1992 United States presidential election in Michigan explained

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Election Name:	1992 United States presidential election in Michigan
Country:	Michigan
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 United States presidential election in Michigan
Previous Year:	1988
Next Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Michigan
Next Year:	1996
Turnout:	62.5% ^[1]
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:	18
Popular Vote1:	1,871,182
Percentage1:	43.77%
Nominee2:	George H. W. Bush
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	Texas
Running Mate2:	Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,554,940
Percentage2:	36.38%
Image3:	RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:	Ross Perot
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	824,813
Percentage3:	19.30%
Map Size:	375px
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 Michigan took place on November3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D–Arkansas), with 43.77% of the popular vote, over incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R–Texas), with 36.38%. Businessman Ross Perot (I–Texas) finished in third, with 19.30% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent president Bush.^[2] This was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate carried the state since Hubert Humphrey in 1968. It would not vote Republican again until 2016.

, this is the last time that Oakland County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time that Charlevoix County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[3] Michigan voted most similarly to the national results of the election.

This is the most recent election where Michigan voted more Republican than nearby Pennsylvania. Afterward, Michigan would become the most Democratic of the three Rust Belt swing states (including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania), a status it has held since.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Michigan^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	1,871,182	43.77%	18
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	1,554,940	36.38%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	824,813	19.30%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	10,175	0.24%	0
	Tisch Independent Citizens	Howard Phillips	8,263	0.19%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	2,954	0.07%	0
	Socialist Equality	Helen Halyard	1,432	0.03%	0
	Write-ins		914	0.02%	0
Totals			4,274,673	100.0%	18

