California — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentClintonD+13.4
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 46.0% | 5,121,325 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 32.6% | 3,630,574 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 21.4% | 2,379,822 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
California cast 54 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Butte County, CA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Imperial County, CA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Kings County, CA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Lake County, CA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Lassen County, CA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Madera County, CA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Marin County, CA | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Monterey County, CA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Napa County, CA | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Riverside County, CA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| San Benito County, CA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| San Diego County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Tehama County, CA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Trinity County, CA | Other / independent | D+1.3 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Ventura County, CA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+9.2 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Bill Clinton+224,932 | 334,22463.0% | 109,29220.6% | 4,9860.9% | 530,145 |
| Alpine County | George H. W. Bush+7 | 21534.1% | 22235.2% | 81.3% | 631 |
| Amador County | George H. W. Bush+191 | 5,28634.2% | 5,47735.5% | 1180.8% | 15,434 |
| Butte County | Bill Clinton+881 | 32,48938.2% | 31,60837.2% | 6860.8% | 85,014 |
| Calaveras County | George H. W. Bush+17 | 5,98935.2% | 6,00635.3% | 1480.9% | 16,991 |
| Colusa County | George H. W. Bush+791 | 1,79831.9% | 2,58945.9% | 420.7% | 5,635 |
| Contra Costa County | Bill Clinton+81,995 | 194,96050.9% | 112,96529.5% | 2,3800.6% | 382,823 |
| Del Norte County | Bill Clinton+556 | 3,63938.9% | 3,08333.0% | 560.6% | 9,353 |
| El Dorado County | George H. W. Bush+4,894 | 21,01232.4% | 25,90639.9% | 4660.7% | 64,887 |
| Fresno County | Bill Clinton+3,281 | 92,41842.2% | 89,13740.7% | 1,3070.6% | 219,161 |
| Glenn County | George H. W. Bush+1,146 | 2,66630.2% | 3,81243.2% | 600.7% | 8,816 |
| Humboldt County | Bill Clinton+10,555 | 28,85448.1% | 18,29930.5% | 5280.9% | 60,021 |
| Imperial County | Bill Clinton+1,350 | 11,10943.9% | 9,75938.5% | 2030.8% | 25,318 |
| Inyo County | George H. W. Bush+994 | 2,69531.8% | 3,68943.6% | 811.0% | 8,464 |
| Kern County | George H. W. Bush+20,252 | 60,51033.8% | 80,76245.1% | 1,1000.6% | 179,263 |
| Kings County | George H. W. Bush+691 | 9,98238.9% | 10,67341.6% | 970.4% | 25,651 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+3,870 | 10,54845.4% | 6,67828.8% | 1900.8% | 23,213 |
| Lassen County | George H. W. Bush+448 | 3,38832.7% | 3,83637.0% | 1341.3% | 10,362 |
| Los Angeles County | Bill Clinton+646,922 | 1,446,52952.5% | 799,60729.0% | 18,6430.7% | 2,753,403 |
| Madera County | George H. W. Bush+2,203 | 10,86335.9% | 13,06643.2% | 1600.5% | 30,245 |
| Marin County | Bill Clinton+45,679 | 76,15858.3% | 30,47923.3% | 1,0840.8% | 130,707 |
