1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

November 3, 1992
Turnout	76.6% 6.4 pp
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 4 0 0 Popular vote 213,299 131,601 105,045 Percentage 47.04% 29.02% 23.16%
Clinton   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Bush   30–40%   40–50%
President before election George H. W. Bush Republican Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

The 1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 47.04% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 29.02%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.16% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton	213,299	47.04%	4
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	131,601	29.02%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	105,045	23.16%	0
	New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	1,878	0.41%	0
	Libertarian	Andre Marrou	571	0.13%	0
	Ind. For LaRouche	Lyndon LaRouche	494	0.11%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	262	0.06%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers'	Howard Phillips	215	0.05%	0
	Write-in	James Bo Gritz	3	0.00%	0
	Write-in	J. Quinn Brisben	2	0.00%	0
	Write-in	Ronald Daniels	1	0.00%	0
	N/A	Write-ins	106	0.02%	0
Totals			453,477	100.0%	4

By county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		George H.W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Bristol	11,414	45.82%	8,208	32.95%	5,289	21.23%	3,206	12.87%	24,911
Kent	35,934	43.60%	25,217	30.59%	21,274	25.81%	10,717	13.01%	82,245
Newport	17,584	44.35%	12,386	31.24%	9,674	24.41%	5,198	13.11%	39,644
Providence	125,358	49.46%	69,579	27.45%	58,504	23.09%	55,779	22.01%	253,441
Washington	23,009	43.46%	16,211	30.62%	13,724	25.92%	6,798	12.84%	52,944
Totals	213,299	47.04%	131,601	29.02%	108,578	23.94%	81,698	18.02%	453,478

See also

• United States presidential elections in Rhode Island