1992 United States presidential election in Virginia
1992 United States presidential election in Virginia
County and Independent City Results
Bush
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Clinton
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The 1992 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Virginia was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R -Texas ) with 44.97 percent of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D -Arkansas ) with 40.59 percent. Businessman Ross Perot (I -Texas) finished in third, with 13.63 percent of the popular vote.[ 1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating both incumbent President Bush and Perot.[ 2] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the independent cities of Newport News and Emporia voted for a Republican presidential candidate and the last election in which Henry County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate, and it is also the only occasion since 1944 that Virginia and Colorado have not supported the same candidate.
With 44.97 percent of the popular vote, Virginia would prove to be Bush's sixth strongest state in the 1992 election after Mississippi , Utah (as a margin of victory), South Carolina , Alabama and Nebraska .[ 3] In this election, Virginia voted 9.94 percentage points to the right of the nation at-large.[ 3] This would also be the last election in which Virginia would vote to the right of Montana , North Carolina , South Dakota or Texas .
Results
1992 United States presidential election in Virginia[ 1] [ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Republican
George H. W. Bush (inc. )
1,150,517
44.97%
13
Democratic
Bill Clinton
1,038,650
40.59%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
348,639
13.63%
0
Independent
Lyndon LaRouche
11,937
0.47%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
5,730
0.22%
0
Independent
Lenora Fulani
3,192
0.12%
0
Totals
2,558,665
100.0%
13
Results by county or independent city
County/City
George H.W. Bush Republican
Bill Clinton Democratic
Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Accomack
5,666
43.17%
4,950
37.71%
2,304
17.55%
205
1.56%
716
5.46%
13,125
Albemarle
13,894
43.69%
13,886
43.66%
3,855
12.12%
169
0.53%
8
0.03%
31,804
Alexandria
16,700
31.70%
30,784
58.44%
4,934
9.37%
257
0.49%
-14,084
-26.74%
52,675
Alleghany
2,294
40.55%
2,396
42.35%
926
16.37%
41
0.72%
-102
-1.80%
5,657
Amelia
2,062
48.82%
1,534
36.32%
574
13.59%
54
1.28%
528
12.50%
4,224
Amherst
5,482
50.26%
4,101
37.60%
1,268
11.62%
57
0.52%
1,381
12.66%
10,908
Appomattox
2,830
50.36%
1,919
34.15%
801
14.25%
70
1.25%
911
16.21%
5,620
Arlington
26,376
31.94%
47,756
57.83%
7,992
9.68%
460
0.56%
-21,380
-25.89%
82,584
Augusta
12,896
58.98%
5,190
23.74%
3,397
15.54%
383
1.75%
7,706
35.24%
21,866
Bath
1,075
46.14%
855
36.70%
354
15.19%
46
1.97%
220
9.44%
2,330
Bedford
10,496
50.57%
6,792
32.72%
3,251
15.66%
217
1.05%
3,704
17.85%
20,756
Bedford City
1,091
45.29%
963
39.98%
313
12.99%
42
1.74%
128
5.31%
2,409
Bland
1,368
48.31%
1,001
35.35%
408
14.41%
55
1.94%
367
12.96%
2,832
Botetourt
5,904
48.36%
4,349
35.62%
1,819
14.90%
137
1.12%
1,555
