1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia explained

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Election Name:	1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Country:	West Virginia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Previous Year:	1988
Next Election:	1996 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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:	5
Popular Vote1:	331,001
Percentage1:	48.41%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Texas
Running Mate2:	Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	241,974
Percentage2:	35.39%
Image3:	RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:	Ross Perot
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	108,829
Percentage3:	15.92%
Map Size:	300px
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 West Virginia took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 48.41% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.39%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 15.92% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.^[1]

, this is the last election in which Wirt County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	331,001	48.41%	5
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	241,974	35.39%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	108,829	15.92%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,873	0.27%	0
Totals			683,677	100.00%	5

By congressional district

District	Clinton	Bush	Perot	Representative
		46%	35%	19%		Alan Mollohan
		45%	39%	16%		Bob Wise
		55%	32%	13%		Nick Rahall

Results by county

Clinton won 42 of West Virginia's 55 counties.^[3]

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Andre Marrou Libertarian		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Barbour		3,467		49.86%		2,322		33.39%		1,153		16.58%		12		0.17%		1,145		16.47%		6,954
	Berkeley		7,159		35.74%		9,134		45.60%		3,645		18.20%		91		0.45%		-1,975		-9.86%		20,029
	Boone		6,576		68.09%		2,021		20.93%		1,037		10.74%		24		0.25%		4,555		47.16%		9,658
	Braxton		3,396		58.91%		1,535		26.63%		823		14.28%		11		0.19%		1,861		32.28%		5,765
	Brooke		5,693		54.66%		2,582		24.79%		2,103		20.19%		37		0.36%		3,111		29.87%		10,415
	Cabell		15,111		44.82%		13,203		39.16%		5,311		15.75%		90		0.27%		1,908		5.66%		33,715
	Calhoun		1,627		49.79%		1,095		33.51%		537		16.43%		9		0.28%		532		16.28%		3,268
	Clay		1,928		52.72%		1,255		34.32%		462		12.63%		12		0.33%		673		18.40%		3,657
	Doddridge		968		32.35%		1,500		50.13%		515		17.21%		9		0.30%		-532		-17.78%		2,992
	Fayette		9,574		61.34%		3,991		25.57%		2,002		12.83%		41		0.26%		5,583		35.77%		15,608
	Gilmer		1,576		49.97%		1,085		34.40%		484		15.35%		9		0.29%		491		15.57%		3,154
	Grant		1,011		23.52%		2,762		64.26%		519		12.08%		6		0.14%		-1,751		-40.74%		4,298
	Greenbrier		5,784		47.46%		4,442		36.45%		1,898		15.57%		63		0.52%		1,342		11.01%		12,187
	Hampshire		2,365		38.32%		2,767		44.84%		1,022		16.56%		17		0.28%		-402		-6.52%		6,171
	Hancock		7,830		52.08%		3,897		25.92%		3,267		21.73%		42		0.28%		3,933		26.16%		15,036
	Hardy		1,917		41.04%		2,144		45.90%		602		12.89%		8		0.17%		-227		-4.86%		4,671
	Harrison		15,480		51.02%		9,687		31.93%		5,131		16.91%		43		0.14%		5,793		19.09%		30,341
	Jackson		5,102		45.44%		4,192		37.33%		1,908		16.99%		27		0.24%		910		8.11%		11,229
	Jefferson		5,363		44.01%		4,656		38.21%		2,114		17.35%		52		0.43%		707		5.80%		12,185
	Kanawha		38,315		46.91%		31,358		38.40%		11,778		14.42%		220		0.27%		6,957		8.51%		81,671
