1992 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

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Election Name:	1992 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:	Virginia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1988 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:	1988
Next Election:	1996 United States presidential election in Virginia
Next Year:	1996
Election Date:	November 3, 1992
Image1:	George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
Nominee1:	George H. W. Bush
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	Texas
Running Mate1:	Dan Quayle
Electoral Vote1:	13
Popular Vote1:	1,150,517
Percentage1:	44.97%
Nominee2:	Bill Clinton
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Arkansas
Running Mate2:	Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,038,650
Percentage2:	40.59%
Image3:	RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:	Ross Perot
Party3:	Independent (United States)
Home State3:	Texas
Running Mate3:	James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:	0
Popular Vote3:	348,639
Percentage3:	13.63%
Map Size:	436px
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 Virginia took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 44.97 percent of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 40.59 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 13.63 percent of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[1] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which the independent cities of Newport News and Emporia voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last election in which Henry County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and it is also the only occasion since 1944 that Virginia and Colorado have not supported the same candidate.

With 44.97 percent of the popular vote, Virginia would prove to be Bush's sixth strongest state in the 1992 election after Mississippi, Utah (as a margin of victory), South Carolina, Alabama and Nebraska.^[2] In this election, Virginia voted 9.94 percentage points to the right of the nation at-large.^[2] This would also be the last election in which Virginia would vote to the right of Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota or Texas.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Virginia^[3] ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (inc.)	1,150,517	44.97%	13
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	1,038,650	40.59%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	348,639	13.63%	0
	Independent	Lyndon LaRouche	11,937	0.47%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	5,730	0.22%	0
	Independent	Lenora Fulani	3,192	0.12%	0
Totals			2,558,665	100.0%	13

Results by county or independent city

County/City	George H.W. Bush Republican		Bill Clinton Democratic		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Accomack		5,666		43.17%		4,950		37.71%		2,304		17.55%		205		1.56%		716		5.46%		13,125
	Albemarle		13,894		43.69%		13,886		43.66%		3,855		12.12%		169		0.53%		8		0.03%		31,804
