Who won Illinois in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Illinois in 1992, winning its 22 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1992?

Illinois cast 22 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1992?

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

Modern PolarizationIL · 22 EV

1992

Illinois: Clinton carries 22 EV.

Illinois cast its 22 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Illinois, 1992

In 1992, Illinois awarded its 22 electoral votes to Clinton of the Democratic party. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

Clinton's win closed out Illinois's 6-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky joined Illinois for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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