1992 United States presidential election in Mississippi explained

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Election Name:1992 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1996 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Next Year:1996
Election Date:November 3, 1992
Flag Year:1894
Image1:George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:George H. W. Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Texas
Running Mate1:Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1:7
Popular Vote1:487,793
Percentage1:49.68%
Nominee2:Bill Clinton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Arkansas
Running Mate2:Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:400,258
Percentage2:40.77%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Independent (United States)
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:85,626
Percentage3:8.72%
Map Size:305px
President
Before Election:George H. W. Bush
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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

Mississippi was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 49.68% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 40.77%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 8.72% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.[1]

Primary

The Mississippi Republican Party's executive committee voted to use a winner-take-all method for its primary, which benefited Bush.[2]

General

Despite the fact that Clinton was from neighbouring Arkansas, the state remained reliably Republican as the party held two senate seats. While Clinton did manage to win a few other Southern States, Mississippi provided Bush with his highest vote percentage in the nation, which was the closest he came to winning an absolute majority in a state.[3] (However, it was only his sixth-best state in margin of victory.) It was Ross Perot's weakest state, and the only one where he failed to win more than 10% of the vote. He only did worse in the District of Columbia., this is the last election in which Hinds County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last election in which Tishomingo County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[4]

67% of white voters supported Bush, while 22% supported Clinton. 11% supported Perot.[5]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Mississippi
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)487,79349.68%7
DemocraticBill Clinton400,25840.77%0
IndependentRoss Perot85,626 8.72%0
New Alliance PartyLenora Fulani2,625 0.27%0
LibertarianAndre Marrou2,154 0.22%0
Constitution PartyHoward Phillips1,6520.17%0
Natural LawJohn Hagelin1,140 0.12%0
PopulistJames "Bo" Gritz545 0.06%0
Totals981,793100.0%7

