Who won Louisiana in the 1992 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Louisiana have in 1992?

Louisiana cast 9 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Louisiana vote for the national winner in 1992?

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

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Louisiana: Clinton carries 9 EV.

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

What happened in Louisiana, 1992

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

Clinton's win closed out Louisiana's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Arkansas joined Louisiana for the Democratic ticket, while Texas and Mississippi did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Louisiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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