Kentucky — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentClintonD+3.2
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 44.6% | 665,104 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 41.3% | 617,178 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 14.1% | 210,618 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Bell County, KY | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Boyd County, KY | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+41.1 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Carter County, KY | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Christian County, KY | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Daviess County, KY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Fleming County, KY | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Hancock County, KY | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Johnson County, KY | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+58.1 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+27.8 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+26.6 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Ohio County, KY | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Scott County, KY | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Shelby County, KY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+30.0 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+9.5 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | George H. W. Bush+1,696 | 2,04431.8% | 3,74058.2% | 230.4% | 6,424 |
| Allen County | George H. W. Bush+707 | 2,04037.7% | 2,74750.7% | 220.4% | 5,415 |
| Anderson County | George H. W. Bush+240 | 2,49138.5% | 2,73142.2% | 310.5% | 6,472 |
| Ballard County | Bill Clinton+1,160 | 2,26858.5% | 1,10828.6% | 40.1% | 3,880 |
| Barren County | Bill Clinton+221 | 5,68843.8% | 5,46742.1% | 400.3% | 12,973 |
| Bath County | Bill Clinton+970 | 2,22953.0% | 1,25929.9% | 220.5% | 4,204 |
| Bell County | Bill Clinton+1,244 | 5,74549.6% | 4,50138.9% | 1361.2% | 11,575 |
| Boone County | George H. W. Bush+5,792 | 6,51427.6% | 12,30652.2% | 790.3% | 23,575 |
| Bourbon County | Bill Clinton+188 | 2,89541.8% | 2,70739.1% | 280.4% | 6,920 |
| Boyd County | Bill Clinton+3,109 | 10,49649.6% | 7,38734.9% | 690.3% | 21,147 |
| Boyle County | George H. W. Bush+125 | 3,89442.0% | 4,01943.3% | 300.3% | 9,278 |
| Bracken County | Bill Clinton+97 | 1,25942.9% | 1,16239.6% | 110.4% | 2,932 |
| Breathitt County | Bill Clinton+2,193 | 3,49665.5% | 1,30324.4% | 220.4% | 5,336 |
| Breckinridge County | Bill Clinton+172 | 3,11344.4% | 2,94141.9% | 140.2% | 7,013 |
| Bullitt County | Bill Clinton+85 | 7,83041.3% | 7,74540.8% | 610.3% | 18,969 |
| Butler County | George H. W. Bush+1,261 | 1,46830.5% | 2,72956.8% | 130.3% | 4,806 |
| Caldwell County | Bill Clinton+1,034 | 3,00053.1% | 1,96634.8% | 150.3% | 5,651 |
| Calloway County | Bill Clinton+1,527 | 6,18148.5% | 4,65436.5% | 520.4% | 12,740 |
| Campbell County | George H. W. Bush+5,709 | 10,67332.5% | 16,38249.9% | 1260.4% | 32,840 |
| Carlisle County | Bill Clinton+539 | 1,38354.3% | 84433.2% | 90.4% | 2,545 |
| Carroll County | Bill Clinton+1,073 | 2,11956.6% | 1,04627.9% | 150.4% | 3,746 |
| Carter County | Bill Clinton+919 | 4,22449.3% | 3,30538.6% | 420.5% | 8,560 |
| Casey County | George H. W. Bush+1,908 | 1,40926.6% | 3,31762.6% | 340.6% | 5,302 |
| Christian County | George H. W. Bush+1,028 | 6,70941.2% | 7,73747.5% | 530.3% | 16,288 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+267 | 4,89242.5% | 4,62540.2% | 450.4% | 11,517 |
| Clay County | George H. W. Bush+2,735 | 2,01227.1% | 4,74763.9% | 200.3% | 7,427 |
| Clinton County | George H. W. Bush+1,589 | 1,24128.0% | 2,83063.8% | 170.4% | 4,436 |
| Crittenden County | Bill Clinton+164 | 1,74045.5% | 1,57641.3% | 90.2% | 3,820 |
| Cumberland County | George H. W. Bush+949 | 91730.0% | 1,86661.0% | 100.3% | 3,061 |
