Mississippi — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentBushR+8.9
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 49.7% | 487,793 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 40.8% | 400,258 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.5% | 93,742 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Copiah County, MS | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+10.7 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+9.0 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hinds County, MS | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Republican | R+2.2 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | Clinton, Bill+2,424 | 5,83136.7% | 8,25552.0% | 380.2% | 15,877 |
| Alcorn County | Clinton, Bill+124 | 6,24944.2% | 6,37345.1% | 1651.2% | 14,136 |
| Amite County | Clinton, Bill+47 | 2,56145.1% | 2,60845.9% | 140.2% | 5,681 |
| Attala County | Bush, George H.W.+505 | 3,52049.7% | 3,01542.5% | 230.3% | 7,087 |
| Benton County | Clinton, Bill+1,149 | 1,25331.7% | 2,40260.7% | 70.2% | 3,955 |
| Bolivar County | Clinton, Bill+4,049 | 4,75233.4% | 8,80161.9% | 800.6% | 14,226 |
| Calhoun County | Bush, George H.W.+729 | 3,19150.9% | 2,46239.2% | 130.2% | 6,273 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George H.W.+513 | 1,69555.0% | 1,18238.3% | 70.2% | 3,084 |
| Chickasaw County | Clinton, Bill+70 | 3,15045.0% | 3,22046.0% | 80.1% | 7,007 |
| Choctaw County | Bush, George H.W.+591 | 2,02653.8% | 1,43538.1% | 90.2% | 3,768 |
| Claiborne County | Clinton, Bill+2,367 | 93521.2% | 3,30274.8% | 140.3% | 4,412 |
| Clarke County | Bush, George H.W.+1,948 | 4,20760.7% | 2,25932.6% | 180.3% | 6,934 |
| Clay County | Clinton, Bill+1,323 | 3,29738.5% | 4,62054.0% | 200.2% | 8,563 |
| Coahoma County | Clinton, Bill+2,289 | 4,12036.9% | 6,40957.3% | 1331.2% | 11,180 |
| Copiah County | Bush, George H.W.+203 | 4,60048.7% | 4,39746.5% | 430.5% | 9,449 |
| Covington County | Bush, George H.W.+750 | 3,52550.4% | 2,77539.7% | 420.6% | 6,996 |
| DeSoto County | Bush, George H.W.+7,271 | 16,10458.4% | 8,83332.0% | 690.3% | 27,575 |
| Forrest County | Bush, George H.W.+4,099 | 12,43254.6% | 8,33336.6% | 790.3% | 22,753 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George H.W.+355 | 1,94249.3% | 1,58740.3% | 160.4% | 3,938 |
| George County | Bush, George H.W.+1,491 | 4,14143.5% | 2,65027.9% | 1,38314.5% | 9,509 |
| Greene County | Bush, George H.W.+742 | 2,40651.9% | 1,66435.9% | 70.2% | 4,636 |
| Grenada County | Bush, George H.W.+518 | 4,72149.3% | 4,20343.9% | 350.4% | 9,568 |
| Hancock County | Bush, George H.W.+1,771 | 6,42247.8% | 4,65134.6% | 650.5% | 13,440 |
| Harrison County | Bush, George H.W.+9,781 | 25,04952.8% | 15,26832.2% | 2350.5% | 47,407 |
| Hinds County | Bush, George H.W.+1,597 | 45,03146.9% | 43,43445.2% | 2,2182.3% | 96,024 |
| Holmes County | Clinton, Bill+2,398 | 1,69428.2% | 4,09268.0% | 250.4% | 6,014 |
| Humphreys County | Clinton, Bill+975 | 1,72136.7% | 2,69657.6% | 80.2% | 4,683 |
| Issaquena County | Clinton, Bill+252 | 29830.1% | 55055.6% | 636.4% | 990 |
| Itawamba County | Bush, George H.W.+507 | 4,14247.5% | 3,63541.7% | 180.2% | 8,713 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George H.W.+12,304 | 25,32156.4% | 13,01729.0% | 1080.2% | 44,930 |
| Jasper County | Clinton, Bill+270 | 2,78943.4% | 3,05947.6% | 120.2% | 6,428 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton, Bill+2,234 | 56216.0% | 2,79679.4% | 80.2% | 3,522 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Clinton, Bill+763 | 2,22839.6% | 2,99153.1% | 320.6% | 5,633 |
| Jones County | Bush, George H.W.+5,789 | 13,82456.6% | 8,03532.9% | 480.2% | 24,430 |
| Kemper County | Clinton, Bill+413 | 1,83042.0% | 2,24351.4% | 100.2% | 4,361 |
| Lafayette County | Bush, George H.W.+27 | 5,25146.1% | 5,22445.8% | 610.5% | 11,397 |
| Lamar County | Bush, George H.W.+5,051 | 8,25963.4% | 3,20824.6% | 220.2% | 13,032 |
| Lauderdale County | Bush, George H.W.+8,609 | 17,09862.3% | 8,48930.9% | 2200.8% | 27,466 |
