Although he failed to win any electoral votes, Perot found support in every state, and Clinton's home state of Arkansas was the lone state to give a majority of its vote to any candidate.
The last time a third (independent) candidate achieved significant success (although still finishing in third place) was Ross Perot in 1992, and the last time a third-party candidate received any electoral votes not from faithless electors was George Wallace in 1968.

The 1992 Presidential Election in the South: Current Patterns of Southern Party and Electoral Politics. Voter turnout always drops off for midterm elections, but why? [note 1] These electors then cast direct votes, known as electoral votes, for president, and for vice president. Although Electoral College members can vote for anyone under the U.S. Constitution, 32 states plus the District of Columbia have laws against faithless electors,[29][30] those electors who do not cast their electoral votes for the person for whom they have pledged to vote. Third, it is not essential, nor possible to get the support of every voter in an election. The difference between these two measures are illustrated by analysis of turnout in the 2004 and 2008 elections. Selon notamment Sidney Blumenthal, si Lee Atwater avait vécu assez longtemps pour pouvoir participer à la campagne électorale pour le compte du président Bush, Bill Clinton n'aurait sans doute jamais été en position d'être élu président des États-Unis. The U.S. Constitution also has two provisions that apply to all federal offices, not just the presidency. While commonly labeled as the Federalist candidate, Clinton technically ran as a Democratic-Republican and was not nominated by the Federalist party itself, the latter simply deciding not to field a candidate. [14] And the specific requirements for voter eligibility and registration also vary by state, e.g. A deep rivalry resulted between Andrew Jackson and House Speaker Henry Clay, who had also been a candidate in the election. "[37], A key part of the United States presidential campaigns is the use of media and framing. ». Taxpayers Party présente pour la première fois un candidat qui n'est autre que le militant conservateur Howard Phillips. [42] Furthermore, a candidate can win the electoral vote without securing the greatest amount of the national popular vote, such as during the 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000 and 2016 elections. Laws allow other candidates pre-listed on a ticket, provided enough voters have endorsed that candidate, usually through a signature list. La convention fut remarquée par sa bonne organisation et l'absence de contestations ou de dissidences internes. De plus, la fin de la guerre froide ne favorisait pas la cristallisation du vote conservateur sur le candidat républicain, d'autant plus que la personnalité de Bush, ses convictions modérées, que ce soit en matière fiscale ou sociale, n'en faisait pas un candidat idéal pour les plus conservateurs. The 1992 United States elections elected state governors, the national president, and members of the 103rd United States Congress.The election took place after the redistricting that resulted from the 1990 Census.Democrats won control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress for the first time since the Republican victory in the 1980 elections. Greeley died before the Electoral College voted; as a result the electoral vote intended for Greeley and Brown went to several other candidates. Dans deux États, Ross Perot est parvenu en deuxième position.

Le duo, présent dans 32 états, recevra 39 000 voix soit 0,04 % des suffrages. Pat Buchanan (Virginie, journaliste et conseiller politique des présidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford et Ronald Reagan, ancien rédacteur des discours du président Nixon, George Bush père, Président des États-Unis, David Duke, ancien membre de la Chambre des représentants de Louisiane, Harold Stassen, ancien gouverneur du Minnesota. [34] Howard Dean's campaign website from that year was considered a model for all future campaign websites. He defeated former & future Governor of California Jerry Brown, former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas, and other candidates to win his party's nomination, and chose Senator Al Gore as his running mate. In early January, the total Electoral College vote count is opened by the sitting vice president, acting in his capacity as President of the Senate, and read aloud to a joint session of the incoming Congress, which was elected at the same time as the President. La victoire de Bill Clinton met fin à un règne de 12 ans des républicains sur la Maison-Blanche, lesquels ont gouverné le pays durant 20 des 24 dernières années. Americans vote based on whether they feel the country is in a time of gain or a time of loss.

La campagne de Bush ne parvint pas à se relancer.


Advances in technology and media have also affected presidential campaigns. Subsequent amendments to law require that candidates to a federal office must file a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission before they can receive contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or make expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000. Nancy Lord (en) est sa colistière. Il avait affirmé cette promesse durant son speech à la convention nationale en précisant « Lisez-sur mes lèvres : pas plus d'impôts » (« Read my lips, no more taxes »). Cette division, qui s'accentuera durant les élections suivantes, marque ainsi un basculement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et de la Californie vers les démocrates, leur domination progressive dans les États des grands lacs (Michigan, Illinois), dans une partie du Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin) et la confirmation de leur domination dans les comtés des États du pacifique nord-ouest (Oregon, Washington). Le parti populiste présente cette fois la candidature de Bo Gritz, un vétéran du Viêt Nam. L'élection fut aussi marquée par la présence de David Duke. The modern nominating process of U.S. presidential elections consists of two major parts: a series of presidential primary elections and caucuses held in each state, and the presidential nominating conventions held by each political party.

The election took place after the redistricting that resulted from the 1990 Census. Breakdown by ticket results are available for the 1800 election. L'année 1992 marque aussi l'émergence d'une nouvelle carte électorale du pays, marquant pour la première fois une division politique géographique entre différentes régions du pays.