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%
President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

 Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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.

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%, marking the first time the state voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1968. It would be the last time Connecticut was regarded as a swing state, as it has voted Democratic by double digits in every election since.[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 Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate. This is also the most recent occasion that Connecticut voted to the right of the following states: Arkansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

As of 2023, this was the most recent presidential election in which the Republican nominee carried the city of Danbury and the towns of Fairfield, Milford, North Canaan, Old Saybrook, Pomfret, Stratford, and Weston. This was also the first time since 1912 that the towns of Washington and Canaan voted Democratic. This is also the only time since 1889 that a Democrat won the presidency without winning the city of Derby.[lower-alpha 1]

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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The City of Derby in its present form did not come into existence until 1889, when the town of Ansonia split from the City of Derby.

References

  1. 1 2 "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
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