1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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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 vote 5 0 0 Popular vote 261,617 212,824 91,895 Percentage 45.90% 37.34% 16.12%

County results Clinton   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Bush   40–50%   50–60%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Mexico was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 45.90 percent of the popular vote over incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) with 37.34 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished third, with 16.12 percent of the popular vote. ^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. ^[2]

As a result of his win, Clinton became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to win the state. However, this election marked a major shift in the state's politics, and New Mexico would vote Democratic for every election after this, except in 2004, when Bush's son George W. Bush very narrowly won the state over John Kerry.

This was the 20th U.S. presidential election that New Mexico participated in since 1912.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Clinton Al Gore	261,617	45.90%	−1.00
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent) Dan Quayle (incumbent)	212,824	37.34%	−14.52
	Independent	Ross Perot James Stockdale	91,895	16.12%	N/A
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou Nancy Lord	1,615	0.28%	−0.35
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips Albion W. Knight Jr.	620	0.11%	N/A
	Natural Law	John Hagelin Mike Tompkins	562	0.10%	N/A
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani Maria Elizabeth Muñoz	369	0.06%	−0.37
	Socialist Workers	James Warren Willie Mae Reid	183	0.03%	−0.04
	Workers World	Gloria La Riva Larry Holmes	181	0.03%	−0.02
	Prohibition	Earl Dodge George Ormsby	120	0.02%	−0.03
Total votes			569,986	100.00%
	Democratic win

Results by county

County [3]	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bernalillo	90,863	45.27%	77,304	38.52%	31,241	15.57%	1,290	0.64%	13,559	6.75%	200,698
Catron	465	29.94%	771	49.65%	289	18.61%	28	1.80%	-306	-19.71%	1,553
Chaves	6,360	33.65%	8,872	46.95%	3,590	19.00%	76	0.40%	-2,512	-13.30%	18,898
Cibola	3,334	53.06%	2,051	32.64%	847	13.48%	52	0.83%	1,283	20.42%	6,284
Colfax	2,607	49.87%	1,730	33.09%	871	16.66%	20	0.38%	877	16.78%	5,228
Curry	3,699	29.28%	6,831	54.07%	2,056	16.27%	47	0.37%	-3,132	-24.79%	12,633
De Baca	451	38.06%	526	44.39%	204	17.22%	4	0.34%	-75	-6.33%	1,185
Dona Ana	19,894	44.99%	16,308	36.88%	7,682	17.37%	333	0.75%	3,586	8.11%	44,217
Eddy	7,409	40.70%	7,313	40.18%	3,430	18.84%	50	0.27%	96	0.52%	18,202
Grant	5,603	54.52%	2,917	28.38%	1,685	16.40%	72	0.70%	2,686	26.14%	10,277
Guadalupe	1,225	58.28%	691	32.87%	173	8.23%	13	0.62%	534	25.41%	2,102
Harding	268	39.53%	312	46.02%	98	14.45%	0	0.00%	-44	-6.49%	678
Hidalgo	995	42.98%	871	37.62%	442	19.09%	7	0.30%	124	5.36%	2,315
Lea	5,047	30.94%	7,921	48.56%	3,233	19.82%	110	0.67%	-2,874	-17.62%	16,311
Lincoln	1,730	29.54%	2,669	45.57%	1,431	24.43%	27	0.46%	-939	-16.03%	5,857
Los Alamos	3,897	36.62%	4,320	40.59%	2,339	21.98%	86	0.81%	-423	-3.97%	10,642
Luna	2,637	42.04%	2,166	34.53%	1,445	23.04%	24	0.38%	471	7.51%	6,272
McKinley	9,405	60.56%	4,720	30.39%	1,304	8.40%	102	0.66%	4,685	30.17%	15,531
Mora	1,555	64.23%	668	27.59%	188	7.77%	10	0.41%	887	36.64%	2,421
Otero	5,377	33.19%	7,481	46.17%	3,257	20.10%	88	0.54%	-2,104	-12.98%	16,203
Quay	1,758	40.99%	1,759	41.01%	755	17.60%	17	0.40%	-1	-0.02%	4,289
Rio Arriba	7,832	67.86%	2,680	23.22%	984	8.53%	46	0.40%	5,152	44.64%	11,542
Roosevelt	2,172	33.35%	3,215	49.36%	1,085	16.66%	41	0.63%	-1,043	-16.01%	6,513
San Juan	11,302	37.32%	13,415	44.30%	5,351	17.67%	213	0.70%	-2,113	-6.98%	30,281
San Miguel	6,186	65.90%	2,183	23.26%	965	10.28%	53	0.56%	4,003	42.64%	9,387
Sandoval	10,951	46.45%	8,491	36.02%	3,954	16.77%	178	0.76%	2,460	10.43%	23,574
Santa Fe	27,189	63.35%	9,684	22.56%	5,656	13.18%	388	0.90%	17,505	40.79%	42,917
Sierra	1,771	40.09%	1,562	35.36%	1,055	23.88%	30	0.68%	209	4.73%	4,418
Socorro	2,908	47.77%	2,186	35.91%	918	15.08%	76	1.25%	722	11.86%	6,088
Taos	7,051	66.01%	2,260	21.16%	1,300	12.17%	70	0.66%	4,791	44.85%	10,681
Torrance	1,662	39.88%	1,667	40.00%	810	19.44%	28	0.67%	-5	-0.12%	4,167
Union	519	27.99%	975	52.59%	355	19.15%	5	0.27%	-456	-24.60%	1,854
Valencia	7,495	44.70%	6,305	37.60%	2,902	17.31%	66	0.39%	1,190	7.10%	16,768
Totals	261,617	45.90%	212,824	37.34%	91,895	16.12%	3,650	0.64%	48,793	8.56%	569,986

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bernalillo
• Doña Ana
• Eddy
• Hidalgo
• Luna
• Sandoval
• Sierra
• Socorro
• Valencia

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - New Mexico". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
3. Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 3, 1992 - State of New Mexico (PDF). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved December 2, 2024.