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The1992 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Vermont was won byDemocraticGovernorBill Clinton ofArkansas, taking 46.11% of the popular vote over incumbentRepublican PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush ofTexas, who took 30.42%, a victory margin of 15.69%.Independent Texas billionaireRoss Perot finished in third, with 22.78% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[2]
This election would prove to be a re-aligning one for the state of Vermont. Clinton's decisive double-digit victory in the state, including a Democratic sweep of all 14 counties, represented a dramatic turnaround for a state that had historically been known for being one of the most solidly Republican ones in the country. Since1856, Vermont voted Republican in every presidential election except1964, and was one of only two states (along withMaine) to vote againstFranklin D. Roosevelt in all four of his presidential runs. As such, Clinton became only the second Democrat to ever carry Vermont in a presidential election, and the first non-incumbent Democrat to do so.
As of2024, this is the only time that a Democratic presidential nominee carried Vermont without receiving a majority of the vote.
To date, this is the last time that the towns ofBakersfield,Northfield, andWardsboro voted Republican.
Perot won a plurality of votes cast in four municipalities:Stratton,Victory,Sheffield andSearsburg, receiving 44.4% of the vote in Stratton, 43.2% in Victory, 39.4% in Sheffield and 35.9% in Searsburg.[3]
| 1992 United States presidential election in Vermont[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Clinton | 133,592 | 46.11% | 3 | |
| Republican | George H. W. Bush (incumbent) | 88,122 | 30.42% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ross Perot | 65,991 | 22.78% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Andre Marrou | 501 | 0.17% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | 488 | 0.17% | 0 | ||
| New Alliance/Liberty Union[a] | Lenora Fulani | 429 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Dr. John Hagelin | 315 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| VT Taxpayers' | Howard Phillips | 124 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | James Warren | 82 | 0.03% | 0 | |
| Democrats for Economic Recovery | Lyndon LaRouche | 57 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Totals | 289,701 | 100.0% | 3 | ||
| County | Bill Clinton Democratic | George H.W. Bush Republican | Ross Perot Independent | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Addison | 8,092 | 47.53% | 5,034 | 29.57% | 3,777 | 22.18% | 123 | 0.72% | 3,058 | 17.96% | 17,026 |
| Bennington | 8,178 | 44.89% | 5,895 | 32.36% | 4,023 | 22.08% | 120 | 0.66% | 2,283 | 12.53% | 18,216 |
| Caledonia | 4,948 | 37.88% | 4,571 | 34.99% | 3,458 | 26.47% | 85 | 0.65% | 377 | 2.89% | 13,062 |
| Chittenden | 35,314 | 50.36% | 19,093 | 27.23% | 15,202 | 21.68% | 512 | 0.73% | 16,221 | 23.13% | 70,121 |
| Essex | 1,092 | 36.45% | 1,038 | 34.65% | 845 | 28.20% | 21 | 0.70% | 54 | 1.80% | 2,996 |
| Franklin | 8,004 | 42.69% | 5,484 | 29.25% | 5,146 | 27.44% | 117 | 0.62% | 2,520 | 13.44% | 18,751 |
| Grand Isle | 1,444 | 42.73% | 1,012 | 29.95% | 893 | 26.43% | 30 | 0.89% | 432 | 12.78% | 3,379 |
| Lamoille | 4,459 | 43.97% | 2,936 | 28.95% | 2,674 | 26.37% | 73 | 0.72% | 1,523 | 15.02% | 10,142 |
| Orange | 5,774 | 43.06% | 4,249 | 31.69% | 3,283 | 24.48% | 104 | 0.78% | 1,525 | 11.37% | 13,410 |
| Orleans | 4,721 | 41.01% | 3,572 | 31.03% | 3,135 | 27.23% | 85 | 0.74% | 1,149 | 9.98% | 11,513 |
| Rutland | 12,829 | 41.19% | 10,963 | 35.20% | 7,190 | 23.09% | 162 | 0.52% | 1,866 | 5.99% | 31,144 |
| Washington | 13,452 | 45.85% | 9,424 | 32.12% | 6,274 | 21.39% | 188 | 0.64% | 4,028 | 13.73% | 29,338 |
| Windham | 11,414 | 53.31% | 5,816 | 27.16% | 4,014 | 18.75% | 167 | 0.78% | 5,598 | 26.15% | 21,411 |
| Windsor | 13,871 | 47.52% | 9,035 | 30.95% | 6,077 | 20.82% | 209 | 0.72% | 4,836 | 16.57% | 29,192 |
| Totals | 133,592 | 46.11% | 88,122 | 30.42% | 65,991 | 22.78% | 1,996 | 0.69% | 45,470 | 15.69% | 289,701 |
State and district results of the1992 U.S. presidential election | ||
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