Tuesday, November 3, 1992
1992 presidential election results
William J. Clinton (Democratic) and running mate Albert Gore, Jr. won with 370 electoral votes and 43.0% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Tennessee, D+4.7 (nation D+5.6). It delivered electoral vote number 270 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Clinton Won | Albert Gore, Jr. | Democratic | 370 | 44,909,326 | 43.00% | 33 |
| George H. W. Bush (George Bush) | Dan Quayle | Republican | 168 | 39,103,882 | 37.40% | 18 |
| H. Ross Perot | James Stockdale | Independent | 0 | 19,741,657 | 18.90% | 0 |
| Total popular votes counted | 104,425,014 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | William J. Clinton | George H. W. Bush | H. Ross Perot | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 40.9% | 47.6% 9 | 10.8% | 6.8 | 9 | 1,688,060 |
| Alaska | 30.3% | 39.5% 3 | 28.4% | 9.2 | 3 | 258,506 |
| Arizona | 36.5% | 38.5% 8 | 23.8% | 2.0 | 8 | 1,486,975 |
| Arkansas | 53.2% 6 | 35.5% | 10.4% | 17.7 | 6 | 950,653 |
| California | 46.0% 54 | 32.6% | 20.6% | 13.4 | 54 | 11,131,721 |
| Colorado | 40.1% 8 | 35.9% | 23.3% | 4.3 | 8 | 1,569,180 |
| Connecticut | 42.2% 8 | 35.8% | 21.6% | 6.4 | 8 | 1,616,332 |
| Delaware | 43.5% 3 | 35.3% | 20.4% | 8.2 | 3 | 289,735 |
| District of Columbia | 84.6% 3 | 9.1% | 4.3% | 75.6 | 3 | 227,572 |
| Florida | 39.0% | 40.9% 25 | 19.8% | 1.9 | 25 | 5,314,392 |
| Georgia | 43.5% 13 | 42.9% | 13.3% | 0.6 | 13 | 2,321,125 |
| Hawaii | 48.1% 4 | 36.7% | 14.2% | 11.4 | 4 | 372,842 |
| Idaho | 28.4% | 42.0% 4 | 27.0% | 13.6 | 4 | 482,142 |
| Illinois | 48.6% 22 | 34.3% | 16.6% | 14.2 | 22 | 5,050,157 |
| Indiana | 36.8% | 42.9% 12 | 19.8% | 6.1 | 12 | 2,305,871 |
| Iowa | 43.3% 7 | 37.3% | 18.7% | 6.0 | 7 | 1,354,607 |
| Kansas | 33.7% | 38.9% 6 | 27.0% | 5.1 | 6 | 1,157,335 |
| Kentucky | 44.6% 8 | 41.3% | 13.7% | 3.2 | 8 | 1,492,900 |
| Louisiana | 45.6% 9 | 41.0% | 11.8% | 4.6 | 9 | 1,790,017 |
| Maine | 38.8% 4 | 30.4% | 30.4% | 8.3 | 4 | 679,499 |
| Maryland | 49.8% 10 | 35.6% | 14.2% | 14.2 | 10 | 1,985,046 |
| Massachusetts | 47.5% 12 | 29.0% | 22.7% | 18.5 | 12 | 2,773,700 |
| Michigan | 43.8% 18 | 36.4% | 19.3% | 7.4 | 18 | 4,274,673 |
| Minnesota | 43.5% 10 | 31.9% | 24.0% | 11.6 | 10 | 2,347,948 |
| Mississippi | 40.8% | 49.7% 7 | 8.7% | 8.9 | 7 | 981,793 |
| Missouri | 44.1% 11 | 33.9% | 21.7% | 10.2 | 11 | 2,391,565 |
| Montana | 37.6% 3 | 35.1% | 26.1% | 2.5 | 3 | 410,611 |
| Nebraska | 29.4% | 46.6% 5 | 23.6% | 17.2 | 5 | 737,546 |
| Nevada | 37.4% 4 | 34.7% | 26.2% | 2.6 | 4 | 506,318 |
| New Hampshire | 38.9% 4 | 37.6% | 22.6% | 1.2 | 4 | 537,943 |
| New Jersey | 43.0% 15 | 40.6% | 15.6% | 2.4 | 15 | 3,343,594 |
| New Mexico | 45.9% 5 | 37.3% | 16.1% | 8.6 | 5 | 569,986 |
| New York | 49.7% 33 | 33.9% | 15.7% | 15.9 | 33 | 6,926,925 |
| North Carolina | 42.7% | 43.4% 14 | 13.7% | 0.8 | 14 | 2,611,850 |
| North Dakota | 32.2% | 44.2% 3 | 23.1% | 12.0 | 3 | 308,133 |
| Ohio | 40.2% 21 | 38.3% | 21.0% | 1.8 | 21 | 4,939,967 |
| Oklahoma | 34.0% | 42.6% 8 | 23.0% | 8.6 | 8 | 1,390,359 |
| Oregon | 42.5% 7 | 32.5% | 24.2% | 10.0 | 7 | 1,462,643 |
| Pennsylvania | 45.1% 23 | 36.1% | 18.2% | 9.0 | 23 | 4,959,810 |
| Rhode Island | 47.0% 4 | 29.0% | 23.2% | 18.0 | 4 | 453,477 |
| South Carolina | 39.9% | 48.0% 8 | 11.5% | 8.2 | 8 | 1,202,527 |
| South Dakota | 37.1% | 40.7% 3 | 21.8% | 3.5 | 3 | 336,254 |
| Tennessee | 47.1% 11 | 42.4% | 10.1% | 4.7 | 11 | 1,982,638 |
| Texas | 37.1% | 40.6% 32 | 22.0% | 3.5 | 32 | 6,154,018 |
