1992 United States presidential election in Montana 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 154,507 144,207 107,225 Percentage 37.63% 35.12% 26.12%
County Results
[1] Clinton
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Bush
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
Results by county showing number of votes by size and candidates by color.
[2] President before election George H. W. Bush Republican
Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic
Elections in Montana Mayoral elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Mayoral elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Mayoral elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held 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 .
Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas ) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush 's (R-Texas ) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot 's (I -Texas) 26.12%.[3] [4] As of 2020 , this is the last time Montana voted for the Democratic candidate and is currently the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964 , setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming , Idaho , North Dakota , and South Dakota ), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the second of two times that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho, the first being 1892 , both states' first election since statehood. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote.
Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in the subsequent election , and in Barack Obama 's first election in 2008 .
Results By county Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State.[2]
Treemap of the results by county. Color shows candidate and size shows number of votes.[2] County Bill Clinton Democratic George H.W. Bush Republican Ross Perot Independent Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 1,098 26.39% 1,746 41.97% 1,202 28.89% 114 2.74% -544 -13.08% 4,160 Big Horn 2,154 49.02% 1,377 31.34% 840 19.12% 23 0.52% 777 17.68% 4,394 Blaine 1,355 44.48% 971 31.88% 699 22.95% 21 0.69% 384 12.60% 3,046 Broadwater 491 26.66% 830 45.06% 505 27.42% 16 0.87% -325 -17.64% 1,842 Carbon 1,549 33.53% 1,562 33.81% 1,482 32.08% 27 0.58% -13 -0.28% 4,620 Carter 154 17.62% 497 56.86% 220 25.17% 3 0.34% -277 -31.69% 874 Cascade 14,719 40.24% 12,494 34.16% 9,151 25.02% 214 0.59% 2,225 6.08% 36,578 Chouteau 959 29.64% 1,380 42.65% 870 26.89% 27 0.83% -421 -13.01% 3,236 Custer 1,968 35.07% 2,105 37.52% 1,505 26.82% 33 0.59% -137 -2.45% 5,611 Daniels 457 33.53% 496 36.39% 402 29.49% 8 0.59% -39 -2.86% 1,363 Dawson 1,785 36.80% 1,679 34.62% 1,370 28.25% 16 0.33% 106 2.18% 4,850 Deer Lodge 3,174 60.24% 832 15.79% 1,207 22.91% 56 1.06% 1,967 37.33% 5,269 Fallon 446 27.74% 731 45.46% 427 26.55% 4 0.25% -285 -17.72% 1,608 Fergus 1,615 24.88% 2,736 42.16% 1,934 29.80% 205 3.16% -802 -12.36% 6,490 Flathead 9,746 31.02% 11,699 37.24% 9,109 28.99% 862 2.74% -1,953 -6.22% 31,416 Gallatin 9,535 33.13% 11,109 38.60% 7,711 26.79% 424 1.47% -1,574 -5.47% 28,779 Garfield 125 15.26% 403 49.21% 281 34.31% 10 1.22% -122 -14.90% 819 Glacier 2,076 48.02% 1,222 28.27% 997 23.06% 28 0.65% 854 19.75% 4,323 Golden Valley 142 28.63% 192 38.71% 157 31.65% 5 1.01% -35 -7.06% 496 Granite 358 27.08% 556 42.06% 386 29.20% 22 1.66% -170 -12.86% 1,322 Hill 3,618 44.77% 2,408 29.79% 2,017 24.96% 39 0.48% 1,210 14.98% 8,082 Jefferson 1,415 33.49% 1,541 36.47% 1,172 27.74% 97 2.30% -126 -2.98% 4,225 Judith Basin 409 28.27% 610 42.16% 415 28.68% 13 0.90% -195 -13.48% 1,447 Lake 3,938 37.32% 