Election in Michigan
1992 United States presidential election in Michigan Turnout 62.5% [1]
County Results
Clinton
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Bush
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
The 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 3, 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.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[3] 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 . As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , 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.[4] Michigan voted most similarly to the national results of the election.
Results [ edit ]
1992 United States presidential election in Michigan[2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Bill Clinton
1,871,182
43.77%
18
Republican
George H. W. Bush (incumbent )
1,554,940
36.38%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
824,813
19.30%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
10,175
0.24%
0
Taxpayers’
Howard Phillips
8,263
0.19%
0
Natural Law
Dr. John Hagelin
2,954
0.07%
0
Socialist Equality
Helen Halyard
1,432
0.03%
0
Write-ins
914
0.02%
0
Totals
4,274,673
100.0%
18
Results by county [ edit ]
County
William Jefferson Clinton Democratic
George Herbert Walker Bush Republican
Henry Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alcona
2,383
41.24%
2,247
38.88%
1,117
19.33%
32
0.55%
136
2.35%
5,779
Alger
2,144
46.91%
1,471
32.19%
941
20.59%
14
0.31%
673
14.73%
4,570
Allegan
12,823
31.40%
19,077
46.72%
8,742
21.41%
193
0.47%
-6,254
-15.32%
40,835
Alpena
6,894
45.75%
4,878
32.37%
3,236
21.47%
61
0.40%
2,016
13.38%
15,069
Antrim
3,431
34.34%
3,984
39.88%
2,528
25.30%
48
0.48%
-553
-5.53%
9,991
Arenac
3,244
45.02%
2,330
32.33%
1,608
22.31%
24
0.33%
914
12.68%
7,206
Baraga
1,695
46.69%
1,160
31.96%
754
20.77%
21
0.58%
535
14.74%
3,630
Barry
8,652
35.17%
9,489
38.57%
6,303
25.62%
155
0.63%
-837
-3.40%
24,599
Bay
26,492
48.74%
16,383
30.14%
11,258
20.71%
222
0.41%
10,109
18.60%
54,355
Benzie
2,715
39.62%
2,438
35.58%
1,657
24.18%
42
0.61%
277
4.04%
6,852
Berrien
25,840
37.12%
29,252
42.02%
14,056
20.19%
467
0.67%
-3,412
-4.90%
69,615
Branch
5,850
35.26%
5,976
36.02%
4,683
28.22%
84
0.51%
-126
-0.76%
16,593
Calhoun
25,542
43.51%
19,791
33.71%
13,058
22.24%
311
0.53%
5,751
9.80%
58,702
Cass
8,047
39.67%
7,391
36.44%
4,756
23.45%
89
0.44%
656
3.23%
20,283
Charlevoix
4,063
35.25%
4,017
34.85%
3,360
29.15%
85
0.74%
46
0.40%
11,525
Cheboygan
4,459
41.04%
3,864
35.57%
2,495
22.97%
46
0.42%
595
5.48%
10,864
Chippewa
5,434
39.82%
5,462
40.02%
2,706
19.83%
45
0.33%
-28
-0.21%
13,647
Clare
