1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky.svg
  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
Turnout73.2% [1]
  Bill Clinton.jpg George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
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 vote800
Popular vote665,104617,178203,944
Percentage44.55%41.34%13.66%

Kentucky Presidential Election Results 1992.svg
1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky election by Congressional District.svg

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. As of the result of the 1990 census, [2] Kentucky lost an electoral vote. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Kentucky was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 44.55 percent of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 41.34 percent, a margin of 3.21%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 13.66 percent of the popular vote. [3] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot. [4]

This is the last election in which LaRue County, Daviess County, Bullitt County, Barren County, Breckinridge County, Hart County, Spencer County, Mason County, Fleming County, Todd County, Owen County, Metcalfe County, Crittenden County, Bracken County, or Robertson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [5]

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 1992 [3]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 665,10444.55%8
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)617,17841.34%0
Independent Ross Perot 203,94413.66%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 4,5130.30%0
U.S. Taxpayers' Howard Phillips 9890.07%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 6950.05%0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 4300.03%0
America First James "Bo" Gritz (write-in)470.00%0
Totals1,492,900100.0%8

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton [6]
Democratic
George H.W. Bush [6]
Republican
Ross Perot [6]
Independent
Andre Marrou [6]
Libertarian
Various candidates [6]
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 2,04431.82%3,74058.22%6179.60%190.30%40.06%-1,696-26.40%6,424
Allen 2,04037.67%2,74750.73%60611.19%190.35%30.06%-707-13.06%5,415
Anderson 2,49138.49%2,73142.20%1,21918.83%250.39%60.09%-240-3.71%6,472
Ballard 2,26858.45%1,10828.56%50012.89%30.08%10.03%1,16029.89%3,880
Barren 5,68843.84%5,46742.14%1,77813.71%300.23%100.08%2211.70%12,973
Bath 2,22953.02%1,25929.95%69416.51%140.33%80.19%97023.07%4,204
Bell 5,74549.63%4,50138.89%1,19310.31%1100.95%260.22%1,24410.74%11,575
Boone 6,51427.63%12,30652.20%4,67619.83%600.25%190.08%-5,792-24.57%23,575
Bourbon 2,89541.84%2,70739.12%1,29018.64%180.26%100.14%1882.72%6,920
Boyd 10,49649.63%7,38734.93%3,19515.11%360.17%330.16%3,10914.70%21,147
Boyle 3,89441.97%4,01943.32%1,33514.39%190.20%110.12%-125-1.35%9,278
Bracken 1,25942.94%1,16239.63%50017.05%90.31%20.07%973.31%2,932
Breathitt 3,49665.52%1,30324.42%5159.65%130.24%90.17%2,19341.10%5,336
Breckinridge 3,11344.39%2,94141.94%94513.47%110.16%30.04%1722.45%7,013
Bullitt 7,83041.28%7,74540.83%3,33317.57%460.24%150.08%850.45%18,969
Butler 1,46830.55%2,72956.78%59612.40%90.19%40.08%-1,261-26.23%4,806
Caldwell 3,00053.09%1,96634.79%67011.86%80.14%70.12%1,03418.30%5,651
Calloway 6,18148.52%4,65436.53%1,85314.54%340.27%180.14%1,52711.99%12,740
Campbell 10,67332.50%16,38249.88%5,65917.23%800.24%460.14%-5,709-17.38%32,840
Carlisle 1,38354.34%84433.16%30912.14%50.20%40.16%53921.18%2,545
Carroll 2,11956.57%1,04627.92%56615.11%110.29%40.11%1,07328.65%3,746
Carter 4,22449.35%3,30538.61%98911.55%200.23%220.26%91910.74%8,560
