1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Turnout 82.8%[ 1]
Clinton
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Bush
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose 23 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Pennsylvania was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D ) by a margin of 9.02%.[ 2] Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (I -TX ) finished in third, with 18.20% of Pennsylvania's popular vote.[ 2]
As of 2024, this is the last election where Pennsylvania voted more Democratic than both Wisconsin and Michigan.
Primaries
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
Percent
Bill Clinton
715,031
56.50%
Jerry Brown
325,543
25.72%
Paul Tsongas
161,572
12.77%
Others
63,349
5.01%
Totals
1,265,495
Turnout: 46.69%
Republican primary
Candidate
Votes
Percent
George H. W. Bush (incumbent)
774,865
76.81%
Patrick Buchanan
233,912
23.19%
Totals
1,008,777
Turnout: 42.70%
Results
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Results by county
County
Bill Clinton Democratic
George H.W. Bush Republican
Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
9,576
32.46%
13,552
45.94%
6,313
21.40%
60
0.20%
-3,976
-13.48%
29,501
Allegheny
324,004
52.75%
183,035
29.80%
103,470
16.85%
3,678
0.60%
140,969
22.95%
614,187
Armstrong
12,995
45.87%
9,122
32.20%
6,166
21.76%
50
0.18%
3,873
13.67%
28,333
Beaver
44,877
54.50%
21,361
25.94%
15,954
19.38%
148
0.18%
23,516
28.56%
82,340
Bedford
5,840
31.04%
9,216
48.98%
3,731
19.83%
30
0.16%
-3,376
-17.94%
18,817
Berks
46,031
35.03%
52,939
40.29%
31,663
24.10%
774
0.59%
-6,908
-5.26%
131,407
Blair
14,857
33.19%
21,447
47.92%
8,284
18.51%
170
0.38%
-6,590
-14.73%
44,758
Bradford
6,903
30.51%
10,221
45.17%
5,452
24.09%
52
0.23%
-3,318
-14.66%
22,628
Bucks
97,902
39.40%
94,584
38.06%
53,931
21.70%
2,090
0.84%
3,318
1.34%
248,507
Butler
22,303
36.48%
23,656
38.70%
15,013
24.56%
158
0.26%
-1,353
-2.22%
61,130
Cambria
34,334
51.75%
20,770
31.30%
11,070
16.68%
175
0.26%
13,564
20.45%
66,349
Cameron
824
30.77%
1,173
43.80%
676
25.24%
5
0.19%
-349
-13.03%
2,678
Carbon
9,072
41.89%
7,243
33.44%
5,222
24.11%
122
0.56%
1,829
8.45%
21,659
Centre
21,177
41.34%
20,478
39.98%
9,356
18.26%
214
0.42%
699
1.36%
51,225
Chester
59,643
35.25%
74,002
43.73%
34,536
20.41%
1,027
0.61%
-14,359
-8.48%
169,208
Clarion
5,584
35.53%
6,477
41.21%
3,619
23.02%
38
0.24%
-893
-5.68%
15,718
Clearfield
12,247
39.70%
11,553
37.45%
6,989
22.66%
58
0.19%
694
2.25%
30,847
Clinton
5,397
42.94%
4,471
35.57%
2,654
21.12%
47
0.37%
926
7.37%
12,569
Columbia
8,261
34.80%
9,742
41.04%
5,683
23.94%
53
0.22%
-1,481
-6.24%
23,739
Crawford
12,813
37.00%
14,112
40.75%
7,392
21.35%
311
0.90%
-1,299
-3.75%
34,628
Cumberland
26,635
31.49%
43,447
51.37%
14,344
16.96%
147
0.17%
-16,812
-19.88%
84,573
Dauphin
36,990
37.40%
45,479
45.98%
16,063
16.24%
378
0.38%
-8,489
-8.58%
98,910
Delaware
111,210
41.80%
108,587
40.81%
43,728
16.43%
2,549
0.96%
2,623
0.99%
266,074
Elk
5,016
36.26%
4,908
35.48%
3,885
28.09%
23
0.17%
108
0.78%
13,832
Erie
56,381
47.86%
39,283
33.35%
21,510
18.26%
630
0.53%
17,098
14.51%
117,804
Fayette
30,577
56.77%
12,820
23.80%
10,162
18.87%
302
0.56%
17,757
32.97%
53,861
Forest
890
41.51%
801
37.36%
448
20.90%
5
0.23%
89
4.15%
2,144
Franklin
13,440
30.66%
23,387
53.35%