| Daviess County | Bill Clinton+1,656 | 16,59244.9% | 14,93640.4% | 2890.8% | 36,929 |
| Edmonson County | George H. W. Bush+833 | 1,65336.1% | 2,48654.2% | 80.2% | 4,585 |
| Elliott County | Bill Clinton+1,352 | 1,79671.1% | 44417.6% | 120.5% | 2,525 |
| Estill County | George H. W. Bush+616 | 1,83736.5% | 2,45348.7% | 130.3% | 5,039 |
| Fayette County | George H. W. Bush+3,602 | 38,30640.1% | 41,90843.9% | 1,1051.2% | 95,534 |
| Fleming County | Bill Clinton+212 | 2,25744.0% | 2,04539.8% | 180.4% | 5,135 |
| Floyd County | Bill Clinton+9,811 | 13,35171.5% | 3,54019.0% | 600.3% | 18,674 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+2,305 | 9,89647.1% | 7,59136.1% | 2041.0% | 21,031 |
| Fulton County | Bill Clinton+740 | 1,81356.6% | 1,07333.5% | 120.4% | 3,204 |
| Gallatin County | Bill Clinton+472 | 1,17150.3% | 69930.0% | 140.6% | 2,329 |
| Garrard County | George H. W. Bush+629 | 1,73036.1% | 2,35949.2% | 110.2% | 4,797 |
| Grant County | George H. W. Bush+31 | 2,09738.9% | 2,12839.4% | 210.4% | 5,395 |
| Graves County | Bill Clinton+2,690 | 8,00152.2% | 5,31134.6% | 860.6% | 15,341 |
| Grayson County | George H. W. Bush+1,624 | 2,90934.2% | 4,53353.3% | 720.8% | 8,507 |
| Green County | George H. W. Bush+949 | 1,76035.3% | 2,70954.3% | 170.3% | 4,986 |
| Greenup County | Bill Clinton+2,239 | 7,21450.0% | 4,97534.5% | 370.3% | 14,414 |
| Hancock County | Bill Clinton+453 | 1,71447.5% | 1,26135.0% | 792.2% | 3,605 |
| Hardin County | George H. W. Bush+2,882 | 9,41736.3% | 12,29947.4% | 2160.8% | 25,958 |
| Harlan County | Bill Clinton+2,826 | 6,79655.7% | 3,97032.5% | 460.4% | 12,203 |
| Harrison County | Bill Clinton+647 | 2,79545.2% | 2,14834.7% | 210.3% | 6,189 |
| Hart County | Bill Clinton+451 | 2,85248.7% | 2,40141.0% | 260.4% | 5,858 |
| Henderson County | Bill Clinton+3,145 | 8,27051.3% | 5,12531.8% | 530.3% | 16,126 |
| Henry County | Bill Clinton+1,198 | 2,83854.4% | 1,64031.4% | 210.4% | 5,219 |
| Hickman County | Bill Clinton+435 | 1,29652.7% | 86135.0% | 60.2% | 2,457 |
| Hopkins County | Bill Clinton+2,849 | 8,88150.7% | 6,03234.4% | 530.3% | 17,531 |
| Jackson County | George H. W. Bush+2,622 | 77617.1% | 3,39875.0% | 180.4% | 4,533 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+36,162 | 152,72849.3% | 116,56637.6% | 6770.2% | 309,793 |
| Jessamine County | George H. W. Bush+2,710 | 3,76430.5% | 6,47452.5% | 420.3% | 12,339 |
| Johnson County | Bill Clinton+55 | 3,66943.5% | 3,61442.8% | 350.4% | 8,436 |
| Kenton County | George H. W. Bush+10,917 | 16,34430.8% | 27,26151.3% | 1940.4% | 53,135 |
| Knott County | Bill Clinton+4,257 | 5,50075.1% | 1,24317.0% | 250.3% | 7,328 |
| Knox County | George H. W. Bush+1,224 | 3,78738.5% | 5,01151.0% | 550.6% | 9,825 |
| Larue County | Bill Clinton+36 | 2,19044.4% | 2,15443.7% | 40.1% | 4,930 |
| Laurel County | George H. W. Bush+4,023 | 4,56030.3% | 8,58357.0% | 480.3% | 15,050 |
| Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+316 | 2,40047.5% | 2,08441.2% | 160.3% | 5,057 |
| Lee County | George H. W. Bush+447 | 1,17037.0% | 1,61751.2% | 150.5% | 3,158 |
| Leslie County | George H. W. Bush+1,288 | 1,59132.2% | 2,87958.3% | 160.3% | 4,936 |
| Letcher County | Bill Clinton+2,806 | 5,81757.7% | 3,01129.8% | 560.6% | 10,090 |
| Lewis County | George H. W. Bush+780 | 1,71334.9% | 2,49350.8% | 250.5% | 4,904 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+92 | 2,53242.6% | 2,62444.1% | 280.5% | 5,946 |
| Livingston County | Bill Clinton+1,047 | 2,38655.3% | 1,33931.1% | 90.2% | 4,312 |
| Logan County | Bill Clinton+354 | 4,06445.9% | 3,71041.9% | 320.4% | 8,849 |
| Lyon County | Bill Clinton+763 | 1,58358.6% | 82030.3% | 70.3% | 2,703 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+714 | 8,00540.3% | 8,71943.9% | 790.4% | 19,841 |
| Magoffin County | Bill Clinton+1,269 | 3,26157.1% | 1,99234.9% | 180.3% | 5,711 |
