1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
The 1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 41.13 percent of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 36.78 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.51 percent of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[2]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Florence County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and the last time that Door County backed a losing candidate.[3] Despite Clinton's decently solid victory in Wisconsin, it marks his narrowest one in a state that Michael Dukakis won in 1988. This marks the first time the state voted Democratic in consecutive elections since 1940.
Results
1992 United States presidential election in Wisconsin[1] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | William Jefferson Clinton | 1,041,066 | 41.13% | 11 | |
Republican | George Herbert Walker Bush (incumbent) | 930,855 | 36.78% | 0 | |
Independent | Henry Ross Perot | 544,479 | 21.51% | 0 | |
Libertarian | Andre Verne Marrou | 2,877 | 0.11% | 0 | |
Independent | James "Bo" Gritz | 2,311 | 0.09% | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | Ronald Daniels | 1,833 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Independent | Howard Phillips | 1,772 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Independent | J. Quinn Brisben | 1,211 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 1,070 | 0.04% | 0 | |
Other write-ins | 961 | 0.04% | 0 | ||
Independent | Lenora Fulani | 654 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Independent | Lyndon LaRouche | 633 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Independent | Jack Herer | 547 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Third Party | Roland Hem (write-in) | 405 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Independent | James Warren | 390 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Totals | 2,531,114 | 100.0% | 11 |
Results by county
County | William Jefferson Clinton Democratic |
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican |
Henry Ross Perot Independent |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | |||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 3,539 | 43.97% | 2,465 | 30.63% | 2,003 | 24.89% | 41 | 0.51% | 1,074 | 13.34% | 8,048 |
Ashland | 4,213 | 50.20% | 2,372 | 28.26% | 1,746 | 20.80% | 62 | 0.74% | 1,841 | 21.93% | 8,393 |
Barron | 8,063 | 39.86% | 6,572 | 32.49% | 5,479 | 27.08% | 116 | 0.57% | 1,491 | 7.37% | 20,230 |
Bayfield | 3,873 | 47.74% | 2,393 | 29.50% | 1,786 | 22.02% | 60 | 0.74% | 1,480 | 18.24% | 8,112 |
Brown | 37,513 | 36.53% | 42,352 | 41.24% | 22,395 | 21.81% | 441 | 0.43% | -4,839 | -4.71% | 102,701 |
Buffalo | 2,996 | 43.11% | 2,029 | 29.19% | 1,889 | 27.18% | 36 | 0.52% | 967 | 13.91% | 6,950 |
Burnett | 3,172 | 42.66% | 2,340 | 31.47% | 1,855 | 24.95% | 69 | 0.93% | 832 | 11.19% | 7,436 |
Calumet | 5,701 | 30.98% | 7,541 | 40.98% | 5,055 | 27.47% | 104 | 0.57% | -1,840 | -10.00% | 18,401 |
Chippewa | 10,487 | 41.57% | 8,215 | 32.56% | 6,408 | 25.40% | 120 | 0.48% | 2,272 | 9.01% | 25,230 |
Clark | 5,540 | 37.22% | 4,977 | 33.44% | 4,284 | 28.78% | 84 | 0.56% | 563 | 3.78% | 14,885 |
