Election 1992 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State
1992 U.S. Presidential Election Results: Bill Clinton Won ✓
Bill Clinton, with running mate Al Gore, defeated incumbent Republican George H. W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election held on November 3, 1992, capturing 370 electoral votes to Bush’s 168 and winning 43.01 percent of the popular vote to Bush’s 37.50 percent, while independent Ross Perot garnered 18.90 percent.
370
Bill Clinton
Percent: 43.01%
Votes: 44,909,806
168
George H.W. Bush
Percent: 37.50%
Votes: 39,104,550
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Results by State
Alabama
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 40.88%
Votes: 690,080
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.65%
Votes: 804,283
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 10.85%
Votes: 183,109
California
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 46.01%
Votes: 5,121,325
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.61%
Votes: 3,630,574
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 20.63%
Votes: 2,296,006
District of Columbia
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 84.64%
Votes: 192,619
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 9.10%
Votes: 20,698
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 4.25%
Votes: 9,681
Idaho
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 28.42%
Votes: 137,013
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.03%
Votes: 202,645
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 27.05%
Votes: 130,395
Kansas
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 33.74%
Votes: 390,434
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.88%
Votes: 449,951
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 26.99%
Votes: 312,358
Maryland
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 49.80%
Votes: 988,571
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.62%
Votes: 707,094
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 14.18%
Votes: 281,414
Mississippi
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 40.77%
Votes: 400,258
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.68%
Votes: 487,793
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 8.72%
Votes: 85,626
Nevada
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 37.36%
Votes: 189,148
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 34.73%
Votes: 175,828
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 26.19%
Votes: 132,580
New York
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 49.73%
Votes: 3,444,450
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 33.88%
Votes: 2,346,649
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 15.75%
Votes: 1,090,721
Oklahoma
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 34.02%
Votes: 473,066
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.65%
Votes: 592,929
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.01%
Votes: 319,878
South Carolina
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 39.88%
Votes: 479,514
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.02%
Votes: 577,507
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 11.55%
Votes: 138,872
Utah
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 24.65%
Votes: 183,429
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.36%
Votes: 322,632
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 27.34%
Votes: 203,400
West Virginia
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 48.41%
Votes: 331,001
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.39%
Votes: 241,974
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 15.92%
Votes: 108,829
Alaska
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 30.29%
Votes: 78,294
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 39.46%
Votes: 102,000
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 28.43%
Votes: 73,481
Colorado
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 40.13%
Votes: 629,681
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.87%
Votes: 562,850
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.32%
Votes: 366,010
Florida
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 39.00%
Votes: 2,072,698
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.89%
Votes: 2,173,310
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 19.82%
Votes: 1,053,067
Illinois
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 48.58%
Votes: 2,453,350
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 34.34%
Votes: 1,734,096
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 16.64%
Votes: 840,515
Kentucky
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 44.55%
Votes: 665,104
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.34%
Votes: 617,178
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 13.66%
Votes: 203,944
Massachusetts
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 47.54%
Votes: 1,318,662
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 29.02%
Votes: 805,049
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 22.80%
Votes: 632,312
Missouri
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 44.07%
Votes: 1,053,873
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 33.92%
Votes: 811,159
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 21.69%
Votes: 518,741
New Hampshire
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 38.91%
Votes: 209,040
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.69%
Votes: 202,484
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 22.59%
Votes: 121,337
North Carolina
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 42.65%
Votes: 1,114,042
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.44%
Votes: 1,134,661
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 13.70%
Votes: 357,864
Oregon
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 42.48%
Votes: 621,314
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.53%
Votes: 475,757
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 24.21%
Votes: 354,091
South Dakota
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 37.14%
Votes: 124,888
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.66%
Votes: 136,718
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 21.80%
Votes: 73,295
Vermont
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 46.11%
Votes: 133,592
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 30.42%
Votes: 88,122
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 22.78%
Votes: 65,991
Wisconsin
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 41.13%
Votes: 1,041,066
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.78%
Votes: 930,855
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 21.51%
Votes: 544,479
Arizona
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 36.52%
Votes: 543,050
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.47%
Votes: 572,086
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.79%
Votes: 353,741
Connecticut
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 42.21%
Votes: 682,318
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.78%
Votes: 578,313
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 21.58%
Votes: 348,771
Georgia
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.47%
Votes: 1,008,966
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.88%
Votes: 995,252
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 13.34%
Votes: 309,657
Indiana
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 36.79%
Votes: 848,420
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.91%
Votes: 989,375
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 19.77%
Votes: 455,934
Louisiana
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 45.58%
Votes: 815,971
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.97%
Votes: 733,386
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 11.81%
Votes: 211,478
Michigan
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.77%
Votes: 1,871,182
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.38%
Votes: 1,554,940
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 19.30%
Votes: 824,813
Montana
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 37.63%
Votes: 154,507
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.12%
Votes: 144,207
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 26.12%
Votes: 107,225
New Jersey
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 42.95%
Votes: 1,436,206
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.58%
Votes: 1,356,865
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 15.61%
Votes: 521,829
North Dakota
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 32.18%
Votes: 99,168
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.22%
Votes: 136,244
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.07%
Votes: 71,084
Pennsylvania
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 45.15%
Votes: 2,239,164
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.13%
Votes: 1,791,841
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 18.20%
Votes: 902,667
Tennessee
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 47.08%
Votes: 933,521
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.43%
Votes: 841,300
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 10.09%
Votes: 199,968
Virginia
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 40.59%
Votes: 1,038,650
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.97%
Votes: 1,150,517
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 13.63%
Votes: 348,639
Wyoming
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 34.10%
Votes: 68,160
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 39.70%
Votes: 79,347
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 25.65%
Votes: 51,263
Arkansas
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 53.21%
Votes: 505,823
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.48%
Votes: 337,324
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 10.43%
Votes: 99,132
Delaware
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.52%
Votes: 126,054
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.33%
Votes: 102,313
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 20.45%
Votes: 59,213
Hawaii
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 48.09%
Votes: 179,310
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.70%
Votes: 136,822
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 14.22%
Votes: 53,003
Iowa
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.29%
Votes: 586,353
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.27%
Votes: 504,891
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 18.71%
Votes: 253,468
Maine
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 38.77%
Votes: 263,420
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 30.39%
Votes: 206,504
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 30.44%
Votes: 206,820
Minnesota
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.48%
Votes: 1,020,997
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 31.85%
Votes: 747,841
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.96%
Votes: 562,506
Nebraska
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 29.47%
Votes: 217,344
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.69%
Votes: 344,346
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.68%
Votes: 174,687
New Mexico
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 45.90%
Votes: 261,617
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.34%
Votes: 212,824
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 16.12%
Votes: 91,895
Ohio
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 40.18%
Votes: 1,984,942
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.35%
Votes: 1,894,310
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 20.98%
Votes: 1,036,426
Rhode Island
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 47.04%
Votes: 213,299
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 29.02%
Votes: 131,601
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.16%
Votes: 105,045
Texas
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 37.08%
Votes: 2,281,815
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.56%
Votes: 2,496,071
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 22.01%
Votes: 1,354,781
Washington
Bill Clinton (DEM)
Percent: 43.41%
Votes: 993,037
George H.W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 31.97%
Votes: 731,234
Ross Perot (IND)
Percent: 23.68%
Votes: 541,780