5,346
43.95%
3,916
32.20%
2,812
23.12%
89
0.73%
1,430
11.76%
12,163
Clinton
10,116
33.34%
12,216
40.27%
7,877
25.96%
130
0.43%
-2,100
-6.92%
30,339
Crawford
2,252
38.01%
2,193
37.01%
1,442
24.34%
38
0.64%
59
1.00%
5,925
Delta
8,387
46.69%
6,027
33.55%
3,485
19.40%
63
0.35%
2,360
13.14%
17,962
Dickinson
5,689
43.66%
4,273
32.79%
3,022
23.19%
47
0.36%
1,416
10.87%
13,031
Eaton
16,752
34.99%
18,669
38.99%
12,208
25.50%
254
0.53%
-1,917
-4.00%
47,883
Emmet
4,245
32.08%
5,312
40.15%
3,576
27.03%
99
0.75%
-1,067
-8.06%
13,232
Genesee
105,156
52.58%
47,834
23.92%
46,259
23.13%
749
0.37%
57,322
28.66%
199,998
Gladwin
4,457
41.36%
3,616
33.56%
2,649
24.58%
54
0.50%
841
7.80%
10,776
Gogebic
4,792
51.95%
2,838
30.76%
1,543
16.73%
52
0.56%
1,954
21.18%
9,225
Grand Traverse
11,148
32.35%
13,629
39.55%
9,495
27.55%
189
0.55%
-2,481
-7.20%
34,461
Gratiot
5,678
35.76%
6,280
39.55%
3,866
24.35%
55
0.35%
-602
-3.79%
15,879
Hillsdale
5,244
29.31%
7,579
42.36%
4,968
27.77%
100
0.56%
-2,335
-13.05%
17,891
Houghton
6,558
43.22%
5,575
36.74%
2,945
19.41%
95
0.63%
983
6.48%
15,173
Huron
6,023
36.21%
6,491
39.03%
4,064
24.43%
54
0.32%
-468
-2.81%
16,632
Ingham
61,596
46.04%
43,926
32.83%
27,683
20.69%
587
0.44%
17,670
13.21%
133,792
Ionia
8,370
35.14%
9,135
38.35%
6,211
26.07%
106
0.44%
-765
-3.21%
23,822
Iosco
5,369
39.79%
4,912
36.41%
3,131
23.21%
80
0.59%
457
3.39%
13,492
Iron
3,648
52.11%
1,971
28.16%
1,344
19.20%
37
0.53%
1,677
23.96%
7,000
Isabella
8,784
39.86%
7,706
34.97%
5,434
24.66%
113
0.51%
1,078
4.89%
22,037
Jackson
23,686
36.64%
25,424
39.33%
15,194
23.50%
340
0.53%
-1,738
-2.69%
64,644
Kalamazoo
43,568
41.95%
38,035
36.62%
21,666
20.86%
589
0.57%
5,533
5.33%
103,858
Kalkaska
2,297
35.75%
2,173
33.82%
1,915
29.80%
41
0.64%
124
1.93%
6,426
Kent
82,305
33.93%
115,285
47.53%
43,707
18.02%
1,256
0.52%
-32,980
-13.60%
242,553
Keweenaw
582
49.62%
378
32.23%
212
18.07%
1
0.09%
204
17.39%
1,173
Lake
2,351
51.72%
1,194
26.26%
981
21.58%
20
0.44%
1,157
25.45%
4,546
Lapeer
11,982
34.15%
12,326
35.13%
10,541
30.05%
235
0.67%
-344
-0.98%
35,084
Leelanau
3,445
33.82%
3,993
39.20%
2,685
26.36%
64
0.63%
-548
-5.38%
10,187
Lenawee
15,399
39.12%
14,297
36.32%
9,517
24.18%
152
0.39%
1,102
2.80%
39,365
Livingston
17,851
28.92%
27,539
44.61%
15,971
25.87%
374
0.61%
-9,688
-15.69%
61,735
Luce
972
37.34%
958
36.80%
660
25.36%
13
0.50%
14
0.54%
2,603
Mackinac
2,293
38.36%
2,278
38.11%
1,379
23.07%
27
0.45%
15
0.25%
5,977
Macomb
130,732
37.43%
147,795
42.32%
67,954
19.46%
2,757
0.79%
-17,063
-4.89%
349,238
Manistee
5,193
44.57%
3,491
29.96%
2,923
25.09%
44
0.38%
1,702
14.61%
11,651
Marquette
16,038