6,941
15.83%
66
0.15%
-9,947
-22.69%
43,834
Fulton
1,588
31.61%
2,558
50.93%
869
17.30%
8
0.16%
-970
-19.32%
5,023
Greene
8,438
55.75%
3,482
23.01%
3,186
21.05%
29
0.19%
4,956
32.74%
15,135
Huntingdon
5,153
32.82%
7,249
46.17%
3,273
20.85%
25
0.16%
-2,096
-13.35%
15,700
Indiana
15,194
45.61%
10,966
32.92%
7,089
21.28%
65
0.20%
4,228
12.69%
33,314
Jefferson
5,998
33.87%
7,271
41.05%
4,403
24.86%
39
0.22%
-1,273
-7.18%
17,711
Juniata
2,601
30.89%
3,980
47.27%
1,819
21.60%
20
0.24%
-1,379
-16.38%
8,420
Lackawanna
45,054
47.44%
33,443
35.22%
15,667
16.50%
804
0.85%
11,611
12.22%
94,968
Lancaster
44,255
27.63%
88,447
55.22%
26,807
16.74%
671
0.42%
-44,192
-27.59%
160,180
Lawrence
20,830
50.55%
12,359
30.00%
7,950
19.29%
64
0.16%
8,471
20.55%
41,203
Lebanon
12,350
28.71%
21,512
50.00%
9,005
20.93%
154
0.36%
-9,162
-21.29%
43,021
Lehigh
46,711
40.68%
42,631
37.12%
24,853
21.64%
641
0.56%
4,080
3.56%
114,836
Luzerne
56,623
44.53%
49,285
38.76%
21,007
16.52%
231
0.18%
7,338
5.77%
127,146
Lycoming
13,315
30.84%
20,536
47.57%
9,170
21.24%
151
0.35%
-7,221
-16.73%
43,172
McKean
5,331
32.51%
6,965
42.47%
4,019
24.51%
85
0.52%
-1,634
-9.96%
16,400
Mercer
23,264
46.68%
16,081
32.27%
10,277
20.62%
214
0.43%
7,183
14.41%
49,836
Mifflin
4,946
33.67%
6,300
42.89%
3,382
23.03%
60
0.41%
-1,354
-9.22%
14,688
Monroe
13,468
35.91%
14,557
38.82%
9,257
24.69%
218
0.58%
-1,089
-2.91%
37,500
Montgomery
136,572
42.87%
125,704
39.46%
53,738
16.87%
2,562
0.80%
10,868
3.41%
318,576
Montour
2,150
32.35%
3,096
46.58%
1,373
20.66%
27
0.41%
-946
-14.23%
6,646
Northampton
42,203
43.27%
34,429
35.30%
20,234
20.75%
659
0.68%
7,774
7.97%
97,525
Northumberland
12,814
35.80%
15,057
42.07%
7,782
21.74%
139
0.39%
-2,243
-6.27%
35,792
Perry
4,086
26.66%
7,871
51.35%
3,334
21.75%
36
0.23%
-3,785
-24.69%
15,327
Philadelphia
434,904
68.16%
133,328
20.90%
65,455
10.26%
4,371
0.69%
301,576
47.26%
638,058
Pike
4,382
32.21%
6,084
44.73%
3,019
22.19%
118
0.87%
-1,702
-12.52%
13,603
Potter
1,892
26.86%
3,452
49.01%
1,687
23.95%
13
0.18%
-1,560
-22.15%
7,044
Schuylkill
23,679
37.57%
25,780
40.90%
13,398
21.26%
172
0.27%
-2,101
-3.33%
63,029
Snyder
2,952
23.44%
6,934
55.05%
2,686
21.32%
24
0.19%
-3,982
-31.61%
12,596
Somerset
12,493
38.14%
13,858
42.30%
6,333
19.33%
75
0.23%
-1,365
-4.16%
32,759
Sullivan
1,030
33.09%
1,340
43.05%
731
23.48%
12
0.39%
-310
-9.96%
3,113
Susquehanna
5,368
32.13%
7,356
44.02%
3,946
23.62%
39
0.23%
-1,988
-11.89%
16,709
Tioga
4,868
29.43%
7,823
47.29%
3,804
22.99%
48
0.29%
-2,955
-17.86%
16,543
Union
3,623
29.54%
6,362
51.87%
2,255
18.39%
25
0.20%
-2,739
-22.33%
12,265
Venango
8,230
38.18%
8,545
39.64%
4,695
21.78%
84
0.39%
-315
-1.46%
21,554
Warren
6,972
37.84%
6,585
35.74%
4,795
26.02%
74
0.40%
387
2.10%
18,426
Washington
46,143
54.70%
21,977
26.05%
16,083
19.06%
161
0.19%
24,166
28.65%
84,364
Wayne
4,817
28.64%
8,184
48.65%
3,727
22.16%
94
0.56%
-3,367
-20.01%
16,822
Westmoreland
69,817
45.20%
47,315
30.63%
37,036
23.98%
283
0.18%
22,502
14.57%
154,451
Wyoming
3,158
29.11%
5,143
47.40%
2,525
23.27%
24
0.22%
-1,985
-18.29%
10,850
York
46,113
34.35%
60,130
44.79%
27,743
20.67%
259
0.19%
-14,017
-10.44%
134,245
Totals
2,239,164
45.15%
1,791,841
36.13%
902,667
18.20%
26,138
0.53%
447,323
9.02%
4,959,810
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References