United States presidential election in Vermont, 1992

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1992

November 3, 1992

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 3 0 0 Popular vote 133,592 88,122 65,991 Percentage 46.1% 30.4% 22.8%

County Results   Clinton—50-60%   Clinton—40-50%   Clinton—<40%

President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont was won by Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas, taking 46.11% of the popular vote over incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush of Texas, who took 30.42%, a victory margin of 15.70%. Independent Texas billionaire Ross Perot finished in third with 22.78% of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.^[2]

This election would prove to be a re-aligning one for the state of Vermont. Clinton's decisive double-digit victory in the state, including a Democratic sweep of all fourteen counties, represented a dramatic turnaround for a state that up to that point had been reliably Republican for over 130 years. This was only the second time in history that a Democratic presidential nominee had won Vermont's electoral votes, the first and only prior time being when Lyndon Johnson had carried the state in the 1964 Democratic landslide. Except for 1964, Vermont had voted Republican in every presidential election from 1856 to 1988. Beginning in 1992, however, Vermont instantly became a reliably Democratic state in presidential elections, voting Democratic in every election that has followed.

Vermont's sudden shift away from the GOP was largely a product of dramatic changes within the party itself. By the 1990s, the Republican Party, which once had a vibrant progressive Northeastern wing, had been almost completely taken over by conservatives, Southerners, and Evangelical Christians. Consequently, Vermont, a liberal and secular New England state, moved increasingly toward the Democratic Party and today is regarded as one of the bluest of blue states.

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1992[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	133,592	46.11%	3
	Republican	George H.W. Bush (incumbent)	88,122	30.42%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	65,991	22.78%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	501	0.17%	0
	Write-ins		488	0.17%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	429	0.15%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	315	0.11%	0
	VT Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	124	0.04%	0
	Socialist Workers	James Warren	82	0.03%	0
	Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	57	0.02%	0
Totals			289,701	100.0%	3

References

1. "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 10 June 2012.