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1992 presidential election map and results

Bill Clinton won 370 electoral votes to George H. W. Bush's 168. Ross Perot won nearly one-fifth of the national popular vote but no electoral votes. A majority was 270 of 538 electoral votes.

Map of the 1992 presidential election results by state — Clinton (Democratic)Bush (Republican)

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Candidates

Candidate	Party	Electoral votes	Popular vote	%
Bill Clinton ✓	Democratic	370	44,954,303	43.0%
George H. W. Bush	Republican	168	39,103,872	37.4%
Ross Perot	Independent	0	19,722,042	18.9%

Popular-vote totals add up the states with recorded votes; some states chose electors through their legislatures in this era.

Results by state

State	Won by	Electoral votes	Winner %	Margin (pts)
Alabama	George H. W. Bush	9	47.6%	6.8
Alaska	George H. W. Bush	3	39.5%	9.2
Arizona	George H. W. Bush	8	38.5%	2.0
Arkansas	Bill Clinton	6	53.2%	17.7
California	Bill Clinton	54	46.0%	13.4
Colorado	Bill Clinton	8	40.1%	4.3
Connecticut	Bill Clinton	8	42.2%	6.4
Delaware	Bill Clinton	3	43.5%	8.2
District of Columbia	Bill Clinton	3	84.6%	75.5
Florida	George H. W. Bush	25	40.9%	1.9
Georgia	Bill Clinton	13	43.5%	0.6
Hawaii	Bill Clinton	4	48.1%	11.4
Idaho	George H. W. Bush	4	42.0%	13.6
Illinois	Bill Clinton	22	48.6%	14.2
Indiana	George H. W. Bush	12	42.9%	6.1
Iowa	Bill Clinton	7	43.3%	6.0
Kansas	George H. W. Bush	6	38.9%	5.1
Kentucky	Bill Clinton	8	44.6%	3.2
Louisiana	Bill Clinton	9	45.6%	4.6
Maine	Bill Clinton	4	38.8%	8.3
Maryland	Bill Clinton	10	49.8%	14.2
Massachusetts	Bill Clinton	12	47.5%	18.5
Michigan	Bill Clinton	18	43.8%	7.4
Minnesota	Bill Clinton	10	43.5%	11.6
Mississippi	George H. W. Bush	7	49.7%	8.9
Missouri	Bill Clinton	11	44.1%	10.2
Montana	Bill Clinton	3	37.6%	2.5
Nebraska	George H. W. Bush	5	46.6%	17.2
Nevada	Bill Clinton	4	37.4%	2.6
New Hampshire	Bill Clinton	4	38.9%	1.2
New Jersey	Bill Clinton	15	43.0%	2.4
New Mexico	Bill Clinton	5	45.9%	8.6
New York	Bill Clinton	33	48.7%	15.5
North Carolina	George H. W. Bush	14	43.4%	0.8
North Dakota	George H. W. Bush	3	44.2%	12.0
Ohio	Bill Clinton	21	40.2%	1.8
Oklahoma	George H. W. Bush	8	42.6%	8.6
Oregon	Bill Clinton	7	42.5%	10.0
Pennsylvania	Bill Clinton	23	45.1%	9.0
Rhode Island	Bill Clinton	4	47.0%	18.0
South Carolina	George H. W. Bush	8	47.0%	4.2
South Dakota	George H. W. Bush	3	40.7%	3.5
Tennessee	Bill Clinton	11	47.1%	4.7
Texas	George H. W. Bush	32	40.6%	3.5
Utah	George H. W. Bush	5	43.4%	16.0
Vermont	Bill Clinton	3	46.1%	15.7
Virginia	George H. W. Bush	13	45.0%	4.4
Washington	Bill Clinton	11	43.4%	11.4
West Virginia	Bill Clinton	5	48.4%	13.0
Wisconsin	Bill Clinton	11	41.1%	4.4
Wyoming	George H. W. Bush	3	39.7%	5.6

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