1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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

1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

November 3, 1992
Turnout	76.6%[1] 6.4 pp
Nominee Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Independent Home state Arkansas Texas Texas Running mate Al Gore Dan Quayle James Stockdale Electoral vote 4 0 0 Popular vote 213,299 131,601 105,045 Percentage 47.04% 29.02% 23.16%
County Results Clinton   40–50%
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

Rhode Island was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.04% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 29.02%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.16% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[3]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	213,299	47.04%	4
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	131,601	29.02%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	105,045	23.16%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,878	0.41%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	571	0.13%	0
	Ind. For LaRouche	Lyndon LaRouche	494	0.11%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	262	0.06%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	215	0.05%	0
	Write-in	James Bo Gritz	3	0.00%	0
	Write-in	J. Quinn Brisben	2	0.00%	0
	Write-in	Ronald Daniels	1	0.00%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	106	0.02%	0
Totals			453,477	100.0%	4

By county

	William Jefferson Clinton Democratic		George Herbert Walker Bush Republican		Henry Ross Perot		Various candidates Other parties
County	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Providence	49.5%	125,358	27.5%	69,579	22.3%	56,575	0.8%	1,929
Bristol	45.8%	11,414	32.9%	8,208	20.6%	5,132	0.6%	157
Newport	44.4%	17,584	31.2%	12,386	23.6%	9,366	0.8%	308
Kent	43.6%	35,934	30.6%	25,217	25.1%	20,690	0.7%	584
Washington	43.5%	32,009	30.6%	16,211	25.1%	13,282	0.8%	442

See also

• United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

References

1. This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 1992 (424,818) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 1992 (554,664). See "Voter Turnout, 1992". Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
3. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 9 June 2012.