| Lawrence County | Bush, George H.W.+107 | 2,68944.1% | 2,58242.4% | 591.0% | 6,095 |
| Leake County | Bush, George H.W.+610 | 3,94350.6% | 3,33342.8% | 130.2% | 7,786 |
| Lee County | Bush, George H.W.+4,521 | 12,23154.4% | 7,71034.3% | 5192.3% | 22,501 |
| Leflore County | Clinton, Bill+1,076 | 5,29842.4% | 6,37451.0% | 2151.7% | 12,498 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George H.W.+2,296 | 7,04053.8% | 4,74436.2% | 260.2% | 13,091 |
| Lowndes County | Bush, George H.W.+3,957 | 10,50955.8% | 6,55234.8% | 580.3% | 18,835 |
| Madison County | Bush, George H.W.+3,424 | 12,81054.0% | 9,38639.6% | 470.2% | 23,721 |
| Marion County | Bush, George H.W.+1,122 | 5,77649.7% | 4,65440.1% | 210.2% | 11,613 |
| Marshall County | Clinton, Bill+4,066 | 3,84730.7% | 7,91363.2% | 630.5% | 12,512 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George H.W.+1,061 | 5,99449.0% | 4,93340.4% | 420.3% | 12,224 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George H.W.+248 | 2,32448.7% | 2,07643.5% | 60.1% | 4,776 |
| Neshoba County | Bush, George H.W.+3,045 | 6,13561.1% | 3,09030.8% | 230.2% | 10,042 |
| Newton County | Bush, George H.W.+2,982 | 5,12865.7% | 2,14627.5% | 380.5% | 7,806 |
| Noxubee County | Clinton, Bill+1,565 | 1,62332.2% | 3,18863.3% | 230.5% | 5,037 |
| Oktibbeha County | Bush, George H.W.+655 | 6,38148.5% | 5,72643.5% | 650.5% | 13,156 |
| Panola County | Clinton, Bill+1,422 | 4,64440.5% | 6,06652.9% | 210.2% | 11,460 |
| Pearl River County | Bush, George H.W.+3,043 | 7,72652.2% | 4,68331.6% | 360.2% | 14,797 |
| Perry County | Bush, George H.W.+1,048 | 2,53856.4% | 1,49033.1% | 110.2% | 4,501 |
| Pike County | Clinton, Bill+274 | 6,00543.9% | 6,27945.9% | 150.1% | 13,679 |
| Pontotoc County | Bush, George H.W.+1,630 | 4,59554.9% | 2,96535.4% | 290.3% | 8,366 |
| Prentiss County | Bush, George H.W.+932 | 4,31750.6% | 3,38539.7% | 430.5% | 8,526 |
| Quitman County | Clinton, Bill+971 | 1,45135.5% | 2,42259.2% | 100.2% | 4,093 |
| Rankin County | Bush, George H.W.+16,382 | 24,53767.8% | 8,15522.5% | 640.2% | 36,210 |
| Scott County | Bush, George H.W.+1,919 | 5,26856.5% | 3,34935.9% | 210.2% | 9,329 |
| Sharkey County | Clinton, Bill+518 | 1,00836.6% | 1,52655.5% | 732.7% | 2,752 |
| Simpson County | Bush, George H.W.+2,145 | 5,35857.5% | 3,21334.5% | 290.3% | 9,326 |
| Smith County | Bush, George H.W.+2,138 | 4,10660.5% | 1,96829.0% | 340.5% | 6,788 |
| Stone County | Bush, George H.W.+848 | 2,29554.5% | 1,44734.4% | 200.5% | 4,209 |
| Sunflower County | Clinton, Bill+1,324 | 3,72639.7% | 5,05053.8% | 150.2% | 9,391 |
| Tallahatchie County | Clinton, Bill+689 | 2,21340.1% | 2,90252.6% | 230.4% | 5,518 |
| Tate County | Bush, George H.W.+677 | 4,19650.1% | 3,51942.0% | 220.3% | 8,371 |
| Tippah County | Bush, George H.W.+969 | 4,44450.9% | 3,47539.8% | 180.2% | 8,739 |
| Tishomingo County | Clinton, Bill+517 | 3,39342.0% | 3,91048.4% | 180.2% | 8,072 |
| Tunica County | Clinton, Bill+758 | 69330.9% | 1,45164.7% | 30.1% | 2,243 |
| Union County | Bush, George H.W.+1,459 | 5,17353.1% | 3,71438.1% | 390.4% | 9,742 |
| Walthall County | Bush, George H.W.+252 | 2,72845.7% | 2,47641.5% | 520.9% | 5,967 |
| Warren County | Bush, George H.W.+2,034 | 10,20949.6% | 8,17539.7% | 480.2% | 20,578 |
| Washington County | Clinton, Bill+2,990 | 7,59838.6% | 10,58853.8% | 7083.6% | 19,689 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George H.W.+810 | 3,87449.8% | 3,06439.4% | 210.3% | 7,783 |
| Webster County | Bush, George H.W.+1,045 | 2,79156.0% | 1,74635.0% | 70.1% | 4,988 |
| Wilkinson County | Clinton, Bill+1,811 | 1,39928.3% | 3,21064.9% | 290.6% | 4,945 |
| Winston County | Bush, George H.W.+358 | 4,31148.1% | 3,95344.1% | 160.2% | 8,968 |
| Yalobusha County | Clinton, Bill+438 | 2,17941.5% | 2,61749.9% | 140.3% | 5,248 |
| Yazoo County | Bush, George H.W.+233 | 5,11347.6% | 4,88045.4% | 830.8% | 10,745 |
complete certified result
Mississippi candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Same ballot, 1992MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.