50.71%
9,665
30.56%
5,768
18.24%
158
0.50%
6,373
20.15%
31,629
Mason
4,829
36.91%
5,102
39.00%
3,096
23.67%
55
0.42%
-273
-2.09%
13,082
Mecosta
6,097
38.50%
6,047
38.19%
3,612
22.81%
79
0.50%
50
0.32%
15,835
Menominee
4,559
41.14%
3,995
36.05%
2,487
22.44%
41
0.37%
564
5.09%
11,082
Midland
13,382
34.65%
16,149
41.81%
8,945
23.16%
148
0.38%
-2,767
-7.16%
38,624
Missaukee
1,893
31.25%
2,829
46.70%
1,306
21.56%
30
0.50%
-936
-15.45%
6,058
Monroe
24,957
42.28%
20,250
34.30%
13,551
22.96%
273
0.46%
4,707
7.97%
59,031
Montcalm
8,730
38.32%
8,420
36.96%
5,504
24.16%
126
0.55%
310
1.36%
22,780
Montmorency
1,903
39.72%
1,794
37.45%
1,077
22.48%
17
0.35%
109
2.28%
4,791
Muskegon
32,515
45.19%
23,769
33.04%
15,268
21.22%
396
0.55%
8,746
12.16%
71,948
Newaygo
6,455
36.03%
7,333
40.93%
4,056
22.64%
72
0.40%
-878
-4.90%
17,916
Oakland
214,733
38.64%
242,160
43.57%
94,911
17.08%
3,956
0.71%
-27,427
-4.94%
555,760
Oceana
3,846
36.43%
3,944
37.36%
2,713
25.70%
54
0.51%
-98
-0.93%
10,557
Ogemaw
4,016
44.01%
2,936
32.17%
2,122
23.25%
52
0.57%
1,080
11.83%
9,126
Ontonagon
2,451
51.65%
1,463
30.83%
805
16.97%
26
0.55%
988
20.82%
4,745
Osceola
3,529
37.64%
3,606
38.46%
2,199
23.45%
42
0.45%
-77
-0.82%
9,376
Oscoda
1,471
38.40%
1,583
41.32%
755
19.71%
22
0.57%
-112
-2.92%
3,831
Otsego
3,129
33.99%
3,393
36.85%
2,635
28.62%
50
0.54%
-264
-2.87%
9,207
Ottawa
22,180
23.05%
56,862
59.10%
16,855
17.52%
314
0.33%
-34,682
-36.05%
96,211
Presque Isle
3,308
45.04%
2,398
32.65%
1,612
21.95%
27
0.37%
910
12.39%
7,345
Roscommon
5,243
43.67%
4,170
34.73%
2,551
21.25%
43
0.36%
1,073
8.94%
12,007
Saginaw
43,819
45.22%
32,103
33.13%
20,523
21.18%
460
0.47%
11,716
12.09%
96,905
Sanilac
5,868
31.28%
7,891
42.07%
4,894
26.09%
105
0.56%
-2,023
-10.78%
18,758
Schoolcraft
2,139
51.80%
1,253
30.35%
721
17.46%
16
0.39%
886
21.46%
4,129
Shiawassee
12,629
39.03%
10,930
33.78%
8,632
26.67%
169
0.52%
1,699
5.25%
32,360
St. Clair
23,385
34.99%
24,508
36.67%
18,523
27.72%
416
0.62%
-1,123
-1.68%
66,832
St. Joseph
7,817
32.61%
9,836
41.03%
6,209
25.90%
109
0.45%
-2,019
-8.42%
23,971
Tuscola
9,138
37.05%
8,636
35.01%
6,765
27.43%
127
0.51%
502
2.04%
24,666
Van Buren
12,466
41.23%
10,357
34.25%
7,255
23.99%
159
0.53%
2,109
6.97%
30,237
Washtenaw
73,325
53.34%
41,386
30.11%
21,889
15.92%
866
0.63%
31,939
23.23%
137,466
Wayne
508,464
60.39%
227,002
26.96%
102,074
12.12%
4,425
0.53%
281,462
33.43%
841,965
Wexford
4,894
38.92%
4,696
37.34%
2,923
23.24%
62
0.49%
198
1.57%
12,575
Totals
1,871,182
43.77%
1,554,940
36.38%
824,813
19.30%
23,738
0.56%
316,242
7.40%
4,274,673
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]