1992 United States presidential election in Montana
1992 United States presidential election in Montana
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]
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
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