1992 United States presidential election in Montana

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1992 United States presidential election in Montana
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  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
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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 vote300
Popular vote154,507144,207107,225
Percentage37.63%35.12%26.12%

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County Results [1]

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Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color. [2]

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held 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.

Contents

Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush's (R-Texas) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot's (I-Texas) 26.12%. [3] [4] As of 2024, this is the last time Montana voted for the Democratic candidate and is currently the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964, setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the second of two times that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho, the first being 1892, both states' first election since statehood. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote.

Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in the subsequent election, and in Barack Obama's first election in 2008.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Montana [3]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 154,50737.63%3
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)144,20735.12%0
Independent Ross Perot 107,22526.12%0
America First James "Bo" Gritz 3,6580.89%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 9860.24%0
Totals410,583100.00%3

By county

Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State. [2]

Treemap of the results by county. Color shows candidate and size shows number of votes. Tree map of Montana 1992 Presidential election by county.png
Treemap of the results by county. Color shows candidate and size shows number of votes.
CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Beaverhead 1,09826.39%1,74641.97%1,20228.89%1142.74%-544-13.08%4,160
Big Horn 2,15449.02%1,37731.34%84019.12%230.52%77717.68%4,394
Blaine 1,35544.48%97131.88%69922.95%210.69%38412.60%3,046
Broadwater 49126.66%83045.06%50527.42%160.87%-325-17.64%1,842
Carbon 1,54933.53%1,56233.81%1,48232.08%270.58%-13-0.28%4,620
Carter 15417.62%49756.86%22025.17%30.34%-277-31.69%874
Cascade 14,71940.24%12,49434.16%9,15125.02%2140.59%2,2256.08%36,578
Chouteau 95929.64%1,38042.65%87026.89%270.83%-421-13.01%3,236
Custer 1,96835.07%2,10537.52%1,50526.82%330.59%-137-2.45%5,611
Daniels 45733.53%49636.39%40229.49%80.59%-39-2.86%1,363
Dawson 1,78536.80%1,67934.62%1,37028.25%160.33%1062.18%4,850
Deer Lodge 3,17460.24%83215.79%1,20722.91%561.06%1,96737.33%5,269
Fallon 44627.74%73145.46%42726.55%40.25%-285-17.72%1,608
Fergus 1,61524.88%2,73642.16%1,93429.80%2053.16%-802-12.36%6,490
Flathead 9,74631.02%11,69937.24%9,10928.99%8622.74%-1,953-6.22%31,416
Gallatin 9,53533.13%11,10938.60%7,71126.79%4241.47%-1,574-5.47%28,779
Garfield 12515.26%40349.21%28134.31%101.22%-122-14.90%819
Glacier 2,07648.02%1,22228.27%99723.06%280.65%85419.75%4,323
Golden Valley 14228.63%19238.71%15731.65%51.01%-35-7.06%496
Granite 35827.08%55642.06%38629.20%221.66%-170-12.86%1,322
Hill 3,61844.77%2,40829.79%2,01724.96%390.48%1,21014.98%8,082
Jefferson 1,41533.49%1,54136.47%1,17227.74%972.30%-126-2.98%4,225
Judith Basin 40928.27%61042.16%41528.68%130.90%-195-13.48%1,447
Lake 3,93837.32%3,59634.08%2,87827.27%1401.33%3423.24%10,552
Lewis and Clark 11,11742.47%9,35135.72%5,56021.24%1510.58%1,7666.75%26,179
Liberty 32126.51%51242.28%36329.98%151.24%-149-12.30%1,211
Lincoln 2,76533.00%2,79933.41%2,63731.48%1772.11%-34-0.41%8,378
Madison 77923.61%1,41542.89%1,04331.62%621.88%-372-11.27%3,299
McCone 42431.31%52839.00%39529.17%70.52%-104-7.69%1,354
Meagher 26025.95%42242.12%31030.94%101.00%-112-11.18%1,002
Mineral 66440.61%40324.65%54333.21%251.53%1217.40%1,635
Missoula 20,34746.99%12,89829.79%9,73522.48%3190.74%7,44917.20%43,299
Musselshell 64829.08%87639.32%69131.01%130.58%-185-8.31%2,228
Park 2,25830.18%2,84638.04%2,18229.16%1962.62%-588-7.86%7,482
Petroleum 6120.61%13545.61%9532.09%51.69%-40-13.52%296
Phillips 63424.15%1,02639.09%94936.15%160.61%-77-2.94%2,625
Pondera 1,04633.05%1,25239.56%85527.01%120.38%-206-6.51%3,165
Powder River 25822.32%54747.32%34029.41%110.95%-207-17.91%1,156
Powell 98933.66%1,05836.01%87229.68%190.65%-69-2.35%2,938
Prairie 26030.37%41248.13%17920.91%50.58%-152-17.76%856
Ravalli 4,64430.92%5,39235.90%4,57330.45%4102.73%-748-4.98%15,019
Richland 1,44030.33%1,76037.07%1,52532.12%230.48%-235-4.95%4,748
Roosevelt 1,82743.57%1,21228.91%1,08925.97%651.55%61514.66%4,193
Rosebud 1,66942.60%1,13028.84%1,09928.05%200.51%53913.76%3,918
Sanders 1,68937.48%1,36130.20%1,37830.58%781.73%3116.90%4,506
Sheridan 1,07740.44%79529.85%78229.37%90.34%28210.59%2,663
Silver Bow 9,96054.89%3,49119.24%4,57025.18%1250.69%5,39029.71%18,146
Stillwater 1,17832.36%1,39038.19%1,05629.01%160.44%-212-5.83%3,640
Sweet Grass 39521.93%88048.86%50728.15%191.05%-373-20.71%1,801
Teton 1,04330.63%1,36440.06%96928.46%290.85%-321-9.43%3,405
Toole 85431.43%94334.71%90333.24%170.63%-40-1.47%2,717
Treasure 15728.70%20637.66%17832.54%61.10%-28-5.12%547
Valley 1,71537.54%1,49732.77%1,32028.90%360.79%2184.77%4,568
Wheatland 38433.39%47841.57%28424.70%40.35%-94-8.18%1,150
Wibaux 19532.13%23438.55%17328.50%50.82%-39-6.42%607
Yellowstone 20,16335.72%22,82240.43%13,13323.26%3320.59%-2,659-4.71%56,450
Totals154,50737.63%144,20735.12%107,22526.12%4,6721.14%10,3002.51%410,611

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Analysis

Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote. [3] It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic (as of the 2024 presidential election ), as well as the last time that Sanders County and Valley County voted Democratic. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lincoln or McCone Counties, as well as the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win without carrying Wibaux County.

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References

  1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  2. 1 2 3 Cooney, Mike (1992), Official 1992 General Election Canvass, Secretary of State of Montana, archived at Montana State Library
  3. 1 2 3 "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.