	Alexandria		16,700		31.70%		30,784		58.44%		4,934		9.37%		257		0.49%		-14,084		-26.74%		52,675
	Alleghany		2,294		40.55%		2,396		42.35%		926		16.37%		41		0.72%		-102		-1.80%		5,657
	Amelia		2,062		48.82%		1,534		36.32%		574		13.59%		54		1.28%		528		12.50%		4,224
	Amherst		5,482		50.26%		4,101		37.60%		1,268		11.62%		57		0.52%		1,381		12.66%		10,908
	Appomattox		2,830		50.36%		1,919		34.15%		801		14.25%		70		1.25%		911		16.21%		5,620
	Arlington		26,376		31.94%		47,756		57.83%		7,992		9.68%		460		0.56%		-21,380		-25.89%		82,584
	Augusta		12,896		58.98%		5,190		23.74%		3,397		15.54%		383		1.75%		7,706		35.24%		21,866
	Bath		1,075		46.14%		855		36.70%		354		15.19%		46		1.97%		220		9.44%		2,330
	Bedford		10,496		50.57%		6,792		32.72%		3,251		15.66%		217		1.05%		3,704		17.85%		20,756
	Bedford City		1,091		45.29%		963		39.98%		313		12.99%		42		1.74%		128		5.31%		2,409
	Bland		1,368		48.31%		1,001		35.35%		408		14.41%		55		1.94%		367		12.96%		2,832
	Botetourt		5,904		48.36%		4,349		35.62%		1,819		14.90%		137		1.12%		1,555		12.74%		12,209
	Bristol		3,616		48.46%		2,948		39.51%		851		11.40%		47		0.63%		668		8.95%		7,462
	Brunswick		2,480		36.92%		3,687		54.88%		479		7.13%		72		1.07%		-1,207		-17.96%		6,718
	Buchanan		3,297		28.17%		7,405		63.27%		815		6.96%		187		1.60%		-4,108		-35.10%		11,704
	Buckingham		2,368		46.40%		2,193		42.97%		459		8.99%		83		1.63%		175		3.43%		5,103
	Buena Vista		849		38.59%		1,023		46.50%		291		13.23%		37		1.68%		-174		-7.91%		2,200
	Campbell		10,931		55.33%		5,999		30.36%		2,553		12.92%		274		1.39%		4,932		24.97%		19,757
	Caroline		2,947		38.01%		3,770		48.63%		965		12.45%		71		0.92%		-823		-10.62%		7,753
	Carroll		5,664		51.89%		3,790		34.72%		1,388		12.72%		73		0.67%		1,874		17.17%		10,915
	Charles City		729		24.19%		2,010		66.69%		251		8.33%		24		0.80%		-1,281		-42.50%		3,014
	Charlotte		2,293		44.86%		2,098		41.05%		640		12.52%		80		1.57%		195		3.81%		5,111
	Charlottesville		4,705		31.58%		8,685		58.29%		1,397		9.38%		112		0.75%		-3,980		-26.71%		14,899
	Chesapeake		28,909		46.73%		23,495		37.98%		9,237		14.93%		227		0.37%		5,414		8.75%		61,868
	Chesterfield		56,626		55.55%		28,028		27.50%		16,898		16.58%		381		0.37%		28,598		28.05%		101,933
	Clarke		1,994		42.90%		1,811		38.96%		802		17.25%		41		0.88%		183		3.94%		4,648
	Clifton Forge		632		33.74%		958		51.15%		251		13.40%		32		1.71%		-326		-17.41%		1,873
	Colonial Heights		5,298		63.07%		1,721		20.49%		1,312		15.62%		69		0.82%		3,577		42.58%		8,400
	Covington		995		34.68%		1,442		50.26%		402		14.01%		30		1.05%		-447		-15.58%		2,869
	Craig		1,008		43.88%		965		42.01%		304		13.23%		20		0.87%		43		1.87%		2,297
	Culpeper		5,226		49.93%		3,444		32.91%		1,640		15.67%		156		1.49%		1,782		17.02%		10,466
	Cumberland		1,643		48.55%		1,284		37.94%		372		10.99%		85		2.51%		359		10.61%		3,384
	Danville		9,584		48.75%		8,134		41.37%		1,679		8.54%		264		1.34%		1,450		7.38%		19,661
	Dickenson		2,574		31.61%		4,839		59.43%		660		8.11%		70		0.86%		-2,265		-27.82%		8,143
	Dinwiddie		3,648		42.43%		3,624		42.15%		1,198		13.94%		127		1.48%		24		0.28%		8,597
	Emporia		1,094		47.18%		1,048		45.19%		157		6.77%		20		0.86%		46		1.99%		2,319
