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1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey
country	New Jersey
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States presidential election in New Jersey
previous_year	1988
next_election	1996 United States presidential election in New Jersey
next_year	1996
turnout	82.48% ( 5.13%)
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	15
popular_vote1	1,436,206
percentage1	42.95%
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	1,356,865
percentage2	40.58%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	James Stockdale
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	521,829
percentage3	15.61%
map_image	350px
map_size	350px
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

The 1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Jersey was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.95% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 40.58%, a 2.37% margin of victory. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 15.61% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.

At the time New Jersey was still considered a Republican-leaning swing state, and Clinton won very narrowly over President Bush. Clinton's win marked the first time a Democrat won New Jersey since Lyndon Johnson's landslide win in 1964. Indeed, this was the last time New Jersey voted to the right of its swing state neighbor Pennsylvania.

This was the third time New Jersey voted Democratic since the end of World War II. After this election, despite the very slim margin for this year, the Democrat would always win New Jersey by more than 10 points, except in 2004, when John Kerry's margin was just under 7 points, and 2024, when Kamala Harris's margin was just under 6 points.

As of 2024, this is the last presidential race where Bergen County voted Republican. Passaic County would not vote Republican in a presidential race again until 2024. 1992 was also the last presidential race up until 2024 when the Republican candidate would win a majority of the state's counties. In addition, this was also the last presidential election where New Jersey voted to the right of the country as a whole.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton	1,436,206	42.95%	15
Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	1,356,865	40.58%	0
Independent	Ross Perot	521,829	15.61%	0
Libertarian	Andre Marrou	6,822	0.20%	0
Independent	Drew Bradford	4,749	0.14%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	3,513	0.11%	0
U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	2,670	0.08%	0
Six Million Jobs	Lyndon LaRouche	2,095	0.06%	0
Socialist Workers	James Warren	2,011	0.06%	0
Peace and Freedom	Ron Daniels	1,996	0.06%	0
America First	James "Bo" Gritz	1,867	0.06%	0
Socialist Equality	Helen Halyard	1,618	0.05%	0
Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	1,353	0.04%	0
Totals	3,343,594	100.0%	15
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	56%/82%

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Ross Perot
Independent	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	1,436,206	42.95%	1,356,865	40.58%	521,829	15.61%	28,694	0.86%	79,341	2.37%	3,343,594
	Atlantic		39,633		43.89%		34,279		37.96%		15,890		17.60%		496		0.55%		5,354		5.93%		90,298
	Bergen		171,104		42.44%		178,223		44.21%		52,082		12.92%		1,728		0.43%		-7,119		-1.77%		403,137
	Burlington		72,845		42.02%		63,709		36.75%		35,322		20.38%		1,481		0.85%		9,136		5.27%		173,357
	Camden		104,915		49.75%		67,205		31.87%		37,144		17.61%		1,622		0.77%		37,710		17.88%		210,886
	Cape May		17,324		35.46%		21,502		44.01%		9,798		20.05%		232		0.47%		-4,178		-8.55%		48,856
	Cumberland		22,220		42.64%		19,253		36.94%		9,901		19.00%		742		1.42%		2,967		5.70%		52,116
	Essex		158,130		57.12%		89,146		32.20%		26,961		9.74%		2,621		0.95%		68,984		24.92%		276,858
	Gloucester		42,425		40.55%		37,335		35.69%		24,132		23.07%		727		0.69%		5,090		4.86%		104,619
	Hudson		99,799		53.93%		66,505		35.94%		14,569		7.87%		4,184		2.26%		33,294		17.99%		185,057
	Hunterdon		15,423		28.57%		25,130		46.56%		12,736		23.60%		685		1.27%		-9,707		-17.99%		53,974
	Mercer		71,383		49.14%		50,473		34.75%		22,503		15.49%		901		0.62%		20,910		14.39%		145,260
	Middlesex		128,824		45.16%		108,701		38.10%		45,055		15.79%		2,691		0.94%		20,123		7.06%		285,271
	Monmouth		101,750		38.24%		117,715		44.23%		45,445		17.08%		1,206		0.45%		-15,965		-5.99%		266,116
	Morris		67,593		32.31%		108,431		51.82%		32,447		15.51%		761		0.36%		-40,838		-19.51%		209,232
	Ocean		75,431		34.88%		95,984		44.39%		41,668		19.27%		3,160		1.46%		-20,553		-9.51%		216,243
	Passaic		70,030		42.47%		71,147		43.15%		21,494		13.04%		2,217		1.34%		-1,117		-0.68%		164,888
	Salem		10,062		36.02%		10,363		37.10%		7,274		26.04%		236		0.84%		-301		-1.08%		27,935
	Somerset		42,867		35.48%		56,044		46.39%		21,014		17.39%		888		0.74%		-13,177		-10.91%		120,813
	Sussex		14,775		25.89%		29,510		51.71%		12,537		21.97%		242		0.42%		-14,735		-25.82%		57,064
	Union		96,671		46.01%		87,742		41.76%		23,991		11.42%		1,708		0.81%		8,929		4.25%		210,112
	Warren		13,002		31.33%		18,468		44.50%		9,866		23.77%		166		0.40%		-5,466		-13.17%		41,502

Results by congressional district

Clinton carried 8 of the 13 congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.

Clinton	Perot	100%	100%
1st	48.3%	32.0%	19.7%
2nd	40.7%	39.0%	20.3%
3rd	40.4%	40.1%	19.4%
4th	39.6%	41.3%	19.1%
5th	33.9%	49.6%	16.5%
6th	44.1%	39.2%	16.7%
7th	41.1%	44.5%	14.4%
8th	45.7%	42.5%	11.8%
9th	47.8%	39.9%	12.3%
10th	72.1%	20.4%	8.4%
11th	32.8%	51.6%	15.6%
12th	40.2%	43.2%	16.6%
13th	54.4%	37.0%	8.6%

References

"General Election Data - 1924 to 2022".
"1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
Sullivan, Robert David; [https://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 - New Jersey". U.S. Election Atlas.
(1992). "1992 General Election Results - President".
"1992 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District".

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