Who won Maryland in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried Maryland in 1992, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Maryland have in 1992?

Maryland cast 10 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did Maryland vote for the national winner in 1992?

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

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1992

Maryland: Clinton carries 10 EV.

Maryland cast its 10 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — Maryland voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1992 result in Maryland

Maryland backed Clinton (Democratic) in the 1992 presidential election, casting 10 electoral votes for the ticket. Maryland ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Maryland backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1988. The region divided — West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and District of Columbia joined Maryland for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Maryland has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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