1992 United States presidential election in Texas

Summary

The 1992 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose 32 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1992 United States presidential election in Texas

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Turnout72.92% (of registered voters) Increase
47.64% (of voting age population)[1]
 
Nominee George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Home state Texas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Dan Quayle Al Gore James Stockdale
Electoral vote 32 0 0
Popular vote 2,496,071 2,281,815 1,354,781
Percentage 40.56% 37.08% 22.01%

County Results

President before election

George H. W. Bush
Republican

Elected President

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Texas was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 40.56% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.08%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 22.01% of the popular vote.[2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating Bush.[3] He thereby became the first Democrat to win a presidential election without Texas since its statehood in 1845.[4] Despite Bush's ties to the state, this is the closest since 1976 that Texas has come to voting for a Democratic presidential candidate. It has since become a cornerstone of the Republican electoral coalition. 1992 was the first election in which Texas provided the Republican nominee with his largest raw vote margin in the nation, a distinction the state held in every subsequent election until 2020, when Texas's raw vote margin was exceeded by Tennessee's. While Texas had last voted for a losing candidate in a presidential election in 1968, when it voted for Democrat Hubert Humphrey, it has subsequently gone on to do so by voting for losing Republican nominees Bob Dole in 1996, John McCain in 2008, Mitt Romney in 2012, and Donald Trump in 2020.

Texas was one of the few states in the U.S. where Ross Perot won any counties, namely Irion, Somervell, Grayson, and Loving. Perot was the first non-major party candidate to win any Texas counties since George Wallace in 1968. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time these four aforementioned counties have not voted Republican,[5] and the last time a non-major party candidate won any of Texas's counties. Loving County, which was the country's least populous in 1992, gave Perot his best performance in the country, earning 46.88% of the vote. In contrast, and more typically in modern American politics, Starr County was Clinton's strongest outside the District of Columbia, and one of only two to give him over 80% of the vote, the other being Macon County, Alabama, while the Panhandle counties of Hansford and Ochiltree were the third and fourth-strongest for Bush nationwide, behind the famous bastions of Jackson County, Kentucky, and Sioux County, Iowa.[6]

The 1992 election marked the last time (through the 2024 election) that a Democratic presidential candidates carried any of the following counties: Crockett, Concho, McCulloch, Coleman, Mills, Throckmorton, Briscoe, Hill, Freestone, Henderson, Jack, Clay, Montague, Franklin, Lamar, Upshur, Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, Madison, Polk, San Jacinto, and Houston. Hays County, which Clinton won in 1992, would not vote Democratic again until 2020.[5]

Bush at the controversial signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), commenced in San Antonio, Texas on December 17, 1992. Signing was a critical international policy decision made by Bush one and a half months following his 1992 electoral defeat.

Background

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At this point in history no Democratic presidential nominee had won without also winning Texas.[7]

The Democrats regained the Texas governorship with Ann Richards's victory in the 1990 election.[8]

Texas was suffering economically due a collapse in the price of oil in the mid-1980s and taxes had been raised by the state legislature nearly every year since 1984.[9]

Primary

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Richards served as permanent chair of the 1992 Democratic National Convention.[10]

Campaign

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Garry Mauro was the chair of Clinton's campaign in Texas. James C. Oberwetter was the chair of Bush's campaign in Texas.[11] The FBI conducted a sting operation against Oberwetter in order to determine the validity of Perot's allegations of the Republicans spying on him. A FBI agent offered to sell an audio tape and documents from Perot's office to Oberwetter for $2,500.[12]

Ross Perot, who had not announced his campaign yet, qualified to appear on the ballot in Texas on May 27, 1992.[13] He remained on the ballot despite dropping out.[14] Polling by the Austin American-Statesman after Perot dropped out showed a majority of his supporters going to Clinton.[15] After dropping out Perot was courted by the Republicans, using U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, and Democrats, using U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen.[10] He reentered the race on October 1.[16]

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
George
Bush
Republican
Bill
Clinton
Democratic
Ross
Perot
Independent
Andre
Marrou
Libertarian
Other /
Undecided
The Dallas Morning News[17] October 19–22, 1992 1,071 LV ±3.5% 38% 36% 20% 6%
Houston Chronicle[17] October 20–22, 1992 703 RV ±4% 31% 39% 15% 1% 15%

Results

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1992 United States presidential election in Texas[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 2,496,071 40.56% 32
Democratic Bill Clinton 2,281,815 37.08% 0
Independent Ross Perot 1,354,781 22.01% 0
Libertarian Andre Marrou 19,699 0.32% 0
America First James "Bo" Gritz (write-in) 505 0.01% 0
Taxpayers’ Howard Phillips (write-in) 359 0.01% 0
New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani (write-in) 301 0.00% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin (write-in) 217 0.00% 0
Democrats for Economic Recovery Lyndon LaRouche (write-in) 169 0.00% 0
Independent J. Quinn Brisben (write-in) 78 0.00% 0
Other write-ins 23 0.00% 0
Totals 6,154,018 100.0% 32