	Lewis		2,931		44.66%		2,413		36.77%		1,197		18.24%		22		0.34%		518		7.89%		6,563
	Lincoln		4,502		56.39%		2,637		33.03%		787		9.86%		58		0.73%		1,865		23.36%		7,984
	Logan		11,095		68.08%		3,336		20.47%		1,835		11.26%		31		0.19%		7,759		47.61%		16,297
	Marion		14,042		55.74%		6,380		25.32%		4,736		18.80%		36		0.14%		7,662		30.42%		25,194
	Marshall		7,298		47.95%		4,463		29.33%		3,402		22.35%		56		0.37%		2,835		18.62%		15,219
	Mason		5,331		47.60%		3,808		34.00%		2,045		18.26%		16		0.14%		1,523		13.60%		11,200
	McDowell		7,019		71.76%		1,941		19.84%		803		8.21%		18		0.18%		5,078		51.92%		9,781
	Mercer		9,511		46.91%		7,888		38.91%		2,817		13.89%		59		0.29%		1,623		8.00%		20,275
	Mineral		3,992		37.21%		4,837		45.09%		1,884		17.56%		15		0.14%		-845		-7.88%		10,728
	Mingo		7,342		67.53%		2,584		23.77%		915		8.42%		32		0.29%		4,758		43.76%		10,873
	Monongalia		14,142		49.41%		9,831		34.35%		4,576		15.99%		74		0.26%		4,311		15.06%		28,623
	Monroe		2,418		44.61%		2,311		42.64%		685		12.64%		6		0.11%		107		1.97%		5,420
	Morgan		1,854		34.69%		2,585		48.37%		886		16.58%		19		0.36%		-731		-13.68%		5,344
	Nicholas		5,042		52.91%		2,959		31.05%		1,495		15.69%		33		0.35%		2,083		21.86%		9,529
	Ohio		9,522		46.15%		7,421		35.97%		3,632		17.60%		58		0.28%		2,101		10.18%		20,633
	Pendleton		1,626		45.38%		1,589		44.35%		362		10.10%		6		0.17%		37		1.03%		3,583
	Pleasants		1,387		41.08%		1,248		36.97%		731		21.65%		10		0.30%		139		4.11%		3,376
	Pocahontas		1,741		46.05%		1,401		37.05%		627		16.58%		12		0.32%		340		9.00%		3,781
	Preston		3,933		37.47%		4,429		42.20%		2,109		20.10%		24		0.23%		-496		-4.73%		10,495
	Putnam		6,817		39.12%		7,653		43.91%		2,910		16.70%		48		0.28%		-836		-4.79%		17,428
	Raleigh		13,171		52.24%		8,700		34.50%		3,247		12.88%		96		0.38%		4,471		17.74%		25,214
	Randolph		5,097		49.86%		3,496		34.20%		1,582		15.48%		47		0.46%		1,601		15.66%		10,222
	Ritchie		1,474		33.38%		2,184		49.46%		745		16.87%		13		0.29%		-710		-16.08%		4,416
	Roane		2,607		44.51%		2,207		37.68%		1,009		17.23%		34		0.58%		400		6.83%		5,857
	Summers		2,650		54.28%		1,652		33.84%		565		11.57%		15		0.31%		998		20.44%		4,882
	Taylor		2,843		46.49%		2,022		33.07%		1,242		20.31%		8		0.13%		821		13.42%		6,115
	Tucker		1,805		49.79%		1,261		34.79%		550		15.17%		9		0.25%		544		15.00%		3,625
	Tyler		1,587		37.76%		1,593		37.90%		1,013		24.10%		10		0.24%		-6		-0.14%		4,203
	Upshur		3,161		38.30%		3,505		42.47%		1,558		18.88%		29		0.35%		-344		-4.17%		8,253
	Wayne		8,392		51.35%		5,729		35.05%		2,199		13.45%		24		0.15%		2,663		16.30%		16,344
	Webster		2,320		64.88%		811		22.68%		436		12.19%		9		0.25%		1,509		42.20%		3,576
	Wetzel		3,753		49.40%		2,271		29.89%		1,550		20.40%		23		0.30%		1,482		19.51%		7,597
	Wirt		1,043		43.79%		939		39.42%		394		16.54%		6		0.25%		104		4.37%		2,382
	Wood		13,529		37.52%		15,441		42.83%		6,998		19.41%		86		0.24%		-1,912		-5.31%		36,054
	Wyoming		5,782		60.19%		2,821		29.36%		996		10.37%		8		0.08%		2,961		30.83%		9,607
Totals	331,001	48.41%	241,974	35.39%	108,829	15.92%	1,873	0.27%	89,027	13.02%	683,711

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Cabell
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Lewis
• Mercer
• Monroe
• Ohio
• Pendleton
• Pleasants
• Roane
• Wirt

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 11 June 2012.
2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia. U.S. Election Atlas. 11 June 2012.
3. Web site: WV US President 1992. 2021-10-01. Our Campaigns. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002174126/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2096 . 2021-10-02 .