Election in Michigan
Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
1992 United States presidential election in Michigan Turnout 62.5% [1]
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
18
0
0
Popular vote
1,871,182
1,554,940
824,813
Percentage
43.77%
36.38%
19.30%
County Results
Clinton
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Bush
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
President before election
George H. W. Bush
Republican
Elected President
Bill Clinton
Democratic
The 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Michigan was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D -Arkansas ) with 43.77% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R -Texas ) with 36.38%. Businessman Ross Perot (I -Texas) finished in third, with 19.30% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[3] This was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate carried the state since Hubert Humphrey in 1968 . It would not vote Republican again until 2016 . As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time that Oakland County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time that Charlevoix County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[4]
Clinton on campaign. Seen here with local Democratic notables in front of
Rackham School at the
University of Michigan in October 1992.
Results [ ]
1992 United States presidential election in Michigan[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Bill Clinton
1,871,182
43.77%
18
Republican
George H. W. Bush
1,554,940
36.38%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
824,813
19.30%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
10,175
0.24%
0
Taxpayers’
Howard Phillips
8,263
0.19%
0
Natural Law
Dr. John Hagelin
2,954
0.07%
0
Socialist Equality
Helen Halyard
1,432
0.03%
0
Write-ins
914
0.02%
0
Totals
4,274,673
100.0%
18
Results by county [ ]
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican
Henry Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Alcona
2,383
41.24%
2,247
38.88%
1,117
19.33%
32
0.55%
136
2.35%
5,779
Alger
2,144
46.91%
1,471
32.19%
941
20.59%
14
0.31%
673
14.73%
4,570
Allegan
12,823
31.40%
19,077
46.72%
8,742
21.41%
193
0.47%
-6,254
-15.32%
40,835
Alpena
6,894
45.75%
4,878
32.37%
3,236
21.47%
61
0.40%
2,016
13.38%
15,069
Antrim
3,431
34.34%
3,984
39.88%
2,528
25.30%
48
0.48%
-553
-5.53%
9,991
Arenac
3,244
45.02%
2,330
32.33%
1,608
22.31%
24
0.33%
914
12.68%
7,206
Baraga
1,695
46.69%
1,160
31.96%
754
20.77%
21
0.58%
535
14.74%
3,630
Barry
8,652
35.17%
9,489
38.57%
6,303
25.62%
155
0.63%
-837
-3.40%
24,599
Bay
26,492
48.74%
16,383
30.14%
11,258
20.71%
222
0.41%
10,109
18.60%
54,355
Benzie
2,715
39.62%
2,438
35.58%
1,657
24.18%
42
0.61%
277
4.04%
6,852
Berrien
25,840
37.12%
29,252
42.02%
14,056
20.19%
467
0.67%
-3,412
-4.90%
69,615
