Tennessee — 1992 presidential election
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Akashicstate1992 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentClintonD+4.7
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 47.1% | 933,521 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 42.4% | 841,300 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 10.5% | 207,817 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Campbell County, TN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+31.5 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+20.7 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+39.7 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Fentress County, TN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+28.4 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Hardin County, TN | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+58.7 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Macon County, TN | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+4.8 |
| McNairy County, TN | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Morgan County, TN | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+42.6 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Pickett County, TN | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Roane County, TN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+50.8 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Tipton County, TN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Union County, TN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Williamson County, TN | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Bill Clinton+1,644 | 13,48247.1% | 11,83841.4% | 1420.5% | 28,611 |
| Bedford County | Bill Clinton+2,142 | 5,97852.3% | 3,83633.6% | 660.6% | 11,421 |
| Benton County | Bill Clinton+2,271 | 3,89663.7% | 1,62526.6% | 340.6% | 6,114 |
| Bledsoe County | Bill Clinton+108 | 1,88446.9% | 1,77644.2% | 60.1% | 4,018 |
| Blount County | George H. W. Bush+3,760 | 14,65538.9% | 18,41548.9% | 1130.3% | 37,651 |
| Bradley County | George H. W. Bush+6,639 | 9,88933.3% | 16,52855.7% | 670.2% | 29,696 |
| Campbell County | Bill Clinton+1,859 | 6,75652.2% | 4,89737.9% | 380.3% | 12,931 |
| Cannon County | Bill Clinton+1,364 | 2,59359.9% | 1,22928.4% | 140.3% | 4,331 |
| Carroll County | Bill Clinton+899 | 5,74148.7% | 4,84241.0% | 770.7% | 11,799 |
| Carter County | George H. W. Bush+4,210 | 6,50233.9% | 10,71255.8% | 780.4% | 19,190 |
| Cheatham County | Bill Clinton+1,321 | 4,81749.2% | 3,49635.7% | 420.4% | 9,788 |
| Chester County | George H. W. Bush+517 | 2,31741.4% | 2,83450.6% | 60.1% | 5,596 |
| Claiborne County | Bill Clinton+444 | 4,50947.5% | 4,06542.9% | 510.5% | 9,485 |
| Clay County | Bill Clinton+850 | 1,92259.6% | 1,07233.2% | 90.3% | 3,226 |
| Cocke County | George H. W. Bush+1,803 | 3,49534.9% | 5,29853.0% | 830.8% | 10,000 |
| Coffee County | Bill Clinton+2,487 | 8,53450.1% | 6,04735.5% | 430.3% | 17,044 |
| Crockett County | Bill Clinton+477 | 2,65749.6% | 2,18040.7% | 130.2% | 5,357 |
| Cumberland County | George H. W. Bush+723 | 6,39340.5% | 7,11645.1% | 830.5% | 15,792 |
| Davidson County | Bill Clinton+29,788 | 106,35552.2% | 76,56737.6% | 7010.3% | 203,807 |
