Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1998 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | Total Vote |
R |
D |
R |
T |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Republican |
Democratic |
Reform/Ind. |
Txp/Cnst/IA |
Libertarian |
Other |
1 |
CO | 1,321,307 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
0.63% |
8,297 |
49.06% |
48.43% |
0.00% |
0.83% |
1.68% |
0.00% |
2 |
HI | 407,556 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1.29% |
5,254 |
48.82% |
50.11% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.08% |
0.00% |
3 |
MN | 2,091,766 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2.69% |
56,363 |
34.29% |
28.09% |
36.99% |
0.00% |
0.09% |
0.54% |
4 |
MA | 1,903,336 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3.43% |
65,317 |
50.81% |
47.38% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.69% |
0.11% |
5 |
IL | 3,358,657 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3.57% |
119,903 |
51.04% |
47.47% |
1.50% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
6 |
OH | 3,354,213 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5.36% |
179,765 |
50.05% |
44.69% |
3.32% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.94% |
7 |
IA | 956,418 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5.80% |
55,444 |
46.51% |
52.30% |
0.59% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.61% |
8 |
NE | 545,238 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7.93% |
43,232 |
53.90% |
45.98% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.12% |
9 |
SC | 1,070,869 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8.03% |
85,982 |
45.21% |
53.23% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.39% |
0.17% |
10 |
GA | 1,792,882 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8.42% |
150,875 |
44.07% |
52.49% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
3.43% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | Total Vote |
R |
D |
R |
T |
L |
%Margin |
Margin |
Republican |
Democratic |
Reform/Ind. |
Txp/Cnst/IA |
Libertarian |
Other |
1 |
KS | 742,665 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
50.71% |
376,639 |
73.37% |
22.65% |
1.05% |
2.92% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
ME | 421,009 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
39.68% |
167,056 |
18.93% |
12.00% |
58.61% |
3.63% |
0.00% |
6.82% |
3 |
TN | 976,236 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39.15% |
382,223 |
68.63% |
29.48% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.90% |
4 |
ID | 381,248 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
38.63% |
147,280 |
67.70% |
29.07% |
3.24% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5 |
TX | 3,738,078 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
37.06% |
1,385,229 |
68.24% |
31.18% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.55% |
0.03% |
6 |
NH | 318,940 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
35.21% |
112,296 |
30.88% |
66.08% |
2.71% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
7 |
OR | 1,113,098 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
34.41% |
383,060 |
30.01% |
64.42% |
0.91% |
0.00% |
1.81% |
2.85% |
8 |
AK | 220,177 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
33.01% |
72,670 |
17.86% |
51.27% |
6.15% |
1.92% |
0.00% |
22.79% |
