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Elections / 1992 · President · MA

Bill Clinton carried Massachusetts D+18.5.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Massachusetts, 1992. The state ran 13.0 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,773,574 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,318,662
47.5%
Bush (R)
805,049
29.0%
Perot (I)
632,312
22.8%
All others
17,551
0.6%
Margin
D+18.5
1992 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1992
ClintonD+18.5
1992 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · D+11.7Berkshire County, MA · D+32.7Bristol County, MA · D+23.6Dukes County, MA · D+31.3Essex County, MA · D+11.9Franklin County, MA · D+23.9Hampden County, MA · D+16.7Hampshire County, MA · D+31.7Middlesex County, MA · D+21.8Nantucket County, MA · D+20.8Norfolk County, MA · D+14.6Plymouth County, MA · D+4.6Suffolk County, MA · D+37.2Worcester County, MA · D+11.4
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic47.5%1,318,662
George H. W. BushRepublican29.0%805,049
OtherAll other candidates0.6%17,551
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1992
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Barnstable CountyD
+11.7%
46,64133,91627,727108,997
Berkshire CountyD
+32.7%
36,85714,72615,79967,746
Bristol CountyD
+23.6%
102,40652,37055,845211,754
Dukes CountyD
+31.3%
4,2921,8271,7147,888
Essex CountyD
+11.9%
140,593102,21277,459322,328
Franklin CountyD
+23.9%
17,2468,6919,64235,827
Hampden CountyD
+16.7%
86,02654,62146,678188,265
Hampshire CountyD
+31.7%
37,87915,69415,98370,071
Middlesex CountyD
+21.8%
343,994193,703146,831689,453
Nantucket CountyD
+20.8%
2,0371,1589894,216
Norfolk CountyD
+14.6%
150,488103,25568,794324,264
Plymouth CountyD
+4.6%
79,16069,51457,886207,710
Suffolk CountyD
+37.2%
132,92151,37832,914219,273
Worcester CountyD
+11.4%
138,122101,98474,051315,782