1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
  George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg Bill Clinton.jpg RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Home state Texas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Dan Quayle Al Gore James Stockdale
Electoral vote1400
Popular vote1,134,6611,114,042357,864
Percentage43.44%42.65%13.70%

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1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina results map by congressional district.svg

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

North Carolina was very narrowly won by incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush of Texas over his Democratic challenger, Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Bush took 43.44% of the vote to Clinton's 42.65%, a margin of 0.79%. North Carolina was the second-closest state in this election behind neighboring Georgia. [1] This was also the first time since 1956 when North Carolina did not support the winning candidate. It has since gone on to back losing Republicans Bob Dole in 1996, Mitt Romney in 2012, and Donald Trump in 2020.

Billionaire businessman Ross Perot, running as an Independent, finished in third, with 13.70% of the vote, a relatively strong showing for a third party candidate, and his second highest showing in the Southeast, behind only Florida.

Despite being from the South, Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying the state of North Carolina since James K. Polk in 1844, and Bush became the first ever Republican to carry the state while losing nationally. As of the 2020 presidential election , the 1992 election constitutes the last occasion the following counties have supported a Democratic presidential nominee: Alleghany, Brunswick, Greene, Pamlico, Pender, Rockingham, Sampson and Yancey. [2] This would also be the last election in which North Carolina would vote to the left of neighboring Virginia. Additionally, with Bush and Clinton each winning 50 of North Carolina's 100 counties, this remains the last time that a Republican presidential nominee has failed to win a majority of the state's counties.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina [3]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent)1,134,66143.44%14
Democratic Bill Clinton 1,114,04242.65%0
Independent Ross Perot 357,86413.70%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 5,1710.20%0
New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani (write-in)590.00%0
Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin (write-in)410.00%0
Socialist Workers Party James Warren (write-in)120.00%0
Totals2,611,850100.0%14
Voter turnout54.52%

