1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming

1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Bush 30–40% 40–50% 50–60%	Clinton 30–40% 40–50%
President before election; George H. W. Bush; Republican	Elected President ; Bill Clinton; Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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.

Wyoming was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 39.70 percent of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 34.10 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 25.65 percent of the popular vote.^[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush. This election was the closest result in the state since 1948, when it narrowly voted for Harry S. Truman over Thomas E. Dewey.^[2] In fact, as of 2024 this is the last time in which the state was decided by single digits. As of the 2024 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Natrona County and Carbon County voted for the Democratic candidate.^[3] It was also the first time any Wyoming county had voted for a Democrat since Jimmy Carter won Sweetwater County in 1976, and the first time Teton County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since it voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt over Wendell Willkie in 1940.^[4]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Wyoming^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	79,347	39.70%	3
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	68,160	34.10%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	51,263	25.65%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	844	0.42%	0
	Independent	Lenora Fulani	270	0.14%	0
Totals			199,884	100.00%	3

Results by county

County	George H.W. Bush Republican		Bill Clinton Democratic		Ross Perot Independent		Various candidates^[5] Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Albany	4,176	32.46%	5,713	44.40%	2,862	22.24%	116	0.90%	-1,537	-11.94%	12,867
Big Horn	2,216	46.54%	1,216	25.54%	1,236	25.96%	94	1.97%	980^[a]	20.58%	4,762
Campbell	5,315	47.42%	2,709	24.17%	3,133	27.95%	51	0.46%	2,182^[a]	19.47%	11,208
Carbon	2,320	34.74%	2,737	40.99%	1,579	23.64%	42	0.63%	-417	-6.25%	6,678
Converse	2,159	45.44%	1,307	27.51%	1,260	26.52%	25	0.53%	852	17.93%	4,751
Crook	1,377	51.32%	568	21.17%	718	26.76%	20	0.75%	659^[a]	24.56%	2,683
Fremont	5,387	38.77%	4,765	34.29%	3,594	25.86%	150	1.08%	622	4.48%	13,896
Goshen	2,395	45.04%	1,754	32.98%	1,144	21.51%	25	0.47%	641	12.06%	5,318
Hot Springs	978	40.77%	740	30.85%	652	27.18%	29	1.21%	238	9.92%	2,399
Johnson	1,614	51.30%	656	20.85%	844	26.83%	32	1.02%	770^[a]	24.47%	3,146
Laramie	12,890	40.46%	12,177	38.23%	6,607	20.74%	181	0.57%	713	2.23%	31,855
Lincoln	2,595	45.08%	1,430	24.84%	1,495	25.97%	237	4.12%	1,100^[a]	19.11%	5,757
Natrona	9,717	35.46%	9,817	35.83%	7,647	27.91%	219	0.80%	-100	-0.37%	27,400
Niobrara	635	48.85%	298	22.92%	355	27.31%	12	0.92%	280^[a]	21.54%	1,300
Park	5,218	46.55%	2,771	24.72%	3,145	28.06%	75	0.67%	2,073^[a]	18.49%	11,209
Platte	1,668	41.18%	1,398	34.51%	956	23.60%	29	0.72%	270	6.67%	4,051
Sheridan	4,303	37.21%	4,139	35.79%	3,035	26.24%	88	0.76%	164	1.42%	11,565
Sublette	1,168	45.38%	536	20.82%	828	32.17%	42	1.63%	340^[a]	13.21%	2,574
Sweetwater	4,476	30.02%	6,417	43.04%	3,879	26.02%	138	0.93%	-1,941	-13.02%	14,910
Teton	2,854	34.05%	3,120	37.22%	2,340	27.92%	68	0.81%	-266	-3.17%	8,382
Uinta	2,701	39.12%	2,047	29.65%	2,041	29.56%	116	1.68%	654	9.47%	6,905
Washakie	1,720	43.19%	1,118	28.08%	1,084	27.22%	60	1.51%	602	15.11%	3,982
Weston	1,465	48.40%	727	24.02%	829	27.39%	6	0.20%	636^[a]	21.01%	3,027
Totals	79,347	39.55%	68,160	33.97%	51,263	25.55%	1,855	0.92%	11,187	5.58%	200,625

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.

References

^ ^a ^b "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 342-343 ISBN 0786422173
^ Our Campaigns; WY US President Race, November 03, 1992

[PerotdClinton-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.

[results-1] "1992 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[2] "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[how-3] Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

[4] Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 342-343 ISBN 0786422173

[Our-5] Our Campaigns; WY US President Race, November 03, 1992

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