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The1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
New Jersey was won byGovernorBill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.95% of the popular vote over incumbent PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 40.58%, a 2.37% margin of victory. BusinessmanRoss Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 15.61% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.
At the time New Jersey was still considered a Republican-leaning swing state, and Clinton won very narrowly over President Bush. Clinton's win marked the first time a Democrat won New Jersey sinceLyndon Johnson's landslidewin in 1964.[3] Indeed, this was the last time New Jersey voted to the right of itsswing state neighborPennsylvania.
This was the third time New Jersey voted Democratic since the end ofWorld War II. After this election, despite the very slim margin for this year, the Democrat would always win New Jersey by more than 10 points, except in2004, whenJohn Kerry's margin was just under 7 points, and2024, whenKamala Harris's margin was just under 6 points.
As of 2024, this is the last presidential race whereBergen County voted Republican. Passaic County would not vote Republican in a presidential race again until 2024. 1992 was also the last presidential race up until 2024 when the Republican candidate would win a majority of the state's counties. In addition, this was also the last presidential election where New Jersey voted to the right of the country as a whole.[4]
| 1992 United States presidential election in New Jersey[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 1,436,206 | 42.95% | 15 | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 1,356,865 | 40.58% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 521,829 | 15.61% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 6,822 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Independent | Drew Bradford | 4,749 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| New Alliance | Lenora Fulani | 3,513 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips | 2,670 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Six Million Jobs | Lyndon LaRouche | 2,095 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | James Warren | 2,011 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Ron Daniels | 1,996 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| America First | James "Bo" Gritz | 1,867 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Socialist Equality | Helen Halyard | 1,618 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 1,353 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,343,594 | 100.0% | 15 | ||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | 56%/82% | ||||
| County[5] | Bill Clinton Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Ross Perot Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Atlantic | 39,633 | 43.89% | 34,279 | 37.96% | 15,890 | 17.60% | 496 | 0.55% | 5,354 | 5.93% | 90,298 |
| Bergen | 171,104 | 42.44% | 178,223 | 44.21% | 52,082 | 12.92% | 1,728 | 0.43% | -7,119 | -1.77% | 403,137 |
| Burlington | 72,845 | 42.02% | 63,709 | 36.75% | 35,322 | 20.38% | 1,481 | 0.85% | 9,136 | 5.27% | 173,357 |
| Camden | 104,915 | 49.75% | 67,205 | 31.87% | 37,144 | 17.61% | 1,622 | 0.77% | 37,710 | 17.88% | 210,886 |
| Cape May | 17,324 | 35.46% | 21,502 | 44.01% | 9,798 | 20.05% | 232 | 0.47% | -4,178 | -8.55% | 48,856 |
| Cumberland | 22,220 | 42.64% | 19,253 | 36.94% | 9,901 | 19.00% | 742 | 1.42% | 2,967 | 5.70% | 52,116 |
| Essex | 158,130 | 57.12% | 89,146 | 32.20% | 26,961 | 9.74% | 2,621 | 0.95% | 68,984 | 24.92% | 276,858 |
| Gloucester | 42,425 | 40.55% | 37,335 | 35.69% | 24,132 | 23.07% | 727 | 0.69% | 5,090 | 4.86% | 104,619 |
| Hudson | 99,799 | 53.93% | 66,505 | 35.94% | 14,569 | 7.87% | 4,184 | 2.26% | 33,294 | 17.99% | 185,057 |
| Hunterdon | 15,423 | 28.57% | 25,130 | 46.56% | 12,736 | 23.60% | 685 | 1.27% | -9,707 | -17.99% | 53,974 |
| Mercer | 71,383 | 49.14% | 50,473 | 34.75% | 22,503 | 15.49% | 901 | 0.62% | 20,910 | 14.39% | 145,260 |
| Middlesex | 128,824 | 45.16% | 108,701 | 38.10% | 45,055 | 15.79% | 2,691 | 0.94% | 20,123 | 7.06% | 285,271 |
| Monmouth | 101,750 | 38.24% | 117,715 | 44.23% | 45,445 | 17.08% | 1,206 | 0.45% | -15,965 | -5.99% | 266,116 |
| Morris | 67,593 | 32.31% | 108,431 | 51.82% | 32,447 | 15.51% | 761 | 0.36% | -40,838 | -19.51% | 209,232 |
| Ocean | 75,431 | 34.88% | 95,984 | 44.39% | 41,668 | 19.27% | 3,160 | 1.46% | -20,553 | -9.51% | 216,243 |
| Passaic | 70,030 | 42.47% | 71,147 | 43.15% | 21,494 | 13.04% | 2,217 | 1.34% | -1,117 | -0.68% | 164,888 |
| Salem | 10,062 | 36.02% | 10,363 | 37.10% | 7,274 | 26.04% | 236 | 0.84% | -301 | -1.08% | 27,935 |
| Somerset | 42,867 | 35.48% | 56,044 | 46.39% | 21,014 | 17.39% | 888 | 0.74% | -13,177 | -10.91% | 120,813 |
| Sussex | 14,775 | 25.89% | 29,510 | 51.71% | 12,537 | 21.97% | 242 | 0.42% | -14,735 | -25.82% | 57,064 |
| Union | 96,671 | 46.01% | 87,742 | 41.76% | 23,991 | 11.42% | 1,708 | 0.81% | 8,929 | 4.25% | 210,112 |
| Warren | 13,002 | 31.33% | 18,468 | 44.50% | 9,866 | 23.77% | 166 | 0.40% | -5,466 | -13.17% | 41,502 |
| Totals | 1,436,206 | 42.95% | 1,356,865 | 40.58% | 521,829 | 15.61% | 28,694 | 0.86% | 79,341 | 2.37% | 3,343,594 |
Clinton carried 8 of the 13 congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.
| District[6] | Clinton | Bush | Perot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 48.3% | 32.0% | 19.7% |
| 2nd | 40.7% | 39.0% | 20.3% |
| 3rd | 40.4% | 40.1% | 19.4% |
| 4th | 39.6% | 41.3% | 19.1% |
| 5th | 33.9% | 49.6% | 16.5% |
| 6th | 44.1% | 39.2% | 16.7% |
| 7th | 41.1% | 44.5% | 14.4% |
| 8th | 45.7% | 42.5% | 11.8% |
| 9th | 47.8% | 39.9% | 12.3% |
| 10th | 72.1% | 20.4% | 8.4% |
| 11th | 32.8% | 51.6% | 15.6% |
| 12th | 40.2% | 43.2% | 16.6% |
| 13th | 54.4% | 37.0% | 8.6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
State and district results of the1992 U.S. presidential election | ||
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