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Elections / 1992 · President · KY

Bill Clinton carried Kentucky D+3.2.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Kentucky, 1992. The state ran 2.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.6 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1992 ballot here.

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

Kentucky result
1,492,900 votes counted
Clinton (D)
665,104
44.6%
Bush (R)
617,178
41.3%
Perot (I)
203,944
13.7%
All others
6,674
0.4%
Margin
D+3.2
Kentucky, 1992
ClintonD+3.2
1992 presidential margin by county for Kentucky — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Kentucky — 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.Adair County, KY · R+26.4Allen County, KY · R+13.1Anderson County, KY · R+3.7Ballard County, KY · D+29.9Barren County, KY · D+1.7Bath County, KY · D+23.1Bell County, KY · D+10.7Boone County, KY · R+24.6Bourbon County, KY · D+2.7Boyd County, KY · D+14.7Boyle County, KY · R+1.3Bracken County, KY · D+3.3Breathitt County, KY · D+41.1Breckinridge County, KY · D+2.5Bullitt County, KY · TiedButler County, KY · R+26.2Caldwell County, KY · D+18.3Calloway County, KY · D+12.0Campbell County, KY · R+17.4Carlisle County, KY · D+21.2Carroll County, KY · D+28.6Carter County, KY · D+10.7Casey County, KY · R+36.0Christian County, KY · R+6.3Clark County, KY · D+2.3Clay County, KY · R+36.8Clinton County, KY · R+35.8Crittenden County, KY · D+4.3Cumberland County, KY · R+31.0Daviess County, KY · D+4.5Edmonson County, KY · R+18.2Elliott County, KY · D+53.5Estill County, KY · R+12.2Fayette County, KY · R+3.8Fleming County, KY · D+4.1Floyd County, KY · D+52.5Franklin County, KY · D+11.0Fulton County, KY · D+23.1Gallatin County, KY · D+20.3Garrard County, KY · R+13.1Grant County, KY · R+0.6Graves County, KY · D+17.5Grayson County, KY · R+19.1Green County, KY · R+19.0Greenup County, KY · D+15.5Hancock County, KY · D+12.6Hardin County, KY · R+11.1Harlan County, KY · D+23.2Harrison County, KY · D+10.5Hart County, KY · D+7.7Henderson County, KY · D+19.5Henry County, KY · D+23.0Hickman County, KY · D+17.7Hopkins County, KY · D+16.3Jackson County, KY · R+57.8Jefferson County, KY · D+11.7Jessamine County, KY · R+22.0Johnson County, KY · D+0.7Kenton County, KY · R+20.5Knott County, KY · D+58.1Knox County, KY · R+12.5Larue County, KY · D+0.7Laurel County, KY · R+26.7Lawrence County, KY · D+6.2Lee County, KY · R+14.2Leslie County, KY · R+26.1Letcher County, KY · D+27.8Lewis County, KY · R+15.9Lincoln County, KY · R+1.5Livingston County, KY · D+24.3Logan County, KY · D+4.0Lyon County, KY · D+28.2Madison County, KY · R+3.6Magoffin County, KY · D+22.2Marion County, KY · D+20.7Marshall County, KY · D+17.3Martin County, KY · R+6.0Mason County, KY · D+3.7McCracken County, KY · D+9.9McCreary County, KY · R+26.6McLean County, KY · D+21.0Meade County, KY · D+10.1Menifee County, KY · D+35.2Mercer County, KY · R+2.6Metcalfe County, KY · D+0.5Monroe County, KY · R+39.0Montgomery County, KY · D+14.4Morgan County, KY · D+32.1Muhlenberg County, KY · D+33.2Nelson County, KY · D+8.1Nicholas County, KY · D+16.0Ohio County, KY · D+7.2Oldham County, KY · R+16.9Owen County, KY · D+20.2Owsley County, KY · R+32.4Pendleton County, KY · R+1.5Perry County, KY · D+20.6Pike County, KY · D+32.6Powell County, KY · D+10.2Pulaski County, KY · R+30.7Robertson County, KY · D+11.6Rockcastle County, KY · R+43.8Rowan County, KY · D+15.0Russell County, KY · R+36.9Scott County, KY · R+1.8Shelby County, KY · R+1.5Simpson County, KY · D+9.5Spencer County, KY · D+2.5Taylor County, KY · R+9.0Todd County, KY · D+4.0Trigg County, KY · D+12.7Trimble County, KY · D+23.7Union County, KY · D+30.0Warren County, KY · R+10.8Washington County, KY · R+1.9Wayne County, KY · R+13.8Webster County, KY · D+34.8Whitley County, KY · R+11.5Wolfe County, KY · D+36.4Woodford County, KY · R+9.5
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill ClintonDemocratic44.6%665,104
George H. W. BushRepublican41.3%617,178
OtherAll other candidates0.4%6,674
D+60
R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Kentucky's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.5%DR18922024
Kentucky's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+11.7%
1896−0.1%
1900+1.7%
1904+2.7%
1908+1.7%
1912+23.2%
1916+5.4%
1920+0.4%
1924−2.9%
1928−18.9%
1932+18.9%
1936+18.6%
1940+15.1%
1944+9.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+0.1%
1956−9.1%
1960−7.2%
1964+28.4%
1968−6.1%
1972−28.6%
1976+7.2%
1980−1.5%
1984−20.7%
1988−11.6%
1992+3.2%
1996+1.0%
2000−15.1%
2004−19.9%
2008−16.2%
2012−22.7%
2016−29.8%
2020−25.9%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1992
120 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Adair CountyR
−26.4%
2,0443,7406176,424
Allen CountyR
−13.1%
2,0402,7476065,415
Anderson CountyR
−3.7%
2,4912,7311,2196,472
Ballard CountyD
+29.9%
2,2681,1085003,880
Barren CountyD
+1.7%
5,6885,4671,77812,973
Bath CountyD
+23.1%
2,2291,2596944,204
Bell CountyD
+10.7%
5,7454,5011,19311,575
Boone CountyR
−24.6%
6,51412,3064,67623,575
Bourbon CountyD
+2.7%
2,8952,7071,2906,920
Boyd CountyD
+14.7%
10,4967,3873,19521,147
Boyle CountyR
−1.3%
3,8944,0191,3359,278
Bracken CountyD
+3.3%
1,2591,1625002,932
Breathitt CountyD
+41.1%
3,4961,3035155,336
Breckinridge CountyD
+2.5%
3,1132,9419457,013
Bullitt CountyD
+0.4%
7,8307,7453,33318,969
Butler CountyR
−26.2%
1,4682,7295964,806
Caldwell CountyD
+18.3%
3,0001,9666705,651
Calloway CountyD
+12.0%
6,1814,6541,85312,740
Campbell CountyR
−17.4%
10,67316,3825,65932,840
Carlisle CountyD
+21.2%
1,3838443092,545
Carroll CountyD
+28.6%
2,1191,0465663,746
Carter CountyD
+10.7%
4,2243,3059898,560
Casey CountyR
−36.0%
1,4093,3175425,302
Christian CountyR
−6.3%
6,7097,7371,78916,288
Clark CountyD
+2.3%
4,8924,6251,95511,517
Clay CountyR
−36.8%
2,0124,7476487,427
Clinton CountyR
−35.8%
1,2412,8303484,436
Crittenden CountyD
+4.3%
1,7401,5764953,820
Cumberland CountyR
−31.0%
9171,8662683,061
Daviess CountyD
+4.5%
16,59214,9365,11236,929
Edmonson CountyR
−18.2%
1,6532,4864384,585
Elliott CountyD
+53.5%
1,7964442732,525
Estill CountyR
−12.2%
1,8372,4537365,039
Fayette CountyR
−3.8%
38,30641,90814,21595,534
Fleming CountyD
+4.1%
2,2572,0458155,135
Floyd CountyD
+52.5%
13,3513,5401,72318,674
Franklin CountyD
+11.0%
9,8967,5913,34021,031
Fulton CountyD
+23.1%
1,8131,0733063,204
Gallatin CountyD
+20.3%
1,1716994452,329
Garrard CountyR
−13.1%
1,7302,3596974,797
Grant CountyR
−0.6%
2,0972,1281,1495,395
Graves CountyD
+17.5%
8,0015,3111,94315,341
Grayson CountyR
−19.1%
