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1992 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States presidential election in Arkansas
country	Arkansas
flag_year	1924
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States presidential election in Arkansas
previous_year	1988
next_election	1996 United States presidential election in Arkansas
next_year	1996
election_date	November 3, 1992
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
image1_size	x160px
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	6
popular_vote1	505,823
percentage1	53.21%
image2	George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
image2_size	x160px
nominee2	George H. W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	337,324
percentage2	35.48%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
image3_size	x160px
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent (United States)
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	James Stockdale
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	99,132
percentage3	10.43%
map_image	{{switcher
title	President
before_election	George H. W. Bush
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election

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

Arkansas was won by incumbent Governor Bill Clinton (D) with 53.21% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.48%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 10.43% of the popular vote. Clinton thus won his home state by a wide margin of 17.73%, becoming the first Democratic candidate to win the state since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Arkansas and Washington, D.C., which Clinton also won, were the only contests in 1992 in which any candidate received an absolute majority of the popular vote.

Among white voters, 50% supported Clinton, while 40% supported Bush.

Background

The Republican presidential nominee won Arkansas in the 1980, 1984, and 1988 presidential elections. Democratic Governor Bill Clinton was elected to a fifth term in 1990.

Primary

Democratic

Clinton announced his presidential campaign on October 3, 1991, at the Old State House. Polling by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy one week before the primary showed Jerry Brown had a disapproval rate of 71% among likely Democratic voters while Clinton's was 13%.

Turnout in the Democratic primary was greater than it was in 1980, 1984, and 1988, but lower than in 1976.

Republican

Turnout in the Republican primary declined from 1988, but was still greater than 1976, 1980, and 1984. Three-fourth of the votes in the primary came from Arkansas's 3rd congressional district. Less than 100 votes were cast in 39 of the state's counties.

General election

Predictions

Source	Rating	As of
The Cook Political Report		October 28, 1992

Results

Clinton carried all but five counties (Benton, Crawford, Pope, Searcy, and Sebastian) in the state. , this is the last election in which Baxter County, Carroll County, Newton County, Boone County, and Polk County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This is also the most recent time that Arkansas has voted more Democratic than Maryland.

Arkansas would be one of only three states, along with the District of Columbia, where Clinton's raw vote total exceeded that of Bush and Perot combined, the others being Maryland and New York. This is also the most recent election in which Arkansas trended more Democratic relative to the nation, or swung towards the Democratic party at all. Clinton's 505,823 votes are the most votes received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history.

Democratic U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers won reelection in a concurrent election. The Republicans gained one seat in Arkansas' U.S. House delegation, Arkansas House of Representatives, and Arkansas Senate.

1992 United States presidential election in Arkansas	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton	505,823	53.21%	6
Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	337,324	35.48%	0
Independent	Ross Perot	99,132	10.43%	0
Taxpayers’	Howard Phillips	1,437	0.15%	0
Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,261	0.13%	0
New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	1,022	0.11%	0
Independent	Jim Boren	956	0.10%	0
America First	James "Bo" Gritz	819	0.09%	0
Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	764	0.08%	0
Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	762	0.08%	0
Independent	John Yiamouyiannis	554	0.06%	0
Prohibition	Earl Dodge	472	0.05%	0
Independent	Isabell Masters	327	0.03%	0
Totals	950,683	100.0%	6