| Mariposa County | Bill Clinton+41 | 3,02336.5% | 2,98236.0% | 710.9% | 8,287 |
| Mendocino County | Bill Clinton+10,386 | 18,34450.2% | 7,95821.8% | 4831.3% | 36,538 |
| Merced County | Bill Clinton+2,152 | 20,13340.9% | 17,98136.5% | 2560.5% | 49,284 |
| Modoc County | George H. W. Bush+314 | 1,48932.2% | 1,80339.0% | 641.4% | 4,625 |
| Mono County | George H. W. Bush+81 | 1,48934.2% | 1,57036.1% | 481.1% | 4,355 |
| Monterey County | Bill Clinton+18,400 | 54,86147.0% | 36,46131.2% | 8950.8% | 116,689 |
| Napa County | Bill Clinton+8,553 | 24,21545.3% | 15,66229.3% | 4280.8% | 53,455 |
| Nevada County | George H. W. Bush+1,910 | 15,43334.9% | 17,34339.2% | 3530.8% | 44,201 |
| Orange County | George H. W. Bush+119,683 | 306,93031.6% | 426,61343.9% | 6,6120.7% | 972,549 |
| Placer County | George H. W. Bush+7,515 | 30,78333.7% | 38,29841.9% | 5440.6% | 91,366 |
| Plumas County | Bill Clinton+143 | 3,74237.6% | 3,59936.2% | 570.6% | 9,949 |
| Riverside County | Bill Clinton+6,784 | 166,24138.6% | 159,45737.1% | 2,3440.5% | 430,275 |
| Sacramento County | Bill Clinton+37,174 | 197,54043.6% | 160,36635.4% | 4,1940.9% | 453,512 |
| San Benito County | Bill Clinton+1,242 | 5,35442.0% | 4,11232.3% | 910.7% | 12,739 |
| San Bernardino County | Bill Clinton+7,071 | 183,63438.7% | 176,56337.2% | 4,6901.0% | 474,070 |
| San Diego County | Bill Clinton+15,272 | 367,39737.2% | 352,12535.7% | 7,8750.8% | 986,646 |
| San Francisco County | Bill Clinton+175,911 | 233,26372.4% | 57,35217.8% | 2,5740.8% | 322,207 |
| San Joaquin County | Bill Clinton+5,300 | 63,65541.3% | 58,35537.8% | 9950.6% | 154,210 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Bill Clinton+3,752 | 40,13638.4% | 36,38434.8% | 7850.8% | 104,619 |
| San Mateo County | Bill Clinton+74,152 | 149,23254.0% | 75,08027.2% | 1,7310.6% | 276,508 |
| Santa Barbara County | Bill Clinton+11,840 | 69,21542.5% | 57,37535.3% | 1,0610.7% | 162,756 |
| Santa Clara County | Bill Clinton+125,395 | 296,26549.2% | 170,87028.4% | 6,0251.0% | 602,055 |
| Santa Cruz County | Bill Clinton+41,267 | 66,18358.1% | 24,91621.9% | 1,2781.1% | 113,992 |
| Shasta County | George H. W. Bush+6,585 | 21,60531.6% | 28,19041.2% | 5740.8% | 68,359 |
| Sierra County | George H. W. Bush+38 | 65334.8% | 69136.9% | 120.6% | 1,875 |
| Siskiyou County | Bill Clinton+1,594 | 8,25439.9% | 6,66032.2% | 1981.0% | 20,679 |
| Solano County | Bill Clinton+25,437 | 64,32048.7% | 38,88329.4% | 1,0570.8% | 132,111 |
| Sonoma County | Bill Clinton+56,715 | 104,33452.8% | 47,61924.1% | 1,8791.0% | 197,691 |
| Stanislaus County | Bill Clinton+5,140 | 52,41540.9% | 47,27536.9% | 6640.5% | 128,005 |
| Sutter County | George H. W. Bush+5,073 | 7,88330.5% | 12,95650.1% | 1400.5% | 25,860 |
| Tehama County | Bill Clinton+89 | 7,50835.8% | 7,41935.4% | 1680.8% | 20,979 |
| Trinity County | Bill Clinton+81 | 1,96732.6% | 1,88631.3% | 841.4% | 6,029 |
| Tulare County | George H. W. Bush+9,294 | 31,18835.2% | 40,48245.7% | 4530.5% | 88,553 |
| Tuolumne County | Bill Clinton+691 | 9,21638.1% | 8,52535.3% | 1430.6% | 24,178 |
| Ventura County | Bill Clinton+4,100 | 99,01137.0% | 94,91135.5% | 1,8810.7% | 267,647 |
| Yolo County | Bill Clinton+15,723 | 33,29753.3% | 17,57428.1% | 4920.8% | 62,436 |
| Yuba County | George H. W. Bush+1,548 | 5,78534.2% | 7,33343.4% | 1400.8% | 16,895 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.