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Alcona		2,383		41.24%		2,247		38.88%		1,117		19.33%		32		0.55%		136		2.36%		5,779
	Alger		2,144		46.91%		1,471		32.19%		941		20.59%		14		0.31%		673		14.72%		4,570
	Allegan		12,823		31.40%		19,077		46.72%		8,742		21.41%		193		0.47%		-6,254		-15.32%		40,835
	Alpena		6,894		45.75%		4,878		32.37%		3,236		21.47%		61		0.40%		2,016		13.38%		15,069
	Antrim		3,431		34.34%		3,984		39.88%		2,528		25.30%		48		0.48%		-553		-5.54%		9,991
	Arenac		3,244		45.02%		2,330		32.33%		1,608		22.31%		24		0.33%		914		12.69%		7,206
	Baraga		1,695		46.69%		1,160		31.96%		754		20.77%		21		0.58%		535		14.73%		3,630
	Barry		8,652		35.17%		9,489		38.57%		6,303		25.62%		155		0.63%		-837		-3.40%		24,599
	Bay		26,492		48.74%		16,383		30.14%		11,258		20.71%		222		0.41%		10,109		18.60%		54,355
	Benzie		2,715		39.62%		2,438		35.58%		1,657		24.18%		42		0.61%		277		4.04%		6,852
	Berrien		25,840		37.12%		29,252		42.02%		14,056		20.19%		467		0.67%		-3,412		-4.90%		69,615
	Branch		5,850		35.26%		5,976		36.02%		4,683		28.22%		84		0.51%		-126		-0.76%		16,593
	Calhoun		25,542		43.51%		19,791		33.71%		13,058		22.24%		311		0.53%		5,751		9.80%		58,702
	Cass		8,047		39.67%		7,391		36.44%		4,756		23.45%		89		0.44%		656		3.23%		20,283
	Charlevoix		4,063		35.25%		4,017		34.85%		3,360		29.15%		85		0.74%		46		0.40%		11,525
	Cheboygan		4,459		41.04%		3,864		35.57%		2,495		22.97%		46		0.42%		595		5.47%		10,864
	Chippewa		5,434		39.82%		5,462		40.02%		2,706		19.83%		45		0.33%		-28		-0.20%		13,647
	Clare		5,346		43.95%		3,916		32.20%		2,812		23.12%		89		0.73%		1,430		11.75%		12,163
	Clinton		10,116		33.34%		12,216		40.27%		7,877		25.96%		130		0.43%		-2,100		-6.93%		30,339
	Crawford		2,252		38.01%		2,193		37.01%		1,442		24.34%		38		0.64%		59		1.00%		5,925
	Delta		8,387		46.69%		6,027		33.55%		3,485		19.40%		63		0.35%		2,360		13.14%		17,962
	Dickinson		5,689		43.66%		4,273		32.79%		3,022		23.19%		47		0.36%		1,416		10.87%		13,031
	Eaton		16,752		34.99%		18,669		38.99%		12,208		25.50%		254		0.53%		-1,917		-4.00%		47,883
	Emmet		4,245		32.08%		5,312		40.15%		3,576		27.03%		99		0.75%		-1,067		-8.07%		13,232
	Genesee		105,156		52.58%		47,834		23.92%		46,259		23.13%		749		0.37%		57,322		28.66%		199,998
	Gladwin		4,457		41.36%		3,616		33.56%		2,649		24.58%		54		0.50%		841		7.80%		10,776
	Gogebic		4,792		51.95%		2,838		30.76%		1,543		16.73%		52		0.56%		1,954		21.19%		9,225
	Grand Traverse		11,148		32.35%		13,629		39.55%		9,495		27.55%		189		0.55%		-2,481		-7.20%		34,461
	Gratiot		5,678		35.76%		6,280		39.55%		3,866		24.35%		55		0.35%		-602		-3.79%		15,879
	Hillsdale		5,244		29.31%		7,579		42.36%		4,968		27.77%		100		0.56%		-2,335		-13.05%		17,891
	Houghton		6,558		43.22%		5,575		36.74%		2,945		19.41%		95		0.63%		983		6.48%		15,173
	Huron		6,023		36.21%		6,491		39.03%		4,064		24.43%		54		0.32%		-468		-2.82%		16,632
	Ingham		61,596		46.04%		43,926		32.83%		27,683		20.69%		587		0.44%		17,670		13.21%		133,792
	Ionia		8,370		35.14%		9,135		38.35%		6,211		26.07%		106		0.44%		-765		-3.21%		23,822
	Iosco		5,369		39.79%		4,912		36.41%		3,131		23.21%		80		0.59%		457		3.38%		13,492
	Iron		3,648		52.11%		1,971		28.16%		1,344		19.20%		37		0.53%		1,677		23.95%		7,000
	Isabella		8,784		39.86%		7,706		34.97%		5,434		24.66%		113		0.51%		1,078		4.89%		22,037
	Jackson		23,686		36.64%		25,424		39.33%		15,194		23.50%		340		0.53%		-1,738		-2.69%		64,644
	Kalamazoo		43,568		41.95%		38,035		36.62%		21,666		20.86%		589		0.57%		5,533		5.33%		103,858
	Kalkaska		2,297		35.75%		2,173		33.82%		1,915		29.80%		41		0.64%		124		1.93%		6,426
	Kent		82,305		33.93%		115,285		47.53%		43,707		18.02%		1,256		0.52%		-32,980		-13.60%		242,553
	Keweenaw		582		49.62%		378		32.23%		212		18.07%		1		0.09%		204		17.39%		1,173
	Lake		2,351		51.72%		1,194		26.26%		981		21.58%		20		0.44%		1,157		25.46%		4,546
	Lapeer		11,982		34.15%		12,326		35.13%		10,541		30.05%		235		0.67%		-344		-0.98%		35,084
	Leelanau		3,445		33.82%		3,993		39.20%		2,685		26.36%		64		0.63%		-548		-5.38%		10,187
	Lenawee		15,399		39.12%		14,297		36.32%		9,517		24.18%		152		0.39%		1,102		2.80%		39,365
