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The1992 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. The race was extremely close – so close in fact that some news networks mistakenly reported thatDemocratic challengerBill Clinton had won in the state, although incumbent PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush was eventually declared the winner. Bush received 40.89% of the vote to Clinton's 39.00%. The final result in Florida reflected the reluctance of many Southern states to back fellow Southerner Clinton, although Clinton was polling well in other parts of the country. This was the last presidential election in which Florida backed the losing candidate until2020. This was also the only time since1944 that Florida did not vote the same way as Ohio, abellwether state just like Florida.
FollowingWorld War II, theDemocratic presidential nominee had only won Florida in1948,1964, and1976.[1]
Florida gained four seats in theUnited States House of Representatives as a result of the1990 United States census.[1]
Florida was the only southern state onSuper Tuesday whereBill Clinton received less than 60% of the vote.[2]Paul Tsongas spent $500,000 on television ads.[3]
| Candidate | Vote Received | |
|---|---|---|
| # | % | |
| Bill Clinton | 554,861 | 50.8% |
| Paul Tsongas | 379,572 | 34.7% |
| Jerry Brown | 133,156 | 12.2% |
| Tom Harkin | 13,302 | 1.2% |
| Bob Kerrey | 11,557 | 1.1% |
| Total | 1,092,448 | 100% |
| Candidate | Vote received | |
|---|---|---|
| # | % | |
| George H.W. Bush(incumbent) | 607,522 | 68.1% |
| Pat Buchanan | 285,074 | 31.9% |
| Total | 892,596 | 100% |
Jack Gargan formedThrow the Hypocritical Rascals Out in May 1991, and he helped form the movement todraftRoss Perot. Over 230,000 signatures were collected and Perot was qualified to appear on the ballot on May 27, 1992.[6]
Bush won by about 100,000 votes, marking the first time Florida had backed the losing candidate since 1960, when it voted forRichard Nixon overJohn F. Kennedy.[7] This was also the last time until the2020 election that Florida would back the loser of the presidential election as well only the second time since1924.[8] Despite Bush's narrow victory, this election marked the start of Florida's transition from a strong GOP state into a closely dividedswing state for future presidential elections; justfour years earlier Bush had carried Florida by 22 points, making it his second-best state in the South. Florida was one of five states that gave Perot more than 1 million votes, includingCalifornia,Texas,New York, andOhio.
Clinton flipped the heavily populatedSouth Florida counties ofPalm Beach,Broward, andMiami -Dade, which had all voted for Bush in 1988, into the Democratic column, and they remained reliable Democratic bastions in the state until the early 2020s, buoying Democratic base support in the state.[9] Clinton's victory in Palm Beach County was noteworthy in as much as that county had not previously backed a Democratic presidential nominee since Florida's "Solid South" days whenFranklin D. Roosevelt sweptall sixty-seven counties in1944.[10] This was the last timeSt. Lucie County voted for a Republican presidential candidate until 2016.[9]