| Decatur County | Bill Clinton+966 | 2,63356.5% | 1,66735.8% | 100.2% | 4,661 |
| DeKalb County | Bill Clinton+2,668 | 4,38265.2% | 1,71425.5% | 180.3% | 6,722 |
| Dickson County | Bill Clinton+3,413 | 7,86355.8% | 4,45031.6% | 500.4% | 14,093 |
| Dyer County | Bill Clinton+177 | 5,84545.7% | 5,66844.3% | 330.3% | 12,787 |
| Fayette County | Bill Clinton+498 | 4,21148.9% | 3,71343.1% | 280.3% | 8,609 |
| Fentress County | Bill Clinton+339 | 2,73047.4% | 2,39141.5% | 320.6% | 5,759 |
| Franklin County | Bill Clinton+3,266 | 7,77354.8% | 4,50731.8% | 590.4% | 14,176 |
| Gibson County | Bill Clinton+2,394 | 9,55552.1% | 7,16139.1% | 800.4% | 18,332 |
| Giles County | Bill Clinton+2,774 | 5,60157.3% | 2,82728.9% | 440.4% | 9,781 |
| Grainger County | George H. W. Bush+530 | 2,24240.4% | 2,77249.9% | 260.5% | 5,553 |
| Greene County | George H. W. Bush+2,055 | 7,85737.6% | 9,91247.5% | 1760.8% | 20,875 |
| Grundy County | Bill Clinton+1,993 | 2,99768.3% | 1,00422.9% | 190.4% | 4,386 |
| Hamblen County | George H. W. Bush+1,784 | 7,11439.8% | 8,89849.8% | 820.5% | 17,854 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+6,706 | 46,77040.6% | 53,47646.5% | 4390.4% | 115,085 |
| Hancock County | George H. W. Bush+274 | 1,00040.8% | 1,27452.0% | 241.0% | 2,449 |
| Hardeman County | Bill Clinton+1,710 | 4,83256.0% | 3,12236.2% | 790.9% | 8,627 |
| Hardin County | Bill Clinton+47 | 3,92245.6% | 3,87545.1% | 610.7% | 8,592 |
| Hawkins County | George H. W. Bush+1,135 | 6,62340.7% | 7,75847.6% | 570.4% | 16,285 |
| Haywood County | Bill Clinton+993 | 3,51155.1% | 2,51839.5% | 160.3% | 6,376 |
| Henderson County | George H. W. Bush+1,217 | 3,50238.8% | 4,71952.3% | 180.2% | 9,024 |
| Henry County | Bill Clinton+3,136 | 6,79756.2% | 3,66130.3% | 490.4% | 12,095 |
| Hickman County | Bill Clinton+2,273 | 4,09360.8% | 1,82027.1% | 190.3% | 6,727 |
| Houston County | Bill Clinton+1,364 | 2,01268.2% | 64822.0% | 110.4% | 2,951 |
| Humphreys County | Bill Clinton+2,234 | 3,87563.2% | 1,64126.7% | 100.2% | 6,135 |
| Jackson County | Bill Clinton+2,500 | 3,20875.3% | 70816.6% | 100.2% | 4,258 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+1,444 | 4,74038.3% | 6,18450.0% | 530.4% | 12,362 |
| Johnson County | George H. W. Bush+1,389 | 1,78132.0% | 3,17057.0% | 380.7% | 5,563 |
| Knox County | George H. W. Bush+6,905 | 59,70241.9% | 66,60746.7% | 4980.3% | 142,476 |
| Lake County | Bill Clinton+769 | 1,44962.8% | 68029.5% | 261.1% | 2,306 |
| Lauderdale County | Bill Clinton+1,524 | 4,45255.9% | 2,92836.8% | 170.2% | 7,958 |
| Lawrence County | Bill Clinton+1,208 | 6,81649.2% | 5,60840.5% | 370.3% | 13,864 |
| Lewis County | Bill Clinton+1,273 | 2,49160.0% | 1,21829.3% | 90.2% | 4,152 |
| Lincoln County | Bill Clinton+1,249 | 5,06349.1% | 3,81437.0% | 540.5% | 10,302 |
| Loudon County | George H. W. Bush+1,030 | 5,41440.1% | 6,44447.7% | 500.4% | 13,510 |
| Macon County | Bill Clinton+662 | 2,96151.7% | 2,29940.2% | 230.4% | 5,726 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+1,240 | 13,62943.7% | 14,86947.7% | 640.2% | 31,196 |
| Marion County | Bill Clinton+2,327 | 5,58955.5% | 3,26232.4% | 310.3% | 10,068 |
| Marshall County | Bill Clinton+1,975 | 4,49155.5% | 2,51631.1% | 410.5% | 8,098 |
| Maury County | Bill Clinton+2,557 | 9,99748.9% | 7,44036.4% | 2011.0% | 20,459 |
