The 1992 United States presidential election in Montana was held on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the United States Electoral College, Electoral College, who voted for President of the United States, president and Vice President of the United States, vice president. Montana was won by List of governors of Arkansas, Governor Bill Clinton (Democratic Party (United States), D-Arkansas) with a 37.63% plurality of the popular vote over incumbent President of the United States, President George H. W. Bush's (Republican Party (United States), R-Texas) 35.12%, and businessman Ross Perot's (Independent politician, I-Texas) 26.12%. As of 2020 United States presidential election, 2020, this is the last time Montana voted for the Democratic candidate and is currently the only time a Democratic presidential nominee has carried the state since 1964 United States presidential election, 1964, setting it apart from its neighboring states (Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota), all of which have maintained their Republican streak since 1964. Similarly, this marks the second of two times that Montana has voted for a different candidate than neighboring Idaho, the first being 1892 United States presidential election in Montana, 1892, both states' first election since statehood. This was also one of eight states where Perot earned over 25 percent of the vote. Since 1964, Montana has only been competitive in a handful of elections: besides this one, the only elections in which a Democrat came within 5% of carrying the state were in 1996 United States presidential election in Montana, the subsequent election, and in Barack Obama's first election in 2008 United States presidential election in Montana, 2008.

Results

By county

Official results by county from the Montana Secretary of State. Tree map of Montana 1992 Presidential election by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Lincoln County, Montana, Lincoln

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Cascade County, Montana, Cascade * Dawson County, Montana, Dawson * Lake County, Montana, Lake * Sanders County, Montana, Sanders * Sheridan County, Montana, Sheridan * Valley County, Montana, Valley

Analysis

Montana was won by Governor Bill Clinton (Democratic Party (United States), D-Arkansas) with 37.63% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (Republican Party (United States), R-Texas) with 35.12%. Businessman Ross Perot (Independent politician, I-Texas) finished in third, with 26.12% of the popular vote. It was the first time the state voted for a Democrat since it was won by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 United States presidential election in Montana, 1964. It is also the last time that the state voted Democratic (), as well as the last time that Sanders County, Montana, Sanders County and Valley County, Montana, Valley County voted Democratic. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lincoln County, Montana, Lincoln or McCone County, Montana, McCone Counties, as well as the first since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 United States presidential election in Montana, 1944 to win without carrying Wibaux County, Montana, Wibaux County.

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