Branch
5,850
35.26%
5,976
36.02%
4,683
28.22%
84
0.51%
-126
-0.76%
16,593
Calhoun
25,542
43.51%
19,791
33.71%
13,058
22.24%
311
0.53%
5,751
9.80%
58,702
Cass
8,047
39.67%
7,391
36.44%
4,756
23.45%
89
0.44%
656
3.23%
20,283
Charlevoix
4,063
35.25%
4,017
34.85%
3,360
29.15%
85
0.74%
46
0.40%
11,525
Cheboygan
4,459
41.04%
3,864
35.57%
2,495
22.97%
46
0.42%
595
5.48%
10,864
Chippewa
5,434
39.82%
5,462
40.02%
2,706
19.83%
45
0.33%
-28
-0.21%
13,647
Clare
5,346
43.95%
3,916
32.20%
2,812
23.12%
89
0.73%
1,430
11.76%
12,163
Clinton
10,116
33.34%
12,216
40.27%
7,877
25.96%
130
0.43%
-2,100
-6.92%
30,339
Crawford
2,252
38.01%
2,193
37.01%
1,442
24.34%
38
0.64%
59
1.00%
5,925
Delta
8,387
46.69%
6,027
33.55%
3,485
19.40%
63
0.35%
2,360
13.14%
17,962
Dickinson
5,689
43.66%
4,273
32.79%
3,022
23.19%
47
0.36%
1,416
10.87%
13,031
Eaton
16,752
34.99%
18,669
38.99%
12,208
25.50%
254
0.53%
-1,917
-4.00%
47,883
Emmet
4,245
32.08%
5,312
40.15%
3,576
27.03%
99
0.75%
-1,067
-8.06%
13,232
Genesee
105,156
52.58%
47,834
23.92%
46,259
23.13%
749
0.37%
57,322
28.66%
199,998
Gladwin
4,457
41.36%
3,616
33.56%
2,649
24.58%
54
0.50%
841
7.80%
10,776
Gogebic
4,792
51.95%
2,838
30.76%
1,543
16.73%
52
0.56%
1,954
21.18%
9,225
Grand Traverse
11,148
32.35%
13,629
39.55%
9,495
27.55%
189
0.55%
-2,481
-7.20%
34,461
Gratiot
5,678
35.76%
6,280
39.55%
3,866
24.35%
55
0.35%
-602
-3.79%
15,879
Hillsdale
5,244
29.31%
7,579
42.36%
4,968
27.77%
100
0.56%
-2,335
-13.05%
17,891
Houghton
6,558
43.22%
5,575
36.74%
2,945
19.41%
95
0.63%
983
6.48%
15,173
Huron
6,023
36.21%
6,491
39.03%
4,064
24.43%
54
0.32%
-468
-2.81%
16,632
Ingham
61,596
46.04%
43,926
32.83%
27,683
20.69%
587
0.44%
17,670
13.21%
133,792
Ionia
8,370
35.14%
9,135
38.35%
6,211
26.07%
106
0.44%
-765
-3.21%
23,822
Iosco
5,369
39.79%
4,912
36.41%
3,131
23.21%
80
0.59%
457
3.39%
13,492
Iron
3,648
52.11%
1,971
28.16%
1,344
19.20%
37
0.53%
1,677
23.96%
7,000
Isabella
8,784
39.86%
7,706
34.97%
5,434
24.66%
113
0.51%
1,078
4.89%
22,037
Jackson
23,686
36.64%
25,424
39.33%
15,194
23.50%
340
0.53%
-1,738
-2.69%
64,644
Kalamazoo
43,568
41.95%
38,035
36.62%
21,666
20.86%
589
0.57%
5,533
5.33%
103,858
Kalkaska
2,297
35.75%
2,173
33.82%
1,915
29.80%
41
0.64%
124
1.93%
6,426
Kent
82,305
33.93%
115,285
47.53%
43,707
18.02%
1,256
0.52%
-32,980
-13.60%
242,553
Keweenaw
582
49.62%
378
32.23%
212
18.07%
1
0.09%
204
17.39%
1,173
Lake
2,351
51.72%
1,194
26.26%
981
21.58%
20
0.44%
1,157
25.45%
4,546
Lapeer
11,982
34.15%
12,326
35.13%
10,541
30.05%
235
0.67%
-344
-0.98%
35,084
Leelanau
3,445
33.82%
3,993
39.20%
2,685
26.36%
64
0.63%
-548
-5.38%
10,187
Lenawee
15,399
39.12%
14,297
36.32%
9,517
24.18%
152
0.39%
1,102
2.80%
39,365
Livingston
17,851
28.92%
27,539
44.61%
15,971
25.87%
374
0.61%
-9,688
-15.69%
61,735
Luce
972
37.34%
958
36.80%
660
25.36%
13
0.50%
14
0.54%
2,603
Mackinac
2,293
38.36%