12.74%
12,209
Bristol
3,616
48.46%
2,948
39.51%
851
11.40%
47
0.63%
668
8.95%
7,462
Brunswick
2,480
36.92%
3,687
54.88%
479
7.13%
72
1.07%
-1,207
-17.96%
6,718
Buchanan
3,297
28.17%
7,405
63.27%
815
6.96%
187
1.60%
-4,108
-35.10%
11,704
Buckingham
2,368
46.40%
2,193
42.97%
459
8.99%
83
1.63%
175
3.43%
5,103
Buena Vista
849
38.59%
1,023
46.50%
291
13.23%
37
1.68%
-174
-7.91%
2,200
Campbell
10,931
55.33%
5,999
30.36%
2,553
12.92%
274
1.39%
4,932
24.97%
19,757
Caroline
2,947
38.01%
3,770
48.63%
965
12.45%
71
0.92%
-823
-10.62%
7,753
Carroll
5,664
51.89%
3,790
34.72%
1,388
12.72%
73
0.67%
1,874
17.17%
10,915
Charles City
729
24.19%
2,010
66.69%
251
8.33%
24
0.80%
-1,281
-42.50%
3,014
Charlotte
2,293
44.86%
2,098
41.05%
640
12.52%
80
1.57%
195
3.81%
5,111
Charlottesville
4,705
31.58%
8,685
58.29%
1,397
9.38%
112
0.75%
-3,980
-26.71%
14,899
Chesapeake
28,909
46.73%
23,495
37.98%
9,237
14.93%
227
0.37%
5,414
8.75%
61,868
Chesterfield
56,626
55.55%
28,028
27.50%
16,898
16.58%
381
0.37%
28,598
28.05%
101,933
Clarke
1,994
42.90%
1,811
38.96%
802
17.25%
41
0.88%
183
3.94%
4,648
Clifton Forge
632
33.74%
958
51.15%
251
13.40%
32
1.71%
-326
-17.41%
1,873
Colonial Heights
5,298
63.07%
1,721
20.49%
1,312
15.62%
69
0.82%
3,577
42.58%
8,400
Covington
995
34.68%
1,442
50.26%
402
14.01%
30
1.05%
-447
-15.58%
2,869
Craig
1,008
43.88%
965
42.01%
304
13.23%
20
0.87%
43
1.87%
2,297
Culpeper
5,226
49.93%
3,444
32.91%
1,640
15.67%
156
1.49%
1,782
17.02%
10,466
Cumberland
1,643
48.55%
1,284
37.94%
372
10.99%
85
2.51%
359
10.61%
3,384
Danville
9,584
48.75%
8,134
41.37%
1,679
8.54%
264
1.34%
1,450
7.38%
19,661
Dickenson
2,574
31.61%
4,839
59.43%
660
8.11%
70
0.86%
-2,265
-27.82%
8,143
Dinwiddie
3,648
42.43%
3,624
42.15%
1,198
13.94%
127
1.48%
24
0.28%
8,597
Emporia
1,094
47.18%
1,048
45.19%
157
6.77%
20
0.86%
46
1.99%
2,319
Essex
1,897
48.59%
1,583
40.55%
382
9.78%
42
1.08%
314
8.04%
3,904
Fairfax
170,488
44.26%
160,186
41.58%
53,012
13.76%
1,532
0.40%
10,302
2.68%
385,218
Fairfax City
4,333
44.70%
3,884
40.07%
1,439
14.85%
37
0.38%
449
4.63%
9,693
Falls Church
1,912
35.38%
2,864
53.00%
599
11.08%
29
0.54%
-952
-17.62%
5,404
Fauquier
10,497
50.57%
6,600
31.79%
3,464
16.69%
198
0.95%
3,897
18.78%
20,759
Floyd
2,575
48.44%
2,026
38.11%
672
12.64%
43
0.81%
549
10.33%
5,316
Fluvanna
2,811
48.03%
2,134
36.47%
871
14.88%
36
0.62%
677
11.56%
5,852
Franklin
6,724
42.83%
6,590
41.97%
2,232
14.22%
155
0.99%
134
0.86%
15,701
Franklin City
1,347
40.34%
1,696
50.79%
272
8.15%
24
0.72%
-349
-10.45%
3,339
Frederick
9,425
53.96%
4,942
28.29%
2,981
17.07%
120
0.69%
4,483
25.67%
17,468
Fredericksburg
2,819
40.98%
3,266
47.48%
738
10.73%
56
0.81%
-447
-6.50%
6,879
Galax
1,087
46.37%
957
40.83%
276
11.77%
24
1.02%
130
5.54%
2,344
Giles
3,023
39.61%
3,346
43.84%
1,142
14.96%
121
1.59%
-323
-4.23%
7,632
Gloucester
6,461
48.42%
4,058
30.41%
2,640
19.78%
186
1.39%
2,403
18.01%
13,345
Goochland
3,834
51.26%
2,589
34.62%
994
13.29%
62
0.83%
1,245
16.64%
7,479
Grayson
3,378
48.68%
2,615
37.69%
860
12.39%
86
1.24%
763
10.99%
6,939
Greene
2,265
52.30%
1,353
31.24%
627
14.48%
86
1.99%
912
21.06%
4,331
Greensville
1,335
33.49%
2,237
56.12%
360
9.03%
54
1.35%
-902
-22.63%