Results by county

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County George H.W. Bush
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Anderson 5,598 38.70% 5,322 36.79% 3,519 24.33% 27 0.19% 276 1.91% 14,466
Andrews 2,266 53.60% 1,081 25.57% 875 20.70% 6 0.14% 1,185 28.03% 4,228
Angelina 9,722 36.99% 10,318 39.26% 6,204 23.61% 37 0.14% -596 -2.27% 26,281
Aransas 2,826 41.74% 2,246 33.18% 1,676 24.76% 22 0.32% 580 8.56% 6,770
Archer 1,560 39.32% 1,284 32.37% 1,106 27.88% 17 0.43% 276 6.95% 3,967
Armstrong 561 54.57% 278 27.04% 187 18.19% 2 0.19% 283 27.53% 1,028
Atascosa 3,806 39.41% 3,766 38.99% 2,035 21.07% 51 0.53% 40 0.42% 9,658
Austin 4,015 50.89% 2,278 28.87% 1,585 20.09% 12 0.15% 1,737 22.02% 7,890
Bailey 1,308 55.31% 677 28.63% 376 15.90% 4 0.17% 631 26.68% 2,365
Bandera 2,674 50.24% 1,059 19.90% 1,537 28.88% 52 0.98% 1,137[a] 21.36% 5,322
Bastrop 4,980 34.41% 6,252 43.19% 3,240 22.38% 2 0.01% -1,272 -8.78% 14,474
Baylor 611 28.66% 990 46.44% 529 24.81% 2 0.09% -379 -17.78% 2,132
Bee 3,633 39.89% 4,083 44.83% 1,367 15.01% 25 0.27% -450 -4.94% 9,108
Bell 24,936 45.27% 18,684 33.92% 11,026 20.02% 431 0.78% 6,252 11.35% 55,077
Bexar 168,816 40.65% 172,513 41.54% 72,110 17.36% 1,837 0.44% -3,697 -0.89% 415,276
Blanco 1,370 44.07% 891 28.66% 830 26.70% 18 0.58% 479 15.41% 3,109
Borden 184 48.68% 106 28.04% 87 23.02% 1 0.26% 78 20.64% 378
Bosque 2,300 35.44% 2,173 33.49% 1,999 30.81% 17 0.26% 127 1.95% 6,489
Bowie 11,776 38.78% 11,825 38.94% 6,659 21.93% 105 0.35% -49 -0.16% 30,365
Brazoria 30,384 42.51% 21,861 30.59% 18,954 26.52% 268 0.37% 8,523 11.92% 71,467
Brazos 23,943 48.53% 14,819 30.03% 10,372 21.02% 206 0.42% 9,124 18.50% 49,340
Brewster 1,127 34.71% 1,383 42.59% 712 21.93% 25 0.77% -256 -7.88% 3,247
Briscoe 360 37.62% 430 44.93% 164 17.14% 3 0.31% -70 -7.31% 957
Brooks 585 15.54% 2,856 75.86% 318 8.45% 6 0.16% -2,271 -60.32% 3,765
Brown 5,313 42.07% 4,264 33.76% 3,034 24.02% 19 0.15% 1,049 8.31% 12,630
Burleson 2,013 35.25% 2,511 43.97% 1,179 20.64% 8 0.14% -498 -8.72% 5,711
Burnet 4,272 39.53% 3,638 33.66% 2,865 26.51% 32 0.30% 634 5.87% 10,807
Caldwell 2,749 32.95% 3,794 45.47% 1,776 21.28% 25 0.30% -1,045 -12.52% 8,344
Calhoun 2,640 38.94% 2,550 37.62% 1,579 23.29% 10 0.15% 90 1.32% 6,779
Callahan 2,134 40.38% 1,694 32.05% 1,452 27.47% 5 0.09% 440 8.33% 5,285
Cameron 20,123 34.07% 29,435 49.84% 9,286 15.72% 213 0.36% -9,312 -15.77% 59,057
Camp 1,219 30.63% 1,938 48.69% 821 20.63% 2 0.05% -719 -18.06% 3,980
Carson 1,647 53.88% 825 26.99% 578 18.91% 7 0.23% 822 26.89% 3,057
Cass 3,999 34.30% 5,476 46.96% 2,168 18.59% 17 0.15% -1,477 -12.66% 11,660
Castro 1,307 44.91% 1,113 38.25% 485 16.67% 5 0.17% 194 6.66% 2,910
Chambers 3,398 40.62% 2,832 33.85% 2,122 25.36% 14 0.17% 566 6.77% 8,366
Cherokee 5,847 41.36% 5,003 35.39% 3,273 23.15% 15 0.11% 844 5.97% 14,138
Childress 1,033 44.18% 881 37.68% 421 18.01% 3 0.13% 152 6.50% 2,338
Clay 1,586 32.30% 1,919 39.08% 1,397 28.45% 8 0.16% -333 -6.78% 4,910
Cochran 750 51.33% 454 31.07% 255 17.45% 2 0.14% 296 20.26% 1,461
Coke 640 39.65% 580 35.94% 393 24.35% 1 0.06% 60 3.71% 1,614
