Illinois — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentClintonD+14.2
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 48.6% | 2,453,350 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 34.3% | 1,734,096 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 17.1% | 862,711 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 22 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Bond County, IL | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Brown County, IL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Bureau County, IL | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Cass County, IL | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Clark County, IL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Clay County, IL | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Clinton County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Coles County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Crawford County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+2.0 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Douglas County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Edgar County, IL | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Fayette County, IL | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Greene County, IL | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Hancock County, IL | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Hardin County, IL | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Henderson County, IL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Henry County, IL | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Jackson County, IL | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Jasper County, IL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Jersey County, IL | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Johnson County, IL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Knox County, IL | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+7.7 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Marion County, IL | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Marshall County, IL | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Mason County, IL | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Massac County, IL | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| McDonough County, IL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+18.8 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Mercer County, IL | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Monroe County, IL | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Perry County, IL | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Piatt County, IL | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Pike County, IL | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Pope County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Putnam County, IL | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Randolph County, IL | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Richland County, IL | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Saline County, IL | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Shelby County, IL | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Warren County, IL | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+5.4 |
| White County, IL | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Will County, IL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Williamson County, IL | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
Illinois results by county
102 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George H. W. Bush+1,781 | 11,74837.2% | 13,52942.8% | 6,30220.0% | 31,579 |
| Alexander County | Bill Clinton+1,265 | 2,56658.8% | 1,30129.8% | 49511.3% | 4,362 |
| Bond County | Bill Clinton+713 | 3,42845.4% | 2,71536.0% | 1,40518.6% | 7,548 |
| Boone County | George H. W. Bush+475 | 5,11437.5% | 5,58941.0% | 2,92421.5% | 13,627 |
| Brown County | Bill Clinton+117 | 1,14642.6% | 1,02938.3% | 51419.1% | 2,689 |
| Bureau County | Bill Clinton+715 | 7,55142.2% | 6,83638.2% | 3,52019.7% | 17,907 |
| Calhoun County | Bill Clinton+774 | 1,51954.2% | 74526.6% | 53919.2% | 2,803 |
| Carroll County | George H. W. Bush+443 | 2,85437.2% | 3,29742.9% | 1,52819.9% | 7,679 |
