: 55,958 (5.6%)
Other: 6,595 (0.7%)
Total: 999,254
South Dakota
Dole: 159,204 (47.5%)
Clinton: 140,901 (42%)
Perot: 32,350 (9.6%)
Other: 2,783 (0.8%)
Total: 335,238
Tennessee
Clinton: 792,689 (47.5%)
Dole: 769,159 (46.1%)
Perot: 93,287 (5.6%)
Other: 13,684 (0.8%)
Total: 1,668,819
Texas
Dole: 2,625,654 (49.8%)
Clinton: 2,259,982 (42.8%)
Perot: 356,173 (6.8%)
Other: 34,826 (0.7%)
Total: 5,276,635
Utah
Dole: 344,135 (55.4%)
Clinton: 200,751 (32.3%)
Perot: 62,028 (10%)
Other: 14,605 (2.3%)
Total: 621,519
Vermont
Clinton: 114,313 (52.3%)
Dole: 70,073 (32.1%)
Perot: 26,204 (12%)
Other: 7,774 (3.6%)
Total: 218,364
Virginia
Dole: 944,720 (48.1%)
Clinton: 867,138 (44.1%)
Perot: 130,022 (6.6%)
Other: 22,194 (1.1%)
Total: 1,964,074
Washington
Clinton: 820,155 (48.8%)
Dole: 643,159 (38.3%)
Perot: 149,791 (8.9%)
Other: 66,162 (3.9%)
Total: 1,679,267
West Virginia
Clinton: 415,072 (49.5%)
Dole: 324,948 (38.8%)
Perot: 94,399 (11.3%)
Other: 3,940 (0.5%)
Total: 838,359
Wisconsin
Clinton: 1,048,837 (47.8%)
Dole: 866,096 (39.5%)
Perot: 227,054 (10.3%)
Other: 51,773 (2.4%)
Total: 2,193,760
Wyoming
Dole: 100,843 (56.8%)
Clinton: 52,968 (29.8%)
Perot: 21,745 (12.3%)
Other: 1,952 (1.1%)
Total: 177,508
United States (total)
Clinton: 44,927,488 (48.7%)
Dole: 38,073,772 (41.3%)
Perot: 7,774,582 (8.4%)
Other: 1,499,798 (1.6%)
Total: 92,275,640