Coleman 1,462 35.33% 1,579 38.16% 1,095 26.46% 2 0.05% -117 -2.83% 4,138
Collin 60,514 46.97% 24,508 19.02% 43,287 33.60% 524 0.41% 17,227[a] 13.37% 128,833
Collingsworth 697 43.56% 635 39.69% 265 16.56% 3 0.19% 62 3.87% 1,600
Colorado 3,286 45.88% 2,442 34.10% 1,421 19.84% 13 0.18% 844 11.78% 7,162
Comal 12,651 50.72% 6,312 25.31% 5,841 23.42% 137 0.55% 6,339 25.41% 24,941
Comanche 1,666 31.75% 2,296 43.75% 1,281 24.41% 5 0.10% -630 -12.00% 5,248
Concho 414 33.50% 489 39.56% 329 26.62% 4 0.32% -75 -6.06% 1,236
Cooke 5,299 40.50% 3,105 23.73% 4,658 35.60% 22 0.17% 641[a] 4.90% 13,084
Coryell 6,144 42.93% 4,157 29.05% 3,974 27.77% 37 0.26% 1,987 13.88% 14,312
Cottle 245 23.90% 542 52.88% 235 22.93% 3 0.29% -297 -28.98% 1,025
Crane 918 49.76% 514 27.86% 412 22.33% 1 0.05% 404 21.90% 1,845
Crockett 623 37.87% 653 39.70% 368 22.37% 1 0.06% -30 -1.83% 1,645
Crosby 1,006 43.08% 1,010 43.25% 313 13.40% 6 0.26% -4 -0.17% 2,335
Culberson 251 29.63% 424 50.06% 171 20.19% 1 0.12% -173 -20.43% 847
Dallam 922 54.78% 434 25.79% 325 19.31% 2 0.12% 488 28.99% 1,683
Dallas 256,007 38.72% 231,412 35.00% 170,571 25.80% 3,262 0.49% 24,595 3.72% 661,252
Dawson 2,691 55.43% 1,639 33.76% 518 10.67% 7 0.14% 1,052 21.67% 4,855
Deaf Smith 3,137 56.43% 1,642 29.54% 772 13.89% 8 0.14% 1,495 26.89% 5,559
Delta 599 29.73% 864 42.88% 551 27.34% 1 0.05% -265 -13.15% 2,015
Denton 48,492 41.60% 27,891 23.93% 39,653 34.01% 540 0.46% 8,839[a] 7.59% 116,576
DeWitt 3,238 48.11% 2,127 31.60% 1,346 20.00% 19 0.28% 1,111 16.51% 6,730
Dickens 373 32.16% 536 46.21% 250 21.55% 1 0.09% -163 -14.05% 1,160
Dimmit 844 19.27% 3,172 72.42% 361 8.24% 3 0.07% -2,328 -53.15% 4,380
Donley 893 51.47% 578 33.31% 260 14.99% 4 0.23% 315 18.16% 1,735
Duval 698 13.86% 4,006 79.56% 326 6.47% 5 0.10% -3,308 -65.70% 5,035
Eastland 2,830 38.87% 2,738 37.60% 1,698 23.32% 15 0.21% 92 1.27% 7,281
Ector 18,161 50.35% 11,130 30.85% 6,668 18.48% 114 0.32% 7,031 19.50% 36,073
Edwards 460 51.86% 254 28.64% 171 19.28% 2 0.23% 206 23.22% 887
Ellis 13,564 40.50% 9,537 28.47% 10,303 30.76% 91 0.27% 3,261[a] 9.74% 33,495
El Paso 47,224 34.94% 67,715 50.10% 19,738 14.60% 486 0.36% -20,491 -15.16% 135,163
Erath 3,835 36.77% 3,531 33.85% 3,046 29.20% 19 0.18% 304 2.92% 10,431
Falls 1,826 31.63% 2,761 47.83% 1,185 20.53% 1 0.02% -935 -16.20% 5,773
Fannin 2,510 26.11% 4,164 43.31% 2,919 30.36% 22 0.23% 1,245[b] 12.95% 9,615
Fayette 3,789 42.94% 2,923 33.13% 2,088 23.67% 23 0.26% 866 9.81% 8,823
Fisher 539 24.22% 1,242 55.82% 442 19.87% 2 0.09% -703 -31.60% 2,225
Floyd 1,676 55.70% 947 31.47% 385 12.79% 1 0.03% 729 24.23% 3,009
Foard 207 26.01% 435 54.65% 152 19.10% 2 0.25% -228 -28.64% 796
Fort Bend 41,039 46.62% 29,992 34.07% 16,853 19.14% 147 0.17% 11,047 12.55% 88,031
Franklin 1,058 31.66% 1,338 40.04% 942 28.19% 4 0.12% -280 -8.38% 3,342
Freestone 2,316 36.39% 2,445 38.41% 1,596 25.07% 8 0.13% -129 -2.02% 6,365
Frio 1,275 29.52% 2,377 55.04% 654 15.14% 13 0.30% -1,102 -25.52% 4,319
Gaines 2,138 54.36% 1,095 27.84% 696 17.70% 4 0.10% 1,043 26.52% 3,933
Galveston 31,303 34.69% 38,623 42.80% 20,103 22.28% 213 0.24% -7,320 -8.11% 90,242
