November 5, 1992

Bill Clinton Wins 1992

Bill Clinton defeats George H.W. Bush with 353 electoral votes, winning 33 states.

Bill Clinton
353 EV
270 to win
George H.W. Bush
185 EV
353
185
270
Bill Clinton wins
353
Electoral Votes
43.0%
Popular Vote
33
States Carried
106,035,435
Total Votes Cast

Bill Clinton won the 1992 presidential election with 353 electoral votes to George H.W. Bush's 185. Bill Clinton received 43.0% of the popular vote and carried 33 states. Compared to the previous election, 758 counties changed parties—23 flipped Republican and 735 flipped Democratic.

1992 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
Bill Clinton
353
electoral votes
Republican
George H.W. Bush
185
electoral votes
353
185
270

Popular Vote

106,035,435 total votes
Bill Clinton43.0%
45,590,183 votes
George H.W. Bush37.4%
39,681,110 votes
D+5.6% margin
(5,909,073 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsBill Clinton elected president

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1992Bill ClintonGeorge H.W. Bush353-185D+5.6%DEM
1988Michael DukakisGeorge H.W. Bush100-438R+7.7%GOP
1984Walter MondaleRonald Reagan13-525R+18.2%GOP
1980Jimmy CarterRonald Reagan51-487R+9.7%GOP
1976Jimmy CarterGerald Ford292-246D+2.1%DEM

State-by-State Results

33 Dem18 Rep
StateEV1992
District of Columbia3D+75.5
Massachusetts11D+18.5
Rhode Island4D+18.0
Arkansas6D+17.7
New York28D+15.8
Vermont3D+15.7
Illinois19D+14.2
Maryland10D+14.2
California54D+13.4
West Virginia4D+13.0
Minnesota10D+11.6
Washington12D+11.4
Hawaii4D+11.4
Missouri10D+10.2
Oregon8D+9.9
Pennsylvania19D+9.0
New Mexico5D+8.6
Maine4D+8.4
Delaware3D+8.2
Michigan15D+7.4
Connecticut7D+6.4
Iowa6D+6.0
Tennessee11D+4.7
Louisiana8D+4.6
Wisconsin10D+4.3
Colorado10D+4.3
Kentucky8D+3.2
Nevada6D+2.6
Montana4D+2.5
New Jersey14D+2.4
Ohio17D+1.8
New Hampshire4D+1.2
Georgia16D+0.6
North Carolina16R+0.8
Florida30R+1.9
Arizona11R+1.9
Texas40R+3.5
South Dakota3R+3.5
Virginia13R+4.4
Kansas6R+5.1
Wyoming3R+5.6
Indiana11R+6.1
Alabama9R+6.8
South Carolina9R+8.2
Oklahoma7R+8.6
Mississippi6R+8.9
Alaska3R+9.2
North Dakota3R+12.0
Idaho4R+13.6
Nebraska5R+17.2
Utah6R+18.7

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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