2,278
38.11%
1,379
23.07%
27
0.45%
15
0.25%
5,977
Macomb
130,732
37.43%
147,795
42.32%
67,954
19.46%
2,757
0.79%
-17,063
-4.89%
349,238
Manistee
5,193
44.57%
3,491
29.96%
2,923
25.09%
44
0.38%
1,702
14.61%
11,651
Marquette
16,038
50.71%
9,665
30.56%
5,768
18.24%
158
0.50%
6,373
20.15%
31,629
Mason
4,829
36.91%
5,102
39.00%
3,096
23.67%
55
0.42%
-273
-2.09%
13,082
Mecosta
6,097
38.50%
6,047
38.19%
3,612
22.81%
79
0.50%
50
0.32%
15,835
Menominee
4,559
41.14%
3,995
36.05%
2,487
22.44%
41
0.37%
564
5.09%
11,082
Midland
13,382
34.65%
16,149
41.81%
8,945
23.16%
148
0.38%
-2,767
-7.16%
38,624
Missaukee
1,893
31.25%
2,829
46.70%
1,306
21.56%
30
0.50%
-936
-15.45%
6,058
Monroe
24,957
42.28%
20,250
34.30%
13,551
22.96%
273
0.46%
4,707
7.97%
59,031
Montcalm
8,730
38.32%
8,420
36.96%
5,504
24.16%
126
0.55%
310
1.36%
22,780
Montmorency
1,903
39.72%
1,794
37.45%
1,077
22.48%
17
0.35%
109
2.28%
4,791
Muskegon
32,515
45.19%
23,769
33.04%
15,268
21.22%
396
0.55%
8,746
12.16%
71,948
Newaygo
6,455
36.03%
7,333
40.93%
4,056
22.64%
72
0.40%
-878
-4.90%
17,916
Oakland
214,733
38.64%
242,160
43.57%
94,911
17.08%
3,956
0.71%
-27,427
-4.94%
555,760
Oceana
3,846
36.43%
3,944
37.36%
2,713
25.70%
54
0.51%
-98
-0.93%
10,557
Ogemaw
4,016
44.01%
2,936
32.17%
2,122
23.25%
52
0.57%
1,080
11.83%
9,126
Ontonagon
2,451
51.65%
1,463
30.83%
805
16.97%
26
0.55%
988
20.82%
4,745
Osceola
3,529
37.64%
3,606
38.46%
2,199
23.45%
42
0.45%
-77
-0.82%
9,376
Oscoda
1,471
38.40%
1,583
41.32%
755
19.71%
22
0.57%
-112
-2.92%
3,831
Otsego
3,129
33.99%
3,393
36.85%
2,635
28.62%
50
0.54%
-264
-2.87%
9,207
Ottawa
22,180
23.05%
56,862
59.10%
16,855
17.52%
314
0.33%
-34,682
-36.05%
96,211
Presque Isle
3,308
45.04%
2,398
32.65%
1,612
21.95%
27
0.37%
910
12.39%
7,345
Roscommon
5,243
43.67%
4,170
34.73%
2,551
21.25%
43
0.36%
1,073
8.94%
12,007
Saginaw
43,819
45.22%
32,103
33.13%
20,523
21.18%
460
0.47%
11,716
12.09%
96,905
Sanilac
5,868
31.28%
7,891
42.07%
4,894
26.09%
105
0.56%
-2,023
-10.78%
18,758
Schoolcraft
2,139
51.80%
1,253
30.35%
721
17.46%
16
0.39%
886
21.46%
4,129
Shiawassee
12,629
39.03%
10,930
33.78%
8,632
26.67%
169
0.52%
1,699
5.25%
32,360
St. Clair
23,385
34.99%
24,508
36.67%
18,523
27.72%
416
0.62%
-1,123
-1.68%
66,832
St. Joseph
7,817
32.61%
9,836
41.03%
6,209
25.90%
109
0.45%
-2,019
-8.42%
23,971
Tuscola
9,138
37.05%
8,636
35.01%
6,765
27.43%
127
0.51%
502
2.04%
24,666
Van Buren
12,466
41.23%
10,357
34.25%
7,255
23.99%
159
0.53%
2,109
6.97%
30,237
Washtenaw
73,325
53.34%
41,386
30.11%
21,889
15.92%
866
0.63%
31,939
23.23%
137,466
Wayne
508,464
60.39%
227,002
26.96%
102,074
12.12%
4,425
0.53%
281,462
33.43%
841,965
Wexford
4,894
38.92%
4,696
37.34%
2,923
23.24%
62
0.49%
198
1.57%
12,575
Totals
1,871,182
43.77%
1,554,940
36.38%
824,813
19.30%
23,738
0.56%
316,242
7.40%
4,274,673
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