New York — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionNew York · PresidentClintonD+15.8
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 49.7% | 3,444,450 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 33.9% | 2,346,649 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 16.4% | 1,135,826 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 33 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+52.9 |
| Broome County, NY | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Cortland County, NY | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Erie County, NY | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Franklin County, NY | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Monroe County, NY | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Nassau County, NY | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+62.3 |
| Niagara County, NY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Otsego County, NY | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Queens County, NY | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Rockland County, NY | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Seneca County, NY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Ulster County, NY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Westchester County, NY | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+11.1 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Bill Clinton+31,189 | 80,64151.9% | 49,45231.8% | 1,2060.8% | 155,363 |
| Allegany County | George H. W. Bush+4,128 | 4,84825.9% | 8,97648.0% | 1921.0% | 18,719 |
| Bronx County | Bill Clinton+161,728 | 225,03873.7% | 63,31020.7% | 1,9970.7% | 305,460 |
| Broome County | Bill Clinton+8,791 | 43,44443.5% | 34,65334.7% | 4690.5% | 99,846 |
| Cattaraugus County | George H. W. Bush+3,794 | 10,15028.9% | 13,94439.7% | 3361.0% | 35,092 |
| Cayuga County | Bill Clinton+1,023 | 13,08836.7% | 12,06533.8% | 2390.7% | 35,671 |
| Chautauqua County | Bill Clinton+1,423 | 22,64536.1% | 21,22233.8% | 4670.7% | 62,789 |
| Chemung County | George H. W. Bush+989 | 15,09938.6% | 16,08841.1% | 4551.2% | 39,135 |
| Chenango County | George H. W. Bush+97 | 8,01736.8% | 8,11437.2% | 3001.4% | 21,787 |
| Clinton County | George H. W. Bush+574 | 12,88140.3% | 13,45542.1% | 2630.8% | 31,988 |
| Columbia County | George H. W. Bush+200 | 11,36839.1% | 11,56839.8% | 2911.0% | 29,056 |
| Cortland County | Bill Clinton+33 | 7,81537.5% | 7,78237.3% | 1560.7% | 20,851 |
| Delaware County | George H. W. Bush+1,677 | 7,15234.8% | 8,82943.0% | 1450.7% | 20,530 |
| Dutchess County | George H. W. Bush+5,054 | 41,65536.1% | 46,70940.5% | 6440.6% | 115,328 |
| Erie County | Bill Clinton+66,789 | 196,23343.5% | 129,44428.7% | 2,4610.5% | 451,496 |
| Essex County | George H. W. Bush+1,561 | 6,71735.4% | 8,27843.6% | 1941.0% | 18,973 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+1,019 | 7,65441.7% | 6,63536.1% | 2191.2% | 18,365 |
| Fulton County | George H. W. Bush+737 | 8,40036.8% | 9,13740.0% | 1880.8% | 22,845 |
| Genesee County | George H. W. Bush+3,592 | 8,07130.8% | 11,66344.5% | 2991.1% | 26,225 |
| Greene County | George H. W. Bush+2,466 | 6,92432.7% | 9,39044.3% | 1880.9% | 21,191 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+1,075 | 96325.2% | 2,03853.4% | 230.6% | 3,817 |
| Herkimer County | George H. W. Bush+1,172 | 10,88036.3% | 12,05240.3% | 1410.5% | 29,939 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+847 | 13,38035.8% | 14,22738.0% | 3581.0% | 37,426 |
| Kings County | Bill Clinton+277,839 | 411,18370.7% | 133,34422.9% | 4,0530.7% | 581,594 |
