Colorado — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionColorado · PresidentClintonD+4.3
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 40.1% | 629,681 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 35.9% | 562,850 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 24.0% | 376,649 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 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.
Colorado cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Bent County, CO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Boulder County, CO | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Eagle County, CO | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Garfield County, CO | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| La Plata County, CO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Larimer County, CO | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Moffat County, CO | Other / independent | R+8.3 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Otero County, CO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Routt County, CO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Saguache County, CO | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| San Juan County, CO | Other / independent | D+6.4 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Summit County, CO | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+16.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bill Clinton+14,501 | 45,35744.0% | 30,85629.9% | 4850.5% | 103,077 |
| Alamosa County | Bill Clinton+356 | 1,92841.8% | 1,57234.0% | 280.6% | 4,617 |
| Arapahoe County | George H. W. Bush+5,614 | 66,60736.2% | 72,22139.3% | 7440.4% | 183,935 |
| Archuleta County | George H. W. Bush+423 | 81929.1% | 1,24244.1% | 140.5% | 2,816 |
| Baca County | George H. W. Bush+514 | 72627.7% | 1,24047.3% | 90.3% | 2,622 |
| Bent County | Bill Clinton+226 | 98543.6% | 75933.6% | 70.3% | 2,257 |
| Boulder County | Bill Clinton+31,014 | 64,56750.9% | 33,55326.5% | 8890.7% | 126,771 |
| Chaffee County | George H. W. Bush+135 | 2,28436.4% | 2,41938.5% | 300.5% | 6,282 |
| Cheyenne County | George H. W. Bush+314 | 30124.8% | 61550.7% | 40.3% | 1,212 |
| Clear Creek County | Bill Clinton+388 | 1,74439.1% | 1,35630.4% | 521.2% | 4,460 |
| Conejos County | Bill Clinton+545 | 1,70549.2% | 1,16033.5% | 220.6% | 3,465 |
| Costilla County | Bill Clinton+814 | 1,18067.3% | 36620.9% | 80.5% | 1,753 |
| Crowley County | George H. W. Bush+32 | 57039.1% | 60241.3% | 100.7% | 1,458 |
| Custer County | George H. W. Bush+308 | 34324.9% | 65147.3% | 130.9% | 1,375 |
| Delta County | George H. W. Bush+935 | 3,42432.6% | 4,35941.5% | 840.8% | 10,494 |
| Denver County | Bill Clinton+66,543 | 121,96156.0% | 55,41825.4% | 3,2421.5% | 217,919 |
| Dolores County | George H. W. Bush+73 | 24228.6% | 31537.2% | 40.5% | 846 |
| Douglas County | George H. W. Bush+8,601 | 9,99124.9% | 18,59246.4% | 1480.4% | 40,060 |
| Eagle County | Bill Clinton+770 | 3,87035.6% | 3,10028.5% | 790.7% | 10,870 |
| El Paso County | George H. W. Bush+40,217 | 45,82727.4% | 86,04451.5% | 9520.6% | 167,169 |
| Elbert County | George H. W. Bush+968 | 1,23724.5% | 2,20543.7% | 360.7% | 5,045 |
| Fremont County | George H. W. Bush+605 | 5,35635.4% | 5,96139.4% | 1050.7% | 15,131 |
| Garfield County | Bill Clinton+678 | 5,08236.4% | 4,40431.5% | 820.6% | 13,976 |
| Gilpin County | Bill Clinton+264 | 72641.3% | 46226.3% | 261.5% | 1,759 |