	Essex		1,897		48.59%		1,583		40.55%		382		9.78%		42		1.08%		314		8.04%		3,904
	Fairfax		170,488		44.26%		160,186		41.58%		53,012		13.76%		1,532		0.40%		10,302		2.68%		385,218
	Fairfax City		4,333		44.70%		3,884		40.07%		1,439		14.85%		37		0.38%		449		4.63%		9,693
	Falls Church		1,912		35.38%		2,864		53.00%		599		11.08%		29		0.54%		-952		-17.62%		5,404
	Fauquier		10,497		50.57%		6,600		31.79%		3,464		16.69%		198		0.95%		3,897		18.78%		20,759
	Floyd		2,575		48.44%		2,026		38.11%		672		12.64%		43		0.81%		549		10.33%		5,316
	Fluvanna		2,811		48.03%		2,134		36.47%		871		14.88%		36		0.62%		677		11.56%		5,852
	Franklin		6,724		42.83%		6,590		41.97%		2,232		14.22%		155		0.99%		134		0.86%		15,701
	Franklin City		1,347		40.34%		1,696		50.79%		272		8.15%		24		0.72%		-349		-10.45%		3,339
	Frederick		9,425		53.96%		4,942		28.29%		2,981		17.07%		120		0.69%		4,483		25.67%		17,468
	Fredericksburg		2,819		40.98%		3,266		47.48%		738		10.73%		56		0.81%		-447		-6.50%		6,879
	Galax		1,087		46.37%		957		40.83%		276		11.77%		24		1.02%		130		5.54%		2,344
	Giles		3,023		39.61%		3,346		43.84%		1,142		14.96%		121		1.59%		-323		-4.23%		7,632
	Gloucester		6,461		48.42%		4,058		30.41%		2,640		19.78%		186		1.39%		2,403		18.01%		13,345
	Goochland		3,834		51.26%		2,589		34.62%		994		13.29%		62		0.83%		1,245		16.64%		7,479
	Grayson		3,378		48.68%		2,615		37.69%		860		12.39%		86		1.24%		763		10.99%		6,939
	Greene		2,265		52.30%		1,353		31.24%		627		14.48%		86		1.99%		912		21.06%		4,331
	Greensville		1,335		33.49%		2,237		56.12%		360		9.03%		54		1.35%		-902		-22.63%		3,986
	Halifax		5,199		46.16%		4,752		42.19%		1,140		10.12%		171		1.52%		447		3.97%		11,262
	Hampton		19,219		38.53%		23,395		46.90%		6,581		13.19%		683		1.37%		-4,176		-8.37%		49,878
	Hanover		20,336		59.36%		8,021		23.41%		5,674		16.56%		230		0.67%		12,315		35.95%		34,261
	Harrisonburg		4,935		51.24%		3,414		35.44%		1,162		12.06%		121		1.26%		1,521		15.80%		9,632
	Henrico		56,910		52.27%		36,807		33.81%		14,720		13.52%		431		0.40%		20,103		18.46%		108,868
	Henry		9,005		41.26%		9,296		42.59%		3,212		14.72%		312		1.43%		-291		-1.33%		21,825
	Highland		686		49.00%		494		35.29%		212		15.14%		8		0.57%		192		13.71%		1,400
	Hopewell		3,818		47.48%		2,863		35.60%		1,227		15.26%		134		1.67%		955		11.88%		8,042
	Isle of Wight		5,370		47.16%		4,380		38.46%		1,536		13.49%		101		0.89%		990		8.70%		11,387
	James City		8,781		48.19%		6,536		35.87%		2,675		14.68%		229		1.26%		2,245		12.32%		18,221
	King and Queen		1,206		41.34%		1,363		46.73%		323		11.07%		25		0.86%		-157		-5.39%		2,917
	King George		2,570		48.27%		1,811		34.02%		918		17.24%		25		0.47%		759		14.25%		5,324
	King William		2,591		49.54%		1,822		34.84%		758		14.49%		59		1.13%		769		14.70%		5,230
	Lancaster		2,841		51.39%		1,812		32.78%		739		13.37%		136		2.46%		1,029		18.61%		5,528
	Lee		3,504		35.77%		5,215		53.24%		1,002		10.23%		75		0.77%		-1,711		-17.47%		9,796
	Lexington		894		39.26%		1,128		49.54%		228		10.01%		27		1.19%		-234		-10.28%		2,277
	Loudoun		19,290		46.40%		14,462		34.79%		7,391		17.78%		431		1.04%		4,828		11.61%		41,574