Garza 982 52.01% 558 29.56% 345 18.27% 3 0.16% 424 22.45% 1,888
Gillespie 4,712 56.28% 1,600 19.11% 2,018 24.10% 42 0.50% 2,694[a] 32.18% 8,372
Glasscock 379 66.03% 100 17.42% 93 16.20% 2 0.35% 279 48.61% 574
Goliad 1,236 43.66% 1,069 37.76% 521 18.40% 5 0.18% 167 5.90% 2,831
Gonzales 2,502 45.02% 2,006 36.10% 1,018 18.32% 31 0.56% 496 8.92% 5,557
Gray 6,105 58.86% 2,426 23.39% 1,810 17.45% 31 0.30% 3,679 35.47% 10,372
Grayson 12,322 32.15% 12,547 32.73% 13,327 34.77% 136 0.35% -780[b] -2.04% 38,332
Gregg 20,542 49.11% 12,797 30.59% 8,437 20.17% 53 0.13% 7,745 18.52% 41,829
Grimes 2,402 38.64% 2,594 41.72% 1,213 19.51% 8 0.13% -192 -3.08% 6,217
Guadalupe 10,818 46.79% 6,567 28.40% 5,618 24.30% 117 0.51% 4,251 18.39% 23,120
Hale 6,098 59.59% 2,761 26.98% 1,357 13.26% 18 0.18% 3,337 32.61% 10,234
Hall 631 36.81% 819 47.78% 263 15.34% 1 0.06% -188 -10.97% 1,714
Hamilton 1,232 37.80% 1,100 33.75% 921 28.26% 6 0.18% 132 4.05% 3,259
Hansford 1,660 69.08% 345 14.36% 398 16.56% 0 0.00% 1,262[a] 52.52% 2,403
Hardeman 614 31.71% 954 49.28% 362 18.70% 6 0.31% -340 -17.57% 1,936
Hardin 5,885 35.04% 6,753 40.21% 4,129 24.59% 26 0.15% -868 -5.17% 16,793
Harris 406,778 43.14% 360,171 38.20% 172,922 18.34% 3,076 0.33% 46,607 4.94% 942,947
Harrison 8,733 38.50% 9,538 42.05% 4,371 19.27% 41 0.18% -805 -3.55% 22,683
Hartley 1,081 60.16% 406 22.59% 308 17.14% 2 0.11% 675 37.57% 1,797
Haskell 852 29.86% 1,438 50.40% 562 19.70% 1 0.04% -586 -20.54% 2,853
Hays 10,008 36.70% 10,842 39.76% 6,252 22.93% 165 0.61% -834 -3.06% 27,267
Hemphill 989 58.18% 479 28.18% 232 13.65% 0 0.00% 510 30.00% 1,700
Henderson 8,368 34.49% 9,105 37.53% 6,746 27.81% 42 0.17% -737 -3.04% 24,261
Hidalgo 26,976 30.60% 51,205 58.08% 9,757 11.07% 222 0.25% -24,229 -27.48% 88,160
Hill 3,669 35.36% 3,929 37.87% 2,752 26.52% 26 0.25% -260 -2.51% 10,376
Hockley 4,261 54.16% 2,301 29.25% 1,291 16.41% 15 0.19% 1,960 24.91% 7,868
Hood 5,313 37.52% 4,359 30.78% 4,457 31.47% 33 0.23% 856[a] 6.05% 14,162
Hopkins 3,398 31.93% 4,085 38.38% 3,147 29.57% 13 0.12% -687 -6.45% 10,643
Houston 3,067 38.24% 3,250 40.52% 1,690 21.07% 13 0.16% -183 -2.28% 8,020
Howard 5,129 47.17% 3,735 34.35% 1,984 18.25% 25 0.23% 1,394 12.82% 10,873
Hudspeth 325 37.40% 364 41.89% 178 20.48% 2 0.23% -39 -4.49% 869
Hunt 9,739 39.51% 7,452 30.23% 7,387 29.97% 72 0.29% 2,287 9.28% 24,650
Hutchinson 6,034 55.42% 2,833 26.02% 1,993 18.30% 28 0.26% 3,201 29.40% 10,888
Irion 283 34.06% 256 30.81% 290 34.90% 2 0.24% -7[a] -0.84% 831
Jack 1,041 31.10% 1,254 37.47% 1,045 31.22% 7 0.21% 209[b] 6.25% 3,347
Jackson 2,451 47.57% 1,722 33.42% 976 18.94% 3 0.06% 729 14.15% 5,152
Jasper 3,870 32.02% 5,658 46.81% 2,539 21.01% 20 0.17% -1,788 -14.79% 12,087
Jeff Davis 360 41.10% 321 36.64% 187 21.35% 8 0.91% 39 4.46% 876
Jefferson 29,622 31.00% 48,405 50.66% 17,242 18.05% 274 0.29% -18,783 -19.66% 95,543
Jim Hogg 478 22.65% 1,520 72.04% 107 5.07% 5 0.24% -1,042 -49.39% 2,110
Jim Wells 3,311 26.36% 7,812 62.19% 1,413 11.25% 25 0.20% -4,501 -35.83% 12,561
Johnson 13,473 36.22% 12,030 32.34% 11,573 31.11% 126 0.34% 1,443 3.88% 37,202