3,986
Halifax
5,199
46.16%
4,752
42.19%
1,140
10.12%
171
1.52%
447
3.97%
11,262
Hampton
19,219
38.53%
23,395
46.90%
6,581
13.19%
683
1.37%
-4,176
-8.37%
49,878
Hanover
20,336
59.36%
8,021
23.41%
5,674
16.56%
230
0.67%
12,315
35.95%
34,261
Harrisonburg
4,935
51.24%
3,414
35.44%
1,162
12.06%
121
1.26%
1,521
15.80%
9,632
Henrico
56,910
52.27%
36,807
33.81%
14,720
13.52%
431
0.40%
20,103
18.46%
108,868
Henry
9,005
41.26%
9,296
42.59%
3,212
14.72%
312
1.43%
-291
-1.33%
21,825
Highland
686
49.00%
494
35.29%
212
15.14%
8
0.57%
192
13.71%
1,400
Hopewell
3,818
47.48%
2,863
35.60%
1,227
15.26%
134
1.67%
955
11.88%
8,042
Isle of Wight
5,370
47.16%
4,380
38.46%
1,536
13.49%
101
0.89%
990
8.70%
11,387
James City
8,781
48.19%
6,536
35.87%
2,675
14.68%
229
1.26%
2,245
12.32%
18,221
King and Queen
1,206
41.34%
1,363
46.73%
323
11.07%
25
0.86%
-157
-5.39%
2,917
King George
2,570
48.27%
1,811
34.02%
918
17.24%
25
0.47%
759
14.25%
5,324
King William
2,591
49.54%
1,822
34.84%
758
14.49%
59
1.13%
769
14.70%
5,230
Lancaster
2,841
51.39%
1,812
32.78%
739
13.37%
136
2.46%
1,029
18.61%
5,528
Lee
3,504
35.77%
5,215
53.24%
1,002
10.23%
75
0.77%
-1,711
-17.47%
9,796
Lexington
894
39.26%
1,128
49.54%
228
10.01%
27
1.19%
-234
-10.28%
2,277
Loudoun
19,290
46.40%
14,462
34.79%
7,391
17.78%
431
1.04%
4,828
11.61%
41,574
Louisa
3,461
41.66%
3,399
40.92%
1,381
16.62%
66
0.79%
62
0.74%
8,307
Lunenburg
2,227
45.34%
2,082
42.39%
505
10.28%
98
2.00%
145
2.95%
4,912
Lynchburg
12,518
50.13%
9,587
38.40%
2,545
10.19%
319
1.28%
2,931
11.73%
24,969
Madison
2,341
48.99%
1,700
35.57%
653
13.66%
85
1.78%
641
13.42%
4,779
Manassas
5,453
48.89%
3,647
32.70%
1,971
17.67%
83
0.74%
1,806
16.19%
11,154
Manassas Park
792
46.05%
567
32.97%
356
20.70%
5
0.29%
225
13.08%
1,720
Martinsville
2,690
40.65%
3,073
46.44%
748
11.30%
106
1.60%
-383
-5.79%
6,617
Mathews
2,179
48.15%
1,402
30.98%
884
19.54%
60
1.33%
777
17.17%
4,525
Mecklenburg
5,401
49.23%
4,273
38.95%
1,128
10.28%
168
1.53%
1,128
10.28%
10,970
Middlesex
2,224
47.47%
1,597
34.09%
768
16.39%
96
2.05%
627
13.38%
4,685
Montgomery
10,606
42.53%
10,658
42.74%
3,449
13.83%
222
0.89%
-52
-0.21%
24,935
Nelson
2,159
38.99%
2,586
46.70%
748
13.51%
45
0.81%
-427
-7.71%
5,538
New Kent
2,708
49.39%
1,738
31.70%
1,017
18.55%
20
0.36%
970
17.69%
5,483
Newport News
26,779
43.83%
25,743
42.14%
8,217
13.45%
352
0.58%
1,036
1.69%
61,091
Norfolk
22,362
32.40%
37,602
54.47%
8,732
12.65%
331
0.48%
-15,240
-22.07%
69,027
Northampton
2,088
37.17%
2,568
45.71%
844
15.02%
118
2.10%
-480
-8.54%
5,618
Northumberland
2,667
50.00%
1,862
34.91%
729
13.67%
76
1.42%
805
15.09%
5,334
Norton
472
30.49%
871
56.27%
182
11.76%
23
1.49%
-399
-25.78%
1,548
Nottoway
2,610
45.45%
2,411
41.98%
606
10.55%
116
2.02%
199
3.47%
5,743
Orange
4,092
45.64%
3,348
37.34%
1,425
15.89%
101
1.13%
744
8.30%
8,966
Page
4,203
49.68%
3,010
35.58%
1,163
13.75%
84
0.99%
1,193
14.10%
8,460
Patrick
3,521
48.98%
2,465
34.29%
1,026
14.27%
177
2.46%
1,056
14.69%
7,189
Petersburg
3,125
24.57%
8,671
68.18%
834
6.56%
87
0.68%
-5,546
-43.61%
12,717
Pittsylvania
11,467
52.38%
7,675
35.06%
2,296
10.49%
456
2.08%
3,792
17.32%
21,894
Poquoson
3,354
61.69%
1,086
19.97%
960
17.66%