Results by county

County [4] George H.W. Bush
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
# %# %# %# %# %
Alamance 20,63748.33%15,52136.35%6,44415.09%990.23%5,11611.98%42,701
Alexander 6,76449.64%4,84935.59%2,00214.69%110.08%1,91514.05%13,626
Alleghany 1,85339.18%2,27148.01%60012.68%60.13%-418-8.83%4,730
Anson 2,33427.33%5,26961.71%92110.79%150.18%-2,935-34.38%8,539
Ashe 5,20046.97%4,62441.77%1,22011.02%260.23%5765.20%11,070
Avery 3,89557.39%1,75525.86%1,12316.55%140.21%2,14031.53%6,787
Beaufort 7,33745.91%6,44540.33%2,17413.60%240.15%8925.58%15,980
Bertie 1,75626.04%4,38264.99%6008.90%50.07%-2,626-38.95%6,743
Bladen 3,21431.58%5,70056.01%1,24812.26%150.15%-2,486-24.43%10,177
Brunswick 8,83339.43%10,17745.43%3,34914.95%410.18%-1,344-6.00%22,400
Buncombe 30,89240.92%32,95543.65%11,48115.21%1640.22%-2,063-2.73%75,492
Burke 13,39744.48%12,56541.71%4,12413.69%360.12%8322.77%30,122
Cabarrus 21,28151.75%13,51332.86%6,25115.20%780.19%7,76818.89%41,123
Caldwell 12,54349.04%9,03335.32%3,96515.50%350.14%3,51013.72%25,576
Camden 1,03938.84%1,15343.10%47917.91%40.15%-114-4.26%2,675
Carteret 10,33447.36%8,02836.79%3,40115.59%560.26%2,30610.57%21,819
Caswell 2,79333.40%4,72556.50%8279.89%180.22%-1,932-23.10%8,363
Catawba 25,46651.54%16,33433.06%7,52315.23%860.17%9,13218.48%49,409
Chatham 6,56835.36%9,52051.25%2,42513.05%640.34%-2,952-15.89%18,577
Cherokee 4,02145.91%3,68642.09%1,04011.87%110.13%3353.82%8,758
Chowan 1,66136.86%2,13647.40%70015.53%90.20%-475-10.54%4,506
Clay 1,89047.73%1,60040.40%46511.74%50.13%2907.33%3,960
Cleveland 13,65044.72%13,03742.71%3,78412.40%510.17%6132.01%30,522
Columbus 5,46228.88%11,46960.63%1,96310.38%220.12%-6,007-31.75%18,916
Craven 11,57545.77%9,99839.54%3,67914.55%350.14%1,5776.23%25,287
Cumberland 27,13942.10%30,29146.98%6,79210.54%2480.38%-3,152-4.88%64,470
Currituck 2,18841.31%1,93536.53%1,16321.96%110.21%2534.78%5,297
Dare 4,35740.73%3,92536.70%2,38822.33%260.24%4324.03%10,696
Davidson 24,86950.01%16,46233.11%8,32416.74%700.14%8,40716.90%49,725
Davie 6,79654.86%3,67529.67%1,90315.36%130.10%3,12125.19%12,387
Duplin 5,28638.45%6,81649.58%1,63611.90%90.07%-1,530-11.13%13,747
Durham 27,58133.36%47,33157.24%8,5049.08%2680.32%-19,750-23.88%82,684
Edgecombe 6,27531.92%11,17456.84%2,17511.06%330.17%-4,899-24.92%19,657
Forsyth 52,78745.40%49,00642.15%14,26212.27%2190.19%3,7813.25%116,274
Franklin 4,66935.20%6,51749.13%2,06215.54%180.14%-1,848-13.93%13,266
Gaston 34,71456.51%19,12131.12%7,49012.19%1100.18%15,59325.39%61,435
Gates 1,15830.20%2,20657.54%46612.15%40.10%-1,048-27.34%3,834
Graham 1,91949.51%1,55140.02%40310.40%30.08%3689.49%3,876
Granville 4,53837.42%6,17850.94%1,32110.89%910.75%-1,640-13.52%12,128
Greene 2,18038.03%2,76848.29%78013.61%40.07%-588-10.26%5,732
Guilford 60,14041.08%66,31945.30%19,60113.39%3390.23%-6,179-4.22%146,399
Halifax 5,76932.40%9,96055.94%2,04711.50%280.16%-4,191-23.54%17,804
Harnett 9,75146.58%8,47340.48%2,68412.82%240.11%1,2786.10%20,932
Haywood 7,29234.71%10,38549.43%3,30315.72%290.14%-3,093-14.72%21,009
Henderson 17,01051.43%10,74732.50%5,26015.90%550.17%6,26318.93%33,072
Hertford 2,20828.78%4,60960.08%84611.03%90.12%-2,401-31.30%7,672
Hoke 1,71127.00%3,73058.86%88714.00%90.14%-2,019-31.86%6,337
Hyde 74032.34%1,20652.71%34014.86%20.09%-466-20.37%2,288
Iredell 19,41149.80%13,26334.03%6,20415.92%1020.26%6,14815.77%38,980
Jackson 4,27536.99%5,75349.78%1,51613.12%140.12%-1,478-12.79%11,558