Jones 2,088 35.20% 2,400 40.46% 1,436 24.21% 8 0.13% -312 -5.26% 5,932
Karnes 1,990 42.34% 1,897 40.36% 802 17.06% 11 0.23% 93 1.98% 4,700
Kaufman 6,578 34.51% 6,498 34.09% 5,913 31.02% 71 0.37% 80 0.42% 19,060
Kendall 4,162 56.60% 1,374 18.68% 1,773 24.11% 45 0.61% 2,389[a] 32.49% 7,354
Kenedy 69 39.66% 87 50.00% 18 10.34% 0 0.00% -18 -10.34% 174
Kent 175 28.69% 271 44.43% 163 26.72% 1 0.16% -96 -15.74% 610
Kerr 8,787 53.72% 3,707 22.66% 3,790 23.17% 74 0.45% 4,997[a] 30.55% 16,358
Kimble 790 48.98% 467 28.95% 354 21.95% 2 0.12% 323 20.03% 1,613
King 79 41.80% 54 28.57% 56 29.63% 0 0.00% 23[a] 12.17% 189
Kinney 634 41.20% 598 38.86% 299 19.43% 8 0.52% 36 2.34% 1,539
Kleberg 3,897 36.89% 5,109 48.36% 1,470 13.92% 88 0.83% -1,212 -11.47% 10,564
Knox 521 28.71% 854 47.05% 438 24.13% 2 0.11% -333 -18.34% 1,815
Lamar 5,778 35.57% 6,328 38.96% 4,093 25.20% 44 0.27% -550 -3.39% 16,243
Lamb 2,998 55.01% 1,737 31.87% 709 13.01% 6 0.11% 1,261 23.14% 5,450
Lampasas 2,233 43.07% 1,508 29.08% 1,432 27.62% 12 0.23% 725 13.99% 5,185
La Salle 586 25.27% 1,522 65.63% 211 9.10% 0 0.00% -936 -40.36% 2,319
Lavaca 3,362 43.24% 2,700 34.72% 1,696 21.81% 18 0.23% 662 8.52% 7,776
Lee 2,108 41.68% 1,847 36.52% 1,088 21.51% 15 0.30% 261 5.16% 5,058
Leon 2,212 40.16% 2,042 37.07% 1,251 22.71% 3 0.05% 170 3.09% 5,508
Liberty 6,959 37.95% 7,036 38.37% 4,311 23.51% 33 0.18% -77 -0.42% 18,339
Limestone 2,358 33.40% 3,188 45.16% 1,505 21.32% 9 0.13% -830 -11.76% 7,060
Lipscomb 839 57.74% 338 23.26% 270 18.58% 6 0.41% 501 34.48% 1,453
Live Oak 1,805 45.52% 1,345 33.92% 806 20.33% 9 0.23% 460 11.60% 3,965
Llano 3,056 41.96% 2,409 33.08% 1,799 24.70% 19 0.26% 647 8.88% 7,283
Loving 31 32.29% 20 20.83% 45 46.88% 0 0.00% -14[a] -14.59% 96
Lubbock 48,847 58.95% 22,240 26.84% 11,618 14.02% 153 0.18% 26,607 32.11% 82,858
Lynn 1,233 50.78% 902 37.15% 291 11.99% 2 0.08% 331 13.63% 2,428
McCulloch 1,108 31.74% 1,393 39.90% 986 28.24% 4 0.11% -285 -8.16% 3,491
McLennan 28,473 40.67% 25,903 37.00% 15,505 22.14% 135 0.19% 2,570 3.67% 70,016
McMullen 274 61.85% 78 17.61% 89 20.09% 2 0.45% 185[a] 41.76% 443
Madison 1,544 39.76% 1,553 39.99% 778 20.04% 8 0.21% -9 -0.23% 3,883
Marion 1,245 29.03% 2,156 50.28% 882 20.57% 5 0.12% -911 -21.25% 4,288
Martin 986 49.60% 641 32.24% 356 17.91% 5 0.25% 345 17.36% 1,988
Mason 776 45.06% 570 33.10% 364 21.14% 12 0.70% 206 11.96% 1,722
Matagorda 5,328 40.47% 4,759 36.15% 3,045 23.13% 33 0.25% 569 4.32% 13,165
Maverick 2,002 27.28% 4,540 61.86% 771 10.51% 26 0.35% -2,538 -34.58% 7,339
Medina 4,912 45.54% 3,650 33.84% 2,167 20.09% 56 0.52% 1,262 11.70% 10,785
Menard 354 27.72% 553 43.30% 367 28.74% 3 0.23% 186[b] 14.56% 1,277
Midland 24,143 58.39% 9,160 22.15% 7,880 19.06% 164 0.40% 14,983 36.24% 41,347
Milam 2,414 32.32% 3,542 47.43% 1,495 20.02% 17 0.23% -1,128 -15.11% 7,468
Mills 702 35.28% 753 37.84% 530 26.63% 5 0.25% -51 -2.56% 1,990
Mitchell 1,128 36.47% 1,353 43.74% 604 19.53% 8 0.26% -225 -7.27% 3,093
Montague 2,304 30.61% 2,885 38.33% 2,330 30.96% 7 0.09% 555[b] 7.37% 7,526
Montgomery 39,976 51.28% 18,551 23.80% 19,203 24.63% 228 0.29% 20,773[a] 26.65% 77,958