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Ross Perot
Independent	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	505,823	53.21%	337,324	35.48%	99,132	10.43%	8,374	0.88%	168,499	17.73%	950,653
	Arkansas		4,709		59.01%		2,594		32.51%		639		8.01%		38		0.48%		2,115		26.50%		7,980
	Ashley		5,876		61.42%		2,686		28.08%		931		9.73%		74		0.77%		3,190		33.34%		9,567
	Baxter		6,991		44.44%		5,640		35.85%		2,938		18.68%		163		1.04%		1,351		8.59%		15,732
	Benton		15,774		36.45%		21,126		48.81%		6,128		14.16%		251		0.58%		-5,352		-12.36%		43,279
	Boone		6,128		42.45%		6,094		42.21%		2,079		14.40%		136		0.94%		34		0.24%		14,437
	Bradley		2,954		61.07%		1,482		30.64%		391		8.08%		10		0.21%		1,472		30.43%		4,837
	Calhoun		1,389		51.41%		1,047		38.75%		257		9.51%		9		0.33%		342		12.66%		2,702
	Carroll		3,769		42.55%		3,535		39.91%		1,500		16.94%		53		0.60%		234		2.64%		8,857
	Chicot		3,504		68.72%		1,242		24.36%		347		6.81%		6		0.12%		2,262		44.36%		5,099
	Clark		5,767		64.64%		2,403		26.93%		714		8.00%		38		0.43%		3,364		37.71%		8,922
	Clay		4,848		68.47%		1,647		23.26%		568		8.02%		17		0.24%		3,201		45.21%		7,080
	Cleburne		5,090		51.00%		3,580		35.87%		1,263		12.66%		47		0.47%		1,510		15.13%		9,980
	Cleveland		1,893		56.04%		1,127		33.36%		337		9.98%		21		0.62%		766		22.68%		3,378
	Columbia		4,747		48.35%		3,702		37.70%		1,090		11.10%		280		2.85%		1,045		10.65%		9,819
	Conway		4,898		57.75%		2,719		32.06%		803		9.47%		61		0.72%		2,179		25.69%		8,481
	Craighead		13,931		54.43%		9,104		35.57%		2,274		8.88%		287		1.12%		4,827		18.86%		25,596
	Crawford		6,656		41.18%		6,882		42.57%		2,442		15.11%		185		1.14%		-226		-1.39%		16,165
	Crittenden		9,683		56.60%		5,910		34.55%		848		4.96%		667		3.90%		3,773		22.05%		17,108
	Cross		4,058		58.09%		2,303		32.97%		602		8.62%		23		0.33%		1,755		25.12%		6,986
	Dallas		2,107		53.68%		1,458		37.15%		345		8.79%		15		0.38%		649		16.53%		3,925
	Desha		3,815		67.87%		1,279		22.75%		392		6.97%		135		2.40%		2,536		45.12%		5,621
	Drew		3,748		59.51%		1,938		30.77%		596		9.46%		16		0.25%		1,810		28.74%		6,298
	Faulkner		13,000		51.56%		9,491		37.64%		2,437		9.66%		287		1.14%		3,509		13.92%		25,215
	Franklin		3,217		47.76%		2,495		37.04%		987		14.65%		37		0.55%		722		10.72%		6,736
	Fulton		2,827		59.69%		1,258		26.56%		631		13.32%		20		0.42%		1,569		33.13%		4,736
	Garland		18,811		52.26%		12,886		35.80%		3,475		9.65%		823		2.29%		5,925		16.46%		35,995
	Grant		3,190		51.47%		2,272		36.66%		702		11.33%		34		0.55%		918		14.81%		6,198
	Greene		7,541		61.20%		3,510		28.49%		1,213		9.84%		58		0.47%		4,031		32.71%		12,322
	Hempstead		5,476		61.38%		2,387		26.75%		1,022		11.45%		37		0.41%		3,089		34.63%		8,922
	Hot Spring		6,308		59.42%		3,036		28.60%		1,209		11.39%		63		0.59%		3,272		30.82%		10,616
	Howard		2,764		55.56%		1,728		34.73%		466		9.37%		17		0.34%		1,036		20.83%		4,975
	Independence		7,083		55.16%		4,232		32.96%		1,444		11.25%		81		0.63%		2,851		22.20%		12,840
	Izard		3,419		61.18%		1,532		27.42%		606		10.84%		31		0.55%		1,887		33.76%		5,588
	Jackson		4,944		65.71%		1,864		24.77%		673		8.94%		43		0.57%		3,080		40.94%		7,524
	Jefferson		21,819		68.85%		7,525		23.74%		2,067		6.52%		281		0.89%		14,294		45.11%		31,692
	Johnson		3,951		52.14%		2,563		33.82%		1,013		13.37%		51		0.67%		1,388		18.32%		7,578
	Lafayette		2,273		57.12%		1,188		29.86%		504		12.67%		14		0.35%		1,085		27.26%		3,979
	Lawrence		4,146		59.84%		2,124		30.65%		636		9.18%		23		0.33%		2,022		29.19%		6,929
	Lee		3,436		67.82%		1,293		25.52%		308		6.08%		29		0.57%		2,143		42.30%		5,066
	Lincoln		2,805		64.53%		1,142		26.27%		390		8.97%		10		0.23%		1,663		38.26%		4,347
	Little River		3,327		58.18%		1,483		25.94%		890		15.56%		18		0.31%		1,844		32.24%		5,718
