1992 United States presidential election in Oregon

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1992 United States presidential election in Oregon

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Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Initiative Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 7 0 0 Popular vote 621,314 475,757 354,091 Percentage 42.48% 32.53% 24.21%

County Results Clinton   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Bush   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%

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

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

Oregon was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.48% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 32.53%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 24.21% of the popular vote. ^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. ^[2]

As of the 2020 presidential election ^[update] , this is the last occasion when Curry and Jefferson counties have given a plurality to the Democratic Party nominee. ^[3] It was also the first election since 1888 when Crook County had not backed the winning candidate, although Bush’s margin was less than 200 votes and was only a plurality. Nevertheless, this would mark the county becoming a Republican bastion. ^[4]

Deschutes County, which was narrowly won by Clinton via plurality, would not vote for a Democrat again until 2020. This was the first time since 1944 that Oregon voted Democratic in consecutive elections.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Oregon [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	621,314	42.48%	7
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	475,757	32.53%	0
	Independent Initiative	Ross Perot	354,091	24.21%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	4,277	0.29%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	3,030	0.21%	0
	Other write-ins		2,609	0.18%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz (write-in)	1,470	0.10%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin (write-in)	91	0.01%	0
	Socialist	J. Quinn Brisben (write-in)	4	0.00%	0
Totals			1,462,643	100.0%	7

Results by county

County	William Jefferson Clinton Democratic		George Herbert Walker Bush Republican		Henry Ross Perot Independent Initiative		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Baker	2,395	31.81%	2,862	38.01%	2,191	29.10%	82	1.09%	-467	-6.20%	7,530
Benton	17,966	47.37%	11,550	30.46%	8,103	21.37%	304	0.80%	6,416	16.92%	37,923
Clackamas	60,310	39.03%	53,724	34.76%	39,776	25.74%	728	0.47%	6,586	4.26%	154,538
Clatsop	7,700	45.80%	4,683	27.86%	4,316	25.67%	113	0.67%	3,017	17.95%	16,812
Columbia	8,298	42.77%	5,227	26.94%	5,670	29.22%	207	1.07%	2,628 [lower-alpha 1]	13.54%	19,402
Coos	12,072	40.70%	9,284	31.30%	7,989	26.94%	314	1.06%	2,788	9.40%	29,659
Crook	2,508	34.49%	2,703	37.18%	2,024	27.84%	36	0.50%	-195	-2.68%	7,271
Curry	3,841	34.76%	3,809	34.47%	3,310	29.95%	90	0.81%	32	0.29%	11,050
Deschutes	15,693	35.73%	15,655	35.65%	12,293	27.99%	277	0.63%	38	0.09%	43,918
Douglas	14,137	30.83%	19,011	41.45%	12,377	26.99%	335	0.73%	-4,874	-10.63%	45,860
Gilliam	374	36.03%	377	36.32%	283	27.26%	4	0.39%	-3	-0.29%	1,038
Grant	1,135	28.47%	1,496	37.53%	1,302	32.66%	53	1.33%	-194 [lower-alpha 2]	4.87%	3,986
Harney	973	28.86%	1,350	40.04%	1,024	30.37%	25	0.74%	-326 [lower-alpha 2]	9.67%	3,372
Hood River	3,106	39.61%	2,453	31.28%	2,235	28.50%	47	0.60%	653	8.33%	7,841
Jackson	29,146	37.80%	28,704	37.23%	18,633	24.17%	613	0.80%	442	0.57%	77,096
Jefferson	2,161	36.59%	1,962	33.22%	1,741	29.48%	42	0.71%	199	3.37%	5,906
Josephine	11,007	32.80%	13,003	38.75%	8,426	25.11%	1,123	3.35%	-1,996	-5.95%	33,559
Klamath	7,918	29.77%	11,864	44.61%	6,636	24.95%	175	0.66%	-3,946	-14.84%	26,593
Lake	1,019	26.80%	1,791	47.11%	980	25.78%	12	0.32%	-772	-20.31%	3,802
Lane	74,083	48.78%	41,789	27.52%	34,906	22.99%	1,084	0.71%	32,294	21.27%	151,862
Lincoln	9,603	44.41%	5,716	26.43%	6,127	28.34%	177	0.82%	3,476 [lower-alpha 1]	16.08%	21,623
Linn	15,399	34.00%	16,461	36.35%	13,256	29.27%	171	0.38%	-1,062	-2.35%	45,287
Malheur	2,539	23.81%	5,374	50.40%	2,654	24.89%	96	0.90%	-2,720 [lower-alpha 2]	25.51%	10,663
Marion	41,137	37.28%	42,145	38.20%	26,156	23.71%	896	0.81%	-1,008	-0.91%	110,334
Morrow	1,174	33.79%	1,187	34.17%	1,089	31.35%	24	0.69%	-13	-0.37%	3,474
Multnomah	165,081	55.34%	72,326	24.25%	58,236	19.52%	2,648	0.89%	92,755	31.10%	298,291
Polk	9,551	37.29%	10,082	39.36%	5,818	22.71%	163	0.64%	-531	-2.07%	25,614
Sherman	362	32.44%	424	37.99%	326	29.21%	4	0.36%	-62	-5.56%	1,116
Tillamook	5,040	43.89%	3,359	29.25%	2,997	26.10%	88	0.77%	1,681	14.64%	11,484
Umatilla	6,787	34.55%	7,095	36.12%	5,581	28.41%	180	0.92%	-308	-1.57%	19,643
Union	3,990	34.43%	4,223	36.44%	3,305	28.52%	70	0.60%	-233	-2.01%	11,588
Wallowa	1,203	29.53%	1,630	40.01%	1,209	29.68%	32	0.79%	-421 [lower-alpha 2]	10.33%	4,074
Wasco	4,663	42.50%	3,242	29.55%	3,008	27.41%	60	0.55%	1,421	12.95%	10,973
Washington	67,528	40.39%	57,146	34.18%	41,575	24.87%	946	0.57%	10,382	6.21%	167,195
Wheeler	267	31.05%	357	41.51%	227	26.40%	9	1.05%	-90	-10.47%	860
Yamhill	11,148	35.50%	11,693	37.23%	8,312	26.47%	253	0.81%	-545	-1.74%	31,406
Totals	621,314	42.48%	475,757	32.53%	354,091	24.21%	11,481	0.78%	145,557	9.95%	1,462,643

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Clackamas
• Curry
• Deschutes
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Washington

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oregon
• Presidency of Bill Clinton

Notes

1. 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.
2. In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Oregon". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
4. Lewis-Beck; Michael S.; ‘Election Forecasts in 1984: How Accurate Were They’; Political Science and Politics 18(1) (January 1985), pp. 53-63