Who won North Carolina in the 1992 presidential election?

Clinton (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1992, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1992?

North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1992?

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

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1992

North Carolina: Clinton carries 14 EV.

North Carolina cast its 14 electoral votes for Clinton (Democratic). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — North Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1992 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Clinton (Democratic) in the 1992 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. North Carolina ended up on the winning side — Bill Clinton captured the White House that year.

Clinton's win closed out North Carolina's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — Tennessee and Georgia joined North Carolina for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia and South Carolina did not. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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