Results by county

CountyGeorge H.W. Bush
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Adams5,83136.73%8,25551.99%1,75311.04%380.24%-2,424-15.26%15,877
Alcorn6,24944.21%6,37345.08%1,3499.54%1651.17%-124-0.87%14,136
Amite2,56145.08%2,60845.91%4988.77%140.25%-47-0.83%5,681
Attala3,52049.67%3,01542.54%5297.46%230.32%5057.13%7,087
Benton1,25331.68%2,40260.73%2937.41%70.18%-1,149-29.05%3,955
Bolivar4,75233.40%8,80161.87%5934.17%800.56%-4,049-28.47%14,226
Calhoun3,19150.87%2,46239.25%6079.68%130.21%72911.62%6,273
Carroll1,69554.96%1,18238.33%2006.49%70.23%51316.63%3,084
Chickasaw3,15044.96%3,22045.95%6298.98%80.11%-70-0.99%7,007
Choctaw2,02653.77%1,43538.08%2987.91%90.24%59115.69%3,768
Claiborne93521.19%3,30274.84%1613.65%140.32%-2,367-53.65%4,412
Clarke4,20760.67%2,25932.58%4506.49%180.26%1,94828.09%6,934
Clay3,29738.50%4,62053.95%6267.31%200.23%-1,323-15.45%8,563
Coahoma4,12036.85%6,40957.33%5184.63%1331.19%-2,289-20.48%11,180
Copiah4,60048.68%4,39746.53%4094.33%430.46%2032.15%9,449
Covington3,52550.39%2,77539.67%6549.35%420.60%75010.72%6,996
DeSoto16,10458.40%8,83332.03%2,5699.32%690.25%7,27126.37%27,575
Forrest12,43254.64%8,33336.62%1,9098.39%790.35%4,09918.02%22,753
Franklin1,94249.31%1,58740.30%3939.98%160.41%3559.01%3,938
George4,14143.55%2,65027.87%1,33514.04%1,38314.54%1,49115.68%9,509
Greene2,40651.90%1,66435.89%55912.06%70.15%74216.01%4,636
Grenada4,72149.34%4,20343.93%6096.36%350.37%5185.41%9,568
Hancock6,42247.78%4,65134.61%2,30217.13%650.48%1,77113.17%13,440
Harrison25,04952.84%15,26832.21%6,85514.46%2350.50%9,78120.63%47,407
Hinds45,03146.90%43,43445.23%5,3415.56%2,2182.31%1,5971.67%96,024
Holmes1,69428.17%4,09268.04%2033.38%250.42%-2,398-39.87%6,014
Humphreys1,72136.75%2,69657.57%2585.51%80.17%-975-20.82%4,683
Issaquena29830.10%55055.56%797.98%636.36%-252-25.46%990
Itawamba4,14247.54%3,63541.72%91810.54%180.21%5075.82%8,713
Jackson25,32156.36%13,01728.97%6,48414.43%1080.24%12,30427.39%44,930
Jasper2,78943.39%3,05947.59%5688.84%120.19%-270-4.20%6,428
Jefferson56215.96%2,79679.39%1564.43%80.23%-2,234-63.43%3,522
Jefferson Davis2,22839.55%2,99153.10%3826.78%320.57%-763-13.55%5,633
Jones13,82456.59%8,03532.89%2,52310.33%480.20%5,78923.70%24,430
Kemper1,83041.96%2,24351.43%2786.37%100.23%-413-9.47%4,361
Lafayette5,25146.07%5,22445.84%8617.55%610.54%270.23%11,397
Lamar8,25963.37%3,20824.62%1,54311.84%220.17%5,05138.75%13,032
Lauderdale17,09862.25%8,48930.91%1,6596.04%2200.80%8,60931.34%27,466
Lawrence2,68944.12%2,58242.36%76512.55%590.97%1071.76%6,095
Leake3,94350.64%3,33342.81%4976.38%130.17%6107.83%7,786
Lee12,23154.36%7,71034.27%2,0419.07%5192.31%4,52120.09%22,501
Leflore5,29842.39%6,37451.00%6114.89%2151.72%-1,076-8.61%12,498
Lincoln7,04053.78%4,74436.24%1,2819.79%260.20%2,29617.54%13,091
Lowndes10,50955.80%6,55234.79%1,7169.11%580.31%3,95721.01%18,835
Madison12,81054.00%9,38639.57%1,4786.23%470.20%3,42414.43%23,721
Marion5,77649.74%4,65440.08%1,16210.01%210.18%1,1229.66%11,613
Marshall3,84730.75%7,91363.24%6895.51%630.50%-4,066-32.49%12,512
Monroe5,99449.03%4,93340.36%1,25510.27%420.34%1,0618.67%12,224
Montgomery2,32448.66%2,07643.47%3707.75%60.13%2485.19%4,776
Neshoba6,13561.09%3,09030.77%7947.91%230.23%3,04530.32%10,042
Newton5,12865.69%2,14627.49%4946.33%380.49%2,98238.20%7,806
Noxubee1,62332.22%3,18863.29%2034.03%230.46%-1,565-31.07%5,037
Oktibbeha6,38148.50%5,72643.52%9847.48%650.49%6554.98%13,156
Panola4,64440.52%6,06652.93%7296.36%210.18%-1,422-12.41%11,460
Pearl River7,72652.21%4,68331.65%2,35215.90%360.24%3,04320.56%14,797
Perry2,53856.39%1,49033.10%46210.26%110.24%1,04823.29%4,501
Pike6,00543.90%6,27945.90%1,38010.09%150.11%-274-2.00%13,679
Pontotoc4,59554.92%2,96535.44%7779.29%290.35%1,63019.48%8,366
Prentiss4,31750.63%3,38539.70%7819.16%430.50%93210.93%8,526
Quitman1,45135.45%2,42259.17%2105.13%100.24%-971-23.72%4,093
Rankin24,53767.76%8,15522.52%3,4549.54%640.18%16,38245.24%36,210
Scott5,26856.47%3,34935.90%6917.41%210.23%1,91920.57%9,329
Sharkey1,00836.63%1,52655.45%1455.27%732.65%-518-18.82%2,752
Simpson5,35857.45%3,21334.45%7267.78%290.31%2,14523.00%9,326
Smith4,10660.49%1,96828.99%68010.02%340.50%2,13831.50%6,788
Stone2,29554.53%1,44734.38%44710.62%200.48%84820.15%4,209
Sunflower3,72639.68%5,05053.77%6006.39%150.16%-1,324-14.09%9,391
Tallahatchie2,21340.11%2,90252.59%3806.89%230.42%-689-12.48%5,518
Tate4,19650.13%3,51942.04%6347.57%220.26%6778.09%8,371
Tippah4,44450.85%3,47539.76%8029.18%180.21%96911.09%8,739
Tishomingo3,39342.03%3,91048.44%7519.30%180.22%-517-6.41%8,072
Tunica69330.90%1,45164.69%964.28%30.13%-758-33.79%2,243
Union5,17353.10%3,71438.12%8168.38%390.40%1,45914.98%9,742
Walthall2,72845.72%2,47641.49%71111.92%520.87%2524.23%5,967
Warren10,20949.61%8,17539.73%2,14610.43%480.23%2,0349.88%20,578
Washington7,59838.59%10,58853.78%7954.04%7083.60%-2,990-15.19%19,689
Wayne3,87449.78%3,06439.37%82410.59%210.27%81010.41%7,783
Webster2,79155.95%1,74635.00%4448.90%70.14%1,04520.95%4,988
Wilkinson1,39928.29%3,21064.91%3076.21%290.59%-1,811-36.62%4,945
Winston4,31148.07%3,95344.08%6887.67%160.18%3583.99%8,968
Yalobusha2,17941.52%2,61749.87%4388.35%140.27%-438-8.35%5,248
Yazoo5,11347.58%4,88045.42%6696.23%830.77%2332.16%10,745
Totals487,79349.68%400,25840.77%85,6268.72%8,1160.83%87,5358.91%981,793

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Mississippi. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  2. News: March 3, 1992 . Molpus: Block voter ID . 12 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724024333/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clarksdale-press-register/104175544/ . July 24, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: 1992 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
  4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  5. Web site: 1992 Mississippi Exit Poll Results. CNN. 13 December 2023.