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1992 presidential election in Rhode Island

Bill Clinton (Democrat) beat George H. W. Bush (Republican) in Rhode Island in 1992, 47.0% to 29.0%, a margin of 18.0 points and 81,701 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1988, when Michael Dukakis won.

Democrats led in 5 of the 5 counties. The largest, Providence, cast 253,441 votes and went to the Democrat by 22.0 points. The closest was Bristol, where 3,206 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bill Clinton won Democratic 213,302 47.0%
George H. W. Bush Republican 131,601 29.0%
Ross Perot Independent 105,045 23.2%
All other candidates 3,530 0.8%
Total453,478

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Providence 125,358 49.5% 69,579 27.5% 58,504 253,441 D+22.0
Kent 35,934 43.6% 25,217 30.6% 21,274 82,425 D+13.0
Washington 23,009 43.5% 16,211 30.6% 13,724 52,944 D+12.8
Newport 17,584 44.4% 12,386 31.2% 9,674 39,644 D+13.1
Bristol 11,414 45.8% 8,208 32.9% 5,289 24,911 D+12.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Rhode Island in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+13.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+20.8
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+15.5
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+27.5
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+27.8
2004 John Kerry (D) D+20.8
2000 Al Gore (D) D+29.1
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+32.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+18.0
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+11.7
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+3.6
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+10.5
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+6.2
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+32.2
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+61.7
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+27.3
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+16.5
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+1.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+16.2
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+17.3
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+13.6
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+12.9
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+11.8
1928 Al Smith (D) D+0.6
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+23.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+31.2
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+5.1
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+3.5
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+26.6
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+24.4
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.7
1896 William McKinley (R) R+41.9
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+5.0
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+10.9
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+20.3
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+25.4
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+19.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+43.9
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+33.4