9 |
SD | 260,187 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
31.19% |
81,148 |
64.04% |
32.85% |
1.42% |
0.00% |
1.69% |
0.00% |
10 |
CT | 999,537 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
27.46% |
274,520 |
62.90% |
35.44% |
0.00% |
0.88% |
0.56% |
0.22% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteRepublican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Kansas | 73.37% | New Hampshire | 66.08% | Maine | 58.61% |
Tennessee | 68.63% | Oregon | 64.42% | Minnesota | 36.99% |
Texas | 68.24% | California | 57.97% | New York | 7.69% |
Idaho | 67.70% | Alabama | 57.68% | Alaska | 6.15% |
South Dakota | 64.04% | Vermont | 55.67% | Ohio | 3.32% |
Txp/Cnst/IA | Libertarian | State1 |
Pennsylvania | 10.44% | Wyoming | 3.94% | Alaska | 18.26% |
Maine | 3.63% | Georgia | 3.43% | Rhode Island | 6.28% |
Kansas | 2.92% | Arizona | 2.67% | Nevada | 2.92% |
Alaska | 1.92% | Oregon | 1.81% | New York | 1.65% |
Nevada | 1.73% | Massachusetts | 1.69% | California | 0.71% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Alaska | 17.86% | Maine | 12.00% | Wyoming | 0.00% |
Maine | 18.93% | Kansas | 22.65% | Wisconsin | 0.00% |
Oregon | 30.01% | Minnesota | 28.09% | Vermont | 0.00% |
New Hampshire | 30.88% | Idaho | 29.07% | Texas | 0.00% |
Minnesota | 34.29% | Tennessee | 29.48% | Tennessee | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Texas | 1,051,163 | California | 2,904,035 |
New York | 827,878 | Ohio | 1,385,958 |
Pennsylvania | 600,222 | Massachusetts | 856,423 |
Florida | 481,991 | Illinois | 794,565 |
Nebraska | 318,272 | Minnesota | 374,999 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Nebraska | 55.39% | New Hampshire | 79.65% |
Arkansas | 40.32% | Ohio | 41.43% |
Vermont | 35.16% | Massachusetts | 39.16% |
Idaho | 30.22% | California | 34.15% |
Tennessee | 29.55% | Alaska | 33.15% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Minnesota | 364,372 | Texas | -658,164 |
Illinois | 252,091 | Pennsylvania | -560,585 |
Georgia | 247,585 | Tennessee | -510,894 |
Colorado | 205,000 | New York | -468,528 |
Wisconsin | 192,179 | California | -283,504 |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Minnesota | 21.09% | Tennessee | -34.35% |
Colorado | 18.36% | Maine | -17.66% |
Georgia | 16.02% | South Dakota | -16.50% |
South Carolina | 14.67% | Pennsylvania | -15.63% |
Nevada | 14.21% | Rhode Island | -15.22% |
State Ranks
Rank | Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. | Txp/Cnst/IA | Libertarian |
1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
County Ranks
Rank | Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. | Txp/Cnst/IA | Libertarian |
1 | 1,520 | 574 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 623 | 1,496 | 24 | 5 | 0 |
3 | 5 | 76 | 612 | 216 | 681 |
4 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 107 | 213 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 66 |
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteRepublican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Glasscock, TX | 91.89% | Macon, AL | 89.27% | York, ME | 64.68% |
Ochiltree, TX | 91.43% | Gallatin, IL | 86.70% | Sagadahoc, ME | 64.40% |
Roberts, TX | 91.29% | Hancock, GA | 84.02% | Oxford, ME | 62.90% |
Hansford, TX | 91.00% | Franklin, IL | 83.74% | Androscoggin, ME | 62.35% |