| Cass County | Bill Clinton+1,038 | 3,20049.6% | 2,16233.5% | 1,08516.8% | 6,447 |
| Champaign County | Bill Clinton+7,907 | 35,00346.0% | 27,09635.6% | 13,99318.4% | 76,092 |
| Christian County | Bill Clinton+3,955 | 9,04251.4% | 5,08728.9% | 3,46119.7% | 17,590 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+163 | 3,33841.8% | 3,17539.8% | 1,46618.4% | 7,979 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+491 | 2,96244.5% | 2,47137.1% | 1,21918.3% | 6,652 |
| Clinton County | Bill Clinton+915 | 6,68642.3% | 5,77136.5% | 3,36521.3% | 15,822 |
| Coles County | Bill Clinton+1,304 | 9,40242.2% | 8,09836.3% | 4,80021.5% | 22,300 |
| Cook County | Bill Clinton+644,233 | 1,249,53358.2% | 605,30028.2% | 291,82213.6% | 2,146,655 |
| Crawford County | Bill Clinton+358 | 3,96441.0% | 3,60637.3% | 2,10121.7% | 9,671 |
| Cumberland County | Bill Clinton+251 | 2,11140.6% | 1,86035.8% | 1,23123.7% | 5,202 |
| De Witt County | George H. W. Bush+155 | 3,00938.8% | 3,16440.8% | 1,58620.4% | 7,759 |
| DeKalb County | Bill Clinton+1,089 | 13,74440.1% | 12,65537.0% | 7,83322.9% | 34,232 |
| Douglas County | Bill Clinton+32 | 3,34140.4% | 3,30940.0% | 1,62619.6% | 8,276 |
| DuPage County | George H. W. Bush+63,707 | 114,56430.9% | 178,27148.1% | 78,15221.1% | 370,987 |
| Edgar County | Bill Clinton+224 | 4,01441.1% | 3,79038.8% | 1,97220.2% | 9,776 |
| Edwards County | George H. W. Bush+302 | 1,29936.6% | 1,60145.1% | 65218.4% | 3,552 |
| Effingham County | George H. W. Bush+1,108 | 5,22134.9% | 6,32942.2% | 3,43122.9% | 14,981 |
| Fayette County | Bill Clinton+1,325 | 4,83347.8% | 3,50834.7% | 1,77717.6% | 10,118 |
| Ford County | George H. W. Bush+871 | 2,17533.6% | 3,04647.0% | 1,26019.4% | 6,481 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+7,240 | 12,74459.3% | 5,50425.6% | 3,23315.1% | 21,481 |
| Fulton County | Bill Clinton+4,663 | 9,72554.9% | 5,06228.6% | 2,91416.5% | 17,701 |
| Gallatin County | Bill Clinton+1,381 | 2,37160.1% | 99025.1% | 58314.8% | 3,944 |
| Greene County | Bill Clinton+773 | 3,16445.0% | 2,39134.0% | 1,47721.0% | 7,032 |
| Grundy County | George H. W. Bush+224 | 6,12237.6% | 6,34639.0% | 3,79723.3% | 16,265 |
| Hamilton County | Bill Clinton+1,061 | 2,58251.9% | 1,52130.6% | 87117.5% | 4,974 |
| Hancock County | Bill Clinton+499 | 4,21341.8% | 3,71436.9% | 2,14221.3% | 10,069 |
| Hardin County | Bill Clinton+680 | 1,66552.5% | 98531.0% | 52316.5% | 3,173 |
| Henderson County | Bill Clinton+703 | 2,01349.7% | 1,31032.4% | 72517.9% | 4,048 |
| Henry County | Bill Clinton+2,088 | 11,07745.5% | 8,98936.9% | 4,30517.7% | 24,371 |
| Iroquois County | George H. W. Bush+2,508 | 4,44030.6% | 6,94847.8% | 3,14221.6% | 14,530 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+6,474 | 13,37354.7% | 6,89928.2% | 4,16217.0% | 24,434 |
| Jasper County | Bill Clinton+288 | 2,28441.7% | 1,99636.4% | 1,20021.9% | 5,480 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+3,168 | 8,66549.2% | 5,49731.2% | 3,43519.5% | 17,597 |
| Jersey County | Bill Clinton+1,816 | 4,74947.1% | 2,93329.1% | 2,41123.9% | 10,093 |
| Jo Daviess County | George H. W. Bush+205 | 4,04438.7% | 4,24940.6% | 2,16120.7% | 10,454 |
| Johnson County | Bill Clinton+175 | 2,29942.6% | 2,12439.4% | 96818.0% | 5,391 |
| Kane County | George H. W. Bush+11,116 | 44,56834.8% | 55,68443.5% | 27,68621.6% | 127,938 |
| Kankakee County | Bill Clinton+1,818 | 17,22943.0% | 15,41138.5% | 7,43118.5% | 40,071 |
| Kendall County | George H. W. Bush+3,098 | 5,42329.5% | 8,52146.3% | 4,46224.2% | 18,406 |
| Knox County | Bill Clinton+4,193 | 12,52449.5% | 8,33132.9% | 4,44117.6% | 25,296 |
| Lake County | George H. W. Bush+17,307 | 81,69336.5% | 99,00044.2% | 43,29419.3% | 223,987 |
| LaSalle County | Bill Clinton+7,198 | 23,27646.6% | 16,07832.2% | 10,57721.2% | 49,931 |
| Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+589 | 3,27043.7% | 2,68135.8% | 1,53720.5% | 7,488 |
| Lee County | George H. W. Bush+1,122 | 5,53035.9% | 6,65243.1% | 3,23521.0% | 15,417 |
| Livingston County | George H. W. Bush+1,997 | 6,00735.1% | 8,00446.8% | 3,08718.1% | 17,098 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+1,398 | 5,16936.4% | 6,56746.3% | 2,45917.3% | 14,195 |
| Macon County | Bill Clinton+8,765 | 27,44949.4% | 18,68433.6% | 9,44717.0% | 55,580 |
