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

Idaho was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 42.03% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 28.42%. This marked the weakest performance by a Republican candidate in Idaho since 1964, and the smallest popular vote victory in the state since 1912, when Woodrow Wilson carried it with 32.08% of the vote. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished as a close third, with 27.05% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot. , this is the last election in which Bonner County, Clearwater County, Lewis County, and Benewah County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

With 27.05% of the popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Perot's fourth strongest state after Maine, Alaska and Utah. This election is the second of only two elections since Idaho's statehood in which it did not vote the same as neighboring Montana, the other being its first election 100 years prior.

In Franklin County, Clinton was a mere 22 votes away from placing 4th behind Independent candidate Bo Gritz, who himself scored 12.40%, his strongest county performance in the entire state.

Results 1992 United States presidential election in IdahoPartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes RepublicanGeorge Bush (incumbent)Dan Quayle (incumbent) 202,645 42.03% 4 DemocraticBill ClintonAl Gore 137,013 28.42% 0 IndependentRoss PerotJames Stockdale 130,395 27.05% 0 Populist James "Bo" GritzCyril Minett 10,281 2.13% 0 Libertarian Andre MarrouNancy Lord 1,167 0.24% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani Maria Muñoz 613 0.13% 0Write-in Dr. John Hagelin Dr. V. Tompkins 24 0.00% 0 Write-in J. Quinn Brisben William Edwards 3 0.00% 0Write-inLyndon LaRouche Jr.James Bevel 1 0.00% 0 Totals 482,114 100.00% 4

