1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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  1988 November 3, 1992 1996  
Turnout82.8% [1]
  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 vote2300
Popular vote2,239,1641,791,841902,667
Percentage45.15%36.12%18.20%

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President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Pennsylvania was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 9.02%. [2] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (I-TX) finished in third, with 18.20% of Pennsylvania's popular vote. [2]

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Clearfield County voted for the Democratic candidate. [2]

Primaries

Democratic primary

CandidateVotesPercent
Bill Clinton715,03156.50%
Jerry Brown325,54325.72%
Paul Tsongas161,57212.77%
Others63,3495.01%
Totals1,265,495Turnout: 46.69%

Republican primary

CandidateVotesPercent
George H. W. Bush(incumbent)774,86576.81%
Patrick Buchanan233,91223.19%
Totals1,008,777Turnout: 42.70%

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania [2]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton Al Gore 2,239,16445.15%23
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) Dan Quayle (incumbent)1,791,84136.12%0
Independent Ross Perot James Stockdale 902,66718.20%0
Libertarian Andre Marrou Nancy Lord 21,4770.43%0
New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani Maria Elizabeth Muñoz4,6610.09%0
Totals4,959,810100.0%23
Bush on campaign. Seen here speaking at the Norristown, Pennsylvania High School, September, 1992. President Bush addresses the Norristown, Pennsylvania High School Community - NARA - 186457.tif
Bush on campaign. Seen here speaking at the Norristown, Pennsylvania High School, September, 1992.