Casey 1,40926.57%3,31762.56%54210.22%230.43%110.21%-1,908-35.99%5,302
Christian 6,70941.19%7,73747.50%1,78910.98%380.23%150.09%-1,028-6.31%16,288
Clark 4,89242.48%4,62540.16%1,95516.97%330.29%120.10%2672.32%11,517
Clay 2,01227.13%4,74764.00%6488.74%30.04%70.09%-2,735-36.87%7,417
Clinton 1,24127.98%2,83063.80%3487.84%140.32%30.07%-1,589-35.82%4,436
Crittenden 1,74045.55%1,57641.26%49512.96%60.16%30.08%1644.29%3,820
Cumberland 91729.96%1,86660.96%2688.76%70.23%30.10%-949-31.00%3,061
Daviess 16,59244.93%14,93640.45%5,11213.84%2220.60%670.18%1,6564.48%36,929
Edmonson 1,65336.05%2,48654.22%4389.55%50.11%30.07%-833-18.17%4,585
Elliott 1,79671.13%44417.58%27310.81%90.36%30.12%1,35253.55%2,525
Estill 1,83736.46%2,45348.68%73614.61%100.20%30.06%-616-12.22%5,039
Fayette 38,30640.10%41,90843.87%14,21514.88%7710.81%3340.35%-3,602-3.77%95,534
Fleming 2,25743.95%2,04539.82%81515.87%100.19%80.16%2124.13%5,135
Floyd 13,35171.50%3,54018.96%1,7239.23%480.26%120.06%9,81152.54%18,674
Franklin 9,89647.05%7,59136.09%3,34015.88%1340.64%700.33%2,30510.96%21,031
Fulton 1,81356.59%1,07333.49%3069.55%110.34%10.03%74023.10%3,204
Gallatin 1,17150.28%69930.01%44519.11%110.47%30.13%47220.27%2,329
Garrard 1,73036.06%2,35949.18%69714.53%90.19%20.04%-629-13.12%4,797
Grant 2,09738.87%2,12839.44%1,14921.30%140.26%70.13%-31-0.57%5,395
Graves 8,00152.15%5,31134.62%1,94312.67%640.42%220.14%2,69017.53%15,341
Grayson 2,90934.20%4,53353.29%99311.67%600.71%120.14%-1,624-19.09%8,507
Green 1,76035.30%2,70954.33%50010.03%130.26%40.08%-949-19.03%4,986
Greenup 7,21450.05%4,97534.52%2,18815.18%200.14%170.12%2,23915.53%14,414
Hancock 1,71447.55%1,26134.98%55115.28%541.50%250.69%45312.57%3,605
Hardin 9,41736.28%12,29947.38%4,02615.51%1850.71%310.12%-2,882-11.10%25,958
Harlan 6,79655.69%3,97032.53%1,39111.40%210.17%250.20%2,82623.16%12,203
Harrison 2,79545.16%2,14834.71%1,22519.79%150.24%60.10%64710.45%6,189
Hart 2,85248.69%2,40140.99%5799.88%150.26%110.19%4517.70%5,858
Henderson 8,27051.28%5,12531.78%2,67816.61%400.25%130.08%3,14519.50%16,126
Henry 2,83854.38%1,64031.42%72013.80%150.29%60.11%1,19822.96%5,219
Hickman 1,29652.75%86135.04%29411.97%30.12%30.12%43517.71%2,457
Hopkins 8,88150.66%6,03234.41%2,56514.63%360.21%170.10%2,84916.25%17,531
Jackson 77617.12%3,39874.96%3417.52%140.31%40.09%-2,622-57.84%4,533
Jefferson 152,72849.30%116,56637.62%39,82212.85%3580.12%3490.11%36,16211.68%309,823
Jessamine 3,76430.50%6,47452.47%2,05916.69%290.24%130.11%-2,710-21.97%12,339
Johnson 3,66943.49%3,61442.84%1,11813.25%180.21%170.20%550.65%8,436
Kenton 16,34430.76%27,26151.31%9,33617.57%1320.25%620.12%-10,917-20.55%53,135
Knott 5,50075.05%1,24316.96%5607.64%150.20%100.14%4,25758.09%7,328
Knox 3,78738.54%5,01151.00%9729.89%230.23%320.33%-1,224-12.46%9,825
LaRue 2,19044.42%2,15443.69%58211.81%40.08%00.00%360.73%4,930
Laurel 4,56030.30%8,58357.03%1,85912.35%250.17%230.15%-4,023-26.73%15,050
Lawrence 2,40047.46%2,08441.21%55711.01%130.26%30.06%3166.25%5,057
Lee 1,17037.05%1,61751.20%35611.27%70.22%80.25%-447-14.15%3,158
Leslie 1,59132.23%2,87958.33%4509.12%100.20%60.12%-1,288-26.10%4,936
Letcher 5,81757.65%3,01129.84%1,20611.95%300.30%260.26%2,80627.81%10,090
Lewis 1,71334.93%2,49350.84%67313.72%210.43%40.08%-780-15.91%4,904
Lincoln 2,53242.58%2,62444.13%76212.82%180.30%100.17%-92-1.55%5,946
Livingston 2,38655.33%1,33931.05%57813.40%70.16%20.05%1,04724.28%4,312
Logan 4,06445.93%3,71041.93%1,04311.79%210.24%110.12%3544.00%8,849
Lyon 1,58358.56%82030.34%29310.84%50.18%20.07%76328.22%2,703
Madison 8,00540.35%8,71943.94%3,03815.31%480.24%310.16%-714-3.59%19,841
Magoffin 3,26157.10%1,99234.88%4407.70%110.19%70.12%1,26922.22%5,711
Marion 3,40353.81%2,09133.06%80512.73%170.27%80.13%1,31220.75%6,324
