1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1992 United States presidential election 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1988 1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1996 November 3, 1992 x160px Bill Clinton.jpg Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Arkansas Al Gore 11 933,521 47.08% George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 0 841,300 42.43% RossPerotColor.jpg Ross Perot Independent Texas James Stockdale 0 199,968 10.09% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Clinton #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% President George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.08% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 42.43%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 10.09% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.1992 Presidential General Election Results http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1992 U.S. Election Atlas 9 June 2012 Clinton, from neighboring Arkansas, benefited from having the state's junior U.S. Senator Al Gore as his vice presidential running mate. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Rutherford County, Sumner County, Wilson County, Lincoln County, Claiborne County, Hardin County, Macon County, Bledsoe County, and Pickett County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Background Leading up to the 1992 election, The Republican presidential nominee had won Tennessee in every presidential election since 1968 except for Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter's victory in 1976.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 202 Primary elections Democratic Paul Tsongas stated that he was only seeking a strong second-place result as he was campaigning in Bill Clinton's region. Jeff Clark, the director of Bob Kerrey's campaign in the state, criticized Democratic officials in the state for almost entirely endorsing Clinton, but Clark later endorsed Clinton himself.Steed Moreland Baker 1994 159 Clinton selected Al Gore, one of Tennessee's two U.S. Senators, as his running mate.Steed Moreland Baker 1994 160 Republican Pat Buchanan only visited Tennessee once during the primary while George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle conducted a combined five visits.Steed Moreland Baker 1994 158 General election The Democrats won their biggest majority since 1976 in the concurrent Tennessee House of Representatives elections.Steed Moreland Baker 1994 166 Results 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee1992 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1992&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 9 June 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Bill Clinton 933,521 47.08% 11 Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 841,300 42.43% 0 Independent Ross Perot 199,968 10.09% 0 Independent Andre Marrou 1,847 0.09% 0 Independent J. Quinn Brisben 1,356 0.07% 0 Independent James "Bo" Gritz 756 0.04% 0 Independent Lenora Fulani 727 0.04% 0 Independent Dr. John Hagelin 599 0.03% 0 Independent Howard Phillips 579 0.03% 0 Independent Ron Daniels 511 0.03% 0 Independent Lyndon LaRouche 460 0.02% 0 Independent Earl Dodge 343 0.02% 0 Independent James Warren 277 0.01% 0 Independent John Yiamouyiannis 233 0.01% 0 Write-ins 161 0.01% 0 Totals 1,982,638 100.00% 11 Results by county County Bill ClintonDemocratic George H. W. BushRepublican Ross PerotIndependent Various candidatesIndependent Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 13,482 47.12% 11,838 41.38% 3,149 11.01% 142 0.50% 1,644 5.74% 28,611 Bedford 5,978 52.34% 3,836 33.59% 1,541 13.49% 66 0.58% 2,142 18.75% 11,421 Benton 3,896 63.72% 1,625 26.58% 559 9.14% 34 0.56% 2,271 37.14% 6,114 Bledsoe 1,884 46.89% 