Johnston 15,41848.67%11,28435.62%4,93915.59%380.12%4,13413.05%31,679
Jones 1,43837.39%1,96251.01%44411.54%20.05%-524-13.62%3,846
Lee 6,65845.42%5,85239.92%2,12514.50%240.16%8065.50%14,659
Lenoir 8,93245.02%8,79344.32%2,10710.62%100.05%1390.70%19,842
Lincoln 11,01849.29%8,15036.46%3,14214.06%450.20%2,86812.83%22,355
Macon 4,79742.53%4,62441.00%1,82916.22%290.26%1731.53%11,279
Madison 3,12139.07%3,98049.82%85710.73%310.39%-859-10.75%7,989
Martin 2,95836.90%4,06950.76%98112.24%80.10%-1,111-13.86%8,016
McDowell 6,09045.81%5,30939.93%1,88114.15%150.11%7815.88%13,295
Mecklenburg 99,49643.57%97,06542.50%31,28313.70%5310.23%2,4311.07%228,375
Mitchell 4,40562.79%1,72724.62%87712.50%60.09%2,67838.17%7,015
Montgomery 3,54338.67%4,42248.27%1,18512.94%110.12%-879-9.60%9,161
Moore 12,44846.81%9,64936.29%4,44816.73%460.17%2,79910.52%26,591
Nash 14,44648.34%10,80936.17%4,54415.20%870.29%3,63712.17%29,886
New Hanover 24,33846.67%20,29138.91%7,40114.19%1240.24%4,0477.76%52,154
Northampton 1,84523.16%5,19565.21%91611.50%110.14%-3,350-42.05%7,967
Onslow 11,84248.70%8,04533.08%4,38718.04%440.18%3,79715.62%24,318
Orange 13,00927.50%28,59560.45%5,53511.70%1610.34%-15,586-32.95%47,300
Pamlico 1,92938.77%2,22944.80%80916.26%80.16%-300-6.03%4,975
Pasquotank 3,41935.69%4,70949.15%1,43414.97%190.20%-1,290-13.46%9,581
Pender 4,85739.07%5,82546.86%1,72513.88%230.19%-968-7.79%12,430
Perquimans 1,42936.85%1,81846.88%62416.09%70.18%-389-10.03%3,878
Person 4,46043.60%4,32342.26%1,43113.99%160.16%1371.34%10,230
Pitt 16,60941.63%17,95945.02%5,26213.19%650.16%-1,350-3.39%39,895
Polk 3,44845.77%2,93939.02%1,13415.05%120.16%5096.75%7,533
Randolph 20,69753.20%11,27428.98%6,87017.66%610.16%9,42324.22%38,902
Richmond 4,35628.01%9,16358.91%2,01512.96%190.12%-4,807-30.90%15,553
Robeson 7,77725.52%19,37863.59%3,27710.75%420.14%-11,601-38.07%30,474
Rockingham 12,67840.54%13,88044.39%4,67114.94%400.13%-1,202-3.85%31,269
Rowan 21,29749.84%14,30833.48%7,05316.51%740.17%6,98916.36%42,732
Rutherford 9,74847.95%7,85538.64%2,69513.26%310.15%1,8939.31%20,329
Sampson 8,00743.12%8,69846.84%1,8529.97%110.06%-691-3.72%18,568
Scotland 2,98031.84%5,17555.29%1,19612.78%90.10%-2,195-23.45%9,360
Stanly 11,03050.91%7,73535.70%2,85513.18%440.20%3,29515.21%21,664
Stokes 7,97947.90%6,46338.80%2,18313.11%320.19%1,5169.10%16,657
Surry 10,86646.33%9,39240.05%3,16413.49%310.13%1,4746.28%23,453
Swain 1,64037.88%2,11748.89%56813.12%50.12%-477-11.01%4,330
Transylvania 5,98445.55%5,12038.97%2,00615.27%270.21%8646.58%13,137
Tyrrell 55333.03%92855.44%18911.29%40.24%-375-22.41%1,674
Union 16,54251.71%10,78933.72%4,60114.38%600.19%5,75317.99%31,992
Vance 4,74737.09%6,59851.55%1,44411.28%110.09%-1,851-14.46%12,800
Wake 86,79841.84%88,97942.89%31,14015.01%5500.27%-2,181-1.05%207,467
Warren 1,76724.80%4,65665.35%6939.73%90.13%-2,889-40.55%7,125
Washington 1,78033.89%2,90255.24%56310.72%80.15%-1,122-21.35%5,253
Watauga 7,89941.09%8,26242.98%3,00715.64%570.30%-363-1.89%19,225
Wayne 14,39752.29%10,30737.44%2,79810.16%300.11%4,09014.85%27,532
Wilkes 12,54752.57%7,99133.48%3,30713.86%230.10%4,55619.09%23,868
Wilson 10,17644.36%10,10544.06%2,63011.47%260.11%710.30%22,937
Yadkin 7,31156.34%3,91330.15%1,72513.29%280.22%3,39826.19%12,977
Yancey 3,99443.38%4,28546.54%9179.96%120.13%-291-3.16%9,208
Totals1,134,66143.44%1,114,04242.65%357,86413.70%5,2830.20%20,6190.79%2,611,850

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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