1992 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1992 United States presidential election in Missouri
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  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
  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 vote1100
Popular vote1,053,873811,159518,741
Percentage44.07%33.92%21.69%

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County Results

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 3, 1992, as part of the broader 1992 United States presidential election in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-president.

Contents

From 1904 to 2004, Missouri voted for the eventual winner of every presidential election except 1956. The state was won in 1992 by Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton (D) with 44.07 percent of the popular vote, over incumbent President George Herbert Walker Bush (R) with 33.92 percent of the popular vote — the smallest vote share for a Republican since 1860 when the party was not seriously contesting slave states outside of the Missouri Rhineland. [1] Independent Ross Perot performed extremely well for a third-party candidate with 21.69 percent of the popular vote — the best third-party performance in Missouri since Constitutional Unionist John Bell in that same 1860 election. [1]

Campaign

The first presidential debate was held in St. Louis on October 11. [2]

Bush's failure can be seen in Clinton being the solitary Democrat to win staunchly Unionist German “Forty-Eighter” Warren County since Stephen A. Douglas in 1860, [3] and the first Democrat to carry similarly Unionist Ozark Hickory County since that same election. [a]

As of the 2024 presidential election , this remains the last time that Morgan, Dallas, Howell, Harrison, Adair, Andrew, Johnson, Butler, Atchison, Phelps, Platte, Maries, Stoddard, Pulaski, Dent, Texas, and Carter Counties have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [4] It was also the last time that a Democrat carried the state by double digits, the last double-digit win for any candidate until 2016, the last time that Missouri has voted to the left of neighboring Iowa, and the last time that the state voted more Democratic than the nation as a whole, weighing in at about 4 points more Democratic.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Missouri [5]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 1,053,87344.07%11
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)811,15933.92%0
Independent Ross Perot 518,74121.69%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 7,4970.31%0
Write-ins Various candidates5420.02%0
Totals2,391,312100.0%11

