Who won Alabama in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Alabama in 1992, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alabama have in 1992?

Alabama cast 9 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Alabama vote for the national winner in 1992?

Yes. Alabama backed Bill Clinton, who won the presidency that year.

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1992

Alabama: Clinton carries 9 EV.

Alabama cast its 9 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Alabama voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Alabama, 1992

In 1992, Alabama awarded its 9 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. Alabama ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

Clinton's win closed out Alabama's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida joined Alabama for the Democratic ticket, while Mississippi did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Alabama has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 370 of the 538 electoral votes, against George H. W. Bush's 168. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 43.01% of the ballots cast.

The 1992 national map

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