Ohio — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1992 presidential electionOhio · PresidentClintonD+1.8
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 40.2% | 1,984,942 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 38.3% | 1,894,310 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 21.5% | 1,060,712 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+29.7 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Carroll County, OH | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Erie County, OH | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Harrison County, OH | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Hocking County, OH | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Meigs County, OH | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Perry County, OH | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Scioto County, OH | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Stark County, OH | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Vinton County, OH | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Wood County, OH | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+13.2 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | George H. W. Bush+724 | 3,99837.2% | 4,72243.9% | 450.4% | 10,758 |
| Allen County | George H. W. Bush+11,545 | 13,77729.1% | 25,32253.5% | 1200.3% | 47,350 |
| Ashland County | George H. W. Bush+3,879 | 5,98528.7% | 9,86447.3% | 560.3% | 20,855 |
| Ashtabula County | Bill Clinton+5,589 | 18,84343.8% | 13,25430.8% | 1660.4% | 43,028 |
| Athens County | Bill Clinton+6,239 | 13,42352.0% | 7,18427.9% | 1120.4% | 25,793 |
| Auglaize County | George H. W. Bush+5,495 | 4,96024.4% | 10,45551.5% | 510.3% | 20,306 |
| Belmont County | Bill Clinton+9,913 | 18,52755.4% | 8,61425.8% | 1380.4% | 33,421 |
| Brown County | George H. W. Bush+372 | 5,54036.5% | 5,91238.9% | 580.4% | 15,186 |
| Butler County | George H. W. Bush+23,693 | 39,68230.3% | 63,37548.3% | 5280.4% | 131,112 |
| Carroll County | Bill Clinton+507 | 4,73138.0% | 4,22433.9% | 740.6% | 12,463 |
| Champaign County | George H. W. Bush+1,803 | 5,20132.0% | 7,00443.1% | 550.3% | 16,252 |
| Clark County | Bill Clinton+2,681 | 26,69242.0% | 24,01137.8% | 2640.4% | 63,538 |
| Clermont County | George H. W. Bush+14,507 | 17,55827.4% | 32,06550.0% | 2400.4% | 64,142 |
| Clinton County | George H. W. Bush+2,652 | 4,63830.1% | 7,29047.4% | 610.4% | 15,391 |
| Columbiana County | Bill Clinton+4,749 | 19,76541.6% | 15,01631.6% | 1620.3% | 47,554 |
| Coshocton County | Bill Clinton+507 | 6,21238.4% | 5,70535.3% | 1751.1% | 16,173 |
| Crawford County | George H. W. Bush+2,267 | 6,35130.5% | 8,61841.4% | 1020.5% | 20,835 |
| Cuyahoga County | Bill Clinton+150,362 | 337,54852.7% | 187,18629.2% | 3,1550.5% | 640,241 |
| Darke County | George H. W. Bush+4,082 | 7,01628.7% | 11,09845.4% | 950.4% | 24,426 |
| Defiance County | George H. W. Bush+1,460 | 5,73533.3% | 7,19541.8% | 940.5% | 17,211 |
| Delaware County | George H. W. Bush+8,962 | 9,26325.1% | 18,22549.4% | 1410.4% | 36,873 |
