George H. W. Bush carried Virginia R+4.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Virginia, 1992. The state ran 9.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

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

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Virginia result

2,554,383 votes counted

Clinton (D)

1,036,729

40.6%

Bush (R)

1,148,794

45.0%

Perot (I)

348,075

13.6%

All others

20,785

0.8%

Margin

R+4.4

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1992 presidential election

Virginia, 1992

BushR+4.4

How it voted

Share of the 1992 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	45.0%	1,148,794
Bill ClintonDemocratic	40.6%	1,036,729
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	20,785

D+60

R+60

133 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 1992

133 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Perot	Total
Accomack County	R	−5.5%	4,950	5,666	2,304	13,125
Albemarle County	R	−0.0%	13,886	13,894	3,855	31,804
Alexandria city	D	+26.7%	30,784	16,700	4,934	52,675
Alleghany County	D	+1.8%	2,396	2,294	926	5,657
Amelia County	R	−12.5%	1,534	2,062	574	4,224
Amherst County	R	−12.7%	4,101	5,482	1,268	10,908
Appomattox County	R	−16.2%	1,919	2,830	801	5,620
Arlington County	D	+25.9%	47,756	26,376	7,992	82,584
Augusta County	R	−35.2%	5,190	12,896	3,397	21,866
Bath County	R	−9.4%	855	1,075	354	2,330
Bedford County	R	−17.8%	6,792	10,496	3,251	20,756
Bland County	R	−13.0%	1,001	1,368	408	2,832
Botetourt County	R	−12.7%	4,349	5,904	1,819	12,209
Bristol city	R	−9.0%	2,948	3,616	851	7,462
Brunswick County	D	+18.0%	3,687	2,480	479	6,718
Buchanan County	D	+35.1%	7,405	3,297	815	11,704
Buckingham County	R	−3.4%	2,193	2,368	459	5,103
Buena Vista city	D	+7.9%	1,023	849	291	2,200
Campbell County	R	−25.0%	5,999	10,931	2,553	19,757
Caroline County	D	+10.6%	3,770	2,947	965	7,753
Carroll County	R	−17.2%	3,790	5,664	1,388	10,915
Charles City County	D	+42.5%	2,010	729	251	3,014
Charlotte County	R	−3.8%	2,098	2,293	640	5,111
Charlottesville city	D	+26.7%	8,685	4,705	1,397	14,899
Chesapeake city	R	−8.8%	23,495	28,909	9,237	61,868
Chesterfield County	R	−28.1%	28,028	56,626	16,898	101,933
Clarke County	R	−3.9%	1,811	1,994	802	4,648
Colonial Heights city	R	−42.6%	1,721	5,298	1,312	8,400
Covington city	D	+15.6%	1,442	995	402	2,869
Craig County	R	−1.9%	965	1,008	304	2,297
Culpeper County	R	−17.0%	3,444	5,226	1,640	10,466
Cumberland County	R	−10.6%	1,284	1,643	372	3,384
Danville city	R	−7.4%	8,134	9,584	1,679	19,661
Dickenson County	D	+27.8%	4,839	2,574	660	8,143
Dinwiddie County	R	−0.3%	3,624	3,648	1,198	8,597
Emporia city	R	−2.0%	1,048	1,094	157	2,319
Essex County	R	−8.0%	1,583	1,897	382	3,904
Fairfax city	R	−4.6%	3,884	4,333	1,439	9,693
Fairfax County	R	−2.7%	160,186	170,488	53,012	385,218
Falls Church city	D	+17.6%	2,864	1,912	599	5,404
Fauquier County	R	−18.8%	6,600	10,497	3,464	20,759
Floyd County	R	−10.3%	2,026	2,575	672	5,316
Fluvanna County	R	−11.6%	2,134	2,811	871	5,852
Franklin city	D	+10.5%	1,696	1,347	272	3,339
Franklin County	R	−0.9%	6,590	6,724	2,232	15,701
Frederick County	R	−25.7%	4,942	9,425	2,981	17,468
Fredericksburg city	D	+6.5%	3,266	2,819	738	6,879
Galax city	R	−5.5%	957	1,087	276	2,344
Giles County	D	+4.2%	3,346	3,023	1,142	7,632
Gloucester County	R	−18.0%	4,058	6,461	2,640	13,345
Goochland County	R	−16.6%	2,589	3,834	994	7,479
Grayson County	R	−11.0%	2,615	3,378	860	6,939
Greene County	R	−21.1%	1,353	2,265	627	4,331
Greensville County	D	+22.6%	2,237	1,335	360	3,986
Halifax County	R	−5.9%	5,803	6,634	1,392	14,019
Hampton city	D	+8.4%	23,395	19,219	6,581	49,878
Hanover County	R	−35.9%	8,021	20,336	5,674	34,261