	Louisa		3,461		41.66%		3,399		40.92%		1,381		16.62%		66		0.79%		62		0.74%		8,307
	Lunenburg		2,227		45.34%		2,082		42.39%		505		10.28%		98		2.00%		145		2.95%		4,912
	Lynchburg		12,518		50.13%		9,587		38.40%		2,545		10.19%		319		1.28%		2,931		11.73%		24,969
	Madison		2,341		48.99%		1,700		35.57%		653		13.66%		85		1.78%		641		13.42%		4,779
	Manassas		5,453		48.89%		3,647		32.70%		1,971		17.67%		83		0.74%		1,806		16.19%		11,154
	Manassas Park		792		46.05%		567		32.97%		356		20.70%		5		0.29%		225		13.08%		1,720
	Martinsville		2,690		40.65%		3,073		46.44%		748		11.30%		106		1.60%		-383		-5.79%		6,617
	Mathews		2,179		48.15%		1,402		30.98%		884		19.54%		60		1.33%		777		17.17%		4,525
	Mecklenburg		5,401		49.23%		4,273		38.95%		1,128		10.28%		168		1.53%		1,128		10.28%		10,970
	Middlesex		2,224		47.47%		1,597		34.09%		768		16.39%		96		2.05%		627		13.38%		4,685
	Montgomery		10,606		42.53%		10,658		42.74%		3,449		13.83%		222		0.89%		-52		-0.21%		24,935
	Nelson		2,159		38.99%		2,586		46.70%		748		13.51%		45		0.81%		-427		-7.71%		5,538
	New Kent		2,708		49.39%		1,738		31.70%		1,017		18.55%		20		0.36%		970		17.69%		5,483
	Newport News		26,779		43.83%		25,743		42.14%		8,217		13.45%		352		0.58%		1,036		1.69%		61,091
	Norfolk		22,362		32.40%		37,602		54.47%		8,732		12.65%		331		0.48%		-15,240		-22.07%		69,027
	Northampton		2,088		37.17%		2,568		45.71%		844		15.02%		118		2.10%		-480		-8.54%		5,618
	Northumberland		2,667		50.00%		1,862		34.91%		729		13.67%		76		1.42%		805		15.09%		5,334
	Norton		472		30.49%		871		56.27%		182		11.76%		23		1.49%		-399		-25.78%		1,548
	Nottoway		2,610		45.45%		2,411		41.98%		606		10.55%		116		2.02%		199		3.47%		5,743
	Orange		4,092		45.64%		3,348		37.34%		1,425		15.89%		101		1.13%		744		8.30%		8,966
	Page		4,203		49.68%		3,010		35.58%		1,163		13.75%		84		0.99%		1,193		14.10%		8,460
	Patrick		3,521		48.98%		2,465		34.29%		1,026		14.27%		177		2.46%		1,056		14.69%		7,189
	Petersburg		3,125		24.57%		8,671		68.18%		834		6.56%		87		0.68%		-5,546		-43.61%		12,717
	Pittsylvania		11,467		52.38%		7,675		35.06%		2,296		10.49%		456		2.08%		3,792		17.32%		21,894
	Poquoson		3,354		61.69%		1,086		19.97%		960		17.66%		37		0.68%		2,268		41.72%		5,437
	Portsmouth		12,575		33.45%		20,416		54.30%		4,360		11.60%		248		0.66%		-7,841		-20.85%		37,599
	Powhatan		3,832		54.08%		1,950		27.52%		1,232		17.39%		72		1.02%		1,882		26.56%		7,086
	Prince Edward		2,858		44.78%		2,775		43.47%		635		9.95%		115		1.80%		83		1.31%		6,383
	Prince George		4,799		50.99%		3,087		32.80%		1,459		15.50%		67		0.71%		1,712		18.19%		9,412
	Prince William		35,432		46.82%		26,486		35.00%		13,190		17.43%		572		0.76%		8,946		11.82%		75,680
	Pulaski		6,148		43.96%		5,633		40.27%		2,066		14.77%		140		1.00%		515		3.69%		13,987
	Radford		1,996		41.71%		2,183		45.62%		582		12.16%		24		0.50%		-187		-3.91%		4,785
	Rappahannock		1,410		44.33%		1,273		40.02%		487		15.31%		11		0.35%		137		4.31%		3,181
	Richmond		1,609		52.75%		1,034		33.90%		366		12.00%		41		1.34%		575		18.85%		3,050
	Richmond City		24,341		30.53%		47,642		59.75%		6,992		8.77%		760		0.95%		-23,301		-29.22%		79,735
	Roanoke		20,667		50.31%		14,704		35.79%		5,477		13.33%		232		0.56%		5,963		14.52%		41,080