| Erie County | Bill Clinton+2,072 | 14,53140.6% | 12,45934.8% | 1180.3% | 35,828 |
| Fairfield County | George H. W. Bush+9,876 | 14,24928.1% | 24,12547.5% | 1690.3% | 50,789 |
| Fayette County | George H. W. Bush+1,940 | 2,97629.5% | 4,91648.7% | 320.3% | 10,086 |
| Franklin County | George H. W. Bush+9,668 | 176,65639.7% | 186,32441.9% | 2,7720.6% | 444,801 |
| Fulton County | George H. W. Bush+2,782 | 5,57629.7% | 8,35844.4% | 720.4% | 18,804 |
| Gallia County | George H. W. Bush+426 | 5,35038.9% | 5,77642.0% | 630.5% | 13,738 |
| Geauga County | George H. W. Bush+6,734 | 11,46628.3% | 18,20044.9% | 2750.7% | 40,518 |
| Greene County | George H. W. Bush+7,512 | 20,13933.8% | 27,65146.5% | 2530.4% | 59,502 |
| Guernsey County | Bill Clinton+679 | 6,42839.3% | 5,74935.2% | 680.4% | 16,348 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+44,038 | 148,40936.8% | 192,44747.7% | 2,4190.6% | 403,420 |
| Hancock County | George H. W. Bush+8,877 | 7,94424.9% | 16,82152.6% | 1960.6% | 31,963 |
| Hardin County | George H. W. Bush+1,487 | 4,36433.0% | 5,85144.3% | 1331.0% | 13,215 |
| Harrison County | Bill Clinton+1,541 | 3,83048.9% | 2,28929.2% | 290.4% | 7,827 |
| Henry County | George H. W. Bush+2,263 | 3,93329.4% | 6,19646.4% | 520.4% | 13,359 |
| Highland County | George H. W. Bush+2,154 | 4,86631.9% | 7,02046.1% | 410.3% | 15,242 |
| Hocking County | Bill Clinton+174 | 3,93537.2% | 3,76135.6% | 470.4% | 10,574 |
| Holmes County | George H. W. Bush+3,110 | 1,96921.7% | 5,07956.1% | 630.7% | 9,056 |
| Huron County | George H. W. Bush+1,550 | 7,93032.4% | 9,48038.7% | 3101.3% | 24,471 |
| Jackson County | George H. W. Bush+406 | 5,01638.9% | 5,42242.1% | 560.4% | 12,883 |
| Jefferson County | Bill Clinton+10,214 | 20,97854.1% | 10,76427.7% | 1460.4% | 38,798 |
| Knox County | George H. W. Bush+1,785 | 7,25933.4% | 9,04441.6% | 1600.7% | 21,745 |
| Lake County | George H. W. Bush+3,084 | 37,68235.6% | 40,76638.5% | 6640.6% | 105,990 |
| Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+2,281 | 12,32545.6% | 10,04437.2% | 1160.4% | 27,021 |
| Licking County | George H. W. Bush+8,020 | 18,89831.3% | 26,91844.5% | 8121.3% | 60,434 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+4,475 | 4,88926.0% | 9,36449.8% | 620.3% | 18,787 |
| Lorain County | Bill Clinton+14,159 | 50,96243.0% | 36,80331.0% | 4150.3% | 118,605 |
| Lucas County | Bill Clinton+36,692 | 99,98949.3% | 63,29731.2% | 1,6250.8% | 203,019 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+2,867 | 3,99828.4% | 6,86548.8% | 380.3% | 14,071 |
| Mahoning County | Bill Clinton+33,540 | 64,73151.5% | 31,19124.8% | 3110.2% | 125,650 |
| Marion County | George H. W. Bush+2,231 | 9,44434.1% | 11,67542.1% | 1250.5% | 27,715 |
| Medina County | George H. W. Bush+5,095 | 18,99531.3% | 24,09039.8% | 2260.4% | 60,601 |
| Meigs County | Bill Clinton+310 | 4,22641.1% | 3,91638.1% | 460.4% | 10,286 |
| Mercer County | George H. W. Bush+3,800 | 4,88326.3% | 8,68346.8% | 660.4% | 18,545 |
| Miami County | George H. W. Bush+7,194 | 12,54729.2% | 19,74145.9% | 1740.4% | 43,006 |
