1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

The 1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 3, 1992
 
Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Home state Arkansas Texas Texas
Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale
Electoral vote 8 0 0
Popular vote 682,318 578,313 348,771
Percentage 42.21% 35.78% 21.58%
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George H. W. Bush
Republican

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Bill Clinton
Democratic

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Connecticut was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.21% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.78%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.58% of the popular vote. Clinton won Connecticut by a margin of 6.43%. This would be the last time Connecticut was a swing state, voting within 2% of the national margin. From 1996, it would become a Democratic stronghold as it has voted Democratic by double digits margins in every election since.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[2] Clinton also became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Hubert Humphrey in 1968 to win the state. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results
1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Bill Clinton 682,318 42.21% 8
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 578,313 35.78% 0
Independent Ross Perot 348,771 21.58% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 5,391 0.33% 0
New Alliance Lenora Fulani 1,363 0.08% 0
N/A Other 176 0.01% 0
Totals 1,616,332 100.0% 8
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 64%/82%

By county
County[3] Clinton% Clinton# Bush% Bush# Others% Others#
Fairfield 39.1% 160,202 42.8% 175,158 18.1% 74,050
Hartford 47.1% 195,495 32.0% 132,591 20.9% 86,718
Litchfield 36.1% 33,686 37.0% 34,492 26.9% 25,035
Middlesex 42.8% 34,707 30.4% 24,646 26.7% 21,674
New Haven 41.9% 161,374 36.7% 141,264 21.4% 82,494
New London 42.3% 49,808 29.4% 34,567 28.4% 33,392
Tolland 41.4% 27,425 31.2% 20,632 27.4% 18,158
Windham 40.4% 19,621 30.8% 14,963 28.8% 14,004
Map of town level results of the 1992 presidential election in Connecticut. Blue indicates a Clinton victory, red a Bush victory, and green a Perot victory. Purple indicates a tie between Clinton and Bush.

See also

References
  1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  3. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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