Harrisonburg city	R	−15.8%	3,414	4,935	1,162	9,632
Henrico County	R	−18.5%	36,807	56,910	14,720	108,868
Henry County	D	+1.3%	9,296	9,005	3,212	21,825
Highland County	R	−13.7%	494	686	212	1,400
Hopewell city	R	−11.9%	2,863	3,818	1,227	8,042
Isle of Wight County	R	−8.7%	4,380	5,370	1,536	11,387
James City County	R	−12.3%	6,536	8,781	2,675	18,221
King and Queen County	D	+5.4%	1,363	1,206	323	2,917
King George County	R	−14.3%	1,811	2,570	918	5,324
King William County	R	−14.7%	1,822	2,591	758	5,230
Lancaster County	R	−18.6%	1,812	2,841	739	5,528
Lee County	D	+17.5%	5,215	3,504	1,002	9,796
Lexington city	D	+10.3%	1,128	894	228	2,277
Loudoun County	R	−11.6%	14,462	19,290	7,391	41,574
Louisa County	R	−0.7%	3,399	3,461	1,381	8,307
Lunenburg County	R	−3.0%	2,082	2,227	505	4,912
Lynchburg city	R	−11.7%	9,587	12,518	2,545	24,969
Madison County	R	−13.4%	1,700	2,341	653	4,779
Manassas city	R	−16.2%	3,647	5,453	1,971	11,154
Manassas Park city	R	−13.1%	567	792	356	1,720
Martinsville city	D	+5.8%	3,073	2,690	748	6,617
Mathews County	R	−17.2%	1,402	2,179	884	4,525
Mecklenburg County	R	−10.3%	4,273	5,401	1,128	10,970
Middlesex County	R	−13.4%	1,597	2,224	768	4,685
Montgomery County	D	+0.2%	10,658	10,606	3,449	24,935
Nelson County	D	+7.7%	2,586	2,159	748	5,538
New Kent County	R	−17.7%	1,738	2,708	1,017	5,483
Newport News city	R	−1.7%	25,743	26,779	8,217	61,091
Norfolk city	D	+22.1%	37,602	22,362	8,732	69,027
Northampton County	D	+8.5%	2,568	2,088	844	5,618
Northumberland County	R	−15.1%	1,862	2,667	729	5,334
Norton city	D	+25.8%	871	472	182	1,548
Nottoway County	R	−3.5%	2,411	2,610	606	5,743
Orange County	R	−8.3%	3,348	4,092	1,425	8,966
Page County	R	−14.1%	3,010	4,203	1,163	8,460
Patrick County	R	−14.7%	2,465	3,521	1,026	7,189
Petersburg city	D	+43.6%	8,671	3,125	834	12,717
Pittsylvania County	R	−17.3%	7,675	11,467	2,296	21,894
Poquoson city	R	−41.7%	1,086	3,354	960	5,437
Portsmouth city	D	+20.9%	20,416	12,575	4,360	37,599
Powhatan County	R	−26.6%	1,950	3,832	1,232	7,086
Prince Edward County	R	−1.3%	2,775	2,858	635	6,383
Prince George County	R	−18.2%	3,087	4,799	1,459	9,412
Prince William County	R	−11.8%	26,486	35,432	13,190	75,680
Pulaski County	R	−3.7%	5,633	6,148	2,066	13,987
Radford city	D	+3.9%	2,183	1,996	582	4,785
Rappahannock County	R	−4.3%	1,273	1,410	487	3,181
Richmond city	D	+29.2%	47,642	24,341	6,992	79,735
Richmond County	R	−18.9%	1,034	1,609	366	3,050
Roanoke city	D	+12.2%	17,724	13,443	3,753	35,181
Roanoke County	R	−14.5%	14,704	20,667	5,477	41,080
Rockbridge County	R	−4.3%	2,908	3,228	1,254	7,503
Rockingham County	R	−35.4%	5,407	13,016	2,839	21,493
Russell County	D	+22.5%	6,480	3,891	958	11,484
Salem city	R	−10.5%	4,028	5,143	1,430	10,669
Scott County	R	−5.5%	3,979	4,515	957	9,690
Shenandoah County	R	−27.3%	3,956	7,746	2,063	13,896
Smyth County	R	−9.3%	4,924	6,128	1,618	12,931
Southampton County	D	+5.2%	3,199	2,844	754	6,874
Spotsylvania County	R	−15.4%	8,133	11,829	3,918	24,014
Stafford County	R	−19.3%	7,718	12,528	4,481	24,871
Staunton city	R	−23.2%	2,851	4,989	1,146	9,232
Suffolk city	D	+2.5%	9,196	8,697	2,150	20,223
Surry County	D	+23.7%	1,823	1,046	364	3,275
Sussex County	D	+15.7%	2,193	1,527	446	4,253
Tazewell County	D	+13.0%	8,586	6,375	1,872	17,056
Virginia Beach city	R	−17.9%	44,294	68,936	24,087	137,785
Warren County	R	−7.9%	3,554	4,319	1,650	9,676
Washington County	R	−9.9%	7,269	9,150	2,288	18,995
Waynesboro city	R	−20.4%	2,302	3,758	961	7,149
Westmoreland County	D	+3.3%	2,758	2,554	818	6,223
Williamsburg city	D	+13.6%	1,856	1,349	445	3,719
Winchester city	R	−13.8%	2,768	3,833	1,048	7,701
Wise County	D	+17.1%	7,681	5,144	1,835	14,857
Wythe County	R	−14.3%	3,616	5,121	1,557	10,492
York County	R	−19.9%	6,218	10,197	3,426	19,966