1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Turnout	83.9% [1]
Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 8 0 0 Popular vote 682,318 578,313 348,771 Percentage 42.21% 35.78% 21.58%
County results Municipality results Congressional district results Clinton   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Bush   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Perot   30–40% Tie   30–40%
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.21% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.78%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.58% of the popular vote. Clinton won Connecticut by a margin of 6.43%, marking the first time the state voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1968. It would be the last time Connecticut was regarded as a swing state, as it has voted Democratic by double digits in every election since. ^[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. ^[3] As of the 2024 presidential election ^[update] , this is the last election in which Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Danbury and Milford, as well as the towns of Fairfield, Old Saybrook, Stratford, and Weston voted Republican.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	682,318	42.21%	8
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	578,313	35.78%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	348,771	21.58%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	5,391	0.33%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,363	0.08%	0
	N/A	Other	176	0.01%	0
Totals			1,616,332	100.0%	8
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)					64%/82%

By county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Fairfield	160,202	39.13%	175,158	42.78%	74,050	18.09%	-14,956	-3.65%	409,410
Hartford	195,495	47.13%	132,591	31.96%	86,718	20.91%	62,904	15.17%	414,804
Litchfield	33,686	36.14%	34,492	37.00%	25,035	26.86%	-806	-0.86%	93,213
Middlesex	34,707	42.83%	24,646	30.42%	21,674	26.75%	10,061	12.41%	81,027
New Haven	161,374	41.90%	141,264	36.68%	82,494	21.42%	20,110	5.22%	385,132
New London	49,808	42.29%	34,567	29.35%	33,392	28.36%	15,241	12.94%	117,767
Tolland	27,425	41.42%	20,632	31.16%	18,158	27.42%	6,793	10.26%	66,215
Windham	19,621	40.38%	14,963	30.80%	14,004	28.82%	4,658	9.58%	48,588
Totals	682,318	42.21%	578,313	35.78%	355,701	22.01%	104,005	6.43%	1,616,332

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Middlesex
• New Haven
• New London
• Tolland
• Windham

By congressional district

Clinton won four of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. ^[4]

District	Bush	Clinton	Perot	Representative
1st	31%	50%	19%	Barbara Kennelly
2nd	30%	43%	27%	Sam Gejdenson
3rd	35%	44%	20%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	42.2%	41.8%	16%	Chris Shays
5th	42%	35%	23%	Gary Franks
6th	36%	40%	24%	Nancy Johnson

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut
• Presidency of Bill Clinton

References

1. "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1993". CT State Library.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
3. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
4. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 22, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.