The 1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam was held on November 5, 1996, Guam is a territory and not a state. Thus, it is ineligible to elect members of the Electoral College, instead, the territory conducts a non-binding presidential straw poll during the general election. It does not cast direct electoral votes for president and vice president.[1][2] Like in the 1992 presidential straw poll, Ross Perot did not appear on the ballot.

Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton won the straw poll by almost 59.7%.

Results

The votes of Guam residents do not count in the November presidential election, but the territory nonetheless conducts a presidential straw poll to gauge islanders' preference for president every election year since the first straw poll was in 1980.[3]

1996 United States presidential straw poll in Guam[4]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage
Democratic Bill Clinton Al Gore 19,265 59.67%
Republican Bob Dole Jack Kemp 12,524 38.79%
Libertarian Harry Browne Jo Jorgensen 498 1.54%
Totals 32,287 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Post, Haidee Eugenio Gilbert | The Guam Daily (November 4, 2020). "Safety rules, voters' poor marking of ballots slow count". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ APSA (February 18, 2020). "The Curious Case of Guam: The Unincorporated Territory's Role in the 2020 Primaries -". politicalsciencenow.com. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Peralta, Eyder (November 6, 2012). "In Guam, 'Non-Binding Straw Poll' Gives Obama A Commanding Win". npr. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "ECAR 1996.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_straw_poll_in_Guam