Elections / 1992 · President · DC
Bill Clinton carried District of Columbia D+75.5.
Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in District of Columbia, 1992. The state ran 70.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
District of Columbia result
227,572 votes counted
Clinton (D)
192,619
84.6%
Bush (R)
20,698
9.1%
Perot (I)
9,681
4.3%
All others
4,574
2.0%
Margin
D+75.5
1992 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1992
ClintonD+75.5
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 1992 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1992 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 84.6% | 192,619 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 9.1% | 20,698 |
| Ross PerotIndependent | 2.0% | 4,574 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 1992
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 192,619 | 20,698 | 9,681 | 227,572 |