The 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D–Arkansas), with 43.77% of the popular vote, over incumbent president George H. W. Bush (R–Texas), with 36.38%. Businessman Ross Perot (I–Texas) finished in third, with 19.30% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent president Bush. This was the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate carried the state since Hubert Humphrey in 1968. It would not vote Republican again until 2016.

, this is the last time that Oakland County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last time that Charlevoix 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 Michigan voted most similarly to the national results of the election.

This is the most recent election where Michigan voted more Republican than nearby Pennsylvania. Afterwards, Michigan would become the most Democratic of the three Rust Belt swing states (including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania) until 2024.

Primaries The presidential primary in Michigan was held on March 17, 1992. Bill Clinton won the Democratic primary. Jerry Brown came in second place, ahead of Paul Tsongas. George H. W. Bush won the Republican primary with around 67% of the vote. Pat Buchanan won 25% of the vote and David Duke won 3%.

Results

Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic George H. W. BushRepublican Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona2,38341.24%2,24738.88%1,11719.33%320.55%1362.36%5,779Alger2,14446.91%1,47132.19%94120.59%140.31%67314.72%4,570Allegan12,82331.40%19,07746.72%8,74221.41%1930.47%-6,254-15.32%40,835Alpena6,89445.75%4,87832.37%3,23621.47%610.40%2,01613.38%15,069Antrim3,43134.34%3,98439.88%2,52825.30%480.48%-553-5.54%9,991Arenac3,24445.02%2,33032.33%1,60822.31%240.33%91412.69%7,206Baraga1,69546.69%1,16031.96%75420.77%210.58%53514.73%3,630Barry8,65235.17%9,48938.57%6,30325.62%1550.63%-837-3.40%24,599Bay26,49248.74%16,38330.14%11,25820.71%2220.41%10,10918.60%54,355Benzie2,71539.62%2,43835.58%1,65724.18%420.61%2774.04%6,852Berrien25,84037.12%29,25242.02%14,05620.19%4670.67%-3,412-4.90%69,615Branch5,85035.26%5,97636.02%4,68328.22%840.51%-126-0.76%16,593Calhoun25,54243.51%19,79133.71%13,05822.24%3110.53%5,7519.80%58,702Cass8,04739.67%7,39136.44%4,75623.45%890.44%6563.23%20,283Charlevoix4,06335.25%4,01734.85%3,36029.15%850.74%460.40%11,525Cheboygan4,45941.04%3,86435.57%2,49522.97%460.42%5955.47%10,864Chippewa5,43439.82%5,46240.02%2,70619.83%450.33%-28-0.20%13,647Clare5,34643.95%3,91632.20%2,81223.12%890.73%1,43011.75%12,163Clinton10,11633.34%12,21640.27%7,87725.96%1300.43%-2,100-6.93%30,339Crawford2,25238.01%2,19337.01%1,44224.34%380.64%591.00%5,925Delta8,38746.69%6,02733.55%3,48519.40%630.35%2,36013.14%17,962Dickinson5,68943.66%4,27332.79%3,02223.19%470.36%1,41610.87%13,031Eaton16,75234.99%18,66938.99%12,20825.50%2540.53%-1,917-4.00%47,883Emmet4,24532.08%5,31240.15%3,57627.03%990.75%-1,067-8.07%13,232Genesee105,15652.58%47,83423.92%46,25923.13%7490.37%57,32228.66%199,998Gladwin4,45741.36%3,61633.56%2,64924.58%540.50%8417.80%10,776Gogebic4,79251.95%2,83830.76%1,54316.73%520.56%1,95421.19%9,225Grand