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1992 United States presidential election in Vermont

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election_name1992 United States presidential election in Vermont
countryVermont
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1988 United States presidential election in Vermont
previous_year1988
next_election1996 United States presidential election in Vermont
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**3**
popular_vote1**133,592**
percentage1**46.11%**
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_vote288,122
percentage230.42%
image3File:RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3Ross Perot
party3Independent
home_state3Texas
running_mate3James Stockdale
electoral_vote30
popular_vote365,991
percentage322.78%
map{{switcher
titlePresident
before_electionGeorge H. W. Bush
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionBill Clinton
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election

|[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 1992.svg|x250px]] |County Results |[[File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 1992 by Municipality.svg|x250px]] |Municipality Results}} Clinton Bush Perot

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

Vermont was won by Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, taking 46.11% of the popular vote over incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who took 30.42%, a victory margin of 15.69%. Independent Texas billionaire Ross Perot finished in third, with 22.78% of the popular vote.

This election would prove to be a re-aligning one for the state of Vermont. Clinton's decisive double-digit victory in the state, including a Democratic sweep of all 14 counties, represented a dramatic turnaround for a state that had historically been known for being one of the most solidly Republican ones in the country. Since 1856, Vermont voted Republican in every presidential election except 1964, and was one of only two states (along with Maine) to vote against Franklin D. Roosevelt in all four of his presidential runs. As such, Clinton became only the second Democrat to ever carry Vermont in a presidential election, and the first non-incumbent Democrat to do so.

As of 2024, this is the only time that a Democratic presidential nominee carried Vermont without receiving a majority of the vote.

To date, this is the last time that the towns of Bakersfield, Northfield, and Wardsboro voted Republican.

Perot won a plurality of votes cast in four municipalities: Stratton, Victory, Sheffield and Searsburg, receiving 44.4% of the vote in Stratton, 43.2% in Victory, 39.4% in Sheffield and 35.9% in Searsburg.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in VermontPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
**Democratic****Bill Clinton****133,592****46.11%****3**
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)88,12230.42%0
IndependentRoss Perot65,99122.78%0
LibertarianAndre Marrou5010.17%0
Write-ins4880.17%0
New Alliance/Liberty UnionLenora Fulani4290.15%0
Natural LawDr. John Hagelin3150.11%0
VT Taxpayers'Howard Phillips1240.04%0
Socialist WorkersJames Warren820.03%0
Democrats for Economic RecoveryLyndon LaRouche570.02%0
**Totals****289,701****100.0%****3**

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton
DemocraticGeorge H.W. Bush
RepublicanRoss Perot
IndependentVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Totals133,59246.11%88,12230.42%65,99122.78%1,9960.69%45,47015.69%289,701
Addison8,09247.53%5,03429.57%3,77722.18%1230.72%3,05817.96%17,026
Bennington8,17844.89%5,89532.36%4,02322.08%1200.66%2,28312.53%18,216
Caledonia4,94837.88%4,57134.99%3,45826.47%850.65%3772.89%13,062
Chittenden35,31450.36%19,09327.23%15,20221.68%5120.73%16,22123.13%70,121
Essex1,09236.45%1,03834.65%84528.20%210.70%541.80%2,996
Franklin8,00442.69%5,48429.25%5,14627.44%1170.62%2,52013.44%18,751
Grand Isle1,44442.73%1,01229.95%89326.43%300.89%43212.78%3,379
Lamoille4,45943.97%2,93628.95%2,67426.37%730.72%1,52315.02%10,142
Orange5,77443.06%4,24931.69%3,28324.48%1040.78%1,52511.37%13,410
Orleans4,72141.01%3,57231.03%3,13527.23%850.74%1,1499.98%11,513
Rutland12,82941.19%10,96335.20%7,19023.09%1620.52%1,8665.99%31,144
Washington13,45245.85%9,42432.12%6,27421.39%1880.64%4,02813.73%29,338
Windham11,41453.31%5,81627.16%4,01418.75%1670.78%5,59826.15%21,411
Windsor13,87147.52%9,03530.95%6,07720.82%2090.72%4,83616.57%29,192

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Bennington
  • Caledonia
  • Essex
  • Lamoille
  • Orange
  • Orleans
  • Rutland
  • Washington
  • Windsor

References

Notes

References

  1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
  2. "1992 President General Election".
  3. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas.
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