Washington — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionWashington · PresidentClintonD+11.4
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 43.4% | 993,037 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 32.0% | 731,234 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 24.6% | 563,294 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (39 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, WA | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Asotin County, WA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Benton County, WA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Chelan County, WA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Clallam County, WA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Clark County, WA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Columbia County, WA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Cowlitz County, WA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Douglas County, WA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Ferry County, WA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Franklin County, WA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Garfield County, WA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Grant County, WA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Grays Harbor County, WA | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Island County, WA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Jefferson County, WA | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| King County, WA | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Kitsap County, WA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Kittitas County, WA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Klickitat County, WA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Lewis County, WA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Lincoln County, WA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Mason County, WA | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Okanogan County, WA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Pacific County, WA | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Pend Oreille County, WA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Pierce County, WA | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| San Juan County, WA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Skagit County, WA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Skamania County, WA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Snohomish County, WA | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Spokane County, WA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Stevens County, WA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Thurston County, WA | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Wahkiakum County, WA | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Walla Walla County, WA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Whatcom County, WA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Whitman County, WA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Yakima County, WA | Republican | R+8.3 |
Washington results by county
39 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 | Bush, George H.W.+638 | 1,44931.6% | 2,08745.5% | 390.9% | 4,585 |
| Asotin County | Clinton, Bill+814 | 3,23942.6% | 2,42531.9% | 831.1% | 7,596 |
| Benton County | Bush, George H.W.+6,424 | 16,45931.3% | 22,88343.5% | 3820.7% | 52,602 |
| Chelan County | Bush, George H.W.+2,856 | 7,86033.5% | 10,71645.6% | 2941.3% | 23,476 |
| Clallam County | Clinton, Bill+1,055 | 10,82037.7% | 9,76534.1% | 3131.1% | 28,673 |
| Clark County | Clinton, Bill+5,742 | 42,64840.0% | 36,90634.6% | 8190.8% | 106,536 |
| Columbia County | Bush, George H.W.+93 | 66834.9% | 76139.8% | 191.0% | 1,914 |
| Cowlitz County | Clinton, Bill+5,052 | 15,05243.6% | 10,00029.0% | 2310.7% | 34,529 |
| Douglas County | Bush, George H.W.+1,189 | 3,73133.8% | 4,92044.5% | 820.7% | 11,048 |
| Ferry County | Clinton, Bill+190 | 96337.7% | 77330.2% | 592.3% | 2,557 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George H.W.+743 | 3,74334.2% | 4,48641.0% | 1111.0% | 10,937 |
| Garfield County | Bush, George H.W.+147 | 47335.8% | 62046.9% | 60.5% | 1,321 |
| Grant County | Bush, George H.W.+2,225 | 7,27833.2% | 9,50343.4% | 2421.1% | 21,921 |
| Grays Harbor County | Clinton, Bill+5,695 | 12,59946.3% | 6,90425.3% | 2751.0% | 27,238 |
| Island County | Clinton, Bill+29 | 9,55535.2% | 9,52635.1% | 1980.7% | 27,168 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton, Bill+2,681 | 6,14847.5% | 3,46726.8% | 1591.2% | 12,942 |
| King County | Clinton, Bill+178,064 | 391,05050.2% | 212,98627.4% | 7,3410.9% | 778,593 |
| Kitsap County | Clinton, Bill+5,102 | 34,44238.9% | 29,34033.1% | 9131.0% | 88,568 |
| Kittitas County | Clinton, Bill+1,354 | 5,43243.9% | 4,07832.9% | 970.8% | 12,385 |
| Klickitat County | Clinton, Bill+673 | 2,75840.3% | 2,08530.4% | 681.0% | 6,849 |
| Lewis County | Bush, George H.W.+4,506 | 7,81028.7% | 12,31645.3% | 3581.3% | 27,168 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George H.W.+499 | 1,65333.5% | 2,15243.6% | 340.7% | 4,937 |
| Mason County | Clinton, Bill+2,300 | 8,07641.1% | 5,77629.4% | 1971.0% | 19,626 |
| Okanogan County | Clinton, Bill+750 | 5,01538.5% | 4,26532.7% | 2121.6% | 13,033 |
| Pacific County | Clinton, Bill+2,344 | 4,58749.6% | 2,24324.2% | 710.8% | 9,252 |
| Pend Oreille County | Clinton, Bill+270 | 1,79838.1% | 1,52832.4% | 501.1% | 4,716 |
| Pierce County | Clinton, Bill+24,833 | 102,24342.4% | 77,41032.1% | 1,9730.8% | 241,149 |
| San Juan County | Clinton, Bill+1,452 | 3,35347.1% | 1,90126.7% | 871.2% | 7,117 |
| Skagit County | Clinton, Bill+2,548 | 15,93639.1% | 13,38832.9% | 4311.1% | 40,728 |
| Skamania County | Clinton, Bill+372 | 1,47440.1% | 1,10229.9% | 541.5% | 3,680 |
| Snohomish County | Clinton, Bill+19,506 | 88,64339.3% | 69,13730.7% | 1,8120.8% | 225,430 |
| Spokane County | Clinton, Bill+9,542 | 69,52641.1% | 59,98435.5% | 1,3710.8% | 169,132 |
| Stevens County | Bush, George H.W.+746 | 4,96033.5% | 5,70638.6% | 3522.4% | 14,787 |
| Thurston County | Clinton, Bill+12,650 | 38,29345.3% | 25,64330.3% | 1,0821.3% | 84,569 |
| Wahkiakum County | Clinton, Bill+208 | 69638.8% | 48827.2% | 281.6% | 1,796 |
| Walla Walla County | Bush, George H.W.+569 | 7,32536.8% | 7,89439.7% | 1550.8% | 19,881 |
| Whatcom County | Clinton, Bill+2,818 | 26,61941.8% | 23,80137.4% | 8041.3% | 63,679 |
| Whitman County | Clinton, Bill+1,209 | 7,63743.7% | 6,42836.8% | 1931.1% | 17,478 |
| Yakima County | Bush, George H.W.+4,815 | 21,02636.3% | 25,84144.6% | 5190.9% | 57,969 |
complete certified result
Washington candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | +15.1% |
| 1900 | −11.7% |
| 1904 | −50.6% |
| 1908 | −25.8% |
| 1912 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | +4.2% |
| 1920 | −34.8% |
| 1924 | −42.1% |
| 1928 | −35.8% |
| 1932 | +23.5% |
| 1936 | +36.5% |
| 1940 | +17.6% |
| 1944 | +14.6% |
| 1948 | +9.8% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | −2.4% |
| 1964 | +24.6% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −18.3% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −12.3% |
| 1984 | −13.0% |
| 1988 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | +18.2% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.