	Livingston		17,851		28.92%		27,539		44.61%		15,971		25.87%		374		0.61%		-9,688		-15.69%		61,735
	Luce		972		37.34%		958		36.80%		660		25.36%		13		0.50%		14		0.54%		2,603
	Mackinac		2,293		38.36%		2,278		38.11%		1,379		23.07%		27		0.45%		15		0.25%		5,977
	Macomb		130,732		37.43%		147,795		42.32%		67,954		19.46%		2,757		0.79%		-17,063		-4.89%		349,238
	Manistee		5,193		44.57%		3,491		29.96%		2,923		25.09%		44		0.38%		1,702		14.61%		11,651
	Marquette		16,038		50.71%		9,665		30.56%		5,768		18.24%		158		0.50%		6,373		20.15%		31,629
	Mason		4,829		36.91%		5,102		39.00%		3,096		23.67%		55		0.42%		-273		-2.09%		13,082
	Mecosta		6,097		38.50%		6,047		38.19%		3,612		22.81%		79		0.50%		50		0.31%		15,835
	Menominee		4,559		41.14%		3,995		36.05%		2,487		22.44%		41		0.37%		564		5.09%		11,082
	Midland		13,382		34.65%		16,149		41.81%		8,945		23.16%		148		0.38%		-2,767		-7.16%		38,624
	Missaukee		1,893		31.25%		2,829		46.70%		1,306		21.56%		30		0.50%		-936		-15.45%		6,058
	Monroe		24,957		42.28%		20,250		34.30%		13,551		22.96%		273		0.46%		4,707		7.98%		59,031
	Montcalm		8,730		38.32%		8,420		36.96%		5,504		24.16%		126		0.55%		310		1.36%		22,780
	Montmorency		1,903		39.72%		1,794		37.45%		1,077		22.48%		17		0.35%		109		2.27%		4,791
	Muskegon		32,515		45.19%		23,769		33.04%		15,268		21.22%		396		0.55%		8,746		12.15%		71,948
	Newaygo		6,455		36.03%		7,333		40.93%		4,056		22.64%		72		0.40%		-878		-4.90%		17,916
	Oakland		214,733		38.64%		242,160		43.57%		94,911		17.08%		3,956		0.71%		-27,427		-4.93%		555,760
	Oceana		3,846		36.43%		3,944		37.36%		2,713		25.70%		54		0.51%		-98		-0.93%		10,557
	Ogemaw		4,016		44.01%		2,936		32.17%		2,122		23.25%		52		0.57%		1,080		11.84%		9,126
	Ontonagon		2,451		51.65%		1,463		30.83%		805		16.97%		26		0.55%		988		20.82%		4,745
	Osceola		3,529		37.64%		3,606		38.46%		2,199		23.45%		42		0.45%		-77		-0.82%		9,376
	Oscoda		1,471		38.40%		1,583		41.32%		755		19.71%		22		0.57%		-112		-2.92%		3,831
	Otsego		3,129		33.99%		3,393		36.85%		2,635		28.62%		50		0.54%		-264		-2.86%		9,207
	Ottawa		22,180		23.05%		56,862		59.10%		16,855		17.52%		314		0.33%		-34,682		-36.05%		96,211
	Presque Isle		3,308		45.04%		2,398		32.65%		1,612		21.95%		27		0.37%		910		12.39%		7,345
	Roscommon		5,243		43.67%		4,170		34.73%		2,551		21.25%		43		0.36%		1,073		8.94%		12,007
	Saginaw		43,819		45.22%		32,103		33.13%		20,523		21.18%		460		0.47%		11,716		12.09%		96,905
	Sanilac		5,868		31.28%		7,891		42.07%		4,894		26.09%		105		0.56%		-2,023		-10.79%		18,758
	Schoolcraft		2,139		51.80%		1,253		30.35%		721		17.46%		16		0.39%		886		21.45%		4,129
	Shiawassee		12,629		39.03%		10,930		33.78%		8,632		26.67%		169		0.52%		1,699		5.25%		32,360
	St. Clair		23,385		34.99%		24,508		36.67%		18,523		27.72%		416		0.62%		-1,123		-1.68%		66,832
	St. Joseph		7,817		32.61%		9,836		41.03%		6,209		25.90%		109		0.45%		-2,019		-8.42%		23,971
	Tuscola		9,138		37.05%		8,636		35.01%		6,765		27.43%		127		0.51%		502		2.04%		24,666
	Van Buren		12,466		41.23%		10,357		34.25%		7,255		23.99%		159		0.53%		2,109		6.98%		30,237
	Washtenaw		73,325		53.34%		41,386		30.11%		21,889		15.92%		866		0.63%		31,939		23.23%		137,466
	Wayne		508,464		60.39%		227,002		26.96%		102,074		12.12%		4,425		0.53%		281,462		33.43%		841,965
	Wexford		4,894		38.92%		4,696		37.34%		2,923		23.24%		62		0.49%		198		1.58%		12,575
Totals	1,871,182	43.77%	1,554,940	36.38%	824,813	19.30%	23,738	0.56%	316,242	7.39%	4,274,673

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Alcona
• Alpena
• Benzie
• Calhoun
• Cass
• Charlevoix
• Cheboygan
• Clare
• Crawford
• Dickinson
• Gladwin
• Houghton
• Ingham
• Iosco
• Isabella
• Kalamazoo
• Kalkaska
• Lenawee
• Luce
• Mackinac
• Manistee
• Mecosta
• Menominee
• Monroe
• Montcalm
• Montmorency
• Muskegon
• Ogemaw
• Presque Isle
• Roscommon
• Shiawassee
• Tuscola
• Van Buren
• Wexford

See also

• Presidency of Bill Clinton
• United States presidential elections in Michigan

Notes and References

1. Web site: SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics.
2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 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. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.