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 4,23239.77%4,14138.92%2,22420.90%430.40%910.85%10,640
Andrew 2,67535.72%2,65235.41%2,15128.72%110.15%230.31%7,489
Atchison 1,20837.76%1,14035.64%84026.26%110.34%682.12%3,199
Audrain 4,73144.41%3,79835.65%2,09919.70%260.24%9338.76%10,654
Barry 4,79137.56%5,56543.62%2,38118.66%200.16%-774-6.06%12,757
Barton 1,43327.59%2,77553.43%97118.69%150.29%-1,342-25.84%5,194
Bates 2,99338.72%2,49932.33%2,22528.78%130.17%4946.39%7,730
Benton 3,19543.91%2,51134.51%1,55121.32%190.26%6849.40%7,276
Bollinger 2,15040.09%2,28942.68%90916.95%150.28%-139-2.59%5,363
Boone 26,17645.22%19,40533.52%12,04020.80%2690.46%6,77111.70%57,890
Buchanan 16,57044.35%11,27530.18%9,40425.17%1160.31%5,29514.17%37,365
Butler 6,60243.23%6,45042.23%2,18914.33%310.20%1521.00%15,272
Caldwell 1,45635.91%1,29531.94%1,28331.64%210.52%1613.97%4,055
Callaway 5,79941.48%4,88034.90%3,26623.36%360.26%9196.58%13,981
Camden 5,14035.14%5,55437.97%3,89126.60%420.29%-414-2.83%14,627
Cape Girardeau 9,60533.87%13,46447.48%5,19918.34%870.31%-3,859-13.61%28,355
Carroll 2,10039.05%1,77432.99%1,49527.80%90.17%3266.06%5,378
Carter 1,16943.52%1,10140.99%40515.08%110.41%682.53%2,686
Cass 10,24634.26%10,34934.61%9,21630.82%940.31%-103-0.35%29,905
Cedar 2,06438.66%2,08539.05%1,17321.97%170.32%-21-0.39%5,339
Chariton 2,14146.53%1,37829.95%1,06723.19%150.33%76316.58%4,601
Christian 6,24236.41%7,42243.29%3,42219.96%590.34%-1,180-6.88%17,145
Clark 1,81550.64%1,03928.99%72520.23%50.14%77621.65%3,584
Clay 30,56540.33%23,79831.40%20,95127.65%4640.61%6,7678.93%75,778
Clinton 3,40041.32%2,39129.06%2,42329.45%140.17%977 [b] 11.87%8,228
Cole 10,20132.59%15,27048.78%5,77018.43%630.20%-5,069-16.19%31,304
Cooper 2,70936.91%2,86739.07%1,73523.64%280.38%-158-2.16%7,339
Crawford 3,51541.92%2,83133.76%2,00223.88%370.44%6848.16%8,385
Dade 1,33235.51%1,57742.04%83422.23%80.21%-245-6.53%3,751
Dallas 2,53341.86%2,11634.97%1,39223.00%100.17%4176.89%6,051
Daviess 1,47739.58%1,10729.66%1,14330.63%50.13%334 [b] 8.95%3,732
DeKalb 1,63039.08%1,31831.60%1,20728.94%160.38%3127.48%4,171
Dent 2,68945.75%2,12536.16%1,04917.85%140.24%5649.59%5,877
Douglas 2,12636.71%2,56944.35%1,08118.66%160.28%-443-7.64%5,792
Dunklin 6,27754.68%4,02435.06%1,16610.16%120.10%2,25319.62%11,479
Franklin 13,43137.24%11,47731.82%11,04330.62%1130.31%1,9545.42%36,064
Gasconade 1,95230.82%2,69042.47%1,67226.40%200.32%-738-11.65%6,334
Gentry 1,51940.79%1,27234.16%92124.73%120.32%2476.63%3,724
Greene 41,13738.91%46,45743.95%17,77016.81%3490.33%-5,320-5.04%105,713
Grundy 1,96838.55%1,74934.26%1,37226.88%160.31%2194.29%5,105
Harrison 1,59037.66%1,56337.02%1,05925.08%100.24%270.64%4,222
Henry 4,23243.45%2,68127.53%2,80728.82%200.21%1,425 [b] 14.63%9,740
Hickory 1,92947.54%1,25931.03%86421.29%60.15%67016.51%4,058
Holt 1,05034.49%1,20239.49%78125.66%110.36%-152-5.00%3,044
Howard 2,08546.93%1,25328.20%1,09024.53%150.34%83218.73%4,443
Howell 5,49240.57%5,36039.60%2,65019.58%350.26%1320.97%13,537
Iron 2,50754.10%1,27627.54%84118.15%100.22%1,23126.56%4,634
Jackson 145,99950.06%78,61126.96%66,14222.68%8850.30%67,38823.10%291,637
Jasper 11,72732.69%17,59249.04%6,44017.95%1130.32%-5,865-16.35%35,872
Jefferson 32,56944.31%20,63728.08%20,05727.29%2380.32%11,93216.23%73,501
Johnson 5,54636.48%5,03233.10%4,57830.11%470.31%5143.38%15,203
Knox 1,01044.65%72432.01%52323.12%50.22%28612.64%2,262
Laclede 4,17934.19%5,17642.35%2,85223.33%150.12%-997-8.16%12,222
Lafayette 5,21338.71%4,65134.54%3,56126.44%420.31%5624.17%13,467
Lawrence 4,66636.20%5,60843.50%2,57019.94%470.36%-942-7.30%12,891
Lewis 2,19648.14%1,46132.03%89219.55%130.28%73516.11%4,562
Lincoln 5,45342.72%3,71829.13%3,57227.98%220.17%1,73513.59%12,765
Linn 2,91645.31%1,96730.56%1,52423.68%290.45%94914.75%6,436
Livingston 2,50536.50%2,37034.53%1,97628.79%120.17%1351.97%6,863
Macon 3,19444.58%2,25631.49%1,69723.69%170.24%93813.09%7,164
Madison 2,50149.21%1,67332.92%89917.69%90.18%82816.29%5,082
Maries 1,73243.14%1,35633.77%91522.79%120.30%3769.37%4,015
Marion 5,15643.76%4,76240.41%1,84115.62%240.20%3943.35%11,783
