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 winDemocrat
Bill Clinton
353
electoral votes
Republican
George H.W. Bush
185
electoral votes
353
185
270
Popular Vote
106,035,435 total votesBill 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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State-by-State Results
33 Dem18 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
Tennessee11 EV
D+4.7
Louisiana8 EV
D+4.6
Wisconsin10 EV
D+4.3
Colorado10 EV
D+4.3
Kentucky8 EV
D+3.2
Nevada6 EV
D+2.6
Montana4 EV
D+2.5
New Jersey14 EV
D+2.4
Ohio17 EV
D+1.8
New Hampshire4 EV
D+1.2
Georgia16 EV
D+0.6
North Carolina16 EV
R+0.8
Florida30 EV
R+1.9
Arizona11 EV
R+1.9
Texas40 EV
R+3.5
South Dakota3 EV
R+3.5
Virginia13 EV
R+4.4
| State | EV | 1992 |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 3 | D+75.5 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | D+18.5 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | D+18.0 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+17.7 |
| New York | 28 | D+15.8 |
| Vermont | 3 | D+15.7 |
| Illinois | 19 | D+14.2 |
| Maryland | 10 | D+14.2 |
| California | 54 | D+13.4 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+13.0 |
| Minnesota | 10 | D+11.6 |
| Washington | 12 | D+11.4 |
| Hawaii | 4 | D+11.4 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+10.2 |
| Oregon | 8 | D+9.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | D+9.0 |
| New Mexico | 5 | D+8.6 |
| Maine | 4 | D+8.4 |
| Delaware | 3 | D+8.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | D+7.4 |
| Connecticut | 7 | D+6.4 |
| Iowa | 6 | D+6.0 |
| Tennessee | 11 | D+4.7 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+4.6 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | D+4.3 |
| Colorado | 10 | D+4.3 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+3.2 |
| Nevada | 6 | D+2.6 |
| Montana | 4 | D+2.5 |
| New Jersey | 14 | D+2.4 |
| Ohio | 17 | D+1.8 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | D+1.2 |
| Georgia | 16 | D+0.6 |
| North Carolina | 16 | R+0.8 |
| Florida | 30 | R+1.9 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+1.9 |
| Texas | 40 | R+3.5 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+3.5 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+4.4 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+5.1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+5.6 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+6.1 |
| Alabama | 9 | R+6.8 |
| South Carolina | 9 | R+8.2 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+8.6 |
| Mississippi | 6 | R+8.9 |
| Alaska | 3 | R+9.2 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+12.0 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+13.6 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+17.2 |
| Utah | 6 | R+18.7 |