Democratic U.S. SenatorBob Graham won reelection in theconcurrent U.S. Senate election. The Republicans gained three seats in theFlorida House of Representatives and one seat in theFlorida Senate.[1]
| United States presidential election in Florida, 1992[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 2,173,310 | 40.89% | 25 | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 2,072,698 | 39.00% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 1,053,067 | 19.82% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 15,079 | 0.28% | 0 | |
| Write-Ins | 238 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5,314,392 | 100.0% | 25 | ||
| County | George H.W. Bush Republican | Bill Clinton Democratic | Ross Perot Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 22,813 | 29.87% | 37,888 | 49.61% | 15,296 | 20.03% | 375 | 0.49% | -15,075 | -19.74% | 76,372 |
| Baker | 3,418 | 50.59% | 1,976 | 29.25% | 1,315 | 19.46% | 47 | 0.70% | 1,442 | 21.34% | 6,756 |
| Bay | 22,842 | 49.99% | 12,846 | 28.12% | 9,712 | 21.26% | 289 | 0.63% | 9,996 | 21.87% | 45,689 |
| Bradford | 3,672 | 44.02% | 3,041 | 36.46% | 1,574 | 18.87% | 54 | 0.65% | 631 | 7.56% | 8,341 |
| Brevard | 84,585 | 43.19% | 61,091 | 31.19% | 49,509 | 25.28% | 675 | 0.34% | 23,494 | 12.00% | 195,860 |
| Broward | 164,832 | 30.92% | 276,361 | 51.85% | 90,937 | 17.06% | 920 | 0.17% | -111,529 | -20.93% | 533,050 |
| Calhoun | 1,721 | 37.58% | 1,665 | 36.36% | 1,176 | 25.68% | 17 | 0.37% | 56 | 1.22% | 4,579 |
| Charlotte | 24,311 | 39.17% | 22,907 | 36.91% | 14,720 | 23.72% | 126 | 0.20% | 1,404 | 2.26% | 62,064 |
| Citrus | 16,412 | 36.68% | 15,937 | 35.62% | 12,314 | 27.52% | 83 | 0.19% | 475 | 1.06% | 44,746 |
| Clay | 26,360 | 57.95% | 10,610 | 23.33% | 8,423 | 18.52% | 92 | 0.20% | 15,750 | 34.62% | 45,485 |
| Collier | 38,448 | 53.44% | 18,796 | 26.13% | 14,518 | 20.18% | 182 | 0.25% | 19,652 | 27.31% | 71,944 |
| Columbia | 6,492 | 43.41% | 5,528 | 36.97% | 2,906 | 19.43% | 28 | 0.19% | 964 | 6.44% | 14,954 |
| DeSoto | 3,070 | 41.32% | 2,646 | 35.62% | 1,687 | 22.71% | 26 | 0.35% | 424 | 5.70% | 7,429 |
| Dixie | 1,401 | 32.04% | 1,855 | 42.42% | 1,094 | 25.02% | 23 | 0.53% | -454 | -10.38% | 4,373 |
| Duval | 123,631 | 49.47% | 92,098 | 36.85% | 33,388 | 13.36% | 809 | 0.32% | 31,533 | 12.62% | 249,926 |
| Escambia | 52,868 | 50.24% | 32,045 | 30.45% | 19,923 | 18.93% | 385 | 0.37% | 20,823 | 19.79% | 105,221 |
| Flagler | 6,246 | 38.19% | 6,693 | 40.92% | 3,390 | 20.73% | 26 | 0.16% | -447 | -2.73% | 16,355 |
| Franklin | 1,664 | 37.99% | 1,535 | 35.05% | 1,144 | 26.12% | 37 | 0.84% | 129 | 2.94% | 4,380 |
| Gadsden | 3,975 | 27.62% | 8,486 | 58.96% | 1,871 | 13.00% | 62 | 0.43% | -4,511 | -31.34% | 14,394 |
| Gilchrist | 1,395 | 34.73% | 1,511 | 37.62% | 1,090 | 27.13% | 21 | 0.52% | -116 | -2.89% | 4,017 |