Results by county County George H.W. BushRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Bo GritzIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Ada 49,000 44.48% 31,941 28.99% 28,192 25.59% 681 0.62% 352 0.32% 17,059 15.49% 110,166 Adams 754 38.93% 457 23.59% 695 35.88% 27 1.39% 4 0.21% 59 3.05% 1,937 Bannock 12,016 37.30% 11,091 34.43% 8,116 25.20% 861 2.67% 127 0.39% 925 2.87% 32,211 Bear Lake 1,419 49.72% 562 19.69% 684 23.97% 179 6.27% 10 0.35% 735 25.75% 2,854 Benewah 1,223 33.03% 1,270 34.30% 1,165 31.46% 25 0.68% 20 0.54% -47 -1.27% 3,703 Bingham 7,333 45.86% 3,565 22.29% 4,144 25.91% 886 5.54% 63 0.39% 3,189 19.95% 15,991 Blaine 2,243 27.96% 2,865 35.71% 2,831 35.29% 57 0.71% 26 0.32% 34 0.42% 8,022 Boise 912 39.31% 623 26.85% 754 32.50% 22 0.95% 9 0.39% 158 6.81% 2,320 Bonner 3,937 28.49% 4,995 36.14% 4,645 33.61% 168 1.22% 76 0.55% 350 2.53% 13,821 Bonneville 16,557 46.80% 7,014 19.83% 10,241 28.95% 1,433 4.05% 131 0.37% 6,316 17.85% 35,376 Boundary 1,479 39.19% 1,095 29.01% 1,136 30.10% 46 1.22% 18 0.48% 343 9.09% 3,774 Butte 602 40.05% 433 28.81% 392 26.08% 73 4.86% 3 0.20% 169 11.24% 1,503 Camas 202 41.56% 134 27.57% 145 29.84% 2 0.41% 3 0.62% 57 11.72% 486 Canyon 19,220 50.78% 9,095 24.03% 8,974 23.71% 431 1.14% 129 0.34% 10,125 26.75% 37,849 Caribou 1,350 41.72% 562 17.37% 1,088 33.62% 230 7.11% 6 0.19% 262 8.10% 3,236 Cassia 4,052 53.16% 1,351 17.73% 1,785 23.42% 413 5.42% 21 0.28% 2,267 29.74% 7,622 Clark 195 46.10% 95 22.46% 119 28.13% 14 3.31% 0 0.00% 76 17.97% 423 Clearwater 1,152 30.87% 1,433 38.40% 1,098 29.42% 22 0.59% 27 0.72% -281 -7.53% 3,732 Custer 829 38.31% 564 26.06% 729 33.69% 38 1.76% 4 0.18% 100 4.62% 2,164 Elmore 3,087 44.80% 1,858 26.97% 1,867 27.10% 63 0.91% 15 0.22% 1,220 17.70% 6,890 Franklin 2,115 52.22% 524 12.94% 890 21.98% 502 12.40% 19 0.47% 1,225 30.24% 4,050 Fremont 2,333 47.09% 903 18.23% 1,349 27.23% 361 7.29% 8 0.16% 984 19.86% 4,954 Gem 2,455 42.90% 1,609 28.11% 1,555 27.17% 89 1.56% 15 0.26% 846 14.79% 5,723 Gooding 2,178 39.14% 1,530 27.50% 1,591 28.59% 251 4.51% 14 0.25% 587 10.55% 5,564 Idaho 2,709 40.23% 1,974 29.31% 1,900 28.22% 121 1.80% 30 0.45% 735 10.92% 6,734 Jefferson 3,471 48.78% 978 13.74% 2,164 30.41% 472 6.63% 31 0.44% 1,307 18.37% 7,116 Jerome 2,972 44.23% 1,739 25.88% 1,768 26.31% 215 3.20% 26 0.39% 1,204 17.92% 6,720 Kootenai 13,065 35.96% 11,553 31.80% 11,261 31.00% 262 0.72% 187 0.51% 1,512 4.16% 36,328 Latah 5,353 32.78% 7,233 44.29% 3,602 22.06% 47 0.29% 95 0.58% -1,880 -11.51% 16,330 Lemhi 1,540 40.30% 996 26.07% 1,175 30.75% 91 2.38% 19 0.50% 365 9.55% 3,821 Lewis 593 33.35% 674 37.91% 491 27.62% 8 0.45% 12 0.67% -81 -4.56% 1,778 Lincoln 656 38.61% 514 30.25% 441 25.96% 83 4.89% 5 0.29% 142 8.36% 1,699 Madison 4,591 59.14% 741 9.55% 1,920 24.73% 489 6.30% 22 0.28% 2,671 34.41% 7,763 Minidoka 3,304 44.55% 1,815 24.47% 1,875 25.28% 389 5.24% 34 0.46% 1,429 19.27% 7,417 Nez Perce 5,431 32.00% 7,069 41.65% 4,363 25.70% 51 0.30% 60 0.35% -1,638 -9.65% 16,974 Oneida 713 38.21% 351 18.81% 590 31.62% 210 11.25% 2 0.11% 123 6.59% 1,866 Owyhee 1,469 47.82% 686 22.33% 862 28.06% 53 1.73% 2 0.07% 607 19.76% 3,072 Payette 2,895 42.92% 1,656 24.55% 2,055 30.47% 99 1.47% 40 0.59% 840 12.45% 6,745 Power 1,352 45.41% 837 28.12% 697 23.41% 84 2.82% 7 0.24% 515 17.29% 2,977 Shoshone 1,441 22.01% 3,182 48.59% 1,878 28.68% 22 0.34% 25 0.38% 1,304 19.91% 6,548 Teton 762 39.73% 472 24.61% 608 31.70% 73 3.81% 3 0.16% 154 8.03% 1,918 Twin Falls 10,335 43.97% 6,593 28.05% 6,043 25.71% 479 2.04% 53 0.23% 3,742 15.92% 23,503 Valley 1,548 37.27% 1,259 30.32% 1,313 31.62% 14 0.34% 19 0.46% 235 5.65% 4,153 Washington 1,802 42.09% 1,122 26.21% 1,204 28.12% 145 3.39% 8 0.19% 598 13.97% 4,281Totals202,64542.03%137,01328.42%130,39527.04%10,2812.13%1,8080.37%65,63213.61%482,142

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Benewah Blaine Bonner

See also United States presidential elections in Idaho Presidency of Bill Clinton

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