Billionaire businessman Ross Perot, running as an Independent, finished in third, with 13.70% of the vote, a relatively strong showing for a third party candidate, and his second highest showing in the Southeast, behind only Florida.
Despite being from the South, Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying the state of North Carolina since James K. Polk in 1844, and Bush became the first ever Republican to carry the state while losing nationally. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], the 1992 election constitutes the last occasion the following counties have supported a Democratic presidential nominee: Alleghany, Brunswick, Greene, Pamlico, Pender, Rockingham, Sampson and Yancey.[2] This would also be the last election in which North Carolina would vote to the left of neighboring Virginia. Additionally, with Bush and Clinton each winning 50 of North Carolina's 100 counties, this remains the last time that a Republican presidential nominee has failed to win a majority of the state's counties.
^"1992 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
^Sullivan, Robert David (June 29, 2016). "How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century". The National Catholic Review (America Magazine ed.).
^"1992 Presidential General Election Data Graphs — North Carolina by County". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
^"NC US President Race, November 03, 1992". Our Campaigns.
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Main article 1992 United States presidential election The 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 3 1992 and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election Voters chose 14 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1988 November 3 1992 1996 Nominee George H W Bush Bill Clinton Ross Perot Party Republican Democratic Independent Home state Texas Arkansas Texas Running mate Dan Quayle Al Gore James Stockdale Electoral vote 14 0 0 Popular vote 1 134 661 1 114 042 357 864 Percentage 43 44 42 65 13 70 County ResultsCongressional District ResultsBush 40 50 50 60 60 70 Clinton 40 50 50 60 60 70 President before election George H W Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic North Carolina was very narrowly won by incumbent Republican President George H W Bush of Texas over his Democratic challenger Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas Bush took 43 44 of the vote to Clinton s 42 65 a margin of 0 79 North Carolina was the second closest state in this election behind neighboring Georgia 1 This was also the first time since 1956 when North Carolina did not support the winning candidate It has since gone on to back losing Republicans Bob Dole in 1996 Mitt Romney in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2020 Billionaire businessman Ross Perot running as an Independent finished in third with 13 70 of the vote a relatively strong showing for a third party candidate and his second highest showing in the Southeast behind only Florida Despite being from the South Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying the state of North Carolina since James K Polk in 1844 and Bush became the first ever Republican to carry the state while losing nationally As of the 2020 presidential election update the 1992 election constitutes the last occasion the following counties have supported a Democratic presidential nominee Alleghany Brunswick Greene Pamlico Pender Rockingham Sampson and Yancey 2 This would also be the last election in which North Carolina would vote to the left of neighboring Virginia Additionally with Bush and Clinton each winning 50 of North Carolina s 100 counties this remains the last time that a Republican presidential nominee has failed to win a majority of the state s counties Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 1 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 ReferencesResults edit1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina 3 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican George H W Bush incumbent 1 134 661 43 44 14 Democratic Bill Clinton 1 114 042 42 65 0 Independent Ross Perot 