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Elections / 1992 · President · WA

Bill Clinton carried Washington D+11.4.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Washington, 1992. The state ran 5.9 points more Democratic 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)

Washington result
2,287,565 votes counted
Clinton (D)
993,037
43.4%
Bush (R)
731,234
32.0%
Perot (I)
541,780
23.7%
All others
21,514
0.9%
Margin
D+11.4
Washington, 1992
ClintonD+11.4
1992 presidential margin by county for Washington — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Washington — 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.Adams County, WA · R+13.9Asotin County, WA · D+10.7Benton County, WA · R+12.2Chelan County, WA · R+12.2Clallam County, WA · D+3.7Clark County, WA · D+5.4Columbia County, WA · R+4.9Cowlitz County, WA · D+14.6Douglas County, WA · R+10.8Ferry County, WA · D+7.4Franklin County, WA · R+6.8Garfield County, WA · R+11.1Grant County, WA · R+10.2Grays Harbor County, WA · D+20.9Island County, WA · TiedJefferson County, WA · D+20.7King County, WA · D+22.9Kitsap County, WA · D+5.8Kittitas County, WA · D+10.9Klickitat County, WA · D+9.8Lewis County, WA · R+16.6Lincoln County, WA · R+10.1Mason County, WA · D+11.7Okanogan County, WA · D+5.8Pacific County, WA · D+25.3Pend Oreille County, WA · D+5.7Pierce County, WA · D+10.3San Juan County, WA · D+20.4Skagit County, WA · D+6.3Skamania County, WA · D+10.1Snohomish County, WA · D+8.7Spokane County, WA · D+5.6Stevens County, WA · R+5.0Thurston County, WA · D+15.0Wahkiakum County, WA · D+11.6Walla Walla County, WA · R+2.9Whatcom County, WA · D+4.4Whitman County, WA · D+6.9Yakima County, WA · R+8.3
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill ClintonDemocratic43.4%993,037
George H. W. BushRepublican32.0%731,234
OtherAll other candidates0.9%21,514
D+60
R+60
39 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Washington's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Washington's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +18.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+18.2%DR18922024
Washington's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1992
39 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Adams CountyR
−13.9%
1,4492,0871,0104,585
Asotin CountyD
+10.7%
3,2392,4251,8497,596
Benton CountyR
−12.2%
16,45922,88312,87852,602
Chelan CountyR
−12.2%
7,86010,7164,60623,476
Clallam CountyD
+3.7%
10,8209,7657,77528,673
Clark CountyD
+5.4%
42,64836,90626,163106,536
Columbia CountyR
−4.9%
6687614661,914
Cowlitz CountyD
+14.6%
15,05210,0009,24634,529
Douglas CountyR
−10.8%
3,7314,9202,31511,048
Ferry CountyD
+7.4%
9637737622,557
Franklin CountyR
−6.8%
3,7434,4862,59710,937
Garfield CountyR
−11.1%
4736202221,321
Grant CountyR
−10.2%
7,2789,5034,89821,921
Grays Harbor CountyD
+20.9%
12,5996,9047,46027,238
Island CountyD
+0.1%
9,5559,5267,88927,168
Jefferson CountyD
+20.7%
6,1483,4673,16812,942
King CountyD
+22.9%
391,050212,986167,216778,593
Kitsap CountyD
+5.8%
34,44229,34023,87388,568
Kittitas CountyD
+10.9%
5,4324,0782,77812,385
Klickitat CountyD
+9.8%
2,7582,0851,9386,849
Lewis CountyR
−16.6%
7,81012,3166,68427,168
Lincoln CountyR
−10.1%
1,6532,1521,0984,937
Mason CountyD
+11.7%
8,0765,7765,57719,626
Okanogan CountyD
+5.8%
5,0154,2653,54113,033
Pacific CountyD
+25.3%
4,5872,2432,3519,252
Pend Oreille CountyD
+5.7%
1,7981,5281,3404,716
Pierce CountyD
+10.3%
102,24377,41059,523241,149
San Juan CountyD
+20.4%
3,3531,9011,7767,117
Skagit CountyD
+6.3%
15,93613,38810,97340,728
Skamania CountyD
+10.1%
1,4741,1021,0503,680
Snohomish CountyD
+8.7%
88,64369,13765,838225,430
Spokane CountyD
+5.6%
69,52659,98438,251169,132
Stevens CountyR
−5.0%
4,9605,7063,76914,787
Thurston CountyD
+15.0%
38,29325,64319,55184,569
Wahkiakum CountyD
+11.6%
6964885841,796
Walla Walla CountyR
−2.9%
7,3257,8944,50719,881
Whatcom CountyD
+4.4%
26,61923,80112,45563,679
Whitman CountyD
+6.9%
7,6376,4283,22017,478
Yakima CountyR
−8.3%
21,02625,84110,58357,969