| Macoupin County | Bill Clinton+5,532 | 12,05050.9% | 6,51827.5% | 5,09321.5% | 23,661 |
| Madison County | Bill Clinton+26,317 | 58,48451.3% | 32,16728.2% | 23,44420.5% | 114,095 |
| Marion County | Bill Clinton+3,905 | 9,66951.2% | 5,76430.5% | 3,45018.3% | 18,883 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+328 | 2,81943.4% | 2,49138.3% | 1,18618.3% | 6,496 |
| Mason County | Bill Clinton+1,496 | 3,96951.5% | 2,47332.1% | 1,26016.4% | 7,702 |
| Massac County | Bill Clinton+593 | 3,34747.4% | 2,75439.0% | 95513.5% | 7,056 |
| McDonough County | Bill Clinton+517 | 5,81441.8% | 5,29738.0% | 2,81120.2% | 13,922 |
| McHenry County | George H. W. Bush+16,573 | 24,78328.1% | 41,35646.8% | 22,15525.1% | 88,294 |
| McLean County | George H. W. Bush+2,636 | 23,09038.9% | 25,72643.4% | 10,46917.7% | 59,285 |
| Menard County | George H. W. Bush+570 | 2,26435.9% | 2,83445.0% | 1,20119.1% | 6,299 |
| Mercer County | Bill Clinton+1,007 | 3,99046.7% | 2,98334.9% | 1,56718.3% | 8,540 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+87 | 4,89439.0% | 4,80738.3% | 2,84122.7% | 12,542 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+3,017 | 7,42450.0% | 4,40729.7% | 3,00620.3% | 14,837 |
| Morgan County | George H. W. Bush+215 | 6,35139.0% | 6,56640.3% | 3,38020.7% | 16,297 |
| Moultrie County | Bill Clinton+991 | 3,05647.3% | 2,06531.9% | 1,34420.8% | 6,465 |
| Ogle County | George H. W. Bush+2,496 | 6,51232.4% | 9,00844.8% | 4,58922.8% | 20,109 |
| Peoria County | Bill Clinton+7,381 | 38,09946.8% | 30,71837.8% | 12,51115.4% | 81,328 |
| Perry County | Bill Clinton+2,904 | 6,00954.2% | 3,10528.0% | 1,97217.8% | 11,086 |
| Piatt County | Bill Clinton+444 | 3,52041.7% | 3,07636.4% | 1,85121.9% | 8,447 |
| Pike County | Bill Clinton+674 | 4,01644.4% | 3,34237.0% | 1,67918.6% | 9,037 |
| Pope County | Bill Clinton+112 | 1,06344.1% | 95139.4% | 39716.5% | 2,411 |
| Pulaski County | Bill Clinton+818 | 1,98756.0% | 1,16932.9% | 39311.1% | 3,549 |
| Putnam County | Bill Clinton+605 | 1,57447.6% | 96929.3% | 76523.1% | 3,308 |
| Randolph County | Bill Clinton+3,630 | 8,52951.5% | 4,89929.6% | 3,13718.9% | 16,565 |
| Richland County | Bill Clinton+233 | 3,28640.8% | 3,05337.9% | 1,72221.4% | 8,061 |
| Rock Island County | Bill Clinton+14,200 | 37,41251.9% | 23,21232.2% | 11,41515.8% | 72,039 |
| Saline County | Bill Clinton+3,591 | 7,25854.8% | 3,66727.7% | 2,32917.6% | 13,254 |
| Sangamon County | Bill Clinton+411 | 40,05241.4% | 39,64140.9% | 17,16717.7% | 96,860 |
| Schuyler County | Bill Clinton+138 | 1,65041.3% | 1,51237.8% | 83320.9% | 3,995 |
| Scott County | George H. W. Bush+75 | 1,05738.0% | 1,13240.7% | 59421.3% | 2,783 |
| Shelby County | Bill Clinton+1,470 | 5,10145.6% | 3,63132.5% | 2,44321.9% | 11,175 |
| St. Clair County | Bill Clinton+25,674 | 57,62553.6% | 31,95129.7% | 17,96516.7% | 107,541 |
| Stark County | George H. W. Bush+48 | 1,33639.9% | 1,38441.3% | 63118.8% | 3,351 |
| Stephenson County | George H. W. Bush+1,106 | 7,89936.5% | 9,00541.6% | 4,75221.9% | 21,656 |
| Tazewell County | Bill Clinton+2,959 | 26,42844.1% | 23,46939.1% | 10,09716.8% | 59,994 |
| Union County | Bill Clinton+1,678 | 4,68151.5% | 3,00333.1% | 1,39915.4% | 9,083 |
| Vermilion County | Bill Clinton+6,680 | 18,38347.8% | 11,70330.4% | 8,37521.8% | 38,461 |
| Wabash County | George H. W. Bush+49 | 2,43639.0% | 2,48539.8% | 1,31921.1% | 6,240 |
| Warren County | Bill Clinton+336 | 3,66143.3% | 3,32539.4% | 1,46017.3% | 8,446 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+17 | 2,98639.5% | 3,00339.7% | 1,56620.7% | 7,555 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+477 | 3,33237.6% | 3,80942.9% | 1,73119.5% | 8,872 |
| White County | Bill Clinton+1,251 | 4,30848.9% | 3,05734.7% | 1,44616.4% | 8,811 |
| Whiteside County | Bill Clinton+2,183 | 12,32945.4% | 10,14637.4% | 4,67817.2% | 27,153 |
| Will County | Bill Clinton+1,296 | 59,63339.2% | 58,33738.3% | 34,15322.5% | 152,123 |
| Williamson County | Bill Clinton+4,899 | 14,36149.9% | 9,46232.9% | 4,93717.2% | 28,760 |
| Winnebago County | Bill Clinton+6,077 | 48,29843.0% | 42,22137.6% | 21,69619.3% | 112,215 |
| Woodford County | George H. W. Bush+2,542 | 5,49033.7% | 8,03249.3% | 2,78317.1% | 16,305 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Same ballot, 1992IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.