1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania explained

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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
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%
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 (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	902,667
Percentage3:	18.20%
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%^[1]

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%.^[2] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (I-TX) finished in third, with 18.20% of Pennsylvania's popular vote.^[2]

As of 2024, this is the last election where Pennsylvania voted more Democratic than both Wisconsin and Michigan.

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%
Patrick Buchanan	233,912	23.19%
Totals	1,008,777	Turnout: 42.70%

Results

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	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
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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bucks
• Carbon
• Centre
• Clearfield
• Delaware
• Elk
• Forest
• Lehigh
• Luzerne
• Monroe
• Montgomery
• Northampton
• Warren

See also

• List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania

Notes and References

1. Web site: Voter Registration Statistics. Pennsylvania Department of State. 30 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105045940/http://www.dos.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/voter_registration_statistics/12725. 5 November 2014. dead.
2. Web site: David Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania. 2018-03-22.