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
1992 presidential election
Washington, 1992
ClintonD+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 | 0.9% | 21,514 |
D+60R+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
| 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% |
County results — 1992
39 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 1,449 | 2,087 | 1,010 | 4,585 | |
| Asotin County | D | 3,239 | 2,425 | 1,849 | 7,596 | |
| Benton County | R | 16,459 | 22,883 | 12,878 | 52,602 | |
| Chelan County | R | 7,860 | 10,716 | 4,606 | 23,476 | |
| Clallam County | D | 10,820 | 9,765 | 7,775 | 28,673 | |
| Clark County | D | 42,648 | 36,906 | 26,163 | 106,536 | |
| Columbia County | R | 668 | 761 | 466 | 1,914 | |
| Cowlitz County | D | 15,052 | 10,000 | 9,246 | 34,529 | |
| Douglas County | R | 3,731 | 4,920 | 2,315 | 11,048 | |
| Ferry County | D | 963 | 773 | 762 | 2,557 | |
| Franklin County | R | 3,743 | 4,486 | 2,597 | 10,937 | |
| Garfield County | R | 473 | 620 | 222 | 1,321 | |
| Grant County | R | 7,278 | 9,503 | 4,898 | 21,921 | |
| Grays Harbor County | D | 12,599 | 6,904 | 7,460 | 27,238 | |
| Island County | D | 9,555 | 9,526 | 7,889 | 27,168 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 6,148 | 3,467 | 3,168 | 12,942 | |
| King County | D | 391,050 | 212,986 | 167,216 | 778,593 | |
| Kitsap County | D | 34,442 | 29,340 | 23,873 | 88,568 | |
| Kittitas County | D | 5,432 | 4,078 | 2,778 | 12,385 | |
| Klickitat County | D | 2,758 | 2,085 | 1,938 | 6,849 | |
| Lewis County | R | 7,810 | 12,316 | 6,684 | 27,168 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 1,653 | 2,152 | 1,098 | 4,937 | |
| Mason County | D | 8,076 | 5,776 | 5,577 | 19,626 | |
| Okanogan County | D | 5,015 | 4,265 | 3,541 | 13,033 | |
| Pacific County | D | 4,587 | 2,243 | 2,351 | 9,252 | |
| Pend Oreille County | D | 1,798 | 1,528 | 1,340 | 4,716 | |
| Pierce County | D | 102,243 | 77,410 | 59,523 | 241,149 | |
| San Juan County | D | 3,353 | 1,901 | 1,776 | 7,117 | |
| Skagit County | D | 15,936 | 13,388 | 10,973 | 40,728 | |
| Skamania County | D | 1,474 | 1,102 | 1,050 | 3,680 | |
| Snohomish County | D | 88,643 | 69,137 | 65,838 | 225,430 | |
| Spokane County | D | 69,526 | 59,984 | 38,251 | 169,132 | |
| Stevens County | R | 4,960 | 5,706 | 3,769 | 14,787 | |
| Thurston County | D | 38,293 | 25,643 | 19,551 | 84,569 | |
| Wahkiakum County | D | 696 | 488 | 584 | 1,796 | |
| Walla Walla County | R | 7,325 | 7,894 | 4,507 | 19,881 | |
| Whatcom County | D | 26,619 | 23,801 | 12,455 | 63,679 | |
| Whitman County | D | 7,637 | 6,428 | 3,220 | 17,478 | |
| Yakima County | R | 21,026 | 25,841 | 10,583 | 57,969 |