1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut
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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%. 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.
As of 2020, 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.
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 |
See also[]
- United States presidential elections in Connecticut
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
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