1992 United States presidential election in Vermont

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United States presidential election in Vermont, 1992

November 3, 1992

File:44 Bill Clinton 3x4 2.jpg File:43 George H.W. Bush 3x4 2.jpg 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 3 0 0 Popular vote 133,592 88,122 65,991 Percentage 46.1% 30.4% 22.8%

County Results   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Clinton—<40%

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

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

Vermont was won by Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, taking 46.11% of the popular vote over incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush of Texas, who took 30.42%, a victory margin of 15.69%. Independent Texas billionaire Ross Perot finished in third, with 22.78% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.

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 fourteen counties, represented a dramatic turnaround for a state that up to that point had been reliably Republican for over 130 years. This was only the second time in history that a Democratic presidential nominee had won Vermont's electoral votes, the first and only prior time being when Lyndon Johnson had carried the state in the 1964 Democratic landslide. Except for 1964, Vermont had voted Republican in every presidential election from 1856 to 1988. Beginning in 1992, however, Vermont instantly became a reliably Democratic state in presidential elections, voting Democratic in every election that has followed.

Vermont's sudden shift away from the GOP was largely a product of dramatic changes within the party itself. By the 1990s, the Republican Party, which once had a vibrant progressive Northeastern wing, had been almost completely taken over by conservatives, Southerners, and Evangelical Christians. Consequently, Vermont, a liberal and secular New England state, moved increasingly toward the Democratic Party and today is regarded as one of the safest of blue states.

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1992
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	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

Results by County

County	Clinton	Votes	Bush	Votes	Others	Votes	Total
Addison	47.5%	8,092	29.6%	5,034	22.9%	3,900	17,026
Bennington	44.9%	8,178	32.4%	5,895	22.7%	4,143	18,216
Caledonia	37.9%	4,948	35.0%	4,571	27.1%	3,543	13,062
Chittenden	50.4%	35,314	27.2%	19,093	22.4%	15,714	70,121
Essex	36.5%	1,092	34.7%	1,038	28.9%	866	2,996
Franklin	42.7%	8,004	29.3%	5,484	28.1%	5,263	18,751
Grand Isle	42.7%	1,444	30.0%	1,012	27.3%	923	3,379
Lamoille	44.0%	4,459	29.0%	2,936	27.1%	2,747	10,142
Orange	43.1%	5,774	31.7%	4,249	25.3%	3,387	13,410
Orleans	41.0%	4,721	31.0%	3,572	28.0%	3,220	11,513
Rutland	41.2%	12,829	35.2%	10,963	23.6%	7,352	31,144
Washington	45.9%	13,452	32.1%	9,424	22.0%	6,462	29,338
Windham	53.3%	11,114	27.2%	5,816	19.5%	4,181	21,411
Windsor	47.5%	13,871	31.0%	9,035	21.5%	6,286	29,192