1988 vs 1992 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+7.8 in 1988 to D+5.6 in 1992. 1 of 51 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 22 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1988 | 1992 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | D+10.2 | D+6.0 | R+4.2 | |
| Wisconsin | D+3.6 | D+4.4 | D+0.7 | |
| North Dakota | R+13.1 | R+12.0 | D+1.0 | |
| Hawaii | D+9.5 | D+11.4 | D+1.9 | |
| South Dakota | R+6.3 | R+3.5 | D+2.8 | |
| Nebraska | R+21.0 | R+17.2 | D+3.8 | |
| Minnesota | D+7.0 | D+11.6 | D+4.6 | |
| Oregon | D+4.7 | D+10.0 | D+5.3 | |
| Rhode Island | D+11.7 | D+18.0 | D+6.3 | |
| District of Columbia | D+68.4 | D+75.5 | D+7.2 | |
| Oklahoma | R+16.7 | R+8.6 | D+8.0 | |
| Kansas | R+13.2 | R+5.1 | D+8.1 | |
| West Virginia | D+4.7 | D+13.0 | D+8.3 | |
| Montana | R+5.9 | D+2.5 | D+8.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Texas | R+12.6 | R+3.5 | D+9.1 | |
| Washington | D+1.6 | D+11.4 | D+9.9 | |
| Massachusetts | D+7.9 | D+18.5 | D+10.7 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+2.3 | D+9.0 | D+11.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Connecticut | R+5.1 | D+6.4 | D+11.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| New York | D+4.1 | D+15.9 | D+11.8 | |
| Mississippi | R+20.8 | R+8.9 | D+11.9 | |
| Colorado | R+7.8 | D+4.3 | D+12.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Idaho | R+26.1 | R+13.6 | D+12.5 | |
| Alabama | R+19.3 | R+6.8 | D+12.5 | |
| Ohio | R+10.9 | D+1.8 | D+12.7 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Mexico | R+5.0 | D+8.6 | D+13.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Indiana | R+20.2 | R+6.1 | D+14.0 | |
| Missouri | R+4.0 | D+10.2 | D+14.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Alaska | R+23.3 | R+9.2 | D+14.2 | |
| Louisiana | R+10.2 | D+4.6 | D+14.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Kentucky | R+11.6 | D+3.2 | D+14.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Michigan | R+7.9 | D+7.4 | D+15.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Utah | R+34.2 | R+18.7 | D+15.5 | |
| North Carolina | R+16.3 | R+0.8 | D+15.5 | |
| South Carolina | R+23.9 | R+8.1 | D+15.8 | |
| New Jersey | R+13.6 | D+2.4 | D+16.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Virginia | R+20.5 | R+4.4 | D+16.1 | |
| Illinois | R+2.1 | D+14.2 | D+16.3 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wyoming | R+22.5 | R+5.6 | D+16.9 | |
| California | R+3.6 | D+13.4 | D+17.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Maryland | R+2.9 | D+14.2 | D+17.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Vermont | R+3.5 | D+15.7 | D+19.2 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arizona | R+21.2 | R+2.0 | D+19.3 | |
| Maine | R+11.5 | D+8.4 | D+19.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Florida | R+22.4 | R+1.9 | D+20.5 | |
| Delaware | R+12.4 | D+8.2 | D+20.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| Georgia | R+20.3 | D+0.6 | D+20.8 | Republican → Democratic |
| Tennessee | R+16.3 | D+4.7 | D+21.0 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nevada | R+20.9 | D+2.6 | D+23.6 | Republican → Democratic |
| New Hampshire | R+26.1 | D+1.2 | D+27.4 | Republican → Democratic |
| Arkansas | R+14.2 | D+17.7 | D+31.9 | Republican → Democratic |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data