Who won District of Columbia in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1992, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1992?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1992?

Yes. District of Columbia backed Bill Clinton, who won the presidency that year.

Modern PolarizationDC · 3 EV

1992

District of Columbia: Clinton carries 3 EV.

District of Columbia cast its 3 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — District of Columbia voted with the national winner this cycle.

District of Columbia in 1992

The 1992 contest saw District of Columbia line up behind Clinton, delivering 3 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. District of Columbia ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which District of Columbia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1964. The region divided — Maryland joined District of Columbia for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 16 presidential elections District of Columbia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (16 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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