Moore 3,147 57.24% 1,361 24.75% 976 17.75% 14 0.25% 1,786 32.49% 5,498
Morris 1,400 25.14% 3,028 54.37% 1,138 20.43% 3 0.05% -1,628 -29.23% 5,569
Motley 446 54.46% 256 31.26% 117 14.29% 0 0.00% 190 23.20% 819
Nacogdoches 9,864 45.58% 6,937 32.05% 4,803 22.19% 39 0.18% 2,927 13.53% 21,643
Navarro 4,897 33.27% 6,006 40.80% 3,800 25.81% 18 0.12% -1,109 -7.53% 14,721
Newton 1,212 22.00% 3,249 58.99% 1,032 18.74% 15 0.27% -2,037 -36.99% 5,508
Nolan 1,993 33.48% 2,490 41.83% 1,455 24.45% 14 0.24% -497 -8.35% 5,952
Nueces 36,781 36.49% 46,317 45.95% 17,374 17.24% 319 0.32% -9,536 -9.46% 100,791
Ochiltree 2,419 68.06% 557 15.67% 576 16.21% 2 0.06% 1,843[a] 51.85% 3,554
Oldham 583 59.07% 225 22.80% 177 17.93% 2 0.20% 358 36.27% 987
Orange 9,793 30.14% 15,305 47.11% 7,321 22.53% 71 0.22% -5,512 -16.97% 32,490
Palo Pinto 2,852 30.75% 3,392 36.57% 3,010 32.45% 21 0.23% 382[b] 4.12% 9,275
Panola 3,473 37.22% 3,950 42.33% 1,906 20.42% 3 0.03% -477 -5.11% 9,332
Parker 10,321 37.54% 7,934 28.86% 9,148 33.27% 91 0.33% 1,173[a] 4.27% 27,494
Parmer 1,829 60.30% 637 21.00% 564 18.60% 3 0.10% 1,192 39.30% 3,033
Pecos 1,836 40.59% 1,778 39.31% 895 19.79% 14 0.31% 58 1.28% 4,523
Polk 5,390 37.81% 5,942 41.69% 2,884 20.23% 38 0.27% -552 -3.88% 14,254
Potter 13,510 48.64% 9,527 34.30% 4,655 16.76% 83 0.30% 3,983 14.34% 27,775
Presidio 400 21.15% 1,189 62.88% 290 15.34% 12 0.63% -789 -41.73% 1,891
Rains 975 32.69% 1,108 37.14% 890 29.84% 10 0.34% -133 -4.45% 2,983
Randall 24,971 61.60% 9,119 22.50% 6,340 15.64% 107 0.26% 15,852 39.10% 40,537
Reagan 651 52.08% 337 26.96% 259 20.72% 3 0.24% 314 25.12% 1,250
Real 787 47.99% 463 28.23% 386 23.54% 4 0.24% 324 19.76% 1,640
Red River 1,735 30.68% 2,686 47.50% 1,228 21.72% 6 0.11% -951 -16.82% 5,655
Reeves 1,244 27.30% 2,569 56.37% 734 16.11% 10 0.22% -1,325 -29.07% 4,557
Refugio 1,469 39.36% 1,531 41.02% 716 19.19% 16 0.43% -62 -1.66% 3,732
Roberts 391 63.37% 126 20.42% 99 16.05% 1 0.16% 265 42.95% 617
Robertson 1,707 30.46% 2,927 52.23% 963 17.18% 7 0.12% -1,220 -21.77% 5,604
Rockwall 6,427 48.44% 2,397 18.06% 4,393 33.11% 52 0.39% 2,034[a] 15.33% 13,269
Runnels 1,653 38.09% 1,401 32.28% 1,279 29.47% 7 0.16% 252 5.81% 4,340
Rusk 7,560 45.61% 5,391 32.53% 3,575 21.57% 48 0.29% 2,169 13.08% 16,574
Sabine 1,490 31.85% 2,288 48.91% 894 19.11% 6 0.13% -798 -17.06% 4,678
San Augustine 1,243 34.06% 1,737 47.60% 667 18.28% 2 0.05% -494 -13.54% 3,649
San Jacinto 2,494 35.57% 2,846 40.59% 1,653 23.58% 18 0.26% -352 -5.02% 7,011
San Patricio 7,456 39.48% 8,202 43.43% 3,178 16.83% 51 0.27% -746 -3.95% 18,887
San Saba 723 34.38% 716 34.05% 660 31.38% 4 0.19% 7 0.33% 2,103
Schleicher 452 36.72% 420 34.12% 355 28.84% 4 0.32% 32 2.60% 1,231
Scurry 2,670 43.62% 1,609 26.29% 1,826 29.83% 16 0.26% 844[a] 13.79% 6,121
Shackelford 623 40.64% 484 31.57% 422 27.53% 4 0.26% 139 9.07% 1,533
Shelby 3,217 36.96% 3,986 45.79% 1,487 17.08% 15 0.17% -769 -8.83% 8,705
Sherman 851 62.16% 261 19.07% 256 18.70% 1 0.07% 590 43.09% 1,369
Smith 27,753 47.03% 17,514 29.68% 13,569 23.00% 170 0.29% 10,239 17.35% 59,006
Somervell 872 33.96% 782 30.45% 903 35.16% 11 0.43% -31[a] -1.20% 2,568
