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1992 United States presidential election in Nevada
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1992 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| country | Nevada |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1988 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| previous_year | 1988 |
| next_election | 1996 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| next_year | 1996 |
| 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 | **4** |
| popular_vote1 | **189,148** |
| percentage1 | **37.36%** |
| image2 | George Bush crop.jpg |
| nominee2 | George H. W. Bush |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | Texas |
| running_mate2 | Dan Quayle |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 175,828 |
| percentage2 | 34.73% |
| image3 | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| nominee3 | Ross Perot |
| party3 | Independent |
| home_state3 | Texas |
| running_mate3 | James Stockdale |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 |
| popular_vote3 | 132,580 |
| percentage3 | 26.19% |
| map_image | Nevada Presidential Election Results 1992.svg |
| map_size | 275px |
| map_caption | County Results |
| 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
Clinton Bush Perot
The 1992 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.36% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 34.73%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.19% of the popular vote.
Clinton's win in the state, although narrow, marked the first time since 1964 that a Democrat would carry Nevada and the beginning of its transition from a fairly Republican state into a swing state, like it had been in most elections prior to 1968. The state would go on to back the national winner in every election onward until 2016. Although Clinton carried only two of the state's seventeen counties, his win in Clark County, where Las Vegas is located, and the most populous county in the state, would prove the key to this and future Democratic victories in Nevada.
Clinton's percentage of the vote was the lowest to win a state since Woodrow Wilson carried only 32.08 percent of the vote in Idaho in 1912. , this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate carried White Pine County in a presidential election, and the last one where a candidate outside the two major parties carried any Nevada county. In this case, Ross Perot carried Storey County.
Results
| 1992 United States presidential election in Nevada | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Democratic** | **Bill Clinton** | **189,148** | **37.36%** | **4** | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 175,828 | 34.73% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 132,580 | 26.19% | 0 | |
| America First | James "Bo" Gritz | 2,892 | 0.57% | 0 | |
| *N/A* | "*None of these candidates*" | 2,537 | 0.50% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 1,835 | 0.36% | 0 | |
| American Independent | Howard Phillips | 677 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 483 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 338 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| **Totals** | **506,318** | **100.0%** | **4** |
Results by county
| County | Bill Clinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George H.W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Ross Perot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 189,148 | 37.36% | 175,828 | 34.73% | 132,580 | 26.19% | 8,762 | 1.73% | 13,320 | 2.63% | 506,318 | ||||||||||||||||
| Carson City | 6,035 | 32.10% | 7,302 | 38.83% | 5,195 | 27.63% | 271 | 1.44% | -1,267 | -6.73% | 18,803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,770 | 23.10% | 3,789 | 49.45% | 1,964 | 25.63% | 140 | 1.83% | -1,825 | -23.82% | 7,663 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clark | 124,586 | 41.15% | 97,403 | 32.17% | 75,364 | 24.89% | 5,429 | 1.79% | 27,183 | 8.98% | 302,782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 3,928 | 25.94% | 6,182 | 40.82% | 4,814 | 31.79% | 221 | 1.46% | -1,368 | -9.03% | 15,145 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elko | 2,782 | 23.33% | 5,208 | 43.67% | 3,628 | 30.42% | 308 | 2.58% | -1,580 | -13.25% | 11,926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Esmeralda | 118 | 20.21% | 221 | 37.84% | 220 | 37.67% | 25 | 4.28% | -1 | -0.17% | 584 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eureka | 129 | 18.70% | 330 | 47.83% | 214 | 31.01% | 17 | 2.46% | -116 | -16.82% | 690 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 810 | 22.99% | 1,505 | 42.72% | 1,149 | 32.61% | 59 | 1.67% | -356 | -10.11% | 3,523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lander | 423 | 21.23% | 885 | 44.43% | 652 | 32.73% | 32 | 1.61% | -233 | -11.70% | 1,992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 511 | 27.52% | 890 | 47.93% | 394 | 21.22% | 62 | 3.34% | -379 | -20.41% | 1,857 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 2,777 | 30.17% | 3,509 | 38.12% | 2,716 | 29.51% | 202 | 2.19% | -732 | -7.95% | 9,204 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral | 909 | 34.42% | 918 | 34.76% | 746 | 28.25% | 68 | 2.57% | -9 | -0.34% | 2,641 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nye | 2,561 | 31.92% | 2,743 | 34.19% | 2,501 | 31.18% | 217 | 2.71% | -182 | -2.27% | 8,022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pershing | 467 | 29.82% | 643 | 41.06% | 429 | 27.39% | 27 | 1.72% | -176 | -11.24% | 1,566 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Storey | 488 | 32.13% | 458 | 30.15% | 550 | 36.21% | 23 | 1.51% | -62 | -4.08% | 1,519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washoe | 39,500 | 34.45% | 42,636 | 37.18% | 30,974 | 27.01% | 1,561 | 1.36% | -3,136 | -2.73% | 114,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White Pine | 1,354 | 36.30% | 1,206 | 32.33% | 1,070 | 28.69% | 100 | 2.68% | 148 | 3.97% | 3,730 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Clark
- White Pine
Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent
- Storey
Notes
References
References
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
- 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
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". U.S. Election Atlas.
- [[Nevada Secretary of State]], compiled 1992; ''General Election Returns'' (Carson City, 1992)
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