| Monroe County | Bill Clinton+2,412 | 4,23555.8% | 1,82324.0% | 280.4% | 7,591 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+3,266 | 108,01741.3% | 104,75140.0% | 1,0980.4% | 261,720 |
| Morgan County | George H. W. Bush+317 | 2,40235.8% | 2,71940.5% | 350.5% | 6,707 |
| Morrow County | George H. W. Bush+1,301 | 3,90730.5% | 5,20840.7% | 530.4% | 12,791 |
| Muskingum County | George H. W. Bush+2,498 | 11,67033.6% | 14,16840.8% | 1510.4% | 34,720 |
| Noble County | George H. W. Bush+22 | 2,20137.4% | 2,22337.8% | 300.5% | 5,883 |
| Ottawa County | Bill Clinton+1,346 | 8,12841.1% | 6,78234.3% | 530.3% | 19,795 |
| Paulding County | George H. W. Bush+359 | 3,29334.6% | 3,65238.4% | 550.6% | 9,510 |
| Perry County | Bill Clinton+260 | 4,97236.7% | 4,71234.8% | 530.4% | 13,547 |
| Pickaway County | George H. W. Bush+2,925 | 5,76530.5% | 8,69045.9% | 1560.8% | 18,930 |
| Pike County | Bill Clinton+963 | 5,05744.4% | 4,09435.9% | 500.4% | 11,393 |
| Portage County | Bill Clinton+7,878 | 26,32542.4% | 18,44729.7% | 2980.5% | 62,135 |
| Preble County | George H. W. Bush+2,466 | 5,55730.7% | 8,02344.3% | 580.3% | 18,098 |
| Putnam County | George H. W. Bush+5,376 | 3,96223.3% | 9,33854.9% | 560.3% | 17,004 |
| Richland County | George H. W. Bush+3,926 | 19,60634.6% | 23,53241.5% | 1890.3% | 56,697 |
| Ross County | George H. W. Bush+373 | 10,45238.5% | 10,82539.8% | 2801.0% | 27,173 |
| Sandusky County | George H. W. Bush+894 | 9,87836.0% | 10,77239.2% | 1400.5% | 27,472 |
| Scioto County | Bill Clinton+2,784 | 14,71543.8% | 11,93135.5% | 1180.4% | 33,624 |
| Seneca County | George H. W. Bush+483 | 9,28035.5% | 9,76337.3% | 1400.5% | 26,150 |
| Shelby County | George H. W. Bush+3,592 | 5,26226.3% | 8,85444.2% | 600.3% | 20,011 |
| Stark County | Bill Clinton+8,201 | 70,06440.0% | 61,86335.3% | 7520.4% | 175,092 |
| Summit County | Bill Clinton+30,351 | 107,88144.7% | 77,53032.1% | 9300.4% | 241,492 |
| Trumbull County | Bill Clinton+28,760 | 54,59150.7% | 25,83124.0% | 3930.4% | 107,606 |
| Tuscarawas County | Bill Clinton+1,608 | 14,78740.1% | 13,17935.7% | 1430.4% | 36,894 |
| Union County | George H. W. Bush+4,353 | 3,46523.4% | 7,81852.9% | 610.4% | 14,777 |
| Van Wert County | George H. W. Bush+3,405 | 3,82226.9% | 7,22750.8% | 660.5% | 14,217 |
| Vinton County | Bill Clinton+333 | 2,30843.0% | 1,97536.8% | 300.6% | 5,363 |
| Warren County | George H. W. Bush+14,456 | 13,54225.6% | 27,99853.0% | 1470.3% | 52,802 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+1,824 | 10,38037.0% | 12,20443.5% | 740.3% | 28,073 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+4,397 | 13,95333.2% | 18,35043.7% | 1970.5% | 41,982 |
| Williams County | George H. W. Bush+2,752 | 4,86227.8% | 7,61443.6% | 860.5% | 17,464 |
| Wood County | Bill Clinton+175 | 20,75439.0% | 20,57938.7% | 1880.4% | 53,203 |
| Wyandot County | George H. W. Bush+1,380 | 3,03129.0% | 4,41142.2% | 720.7% | 10,443 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Same ballot, 1992OH
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.