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1992 United States presidential election in Michigan
← 1988 November 3, 1992 1996 →
Turnout62.5% Increase[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%
President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

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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 2024 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] Michigan voted most similarly to the national results of the election.

This is the most recent election where Michigan voted more Republican than nearby Pennsylvania. Afterward, Michigan would become the most Democratic of the three Rust Belt swing states (including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania), a status it held until 2024.

Clinton on campaign. Seen here with local Democratic notables in front of Rackham School at the University of Michigan in October 1992.

Results

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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 (incumbent) 1,554,940 36.38% 0
Independent Ross Perot 824,813 19.30% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 10,175 0.24% 0
Tisch Independent Citizens [a] 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

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County Bill Clinton
Democratic 		George H.W. Bush
Republican 		Ross Perot
Independent 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 2,383 41.24% 2,247 38.88% 1,117 19.33% 32 0.55% 136 2.36% 5,779
Alger 2,144 46.91% 1,471 32.19% 941 20.59% 14 0.31% 673 14.72% 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 -5.54% 9,991
Arenac 3,244 45.02% 2,330 32.33% 1,608 22.31% 24 0.33% 914 12.69% 7,206
Baraga 1,695 46.69% 1,160 31.96% 754 20.77% 21 0.58% 535 14.73% 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 5.47% 10,864
Chippewa 5,434 39.82% 5,462 40.02% 2,706 19.83% 45 0.33% -28 -0.20% 13,647
Clare 5,346 43.95% 3,916 32.20% 2,812 23.12% 89 0.73% 1,430 11.75% 12,163
Clinton 10,116 33.34% 12,216 40.27% 7,877 25.96% 130 0.43% -2,100 -6.93% 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 -8.07% 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 21.19% 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 -2.82% 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 3.38% 13,492
Iron 3,648 52.11% 1,971 28.16% 1,344 19.20% 37 0.53% 1,677 23.95% 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 25.46% 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 0.31% 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 7.98% 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 2.27% 4,791
Muskegon 32,515 45.19% 23,769 33.04% 15,268 21.22% 396 0.55% 8,746 12.15% 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 -4.93% 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 11.84% 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 -2.86% 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 -10.79% 18,758
Schoolcraft 2,139 51.80% 1,253 30.35% 721 17.46% 16 0.39% 886 21.45% 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 6.98% 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 1.58% 12,575
Totals 1,871,182 43.77% 1,554,940 36.38% 824,813 19.30% 23,738 0.56% 316,242 7.39% 4,274,673

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics".
  2. ^ a b c "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Michigan". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Notes

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  1. ^ Although a candidate for the national Taxpayers’ Party, Phillips was listed on the Michigan ballot as a candidate for the “Tisch Independent Citizens” party.[2]
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