1,776 44.20% 352 8.76% 6 0.15% 108 2.69% 4,018 Blount 14,655 38.92% 18,415 48.91% 4,468 11.87% 113 0.30% -3,760 -9.99% 37,651 Bradley 9,889 33.30% 16,528 55.66% 3,212 10.82% 67 0.23% -6,639 -22.36% 29,696 Campbell 6,756 52.25% 4,897 37.87% 1,240 9.59% 38 0.29% 1,859 14.38% 12,931 Cannon 2,593 59.87% 1,229 28.38% 495 11.43% 14 0.32% 1,364 31.49% 4,331 Carroll 5,741 48.66% 4,842 41.04% 1,139 9.65% 77 0.65% 899 7.62% 11,799 Carter 6,502 33.88% 10,712 55.82% 1,898 9.89% 78 0.41% -4,210 -21.94% 19,190 Cheatham 4,817 49.21% 3,496 35.72% 1,433 14.64% 42 0.43% 1,321 13.49% 9,788 Chester 2,317 41.40% 2,834 50.64% 439 7.84% 6 0.11% -517 -9.24% 5,596 Claiborne 4,509 47.54% 4,065 42.86% 860 9.07% 51 0.54% 444 4.68% 9,485 Clay 1,922 59.58% 1,072 33.23% 223 6.91% 9 0.28% 850 26.35% 3,226 Cocke 3,495 34.95% 5,298 52.98% 1,124 11.24% 83 0.83% -1,803 -18.03% 10,000 Coffee 8,534 50.07% 6,047 35.48% 2,420 14.20% 43 0.25% 2,487 14.59% 17,044 Crockett 2,657 49.60% 2,180 40.69% 507 9.46% 13 0.24% 477 8.91% 5,357 Cumberland 6,393 40.48% 7,116 45.06% 2,200 13.93% 83 0.53% -723 -4.58% 15,792 Davidson 106,355 52.18% 76,567 37.57% 20,184 9.90% 701 0.34% 29,788 14.61% 203,807 Decatur 2,633 56.49% 1,667 35.76% 351 7.53% 10 0.21% 966 20.73% 4,661 DeKalb 4,382 65.19% 1,714 25.50% 608 9.04% 18 0.27% 2,668 39.69% 6,722 Dickson 7,863 55.79% 4,450 31.58% 1,730 12.28% 50 0.35% 3,413 24.21% 14,093 Dyer 5,845 45.71% 5,668 44.33% 1,241 9.71% 33 0.26% 177 1.38% 12,787 Fayette 4,211 48.91% 3,713 43.13% 657 7.63% 28 0.33% 498 5.78% 8,609 Fentress 2,730 47.40% 2,391 41.52% 606 10.52% 32 0.56% 339 5.88% 5,759 Franklin 7,773 54.83% 4,507 31.79% 1,837 12.96% 59 0.42% 3,266 23.04% 14,176 Gibson 9,555 52.12% 7,161 39.06% 1,536 8.38% 80 0.44% 2,394 13.06% 18,332 Giles 5,601 57.26% 2,827 28.90% 1,309 13.38% 44 0.45% 2,774 28.36% 9,781 Grainger 2,242 40.37% 2,772 49.92% 513 9.24% 26 0.47% -530 -9.55% 5,553 Greene 7,857 37.64% 9,912 47.48% 2,930 14.04% 176 0.84% -2,055 -9.84% 20,875 Grundy 2,997 68.33% 1,004 22.89% 366 8.34% 19 0.43% 1,993 45.44% 4,386 Hamblen 7,114 39.85% 8,898 49.84% 1,760 9.86% 82 0.46% -1,784 -9.99% 17,854 Hamilton 46,770 40.64% 53,476 46.47% 14,400 12.51% 439 0.38% -6,706 -5.83% 115,085 Hancock 1,000 40.83% 1,274 52.02% 151 6.17% 24 0.98% -274 -11.19% 2,449 Hardeman 4,832 56.01% 3,122 36.19% 594 6.89% 79 0.92% 1,710 19.82% 8,627 Hardin 3,922 45.65% 3,875 45.10% 734 8.54% 61 0.71% 47 0.55% 8,592 Hawkins 6,623 40.67% 7,758 47.64% 1,847 11.34% 57 0.35% -1,135 -6.97% 16,285 Haywood 3,511 55.07% 2,518 39.49% 331 5.19% 16 0.25% 993 15.58% 6,376 Henderson 3,502 38.81% 4,719 52.29% 785 8.70% 18 0.20% -1,217 -13.48% 9,024 Henry 6,797 56.20% 3,661 30.27% 1,588 13.13% 49 0.41% 3,136 25.93% 12,095 Hickman 4,093 60.84% 1,820 27.06% 795 11.82% 19 0.28% 2,273 33.78% 6,727 Houston 2,012 68.18% 648 21.96% 280 9.49% 11 0.37% 1,364 46.22% 2,951 Humphreys 3,875 63.16% 1,641 26.75% 609 9.93% 10 0.16% 2,234 36.41% 6,135 Jackson 3,208 75.34% 708 16.63% 332 7.80% 10 0.23% 2,500 58.71% 4,258 Jefferson 4,740 38.34% 6,184 50.02% 1,385 11.20% 53 0.43% -1,444 -11.68% 12,362 Johnson 1,781 32.02% 3,170 56.98% 574 10.32% 38 0.68% -1,389 -24.96% 5,563 Knox 59,702 41.90% 66,607 46.75% 15,669 11.00% 498 0.35% -6,905 -4.85% 142,476 Lake 1,449 62.84% 680 29.49% 151 6.55% 26 1.13% 769 33.35% 2,306 Lauderdale 4,452 55.94% 2,928 36.79% 561 7.05% 17 0.21% 1,524 19.15% 7,958 Lawrence 6,816 49.16% 5,608 40.45% 1,403 10.12% 37 0.27% 1,208 8.71% 13,864 Lewis 2,491 60.00% 1,218 29.34% 434 10.45% 9 0.22% 1,273 30.66% 4,152 Lincoln 5,063 49.15% 3,814 37.02% 1,371 13.31% 54 0.52% 1,249 12.13% 10,302 Loudon 5,414 40.07% 6,444 47.70% 1,602 11.86% 50 0.37% -1,030 -7.63% 13,510 Macon 2,961 51.71% 2,299 40.15% 443 7.74% 23 0.40% 662 11.56% 5,726 Madison 13,629 43.69% 14,869 47.66% 2,634 8.44% 64 0.21% -1,240 -3.97% 