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Elections / 1992 · President · ME

Bill Clinton carried Maine D+8.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Maine, 1992. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

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

Maine result
679,499 votes counted
Clinton (D)
263,420
38.8%
Bush (R)
206,504
30.4%
Perot (I)
206,820
30.4%
All others
2,755
0.4%
Margin
D+8.4
1992 presidential election
Maine, 1992
ClintonD+8.4
1992 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+14.6Aroostook County, ME · D+8.5Cumberland County, ME · D+10.6Franklin County, ME · D+12.9Hancock County, ME · D+5.1Kennebec County, ME · D+12.5Knox County, ME · D+6.5Lincoln County, ME · D+1.6Oxford County, ME · D+10.2Penobscot County, ME · D+6.5Piscataquis County, ME · D+3.5Sagadahoc County, ME · D+4.9Somerset County, ME · D+9.4Waldo County, ME · D+6.6Washington County, ME · D+4.5York County, ME · D+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic38.8%263,420
George H. W. BushRepublican30.4%206,504
OtherAll other candidates0.4%2,755
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1992
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+14.6%
22,24714,17418,51855,144
Aroostook CountyD
+8.5%
15,68212,40910,37638,585
Cumberland CountyD
+10.6%
60,78145,75234,443141,522
Franklin CountyD
+12.9%
6,7394,6085,11516,523
Hancock CountyD
+5.1%
10,1268,6579,86528,805
Kennebec CountyD
+12.5%
25,12517,13521,43663,921
Knox CountyD
+6.5%
7,6316,3106,30320,338
Lincoln CountyD
+1.6%
6,7146,4055,80819,036
Oxford CountyD
+10.2%
11,2028,1949,81529,356
Penobscot CountyD
+6.5%
29,48524,21826,43780,444
Piscataquis CountyO
+3.5%
3,3232,9703,68810,031
Sagadahoc CountyD
+4.9%
6,8285,9175,70518,513
Somerset CountyO
+9.4%
9,2746,78010,29326,424
Waldo CountyO
+6.6%
6,4725,2416,70218,529
Washington CountyD
+4.5%
6,2845,4935,89417,765
York CountyD
+3.5%
35,50732,24126,42294,563