See main article: 1992 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1988 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
| Previous Year: | 1988 |
| Next Election: | 1996 United States presidential election in New Hampshire |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 209,040 |
| Percentage1: | 38.91% |
| Nominee2: | George H. W. Bush |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Texas |
| Running Mate2: | Dan Quayle |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 202,484 |
| Percentage2: | 37.69% |
| Image3: | RossPerotColor.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Ross Perot |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Home State3: | Texas |
| Running Mate3: | James Stockdale |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 121,337 |
| Percentage3: | 22.59% |
| 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 New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Hampshire was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.91% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 37.69%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 22.59% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[1] This was the best result the New England-born Bush would record in that region for the 1992 election.
Clinton's win marked the beginning of a dramatic shift in New Hampshire politics toward the Democratic Party. The state had been regarded as a Republican bastion, having previously voted Republican in every presidential election since 1944 except for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide. In 1988 Bush carried the state by over 26 points, making it his second-best state in that election. Nevertheless, like the rest of New England, New Hampshire began trending hard toward the Democratic Party in the 1990s, and starting in 1992 the state has voted Democratic in every presidential election except 2000 when Bush's son eked out a narrow plurality over Clinton's vice president, Al Gore. This marked the first presidential election since 1912 in which a non-incumbent Democrat carried New Hampshire. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which Hillsborough County backed the candidate who lost the presidency nationwide.
| 1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 209,040 | 38.91% | 4 | ||
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 202,484 | 37.69% | 0 | ||
| Independent | Ross Perot | 121,337 | 22.59% | 0 | ||
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 3,548 | 0.66% | 0 | ||
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 512 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 294 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 537,215 | 100.0% | 4 | |||
| County | Bill Clinton[3] Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Ross Perot Independent | Andre Marrou Libertarian | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Belknap | 8,405 | 33.50% | 10,578 | 42.16% | 5,970 | 23.79% | 110 | 0.44% | 27 | 0.11% | -2,173 | -8.66% | 25,090 | ||||||||||||||
| Carroll | 7,258 | 33.44% | 8,715 | 40.16% | 5,546 | 25.55% | 134 | 0.62% | 50 | 0.23% | -1,457 | -6.72% | 21,703 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheshire | 15,037 | 46.33% | 11,037 | 34.00% | 6,195 | 19.09% | 156 | 0.48% | 32 | 0.10% | 4,000 | 12.33% | 32,457 | ||||||||||||||
| Coös | 6,559 | 41.50% | 5,271 | 33.35% | 3,868 | 24.47% | 75 | 0.47% | 31 | 0.20% | 1,288 | 8.15% | 15,804 | ||||||||||||||
| Grafton | 15,389 | 42.34% | 13,450 | 37.01% | 7,296 | 20.08% | 151 | 0.42% | 57 | 0.16% | 1,939 | 5.33% | 36,343 | ||||||||||||||
| Hillsborough | 58,470 | 37.04% | 61,620 | 39.04% | 36,067 | 22.85% | 1,329 | 0.84% | 354 | 0.22% | -3,150 | -2.00% | 157,840 | ||||||||||||||
| Merrimack | 24,437 | 41.54% | 22,114 | 37.59% | 11,860 | 20.16% | 365 | 0.62% | 58 | 0.10% | 2,323 | 3.95% | 58,834 | ||||||||||||||
| Rockingham | 44,317 | 35.80% | 47,353 | 38.25% | 31,192 | 25.19% | 802 | 0.65% | 142 | 0.11% | -3,036 | -2.45% | 123,806 | ||||||||||||||
| Strafford | 21,247 | 44.69% | 16,028 | 33.72% | 9,920 | 20.87% | 306 | 0.64% | 38 | 0.08% | 5,219 | 10.97% | 47,539 | ||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 7,921 | 44.50% | 6,318 | 35.50% | 3,423 | 19.23% | 120 | 0.67% | 17 | 0.10% | 1,603 | 9.00% | 17,799 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 209,040 | 38.86% | 202,484 | 37.64% | 121,337 | 22.56% | 3,548 | 0.66% | 1,536 | 0.29% | 6,556 | 1.22% | 537,945 | ||||||||||||||