	Roanoke City		13,443		38.21%		17,724		50.38%		3,753		10.67%		261		0.74%		-4,281		-12.17%		35,181
	Rockbridge		3,228		43.02%		2,908		38.76%		1,254		16.71%		113		1.51%		320		4.26%		7,503
	Rockingham		13,016		60.56%		5,407		25.16%		2,839		13.21%		231		1.07%		7,609		35.40%		21,493
	Russell		3,891		33.88%		6,480		56.43%		958		8.34%		155		1.35%		-2,589		-22.55%		11,484
	Salem		5,143		48.21%		4,028		37.75%		1,430		13.40%		68		0.64%		1,115		10.46%		10,669
	Scott		4,515		46.59%		3,979		41.06%		957		9.88%		239		2.47%		536		5.53%		9,690
	Shenandoah		7,746		55.74%		3,956		28.47%		2,063		14.85%		131		0.94%		3,790		27.27%		13,896
	Smyth		6,128		47.39%		4,924		38.08%		1,618		12.51%		261		2.02%		1,204		9.31%		12,931
	South Boston		1,435		52.05%		1,051		38.12%		252		9.14%		19		0.69%		384		13.93%		2,757
	Southampton		2,844		41.37%		3,199		46.54%		754		10.97%		77		1.12%		-355		-5.17%		6,874
	Spotsylvania		11,829		49.26%		8,133		33.87%		3,918		16.32%		134		0.56%		3,696		15.39%		24,014
	Stafford		12,528		50.37%		7,718		31.03%		4,481		18.02%		144		0.58%		4,810		19.34%		24,871
	Staunton		4,989		54.04%		2,851		30.88%		1,146		12.41%		246		2.66%		2,138		23.16%		9,232
	Suffolk		8,697		43.01%		9,196		45.47%		2,150		10.63%		180		0.89%		-499		-2.46%		20,223
	Surry		1,046		31.94%		1,823		55.66%		364		11.11%		42		1.28%		-777		-23.72%		3,275
	Sussex		1,527		35.90%		2,193		51.56%		446		10.49%		87		2.05%		-666		-15.66%		4,253
	Tazewell		6,375		37.38%		8,586		50.34%		1,872		10.98%		223		1.31%		-2,211		-12.96%		17,056
	Virginia Beach		68,936		50.03%		44,294		32.15%		24,087		17.48%		468		0.34%		24,642		17.88%		137,785
	Warren		4,319		44.64%		3,554		36.73%		1,650		17.05%		153		1.58%		765		7.91%		9,676
	Washington		9,150		48.17%		7,269		38.27%		2,288		12.05%		288		1.52%		1,881		9.90%		18,995
	Waynesboro		3,758		52.57%		2,302		32.20%		961		13.44%		128		1.79%		1,456		20.37%		7,149
	Westmoreland		2,554		41.04%		2,758		44.32%		818		13.14%		93		1.49%		-204		-3.28%		6,223
	Williamsburg		1,349		36.27%		1,856		49.91%		445		11.97%		69		1.86%		-507		-13.64%		3,719
	Winchester		3,833		49.77%		2,768		35.94%		1,048		13.61%		52		0.68%		1,065		13.83%		7,701
	Wise		5,144		34.62%		7,681		51.70%		1,835		12.35%		197		1.33%		-2,537		-17.08%		14,857
	Wythe		5,121		48.81%		3,616		34.46%		1,557		14.84%		198		1.89%		1,505		14.35%		10,492
	York		10,197		51.07%		6,218		31.14%		3,426		17.16%		125		0.63%		3,979		19.93%		19,966
Totals	1,150,517	44.97%	1,038,650	40.59%	348,639	13.63%	20,859	0.82%	111,867	4.38%	2,558,665

Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Alleghany
• Buena Vista
• Fredericksburg
• Giles
• Hampton
• Henry
• King and Queen
• Martinsville
• Nelson
• Northampton
• Pulaski
• Radford
• Southampton
• Suffolk
• Westmoreland
• Williamsburg

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 10 June 2012.
2. Web site: 1992 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
3. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results — Virginia. U.S. Election Atlas. 10 June 2012.
4. Web site: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1992 . . 75.