| McMinn County | George H. W. Bush+771 | 6,68241.8% | 7,45346.6% | 430.3% | 15,990 |
| McNairy County | Bill Clinton+598 | 4,69148.9% | 4,09342.7% | 370.4% | 9,595 |
| Meigs County | Bill Clinton+318 | 1,67348.0% | 1,35538.9% | 30.1% | 3,484 |
| Monroe County | George H. W. Bush+641 | 5,38443.4% | 6,02548.5% | 660.5% | 12,411 |
| Montgomery County | Bill Clinton+1,496 | 14,50746.3% | 13,01141.5% | 700.2% | 31,341 |
| Moore County | Bill Clinton+490 | 1,15153.7% | 66130.8% | 60.3% | 2,145 |
| Morgan County | Bill Clinton+884 | 3,19051.6% | 2,30637.3% | 300.5% | 6,184 |
| Obion County | Bill Clinton+1,685 | 6,49750.5% | 4,81237.4% | 610.5% | 12,864 |
| Overton County | Bill Clinton+2,832 | 4,48967.5% | 1,65724.9% | 370.6% | 6,651 |
| Perry County | Bill Clinton+1,181 | 1,88964.7% | 70824.3% | 50.2% | 2,919 |
| Pickett County | Bill Clinton+50 | 1,14448.3% | 1,09446.2% | 90.4% | 2,368 |
| Polk County | Bill Clinton+999 | 2,58356.0% | 1,58434.4% | 240.5% | 4,610 |
| Putnam County | Bill Clinton+2,860 | 10,85850.5% | 7,99837.2% | 1530.7% | 21,482 |
| Rhea County | George H. W. Bush+571 | 4,28941.4% | 4,86047.0% | 360.3% | 10,348 |
| Roane County | Bill Clinton+1,093 | 9,81246.7% | 8,71941.5% | 720.3% | 20,999 |
| Robertson County | Bill Clinton+3,227 | 8,49853.9% | 5,27133.4% | 320.2% | 15,779 |
| Rutherford County | Bill Clinton+2,207 | 21,08444.7% | 18,87740.0% | 1740.4% | 47,140 |
| Scott County | George H. W. Bush+281 | 2,73042.5% | 3,01146.9% | 340.5% | 6,418 |
| Sequatchie County | Bill Clinton+373 | 1,75449.3% | 1,38138.8% | 190.5% | 3,559 |
| Sevier County | George H. W. Bush+4,995 | 6,71931.6% | 11,71455.1% | 730.3% | 21,266 |
| Shelby County | Bill Clinton+38,012 | 191,32252.3% | 153,31041.9% | 1,2550.3% | 366,110 |
| Smith County | Bill Clinton+3,579 | 5,06171.8% | 1,48221.0% | 150.2% | 7,044 |
| Stewart County | Bill Clinton+1,733 | 2,77964.3% | 1,04624.2% | 110.3% | 4,323 |
| Sullivan County | George H. W. Bush+7,866 | 20,93536.7% | 28,80150.5% | 5140.9% | 56,980 |
| Sumner County | Bill Clinton+1,986 | 19,38746.0% | 17,40141.3% | 1670.4% | 42,132 |
| Tipton County | George H. W. Bush+1,105 | 5,65241.2% | 6,75749.3% | 290.2% | 13,717 |
| Trousdale County | Bill Clinton+1,281 | 1,84669.3% | 56521.2% | 100.4% | 2,664 |
| Unicoi County | George H. W. Bush+969 | 2,37536.8% | 3,34451.9% | 190.3% | 6,447 |
| Union County | Bill Clinton+204 | 2,47846.3% | 2,27442.5% | 220.4% | 5,354 |
| Van Buren County | Bill Clinton+774 | 1,32963.9% | 55526.7% | 50.2% | 2,080 |
| Warren County | Bill Clinton+3,485 | 7,18958.2% | 3,70430.0% | 470.4% | 12,355 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+5,135 | 13,07136.8% | 18,20651.3% | 2040.6% | 35,483 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+1,087 | 1,86835.5% | 2,95556.1% | 190.4% | 5,266 |
| Weakley County | Bill Clinton+891 | 5,69147.9% | 4,80040.4% | 230.2% | 11,869 |
| White County | Bill Clinton+1,984 | 4,10258.0% | 2,11829.9% | 330.5% | 7,074 |
| Williamson County | George H. W. Bush+8,962 | 13,05332.5% | 22,01554.8% | 1010.3% | 40,195 |
| Wilson County | Bill Clinton+1,800 | 13,86146.4% | 12,06140.3% | 1330.4% | 29,903 |
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Same ballot, 1992TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.