| Marion County | Bill Clinton+1,312 | 3,40353.8% | 2,09133.1% | 250.4% | 6,324 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+2,208 | 6,57651.6% | 4,36834.3% | 320.3% | 12,749 |
| Martin County | George H. W. Bush+246 | 1,71541.9% | 1,96147.9% | 260.6% | 4,095 |
| Mason County | Bill Clinton+225 | 2,65744.1% | 2,43240.3% | 240.4% | 6,029 |
| McCracken County | Bill Clinton+2,684 | 13,34149.1% | 10,65739.2% | 780.3% | 27,153 |
| McCreary County | George H. W. Bush+1,654 | 1,93431.1% | 3,58857.8% | 641.0% | 6,210 |
| McLean County | Bill Clinton+868 | 2,22353.8% | 1,35532.8% | 220.5% | 4,129 |
| Meade County | Bill Clinton+746 | 3,38746.0% | 2,64135.9% | 390.5% | 7,365 |
| Menifee County | Bill Clinton+754 | 1,31161.1% | 55726.0% | 231.1% | 2,145 |
| Mercer County | George H. W. Bush+201 | 3,01039.3% | 3,21142.0% | 1341.8% | 7,653 |
| Metcalfe County | Bill Clinton+20 | 1,70344.7% | 1,68344.1% | 180.5% | 3,813 |
| Monroe County | George H. W. Bush+2,261 | 1,51526.1% | 3,77665.1% | 320.6% | 5,803 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+1,096 | 3,68648.4% | 2,59034.0% | 270.4% | 7,611 |
| Morgan County | Bill Clinton+1,416 | 2,65560.2% | 1,23928.1% | 190.4% | 4,411 |
| Muhlenberg County | Bill Clinton+4,350 | 7,90160.2% | 3,55127.1% | 380.3% | 13,114 |
| Nelson County | Bill Clinton+942 | 5,43746.6% | 4,49538.5% | 1020.9% | 11,672 |
| Nicholas County | Bill Clinton+447 | 1,34148.1% | 89432.1% | 411.5% | 2,789 |
| Ohio County | Bill Clinton+637 | 4,02245.4% | 3,38538.2% | 350.4% | 8,865 |
| Oldham County | George H. W. Bush+2,806 | 5,45732.8% | 8,26349.7% | 640.4% | 16,639 |
| Owen County | Bill Clinton+722 | 1,83051.3% | 1,10831.0% | 180.5% | 3,569 |
| Owsley County | George H. W. Bush+759 | 67828.9% | 1,43761.4% | 180.8% | 2,342 |
| Pendleton County | George H. W. Bush+70 | 1,74037.3% | 1,81038.8% | 330.7% | 4,669 |
| Perry County | Bill Clinton+2,491 | 6,61954.7% | 4,12834.1% | 480.4% | 12,103 |
| Pike County | Bill Clinton+9,146 | 17,35861.8% | 8,21229.2% | 680.2% | 28,082 |
| Powell County | Bill Clinton+514 | 2,32346.1% | 1,80935.9% | 350.7% | 5,041 |
| Pulaski County | George H. W. Bush+5,958 | 5,46528.1% | 11,42358.8% | 770.4% | 19,414 |
| Robertson County | Bill Clinton+110 | 43946.5% | 32934.8% | 70.7% | 945 |
| Rockcastle County | George H. W. Bush+2,143 | 1,14423.4% | 3,28767.1% | 200.4% | 4,897 |
| Rowan County | Bill Clinton+1,089 | 3,55848.9% | 2,46933.9% | 350.5% | 7,274 |
| Russell County | George H. W. Bush+2,691 | 1,95026.8% | 4,64163.7% | 210.3% | 7,285 |
| Scott County | George H. W. Bush+171 | 3,63939.2% | 3,81041.1% | 240.3% | 9,273 |
| Shelby County | George H. W. Bush+152 | 4,39842.1% | 4,55043.6% | 460.4% | 10,445 |
| Simpson County | Bill Clinton+554 | 2,83448.5% | 2,28039.0% | 180.3% | 5,840 |
| Spencer County | Bill Clinton+78 | 1,38343.7% | 1,30541.2% | 130.4% | 3,167 |
| Taylor County | George H. W. Bush+801 | 3,51839.4% | 4,31948.4% | 390.4% | 8,920 |
| Todd County | Bill Clinton+167 | 1,85844.2% | 1,69140.2% | 411.0% | 4,202 |
| Trigg County | Bill Clinton+618 | 2,43850.2% | 1,82037.5% | 240.5% | 4,855 |
| Trimble County | Bill Clinton+624 | 1,41353.7% | 78930.0% | 160.6% | 2,631 |
| Union County | Bill Clinton+1,720 | 3,32557.9% | 1,60528.0% | 150.3% | 5,739 |
| Warren County | George H. W. Bush+3,219 | 11,52938.6% | 14,74849.3% | 860.3% | 29,896 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+90 | 2,00842.8% | 2,09844.7% | 471.0% | 4,695 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+896 | 2,51638.7% | 3,41252.4% | 190.3% | 6,507 |
| Webster County | Bill Clinton+1,972 | 3,38059.7% | 1,40824.9% | 230.4% | 5,665 |
| Whitley County | George H. W. Bush+1,398 | 4,60037.8% | 5,99849.3% | 360.3% | 12,167 |
| Wolfe County | Bill Clinton+977 | 1,67462.4% | 69726.0% | 160.6% | 2,684 |
| Woodford County | George H. W. Bush+831 | 3,16136.2% | 3,99245.8% | 370.4% | 8,725 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Same ballot, 1992KY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.