| Glades | 1,185 | 35.12% | 1,305 | 38.68% | 878 | 26.02% | 6 | 0.18% | -120 | -3.56% | 3,374 |
| Gulf | 2,651 | 45.29% | 1,938 | 33.11% | 1,245 | 21.27% | 20 | 0.34% | 713 | 12.18% | 5,854 |
| Hamilton | 1,402 | 37.64% | 1,622 | 43.54% | 695 | 18.66% | 6 | 0.16% | -220 | -5.90% | 3,725 |
| Hardee | 2,900 | 45.08% | 2,018 | 31.37% | 1,499 | 23.30% | 16 | 0.25% | 882 | 13.71% | 6,433 |
| Hendry | 3,279 | 40.91% | 2,691 | 33.57% | 2,032 | 25.35% | 14 | 0.17% | 588 | 7.34% | 8,016 |
| Hernando | 17,902 | 36.47% | 19,174 | 39.06% | 11,848 | 24.14% | 162 | 0.33% | -1,272 | -2.59% | 49,086 |
| Highlands | 14,499 | 44.76% | 11,237 | 34.69% | 6,593 | 20.35% | 62 | 0.19% | 3,262 | 10.07% | 32,391 |
| Hillsborough | 130,643 | 42.07% | 115,282 | 37.13% | 63,054 | 20.31% | 1,523 | 0.49% | 15,361 | 4.94% | 310,502 |
| Holmes | 3,196 | 48.96% | 1,877 | 28.75% | 1,427 | 21.86% | 28 | 0.43% | 1,319 | 20.21% | 6,528 |
| Indian River | 19,140 | 43.54% | 12,360 | 28.12% | 12,375 | 28.15% | 87 | 0.20% | 6,765[a] | 15.39% | 43,962 |
| Jackson | 6,725 | 45.82% | 5,482 | 37.35% | 2,450 | 16.69% | 19 | 0.13% | 1,243 | 8.47% | 14,676 |
| Jefferson | 1,506 | 32.19% | 2,271 | 48.55% | 895 | 19.13% | 6 | 0.13% | -765 | -16.36% | 4,678 |
| Lafayette | 1,039 | 41.15% | 867 | 34.34% | 612 | 24.24% | 7 | 0.28% | 172 | 6.81% | 2,525 |
| Lake | 30,825 | 44.17% | 23,200 | 33.24% | 15,614 | 22.37% | 148 | 0.21% | 7,625 | 10.93% | 69,787 |
| Lee | 73,436 | 44.24% | 53,660 | 32.32% | 38,452 | 23.16% | 454 | 0.27% | 19,776 | 11.92% | 166,002 |
| Leon | 31,983 | 32.87% | 47,791 | 49.12% | 17,212 | 17.69% | 308 | 0.32% | -15,808 | -16.25% | 97,294 |
| Levy | 3,796 | 34.71% | 4,330 | 39.59% | 2,784 | 25.46% | 26 | 0.24% | -534 | -4.88% | 10,936 |
| Liberty | 1,126 | 43.71% | 820 | 31.83% | 617 | 23.95% | 13 | 0.50% | 306 | 11.88% | 2,576 |
| Madison | 2,007 | 34.38% | 2,648 | 45.36% | 1,174 | 20.11% | 9 | 0.15% | -641 | -10.98% | 5,838 |
| Manatee | 42,725 | 42.63% | 33,841 | 33.77% | 23,290 | 23.24% | 364 | 0.36% | 8,884 | 8.86% | 100,220 |
| Marion | 35,442 | 40.74% | 30,829 | 35.44% | 20,529 | 23.60% | 189 | 0.22% | 4,613 | 5.30% | 86,989 |
| Martin | 24,800 | 46.63% | 14,802 | 27.83% | 13,442 | 25.27% | 140 | 0.26% | 9,998 | 18.80% | 53,184 |
| Miami-Dade | 235,313 | 43.19% | 254,609 | 46.73% | 54,003 | 9.91% | 918 | 0.17% | -19,296 | -3.54% | 544,843 |
| Monroe | 9,898 | 34.38% | 10,450 | 36.30% | 8,314 | 28.88% | 127 | 0.44% | -552 | -1.92% | 28,789 |
| Nassau | 9,367 | 51.54% | 5,503 | 30.28% | 3,255 | 17.91% | 49 | 0.27% | 3,864 | 21.26% | 18,174 |
| Okaloosa | 32,818 | 53.13% | 12,038 | 19.49% | 16,671 | 26.99% | 242 | 0.39% | 16,147[a] | 26.14% | 61,769 |
| Okeechobee | 3,298 | 35.20% | 3,418 | 36.48% | 2,647 | 28.25% | 7 | 0.07% | -120 | -1.28% | 9,370 |
| Orange | 108,788 | 45.90% | 82,683 | 34.89% | 44,844 | 18.92% | 696 | 0.29% | 26,105 | 11.01% | 237,011 |
| Osceola | 19,143 | 42.29% | 15,010 | 33.16% | 11,021 | 24.35% | 93 | 0.21% | 4,133 | 9.13% | 45,267 |