Starr 1,209 13.05% 7,668 82.80% 345 3.73% 39 0.42% -6,459 -69.75% 9,261
Stephens 1,573 41.88% 1,115 29.69% 1,062 28.27% 6 0.16% 458 12.19% 3,756
Sterling 322 50.79% 127 20.03% 182 28.71% 3 0.47% 140[a] 22.08% 634
Stonewall 242 21.51% 561 49.87% 322 28.62% 0 0.00% 239[b] 21.25% 1,125
Sutton 687 42.99% 524 32.79% 387 24.22% 0 0.00% 163 10.20% 1,598
Swisher 989 33.54% 1,413 47.91% 541 18.35% 6 0.20% -424 -14.37% 2,949
Tarrant 183,387 38.90% 156,230 33.14% 129,998 27.58% 1,781 0.38% 27,157 5.76% 471,396
Taylor 22,614 49.75% 12,382 27.24% 10,331 22.73% 127 0.28% 10,232 22.51% 45,454
Terrell 176 27.89% 325 51.51% 128 20.29% 2 0.32% -149 -23.62% 631
Terry 2,309 52.54% 1,461 33.24% 619 14.08% 6 0.14% 848 19.30% 4,395
Throckmorton 389 38.21% 401 39.39% 228 22.40% 0 0.00% -12 -1.18% 1,018
Titus 3,024 34.32% 3,625 41.15% 2,146 24.36% 15 0.17% -601 -6.83% 8,810
Tom Green 14,989 40.80% 11,437 31.13% 10,244 27.88% 69 0.19% 3,552 9.67% 36,739
Travis 88,105 31.89% 130,546 47.26% 56,158 20.33% 1,426 0.52% -42,441 -15.37% 276,235
Trinity 1,988 33.64% 2,784 47.11% 1,133 19.17% 4 0.07% -796 -13.47% 5,909
Tyler 2,357 32.02% 3,465 47.08% 1,529 20.77% 9 0.12% -1,108 -15.06% 7,360
Upshur 4,511 36.95% 4,776 39.12% 2,896 23.72% 25 0.20% -265 -2.17% 12,208
Upton 908 51.71% 489 27.85% 313 17.82% 46 2.62% 419 23.86% 1,756
Uvalde 3,635 42.55% 3,482 40.76% 1,387 16.24% 39 0.46% 153 1.79% 8,543
Val Verde 4,102 37.30% 4,748 43.18% 2,093 19.03% 53 0.48% -646 -5.88% 10,996
Van Zandt 5,810 35.44% 5,310 32.39% 5,239 31.95% 37 0.23% 500 3.05% 16,396
Victoria 13,086 50.26% 7,604 29.20% 5,136 19.73% 211 0.81% 5,482 21.06% 26,037
Walker 6,662 41.84% 5,619 35.29% 3,619 22.73% 24 0.15% 1,043 6.55% 15,924
Waller 3,065 33.84% 4,270 47.14% 1,692 18.68% 31 0.34% -1,205 -13.30% 9,058
Ward 1,769 40.00% 1,695 38.33% 948 21.44% 10 0.23% 74 1.67% 4,422
Washington 5,817 53.60% 3,283 30.25% 1,738 16.01% 15 0.14% 2,534 23.35% 10,853
Webb 7,789 31.32% 14,509 58.35% 2,517 10.12% 51 0.21% -6,720 -27.03% 24,866
Wharton 5,503 43.00% 4,643 36.28% 2,624 20.50% 27 0.21% 860 6.72% 12,797
Wheeler 1,458 52.69% 938 33.90% 367 13.26% 4 0.14% 520 18.79% 2,767
Wichita 17,956 38.53% 17,021 36.52% 11,478 24.63% 153 0.33% 935 2.01% 46,608
Wilbarger 1,959 36.69% 1,924 36.03% 1,453 27.21% 4 0.07% 35 0.66% 5,340
Willacy 1,490 27.04% 3,359 60.96% 652 11.83% 9 0.16% -1,869 -33.92% 5,510
Williamson 26,208 42.79% 19,437 31.73% 15,415 25.17% 194 0.32% 6,771 11.06% 61,254
Wilson 3,766 39.13% 3,711 38.56% 2,105 21.87% 43 0.45% 55 0.57% 9,625
Winkler 1,173 43.41% 942 34.86% 582 21.54% 5 0.19% 231 8.55% 2,702
Wise 4,555 33.57% 4,478 33.00% 4,485 33.06% 50 0.37% 70[a] 0.51% 13,568
Wood 4,708 38.22% 4,084 33.15% 3,494 28.36% 32 0.26% 624 5.07% 12,318
Yoakum 1,486 57.71% 595 23.11% 484 18.80% 10 0.39% 891 34.60% 2,575
Young 2,894 37.71% 2,464 32.10% 2,302 29.99% 15 0.20% 430 5.61% 7,675
Zapata 866 26.65% 2,052 63.16% 326 10.03% 5 0.15% -1,186 -36.51% 3,249
Zavala 571 14.76% 3,058 79.06% 237 6.13% 2 0.05% -2,487 -64.30% 3,868
Totals 2,496,071 40.56% 2,281,815 37.08% 1,354,781 22.01% 21,351 0.35% 214,256 3.48% 6,154,018