31,196 Marion 5,589 55.51% 3,262 32.40% 1,186 11.78% 31 0.31% 2,327 23.11% 10,068 Marshall 4,491 55.46% 2,516 31.07% 1,050 12.97% 41 0.51% 1,975 24.39% 8,098 Maury 9,997 48.86% 7,440 36.37% 2,821 13.79% 201 0.98% 2,557 12.49% 20,459 McMinn 6,682 41.79% 7,453 46.61% 1,812 11.33% 43 0.27% -771 -4.82% 15,990 McNairy 4,691 48.89% 4,093 42.66% 774 8.07% 37 0.39% 598 6.23% 9,595 Meigs 1,673 48.02% 1,355 38.89% 453 13.00% 3 0.09% 318 9.13% 3,484 Monroe 5,384 43.38% 6,025 48.55% 936 7.54% 66 0.53% -641 -5.17% 12,411 Montgomery 14,507 46.29% 13,011 41.51% 3,753 11.97% 70 0.22% 1,496 4.78% 31,341 Moore 1,151 53.66% 661 30.82% 327 15.24% 6 0.28% 490 22.84% 2,145 Morgan 3,190 51.58% 2,306 37.29% 658 10.64% 30 0.49% 884 14.29% 6,184 Obion 6,497 50.51% 4,812 37.41% 1,494 11.61% 61 0.47% 1,685 13.10% 12,864 Overton 4,489 67.49% 1,657 24.91% 468 7.04% 37 0.56% 2,832 42.58% 6,651 Perry 1,889 64.71% 708 24.25% 317 10.86% 5 0.17% 1,181 40.46% 2,919 Pickett 1,144 48.31% 1,094 46.20% 121 5.11% 9 0.38% 50 2.11% 2,368 Polk 2,583 56.03% 1,584 34.36% 419 9.09% 24 0.52% 999 21.67% 4,610 Putnam 10,858 50.54% 7,998 37.23% 2,473 11.51% 153 0.71% 2,860 13.31% 21,482 Rhea 4,289 41.45% 4,860 46.97% 1,163 11.24% 36 0.35% -571 -5.52% 10,348 Roane 9,812 46.73% 8,719 41.52% 2,396 11.41% 72 0.34% 1,093 5.21% 20,999 Robertson 8,498 53.86% 5,271 33.41% 1,978 12.54% 32 0.20% 3,227 20.45% 15,779 Rutherford 21,084 44.73% 18,877 40.04% 7,005 14.86% 174 0.37% 2,207 4.69% 47,140 Scott 2,730 42.54% 3,011 46.91% 643 10.02% 34 0.53% -281 -4.37% 6,418 Sequatchie 1,754 49.28% 1,381 38.80% 405 11.38% 19 0.53% 373 10.48% 3,559 Sevier 6,719 31.60% 11,714 55.08% 2,760 12.98% 73 0.34% -4,995 -23.48% 21,266 Shelby 191,322 52.26% 153,310 41.88% 20,223 5.52% 1,255 0.34% 38,012 10.38% 366,110 Smith 5,061 71.85% 1,482 21.04% 486 6.90% 15 0.21% 3,579 50.81% 7,044 Stewart 2,779 64.28% 1,046 24.20% 487 11.27% 11 0.25% 1,733 40.08% 4,323 Sullivan 20,935 36.74% 28,801 50.55% 6,730 11.81% 514 0.90% -7,866 -13.81% 56,980 Sumner 19,387 46.01% 17,401 41.30% 5,177 12.29% 167 0.40% 1,986 4.71% 42,132 Tipton 5,652 41.20% 6,757 49.26% 1,279 9.32% 29 0.21% -1,105 -8.06% 13,717 Trousdale 1,846 69.29% 565 21.21% 243 9.12% 10 0.38% 1,281 48.08% 2,664 Unicoi 2,375 36.84% 3,344 51.87% 709 11.00% 19 0.29% -969 -15.03% 6,447 Union 2,478 46.28% 2,274 42.47% 580 10.83% 22 0.41% 204 3.81% 5,354 Van Buren 1,329 63.89% 555 26.68% 191 9.18% 5 0.24% 774 37.21% 2,080 Warren 7,189 58.19% 3,704 29.98% 1,415 11.45% 47 0.38% 3,485 28.21% 12,355 Washington 13,071 36.84% 18,206 51.31% 4,002 11.28% 204 0.57% -5,135 -14.47% 35,483 Wayne 1,868 35.47% 2,955 56.11% 424 8.05% 19 0.36% -1,087 -20.64% 5,266 Weakley 5,691 47.95% 4,800 40.44% 1,355 11.42% 23 0.19% 891 7.51% 11,869 White 4,102 57.99% 2,118 29.94% 821 11.61% 33 0.47% 1,984 28.05% 7,074 Williamson 13,053 32.47% 22,015 54.77% 5,026 12.50% 101 0.25% -8,962 -22.30% 40,195 Wilson 13,861 46.35% 12,061 40.33% 3,848 12.87% 133 0.44% 1,800 6.02% 29,903Totals933,52147.08%841,30042.43%199,96810.09%7,8490.40%92,2214.65%1,982,638 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Anderson Bedford Bledsoe Campbell Carroll Cheatham Claiborne Clay Coffee Crockett Davidson Decatur Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Gibson Hardeman Hardin Lauderdale Lawrence Lincoln Macon Marion Marshall Maury McNairy Meigs Montgomery Moore Morgan Obion Pickett Polk Putnam Roane Rutherford Sequatchie Shelby Sumner Union Weakley White Wilson See also 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Presidency of Bill Clinton References Works cited Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod The 1992 Presidential Election in the South: Current Patterns of Southern Party and Electoral Politics Praeger Publishers 1994 0275945340 Tennessee 1992 Category:1992 Tennessee elections