Gillespie, TX | 87.27% | Saline, IL | 82.19% | Lincoln, ME | 62.13% |
Armstrong, TX | 86.68% | Williamson, IL | 82.15% | Cumberland, ME | 61.62% |
Sherman, TX | 86.39% | Greene, AL | 81.63% | Franklin, ME | 61.45% |
Parmer, TX | 86.26% | Baltimore City, MD | 80.64% | Knox, ME | 60.71% |
Kendall, TX | 85.74% | White, IL | 80.45% | Kennebec, ME | 59.11% |
McMullen, TX | 85.71% | Shannon, SD | 80.18% | Somerset, ME | 54.02% |
Txp/Cnst/IA | Libertarian | State1 |
Cameron, PA | 40.15% | Custer, SD | 8.01% | Bristol, RI | 11.38% |
Butler, PA | 24.13% | Dawson, GA | 6.78% | Esmeralda, NV | 7.46% |
Armstrong, PA | 23.10% | Barrow, GA | 6.62% | Newport, RI | 7.05% |
Elk, PA | 22.67% | Cherokee, GA | 6.61% | Kent, RI | 6.76% |
Westmoreland, PA | 22.13% | Fall River, SD | 6.60% | Washington, RI | 6.10% |
Cambria, PA | 21.61% | Forsyth, GA | 6.42% | Providence, RI | 5.55% |
Clarion, PA | 21.30% | Rockdale, GA | 6.27% | Mineral, NV | 5.55% |
Jefferson, PA | 19.06% | San Juan, CO | 6.23% | Storey, NV | 5.08% |
Indiana, PA | 18.74% | Gwinnett, GA | 6.07% | Lander, NV | 4.75% |
Warren, PA | 17.74% | Lumpkin, GA | 5.73% | Imperial, CA | 4.37% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteRepublican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Macon, AL | 10.69% | Glasscock, TX | 8.11% | Weston, WY | 0.00% |
Gallatin, IL | 12.77% | Ochiltree, TX | 8.16% | Washakie, WY | 0.00% |
Shannon, SD | 12.83% | Roberts, TX | 8.46% | Uinta, WY | 0.00% |
Hancock, GA | 14.87% | Hancock, ME | 8.48% | Teton, WY | 0.00% |
San Francisco, CA | 15.16% | Knox, ME | 8.59% | Sweetwater, WY | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesRepublican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Los Angeles, CA | 615,642 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,297,896 | Hennepin, MN | 179,954 |
Cook, IL | 585,008 | Cook, IL | 713,272 | Monroe, NY | 78,056 |
Orange, CA | 370,736 | San Diego, CA | 364,169 | Ramsey, MN | 73,993 |
Maricopa, AZ | 357,308 | Wayne, MI | 324,351 | Anoka, MN | 64,100 |
Harris, TX | 350,309 | Orange, CA | 318,198 | Dakota, MN | 60,909 |
San Diego, CA | 340,834 | Alameda, CA | 282,297 | Cumberland, ME | 59,664 |
Nassau, NY | 274,105 | Santa Clara, CA | 270,105 | Washington, MN | 37,910 |
Oakland, MI | 264,551 | Kings, NY | 241,963 | York, ME | 35,916 |
Wayne, MI | 243,235 | Cuyahoga, OH | 238,577 | Erie, NY | 34,540 |
Middlesex, MA | 230,004 | New York, NY | 232,835 | Suffolk, NY | 24,796 |
Txp/Cnst/IA | Libertarian | State1 |
Allegheny, PA | 50,689 | Los Angeles, CA | 15,978 | Los Angeles, CA | 14,265 |
Westmoreland, PA | 22,025 | Maricopa, AZ | 15,004 | New York, NY | 10,195 |
Montgomery, PA | 14,959 | San Diego, CA | 8,439 | Suffolk, NY | 9,856 |
Philadelphia, PA | 13,072 | Middlesex, MA | 7,783 | Providence, RI | 9,388 |
Delaware, PA | 12,368 | Cobb, GA | 7,491 | Clark, NV | 6,698 |
Lancaster, PA | 11,169 | Gwinnett, GA | 7,296 | San Diego, CA | 6,451 |
Butler, PA | 10,759 | Fulton, GA | 6,743 | Kings, NY | 6,331 |
Erie, PA | 10,450 | DeKalb, GA | 6,631 | Queens, NY | 5,405 |
Chester, PA | 9,786 | Orange, CA | 6,512 | Nassau, NY | 5,130 |
Cambria, PA | 9,721 | Santa Clara, CA | 5,395 | Erie, NY | 5,042 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Kenedy, TX | 69 | Loving, TX | 22 | Weston, WY | 0 |
Loving, TX | 82 | Roberts, TX | 34 | Washakie, WY | 0 |
King, TX | 131 | King, TX | 37 | Uinta, WY | 0 |
