The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held on November 3, 1992 as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana was won by GovernorBill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush's (R-Texas) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot's (I-Texas) 26.12%.[3][4] As of 2020, this is the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964, setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the only time since 1892 that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote.
Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in the subsequent election, 1996, and in Barack Obama's first election in 2008. The state was also decided by margins in the high single digits in 1968, 1976, and 1988.
1992 United States presidential election in Montana[3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Bill Clinton
154,507
37.63%
3
Republican
George H. W. Bush (incumbent)
144,207
35.12%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
107,225
26.12%
0
America First
James "Bo" Gritz
3,658
0.89%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
986
0.24%
0
Totals
410,583
100.00%
3
By county[]
Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State.[2]
Treemap of the results by county. Color shows candidate and size shows number of votes.[2]
County
Candidate
Total
Clinton
Bush
Perot
(other)
Beaverhead
votes
1,098
1,746
1,202
114
4,160
percent
26.39%
41.97%
28.89%
2.74%
100.00%
Big Horn
votes
2,154
1,377
840
23
4,394
percent
49.02%
31.34%
19.12%
0.52%
100.00%
Blaine
votes
1,355
971
699
21
3,046
percent
44.48%
31.88%
22.95%
0.69%
100.00%
Broadwater
votes
491
830
505
16
1,842
percent
26.66%
45.06%
27.42%
0.87%
100.00%
Carbon
votes
1,549
1,562
1,482
27
4,620
percent
33.53%
33.81%
32.08%
0.58%
100.00%
Carter
votes
154
497
220
3
874
percent
17.62%
56.86%
25.17%
0.34%
100.00%
Cascade
votes
14,719
12,494
9,151
214
36,578
percent
40.24%
34.16%
25.02%
0.59%
100.00%
Chouteau
votes
959
1,380
870
27
3,236
percent
29.64%
42.65%
26.89%
0.83%
100.00%
Custer
votes
1,968
2,105
1,505
33
5,611
percent
35.07%
37.52%
26.82%
0.59%
100.00%
Daniels
votes
457
496
402
8
1,363
percent
33.53%
36.39%
29.49%
0.59%
100.00%
Dawson
votes
1,785
1,679
1,370
16
4,850
percent
36.80%
34.62%
28.25%
0.33%
100.00%
Deer Lodge
votes
3,174
832
1,207
56
5,269
percent
60.24%
15.79%
22.91%
1.06%
100.00%
Fallon
votes
446
731
427
4
1,608
percent
27.74%
45.46%
26.55%
0.25%
100.00%
Fergus
votes
1,615
2,736
1,934
205
6,490
percent
24.88%
42.16%
29.80%
3.16%
100.00%
Flathead
votes
9,746
11,699
9,109
862
31,416
percent
31.02%
37.24%
28.99%
2.74%
100.00%
Gallatin
votes
9,535
11,109
7,711
424
28,779
percent
33.13%
38.60%
26.79%
1.47%
100.00%
Garfield
votes
125
403
281
10
819
percent
15.26%
49.21%
34.31%
1.22%
100.00%
Glacier
votes
2,076
1,222
997
28
4,323
percent
48.02%
28.27%
23.06%
0.65%
100.00%
Golden Valley
votes
142
192
157
5
496
percent
28.63%
38.71%
31.65%
1.01%
100.00%
Granite
votes
358
556
386
22
1,322
percent
27.08%
42.06%
29.20%
1.66%
100.00%
Hill
votes
3,618
2,408
2,017
39
8,082
percent
44.77%
29.79%
24.96%
0.48%
100.00%
Jefferson
votes
1,415
1,541
1,172
97
4,225
percent
33.49%
36.47%