357 864 13 70 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 5 171 0 20 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani write in 59 0 00 0 Natural Law Dr John Hagelin write in 41 0 00 0 Socialist Workers Party James Warren write in 12 0 00 0 Totals 2 611 850 100 0 14 Voter turnout 54 52 Results by county edit County 4 George H W BushRepublican Bill ClintonDemocratic Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total Alamance 20 637 48 33 15 521 36 35 6 444 15 09 99 0 23 5 116 11 98 42 701 Alexander 6 764 49 64 4 849 35 59 2 002 14 69 11 0 08 1 915 14 05 13 626 Alleghany 1 853 39 18 2 271 48 01 600 12 68 6 0 13 418 8 83 4 730 Anson 2 334 27 33 5 269 61 71 921 10 79 15 0 18 2 935 34 38 8 539 Ashe 5 200 46 97 4 624 41 77 1 220 11 02 26 0 23 576 5 20 11 070 Avery 3 895 57 39 1 755 25 86 1 123 16 55 14 0 21 2 140 31 53 6 787 Beaufort 7 337 45 91 6 445 40 33 2 174 13 60 24 0 15 892 5 58 15 980 Bertie 1 756 26 04 4 382 64 99 600 8 90 5 0 07 2 626 38 95 6 743 Bladen 3 214 31 58 5 700 56 01 1 248 12 26 15 0 15 2 486 24 43 10 177 Brunswick 8 833 39 43 10 177 45 43 3 349 14 95 41 0 18 1 344 6 00 22 400 Buncombe 30 892 40 92 32 955 43 65 11 481 15 21 164 0 22 2 063 2 73 75 492 Burke 13 397 44 48 12 565 41 71 4 124 13 69 36 0 12 832 2 77 30 122 Cabarrus 21 281 51 75 13 513 32 86 6 251 15 20 78 0 19 7 768 18 89 41 123 Caldwell 12 543 49 04 9 033 35 32 3 965 15 50 35 0 14 3 510 13 72 25 576 Camden 1 039 38 84 1 153 43 10 479 17 91 4 0 15 114 4 26 2 675 Carteret 10 334 47 36 8 028 36 79 3 401 15 59 56 0 26 2 306 10 57 21 819 Caswell 2 793 33 40 4 725 56 50 827 9 89 18 0 22 1 932 23 10 8 363 Catawba 25 466 51 54 16 334 33 06 7 523 15 23 86 0 17 9 132 18 48 49 409 Chatham 6 568 35 36 9 520 51 25 2 425 13 05 64 0 34 2 952 15 89 18 577 Cherokee 4 021 45 91 3 686 42 09 1 040 11 87 11 0 13 335 3 82 8 758 Chowan 1 661 36 86 2 136 47 40 700 15 53 9 0 20 475 10 54 4 506 Clay 1 890 47 73 1 600 40 40 465 11 74 5 0 13 290 7 33 3 960 Cleveland 13 650 44 72 13 037 42 71 3 784 12 40 51 0 17 613 2 01 30 522 Columbus 5 462 28 88 11 469 60 63 1 963 10 38 22 0 12 6 007 31 75 18 916 Craven 11 575 45 77 9 998 39 54 3 679 14 55 35 0 14 1 577 6 23 25 287 Cumberland 27 139 42 10 30 291 46 98 6 792 10 54 248 0 38 3 152 4 88 64 470 Currituck 2 188 41 31 1 935 36 53 1 163 21 96 11 0 21 253 4 78 5 297 Dare 4 357 40 73 3 925 36 70 2 388 22 33 26 0 24 432 4 03 10 696 Davidson 24 869 50 01 16 462 33 11 8 324 16 74 70 0 14 8 407 16 90 49 725 Davie 6 796 54 86 3 675 29 67 1 903 15 36 13 0 10 3 121 25 19 12 387 Duplin 5 286 38 45 6 816 49 58 1 636 11 90 9 0 07 1 530 11 13 13 747 Durham 27 581 33 36 47 331 57 24 8 504 9 08 268 0 32 19 750 23 88 82 684 Edgecombe 6 275 31 92 11 174 56 84 2 175 11 06 33 0 17 4 899 24 92 19 657 Forsyth 52 787 45 40 49 006 42 15 14 262 12 27 219 0 19 3 781 3 25 116 274 Franklin 4 669 35 20 6 517 49 13 2 062 15 54 18 0 14 1 848 13 93 13 266 Gaston 34 714 56 51 19 121 31 12 7 490 12 19 110 0 18 15 593 25 39 61 435 Gates 1 158 30 20 2 206 57 54 466 12 15 4 0 10 1 048 27 34 3 834 Graham 1 919 49 51 1 551 40 02 403 10 40 3 0 08 368 9 49 3 876 Granville 4 538 37 42 6 178 50 94 1 321 10 89 91 0 75 1 640 13 52 12 128 Greene 2 180 38 03 2 768 48 29 780 13 61 4 0 07 588 10 26 5 732 Guilford 60 140 41 08 66 319 45 30 19 601 13 39 339 0 23 6 179 4 22 146 399 Halifax 5 769 32 40 9 960 55 94 2 047 11 50 28 0 16 4 191 23 54 17 804 Harnett 9 751 46 58 8 473 40 48 2 684 12 82 24 0 11 1 278 6 10 20 932 Haywood 7 292 34 71 10 385 49 43 3 303 15 72 29 0 14 3 093 14 72 21 009 Henderson 17 010 51 43 10 747 32 50 5 260 15 90 55 0 17 6 263 18 93 33 072 Hertford 2 208 28 78 4 609 60 08 846 11 03 9 0 12 2 401 31 30 7 672 Hoke 1 711 27 00 3 730 58 86 887 14 00 9 0 14 2 019 31 86 6 337 Hyde 740 32 34 1 206 52 71 340 14 86 2 0 09 466 20 37 2 288 Iredell 19 411 49 80 13 263 34 03 6 204 15 92 102 0 26 6 148 15 77 38 980 Jackson 4 275 36 99 5 753 49 78 1 516 13 12 14 0 12 1 478 12 79 11 558 Johnston 15 418 48 67 11 284 35 62 4 939 15 59 38 0 12 4 134 13 05 31 679 Jones 1 438 37 39 1 962 51 01 444 11 54 2 0 05 524 13 62 3 846 Lee 6 658 45 42 5 852 39 92 2 125 14 50 24 0 16 806 5 50 14 659 Lenoir 8 932 45 02 8 793 44 32 2 107 10 62 10 0 05 139 0 70 19 842 Lincoln 11 018 49 29 8 150 36 46 3 142 14 06 45 0 20 2 868 12 83 22 355 Macon 4 797 42 53 4 624 41 00 1 829 16 22 29 0 26 173 1 53 11 279 Madison 3 121 39 07 3 980 49 82 857 10 73 31 0 39 859 10 75 7 989 Martin 2 958 36 90 4 069 50 76 981 12 24 8 0 10 1 111 13 86 8 016 McDowell 6 090 45 81 5 309 39 93 1 881 14 15 15 0 11 781 5 88 13 295 Mecklenburg 99 496 43 57 97 065 42 50 31 283 13 70 531 0 23 2 431 1 07 228 375 Mitchell 4 405 62 79 1 727 24 62 877 12 50 6 0 09 2 678 38 17 7 015 Montgomery 3 543 38 67 4 422 48 27 1 185 12 94 11 0 12 879 9 60 9 161 Moore 12 448 46 81 9 649 36 29 4 448 16 73 46 0 17 2 799 10 52 26 591 Nash 14 446 48 34 10 809 36 17 4 544 15 20 87 0 29 3 637 12 17 29 886 New Hanover 24 338 46 67 20 291 38 91 7 401 14 19 124 0 24 4 047 7 76 52 154 Northampton 1 845 23 16 5 195 65 21 916 11 50 11 0 14 3 350 42 05 7 967 Onslow 11 842 48 70 8 045 33 08 4 387 18 04 44 0 18 3 797 15 62 24 318 Orange 13 009 27 50 28 595 60 45 5 535 11 70 161 0 34 15 586 32 95 47 300 Pamlico 1 929 38 77 2 229 44 80 809 16 26 8 0 16 300 6 03 4 975 Pasquotank 3 419 35 69 4 709 49 15 1 434 14 97 19 0 20 1 290 13 46 9 581 Pender 4 857 39 07 5 825 46 86 1 725 13 88 23 0 19 968 7 79 12 430 Perquimans 1 429 36 85 1 818 46 88 624 16 09 7 0 18 389 10 03 3 878 Person 4 460 43 60 4 323 42 26 1 431 13 99 16 0 16 137 1 34 10 230 Pitt 16 609 41 63 17 959 45 02 5 262 13 19 65 0 16 1 350 3 39 39 895 Polk 3 448 45 77 2 939 39 02 1 134 15 05 12 0 16 509 6 75 7 533 Randolph 20 697 53 20 11 274 28 98 6 870 17 66 61 0 16 9 423 24 22 38 902 Richmond 4 356 28 01 9 163 58 91 2 015 12 96 19 0 12 4 807 30 90 15 553 Robeson 7 777 25 52 19 378 63 59 3 277 10 75 42 0 14 11 601 38 07 30 474 Rockingham 12 678 40 54 13 880 44 39 4 671 14 94 40 0 13 1 202 3 85 31 269 Rowan 21 297 49 84 14 308 33 48 7 053 16 51 74 0 17 6 989 16 36 42 732 Rutherford 9 748 47 95 7 855 38 64 2 695 13 26 31 0 15 1 893 9 31 20 329 Sampson 8 007 43 12 8 698 46 84 1 852 9 97 11 0 06 691 3 72 18 568 Scotland 2 980 31 84 5 175 55 29 1 196 12 78 9 0 10 2 195 23 45 9 360 Stanly 11 030 50 91 7 735 35 70 2 855 13 18 44 0 20 3 295 15 21 21 664 Stokes 7 979 47 90 6 463 38 80 2 183 13 11 32 0 19 1 516 9 10 16 657 Surry 10 866 46 33 9 392 40 05 3 164 13 49 31 0 13 1 474 6 28 23 453 Swain 1 640 37 88 2 117 48 89 568 13 12 5 0 12 477 11 01 4 330 Transylvania 5 984 45 55 5 120 38 97 2 006 15 27 27 0 21 864 6 58 13 137 Tyrrell 553 33 03 928 55 44 189 11 29 4 0 24 375 22 41 1 674 Union 16 542 51 71 10 789 33 72 4 601 14 38 60 0 19 5 753 17 99 31 992 Vance 4 747 37 09 6 598 51 55 1 444 11 28 11 0 09 1 851 14 46 12 800 Wake 86 798 41 84 88 979 42 89 31 140 15 01 550 0 27 2 181 1 05 207 467 Warren 1 767 24 80 4 656 65 35 693 9 73 9 0 13 2 889 40 55 7 125 Washington 1 780 33 89 2 902 55 24 563 10 72 8 0 15 1 122 21 35 5 253 Watauga 7 899 41 09 8 262 42 98 3 007 15 64 57 0 30 363 1 89 19 225 Wayne 14 397 52 29 10 307 37 44 2 798 10 16 30 0 11 4 090 14 85 27 532 Wilkes 12 547 52 57 7 991 33 48 3 307 13 86 23 0 10 4 556 19 09 23 868 Wilson 10 176 44 36 10 105 44 06 2 630 11 47 26 0 11 71 0 30 22 937 Yadkin 7 311 56 34 3 913 30 15 1 725 13 29 28 0 22 3 398 26 19 12 977 Yancey 3 994 43 38 4 285 46 54 917 9 96 12 0 13 291 3 16 9 208 Totals 1 134 661 43 44 1 114 042 42 65 357 864 13 70 5 283 0 20 20 619 0 79 2 611 850 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Alleghany Brunswick Buncombe Camden Chowan Cumberland Franklin Guilford Jackson Madison Montgomery Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Pitt Rockingham Sampson Wake Watauga YanceyReferences edit 1992 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Sullivan Robert David June 29 2016 How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century The National Catholic Review America Magazine ed 1992 Presidential General Election Data Graphs North Carolina by County Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas NC US President Race November 03 1992 Our Campaigns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina amp oldid 1214290075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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