1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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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 8 0 0
Popular vote 682,318 578,313 348,771
Percentage 42.21% 35.78% 21.58%


President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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

Connecticut was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.21% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.78%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.58% of the popular vote. Clinton won Connecticut by a margin of 6.43%, marking the first time the state voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1968. It would be the last time Connecticut was regarded as a swing state, as it has voted Democratic by double digits in every election since.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[2] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results[edit]

1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 682,318 42.21% 8
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 578,313 35.78% 0
Independent Ross Perot 348,771 21.58% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 5,391 0.33% 0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,363 0.08% 0
N/A Other 176 0.01% 0
Totals 1,616,332 100.0% 8
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 64%/82%

By county[edit]

County Bill Clinton
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Fairfield 160,202 39.13% 175,158 42.78% 74,050 18.09% -14,956 -3.65% 409,410
Hartford 195,495 47.13% 132,591 31.96% 86,718 20.91% 62,904 15.17% 414,804
Litchfield 33,686 36.14% 34,492 37.00% 25,035 26.86% -806 -0.86% 93,213
Middlesex 34,707 42.83% 24,646 30.42% 21,674 26.75% 10,061 12.41% 81,027
New Haven 161,374 41.90% 141,264 36.68% 82,494 21.42% 20,110 5.22% 385,132
New London 49,808 42.29% 34,567 29.35% 33,392 28.36% 15,241 12.94% 117,767
Tolland 27,425 41.42% 20,632 31.16% 18,158 27.42% 6,793 10.26% 66,215
Windham 19,621 40.38% 14,963 30.80% 14,004 28.82% 4,658 9.58% 48,588
Totals 682,318 42.21% 578,313 35.78% 355,701 22.01% 104,005 6.43% 1,616,332

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.