1992 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 1992 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 40.18% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 38.35%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 20.98% of the popular vote. Governor Clinton thus defeated President Bush for Ohio's 21 Electoral Votes, by a statewide vote margin of 1.83% Clinton ultimately won both the electoral and national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. With Ohio called for Clinton, a number of networks simultaneously declared him president-elect. , this is the last election in which Coshocton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, the last in which Franklin County voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last until 2020 in which Sandusky County voted for a losing 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

States just as close as Ohio that were called for Clinton as soon as their polls closed, such as Georgia, New Jersey, and Colorado, was why Ohio was the state that put Clinton over the top according to news networks, albeit Tennessee was the tipping point state. This was also the only time since 1944 that Ohio did not vote the same way as Florida, a bellwether state just like Ohio.

Clinton's strongest performance was in the east of the state near the border with Pennsylvania. He also gained solid majorities in the industrial regions focused on Youngstown, Akron, and Cleveland. Bush performed best in the rural western agricultural counties as did Perot. Perot received the second-highest share of the vote in three of these counties (Mercer, Shelby, and Williams) and he beat Bush in one county won by Clinton (Trumbull).

Results 1992 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton 1,984,942 40.18% 21 Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 1,894,310 38.35% 0 Not designated Ross Perot 1,036,426 20.98% 0 Not designated Andre Marrou 7,252 0.15% 0 Not designated Lenora Fulani 6,411 0.13% 0 Not designated James Bo Gritz 4,698 0.10% 0 Not designated John Hagelin 3,437 0.07% 0 Not designated Lyndon LaRouche 2,446 0.05% 0 Write-in James Warren 32 0.00% 0 N/A Write-ins 10 0.00% 0 Totals 4,939,964 100.0% 21

Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic George H.W. BushRepublican Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 3,998 37.16% 4,722 43.89% 1,993 18.53% 45 0.42% -724 -6.73% 10,758 Allen 13,777 29.10% 25,322 53.48% 8,131 17.17% 120 0.25% -11,545 -24.38% 47,350 Ashland 5,985 28.70% 9,864 47.30% 4,950 23.74% 56 0.27% -3,879 -18.60% 20,855 Ashtabula 18,843 43.79% 13,254 30.80% 10,765 25.02% 166 0.39% 5,589 12.99% 43,028 Athens 13,423 52.04% 7,184 27.85% 5,074 19.67% 112 0.43% 6,239 24.19% 25,793 Auglaize 4,960 24.43% 10,455 51.49% 4,840 23.84% 51 0.25% -5,495 -27.06% 20,306 Belmont 18,527 55.44% 8,614 25.77% 6,142 18.38% 138 0.41% 9,913 29.67% 33,421 Brown 5,540 36.48% 5,912 38.93% 3,676 24.21% 58 0.38% -372 -2.45% 15,186 Butler 39,682 30.27% 63,375 48.34% 27,527 21.00% 528 0.40% -23,693 -18.07% 131,112 Carroll 4,731 37.96% 4,224 33.89% 3,434 27.55% 74 0.59% 507 4.07% 12,463 Champaign 5,201 32.00% 7,004 43.10% 3,992 24.56% 55 0.34% -1,803 -11.10% 16,252 Clark 26,692 42.01% 24,011 37.79% 12,571 19.79% 264 0.42% 2,681 4.22% 63,538 Clermont 17,558 27.37% 32,065 49.99% 14,279 22.26% 240 0.37% -14,507 -22.62% 64,142 Clinton 4,638 30.13% 7,290 47.37% 3,402 22.10% 61 0.40% -2,652 -17.24% 15,391 Columbiana 19,765 41.56% 15,016 31.58% 12,611 26.52% 162 0.34% 4,749 9.98% 47,554 Coshocton 6,212 38.41% 5,705 35.27% 4,081 25.23% 175 1.08% 507 3.14% 16,173 Crawford 6,351 30.48% 8,618 41.36% 5,764 27.66% 102 0.49% -2,267 -10.88% 20,835 Cuyahoga 337,548 52.72% 187,186 29.24% 112,352 17.55% 3,155 0.49% 150,362 23.48% 640,241 Darke 7,016 28.72% 11,098 45.44% 6,217 25.45% 95 0.39% -4,082 -16.72% 24,426 Defiance 5,735 33.32% 7,195 41.80% 4,187 24.33% 94 0.55% -1,460 -8.48% 17,211 Delaware 9,263 25.12% 18,225 49.43% 9,244 25.07% 141 0.38% -8,962 -24.31% 36,873 Erie 14,531 40.56% 12,459 34.77% 8,720 24.34% 118 0.33% 2,072 5.79% 35,828 Fairfield 14,249 28.06% 24,125 47.50% 12,246 24.11% 169 0.33% -9,876 -19.44% 50,789 Fayette 2,976 29.51% 4,916 48.74% 2,162 21.44% 32 0.32% -1,940 -19.23% 10,086 Franklin 176,656 39.72% 186,324 41.89% 79,049 17.77% 2,772 0.62% -9,668 -2.17% 444,801 Fulton 5,576 29.65% 8,358 44.45% 4,798 25.52% 72 0.38% -2,782 -14.80% 18,804 Gallia 5,350 38.94% 5,776 42.04% 2,549 18.55% 63 0.46% -426 -3.10% 13,738 Geauga 11,466 28.30% 18,200 44.92% 10,577 26.10% 275 0.68% -6,734 -16.62% 40,518 Greene 20,139 33.85% 27,651 46.47% 11,459 19.26% 253 0.43% -7,512 -12.62% 59,502 Guernsey 6,428 39.32% 5,749 35.17% 4,103 25.10% 68 0.42% 679 4.15% 16,348 Hamilton 148,409 36.79% 192,447 47.70% 60,145 14.91% 2,419 0.60% -44,038 -10.91% 403,420 Hancock 7,944 24.85% 16,821 52.63% 7,002 21.91% 196 0.61% -8,877 -27.78% 31,963 Hardin 4,364 33.02% 5,851 44.28% 2,867 21.70% 133 1.01% -1,487 -11.26% 13,215 Harrison 3,830 48.93% 2,289 29.24% 1,679 21.45% 29 0.37% 1,541 19.69% 7,827 Henry 3,933 29.44% 6,196 46.38% 3,178 23.79% 52 0.39% -2,263 -16.94% 13,359 Highland 4,866 31.92% 7,020 46.06% 3,315 21.75% 41 0.27% -2,154 -14.14% 15,242 Hocking 3,935 37.21% 3,761 35.57% 2,831 26.77% 47 0.44% 174 1.64% 10,574 Holmes 1,969 21.74% 5,079 56.08% 1,945 21.48% 63 0.70% -3,110 -34.34% 9,056 Huron 7,930 32.41% 9,480 38.74% 6,751 27.59% 310 1.27% -1,550 -6.33% 24,471 Jackson 5,016 38.94% 5,422 42.09% 2,389 18.54% 56 0.43% -406 -3.15% 12,883 Jefferson 20,978 54.07% 10,764 27.74% 6,910 17.81% 146 0.38% 10,214 26.33% 38,798 Knox 7,259 33.38% 9,044 41.59% 5,282 24.29% 160 0.74% -1,785 -8.21% 21,745 Lake 37,682 35.55% 40,766 38.46% 26,878 25.36% 664 0.63% -3,084 -2.91% 105,990 Lawrence 12,325 45.61% 10,044 37.17% 4,536 16.79% 116 0.43% 2,281 8.44% 27,021 Licking 18,898 31.27% 26,918 44.54% 13,806 22.84% 812 1.34% -8,020 -13.27% 60,434 Logan 4,889 26.02% 