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Elections / 1992 · President · WV

Bill Clinton carried West Virginia D+13.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in West Virginia, 1992. The state ran 7.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
683,711 votes counted
Clinton (D)
331,001
48.4%
Bush (R)
241,974
35.4%
Perot (I)
108,829
15.9%
All others
1,907
0.3%
Margin
D+13.0
1992 presidential election
West Virginia, 1992
ClintonD+13.0
1992 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+16.5Berkeley County, WV · R+9.9Boone County, WV · D+47.2Braxton County, WV · D+32.3Brooke County, WV · D+29.9Cabell County, WV · D+5.7Calhoun County, WV · D+16.3Clay County, WV · D+18.4Doddridge County, WV · R+17.8Fayette County, WV · D+35.8Gilmer County, WV · D+15.6Grant County, WV · R+40.7Greenbrier County, WV · D+11.0Hampshire County, WV · R+6.5Hancock County, WV · D+26.2Hardy County, WV · R+4.9Harrison County, WV · D+19.1Jackson County, WV · D+8.1Jefferson County, WV · D+5.8Kanawha County, WV · D+8.5Lewis County, WV · D+7.9Lincoln County, WV · D+23.4Logan County, WV · D+47.6Marion County, WV · D+30.4Marshall County, WV · D+18.6Mason County, WV · D+13.6McDowell County, WV · D+51.9Mercer County, WV · D+8.0Mineral County, WV · R+7.9Mingo County, WV · D+43.8Monongalia County, WV · D+15.1Monroe County, WV · D+2.0Morgan County, WV · R+13.7Nicholas County, WV · D+21.9Ohio County, WV · D+10.2Pendleton County, WV · D+1.0Pleasants County, WV · D+4.1Pocahontas County, WV · D+9.0Preston County, WV · R+4.7Putnam County, WV · R+4.8Raleigh County, WV · D+17.7Randolph County, WV · D+15.7Ritchie County, WV · R+16.1Roane County, WV · D+6.8Summers County, WV · D+20.4Taylor County, WV · D+13.4Tucker County, WV · D+15.0Tyler County, WV · TiedUpshur County, WV · R+4.2Wayne County, WV · D+16.3Webster County, WV · D+42.2Wetzel County, WV · D+19.5Wirt County, WV · D+4.4Wood County, WV · R+5.3Wyoming County, WV · D+30.8
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill Clinton ✓Democratic48.4%331,001
George H. W. BushRepublican35.4%241,974
OtherAll other candidates0.3%1,907
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1992
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Barbour CountyD
+16.5%
3,4672,3221,1536,954
Berkeley CountyR
−9.9%
7,1599,1343,64520,029
Boone CountyD
+47.2%
6,5762,0211,0379,658
Braxton CountyD
+32.3%
3,3961,5358235,765
Brooke CountyD
+29.9%
5,6932,5822,10310,415
Cabell CountyD
+5.7%
15,11113,2035,31133,717
Calhoun CountyD
+16.3%
1,6271,0955373,268
Clay CountyD
+18.4%
1,9281,2554623,657
Doddridge CountyR
−17.8%
9681,5005152,992
Fayette CountyD
+35.8%
9,5743,9912,00215,608
Gilmer CountyD
+15.6%
1,5761,0854843,154
Grant CountyR
−40.7%
1,0112,7625194,298
Greenbrier CountyD
+11.0%
5,7844,4421,89812,187
Hampshire CountyR
−6.5%
2,3652,7671,0226,171
Hancock CountyD
+26.2%
7,8303,8973,26715,038
Hardy CountyR
−4.9%
1,9172,1446024,671
Harrison CountyD
+19.1%
15,4809,6875,13130,341
Jackson CountyD
+8.1%
5,1024,1921,90811,229
Jefferson CountyD
+5.8%
5,3634,6562,11412,185
Kanawha CountyD
+8.5%
38,31531,35811,77881,674
Lewis CountyD
+7.9%
2,9312,4131,1976,563
Lincoln CountyD
+23.4%
4,5022,6377877,984
Logan CountyD
+47.6%
11,0953,3361,83516,297
Marion CountyD
+30.4%
14,0426,3804,73625,194
Marshall CountyD
+18.6%
7,2984,4633,40215,219
Mason CountyD
+13.6%
5,3313,8082,04511,200
McDowell CountyD
+51.9%
7,0191,9418039,781
Mercer CountyD
+8.0%
9,5117,8882,81720,290
Mineral CountyR
−7.9%
3,9924,8371,88410,728
Mingo CountyD
+43.8%
7,3422,58491510,873
Monongalia CountyD
+15.1%
14,1429,8314,57628,623
Monroe CountyD
+2.0%
2,4182,3116855,420
Morgan CountyR
−13.7%
1,8542,5858865,344
Nicholas CountyD
+21.9%
5,0422,9591,4959,531
Ohio CountyD
+10.2%
9,5227,4213,63220,633
Pendleton CountyD
+1.0%
1,6261,5893623,583
Pleasants CountyD
+4.1%
1,3871,2487313,376
Pocahontas CountyD
+9.0%
1,7411,4016273,781
Preston CountyR
−4.7%
3,9334,4292,10910,495
Putnam CountyR
−4.8%
6,8177,6532,91017,428
Raleigh CountyD
+17.7%
13,1718,7003,24725,214
Randolph CountyD
+15.7%
5,0973,4961,58210,222
Ritchie CountyR
−16.1%
1,4742,1847454,416
Roane CountyD
+6.8%
2,6072,2071,0095,857
Summers CountyD
+20.4%
2,6501,6525654,882
Taylor CountyD
+13.4%
2,8432,0221,2426,115
Tucker CountyD
+15.0%
1,8051,2615503,625
Tyler CountyR
−0.1%
1,5871,5931,0134,203
Upshur CountyR
−4.2%
3,1613,5051,5588,253
Wayne CountyD
+16.3%
8,3925,7292,19916,347
Webster CountyD
+42.2%
2,3208114363,576
Wetzel CountyD
+19.5%
3,7532,2711,5507,597
Wirt CountyD
+4.4%
1,0439393942,382
Wood CountyR
−5.3%
13,52915,4416,99836,061
Wyoming CountyD
+30.8%
5,7822,8219969,607