| Lewis County | George H. W. Bush+425 | 3,67633.3% | 4,10137.2% | 910.8% | 11,032 |
| Livingston County | George H. W. Bush+3,474 | 8,64832.3% | 12,12245.2% | 2691.0% | 26,814 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+1,194 | 10,09934.8% | 11,29338.9% | 2510.9% | 29,034 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+7,481 | 141,50241.6% | 134,02139.4% | 1,6170.5% | 340,369 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+707 | 9,50940.6% | 8,80237.5% | 1120.5% | 23,443 |
| Nassau County | Bill Clinton+35,712 | 282,59346.4% | 246,88140.5% | 2,7550.5% | 609,326 |
| New York County | Bill Clinton+331,641 | 416,14278.2% | 84,50115.9% | 3,7860.7% | 532,118 |
| Niagara County | Bill Clinton+5,248 | 35,64936.9% | 30,40131.5% | 4080.4% | 96,584 |
| Oneida County | George H. W. Bush+2,840 | 40,96637.8% | 43,80640.4% | 8530.8% | 108,342 |
| Onondaga County | Bill Clinton+13,003 | 90,64542.2% | 77,64236.1% | 1,4450.7% | 214,907 |
| Ontario County | George H. W. Bush+2,931 | 16,06435.8% | 18,99542.3% | 2590.6% | 44,889 |
| Orange County | George H. W. Bush+7,547 | 45,94637.5% | 53,49343.7% | 5820.5% | 122,520 |
| Orleans County | George H. W. Bush+2,541 | 4,92729.4% | 7,46844.6% | 840.5% | 16,754 |
| Oswego County | George H. W. Bush+1,540 | 16,99033.4% | 18,53036.4% | 5581.1% | 50,931 |
| Otsego County | Bill Clinton+330 | 10,47139.4% | 10,14138.1% | 1530.6% | 26,606 |
| Putnam County | George H. W. Bush+4,886 | 14,04834.0% | 18,93445.9% | 2700.7% | 41,263 |
| Queens County | Bill Clinton+191,959 | 349,52062.9% | 157,56128.3% | 2,8610.5% | 555,956 |
| Rensselaer County | Bill Clinton+856 | 29,79339.9% | 28,93738.8% | 6520.9% | 74,580 |
| Richmond County | George H. W. Bush+13,806 | 56,90138.5% | 70,70747.9% | 4740.3% | 147,760 |
| Rockland County | Bill Clinton+7,151 | 56,75946.6% | 49,60840.7% | 4380.4% | 121,831 |
| Saratoga County | George H. W. Bush+3,906 | 33,01136.8% | 36,91741.1% | 7930.9% | 89,812 |
| Schenectady County | Bill Clinton+6,077 | 32,33543.8% | 26,25835.5% | 4390.6% | 73,870 |
| Schoharie County | George H. W. Bush+681 | 4,99735.3% | 5,67840.1% | 1451.0% | 14,147 |
| Schuyler County | George H. W. Bush+367 | 2,85934.9% | 3,22639.3% | 630.8% | 8,199 |
| Seneca County | Bill Clinton+378 | 5,81038.8% | 5,43236.3% | 720.5% | 14,974 |
| St. Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+4,296 | 18,19743.0% | 13,90132.8% | 4611.1% | 42,317 |
| Steuben County | George H. W. Bush+7,718 | 12,04329.1% | 19,76147.7% | 2280.6% | 41,410 |
| Suffolk County | George H. W. Bush+8,656 | 220,81138.9% | 229,46740.4% | 4,7040.8% | 567,955 |
| Sullivan County | Bill Clinton+2,321 | 13,71743.4% | 11,39636.0% | 1860.6% | 31,635 |
| Tioga County | George H. W. Bush+1,496 | 7,79133.8% | 9,28740.3% | 1200.5% | 23,065 |
| Tompkins County | Bill Clinton+11,677 | 23,19755.7% | 11,52027.7% | 2390.6% | 41,660 |
| Ulster County | Bill Clinton+3,663 | 32,88640.7% | 29,22336.2% | 7600.9% | 80,821 |
| Warren County | George H. W. Bush+2,440 | 9,82034.1% | 12,26042.6% | 2861.0% | 28,767 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+1,876 | 8,42933.5% | 10,30541.0% | 2581.0% | 25,135 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+6,153 | 11,86630.2% | 18,01945.8% | 2330.6% | 39,306 |
| Westchester County | Bill Clinton+32,310 | 184,30048.6% | 151,99040.1% | 2,6170.7% | 378,840 |
| Wyoming County | George H. W. Bush+3,279 | 4,04524.7% | 7,32444.7% | 1691.0% | 16,375 |
| Yates County | George H. W. Bush+1,124 | 3,24232.1% | 4,36643.3% | 1301.3% | 10,092 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Same ballot, 1992NY
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.