Columbia | 9,348 | 38.98% | 9,099 | 37.94% | 5,439 | 22.68% | 98 | 0.41% | 249 | 1.04% | 23,984 |
Crawford | 3,540 | 45.31% | 2,390 | 30.59% | 1,797 | 23.00% | 85 | 1.09% | 1,150 | 14.72% | 7,812 |
Dane | 114,724 | 54.60% | 61,957 | 29.49% | 31,874 | 15.17% | 1,567 | 0.75% | 52,767 | 25.11% | 210,122 |
Dodge | 11,438 | 32.03% | 14,971 | 41.93% | 9,136 | 25.58% | 164 | 0.46% | -3,533 | -9.89% | 35,709 |
Door | 4,735 | 34.37% | 5,468 | 39.69% | 3,506 | 25.45% | 68 | 0.49% | -733 | -5.32% | 13,777 |
Douglas | 12,319 | 55.36% | 5,679 | 25.52% | 4,150 | 18.65% | 105 | 0.47% | 6,640 | 29.84% | 22,253 |
Dunn | 7,965 | 43.72% | 5,283 | 29.00% | 4,809 | 26.40% | 161 | 0.88% | 2,682 | 14.72% | 18,218 |
Eau Claire | 21,221 | 45.08% | 15,915 | 33.81% | 9,783 | 20.78% | 157 | 0.33% | 5,306 | 11.27% | 47,076 |
Florence | 978 | 36.96% | 942 | 35.60% | 719 | 27.17% | 7 | 0.26% | 36 | 1.36% | 2,646 |
Fond du Lac | 13,757 | 30.91% | 19,785 | 44.45% | 10,660 | 23.95% | 304 | 0.68% | -6,028 | -13.54% | 44,506 |
Forest | 1,904 | 43.59% | 1,393 | 31.89% | 1,062 | 24.31% | 9 | 0.21% | 511 | 11.70% | 4,368 |
Grant | 8,914 | 38.49% | 7,678 | 33.16% | 6,405 | 27.66% | 160 | 0.69% | 1,236 | 5.34% | 23,157 |
Green | 5,467 | 38.55% | 4,887 | 34.46% | 3,735 | 26.33% | 94 | 0.66% | 580 | 4.09% | 14,183 |
Green Lake | 2,772 | 29.06% | 3,897 | 40.85% | 2,827 | 29.63% | 44 | 0.46% | 1,070[lower-alpha 1] | 11.22% | 9,540 |
Iowa | 4,467 | 44.01% | 3,288 | 32.39% | 2,341 | 23.06% | 55 | 0.54% | 1,179 | 11.61% | 10,151 |
Iron | 1,762 | 45.28% | 1,273 | 32.72% | 835 | 21.46% | 21 | 0.54% | 489 | 12.57% | 3,891 |
Jackson | 3,681 | 43.73% | 2,644 | 31.41% | 2,040 | 24.23% | 53 | 0.63% | 1,037 | 12.32% | 8,418 |
Jefferson | 11,593 | 35.34% | 13,072 | 39.85% | 7,960 | 24.27% | 177 | 0.54% | -1,479 | -4.51% | 32,802 |
Juneau | 4,177 | 38.00% | 4,051 | 36.85% | 2,670 | 24.29% | 95 | 0.86% | 126 | 1.15% | 10,993 |
Kenosha | 27,341 | 44.21% | 19,854 | 32.11% | 14,232 | 23.02% | 410 | 0.66% | 7,487 | 12.11% | 61,837 |
Kewaunee | 4,050 | 39.03% | 3,570 | 34.40% | 2,700 | 26.02% | 57 | 0.55% | 480 | 4.63% | 10,377 |
La Crosse | 22,838 | 43.69% | 18,891 | 36.14% | 10,224 | 19.56% | 320 | 0.61% | 3,947 | 7.55% | 52,273 |
Lafayette | 3,143 | 39.99% | 2,582 | 32.85% | 2,079 | 26.45% | 55 | 0.70% | 561 | 7.14% | 7,859 |
Langlade | 3,630 | 36.15% | 3,890 | 38.74% | 2,444 | 24.34% | 78 | 0.78% | -260 | -2.59% | 10,042 |
Lincoln | 5,297 | 39.82% | 4,321 | 32.48% | 3,605 | 27.10% | 81 | 0.61% | 976 | 7.34% | 13,304 |
Manitowoc | 15,903 | 38.54% | 14,008 | 33.94% | 11,179 | 27.09% | 178 | 0.43% | 1,895 | 4.59% | 41,268 |
Marathon | 21,482 | 37.44% | 20,948 | 36.51% | 14,600 | 25.45% | 348 | 0.61% | 534 | 0.93% | 57,378 |
Marinette | 7,626 | 36.15% | 7,984 | 37.85% | 5,412 | 25.66% | 71 | 0.34% | -358 | -1.70% | 21,093 |
Marquette | 2,533 | 37.69% | 2,322 | 34.55% | 1,818 | 27.05% | 47 | 0.70% | 211 | 3.14% | 6,720 |
Menominee | 691 | 59.57% | 244 | 21.03% | 221 | 19.05% | 4 | 0.34% | 447 | 38.53% | 1,160 |
Milwaukee | 235,521 | 50.60% | 151,314 | 32.51% | 76,039 | 16.34% | 2,622 | 0.56% | 84,207 | 18.09% | 465,496 |
Monroe | 6,427 | 38.24% | 6,118 | 36.41% | 4,183 | 24.89% | 77 | 0.46% | 309 | 1.84% | 16,805 |
Oconto | 5,898 | 36.70% | 5,720 | 35.59% | 4,405 | 27.41% | 50 | 0.31% | 178 | 1.11% | 16,073 |