| Palm Beach | 140,350 | 34.63% | 187,869 | 46.36% | 76,243 | 18.81% | 789 | 0.19% | -47,519 | -11.73% | 405,251 |
| Pasco | 47,735 | 35.11% | 53,130 | 39.08% | 34,654 | 25.49% | 443 | 0.33% | -5,395 | -3.97% | 135,962 |
| Pinellas | 159,121 | 37.63% | 160,528 | 37.96% | 101,257 | 23.95% | 1,945 | 0.46% | -1,407 | -0.33% | 422,851 |
| Polk | 65,963 | 45.21% | 51,450 | 35.26% | 28,204 | 19.33% | 283 | 0.19% | 14,513 | 9.95% | 145,900 |
| Putnam | 8,910 | 34.72% | 10,709 | 41.73% | 5,979 | 23.30% | 63 | 0.25% | -1,799 | -7.01% | 25,661 |
| St. Johns | 20,188 | 50.49% | 12,291 | 30.74% | 7,400 | 18.51% | 107 | 0.27% | 7,897 | 19.75% | 39,986 |
| St. Lucie | 24,400 | 35.76% | 23,876 | 34.99% | 19,817 | 29.04% | 140 | 0.21% | 524 | 0.77% | 68,233 |
| Santa Rosa | 17,339 | 52.90% | 6,556 | 20.00% | 8,788 | 26.81% | 94 | 0.29% | 8,551[a] | 26.09% | 32,777 |
| Sarasota | 66,855 | 42.76% | 54,552 | 34.89% | 34,289 | 21.93% | 656 | 0.42% | 12,303 | 7.87% | 156,352 |
| Seminole | 57,101 | 48.57% | 35,660 | 30.33% | 24,487 | 20.83% | 312 | 0.27% | 21,441 | 18.24% | 117,560 |
| Sumter | 4,366 | 35.41% | 5,027 | 40.77% | 2,901 | 23.53% | 35 | 0.28% | -661 | -5.36% | 12,329 |
| Suwannee | 4,576 | 40.23% | 3,988 | 35.06% | 2,791 | 24.54% | 19 | 0.17% | 588 | 5.17% | 11,374 |
| Taylor | 2,693 | 37.34% | 2,568 | 35.60% | 1,929 | 26.74% | 23 | 0.32% | 125 | 1.74% | 7,213 |
| Union | 1,546 | 43.29% | 1,248 | 34.95% | 770 | 21.56% | 7 | 0.20% | 298 | 8.34% | 3,571 |
| Volusia | 59,172 | 38.05% | 65,223 | 41.94% | 30,823 | 19.82% | 281 | 0.18% | -6,051 | -3.89% | 155,499 |
| Wakulla | 2,586 | 38.52% | 2,320 | 34.55% | 1,790 | 26.66% | 18 | 0.27% | 266 | 3.97% | 6,714 |
| Walton | 5,726 | 42.25% | 3,888 | 28.69% | 3,890 | 28.70% | 50 | 0.37% | 1,836[a] | 13.55% | 13,554 |
| Washington | 3,695 | 46.94% | 2,544 | 32.32% | 1,596 | 20.28% | 36 | 0.46% | 1,151 | 14.62% | 7,871 |
| Totals | 2,173,310 | 40.89% | 2,072,698 | 39.00% | 1,053,067 | 19.82% | 15,317 | 0.29% | 100,612 | 1.89% | 5,314,392 |
Bush carried 13 of the 23 congressional districts.
| District[11] | Clinton | Bush | Perot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 25.7% | 51.1% | 23.1% |
| 2nd | 41.9% | 38.6% | 19.5% |
| 3rd | 57% | 30% | 13% |
| 4th | 30.2% | 53.2% | 16.6% |
| 5th | 41.6% | 34.2% | 24.2% |
| 6th | 31.3% | 47.3% | 21.4% |
| 7th | 34.4% | 44.7% | 21% |
| 8th | 32.3% | 47.6% | 20.1% |
| 9th | 34.2% | 41.4% | 24.6% |
| 10th | 40% | 36.2% | 23.8% |
| 11th | 41.1% | 39.2% | 19.7% |
| 12th | 34.4% | 45.6% | 20% |
| 13th | 34.7% | 42.8% | 22.5% |
| 14th | 31.3% | 46.1% | 22.5% |
| 15th | 30.9% | 43.4% | 25.7% |
| 16th | 35.7% | 39.4% | 24.9% |
| 17th | 73.5% | 19.1% | 7.3% |
| 18th | 32.8% | 56.9% | 10.3% |
| 19th | 53.8% | 30.3% | 15.9% |
| 20th | 46.9% | 33.6% | 19.6% |
| 21st | 31.2% | 58.2% | 10.6% |
| 22nd | 45% | 37.6% | 17.4% |
| 23rd | 62.3% | 23.2% | 14.5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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