1992 United States presidential election in Washington (state) explained

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Election Name:	1992 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Country:	Washington
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Previous Year:	1988
Election Date:	November 3, 1992
Next Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Next Year:	1996
Turnout:	82.60%5.66%^[1]
Image1:	Bill Clinton.jpg
Nominee1:	Bill Clinton
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	Arkansas
Running Mate1:	Al Gore
Electoral Vote1:	11
Popular Vote1:	993,037
Percentage1:	43.41%
Nominee2:	George H. W. Bush
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Texas
Running Mate2:	Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	731,234
Percentage2:	31.97%
Image3:	Ross Perot in his office, by Allan Warren (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	Ross Perot
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	541,780
Percentage3:	23.68%
Map Size:	350px
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 Washington took place on 3 November 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 43.41% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R–Texas) with 31.97%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.68% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.^[2]

, this is the last election in which Okanogan County has voted for a Democratic Presidential nominee.^[3] It was also the first occasion since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1936 landslide that Whitman County had supported a Democratic presidential candidate, as well as the first time that King County was the most Democratic in the state, a trend that has continued in every presidential election since.^[4]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Washington^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	993,037	43.41%	11
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	731,234	31.97%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	541,780	23.68%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	7,533	0.33%	0
	America First	James "Bo" Gritz	4,854	0.21%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	2,456	0.11%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'		2,354	0.10%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,776	0.08%	0
	Independent	Ronald Daniels	1,171	0.05%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery		855	0.04%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Warren	515	0.02%	0
Totals			2,287,565	100.0%	11

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		1,449		31.60%		2,087		45.52%		1,010		22.03%		39		0.85%		-638		-13.92%		4,585
	Asotin		3,239		42.64%		2,425		31.92%		1,849		24.34%		83		1.09%		814		10.72%		7,596
	Benton		16,459		31.29%		22,883		43.50%		12,878		24.48%		382		0.73%		-6,424		-12.21%		52,602
	Chelan		7,860		33.48%		10,716		45.65%		4,606		19.62%		294		1.25%		-2,856		-12.17%		23,476
	Clallam		10,820		37.74%		9,765		34.06%		7,775		27.12%		313		1.09%		1,055		3.68%		28,673
	Clark		42,648		40.03%		36,906		34.64%		26,163		24.56%		819		0.77%		5,742		5.39%		106,536
	Columbia		668		34.90%		761		39.76%		466		24.35%		19		0.99%		-93		-4.86%		1,914
	Cowlitz		15,052		43.59%		10,000		28.96%		9,246		26.78%		231		0.67%		5,052		14.63%		34,529
	Douglas		3,731		33.77%		4,920		44.53%		2,315		20.95%		82		0.74%		-1,189		-10.76%		11,048
	Ferry		963		37.66%		773		30.23%		762		29.80%		59		2.31%		190		7.43%		2,557
	Franklin		3,743		34.22%		4,486		41.02%		2,597		23.75%		111		1.01%		-743		-6.80%		10,937
	Garfield		473		35.81%		620		46.93%		222		16.81%		6		0.45%		-147		-11.12%		1,321
	Grant		7,278		33.20%		9,503		43.35%		4,898		22.34%		242		1.10%		-2,225		-10.15%		21,921
	Grays Harbor		12,599		46.26%		6,904		25.35%		7,460		27.39%		275		1.01%		5,139		18.87%		27,238
	Island		9,555		35.17%		9,526		35.06%		7,889		29.04%		198		0.73%		29		0.11%		27,168
	Jefferson		6,148		47.50%		3,467		26.79%		3,168		24.48%		159		1.23%		2,681		20.71%		12,942
	King		391,050		50.23%		212,986		27.36%		167,216		21.48%		7,341		0.94%		178,064		22.87%		778,593
	Kitsap		34,442		38.89%		29,340		33.13%		23,873		26.95%		913		1.03%		5,102		5.76%		88,568
	Kittitas		5,432		43.86%		4,078		32.93%		2,778		22.43%		97		0.78%		1,354		10.93%		12,385
	Klickitat		2,758		40.27%		2,085		30.44%		1,938		28.30%		68		0.99%		673		9.83%		6,849
	Lewis		7,810		28.75%		12,316		45.33%		6,684		24.60%		358		1.32%		-4,506		-16.58%		27,168
	Lincoln		1,653		33.48%		2,152		43.59%		1,098		22.24%		34		0.69%		-499		-10.11%		4,937
	Mason		8,076		41.15%		5,776		29.43%		5,577		28.42%		197		1.00%		2,300		11.72%		19,626
	Okanogan		5,015		38.48%		4,265		32.72%		3,541		27.17%		212		1.63%		750		5.76%		13,033
	Pacific		4,587		49.58%		2,243		24.24%		2,351		25.41%		71		0.77%		2,236		24.17%		9,252
	Pend Oreille		1,798		38.13%		1,528		32.40%		1,340		28.41%		50		1.06%		270		5.73%		4,716
	Pierce		102,243		42.40%		77,410		32.10%		59,523		24.68%		1,973		0.82%		24,833		10.30%		241,149
	San Juan		3,353		47.11%		1,901		26.71%		1,776		24.95%		87		1.22%		1,452		20.40%		7,117
	Skagit		15,936		39.13%		13,388		32.87%		10,973		26.94%		431		1.06%		2,548		6.26%		40,728
	Skamania		1,474		40.05%		1,102		29.95%		1,050		28.53%		54		1.47%		372		10.10%		3,680
	Snohomish		88,643		39.32%		69,137		30.67%		65,838		29.21%		1,812		0.80%		19,506		8.65%		225,430
	Spokane		69,526		41.11%		59,984		35.47%		38,251		22.62%		1,371		0.81%		9,542		5.64%		169,132
	Stevens		4,960		33.54%		5,706		38.59%		3,769		25.49%		352		2.38%		-746		-5.05%		14,787
	Thurston		38,293		45.28%		25,643		30.32%		19,551		23.12%		1,082		1.28%		12,650		14.96%		84,569
	Wahkiakum		696		38.75%		488		27.17%		584		32.52%		28		1.56%		112		6.23%		1,796
	Walla Walla		7,325		36.84%		7,894		39.71%		4,507		22.67%		155		0.78%		-569		-2.87%		19,881
	Whatcom		26,619		41.80%		23,801		37.38%		12,455		19.56%		804		1.26%		2,818		4.42%		63,679
	Whitman		7,637		43.69%		6,428		36.78%		3,220		18.42%		193		1.10%		1,209		6.91%		17,478
	Yakima		21,026		36.27%		25,841		44.58%		10,583		18.26%		519		0.90%		-4,815		-8.31%		57,969
Totals	993,037	43.40%	731,234	31.96%	541,780	23.68%	22,179	0.97%	261,803	11.44%	2,288,230

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Clallam
• Ferry (tied in 1988)
• Island
• Kitsap
• Okanogan
• Skagit
• Snohomish
• Spokane
• Whitman

See also

• United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
• Presidency of Bill Clinton

Notes and References

1. Web site: Voter Turnout by Election . Secretary of State: Kim Wyman . www.sos.wa.gov . 2020-05-25.
2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 11 June 2012.
3. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
4. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 332-334
5. Web site: Election Search Results November 1992 General. August 1, 2024.