1992 Presidential Election

Both turnout percentages use votes cast for president. VAP counts residents of voting age; VEP adjusts for eligibility and includes eligible overseas citizens nationally.
54.7%
Turnout by VAP
58.2%
Turnout by VEP

Results of the presidential election of 1992, won by William J. Clinton with 370 electoral votes.

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Election History

Historical context for the 1992 election. Before the election: Democrats controlled the House and Democrats controlled the Senate.

December 26, 1991

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union’s collapse ended the Cold War’s central geopolitical rivalry and forced a redefinition of U.S. global strategy.

January 17, 1991

Gulf War Air Campaign Begins

U.S.-led forces fought to expel Iraq from Kuwait, shaping debates over international leadership and military intervention after the Cold War.

July 26, 1990

Americans with Disabilities Act

The law prohibited disability discrimination and expanded the national civil-rights framework in employment, services, and public accommodations.

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Bill Clinton’s Cabinet

Officials who served during the 1993–1997 administration. Years show tenure in office; acting service and changes in Cabinet status are identified.

President: Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

Vice President: Al Gore (1993-2001)

Secretary of State: Warren Christopher (1993-1997), Strobe Talbott (acting) (1997-1997)

Secretary of the Treasury: Lloyd Bentsen (1993-1994), Frank N. Newman (acting) (1994-1995), Robert Rubin (1995-1999)

Secretary of Defense: Les Aspin (1993-1994), William Perry (1994-1997)

Attorney General: Stuart M. Gerson (acting) (1993-1993), Janet Reno (1993-2001)

Secretary of the Interior: Bruce Babbitt (1993-2001)

Secretary of Agriculture: Mike Espy (1993-1994), Richard Rominger (acting) (1994-1995), Dan Glickman (1995-2001)

Secretary of Commerce: Ron Brown (1993-1996), Mary L. Good (acting) (1996-1996), Mickey Kantor (1996-1997)

Secretary of Labor: Robert Reich (1993-1997), Cynthia A. Metzler (acting) (1997-1997)

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Donna Shalala (1993-2001)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Henry Cisneros (1993-1997)

Secretary of Transportation: Federico Peña (1993-1997)

Secretary of Energy: Hazel O’Leary (1993-1997)

Secretary of Education: Richard Riley (1993-2001)

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Jesse Brown (1993-1997)

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Carol Browner (1993-2001)

Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Leon Panetta (1993-1994), Alice Rivlin (1994-1996), Franklin Raines (1996-1998)

Director of Central Intelligence: John M. Deutch (1995-1996), George Tenet (acting until 1997; Cabinet-level through 2001) (1996-2004)

United States Trade Representative: Mickey Kantor (1993-1996), Charlene Barshefsky (acting until 1997) (1996-2001)

Ambassador to the United Nations: Madeleine Albright (1993-1997)

Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers: Laura Tyson (1993-1995), Joseph Stiglitz (1995-1997)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Philip Lader (1994-1997)

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: James Lee Witt (Cabinet-level from 1996) (1993-2001)

Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Lee Brown (1993-1996), Barry McCaffrey (1996-2001)

Chief of Staff: Mack McLarty (1993-1994), Leon Panetta (1994-1997)

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Electoral Votes

Other color: Perot / Reform movement (Ross Perot). Mixed/centrist alignment. Combined Other totals include all remaining candidates.

270 to win
44,909,889 popular votes (43.0%)
Running Mate: Al Gore
39,104,545 popular votes (37.4%)
Running Mate: Dan Quayle

Independent candidate Ross Perot received 19,742,267 votes, most ever for a 3rd party candidate, but no Electoral Votes.

Presedential Election

Democrat

State Electoral Votes

Alabama

9

Alaska

3

Arizona

8

Arkansas

6

California

54

Colorado

8

Connecticut

8

Delaware

3

District of Columbia

3

Florida

25

Georgia

13

Hawaii

4

Idaho

4

Illinois

22

Indiana

12

Iowa

7

Kansas

6

Kentucky

8

Louisiana

9

Maine

4

Maryland

10

Massachusetts

12

Michigan

18

Minnesota

10

Mississippi

7

Missouri

11

Montana

3

Nebraska

5

Nevada

4

New Hampshire

4

New Jersey

15

New Mexico

5

New York

33

North Carolina

14

North Dakota

3

Ohio

21

Oklahoma

8

Oregon

7

Pennsylvania

23

Rhode Island

4

South Carolina

8

South Dakota

3

Tennessee

11

Texas

32

Utah

5

Vermont

3

Virginia

13

Washington

11

West Virginia

5

Wisconsin

11

Wyoming

3

Popular Votes by VEP

44,909,889
39,104,545
75,139,052 (41.84%) did not vote

Share of 179,565,711 eligible people: Clinton 25.01% · Did Not Vote 41.84% · Other 11.37% · Bush 21.78%.

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