# Newspaper endorsements in the 1996 United States presidential election

During the 1996 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements.
According to Editor & Publisher, based on responses to their quadrennial poll, Bob Dole received a total of 122 endorsements (total circulation of 7,475,578), and 80 papers supported Bill Clinton, though with a higher total circulation of 8,287,436. Libertarian candidate Harry Browne received one endorsement.

## Newspapers

| Newspaper | 1996 Endorsement | Circulation | Endorsement date | City | State | 1992 Endorsement | Notes |
| New York Observer | Bob Dole | | October 7 | New York City | New York | | Weekly newspaper |
| The Spokesman-Review | Bob Dole | | October 12 | Spokane | Washington | Bill Clinton | |
| Chicago Tribune | Bob Dole | | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | George H.W. Bush | |
| Albuquerque Journal | Bob Dole | | October 20 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | | |
| Delaware County Daily Times | Bob Dole | 53,635 | | Upper Darby | Pennsylvania | Bill Clinton | |
| Chanute Tribune | Bob Dole | 4,600 | | Chanute | Kansas | Bill Clinton | |
| The Newton Kansan | Bob Dole | 7,645 | | Newton | Kansas | Bill Clinton | |
| Times Leader | Bill Clinton | | | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | George H.W. Bush | Only paper in E&P poll to switch from GOP to DEM. |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Bill Clinton | | October 20 | St. Louis | Missouri | | |
| Sacramento Bee | Bill Clinton | | October 20 | Sacramento | California | | |
| Minneapolis Star Tribune | Bill Clinton | | October 20 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | | |
| Chicago Sun-Times | Bill Clinton | | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | | |
| The Palm Beach Post | Bill Clinton | | October 20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | | |
| Winston-Salem Journal | Bob Dole | | October 21? | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | | |
| The Sun | Bob Dole | | October 23 | Bremerton | Washington | | |
| The New York Times | Bill Clinton | 1,071,120 | October 27 | New York | New York | Bill Clinton | |
| Denver Post | Bill Clinton | | October 27 | Denver | Colorado | | |
| Philadelphia Inquirer | Bill Clinton | | October 27 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | | |
| Hartford Courant | Bill Clinton | 208,844 | October 27 | Hartford | Connecticut | Bill Clinton | |
| The Daily News (Kentucky) | Bob Dole | | October 27 | Bowling Green | Kentucky | | |
| Daily Press (Virginia) | Bob Dole | | October 27 | Newport News | Virginia | | |
| Dallas Morning News | Bob Dole | 527,300 (1994) | | Dallas | Texas | George H.W. Bush | |
| Houston Chronicle | Bob Dole | | | Houston | Texas | George H.W. Bush | |
| Boston Globe | Bill Clinton | | October 27 | Boston | Massachusetts | | |
| Portage Daily Register | Bob Dole | | November 2 | Portage | Wisconsin | | |
| Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune | Bob Dole | | | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | | |
| Sun-Sentinel | Bill Clinton | | | Broward County | Florida | | |
| The Plain Dealer | Bill Clinton | | October 27 | Cleveland | Ohio | Bill Clinton | |
| Seattle Times | Bill Clinton | | | Seattle | Washington | Bill Clinton | |
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Bob Dole | | | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | | |
| San Jose Mercury News | Bill Clinton | | | San Diego | California | Bill Clinton | |
| Miami Herald | No endorsement | | | Miami | Florida | | |
| The Hutchinson News | Bob Dole | | | Hutchinson | Kansas | | |
| Augusta Chronicle | Bob Dole | | | Augusta | Georgia | | |
| Connecticut Post | Bob Dole | | | Bridgeport | Connecticut | | |
| Oshkosh Northwestern | Bob Dole | | | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | | |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | Bob Dole | | | Knoxville | Tennessee | | |
| Mitchell Daily Republic | Bob Dole | | | Mitchell | South Dakota | | |
| Naples Daily News | Bob Dole | | | Naples | Florida | | |
| New Haven Register | Bob Dole | | | New Haven | Connecticut | | |
| New York Post | Bob Dole | | | New York | New York | | |
| Norwich Bulletin | Bob Dole | | | Norwich | Connecticut | | |
| Paris News | Bob Dole | | | Paris | Texas | | |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | Bob Dole | | | Richmond | Virginia | | |
| Rocky Mountain News | Bob Dole | | | Denver | Colorado | | |
| Tulsa World | Bob Dole | | | Tulsa | Oklahoma | | |
| Wichita Eagle | Bob Dole | | | Wichita | Kansas | | |
| The Greenville News | Bob Dole | | | Greenville | South Carolina | | |
| Idaho Statesman | Bob Dole | | | Boise | Idaho | | |
| Indianapolis Star | Bob Dole | | | Indianapolis | Indiana | | |
| The Courier-Tribune | Bob Dole | | | Asheboro | North Carolina | | |
| Boston Herald | Bob Dole | | | Boston | Massachusetts | | |
| Chattanooga Free Press | Bob Dole | | | Chattanooga | Tennessee | | |
| Cincinnati Post | Bob Dole | | | Cincinnati | Ohio | | |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | Bob Dole | | | Cincinnati | Ohio | | |
| Columbus Dispatch | Bob Dole | | | Columbus | Ohio | | |
| The Clarion-Ledger | Bob Dole | | | Jackson | Mississippi | | |
| The Commercial Appeal | Bob Dole | | | Memphis | Tennessee | | |
| The Record | Bill Clinton | | | Bergen County | New Jersey | | |
| The News & Record | Bill Clinton | | | Greensboro | North Carolina | | |
| Asbury Park Press | Bill Clinton | | | Neptune | New Jersey | | |
| Charlotte Observer | Bill Clinton | | | Charlotte | North Carolina | | |
| The Times | Bill Clinton | | | Shreveport | Louisiana | | |
| Kansas City Star | Bob Dole | | | Kansas City | Missouri | Bill Clinton | |
| The Times of Trenton | Bill Clinton | | | Trenton | New Jersey | | |
* Corpus Christi Caller Times, Tex.: Dole
* The Day of New London, Conn.: Dole
* El Paso Herald-Post, Tex.: Dole
* Evansville Courier, Ind.: Dole
* Maine Sunday Telegram: Clinton
* Detroit News: Dole
* Washington Times: Dole
* Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.: Clinton
* Arizona Daily Star, Tucson: Clinton
* Atlanta Constitution: Clinton
* Charleston Gazette, W.Va.: Clinton
* Concord Monitor, N.H.: Clinton
* Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey: Clinton
* Des Moines Register: Clinton
* Detroit Free Press: Clinton
* Florida Today: Clinton
* The Great Falls Tribune, Mont.: Clinton
* The Honolulu Advertiser: Clinton
* The Las Vegas Sun: Clinton
* Louisville Courier-Journal: Clinton
* Mesa Tribune, Ariz.: Clinton
* Nashville Banner: Clinton
* New York Daily News: Clinton
* Newsday, Long Island, N.Y.: Clinton
* Philadelphia Daily News: Clinton
* Oregonian, Portland: Clinton
* Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore.: Clinton
* San Francisco Examiner: Clinton
* Santa Fe New Mexican: Clinton
* Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Clinton
* Star Ledger, Newark: Clinton
* St. Paul Pioneer Press: Clinton
* Tennessean, Nashville: Clinton
* Union News, Springfield, Mass.: Clinton
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dole
* The Economist: Dole