9,364 49.84% 4,472 23.80% 62 0.33% -4,475 -23.82% 18,787 Lorain 50,962 42.97% 36,803 31.03% 30,425 25.65% 415 0.35% 14,159 11.94% 118,605 Lucas 99,989 49.25% 63,297 31.18% 38,108 18.77% 1,625 0.80% 36,692 18.07% 203,019 Madison 3,998 28.41% 6,865 48.79% 3,170 22.53% 38 0.27% -2,867 -20.38% 14,071 Mahoning 64,731 51.52% 31,191 24.82% 29,417 23.41% 311 0.25% 33,540 26.70% 125,650 Marion 9,444 34.08% 11,675 42.13% 6,471 23.35% 125 0.45% -2,231 -8.05% 27,715 Medina 18,995 31.34% 24,090 39.75% 17,290 28.53% 226 0.37% -5,095 -8.41% 60,601 Meigs 4,226 41.08% 3,916 38.07% 2,098 20.40% 46 0.45% 310 3.01% 10,286 Mercer 4,883 26.33% 8,683 46.82% 4,913 26.49% 66 0.36% 3,770 -20.33% -18,545 Miami 12,547 29.17% 19,741 45.90% 10,544 24.52% 174 0.40% -7,194 -16.73% 43,006 Monroe 4,235 55.79% 1,823 24.02% 1,505 19.83% 28 0.37% 2,412 31.77% 7,591 Montgomery 108,017 41.27% 104,751 40.02% 47,854 18.28% 1,098 0.42% 3,266 1.25% 261,720 Morgan 2,402 35.81% 2,719 40.54% 1,551 23.13% 35 0.52% -317 -4.73% 6,707 Morrow 3,907 30.54% 5,208 40.72% 3,623 28.32% 53 0.41% -1,301 -10.18% 12,791 Muskingum 11,670 33.61% 14,168 40.81% 8,731 25.15% 151 0.43% -2,498 -7.20% 34,720 Noble 2,201 37.41% 2,223 37.79% 1,429 24.29% 30 0.51% -22 -0.38% 5,883 Ottawa 8,128 41.06% 6,782 34.26% 4,832 24.41% 53 0.27% 1,346 6.80% 19,795 Paulding 3,293 34.63% 3,652 38.40% 2,510 26.39% 55 0.58% -359 -3.77% 9,510 Perry 4,972 36.70% 4,712 34.78% 3,810 28.12% 53 0.39% 260 1.92% 13,547 Pickaway 5,765 30.45% 8,690 45.91% 4,319 22.82% 156 0.82% -2,925 -15.46% 18,930 Pike 5,057 44.39% 4,094 35.93% 2,192 19.24% 50 0.44% 963 8.46% 11,393 Portage 26,325 42.37% 18,447 29.69% 17,065 27.46% 298 0.48% 7,878 12.68% 62,135 Preble 5,557 30.71% 8,023 44.33% 4,460 24.64% 58 0.32% -2,466 -13.62% 18,098 Putnam 3,962 23.30% 9,338 54.92% 3,648 21.45% 56 0.33% -5,376 -31.62% 17,004 Richland 19,606 34.58% 23,532 41.50% 13,370 23.58% 189 0.33% -3,926 -6.92% 56,697 Ross 10,452 38.46% 10,825 39.84% 5,616 20.67% 280 1.03% -373 -1.38% 27,173 Sandusky 9,878 35.96% 10,772 39.21% 6,682 24.32% 140 0.51% -894 -3.25% 27,472 Scioto 14,715 43.76% 11,931 35.48% 6,860 20.40% 118 0.35% 2,784 8.28% 33,624 Seneca 9,280 35.49% 9,763 37.33% 6,967 26.64% 140 0.54% -483 -1.84% 26,150 Shelby 5,262 26.30% 8,854 44.25% 5,835 29.16% 60 0.30% 3,019 -15.09% -20,011 Stark 70,064 40.02% 61,863 35.33% 42,413 24.22% 752 0.43% 8,201 4.69% 175,092 Summit 107,881 44.67% 77,530 32.10% 55,151 22.84% 930 0.39% 30,351 12.57% 241,492 Trumbull 54,591 50.73% 25,831 24.01% 26,791 24.90% 393 0.37% 27,800 25.83% 107,606 Tuscarawas 14,787 40.08% 13,179 35.72% 8,785 23.81% 143 0.39% 1,608 4.36% 36,894 Union 3,465 23.45% 7,818 52.91% 3,433 23.23% 61 0.41% -4,353 -29.46% 14,777 Van Wert 3,822 26.88% 7,227 50.83% 3,102 21.82% 66 0.46% -3,405 -23.95% 14,217 Vinton 2,308 43.04% 1,975 36.83% 1,050 19.58% 30 0.56% 333 6.21% 5,363 Warren 13,542 25.65% 27,998 53.02% 11,115 21.05% 147 0.28% -14,456 -27.37% 52,802 Washington 10,380 36.98% 12,204 43.47% 5,415 19.29% 74 0.26% -1,824 -6.49% 28,073 Wayne 13,953 33.24% 18,350 43.71% 9,482 22.59% 197 0.47% -4,397 -10.47% 41,982 Williams 4,862 27.84% 7,614 43.60% 4,902 28.07% 86 0.49% 2,712 -15.53% -17,464 Wood 20,754 39.01% 20,579 38.68% 11,682 21.96% 188 0.35% 175 0.33% 53,203 Wyandot 3,031 29.02% 4,411 42.24% 2,929 28.05% 72 0.69% -1,380 -13.22% 10,443Totals1,984,94240.18%1,894,31038.35%1,036,42620.98%24,2860.49%90,6321.83%4,939,964

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Carroll Clark Coshocton Erie Guernsey Hocking Lawrence Meigs Montgomery Ottawa Perry Pike Portage Ross Stark Tuscarawas Vinton Wood

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

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