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Elections / 1992 · President · DE

Bill Clinton carried Delaware D+8.2.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Delaware, 1992. The state ran 2.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)

Delaware result
289,620 votes counted
Clinton (D)
126,054
43.5%
Bush (R)
102,313
35.3%
Perot (I)
59,213
20.4%
All others
2,040
0.7%
Margin
D+8.2
Delaware, 1992
ClintonD+8.2
1992 presidential margin by county for Delaware — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Delaware — 1992 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1992 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Kent County, DE · TiedNew Castle County, DE · D+12.8Sussex County, DE · R+2.4
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill ClintonDemocratic43.5%126,054
George H. W. BushRepublican35.3%102,313
OtherAll other candidates0.7%2,040
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Delaware's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Delaware's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +14.8% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+14.8%DR18762024
Delaware's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+11.6%
1880+8.3%
1884+19.1%
1888+11.6%
1892+1.5%
1896−8.3%
1900−6.3%
1904−14.4%
1908−6.1%
1912+13.6%
1916−2.4%
1920−13.6%
1924−20.9%
1928−32.0%
1932−2.4%
1936+9.8%
1940+9.7%
1944+9.1%
1948−1.3%
1952−3.9%
1956−10.5%
1960+1.6%
1964+22.2%
1968−3.5%
1972−20.4%
1976+5.4%
1980−2.3%
1984−19.9%
1988−12.4%
1992+8.2%
1996+15.2%
2000+13.1%
2004+7.6%
2008+25.0%
2012+18.6%
2016+11.4%
2020+19.0%
2024+14.8%
County results — 1992
3 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Kent CountyR
−0.5%
15,36415,5628,91640,238
New Castle CountyD
+12.8%
91,51666,31137,581196,817
Sussex CountyR
−2.4%
19,17420,44012,71652,565