3,596 34.08% 2,878 27.27% 140 1.33% 342 3.24% 10,552 Lewis and Clark 11,117 42.47% 9,351 35.72% 5,560 21.24% 151 0.58% 1,766 6.75% 26,179 Liberty 321 26.51% 512 42.28% 363 29.98% 15 1.24% -149 -12.30% 1,211 Lincoln 2,765 33.00% 2,799 33.41% 2,637 31.48% 177 2.11% -34 -0.41% 8,378 Madison 779 23.61% 1,415 42.89% 1,043 31.62% 62 1.88% -372 -11.27% 3,299 McCone 424 31.31% 528 39.00% 395 29.17% 7 0.52% -104 -7.69% 1,354 Meagher 260 25.95% 422 42.12% 310 30.94% 10 1.00% -112 -11.18% 1,002 Mineral 664 40.61% 403 24.65% 543 33.21% 25 1.53% 121 7.40% 1,635 Missoula 20,347 46.99% 12,898 29.79% 9,735 22.48% 319 0.74% 7,449 17.20% 43,299 Musselshell 648 29.08% 876 39.32% 691 31.01% 13 0.58% -185 -8.31% 2,228 Park 2,258 30.18% 2,846 38.04% 2,182 29.16% 196 2.62% -588 -7.86% 7,482 Petroleum 61 20.61% 135 45.61% 95 32.09% 5 1.69% -40 -13.52% 296 Phillips 634 24.15% 1,026 39.09% 949 36.15% 16 0.61% -77 -2.94% 2,625 Pondera 1,046 33.05% 1,252 39.56% 855 27.01% 12 0.38% -206 -6.51% 3,165 Powder River 258 22.32% 547 47.32% 340 29.41% 11 0.95% -207 -17.91% 1,156 Powell 989 33.66% 1,058 36.01% 872 29.68% 19 0.65% -69 -2.35% 2,938 Prairie 260 30.37% 412 48.13% 179 20.91% 5 0.58% -152 -17.76% 856 Ravalli 4,644 30.92% 5,392 35.90% 4,573 30.45% 410 2.73% -748 -4.98% 15,019 Richland 1,440 30.33% 1,760 37.07% 1,525 32.12% 23 0.48% -235 -4.95% 4,748 Roosevelt 1,827 43.57% 1,212 28.91% 1,089 25.97% 65 1.55% 615 14.66% 4,193 Rosebud 1,669 42.60% 1,130 28.84% 1,099 28.05% 20 0.51% 539 13.76% 3,918 Sanders 1,689 37.48% 1,361 30.20% 1,378 30.58% 78 1.73% 311 6.90% 4,506 Sheridan 1,077 40.44% 795 29.85% 782 29.37% 9 0.34% 282 10.59% 2,663 Silver Bow 9,960 54.89% 3,491 19.24% 4,570 25.18% 125 0.69% 5,390 29.71% 18,146 Stillwater 1,178 32.36% 1,390 38.19% 1,056 29.01% 16 0.44% -212 -5.83% 3,640 Sweet Grass 395 21.93% 880 48.86% 507 28.15% 19 1.05% -373 -20.71% 1,801 Teton 1,043 30.63% 1,364 40.06% 969 28.46% 29 0.85% -321 -9.43% 3,405 Toole 854 31.43% 943 34.71% 903 33.24% 17 0.63% -40 -1.47% 2,717 Treasure 157 28.70% 206 37.66% 178 32.54% 6 1.10% -28 -5.12% 547 Valley 1,715 37.54% 1,497 32.77% 1,320 28.90% 36 0.79% 218 4.77% 4,568 Wheatland 384 33.39% 478 41.57% 284 24.70% 4 0.35% -94 -8.18% 1,150 Wibaux 195 32.13% 234 38.55% 173 28.50% 5 0.82% -39 -6.42% 607 Yellowstone 20,163 35.72% 22,822 40.43% 13,133 23.26% 332 0.59% -2,659 -4.71% 56,450 Totals 154,507 37.63% 144,207 35.12% 107,225 26.12% 4,672 1.14% 10,300 2.51% 410,611
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Analysis Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas ) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas ) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (I -Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote.[3] It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 . It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic (as of the 2020 presidential election [update] ), as well as the last time that Sanders County and Valley County voted Democratic. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lincoln or McCone Counties, as well as the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win without carrying Wibaux County .
See also References ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". ^ a b c Cooney, Mike (1992), Official 1992 General Election Canvass , Secretary of State of Montana, archived at Montana State Library ^ a b c "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Montana". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012 . ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012 .
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