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 9,57632.46%13,55245.94%6,31321.40%600.20%-3,976-13.48%29,501
Allegheny 324,00452.75%183,03529.80%103,47016.85%3,6780.60%140,96922.95%614,187
Armstrong 12,99545.87%9,12232.20%6,16621.76%500.18%3,87313.67%28,333
Beaver 44,87754.50%21,36125.94%15,95419.38%1480.18%23,51628.56%82,340
Bedford 5,84031.04%9,21648.98%3,73119.83%300.16%-3,376-17.94%18,817
Berks 46,03135.03%52,93940.29%31,66324.10%7740.59%-6,908-5.26%131,407
Blair 14,85733.19%21,44747.92%8,28418.51%1700.38%-6,590-14.73%44,758
Bradford 6,90330.51%10,22145.17%5,45224.09%520.23%-3,318-14.66%22,628
Bucks 97,90239.40%94,58438.06%53,93121.70%2,0900.84%3,3181.34%248,507
Butler 22,30336.48%23,65638.70%15,01324.56%1580.26%-1,353-2.22%61,130
Cambria 34,33451.75%20,77031.30%11,07016.68%1750.26%13,56420.45%66,349
Cameron 82430.77%1,17343.80%67625.24%50.19%-349-13.03%2,678
Carbon 9,07241.89%7,24333.44%5,22224.11%1220.56%1,8298.45%21,659
Centre 21,17741.34%20,47839.98%9,35618.26%2140.42%6991.36%51,225
Chester 59,64335.25%74,00243.73%34,53620.41%1,0270.61%-14,359-8.48%169,208
Clarion 5,58435.53%6,47741.21%3,61923.02%380.24%-893-5.68%15,718
Clearfield 12,24739.70%11,55337.45%6,98922.66%580.19%6942.25%30,847
Clinton 5,39742.94%4,47135.57%2,65421.12%470.37%9267.37%12,569
Columbia 8,26134.80%9,74241.04%5,68323.94%530.22%-1,481-6.24%23,739
Crawford 12,81337.00%14,11240.75%7,39221.35%3110.90%-1,299-3.75%34,628
Cumberland 26,63531.49%43,44751.37%14,34416.96%1470.17%-16,812-19.88%84,573
Dauphin 36,99037.40%45,47945.98%16,06316.24%3780.38%-8,489-8.58%98,910
Delaware 111,21041.80%108,58740.81%43,72816.43%2,5490.96%2,6230.99%266,074
Elk 5,01636.26%4,90835.48%3,88528.09%230.17%1080.78%13,832
Erie 56,38147.86%39,28333.35%21,51018.26%6300.53%17,09814.51%117,804
Fayette 30,57756.77%12,82023.80%10,16218.87%3020.56%17,75732.97%53,861
Forest 89041.51%80137.36%44820.90%50.23%894.15%2,144
Franklin 13,44030.66%23,38753.35%6,94115.83%660.15%-9,947-22.69%43,834
Fulton 1,58831.61%2,55850.93%86917.30%80.16%-970-19.32%5,023
Greene 8,43855.75%3,48223.01%3,18621.05%290.19%4,95632.74%15,135
Huntingdon 5,15332.82%7,24946.17%3,27320.85%250.16%-2,096-13.35%15,700
Indiana 15,19445.61%10,96632.92%7,08921.28%650.20%4,22812.69%33,314
Jefferson 5,99833.87%7,27141.05%4,40324.86%390.22%-1,273-7.18%17,711
Juniata 2,60130.89%3,98047.27%1,81921.60%200.24%-1,379-16.38%8,420
Lackawanna 45,05447.44%33,44335.22%15,66716.50%8040.85%11,61112.22%94,968
Lancaster 44,25527.63%88,44755.22%26,80716.74%6710.42%-44,192-27.59%160,180
Lawrence 20,83050.55%12,35930.00%7,95019.29%640.16%8,47120.55%41,203
Lebanon 12,35028.71%21,51250.00%9,00520.93%1540.36%-9,162-21.29%43,021
Lehigh 46,71140.68%42,63137.12%24,85321.64%6410.56%4,0803.56%114,836
Luzerne 56,62344.53%49,28538.76%21,00716.52%2310.18%7,3385.77%127,146
Lycoming 13,31530.84%20,53647.57%9,17021.24%1510.35%-7,221-16.73%43,172
McKean 5,33132.51%6,96542.47%4,01924.51%850.52%-1,634-9.96%16,400
Mercer 23,26446.68%16,08132.27%10,27720.62%2140.43%7,18314.41%49,836
Mifflin 4,94633.67%6,30042.89%3,38223.03%600.41%-1,354-9.22%14,688
Monroe 13,46835.91%14,55738.82%9,25724.69%2180.58%-1,089-2.91%37,500
Montgomery 136,57242.87%125,70439.46%53,73816.87%2,5620.80%10,8683.41%318,576
Montour 2,15032.35%3,09646.58%1,37320.66%270.41%-946-14.23%6,646
Northampton 42,20343.27%34,42935.30%20,23420.75%6590.68%7,7747.97%97,525
Northumberland 12,81435.80%15,05742.07%7,78221.74%1390.39%-2,243-6.27%35,792
Perry 4,08626.66%7,87151.35%3,33421.75%360.23%-3,785-24.69%15,327
Philadelphia 434,90468.16%133,32820.90%65,45510.26%4,3710.69%301,57647.26%638,058
Pike 4,38232.21%6,08444.73%3,01922.19%1180.87%-1,702-12.52%13,603
Potter 1,89226.86%3,45249.01%1,68723.95%130.18%-1,560-22.15%7,044
Schuylkill 23,67937.57%25,78040.90%13,39821.26%1720.27%-2,101-3.33%63,029
Snyder 2,95223.44%6,93455.05%2,68621.32%240.19%-3,982-31.61%12,596
Somerset 12,49338.14%13,85842.30%6,33319.33%750.23%-1,365-4.16%32,759
Sullivan 1,03033.09%1,34043.05%73123.48%120.39%-310-9.96%3,113
Susquehanna 5,36832.13%7,35644.02%3,94623.62%390.23%-1,988-11.89%16,709
Tioga 4,86829.43%7,82347.29%3,80422.99%480.29%-2,955-17.86%16,543
Union 3,62329.54%6,36251.87%2,25518.39%250.20%-2,739-22.33%12,265
Venango 8,23038.18%8,54539.64%4,69521.78%840.39%-315-1.46%21,554
Warren 6,97237.84%6,58535.74%4,79526.02%740.40%3872.10%18,426
Washington 46,14354.70%21,97726.05%16,08319.06%1610.19%24,16628.65%84,364
Wayne 4,81728.64%8,18448.65%3,72722.16%940.56%-3,367-20.01%16,822
Westmoreland 69,81745.20%47,31530.63%37,03623.98%2830.18%22,50214.57%154,451
Wyoming 3,15829.11%5,14347.40%2,52523.27%240.22%-1,985-18.29%10,850
York 46,11334.35%60,13044.79%27,74320.67%2590.19%-14,017-10.44%134,245
Totals2,239,16445.15%1,791,84136.13%902,66718.20%26,1380.53%447,3239.02%4,959,810

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. "Voter Registration Statistics". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 David Leip. "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 22, 2018.