1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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 4 0 0 Popular vote 209,040 202,484 121,337 Percentage 38.91% 37.69% 22.59%

Clinton   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   90-100% Bush   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Perot   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   70-80%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 38.91% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 37.69%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 22.59% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. This was the best result the New England-born Bush would record in that region for the 1992 election.

Clinton's win marked the beginning of a dramatic shift in New Hampshire politics toward the Democratic Party. The state had been regarded as a Republican bastion, having previously voted Republican in every presidential election since 1944 except for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide. In 1988 Bush carried the state by over 26 points, making it his second-best state in that election. Nevertheless, like the rest of New England, New Hampshire began trending hard toward the Democratic Party in the 1990s, and starting in 1992 the state has voted Democratic in every presidential election except 2000 when Bush's son eked out a narrow plurality over Clinton's vice president, Al Gore. This marked the first presidential election since 1912 in which a non-incumbent Democrat carried New Hampshire. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time in which Hillsborough County backed the candidate who lost the presidency nationwide.

Primaries

• 1992 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
• 1992 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

Results

1992 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	209,040	38.91%	4
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	202,484	37.69%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	121,337	22.59%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	3,548	0.66%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	512	0.10%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	294	0.05%	0
Totals			537,215	100.0%	4

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Ross Perot Independent		Andre Marrou Libertarian		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Belknap	8,405	33.50%	10,578	42.16%	5,970	23.79%	110	0.44%	27	0.11%	-2,173	-8.66%	25,090
Carroll	7,258	33.44%	8,715	40.16%	5,546	25.55%	134	0.62%	50	0.23%	-1,457	-6.72%	21,703
Cheshire	15,037	46.33%	11,037	34.00%	6,195	19.09%	156	0.48%	32	0.10%	4,000	12.33%	32,457
Coös	6,559	41.50%	5,271	33.35%	3,868	24.47%	75	0.47%	31	0.20%	1,288	8.15%	15,804
Grafton	15,389	42.34%	13,450	37.01%	7,296	20.08%	151	0.42%	57	0.16%	1,939	5.33%	36,343
Hillsborough	58,470	37.04%	61,620	39.04%	36,067	22.85%	1,329	0.84%	354	0.22%	-3,150	-2.00%	157,840
Merrimack	24,437	41.54%	22,114	37.59%	11,860	20.16%	365	0.62%	58	0.10%	2,323	3.95%	58,834
Rockingham	44,317	35.80%	47,353	38.25%	31,192	25.19%	802	0.65%	142	0.11%	-3,036	-2.45%	123,806
Strafford	21,247	44.69%	16,028	33.72%	9,920	20.87%	306	0.64%	38	0.08%	5,219	10.97%	47,539
Sullivan	7,921	44.50%	6,318	35.50%	3,423	19.23%	120	0.67%	17	0.10%	1,603	9.00%	17,799
Totals	209,040	38.86%	202,484	37.64%	121,337	22.56%	3,548	0.66%	1,536	0.29%	6,556	1.22%	537,945

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Cheshire
• Coös
• Grafton
• Merrimack
• Strafford
• Sullivan

See also

• Presidency of Bill Clinton
• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire