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1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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FieldValue
election_name1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
countryPennsylvania
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
previous_year1988
next_election1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
next_year1996
election_dateNovember 3, 1992
image_sizex160px
image1Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1**Bill Clinton**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Arkansas
running_mate1**Al Gore**
electoral_vote1**23**
popular_vote1**2,239,164**
percentage1**45.15%**
image2George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
nominee2George H. W. Bush
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Texas
running_mate2Dan Quayle
electoral_vote20
popular_vote21,791,841
percentage236.12%
image3RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3Ross Perot
party3Independent
home_state3Texas
running_mate3James Stockdale
electoral_vote30
popular_vote3902,667
percentage318.20%
map_image{{switcher
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map_caption
titlePresident
before_electionGeorge H. W. Bush
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBill Clinton
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
turnout82.8%

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election

|[[File:Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 1992.svg|300px]] |County results |[[File:1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania by congressional district.svg|300px]] |Congressional district results |State House district results -- |[[File:1992 Pennsylvania US President election results by precinct.svg|300px]] |Precinct results|default=1}} Clinton Bush Perot Tie/No Votes

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

CandidateVotesPercent
**Bill Clinton****715,031****56.50%**
Jerry Brown325,54325.72%
Paul Tsongas161,57212.77%
Others63,3495.01%
**Totals****1,265,495****Turnout: 46.69%**

Republican primary

CandidateVotesPercent
**George H. W. Bush** **(incumbent)****774,865****76.81%**
Pat Buchanan233,91223.19%
**Totals****1,008,777****Turnout: 42.70%**

Results

1992 United States presidential election in PennsylvaniaPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**Democratic****Bill Clinton****Al Gore****2,239,164****45.15%****23**
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)Dan Quayle (incumbent)1,791,84136.12%0
IndependentRoss PerotJames Stockdale902,66718.20%0
LibertarianAndre MarrouNancy Lord21,4770.43%0
New Alliance PartyLenora FulaniMaria Elizabeth Muñoz4,6610.09%0
**Totals****4,959,810****100.0%****23**

