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1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut
country	Connecticut
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States presidential election in Connecticut
previous_year	1988
next_election	1996 United States presidential election in Connecticut
next_year	1996
turnout	83.9%
election_date	November 3, 1992
image_size	x160px
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	8
popular_vote1	682,318
percentage1	42.21%
image2	George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
nominee2	George H. W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	578,313
percentage2	35.78%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	James Stockdale
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	348,771
percentage3	21.58%
map_image	{{switcher	[[File:Connecticut Presidential Election Results 1992.svg	250px]]
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

|County results |[[File:Connecticut Presidential Election Results 1992 by Municipality.svg|250px]] |Municipality results |[[File:1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut by congressional district.svg|250px]] |Congressional district results}} Clinton Bush Perot Tie

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. , this is the last election in which Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Danbury and Milford, as well as the towns of Fairfield, Old Saybrook, Stratford, and Weston voted Republican.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
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

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	682,318	42.21%	578,313	35.78%	355,701	22.01%	104,005	6.43%	1,616,332
	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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Middlesex
New Haven
New London
Tolland
Windham

By congressional district

Clinton won four of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.

District	Bush	Clinton	Representative
31%	50%	19%	Barbara Kennelly
30%	43%	27%	Sam Gejdenson
35%	44%	20%	Rosa DeLauro
42.2%	41.8%	16%	Chris Shays
42%	35%	23%	Gary Franks
36%	40%	24%	Nancy Johnson

Notes

References

"Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1993".
"1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
"1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas.
"Statement of Vote".

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