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

Connecticut was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 42.21% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 35.78%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.58% of the popular vote. Clinton won Connecticut by a margin of 6.43%, marking the first time the state voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1968. It would be the last time Connecticut was regarded as a swing state, as it has voted Democratic by double digits in every election since.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.^[2]

As of the 2020 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Fairfield County voted for the Republican candidate, as well as the last time a Republican won any congressional district in the state. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Danbury and Milford, as well as the towns of Fairfield, Old Saybrook, Stratford, and Weston voted Republican.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	682,318	42.21%	8
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	578,313	35.78%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	348,771	21.58%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	5,391	0.33%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,363	0.08%	0
	N/A	Other	176	0.01%	0
Totals			1,616,332	100.0%	8
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)					64%/82%

By county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Fairfield	160,202	39.13%	175,158	42.78%	74,050	18.09%	-14,956	-3.65%	409,410
Hartford	195,495	47.13%	132,591	31.96%	86,718	20.91%	62,904	15.17%	414,804
Litchfield	33,686	36.14%	34,492	37.00%	25,035	26.86%	-806	-0.86%	93,213
Middlesex	34,707	42.83%	24,646	30.42%	21,674	26.75%	10,061	12.41%	81,027
New Haven	161,374	41.90%	141,264	36.68%	82,494	21.42%	20,110	5.22%	385,132
New London	49,808	42.29%	34,567	29.35%	33,392	28.36%	15,241	12.94%	117,767
Tolland	27,425	41.42%	20,632	31.16%	18,158	27.42%	6,793	10.26%	66,215
Windham	19,621	40.38%	14,963	30.80%	14,004	28.82%	4,658	9.58%	48,588
Totals	682,318	42.21%	578,313	35.78%	355,701	22.01%	104,005	6.43%	1,616,332

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

[results-1] "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

[2] "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

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1992 United States presidential election in Connecticut

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

References