Marshall 6,57651.58%4,36834.26%1,77313.91%190.15%130.10%2,20817.32%12,749
Martin 1,71541.88%1,96147.89%3939.60%110.27%150.37%-246-6.01%4,095
Mason 2,65744.07%2,43240.34%91615.19%130.22%110.18%2253.73%6,029
McCracken 13,34149.13%10,65739.25%3,07711.33%520.19%260.10%2,6849.88%27,153
McCreary 1,93431.14%3,58857.78%62410.05%530.85%110.18%-1,654-26.64%6,210
McLean 2,22353.84%1,35532.82%52912.81%160.39%60.15%86821.02%4,129
Meade 3,38745.99%2,64135.86%1,29817.62%270.37%120.16%74610.13%7,365
Menifee 1,31161.12%55725.97%25411.84%150.70%80.37%75435.15%2,145
Mercer 3,01039.33%3,21141.96%1,29816.96%991.29%350.46%-201-2.63%7,653
Metcalfe 1,70344.66%1,68344.14%40910.73%130.34%50.13%200.52%3,813
Monroe 1,51526.11%3,77665.07%4808.27%160.28%160.28%-2,261-38.96%5,803
Montgomery 3,68648.43%2,59034.03%1,30817.19%200.26%70.09%1,09614.40%7,611
Morgan 2,65560.19%1,23928.09%49811.29%160.36%30.07%1,41632.10%4,411
Muhlenberg 7,90160.25%3,55127.08%1,62412.38%290.22%90.07%4,35033.17%13,114
Nelson 5,43746.58%4,49538.51%1,63814.03%800.69%220.19%9428.07%11,672
Nicholas 1,34148.08%89432.05%51318.39%291.04%120.43%44716.03%2,789
Ohio 4,02245.37%3,38538.18%1,42316.05%170.19%180.20%6377.19%8,865
Oldham 5,45732.80%8,26349.66%2,85517.16%470.28%170.10%-2,806-16.86%16,639
Owen 1,83051.27%1,10831.05%61317.18%120.34%60.17%72220.22%3,569
Owsley 67828.95%1,43761.36%2098.92%120.51%60.26%-759-32.41%2,342
Pendleton 1,74037.27%1,81038.77%1,08623.26%230.49%100.21%-70-1.50%4,669
Perry 6,61954.69%4,12834.11%1,30810.81%290.24%190.16%2,49120.58%12,103
Pike 17,35861.81%8,21229.24%2,4448.70%430.15%250.09%9,14632.57%28,082
Powell 2,32346.08%1,80935.89%87417.34%270.54%80.16%51410.19%5,041
Pulaski 5,46528.15%11,42358.84%2,44912.61%560.29%210.11%-5,958-30.69%19,414
Robertson 43946.46%32934.81%17017.99%50.53%20.21%11011.65%945
Rockcastle 1,14423.36%3,28767.12%4469.11%100.20%100.20%-2,143-43.76%4,897
Rowan 3,55848.91%2,46933.94%1,21216.66%220.30%130.18%1,08914.97%7,274
Russell 1,95026.77%4,64163.71%6739.24%140.19%70.10%-2,691-36.94%7,285
Scott 3,63939.24%3,81041.09%1,80019.41%120.13%120.13%-171-1.85%9,273
Shelby 4,39842.11%4,55043.56%1,45113.89%240.23%220.21%-152-1.45%10,445
Simpson 2,83448.53%2,28039.04%70812.12%100.17%80.14%5549.49%5,840
Spencer 1,38343.67%1,30541.21%46614.71%110.35%20.06%782.46%3,167
Taylor 3,51839.44%4,31948.42%1,04411.70%280.31%110.12%-801-8.98%8,920
Todd 1,85844.22%1,69140.24%61214.56%310.74%100.24%1673.98%4,202
Trigg 2,43850.22%1,82037.49%57311.80%180.37%60.12%61812.73%4,855
Trimble 1,41353.71%78929.99%41315.70%110.42%50.19%62423.72%2,631
Union 3,32557.94%1,60527.97%79413.84%120.21%30.05%1,72029.97%5,739
Warren 11,52938.56%14,74849.33%3,53311.82%540.18%320.11%-3,219-10.77%29,896
Washington 2,00842.77%2,09844.69%54211.54%350.75%120.26%-90-1.92%4,695
Wayne 2,51638.67%3,41252.44%5608.61%160.25%30.05%-896-13.77%6,507
Webster 3,38059.66%1,40824.85%85415.08%170.30%60.11%1,97234.81%5,665
Whitley 4,60037.81%5,99849.30%1,53312.60%260.21%100.08%-1,398-11.49%12,167
Wolfe 1,67462.37%69725.97%29711.07%110.41%50.19%97736.40%2,684
Woodford 3,16136.23%3,99245.75%1,53517.59%220.25%150.17%-831-9.52%8,725
Totals665,10444.55%617,17841.34%203,94413.66%4,5130.30%2,1610.14%47,9263.21%1,492,900

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. "1992 General - Voter Turnout Report" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections.
  2. "Congressional Apportionment – 1990 Apportionment Results – People and Households – U.S. Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Kentucky". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Our Campaigns; KY US Presidential Race, November 03, 1992