1992 United States presidential election in Delaware

1992 United States presidential election in Delaware
Clinton 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 80-90%	Bush 30-40% 40-50% 50-60%
President before election; George H. W. Bush ; Republican	Elected President; Bill Clinton ; Democratic

Last updated June 08, 2024

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

Delaware was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.52%% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.33%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 20.45% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Clinton comfortably won Delaware by a margin of 8.19%. This was the last election where Delaware was a swing state, with the margin within 3% of the national vote. In 1996, the state would shift to the left, becoming a Democratic stronghold.^[2]

As of the 2020 United States presidential election, this is the last time in which Kent County voted for the losing candidate.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Delaware^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	126,054	43.52%	3
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	102,313	35.33%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	59,213	20.45%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,105	0.38%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	935	0.32%	0
Totals			289,620	100.00%	3

By county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Kent	15,364	38.18%	15,562	38.67%	9,312	23.15%	-198	-0.49%	40,238
New Castle	91,516	46.50%	66,311	33.69%	38,990	19.81%	25,205	12.81%	196,817
Sussex	19,174	36.48%	20,440	38.89%	12,951	24.63%	-1,266	-2.41%	52,565
Totals	126,054	43.51%	102,313	35.31%	61,368	21.18%	23,741	8.20%	289,735

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

New Castle

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References

1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
↑ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

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[results-1] 1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

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