| Grand County | George H. W. Bush+85 | 1,67834.1% | 1,76335.8% | 230.5% | 4,918 |
| Gunnison County | Bill Clinton+727 | 2,38941.5% | 1,66228.9% | 370.6% | 5,759 |
| Hinsdale County | George H. W. Bush+37 | 15131.7% | 18839.5% | 10.2% | 476 |
| Huerfano County | Bill Clinton+539 | 1,22452.9% | 68529.6% | 190.8% | 2,313 |
| Jackson County | George H. W. Bush+206 | 21622.4% | 42243.7% | 20.2% | 966 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+1,871 | 80,83436.2% | 82,70537.1% | 1,2600.6% | 223,203 |
| Kiowa County | George H. W. Bush+182 | 29028.2% | 47245.8% | 10.1% | 1,030 |
| Kit Carson County | George H. W. Bush+876 | 92525.3% | 1,80149.2% | 130.4% | 3,658 |
| La Plata County | Bill Clinton+391 | 5,91337.9% | 5,52235.4% | 950.6% | 15,613 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+821 | 1,42648.8% | 60520.7% | 291.0% | 2,923 |
| Larimer County | Bill Clinton+2,237 | 38,23238.4% | 35,99536.1% | 5540.6% | 99,660 |
| Las Animas County | Bill Clinton+2,108 | 3,84758.6% | 1,73926.5% | 300.5% | 6,569 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+439 | 64027.8% | 1,07946.8% | 60.3% | 2,306 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+702 | 2,71832.6% | 3,42041.0% | 230.3% | 8,345 |
| Mesa County | George H. W. Bush+3,007 | 15,16234.4% | 18,16941.2% | 2620.6% | 44,067 |
| Mineral County | Bill Clinton+12 | 17138.1% | 15935.4% | 20.4% | 449 |
| Moffat County | George H. W. Bush+423 | 1,38627.2% | 1,80935.5% | 250.5% | 5,095 |
| Montezuma County | George H. W. Bush+854 | 2,27029.7% | 3,12440.9% | 390.5% | 7,638 |
| Montrose County | George H. W. Bush+1,134 | 3,71331.7% | 4,84741.3% | 700.6% | 11,723 |
| Morgan County | George H. W. Bush+739 | 2,98533.4% | 3,72441.7% | 460.5% | 8,930 |
| Otero County | Bill Clinton+365 | 3,48541.9% | 3,12037.5% | 1181.4% | 8,313 |
| Ouray County | George H. W. Bush+192 | 46129.1% | 65341.3% | 30.2% | 1,583 |
| Park County | George H. W. Bush+223 | 1,30730.6% | 1,53035.8% | 431.0% | 4,276 |
| Phillips County | George H. W. Bush+383 | 69230.0% | 1,07546.7% | 110.5% | 2,303 |
| Pitkin County | Bill Clinton+2,134 | 3,82051.1% | 1,68622.6% | 560.7% | 7,469 |
| Prowers County | George H. W. Bush+601 | 1,77032.9% | 2,37144.1% | 521.0% | 5,377 |
| Pueblo County | Bill Clinton+14,141 | 30,26153.6% | 16,12028.6% | 2160.4% | 56,438 |
| Rio Blanco County | George H. W. Bush+453 | 77827.3% | 1,23143.2% | 471.6% | 2,850 |
| Rio Grande County | George H. W. Bush+386 | 1,54134.0% | 1,92742.5% | 220.5% | 4,533 |
| Routt County | Bill Clinton+830 | 3,18839.1% | 2,35828.9% | 510.6% | 8,161 |
| Saguache County | Bill Clinton+336 | 1,01146.5% | 67531.0% | 170.8% | 2,174 |
| San Juan County | Bill Clinton+29 | 14732.5% | 11826.0% | 51.1% | 453 |
| San Miguel County | Bill Clinton+752 | 1,38051.8% | 62823.6% | 210.8% | 2,663 |
| Sedgwick County | George H. W. Bush+50 | 39734.6% | 44739.0% | 70.6% | 1,146 |
| Summit County | Bill Clinton+1,088 | 3,34440.0% | 2,25627.0% | 550.7% | 8,370 |
| Teller County | George H. W. Bush+1,177 | 1,87327.1% | 3,05044.1% | 640.9% | 6,914 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+606 | 66025.3% | 1,26648.5% | 160.6% | 2,613 |
| Weld County | George H. W. Bush+1,663 | 19,29535.7% | 20,95838.8% | 2050.4% | 54,029 |
| Yuma County | George H. W. Bush+750 | 1,26928.2% | 2,01944.8% | 200.4% | 4,505 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Same ballot, 1992CO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.