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1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania | |
| country | Pennsylvania | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania | |
| previous_year | 1988 | |
| next_election | 1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania | |
| 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 | **23** | |
| popular_vote1 | **2,239,164** | |
| percentage1 | **45.15%** | |
| 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 | 1,791,841 | |
| percentage2 | 36.12% | |
| image3 | RossPerotColor.jpg | |
| nominee3 | Ross Perot | |
| party3 | Independent | |
| home_state3 | Texas | |
| running_mate3 | James Stockdale | |
| electoral_vote3 | 0 | |
| popular_vote3 | 902,667 | |
| percentage3 | 18.20% | |
| map_image | {{switcher | |
| Precinct results | default | 1}} |
| map_caption | ||
| title | President | |
| before_election | George H. W. Bush | |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) | |
| after_election | Bill Clinton | |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| turnout | 82.8% |
Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 9.02%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (I-TX) finished in third, with 18.20% of Pennsylvania's popular vote.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Clearfield County voted for the Democratic candidate.
Primaries
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| **Bill Clinton** | **715,031** | **56.50%** |
| Jerry Brown | 325,543 | 25.72% |
| Paul Tsongas | 161,572 | 12.77% |
| Others | 63,349 | 5.01% |
| **Totals** | **1,265,495** | **Turnout: 46.69%** |
Republican primary
| Candidate | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| **George H. W. Bush** **(incumbent)** | **774,865** | **76.81%** |
| Pat Buchanan | 233,912 | 23.19% |
| **Totals** | **1,008,777** | **Turnout: 42.70%** |
Results
| 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania | Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Democratic** | **Bill Clinton** | **Al Gore** | **2,239,164** | **45.15%** | **23** | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | Dan Quayle (incumbent) | 1,791,841 | 36.12% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | James Stockdale | 902,667 | 18.20% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | Nancy Lord | 21,477 | 0.43% | 0 | |
| New Alliance Party | Lenora Fulani | Maria Elizabeth Muñoz | 4,661 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| **Totals** | **4,959,810** | **100.0%** | **23** |
Results by county
| County | Bill Clinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George H.W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Ross Perot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Various candidates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 2,239,164 | 45.15% | 1,791,841 | 36.13% | 902,667 | 18.20% | 26,138 | 0.53% | 447,323 | 9.02% | 4,959,810 | ||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 9,576 | 32.46% | 13,552 | 45.94% | 6,313 | 21.40% | 60 | 0.20% | -3,976 | -13.48% | 29,501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegheny | 324,004 | 52.75% | 183,035 | 29.80% | 103,470 | 16.85% | 3,678 | 0.60% | 140,969 | 22.95% | 614,187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armstrong | 12,995 | 45.87% | 9,122 | 32.20% | 6,166 | 21.76% | 50 | 0.18% | 3,873 | 13.67% | 28,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 44,877 | 54.50% | 21,361 | 25.94% | 15,954 | 19.38% | 148 | 0.18% | 23,516 | 28.56% | 82,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 5,840 | 31.04% | 9,216 | 48.98% | 3,731 | 19.83% | 30 | 0.16% | -3,376 | -17.94% | 18,817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berks | 46,031 | 35.03% | 52,939 | 40.29% | 31,663 | 24.10% | 774 | 0.59% | -6,908 | -5.26% | 131,407 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blair | 14,857 | 33.19% | 21,447 | 47.92% | 8,284 | 18.51% | 170 | 0.38% | -6,590 | -14.73% | 44,758 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford | 6,903 | 30.51% | 10,221 | 45.17% | 5,452 | 24.09% | 52 | 0.23% | -3,318 | -14.66% | 22,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucks | 97,902 | 39.40% | 94,584 | 38.06% | 53,931 | 21.70% | 2,090 | 0.84% | 3,318 | 1.34% | 248,507 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 22,303 | 36.48% | 23,656 | 38.70% | 15,013 | 24.56% | 158 | 0.26% | -1,353 | -2.22% | 61,130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambria | 34,334 | 51.75% | 20,770 | 31.30% | 11,070 | 16.68% | 175 | 0.26% | 13,564 | 20.45% | 66,349 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron | 824 | 30.77% | 1,173 | 43.80% | 676 | 25.24% | 5 | 0.19% | -349 | -13.03% | 2,678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 9,072 | 41.89% | 7,243 | 33.44% | 5,222 | 24.11% | 122 | 0.56% | 1,829 | 8.45% | 21,659 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | 21,177 | 41.34% | 20,478 | 39.98% | 9,356 | 18.26% | 214 | 0.42% | 699 | 1.36% | 51,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chester | 59,643 | 35.25% | 74,002 | 43.73% | 34,536 | 20.41% | 1,027 | 0.61% | -14,359 | -8.48% | 169,208 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 5,584 | 35.53% | 6,477 | 41.21% | 3,619 | 23.02% | 38 | 0.24% | -893 | -5.68% | 15,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearfield | 12,247 | 39.70% | 11,553 | 37.45% | 6,989 | 22.66% | 58 | 0.19% | 694 | 2.25% | 30,847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 5,397 | 42.94% | 4,471 | 35.57% | 2,654 | 21.12% | 47 | 0.37% | 926 | 7.37% | 12,569 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 8,261 | 34.80% | 9,742 | 41.04% | 5,683 | 23.94% | 53 | 0.22% | -1,481 | -6.24% | 23,739 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 12,813 | 37.00% | 14,112 | 40.75% | 7,392 | 21.35% | 311 | 0.90% | -1,299 | -3.75% | 34,628 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 26,635 | 31.49% | 43,447 | 51.37% | 14,344 | 16.96% | 147 | 0.17% | -16,812 | -19.88% | 84,573 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dauphin | 36,990 | 37.40% | 45,479 | 45.98% | 16,063 | 16.24% | 378 | 0.38% | -8,489 | -8.58% | 98,910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 111,210 | 41.80% | 108,587 | 40.81% | 43,728 | 16.43% | 2,549 | 0.96% | 2,623 | 0.99% | 266,074 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elk | 5,016 | 36.26% | 4,908 | 35.48% | 3,885 | 28.09% | 23 | 0.17% | 108 | 0.78% | 13,832 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erie | 56,381 | 47.86% | 39,283 | 33.35% | 21,510 | 18.26% | 630 | 0.53% | 17,098 | 14.51% | 117,804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 30,577 | 56.77% | 12,820 | 23.80% | 10,162 | 18.87% | 302 | 0.56% | 17,757 | 32.97% | 53,861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forest | 890 | 41.51% | 801 | 37.36% | 448 | 20.90% | 5 | 0.23% | 89 | 4.15% | 2,144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 13,440 | 30.66% | 23,387 | 53.35% | 6,941 | 15.83% | 66 | 0.15% | -9,947 | -22.69% | 43,834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 1,588 | 31.61% | 2,558 | 50.93% | 869 | 17.30% | 8 | 0.16% | -970 | -19.32% | 5,023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 8,438 | 55.75% | 3,482 | 23.01% | 3,186 | 21.05% | 29 | 0.19% | 4,956 | 32.74% | 15,135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 5,153 | 32.82% | 7,249 | 46.17% | 3,273 | 20.85% | 25 | 0.16% | -2,096 | -13.35% | 15,700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 15,194 | 45.61% | 10,966 | 32.92% | 7,089 | 21.28% | 65 | 0.20% | 4,228 | 12.69% | 33,314 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 5,998 | 33.87% | 7,271 | 41.05% | 4,403 | 24.86% | 39 | 0.22% | -1,273 | -7.18% | 17,711 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juniata | 2,601 | 30.89% | 3,980 | 47.27% | 1,819 | 21.60% | 20 | 0.24% | -1,379 | -16.38% | 8,420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lackawanna | 45,054 | 47.44% | 33,443 | 35.22% | 15,667 | 16.50% | 804 | 0.85% | 11,611 | 12.22% | 94,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 44,255 | 27.63% | 88,447 | 55.22% | 26,807 | 16.74% | 671 | 0.42% | -44,192 | -27.59% | 160,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 20,830 | 50.55% | 12,359 | 30.00% | 7,950 | 19.29% | 64 | 0.16% | 8,471 | 20.55% | 41,203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 12,350 | 28.71% | 21,512 | 50.00% | 9,005 | 20.93% | 154 | 0.36% | -9,162 | -21.29% | 43,021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 46,711 | 40.68% | 42,631 | 37.12% | 24,853 | 21.64% | 641 | 0.56% | 4,080 | 3.56% | 114,836 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luzerne | 56,623 | 44.53% | 49,285 | 38.76% | 21,007 | 16.52% | 231 | 0.18% | 7,338 | 5.77% | 127,146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lycoming | 13,315 | 30.84% | 20,536 | 47.57% | 9,170 | 21.24% | 151 | 0.35% | -7,221 | -16.73% | 43,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McKean | 5,331 | 32.51% | 6,965 | 42.47% | 4,019 | 24.51% | 85 | 0.52% | -1,634 | -9.96% | 16,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 23,264 | 46.68% | 16,081 | 32.27% | 10,277 | 20.62% | 214 | 0.43% | 7,183 | 14.41% | 49,836 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mifflin | 4,946 | 33.67% | 6,300 | 42.89% | 3,382 | 23.03% | 60 | 0.41% | -1,354 | -9.22% | 14,688 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 13,468 | 35.91% | 14,557 | 38.82% | 9,257 | 24.69% | 218 | 0.58% | -1,089 | -2.91% | 37,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 136,572 | 42.87% | 125,704 | 39.46% | 53,738 | 16.87% | 2,562 | 0.80% | 10,868 | 3.41% | 318,576 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montour | 2,150 | 32.35% | 3,096 | 46.58% | 1,373 | 20.66% | 27 | 0.41% | -946 | -14.23% | 6,646 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northampton | 42,203 | 43.27% | 34,429 | 35.30% | 20,234 | 20.75% | 659 | 0.68% | 7,774 | 7.97% | 97,525 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northumberland | 12,814 | 35.80% | 15,057 | 42.07% | 7,782 | 21.74% | 139 | 0.39% | -2,243 | -6.27% | 35,792 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perry | 4,086 | 26.66% | 7,871 | 51.35% | 3,334 | 21.75% | 36 | 0.23% | -3,785 | -24.69% | 15,327 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 434,904 | 68.16% | 133,328 | 20.90% | 65,455 | 10.26% | 4,371 | 0.69% | 301,576 | 47.26% | 638,058 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | 4,382 | 32.21% | 6,084 | 44.73% | 3,019 | 22.19% | 118 | 0.87% | -1,702 | -12.52% | 13,603 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potter | 1,892 | 26.86% | 3,452 | 49.01% | 1,687 | 23.95% | 13 | 0.18% | -1,560 | -22.15% | 7,044 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schuylkill | 23,679 | 37.57% | 25,780 | 40.90% | 13,398 | 21.26% | 172 | 0.27% | -2,101 | -3.33% | 63,029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snyder | 2,952 | 23.44% | 6,934 | 55.05% | 2,686 | 21.32% | 24 | 0.19% | -3,982 | -31.61% | 12,596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 12,493 | 38.14% | 13,858 | 42.30% | 6,333 | 19.33% | 75 | 0.23% | -1,365 | -4.16% | 32,759 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 1,030 | 33.09% | 1,340 | 43.05% | 731 | 23.48% | 12 | 0.39% | -310 | -9.96% | 3,113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susquehanna | 5,368 | 32.13% | 7,356 | 44.02% | 3,946 | 23.62% | 39 | 0.23% | -1,988 | -11.89% | 16,709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tioga | 4,868 | 29.43% | 7,823 | 47.29% | 3,804 | 22.99% | 48 | 0.29% | -2,955 | -17.86% | 16,543 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | 3,623 | 29.54% | 6,362 | 51.87% | 2,255 | 18.39% | 25 | 0.20% | -2,739 | -22.33% | 12,265 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venango | 8,230 | 38.18% | 8,545 | 39.64% | 4,695 | 21.78% | 84 | 0.39% | -315 | -1.46% | 21,554 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warren | 6,972 | 37.84% | 6,585 | 35.74% | 4,795 | 26.02% | 74 | 0.40% | 387 | 2.10% | 18,426 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 46,143 | 54.70% | 21,977 | 26.05% | 16,083 | 19.06% | 161 | 0.19% | 24,166 | 28.65% | 84,364 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 4,817 | 28.64% | 8,184 | 48.65% | 3,727 | 22.16% | 94 | 0.56% | -3,367 | -20.01% | 16,822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmoreland | 69,817 | 45.20% | 47,315 | 30.63% | 37,036 | 23.98% | 283 | 0.18% | 22,502 | 14.57% | 154,451 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3,158 | 29.11% | 5,143 | 47.40% | 2,525 | 23.27% | 24 | 0.22% | -1,985 | -18.29% | 10,850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 46,113 | 34.35% | 60,130 | 44.79% | 27,743 | 20.67% | 259 | 0.19% | -14,017 | -10.44% | 134,245 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Bucks
- Carbon
- Centre
- Clearfield
- Delaware
- Elk
- Forest
- Lehigh
- Luzerne
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Northampton
- Warren
References
References
- "Voter Registration Statistics". Pennsylvania Department of State.
- David Leip. "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
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