See main article: 1992 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1992 United States presidential election in Montana |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1988 United States presidential election in Montana |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1996 United States presidential election in Montana |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1992 |
| Image1: | Bill Clinton.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Clinton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Arkansas |
| Running Mate1: | Al Gore |
| Electoral Vote1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 154,507 |
| Percentage1: | 37.63% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Running Mate2: | Dan Quayle |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 144,207 |
| Percentage2: | 35.12% |
| Image3: | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Ross Perot |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Texas |
| Running Mate3: | James Stockdale |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 107,225 |
| Percentage3: | 26.12% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | George H. W. Bush |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Clinton |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Map2 Image: | File:Montana 1992 presidential results by county.png |
| Map2 Size: | 350px |
| Map2 Caption: | Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color. |
The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held 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.
Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush's (R-Texas) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot's (I-Texas) 26.12%.[1] As of 2020, this is the last time Montana voted for the Democratic candidate and is currently the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964, setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the second of two times that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho, the first being 1892, both states' first election since statehood. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote.
Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in the subsequent election, and in Barack Obama's first election in 2008.
| 1992 United States presidential election in Montana[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 154,507 | 37.63% | 3 | ||
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 144,207 | 35.12% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Ross Perot | 107,225 | 26.12% | 0 | ||
| America First | James "Bo" Gritz | 3,658 | 0.89% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 986 | 0.24% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 410,583 | 100.00% | 3 | |||
Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State.
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Ross Perot Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Beaverhead | 1,098 | 26.39% | 1,746 | 41.97% | 1,202 | 28.89% | 114 | 2.74% | -544 | -13.08% | 4,160 | ||||||||||||
| Big Horn | 2,154 | 49.02% | 1,377 | 31.34% | 840 | 19.12% | 23 | 0.52% | 777 | 17.68% | 4,394 | ||||||||||||
| Blaine | 1,355 | 44.48% | 971 | 31.88% | 699 | 22.95% | 21 | 0.69% | 384 | 12.60% | 3,046 | ||||||||||||