McDonald 2,28133.18%3,01043.78%1,55122.56%330.48%-729-10.60%6,875
Mercer 84345.59%62633.86%37820.44%20.11%21711.73%1,849
Miller 2,90530.62%4,17544.01%2,39125.20%160.17%-1,270-13.39%9,487
Mississippi 3,22656.73%1,67529.45%77613.65%100.18%1,55127.28%5,687
Moniteau 2,01833.15%2,56642.15%1,49924.62%50.08%-548-9.00%6,088
Monroe 2,06049.20%1,15327.54%96923.14%50.12%90721.66%4,187
Montgomery 2,06338.79%1,97437.11%1,26623.80%160.30%891.68%5,319
Morgan 2,90637.40%2,81936.28%2,02826.10%170.22%871.12%7,770
New Madrid 4,88358.91%2,43129.33%96211.61%130.16%2,45229.58%8,289
Newton 5,98732.40%8,80447.64%3,56719.30%1210.65%-2,817-15.24%18,479
Nodaway 3,72339.66%3,14733.52%2,48426.46%340.36%5766.14%9,388
Oregon 2,25853.31%1,40233.10%56413.31%120.28%85620.21%4,236
Osage 1,86030.63%2,78445.84%1,42323.43%60.10%-924-15.21%6,073
Ozark 1,58137.02%1,77241.49%90621.21%120.28%-191-4.47%4,271
Pemiscot 3,92457.98%2,16131.93%6709.90%130.19%1,76326.05%6,768
Perry 2,52534.82%3,20544.19%1,49820.66%240.33%-680-9.37%7,252
Pettis 5,31432.26%6,82341.43%4,27825.97%550.33%-1,509-9.17%16,470
Phelps 6,85240.93%6,04036.08%3,77422.55%730.44%8124.85%16,739
Pike 3,60949.20%2,25530.74%1,46419.96%80.11%1,35418.46%7,336
Platte 10,92037.04%9,38031.82%9,06230.74%1160.39%1,5405.22%29,478
Polk 3,31638.22%3,46539.94%1,87921.66%150.17%-149-1.72%8,675
Pulaski 4,11341.18%3,79337.98%2,05720.59%250.25%3203.20%9,988
Putnam 83833.48%1,14345.67%52220.85%00.00%-305-12.19%2,503
Ralls 2,15849.12%1,34930.71%88020.03%60.14%80918.41%4,393
Randolph 4,95148.49%3,02529.63%2,21221.67%220.22%1,92618.86%10,210
Ray 4,45746.33%2,56326.64%2,56726.68%330.34%1,890 [b] 19.65%9,620
Reynolds 2,01460.57%77623.34%53216.00%30.09%1,23837.23%3,325
Ripley 2,30047.33%1,81437.33%73915.21%70.14%48610.00%4,860
St. Charles 37,26334.97%38,67336.29%30,35128.48%2760.26%-1,410-1.32%106,563
St. Clair 1,96542.62%1,55533.72%1,08323.49%80.17%4108.90%4,611
St. Francois 9,36749.44%5,88931.08%3,63519.19%560.30%3,47818.36%18,947
St. Louis 235,76044.09%188,28535.21%109,09920.40%1,6190.30%47,4758.88%534,763
St. Louis City 102,35669.44%25,44117.26%18,86412.80%7430.50%76,91552.18%147,404
Ste. Genevieve 3,79553.17%1,78024.94%1,54721.68%150.21%2,01528.23%7,137
Saline 4,64345.67%2,68826.44%2,81527.69%200.20%1,828 [b] 17.98%10,166
Schuyler 93643.13%74234.19%48722.44%50.23%1948.94%2,170
Scotland 1,07042.90%79832.00%61724.74%90.36%27210.90%2,494
Scott 7,45245.14%6,26537.95%2,76316.74%270.16%1,1877.19%16,507
Shannon 2,13554.02%1,22430.97%57914.65%140.35%91123.05%3,952
Shelby 1,43542.28%1,16934.44%78623.16%40.12%2667.84%3,394
Stoddard 5,72046.47%4,60837.44%1,97716.06%30.02%1,1129.03%12,308
Stone 3,25635.41%4,03543.88%1,88420.49%210.23%-779-8.47%9,196
Sullivan 1,51043.95%1,32638.59%59617.35%40.12%1845.36%3,436
Taney 4,68235.46%6,08146.05%2,39518.14%470.36%-1,399-10.59%13,205
Texas 4,59745.97%3,47034.70%1,90019.00%340.34%1,12711.27%10,001
Vernon 3,54642.71%2,85134.34%1,89022.76%160.19%6958.37%8,303
Warren 3,21337.11%2,95334.10%2,47128.54%220.25%2603.01%8,659
Washington 4,21152.57%2,15726.93%1,61820.20%240.30%2,05425.64%8,010
Wayne 3,07351.05%2,10134.91%83713.91%80.13%97216.14%6,019
Webster 4,14938.99%4,36140.99%2,10819.81%220.21%-212-2.00%10,640
Worth 59942.39%48334.18%32823.21%30.21%1168.21%1,413
Wright 2,81436.62%3,42744.60%1,42518.55%180.23%-613-7.98%7,684
Totals1,053,87344.07%811,15933.92%518,74121.69%7,7920.32%242,71410.15%2,391,565

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. Unlike Warren County, Hickory County would also back Clinton against Bob Dole in 1996.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 In this county where Bush ran third behind Clinton and Perot, margin given is Clinton vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Clinton percentage minus Perot percentage.

References

  1. 1 2 Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Missouri
  2. Abramson, Aldrich & Rohde 1995, p. 56.
  3. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 115 ISBN   0786422173
  4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  5. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri

Works cited