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v In this county where Perot ran ahead of Clinton, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g In this county where Perot ran ahead of Bush, margin given is Clinton vote minus Perot vote.

References

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  1. ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)".
  2. ^ a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Texas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Kingston, Mike (1993). "Texas Almanac, 1994-1995". The Portal to Texas History. p. 404. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. ^ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1992 Presidential Election Statistics
  7. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 169.
  8. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 170.
  9. ^ Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 170-171.
  10. ^ a b Steed, Moreland & Baker 1994, p. 173.
  11. ^ "Perot received more than enough signatures". Austin American-Statesman. May 28, 1992. p. A10. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Johnston, David (October 27, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: The Investigation; Officials Say Perot Charges Led F.B.I. to Try Sting at Bush Office". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Perot certified for ballot in Texas". Austin American-Statesman. May 28, 1992. p. A1. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Perot on the ballot despite withdrawal". Austin American-Statesman. September 1, 1992. p. A5. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Elliot, David (July 18, 1992). "Clinton beats Bush in survey of Perot backers". Austin American-Statesman. p. A12. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Abramson, Aldrich & Rohde 1995, p. 56.
  17. ^ a b "Texas poll shows close race". Kilgore News Herald. October 25, 1992. p. 11A. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

Works cited

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  • Abramson, Paul; Aldrich, John; Rohde, David (1995). Change and Continuity in the 1992 Elections. CQ Press. ISBN 0871878399.
  • Steed, Robert; Moreland, Laurence; Baker, Tod, eds. (1994). The 1992 Presidential Election in the South: Current Patterns of Southern Party and Electoral Politics. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0275945340.