1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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West Virginia was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 48.41% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.39%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 15.92% 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 Wirt County voted for the Democratic candidate.
As of 2022, this is the last time West Virginia voted to the left of several modern-day Democratic strongholds, namely Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
Results
| 1992 United States presidential election in West Virginia[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 331,001 | 48.41% | 5 | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 241,974 | 35.39% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 108,829 | 15.92% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 1,873 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| Totals | 683,677 | 100.00% | 5 | ||
By congressional district
| District | Bush | Clinton | Perot | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 35% | 46% | 19% | Alan Mollohan |
| 2nd | 39% | 45% | 16% | Bob Wise |
| 3rd | 32% | 55% | 13% | Nick Rahall |
By county
Clinton won 42 of West Virginia's 55 counties.[3]
| County | Clinton% | Clinton# | Bush% | Bush# | Perot% | Perot# | Others% | Others# | Margin% | Margin# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour | 49.86% | 3,467 | 33.39% | 2,322 | 16.58% | 1,153 | 0.17% | 12 | 16.47% | 1,145 |
| Berkeley | 35.74% | 7,159 | 45.60% | 9,134 | 18.20% | 3,645 | 0.45% | 91 | -9.86% | -1,975 |
| Boone | 68.09% | 6,576 | 20.93% | 2,021 | 10.74% | 1,037 | 0.25% | 24 | 47.16% | 4,555 |
| Braxton | 58.91% | 3,396 | 26.63% | 1,535 | 14.28% | 823 | 0.19% | 11 | 32.28% | 1,861 |
| Brooke | 54.66% | 5,693 | 24.79% | 2,582 | 20.19% | 2,103 | 0.36% | 37 | 29.87% | 3,111 |
| Cabell | 44.82% | 15,111 | 39.16% | 13,203 | 15.75% | 5,311 | 0.28% | 92 | 5.66% | 1,908 |
| Calhoun | 49.79% | 1,627 | 33.51% | 1,095 | 16.43% | 537 | 0.28% | 9 | 16.28% | 532 |
| Clay | 52.72% | 1,928 | 34.32% | 1,255 | 12.63% | 462 | 0.33% | 12 | 18.40% | 673 |
| Doddridge | 32.35% | 968 | 50.13% | 1,500 | 17.21% | 515 | 0.30% | 9 | -17.78% | -532 |
| Fayette | 61.34% | 9,574 | 25.57% | 3,991 | 12.83% | 2,002 | 0.26% | 41 | 35.77% | 5,583 |
| Gilmer | 49.97% | 1,576 | 34.40% | 1,085 | 15.35% | 484 | 0.29% | 9 | 15.57% | 491 |
| Grant | 23.52% | 1,011 | 64.26% | 2,762 | 12.08% | 519 | 0.14% | 6 | -40.74% | -1,751 |
| Greenbrier | 47.46% | 5,784 | 36.45% | 4,442 | 15.57% | 1,898 | 0.52% | 63 | 11.01% | 1,342 |
| Hampshire | 38.32% | 2,365 | 44.84% | 2,767 | 16.56% | 1,022 | 0.28% | 17 | -6.52% | -402 |
| Hancock | 52.07% | 7,830 | 25.91% | 3,897 | 21.72% | 3,267 | 0.29% | 44 | 26.16% | 3,933 |
| Hardy | 41.04% | 1,917 | 45.90% | 2,144 | 12.89% | 602 | 0.17% | 8 | -4.86% | -227 |
| Harrison | 51.02% | 15,480 | 31.93% | 9,687 | 16.91% | 5,131 | 0.14% | 43 | 19.09% | 5,793 |
| Jackson | 45.44% | 5,102 | 37.33% | 4,192 | 16.99% | 1,908 | 0.24% | 27 | 8.11% | 910 |
| Jefferson | 44.01% | 5,363 | 38.21% | 4,656 | 17.35% | 2,114 | 0.43% | 52 | 5.80% | 707 |
| Kanawha | 46.91% | 38,315 | 38.39% | 31,358 | 14.42% | 11,778 | 0.27% | 223 | 8.52% | 6,957 |
| Lewis | 44.66% | 2,931 | 36.77% | 2,413 | 18.24% | 1,197 | 0.34% | 22 | 7.89% | 518 |