27.74%
2.30%
100.00%
Judith Basin
votes
409
610
415
13
1,447
percent
28.27%
42.16%
28.68%
0.90%
100.00%
Lake
votes
3,938
3,596
2,878
140
10,552
percent
37.32%
34.08%
27.27%
1.33%
100.00%
Lewis and Clark
votes
11,117
9,351
5,560
151
26,179
percent
42.47%
35.72%
21.24%
0.58%
100.00%
Liberty
votes
321
512
363
15
1,211
percent
26.51%
42.28%
29.98%
1.24%
100.00%
Lincoln
votes
2,765
2,799
2,637
177
8,378
percent
33.00%
33.41%
31.48%
2.11%
100.00%
Madison
votes
779
1,415
1,043
62
3,299
percent
23.61%
42.89%
31.62%
1.88%
100.00%
McCone
votes
424
528
395
7
1,354
percent
31.31%
39.00%
29.17%
0.52%
100.00%
Meagher
votes
260
422
310
10
1,002
percent
25.95%
42.12%
30.94%
1.00%
100.00%
Mineral
votes
664
403
543
25
1,635
percent
40.61%
24.65%
33.21%
1.53%
100.00%
Missoula
votes
20,347
12,898
9,735
319
43,299
percent
46.99%
29.79%
22.48%
0.74%
100.00%
Musselshell
votes
648
876
691
13
2,228
percent
29.08%
39.32%
31.01%
0.58%
100.00%
Park
votes
2,258
2,846
2,182
196
7,482
percent
30.18%
38.04%
29.16%
2.62%
100.00%
Petroleum
votes
61
135
95
5
296
percent
20.61%
45.61%
32.09%
1.69%
100.00%
Phillips
votes
634
1,026
949
16
2,625
percent
24.15%
39.09%
36.15%
0.61%
100.00%
Pondera
votes
1,046
1,252
855
12
3,165
percent
33.05%
39.56%
27.01%
0.38%
100.00%
Powder River
votes
258
547
340
11
1,156
percent
22.32%
47.32%
29.41%
0.95%
100.00%
Powell
votes
989
1,058
872
19
2,938
percent
33.66%
36.01%
29.68%
0.65%
100.00%
Prairie
votes
260
412
179
5
856
percent
30.37%
48.13%
20.91%
0.58%
100.00%
Ravalli
votes
4,644
5,392
4,573
410
15,019
percent
30.92%
35.90%
30.45%
2.73%
100.00%
Richland
votes
1,440
1,760
1,525
23
4,748
percent
30.33%
37.07%
32.12%
0.48%
100.00%
Roosevelt
votes
1,827
1,212
1,089
65
4,193
percent
43.57%
28.91%
25.97%
1.55%
100.00%
Rosebud
votes
1,669
1,130
1,099
20
3,918
percent
42.60%
28.84%
28.05%
0.51%
100.00%
Sanders
votes
1,689
1,361
1,378
78
4,506
percent
37.48%
30.20%
30.58%
1.73%
100.00%
Sheridan
votes
1,077
795
782
9
2,663
percent
40.44%
29.85%
29.37%
0.34%
100.00%
Silver Bow
votes
9,960
3,491
4,570
125
18,146
percent
54.89%
19.24%
25.18%
0.69%
100.00%
Stillwater
votes
1,178
1,390
1,056
16
3,640
percent
32.36%
38.19%
29.01%
0.44%
100.00%
Sweet Grass
votes
395
880
507
19
1,801
percent
21.93%
48.86%
28.15%
1.05%
100.00%
Teton
votes
1,043
1,364
969
29
3,405
percent
30.63%
40.06%
28.46%
0.85%
100.00%
Toole
votes
854
943
903
17
2,717
percent
31.43%
34.71%
33.24%
0.63%
100.00%
Treasure
votes
157
206
178
6
547
percent
28.70%
37.66%
32.54%
1.10%
100.00%
Valley
votes
1,715
1,497
1,320
36
4,568
percent
37.54%
32.77%
28.90%
0.79%
100.00%
Wheatland
votes
384
478
284
4
1,150
percent
33.39%
41.57%
24.70%
0.35%
100.00%
Wibaux
votes
195
234
173
5
607
percent
32.13%
38.55%
28.50%
0.82%
100.00%
Yellowstone
votes
20,163
22,822
13,133
332
56,450
percent
35.72%
40.43%
23.26%
0.59%
100.00%
Total
votes
154,507
144,207
107,225
4,644
410,583
percent
37.63%
35.12%
26.12%
1.13%
100.00%
Analysis[]
Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote.[3] It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic (as of the 2020 presidential election), as well as the last time that Sanders County and Valley County voted Democratic.