Arthur, NE | 131 | McMullen, TX | 41 | Teton, WY | 0 |
Quitman, GA | 147 | Glasscock, TX | 42 | Sweetwater, WY | 0 |
Loup, NE | 148 | Borden, TX | 42 | Sublette, WY | 0 |
San Juan, CO | 149 | Kenedy, TX | 61 | Sheridan, WY | 0 |
McPherson, NE | 172 | Clark, ID | 75 | Platte, WY | 0 |
Buffalo, SD | 178 | Arthur, NE | 79 | Park, WY | 0 |
Terrell, TX | 180 | Irion, TX | 84 | Niobrara, WY | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Nassau, NY | 123,875 | Los Angeles, CA | 772,788 |
Harris, TX | 108,875 | Cuyahoga, OH | 271,517 |
New York, NY | 98,634 | San Diego, CA | 259,837 |
Philadelphia, PA | 94,453 | Orange, CA | 253,141 |
Hartford, CT | 90,129 | Middlesex, MA | 219,611 |
Douglas, NE | 87,476 | Cook, IL | 193,880 |
Dallas, TX | 86,917 | Santa Clara, CA | 137,261 |
Maricopa, AZ | 81,958 | San Bernardino, CA | 135,022 |
Travis, TX | 76,755 | Hennepin, MN | 132,692 |
Tarrant, TX | 76,436 | Riverside, CA | 132,212 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Platte, NE | 84.32% | Williamson, IL | 105.96% |
Red Willow, NE | 83.33% | Massac, IL | 98.46% |
Colfax, NE | 71.89% | Saline, IL | 96.83% |
Butler, NE | 68.23% | Hamilton, IL | 95.37% |
Morrill, NE | 67.83% | Union, IL | 94.66% |
Sarpy, NE | 66.96% | Richland, IL | 92.76% |
Madison, ID | 65.90% | Franklin, IL | 90.85% |
York, NE | 65.15% | Hardin, IL | 89.73% |
Orleans, VT | 64.82% | Pope, IL | 89.62% |
Brown, NE | 64.61% | Johnson, IL | 89.58% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Cook, IL | 102,468 | Dallas, TX | -118,658 |
Hennepin, MN | 72,063 | Shelby, TN | -110,572 |
Clark, NV | 38,166 | Harris, TX | -105,519 |
Dakota, MN | 36,617 | Philadelphia, PA | -97,127 |
Anoka, MN | 34,441 | Allegheny, PA | -95,235 |
Ramsey, MN | 31,909 | Los Angeles, CA | -94,217 |
Jefferson, CO | 31,625 | Tarrant, TX | -81,339 |
Prince George's, MD | 31,024 | Middlesex, MA | -69,447 |
Arapahoe, CO | 30,122 | Maricopa, AZ | -67,712 |
DeKalb, GA | 28,764 | Davidson, TN | -64,822 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Starr, TX | 82.38% | Chester, TN | -56.90% |
Bacon, GA | 73.75% | Lauderdale, TN | -55.40% |
Douglas, CO | 70.00% | Crockett, TN | -52.58% |
Butler, KS | 65.94% | Floyd, TX | -51.97% |
Archuleta, CO | 59.28% | McNairy, TN | -51.69% |
Forsyth, GA | 59.14% | Dyer, TN | -50.86% |
Sherburne, MN | 52.19% | Houston, TN | -50.11% |
Elbert, CO | 50.57% | Monroe, TN | -49.99% |
Taylor, GA | 44.55% | Haywood, TN | -49.90% |
Crawford, WI | 43.99% | Lake, TN | -49.63% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Traverse, MN | 34.22% | Lincoln, MN | 36.67% | Ramsey, MN | 34.65% |
Jackson, MN | 34.85% | Pennington, MN | 39.25% | Kandiyohi, MN | 35.88% |
Murray, MN | 38.69% | Mower, MN | 39.30% | Faribault, MN | 36.01% |
Martin, MN | 38.79% | Lac Qui Parle, MN | 39.54% | Yellow Medicine, MN | 36.03% |
Nobles, MN | 39.02% | Cook, MN | 39.64% | Pope, MN | 36.14% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Republican | Democratic | Reform/Ind. |
Cuming, NE | 49.79% | Seward, NE | 49.32% | Todd, MN | 37.95% |
Dona Ana, NM | 49.67% | Phillips, AR | 49.31% | Morrison, MN | 36.99% |
Jefferson, NE | 49.55% | Scott, IA | 49.30% | Redwood, MN | 34.49% |
Cedar, NE | 49.46% | Baltimore, MD | 49.30% | Douglas, MN | 34.35% |
Pawnee, NE | 49.46% | El Paso, TX | 49.30% | Martin, MN | 34.22% |