Oneida | 7,160 | 38.26% | 6,725 | 35.94% | 4,782 | 25.55% | 47 | 0.25% | 435 | 2.32% | 18,714 |
Outagamie | 23,735 | 32.55% | 30,370 | 41.65% | 18,479 | 25.34% | 327 | 0.45% | -6,635 | -9.10% | 72,911 |
Ozaukee | 11,879 | 27.68% | 22,805 | 53.15% | 8,002 | 18.65% | 224 | 0.52% | -10,926 | -25.46% | 42,910 |
Pepin | 1,673 | 46.84% | 1,098 | 30.74% | 781 | 21.86% | 20 | 0.56% | 575 | 16.10% | 3,572 |
Pierce | 7,824 | 45.30% | 4,844 | 28.05% | 4,492 | 26.01% | 112 | 0.65% | 2,980 | 17.25% | 17,272 |
Polk | 7,746 | 42.86% | 5,446 | 30.14% | 4,753 | 26.30% | 126 | 0.70% | 2,300 | 12.73% | 18,071 |
Portage | 15,553 | 46.13% | 10,914 | 32.37% | 7,083 | 21.01% | 166 | 0.49% | 4,639 | 13.76% | 33,716 |
Price | 3,575 | 41.81% | 2,654 | 31.04% | 2,286 | 26.74% | 35 | 0.41% | 921 | 10.77% | 8,550 |
Racine | 34,875 | 39.71% | 32,310 | 36.79% | 20,227 | 23.03% | 407 | 0.46% | 2,565 | 2.92% | 87,819 |
Richland | 3,458 | 40.49% | 3,144 | 36.81% | 1,899 | 22.24% | 39 | 0.46% | 314 | 3.68% | 8,540 |
Rock | 31,154 | 45.13% | 21,942 | 31.79% | 15,700 | 22.75% | 229 | 0.33% | 9,212 | 13.35% | 69,025 |
Rusk | 3,376 | 42.37% | 2,430 | 30.50% | 2,085 | 26.17% | 76 | 0.95% | 946 | 11.87% | 7,967 |
Sauk | 9,128 | 38.97% | 8,886 | 37.94% | 5,280 | 22.54% | 128 | 0.55% | 242 | 1.03% | 23,422 |
Sawyer | 2,796 | 37.96% | 2,658 | 36.09% | 1,861 | 25.27% | 50 | 0.68% | 138 | 1.87% | 7,365 |
Shawano | 6,062 | 33.77% | 7,253 | 40.40% | 4,540 | 25.29% | 97 | 0.54% | -1,191 | -6.63% | 17,952 |
Sheboygan | 20,568 | 37.70% | 22,526 | 41.29% | 11,295 | 20.70% | 170 | 0.31% | -1,958 | -3.59% | 54,559 |
St. Croix | 10,281 | 40.04% | 8,114 | 31.60% | 7,125 | 27.75% | 156 | 0.61% | 2,167 | 8.44% | 25,676 |
Taylor | 3,305 | 35.31% | 3,415 | 36.49% | 2,590 | 27.67% | 49 | 0.52% | -110 | -1.18% | 9,359 |
Trempealeau | 6,218 | 47.79% | 3,577 | 27.49% | 3,160 | 24.29% | 57 | 0.44% | 2,641 | 20.30% | 13,012 |
Vernon | 5,673 | 44.61% | 4,072 | 32.02% | 2,890 | 22.73% | 81 | 0.64% | 1,601 | 12.59% | 12,716 |
Vilas | 3,764 | 33.42% | 4,616 | 40.99% | 2,827 | 25.10% | 55 | 0.49% | -852 | -7.57% | 11,262 |
Walworth | 11,825 | 32.14% | 15,727 | 42.74% | 9,029 | 24.54% | 215 | 0.58% | -3,902 | -10.60% | 36,796 |
Washburn | 3,080 | 40.07% | 2,586 | 33.65% | 1,978 | 25.74% | 42 | 0.55% | 494 | 6.43% | 7,686 |
Washington | 13,339 | 26.64% | 22,739 | 45.41% | 13,045 | 26.05% | 950 | 1.90% | -9,400 | -18.77% | 50,073 |
Waukesha | 50,270 | 28.06% | 91,461 | 51.04% | 36,622 | 20.44% | 829 | 0.46% | -41,191 | -22.99% | 179,182 |
Waupaca | 6,666 | 28.78% | 10,252 | 44.27% | 6,088 | 26.29% | 153 | 0.66% | -3,586 | -15.48% | 23,159 |
Waushara | 3,402 | 32.94% | 4,045 | 39.16% | 2,829 | 27.39% | 53 | 0.51% | -643 | -6.23% | 10,329 |
Winnebago | 27,234 | 35.19% | 33,709 | 43.56% | 16,140 | 20.86% | 303 | 0.39% | -6,475 | -8.37% | 77,386 |
Wood | 13,208 | 36.25% | 13,843 | 37.99% | 8,822 | 24.21% | 563 | 1.55% | -635 | -1.74% | 36,436 |
Totals | 1,041,066 | 41.13% | 930,855 | 36.78% | 544,479 | 21.51% | 14,714 | 0.58% | 110,211 | 4.35% | 2,531,114 |
Notes
- In this county where Perot ran second ahead of Clinton, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.
References
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- "WI US President Race, November 03, 1992". Our Campaigns.