37
0.68%
2,268
41.72%
5,437
Portsmouth
12,575
33.45%
20,416
54.30%
4,360
11.60%
248
0.66%
-7,841
-20.85%
37,599
Powhatan
3,832
54.08%
1,950
27.52%
1,232
17.39%
72
1.02%
1,882
26.56%
7,086
Prince Edward
2,858
44.78%
2,775
43.47%
635
9.95%
115
1.80%
83
1.31%
6,383
Prince George
4,799
50.99%
3,087
32.80%
1,459
15.50%
67
0.71%
1,712
18.19%
9,412
Prince William
35,432
46.82%
26,486
35.00%
13,190
17.43%
572
0.76%
8,946
11.82%
75,680
Pulaski
6,148
43.96%
5,633
40.27%
2,066
14.77%
140
1.00%
515
3.69%
13,987
Radford
1,996
41.71%
2,183
45.62%
582
12.16%
24
0.50%
-187
-3.91%
4,785
Rappahannock
1,410
44.33%
1,273
40.02%
487
15.31%
11
0.35%
137
4.31%
3,181
Richmond
1,609
52.75%
1,034
33.90%
366
12.00%
41
1.34%
575
18.85%
3,050
Richmond City
24,341
30.53%
47,642
59.75%
6,992
8.77%
760
0.95%
-23,301
-29.22%
79,735
Roanoke
20,667
50.31%
14,704
35.79%
5,477
13.33%
232
0.56%
5,963
14.52%
41,080
Roanoke City
13,443
38.21%
17,724
50.38%
3,753
10.67%
261
0.74%
-4,281
-12.17%
35,181
Rockbridge
3,228
43.02%
2,908
38.76%
1,254
16.71%
113
1.51%
320
4.26%
7,503
Rockingham
13,016
60.56%
5,407
25.16%
2,839
13.21%
231
1.07%
7,609
35.40%
21,493
Russell
3,891
33.88%
6,480
56.43%
958
8.34%
155
1.35%
-2,589
-22.55%
11,484
Salem
5,143
48.21%
4,028
37.75%
1,430
13.40%
68
0.64%
1,115
10.46%
10,669
Scott
4,515
46.59%
3,979
41.06%
957
9.88%
239
2.47%
536
5.53%
9,690
Shenandoah
7,746
55.74%
3,956
28.47%
2,063
14.85%
131
0.94%
3,790
27.27%
13,896
Smyth
6,128
47.39%
4,924
38.08%
1,618
12.51%
261
2.02%
1,204
9.31%
12,931
South Boston
1,435
52.05%
1,051
38.12%
252
9.14%
19
0.69%
384
13.93%
2,757
Southampton
2,844
41.37%
3,199
46.54%
754
10.97%
77
1.12%
-355
-5.17%
6,874
Spotsylvania
11,829
49.26%
8,133
33.87%
3,918
16.32%
134
0.56%
3,696
15.39%
24,014
Stafford
12,528
50.37%
7,718
31.03%
4,481
18.02%
144
0.58%
4,810
19.34%
24,871
Staunton
4,989
54.04%
2,851
30.88%
1,146
12.41%
246
2.66%
2,138
23.16%
9,232
Suffolk
8,697
43.01%
9,196
45.47%
2,150
10.63%
180
0.89%
-499
-2.46%
20,223
Surry
1,046
31.94%
1,823
55.66%
364
11.11%
42
1.28%
-777
-23.72%
3,275
Sussex
1,527
35.90%
2,193
51.56%
446
10.49%
87
2.05%
-666
-15.66%
4,253
Tazewell
6,375
37.38%
8,586
50.34%
1,872
10.98%
223
1.31%
-2,211
-12.96%
17,056
Virginia Beach
68,936
50.03%
44,294
32.15%
24,087
17.48%
468
0.34%
24,642
17.88%
137,785
Warren
4,319
44.64%
3,554
36.73%
1,650
17.05%
153
1.58%
765
7.91%
9,676
Washington
9,150
48.17%
7,269
38.27%
2,288
12.05%
288
1.52%
1,881
9.90%
18,995
Waynesboro
3,758
52.57%
2,302
32.20%
961
13.44%
128
1.79%
1,456
20.37%
7,149
Westmoreland
2,554
41.04%
2,758
44.32%
818
13.14%
93
1.49%
-204
-3.28%
6,223
Williamsburg
1,349
36.27%
1,856
49.91%
445
11.97%
69
1.86%
-507
-13.64%
3,719
Winchester
3,833
49.77%
2,768
35.94%
1,048
13.61%
52
0.68%
1,065
13.83%
7,701
Wise
5,144
34.62%
7,681
51.70%
1,835
12.35%
197
1.33%
-2,537
-17.08%
14,857
Wythe
5,121
48.81%
3,616
34.46%
1,557
14.84%
198
1.89%
1,505
14.35%
10,492
York
10,197
51.07%
6,218
31.14%
3,426
17.16%
125
0.63%
3,979
19.93%
19,966
Totals
1,150,517
44.97%
1,038,650
40.59%
348,639
13.63%
20,859
0.82%
111,867
4.38%
2,558,665
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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