| Broadwater | 491 | 26.66% | 830 | 45.06% | 505 | 27.42% | 16 | 0.87% | -325 | -17.64% | 1,842 | ||||||||||||
| Carbon | 1,549 | 33.53% | 1,562 | 33.81% | 1,482 | 32.08% | 27 | 0.58% | -13 | -0.28% | 4,620 | ||||||||||||
| Carter | 154 | 17.62% | 497 | 56.86% | 220 | 25.17% | 3 | 0.34% | -277 | -31.69% | 874 | ||||||||||||
| Cascade | 14,719 | 40.24% | 12,494 | 34.16% | 9,151 | 25.02% | 214 | 0.59% | 2,225 | 6.08% | 36,578 | ||||||||||||
| Chouteau | 959 | 29.64% | 1,380 | 42.65% | 870 | 26.89% | 27 | 0.83% | -421 | -13.01% | 3,236 | ||||||||||||
| Custer | 1,968 | 35.07% | 2,105 | 37.52% | 1,505 | 26.82% | 33 | 0.59% | -137 | -2.45% | 5,611 | ||||||||||||
| Daniels | 457 | 33.53% | 496 | 36.39% | 402 | 29.49% | 8 | 0.59% | -39 | -2.86% | 1,363 | ||||||||||||
| Dawson | 1,785 | 36.80% | 1,679 | 34.62% | 1,370 | 28.25% | 16 | 0.33% | 106 | 2.18% | 4,850 | ||||||||||||
| Deer Lodge | 3,174 | 60.24% | 832 | 15.79% | 1,207 | 22.91% | 56 | 1.06% | 1,967 | 37.33% | 5,269 | ||||||||||||
| Fallon | 446 | 27.74% | 731 | 45.46% | 427 | 26.55% | 4 | 0.25% | -285 | -17.72% | 1,608 | ||||||||||||
| Fergus | 1,615 | 24.88% | 2,736 | 42.16% | 1,934 | 29.80% | 205 | 3.16% | -802 | -12.36% | 6,490 | ||||||||||||
| Flathead | 9,746 | 31.02% | 11,699 | 37.24% | 9,109 | 28.99% | 862 | 2.74% | -1,953 | -6.22% | 31,416 | ||||||||||||
| Gallatin | 9,535 | 33.13% | 11,109 | 38.60% | 7,711 | 26.79% | 424 | 1.47% | -1,574 | -5.47% | 28,779 | ||||||||||||
| Garfield | 125 | 15.26% | 403 | 49.21% | 281 | 34.31% | 10 | 1.22% | -122 | -14.90% | 819 | ||||||||||||
| Glacier | 2,076 | 48.02% | 1,222 | 28.27% | 997 | 23.06% | 28 | 0.65% | 854 | 19.75% | 4,323 | ||||||||||||
| Golden Valley | 142 | 28.63% | 192 | 38.71% | 157 | 31.65% | 5 | 1.01% | -35 | -7.06% | 496 | ||||||||||||
| Granite | 358 | 27.08% | 556 | 42.06% | 386 | 29.20% | 22 | 1.66% | -170 | -12.86% | 1,322 | ||||||||||||
| Hill | 3,618 | 44.77% | 2,408 | 29.79% | 2,017 | 24.96% | 39 | 0.48% | 1,210 | 14.98% | 8,082 | ||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 1,415 | 33.49% | 1,541 | 36.47% | 1,172 | 27.74% | 97 | 2.30% | -126 | -2.98% | 4,225 | ||||||||||||
| Judith Basin | 409 | 28.27% | 610 | 42.16% | 415 | 28.68% | 13 | 0.90% | -195 | -13.48% | 1,447 | ||||||||||||
| Lake | 3,938 | 37.32% | 3,596 | 34.08% | 2,878 | 27.27% | 140 | 1.33% | 342 | 3.24% | 10,552 | ||||||||||||
| Lewis and Clark | 11,117 | 42.47% | 9,351 | 35.72% | 5,560 | 21.24% | 151 | 0.58% | 1,766 | 6.75% | 26,179 | ||||||||||||
| Liberty | 321 | 26.51% | 512 | 42.28% | 363 | 29.98% | 15 | 1.24% | -149 | -12.30% | 1,211 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,765 | 33.00% | 2,799 | 33.41% | 2,637 | 31.48% | 177 | 2.11% | -34 | -0.41% | 8,378 | ||||||||||||
| Madison | 779 | 23.61% | 1,415 | 42.89% | 1,043 | 31.62% | 62 | 1.88% | -372 | -11.27% | 3,299 | ||||||||||||
| McCone | 424 | 31.31% | 528 | 39.00% | 395 | 29.17% | 7 | 0.52% | -104 | -7.69% | 1,354 | ||||||||||||
| Meagher | 260 | 25.95% | 422 | 42.12% | 310 | 30.94% | 10 | 1.00% | -112 | -11.18% | 1,002 | ||||||||||||
| Mineral | 664 | 40.61% | 403 | 24.65% | 543 | 33.21% | 25 | 1.53% | 121 | 7.40% | 1,635 | ||||||||||||
| Missoula | 20,347 | 46.99% | 12,898 | 29.79% | 9,735 | 22.48% | 319 | 0.74% | 7,449 | 17.20% | 43,299 | ||||||||||||
