The 1992 United States presidential election in Arizona 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.

Arizona was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 38.5% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 36.5%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.8% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. Bush very narrowly won in Arizona by a margin of 2.0%, and Clinton went on to win the state four years later narrowly over Bob Dole.

In achieving the best performance by a Democrat in Arizona since Lyndon Johnson's landslide in 1964 – when Barry Goldwater held the state by five thousand votes due to a "favorite son" vote in the Phoenix metropolitan area – Clinton broke some notable county droughts. He placed Cochise County in the Democratic camp for the first time since 1964 and last to date,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Pima County and Santa Cruz County also voted Democratic for the first time since 1964, whilst Flagstaff's Coconino County voted Democratic for the first time since Harry S. Truman carried it in 1948. These three counties have since stayed reliably Democratic in presidential elections.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868–2004, p. 148

Results 1992 United States presidential election in ArizonaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 572,086 38.47% 8 Democratic Bill Clinton 543,050 36.52% 0 Independent Ross Perot 353,741 23.79% 0 Independent James "Bo" Gritz 8,141 0.55% 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 6,759 0.45% 0 Natural Law Dr. John Hagelin 2,267 0.15% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 923 0.06% 0 Independent Lyndon LaRouche (write-in) 8 0.00% 0 Totals 1,486,975 100.00% 8

Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Andre MarrouLibertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Apache 4,588 25.13% 11,218 61.44% 1,979 10.84% 94 0.51% 379 2.08% -6,630 -36.31% 18,258 Cochise 12,202 36.81% 12,701 38.31% 7,857 23.70% 149 0.45% 241 0.73% -499 -1.50% 33,150 Coconino 13,769 32.31% 18,888 44.32% 9,363 21.97% 273 0.64% 325 0.77% -5,119 -12.01% 42,618 Gila 5,781 31.29% 7,571 40.97% 4,694 25.40% 98 0.53% 334 1.81% -1,790 -9.68% 18,478 Graham 4,169 42.98% 3,391 34.96% 1,860 19.18% 29 0.30% 250 2.58% 778 8.02% 9,699 Greenlee 1,451 36.34% 1,695 42.45% 794 19.88% 4 0.10% 49 1.23% -244 -6.11% 3,993 La Paz 1,599 32.23% 1,808 36.44% 1,488 29.99% 31 0.62% 35 0.70% -209 -4.21% 4,961 Maricopa 360,049 41.06% 285,457 32.56% 221,475 25.26% 3,742 0.43% 6,109 0.70% 74,592 8.50% 876,832 Mohave 13,684 33.69% 13,255 32.63% 12,706 31.28% 280 0.69% 691 1.70% 429 1.06% 40,616 Navajo 7,994 32.45% 10,882 44.17% 4,787 19.43% 139 0.56% 836 3.39% -2,888 -11.72% 24,638 Pima 97,036 34.47% 128,569 45.68% 53,925 19.16% 1,268 0.45% 686 0.24% -31,533 -11.21% 281,484 Pinal 11,669 31.76% 15,468 42.10% 9,231 25.13% 136 0.37% 235 0.63% -3,799 -10.34% 36,739 Santa Cruz 3,024 37.43% 3,512 43.47% 1,447 17.91% 46 0.57% 51 0.63% -488 -6.04% 8,080 Yavapai 23,419 39.42% 18,268 30.75% 16,409 27.62% 322 0.54% 997 1.67% 5,151 8.67% 59,415 Yuma 11,652 41.55% 10,367 36.97% 5,726 20.42% 148 0.53% 152 0.55% 1,285 4.58% 28,045Totals572,08638.47%543,05036.52%353,74123.79%6,7590.55%11,3700.67%29,0361.95%1,487,006

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cochise Coconino Gila La Paz Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz

Electors Bill Clinton & Al GoreDemocratic Party George H. W. Bush & Dan QuayleRepublican Party Ross Perot & James StockdaleIndependent James "Bo" Gritz & Cyril MinettIndependent Andre Marrou & Nancy LordLibertarian Party John Hagelin & Mike TompkinsNatural Law Party Lenora Fulani & Maria Elizabeth MuñozNew Alliance Party Lyndon LaRouche & James L. BevelIndependent

Notes

References