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
DemocraticGeorge H.W. Bush
RepublicanRoss Perot
IndependentVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Totals2,239,16445.15%1,791,84136.13%902,66718.20%26,1380.53%447,3239.02%4,959,810
Adams9,57632.46%13,55245.94%6,31321.40%600.20%-3,976-13.48%29,501
Allegheny324,00452.75%183,03529.80%103,47016.85%3,6780.60%140,96922.95%614,187
Armstrong12,99545.87%9,12232.20%6,16621.76%500.18%3,87313.67%28,333
Beaver44,87754.50%21,36125.94%15,95419.38%1480.18%23,51628.56%82,340
Bedford5,84031.04%9,21648.98%3,73119.83%300.16%-3,376-17.94%18,817
Berks46,03135.03%52,93940.29%31,66324.10%7740.59%-6,908-5.26%131,407
Blair14,85733.19%21,44747.92%8,28418.51%1700.38%-6,590-14.73%44,758
Bradford6,90330.51%10,22145.17%5,45224.09%520.23%-3,318-14.66%22,628
Bucks97,90239.40%94,58438.06%53,93121.70%2,0900.84%3,3181.34%248,507
Butler22,30336.48%23,65638.70%15,01324.56%1580.26%-1,353-2.22%61,130
Cambria34,33451.75%20,77031.30%11,07016.68%1750.26%13,56420.45%66,349
Cameron82430.77%1,17343.80%67625.24%50.19%-349-13.03%2,678
Carbon9,07241.89%7,24333.44%5,22224.11%1220.56%1,8298.45%21,659
Centre21,17741.34%20,47839.98%9,35618.26%2140.42%6991.36%51,225
Chester59,64335.25%74,00243.73%34,53620.41%1,0270.61%-14,359-8.48%169,208
Clarion5,58435.53%6,47741.21%3,61923.02%380.24%-893-5.68%15,718
Clearfield12,24739.70%11,55337.45%6,98922.66%580.19%6942.25%30,847
Clinton5,39742.94%4,47135.57%2,65421.12%470.37%9267.37%12,569
Columbia8,26134.80%9,74241.04%5,68323.94%530.22%-1,481-6.24%23,739
Crawford12,81337.00%14,11240.75%7,39221.35%3110.90%-1,299-3.75%34,628
Cumberland26,63531.49%43,44751.37%14,34416.96%1470.17%-16,812-19.88%84,573
Dauphin36,99037.40%45,47945.98%16,06316.24%3780.38%-8,489-8.58%98,910
Delaware111,21041.80%108,58740.81%43,72816.43%2,5490.96%2,6230.99%266,074
Elk5,01636.26%4,90835.48%3,88528.09%230.17%1080.78%13,832
Erie56,38147.86%39,28333.35%21,51018.26%6300.53%17,09814.51%117,804
Fayette30,57756.77%12,82023.80%10,16218.87%3020.56%17,75732.97%53,861
Forest89041.51%80137.36%44820.90%50.23%894.15%2,144
Franklin13,44030.66%23,38753.35%6,94115.83%660.15%-9,947-22.69%43,834
Fulton1,58831.61%2,55850.93%86917.30%80.16%-970-19.32%5,023
Greene8,43855.75%3,48223.01%3,18621.05%290.19%4,95632.74%15,135
Huntingdon5,15332.82%7,24946.17%3,27320.85%250.16%-2,096-13.35%15,700
Indiana15,19445.61%10,96632.92%7,08921.28%650.20%4,22812.69%33,314
Jefferson5,99833.87%7,27141.05%4,40324.86%390.22%-1,273-7.18%17,711
Juniata2,60130.89%3,98047.27%1,81921.60%200.24%-1,379-16.38%8,420
Lackawanna45,05447.44%33,44335.22%15,66716.50%8040.85%11,61112.22%94,968
Lancaster44,25527.63%88,44755.22%26,80716.74%6710.42%-44,192-27.59%160,180
Lawrence20,83050.55%12,35930.00%7,95019.29%640.16%8,47120.55%41,203
Lebanon12,35028.71%21,51250.00%9,00520.93%1540.36%-9,162-21.29%43,021
Lehigh46,71140.68%42,63137.12%24,85321.64%6410.56%4,0803.56%114,836
Luzerne56,62344.53%49,28538.76%21,00716.52%2310.18%7,3385.77%127,146
Lycoming13,31530.84%20,53647.57%9,17021.24%1510.35%-7,221-16.73%43,172
McKean5,33132.51%6,96542.47%4,01924.51%850.52%-1,634-9.96%16,400
Mercer23,26446.68%16,08132.27%10,27720.62%2140.43%7,18314.41%49,836
Mifflin4,94633.67%6,30042.89%3,38223.03%600.41%-1,354-9.22%14,688
Monroe13,46835.91%14,55738.82%9,25724.69%2180.58%-1,089-2.91%37,500
Montgomery136,57242.87%125,70439.46%53,73816.87%2,5620.80%10,8683.41%318,576
Montour2,15032.35%3,09646.58%1,37320.66%270.41%-946-14.23%6,646
Northampton42,20343.27%34,42935.30%20,23420.75%6590.68%7,7747.97%97,525
Northumberland12,81435.80%15,05742.07%7,78221.74%1390.39%-2,243-6.27%35,792
Perry4,08626.66%7,87151.35%3,33421.75%360.23%-3,785-24.69%15,327
Philadelphia434,90468.16%133,32820.90%65,45510.26%4,3710.69%301,57647.26%638,058
Pike4,38232.21%6,08444.73%3,01922.19%1180.87%-1,702-12.52%13,603
Potter1,89226.86%3,45249.01%1,68723.95%130.18%-1,560-22.15%7,044
Schuylkill23,67937.57%25,78040.90%13,39821.26%1720.27%-2,101-3.33%63,029
Snyder2,95223.44%6,93455.05%2,68621.32%240.19%-3,982-31.61%12,596
Somerset12,49338.14%13,85842.30%6,33319.33%750.23%-1,365-4.16%32,759
Sullivan1,03033.09%1,34043.05%73123.48%120.39%-310-9.96%3,113
Susquehanna5,36832.13%7,35644.02%3,94623.62%390.23%-1,988-11.89%16,709
Tioga4,86829.43%7,82347.29%3,80422.99%480.29%-2,955-17.86%16,543
Union3,62329.54%6,36251.87%2,25518.39%250.20%-2,739-22.33%12,265
Venango8,23038.18%8,54539.64%4,69521.78%840.39%-315-1.46%21,554
Warren6,97237.84%6,58535.74%4,79526.02%740.40%3872.10%18,426
Washington46,14354.70%21,97726.05%16,08319.06%1610.19%24,16628.65%84,364
Wayne4,81728.64%8,18448.65%3,72722.16%940.56%-3,367-20.01%16,822
Westmoreland69,81745.20%47,31530.63%37,03623.98%2830.18%22,50214.57%154,451
Wyoming3,15829.11%5,14347.40%2,52523.27%240.22%-1,985-18.29%10,850
York46,11334.35%60,13044.79%27,74320.67%2590.19%-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

  1. "Voter Registration Statistics". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  2. David Leip. "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
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