| Musselshell | 648 | 29.08% | 876 | 39.32% | 691 | 31.01% | 13 | 0.58% | -185 | -8.31% | 2,228 | ||||||||||||
| Park | 2,258 | 30.18% | 2,846 | 38.04% | 2,182 | 29.16% | 196 | 2.62% | -588 | -7.86% | 7,482 | ||||||||||||
| Petroleum | 61 | 20.61% | 135 | 45.61% | 95 | 32.09% | 5 | 1.69% | -40 | -13.52% | 296 | ||||||||||||
| Phillips | 634 | 24.15% | 1,026 | 39.09% | 949 | 36.15% | 16 | 0.61% | -77 | -2.94% | 2,625 | ||||||||||||
| Pondera | 1,046 | 33.05% | 1,252 | 39.56% | 855 | 27.01% | 12 | 0.38% | -206 | -6.51% | 3,165 | ||||||||||||
| Powder River | 258 | 22.32% | 547 | 47.32% | 340 | 29.41% | 11 | 0.95% | -207 | -17.91% | 1,156 | ||||||||||||
| Powell | 989 | 33.66% | 1,058 | 36.01% | 872 | 29.68% | 19 | 0.65% | -69 | -2.35% | 2,938 | ||||||||||||
| Prairie | 260 | 30.37% | 412 | 48.13% | 179 | 20.91% | 5 | 0.58% | -152 | -17.76% | 856 | ||||||||||||
| Ravalli | 4,644 | 30.92% | 5,392 | 35.90% | 4,573 | 30.45% | 410 | 2.73% | -748 | -4.98% | 15,019 | ||||||||||||
| Richland | 1,440 | 30.33% | 1,760 | 37.07% | 1,525 | 32.12% | 23 | 0.48% | -235 | -4.95% | 4,748 | ||||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,827 | 43.57% | 1,212 | 28.91% | 1,089 | 25.97% | 65 | 1.55% | 615 | 14.66% | 4,193 | ||||||||||||
| Rosebud | 1,669 | 42.60% | 1,130 | 28.84% | 1,099 | 28.05% | 20 | 0.51% | 539 | 13.76% | 3,918 | ||||||||||||
| Sanders | 1,689 | 37.48% | 1,361 | 30.20% | 1,378 | 30.58% | 78 | 1.73% | 311 | 6.90% | 4,506 | ||||||||||||
| Sheridan | 1,077 | 40.44% | 795 | 29.85% | 782 | 29.37% | 9 | 0.34% | 282 | 10.59% | 2,663 | ||||||||||||
| Silver Bow | 9,960 | 54.89% | 3,491 | 19.24% | 4,570 | 25.18% | 125 | 0.69% | 5,390 | 29.71% | 18,146 | ||||||||||||
| Stillwater | 1,178 | 32.36% | 1,390 | 38.19% | 1,056 | 29.01% | 16 | 0.44% | -212 | -5.83% | 3,640 | ||||||||||||
| Sweet Grass | 395 | 21.93% | 880 | 48.86% | 507 | 28.15% | 19 | 1.05% | -373 | -20.71% | 1,801 | ||||||||||||
| Teton | 1,043 | 30.63% | 1,364 | 40.06% | 969 | 28.46% | 29 | 0.85% | -321 | -9.43% | 3,405 | ||||||||||||
| Toole | 854 | 31.43% | 943 | 34.71% | 903 | 33.24% | 17 | 0.63% | -40 | -1.47% | 2,717 | ||||||||||||
| Treasure | 157 | 28.70% | 206 | 37.66% | 178 | 32.54% | 6 | 1.10% | -28 | -5.12% | 547 | ||||||||||||
| Valley | 1,715 | 37.54% | 1,497 | 32.77% | 1,320 | 28.90% | 36 | 0.79% | 218 | 4.77% | 4,568 | ||||||||||||
| Wheatland | 384 | 33.39% | 478 | 41.57% | 284 | 24.70% | 4 | 0.35% | -94 | -8.18% | 1,150 | ||||||||||||
| Wibaux | 195 | 32.13% | 234 | 38.55% | 173 | 28.50% | 5 | 0.82% | -39 | -6.42% | 607 | ||||||||||||
| Yellowstone | 20,163 | 35.72% | 22,822 | 40.43% | 13,133 | 23.26% | 332 | 0.59% | -2,659 | -4.71% | 56,450 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 154,507 | 37.63% | 144,207 | 35.12% | 107,225 | 26.12% | 4,672 | 1.14% | 10,300 | 2.51% | 410,611 | ||||||||||||
Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote.[2] It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic, as well as the last time that Sanders County and Valley County voted Democratic. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lincoln or McCone Counties, as well as the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win without carrying Wibaux County.