Traverse11,14832.35%13,62939.55%9,49527.55%1890.55%-2,481-7.20%34,461Gratiot5,67835.76%6,28039.55%3,86624.35%550.35%-602-3.79%15,879Hillsdale5,24429.31%7,57942.36%4,96827.77%1000.56%-2,335-13.05%17,891Houghton6,55843.22%5,57536.74%2,94519.41%950.63%9836.48%15,173Huron6,02336.21%6,49139.03%4,06424.43%540.32%-468-2.82%16,632Ingham61,59646.04%43,92632.83%27,68320.69%5870.44%17,67013.21%133,792Ionia8,37035.14%9,13538.35%6,21126.07%1060.44%-765-3.21%23,822Iosco5,36939.79%4,91236.41%3,13123.21%800.59%4573.38%13,492Iron3,64852.11%1,97128.16%1,34419.20%370.53%1,67723.95%7,000Isabella8,78439.86%7,70634.97%5,43424.66%1130.51%1,0784.89%22,037Jackson23,68636.64%25,42439.33%15,19423.50%3400.53%-1,738-2.69%64,644Kalamazoo43,56841.95%38,03536.62%21,66620.86%5890.57%5,5335.33%103,858Kalkaska2,29735.75%2,17333.82%1,91529.80%410.64%1241.93%6,426Kent82,30533.93%115,28547.53%43,70718.02%1,2560.52%-32,980-13.60%242,553Keweenaw58249.62%37832.23%21218.07%10.09%20417.39%1,173Lake2,35151.72%1,19426.26%98121.58%200.44%1,15725.46%4,546Lapeer11,98234.15%12,32635.13%10,54130.05%2350.67%-344-0.98%35,084Leelanau3,44533.82%3,99339.20%2,68526.36%640.63%-548-5.38%10,187Lenawee15,39939.12%14,29736.32%9,51724.18%1520.39%1,1022.80%39,365Livingston17,85128.92%27,53944.61%15,97125.87%3740.61%-9,688-15.69%61,735Luce97237.34%95836.80%66025.36%130.50%140.54%2,603Mackinac2,29338.36%2,27838.11%1,37923.07%270.45%150.25%5,977Macomb130,73237.43%147,79542.32%67,95419.46%2,7570.79%-17,063-4.89%349,238Manistee5,19344.57%3,49129.96%2,92325.09%440.38%1,70214.61%11,651Marquette16,03850.71%9,66530.56%5,76818.24%1580.50%6,37320.15%31,629Mason4,82936.91%5,10239.00%3,09623.67%550.42%-273-2.09%13,082Mecosta6,09738.50%6,04738.19%3,61222.81%790.50%500.31%15,835Menominee4,55941.14%3,99536.05%2,48722.44%410.37%5645.09%11,082Midland13,38234.65%16,14941.81%8,94523.16%1480.38%-2,767-7.16%38,624Missaukee1,89331.25%2,82946.70%1,30621.56%300.50%-936-15.45%6,058Monroe24,95742.28%20,25034.30%13,55122.96%2730.46%4,7077.98%59,031Montcalm8,73038.32%8,42036.96%5,50424.16%1260.55%3101.36%22,780Montmorency1,90339.72%1,79437.45%1,07722.48%170.35%1092.27%4,791Muskegon32,51545.19%23,76933.04%15,26821.22%3960.55%8,74612.15%71,948Newaygo6,45536.03%7,33340.93%4,05622.64%720.40%-878-4.90%17,916Oakland214,73338.64%242,16043.57%94,91117.08%3,9560.71%-27,427-4.93%555,760Oceana3,84636.43%3,94437.36%2,71325.70%540.51%-98-0.93%10,557Ogemaw4,01644.01%2,93632.17%2,12223.25%520.57%1,08011.84%9,126Ontonagon2,45151.65%1,46330.83%80516.97%260.55%98820.82%4,745Osceola3,52937.64%3,60638.46%2,19923.45%420.45%-77-0.82%9,376Oscoda1,47138.40%1,58341.32%75519.71%220.57%-112-2.92%3,831Otsego3,12933.99%3,39336.85%2,63528.62%500.54%-264-2.86%9,207Ottawa22,18023.05%56,86259.10%16,85517.52%3140.33%-34,682-36.05%96,211Presque Isle3,30845.04%2,39832.65%1,61221.95%270.37%91012.39%7,345Roscommon5,24343.67%4,17034.73%2,55121.25%430.36%1,0738.94%12,007Saginaw43,81945.22%32,10333.13%20,52321.18%4600.47%11,71612.09%96,905Sanilac5,86831.28%7,89142.07%4,89426.09%1050.56%-2,023-10.79%18,758Schoolcraft2,13951.80%1,25330.35%72117.46%160.39%88621.45%4,129Shiawassee12,62939.03%10,93033.78%8,63226.67%1690.52%1,6995.25%32,360St. Clair23,38534.99%24,50836.67%18,52327.72%4160.62%-1,123-1.68%66,832St. Joseph7,81732.61%9,83641.03%6,20925.90%1090.45%-2,019-8.42%23,971Tuscola9,13837.05%8,63635.01%6,76527.43%1270.51%5022.04%24,666Van Buren12,46641.23%10,35734.25%7,25523.99%1590.53%2,1096.98%30,237Washtenaw73,32553.34%41,38630.11%21,88915.92%8660.63%31,93923.23%137,466Wayne508,46460.39%227,00226.96%102,07412.12%4,4250.53%281,46233.43%841,965Wexford4,89438.92%4,69637.34%2,92323.24%620.49%1981.58%12,575Totals1,871,18243.77%1,554,94036.38%824,81319.30%23,7380.56%316,2427.39%4,274,673

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Alcona Alpena Benzie Calhoun Cass Charlevoix Cheboygan Clare Crawford Dickinson Gladwin Houghton Ingham Iosco Isabella Kalamazoo Kalkaska Lenawee Luce Mackinac Manistee Mecosta Menominee Monroe Montcalm Montmorency Muskegon Ogemaw Presque Isle Roscommon Shiawassee Tuscola Van Buren Wexford

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

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