2,9094,5339938,507
Green CountyR
−19.0%
1,7602,7095004,986
Greenup CountyD
+15.5%
7,2144,9752,18814,414
Hancock CountyD
+12.6%
1,7141,2615513,605
Hardin CountyR
−11.1%
9,41712,2994,02625,958
Harlan CountyD
+23.2%
6,7963,9701,39112,203
Harrison CountyD
+10.5%
2,7952,1481,2256,189
Hart CountyD
+7.7%
2,8522,4015795,858
Henderson CountyD
+19.5%
8,2705,1252,67816,126
Henry CountyD
+23.0%
2,8381,6407205,219
Hickman CountyD
+17.7%
1,2968612942,457
Hopkins CountyD
+16.3%
8,8816,0322,56517,531
Jackson CountyR
−57.8%
7763,3983414,533
Jefferson CountyD
+11.7%
152,728116,56639,822309,793
Jessamine CountyR
−22.0%
3,7646,4742,05912,339
Johnson CountyD
+0.7%
3,6693,6141,1188,436
Kenton CountyR
−20.5%
16,34427,2619,33653,135
Knott CountyD
+58.1%
5,5001,2435607,328
Knox CountyR
−12.5%
3,7875,0119729,825
Larue CountyD
+0.7%
2,1902,1545824,930
Laurel CountyR
−26.7%
4,5608,5831,85915,050
Lawrence CountyD
+6.2%
2,4002,0845575,057
Lee CountyR
−14.2%
1,1701,6173563,158
Leslie CountyR
−26.1%
1,5912,8794504,936
Letcher CountyD
+27.8%
5,8173,0111,20610,090
Lewis CountyR
−15.9%
1,7132,4936734,904
Lincoln CountyR
−1.5%
2,5322,6247625,946
Livingston CountyD
+24.3%
2,3861,3395784,312
Logan CountyD
+4.0%
4,0643,7101,0438,849
Lyon CountyD
+28.2%
1,5838202932,703
Madison CountyR
−3.6%
8,0058,7193,03819,841
Magoffin CountyD
+22.2%
3,2611,9924405,711
Marion CountyD
+20.7%
3,4032,0918056,324
Marshall CountyD
+17.3%
6,5764,3681,77312,749
Martin CountyR
−6.0%
1,7151,9613934,095
Mason CountyD
+3.7%
2,6572,4329166,029
McCracken CountyD
+9.9%
13,34110,6573,07727,153
McCreary CountyR
−26.6%
1,9343,5886246,210
McLean CountyD
+21.0%
2,2231,3555294,129
Meade CountyD
+10.1%
3,3872,6411,2987,365
Menifee CountyD
+35.2%
1,3115572542,145
Mercer CountyR
−2.6%
3,0103,2111,2987,653
Metcalfe CountyD
+0.5%
1,7031,6834093,813
Monroe CountyR
−39.0%
1,5153,7764805,803
Montgomery CountyD
+14.4%
3,6862,5901,3087,611
Morgan CountyD
+32.1%
2,6551,2394984,411
Muhlenberg CountyD
+33.2%
7,9013,5511,62413,114
Nelson CountyD
+8.1%
5,4374,4951,63811,672
Nicholas CountyD
+16.0%
1,3418945132,789
Ohio CountyD
+7.2%
4,0223,3851,4238,865
Oldham CountyR
−16.9%
5,4578,2632,85516,639
Owen CountyD
+20.2%
1,8301,1086133,569
Owsley CountyR
−32.4%
6781,4372092,342
Pendleton CountyR
−1.5%
1,7401,8101,0864,669
Perry CountyD
+20.6%
6,6194,1281,30812,103
Pike CountyD
+32.6%
17,3588,2122,44428,082
Powell CountyD
+10.2%
2,3231,8098745,041
Pulaski CountyR
−30.7%
5,46511,4232,44919,414
Robertson CountyD
+11.6%
439329170945
Rockcastle CountyR
−43.8%
1,1443,2874464,897
Rowan CountyD
+15.0%
3,5582,4691,2127,274
Russell CountyR
−36.9%
1,9504,6416737,285
Scott CountyR
−1.8%
3,6393,8101,8009,273
Shelby CountyR
−1.5%
4,3984,5501,45110,445
Simpson CountyD
+9.5%
2,8342,2807085,840
Spencer CountyD
+2.5%
1,3831,3054663,167
Taylor CountyR
−9.0%
3,5184,3191,0448,920
Todd CountyD
+4.0%
1,8581,6916124,202
Trigg CountyD
+12.7%
2,4381,8205734,855
Trimble CountyD
+23.7%
1,4137894132,631
Union CountyD
+30.0%
3,3251,6057945,739
Warren CountyR
−10.8%
11,52914,7483,53329,896
Washington CountyR
−1.9%
2,0082,0985424,695
Wayne CountyR
−13.8%
2,5163,4125606,507
Webster CountyD
+34.8%
3,3801,4088545,665
Whitley CountyR
−11.5%
4,6005,9981,53312,167
Wolfe CountyD
+36.4%
1,6746972972,684
Woodford CountyR
−9.5%
3,1613,9921,5358,725