| Utah | 24.7% | 43.4% 5 | 27.3% | 16.0 | 5 | 743,999 |
| Vermont | 46.1% 3 | 30.4% | 22.8% | 15.7 | 3 | 289,701 |
| Virginia | 40.6% | 45.0% 13 | 13.6% | 4.4 | 13 | 2,558,665 |
| Washington | 43.4% 11 | 32.0% | 23.7% | 11.4 | 11 | 2,288,230 |
| West Virginia | 48.4% 5 | 35.4% | 15.9% | 13.0 | 5 | 683,762 |
| Wisconsin | 41.1% 11 | 36.8% | 21.5% | 4.4 | 11 | 2,531,114 |
| Wyoming | 34.0% | 39.6% 3 | 25.6% | 5.6 | 3 | 200,598 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1992
- Georgia William J. Clinton by 13,714 votes (0.59 pts)
- North Carolina George H. W. Bush by 20,619 votes (0.79 pts)
- New Hampshire William J. Clinton by 6,556 votes (1.22 pts)
- Ohio William J. Clinton by 90,632 votes (1.83 pts)
- Florida George H. W. Bush by 100,612 votes (1.89 pts)
- Arizona George H. W. Bush by 29,036 votes (1.95 pts)
- New Jersey William J. Clinton by 79,341 votes (2.37 pts)
- Montana William J. Clinton by 10,300 votes (2.51 pts)
Flipped since 1988
- Arkansas: Republican → Democratic (6 EV)
- California: Republican → Democratic (54 EV)
- Colorado: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Connecticut: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Delaware: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- Georgia: Republican → Democratic (13 EV)
- Illinois: Republican → Democratic (22 EV)
- Kentucky: Republican → Democratic (8 EV)
- Louisiana: Republican → Democratic (9 EV)
- Maine: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- Maryland: Republican → Democratic (10 EV)
- Michigan: Republican → Democratic (18 EV)
- Missouri: Republican → Democratic (11 EV)
- Montana: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
- Nevada: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- New Hampshire: Republican → Democratic (4 EV)
- New Jersey: Republican → Democratic (15 EV)
- New Mexico: Republican → Democratic (5 EV)
- Ohio: Republican → Democratic (21 EV)
- Pennsylvania: Republican → Democratic (23 EV)
- Tennessee: Republican → Democratic (11 EV)
- Vermont: Republican → Democratic (3 EV)
Source: 1992
Questions and answers
Who won the 1992 presidential election?
William J. Clinton (Democratic) won the 1992 election with 370 electoral votes, with Albert Gore, Jr. as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1992?
William J. Clinton 370; George H. W. Bush 168 (out of 538).
Who won the popular vote in 1992?
William J. Clinton received the most popular votes: 44,909,326 (43.0%) of 104,425,014 counted.
What was the closest state in 1992?
Georgia, which William J. Clinton won by 13,714 votes (0.59 points).
Which states flipped in 1992?
Compared with 1988, 22 states changed party: Arkansas (to Democratic), California (to Democratic), Colorado (to Democratic), Connecticut (to Democratic), Delaware (to Democratic), Georgia (to Democratic), Illinois (to Democratic), Kentucky (to Democratic), Louisiana (to Democratic), Maine (to Democratic), Maryland (to Democratic), Michigan (to Democratic), Missouri (to Democratic), Montana (to Democratic), Nevada (to Democratic), New Hampshire (to Democratic), New Jersey (to Democratic), New Mexico (to Democratic), Ohio (to Democratic), Pennsylvania (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Democratic) and Vermont (to Democratic).
What was the tipping-point state in 1992?
Tennessee. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 270; it voted Democratic by 4.7 points, against Democratic by 5.6 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data