The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Bill Clinton

Democratic

Elections
2
Won
2
Electoral votes, all elections
749
Years
1992–1996

Record

Bill Clinton: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1992
370
of 538
44,908,303
42.9%
Won
1996
379
of 538
47,401,898
49.2%
Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1992, 1996 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 92 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1992Democratic · Won

States carried · 33 of 51
Closest states won
  1. Georgiaby 13,714 · 0.6 pts
  2. New Hampshireby 6,556 · 1.2 pts
  3. Ohioby 90,632 · 1.8 pts
Closest states lost
  1. North CarolinaBush by 20,619 · 0.8 pts
  2. FloridaBush by 101,612 · 1.9 pts
  3. ArizonaBush by 29,036 · 2.0 pts

Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Clinton.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 92 (Public domain (work of the U.S. government, 17 U.S.C. § 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1992, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

1996Democratic · Won

States carried · 32 of 51
Closest states won
  1. Kentuckyby 13,331 · 1.0 pts
  2. Nevadaby 4,730 · 1.0 pts
  3. Arizonaby 31,215 · 2.2 pts
Closest states lost
  1. GeorgiaDole by 26,994 · 1.2 pts
  2. ColoradoDole by 20,696 · 1.4 pts
  3. VirginiaDole by 47,290 · 2.0 pts

Margins computed for 51 of 51 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Clinton.

SourceMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

Reform Party candidate H. Ross Perot received 7,866,284 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1996, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

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