	Logan		3,995		45.99%		3,408		39.23%		1,220		14.04%		64		0.74%		587		6.76%		8,687
	Lonoke		7,963		50.32%		6,253		39.52%		1,554		9.82%		54		0.34%		1,710		10.80%		15,824
	Madison		2,415		45.76%		2,238		42.41%		598		11.33%		26		0.49%		177		3.35%		5,277
	Marion		2,757		44.15%		2,023		32.39%		1,327		21.25%		138		2.21%		734		11.76%		6,245
	Miller		7,050		48.21%		5,273		36.06%		2,249		15.38%		51		0.35%		1,777		12.15%		14,623
	Mississippi		10,046		62.94%		4,697		29.43%		981		6.15%		238		1.49%		5,349		33.51%		15,962
	Monroe		2,578		60.35%		1,324		30.99%		355		8.31%		15		0.35%		1,254		29.36%		4,272
	Montgomery		1,904		51.29%		1,205		32.46%		576		15.52%		27		0.73%		699		18.83%		3,712
	Nevada		2,242		56.79%		1,217		30.83%		455		11.52%		34		0.86%		1,025		25.96%		3,948
	Newton		1,765		42.59%		1,730		41.75%		608		14.67%		41		0.99%		35		0.84%		4,144
	Ouachita		7,411		59.69%		3,711		29.89%		1,238		9.97%		55		0.44%		3,700		29.80%		12,415
	Perry		1,906		54.39%		1,162		33.16%		412		11.76%		24		0.68%		744		21.23%		3,504
	Phillips		6,456		65.63%		2,695		27.40%		634		6.45%		52		0.53%		3,761		38.23%		9,837
	Pike		2,168		51.23%		1,577		37.26%		472		11.15%		15		0.35%		591		13.97%		4,232
	Poinsett		5,341		62.31%		2,425		28.29%		761		8.88%		44		0.51%		2,916		34.02%		8,571
	Polk		3,162		43.81%		2,757		38.20%		1,225		16.97%		73		1.01%		405		5.61%		7,217
	Pope		7,704		43.13%		8,056		45.10%		1,989		11.14%		113		0.63%		-352		-1.97%		17,862
	Prairie		2,366		59.81%		1,154		29.17%		434		10.97%		2		0.05%		1,212		30.64%		3,956
	Pulaski		79,482		58.03%		47,789		34.89%		8,751		6.39%		935		0.68%		31,693		23.14%		136,957
	Randolph		3,921		62.10%		1,766		27.97%		578		9.15%		49		0.78%		2,155		34.13%		6,314
	St. Francis		6,548		61.57%		3,289		30.93%		766		7.20%		32		0.30%		3,259		30.64%		10,635
	Saline		12,671		49.38%		10,105		39.38%		2,751		10.72%		134		0.52%		2,566		10.00%		25,661
	Scott		2,228		48.84%		1,695		37.15%		610		13.37%		29		0.64%		533		11.69%		4,562
	Searcy		1,679		42.14%		1,772		44.48%		503		12.63%		30		0.75%		-93		-2.34%		3,984
	Sebastian		16,570		41.78%		16,817		42.40%		6,023		15.19%		249		0.63%		-247		-0.62%		39,659
	Sevier		2,558		51.05%		1,592		31.77%		643		12.83%		218		4.35%		966		19.28%		5,011
	Sharp		3,761		52.27%		2,486		34.55%		921		12.80%		28		0.39%		1,275		17.72%		7,196
	Stone		2,622		52.03%		1,672		33.18%		697		13.83%		48		0.95%		950		18.85%		5,039
	Union		8,786		47.29%		7,305		39.32%		1,919		10.33%		570		3.07%		1,481		7.97%		18,580
	Van Buren		3,819		51.88%		2,612		35.48%		888		12.06%		42		0.57%		1,207		16.40%		7,361
	Washington		22,029		46.01%		20,292		42.38%		5,304		11.08%		255		0.53%		1,737		3.63%		47,880
	White		10,494		48.67%		8,538		39.60%		2,366		10.97%		165		0.77%		1,956		9.07%		21,563
	Woodruff		2,589		74.08%		676		19.34%		227		6.49%		3		0.09%		1,913		54.74%		3,495
	Yell		4,165		54.49%		2,506		32.79%		940		12.30%		32		0.42%		1,659		21.70%		7,643

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Arkansas
Baxter
Boone
Calhoun
Carroll
Cleburne
Cleveland
Columbia
Craighead
Crittenden
Cross
Drew
Faulkner
Franklin
Garland
Grant
Greene
Hempstead
Howard
Independence
Izard
Johnson
Lawrence
Logan
Lonoke
Madison
Marion
Miller
Mississippi
Montgomery
Newton
Ouachita
Perry
Pike
Polk
Prairie
Pulaski
Saline
Scott
Sevier
Sharp
Stone
Union
Van Buren
Washington
White
Yell

References

Works cited

References

"1992 Arkansas Exit Poll Results". CNN.
"1992 CPR Electoral College Ratings".
Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
"Maryland Voting Results and Participants".
"Arkansas Voting Results and Participants".
"State of Arkansas Historical Election Results". Arkansas Office of the Secretary of State.

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