| Lincoln | 56.39% | 4,502 | 33.03% | 2,637 | 9.86% | 787 | 0.73% | 58 | 23.36% | 1,865 |
| Logan | 68.08% | 11,095 | 20.47% | 3,336 | 11.26% | 1,835 | 0.19% | 31 | 47.61% | 7,759 |
| Marion | 55.74% | 14,042 | 25.32% | 6,380 | 18.80% | 4,736 | 0.14% | 36 | 30.42% | 7,662 |
| Marshall | 47.95% | 7,298 | 29.33% | 4,463 | 22.35% | 3,402 | 0.37% | 56 | 18.62% | 2,835 |
| Mason | 47.60% | 5,331 | 34.00% | 3,808 | 18.26% | 2,045 | 0.14% | 16 | 13.60% | 1,523 |
| McDowell | 71.76% | 7,019 | 19.84% | 1,941 | 8.21% | 803 | 0.18% | 18 | 51.92% | 5,078 |
| Mercer | 46.88% | 9,511 | 38.88% | 7,888 | 13.88% | 2,817 | 0.36% | 74 | 8.00% | 1,623 |
| Mineral | 37.21% | 3,992 | 45.09% | 4,837 | 17.56% | 1,884 | 0.14% | 15 | -7.88% | -845 |
| Mingo | 67.53% | 7,342 | 23.77% | 2,584 | 8.42% | 915 | 0.29% | 32 | 43.76% | 4,758 |
| Monongalia | 49.41% | 14,142 | 34.35% | 9,831 | 15.99% | 4,576 | 0.26% | 74 | 15.06% | 4,311 |
| Monroe | 44.61% | 2,418 | 42.64% | 2,311 | 12.64% | 685 | 0.11% | 6 | 1.97% | 107 |
| Morgan | 34.69% | 1,854 | 48.37% | 2,585 | 16.58% | 886 | 0.36% | 19 | -13.68% | -731 |
| Nicholas | 52.90% | 5,042 | 31.05% | 2,959 | 15.69% | 1,495 | 0.37% | 35 | 21.85% | 2,083 |
| Ohio | 46.15% | 9,522 | 35.97% | 7,421 | 17.60% | 3,632 | 0.28% | 58 | 10.18% | 2,101 |
| Pendleton | 45.38% | 1,626 | 44.35% | 1,589 | 10.10% | 362 | 0.17% | 6 | 1.03% | 37 |
| Pleasants | 41.08% | 1,387 | 36.97% | 1,248 | 21.65% | 731 | 0.30% | 10 | 4.11% | 139 |
| Pocahontas | 46.05% | 1,741 | 37.05% | 1,401 | 16.58% | 627 | 0.32% | 12 | 9.00% | 340 |
| Preston | 37.47% | 3,933 | 42.20% | 4,429 | 20.10% | 2,109 | 0.23% | 24 | -4.73% | -496 |
| Putnam | 39.12% | 6,817 | 43.91% | 7,653 | 16.70% | 2,910 | 0.28% | 48 | -4.79% | -836 |
| Raleigh | 52.24% | 13,171 | 34.50% | 8,700 | 12.88% | 3,247 | 0.38% | 96 | 17.74% | 4471 |
| Randolph | 49.86% | 5,097 | 34.20% | 3,496 | 15.48% | 1,582 | 0.46% | 47 | 15.66% | 1,601 |
| Ritchie | 33.38% | 1,474 | 49.46% | 2,184 | 16.87% | 745 | 0.29% | 13 | -16.08% | -710 |
| Roane | 44.51% | 2,607 | 37.68% | 2,207 | 17.23% | 1,009 | 0.58% | 34 | 6.83% | 400 |
| Summers | 54.28% | 2,650 | 33.84% | 1,652 | 11.57% | 565 | 0.31% | 15 | 20.44% | 998 |
| Taylor | 46.49% | 2,843 | 33.07% | 2,022 | 20.31% | 1,242 | 0.13% | 8 | 13.42% | 821 |
| Tucker | 49.79% | 1,805 | 34.79% | 1,261 | 15.17% | 550 | 0.25% | 9 | 15.00% | 544 |
| Tyler | 37.76% | 1,587 | 37.90% | 1,593 | 24.10% | 1,013 | 0.24% | 10 | -0.14% | -6 |
| Upshur | 38.30% | 3,161 | 42.47% | 3,505 | 18.88% | 1,558 | 0.35% | 29 | -4.17% | -344 |
| Wayne | 51.34% | 8,392 | 35.05% | 5,729 | 13.45% | 2,199 | 0.17% | 27 | 16.29% | 2,663 |
| Webster | 64.88% | 2,320 | 22.68% | 811 | 12.19% | 436 | 0.25% | 9 | 42.20% | 1,509 |
| Wetzel | 49.40% | 3,753 | 29.89% | 2,271 | 20.40% | 1,550 | 0.30% | 23 | 19.51% | 1,482 |
| Wirt | 43.79% | 1,043 | 39.42% | 939 | 16.54% | 394 | 0.25% | 6 | 4.37% | 104 |
| Wood | 37.52% | 13,529 | 42.82% | 15,441 | 19.41% | 6,998 | 0.26% | 93 | -5.30% | -1,912 |
| Wyoming | 60.19% | 5,782 | 29.36% | 2,821 | 10.37% | 996 | 0.08% | 8 | 30.83% | 2,961 |
References
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- "WV US President 1992". Our Campaigns. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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