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1992 United States presidential election in Iowa

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Field	Value
election_name	1992 United States presidential election in Iowa
country	Iowa
flag_image	Flag of Iowa (1921-2018).svg
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1988 United States presidential election in Iowa
previous_year	1988
next_election	1996 United States presidential election in Iowa
next_year	1996
election_date	November 3, 1992
image_size	x160px
image1	Bill Clinton.jpg
nominee1	Bill Clinton
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1	Arkansas
running_mate1	Al Gore
electoral_vote1	7
popular_vote1	586,353
percentage1	43.29%
image2	George H. W. Bush presidential portrait (cropped 2).jpg
nominee2	George H. W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	504,891
percentage2	37.27%
image3	RossPerotColor.jpg
nominee3	Ross Perot
party3	Independent
home_state3	Texas
running_mate3	James Stockdale
electoral_vote3	0
popular_vote3	253,468
percentage3	18.71%
map_image	Iowa Presidential Election Results 1992.svg
map_size	280px
map_caption	County Results
title	President
before_election	George H. W. Bush
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Clinton
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Clinton Bush

The 1992 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by Democratic governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas with 43.29% of the popular vote over incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush's 37.27%, a victory margin of 6.01%. Independent businessman Ross Perot finished in third, with 18.71% of the popular vote. Iowa was the only state which swung more Republican than it had been in 1988.

Democratic caucuses

The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the number of state delegate equivalents (SDEs) won

In the presidential caucuses most candidates for the Democratic nomination did not campaign in Iowa because of the presence of Tom Harkin, a longtime U.S. senator representing Iowa.

Harkin was running for president in 1992 as a populist with labor union support who criticized George H. W. Bush for being out of touch with working class Americans. Harkin was an early favorite in a small field of five candidates. Harkin easily won the caucus with 76% of the vote, uncommitted got second place with 11%, Senator Paul Tsongas came in third, with 4%, and Governor Bill Clinton finished fourth, with 2%.

Voter turnout in the caucuses fell from over 120,000 in the 1988 caucus to less than 40,000. Voter turnout would later increase to around 120,000 for the 2000 caucuses. As the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and the New Hampshire primary took on added importance.

Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 1992	Party	Candidate	State delegate equivalents	Percentage
Democratic	Tom Harkin	2,314	77.24%	26
Democratic	Uncommitted	355	11.85%	15
Democratic	Paul Tsongas	128	4.27%	0
Democratic	Bill Clinton	76	2.54%	7
Democratic	Robert Kerrey	72	2.40%	0
Democratic	Jerry Brown	51	1.70%	1

Tom Harkin won every county by large margins. The delegate totals reflect their final distribution, not their projected allocation immediately following the caucus.

Results

1992 United States presidential election in Iowa	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Bill Clinton	586,353	43.29%	7
Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	504,891	37.27%	0
Independent	Ross Perot	253,468	18.71%	0
Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	3,079	0.23%	0
Write-ins		2,102	0.13%	0
America First	James "Bo" Gritz	1,177	0.09%	0
Libertarian	Andre Marrou	1,076	0.08%	0
Grassroots	Jack Herer	669	0.05%	0
Independent	John Yiamouyiannis	604	0.04%	0
Taxpayers’	Howard Phillips	480	0.04%	0
Socialist Workers Party	James Warren	273	0.02%	0
Democrats for Economic Recovery	Lyndon LaRouche	238	0.02%	0
New Alliance Party	Lenora Fulani	197	0.01%	0
Totals	1,354,607	100.0%	7
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	65%/80%

Results by county

County	Bill Clinton
Democratic	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Ross Perot
Independent	John Hagelin
Natural Law	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	586,353	43.29%	504,891	37.27%	253,468	18.71%	3,079	0.23%	6,816	0.50%	81,462	6.02%	1,354,607
	Adair		1,655		39.46%		1,713		40.84%		814		19.41%		1		0.02%		11		0.26%		-58		-1.38%		4,194
	Adams		1,034		39.83%		863		33.24%		679		26.16%		2		0.08%		18		0.69%		171		6.59%		2,596
	Allamakee		2,362		35.36%		2,627		39.33%		1,543		23.10%		4		0.06%		143		2.14%		-265		-3.97%		6,679
	Appanoose		2,810		44.09%		2,346		36.81%		1,161		18.22%		6		0.09%		50		0.78%		464		7.28%		6,373
	Audubon		1,589		41.03%		1,373		35.45%		887		22.90%		7		0.18%		17		0.44%		216		5.58%		3,873
	Benton		4,467		42.79%		3,469		33.23%		2,454		23.51%		8		0.08%		41		0.39%		998		9.56%		10,439
	Black Hawk		29,584		48.06%		21,398		34.77%		10,182		16.54%		64		0.10%		322		0.52%		8,186		13.29%		61,550
	Boone		5,913		48.39%		4,148		33.95%		2,070		16.94%		12		0.10%		76		0.62%		1,765		14.44%		12,219
	Bremer		4,774		40.75%		4,482		38.26%		2,338		19.96%		7		0.06%		113		0.96%		292		2.49%		11,714
	Buchanan		4,166		43.15%		3,313		34.32%		2,126		22.02%		6		0.06%		43		0.45%		853		8.83%		9,654
	Buena Vista		3,374		36.45%		3,863		41.73%		1,955		21.12%		13		0.14%		52		0.56%		-489		-5.28%		9,257
	Butler		2,548		35.70%		3,209		44.96%		1,333		18.68%		10		0.14%		37		0.52%		-661		-9.26%		7,137
	Calhoun		2,140		40.58%		2,169		41.13%		946		17.94%		5		0.09%		14		0.27%		-29		-0.55%		5,274
	Carroll		3,800		40.11%		3,439		36.30%		2,192		23.13%		3		0.03%		41		0.43%		361		3.81%		9,475
	Cass		2,231		31.61%		3,176		45.00%		1,608		22.78%		3		0.04%		40		0.57%		-945		-13.39%		7,058
	Cedar		3,296		40.00%		2,965		35.98%		1,945		23.60%		10		0.12%		24		0.29%		331		4.02%		8,240
	Cerro Gordo		11,415		46.99%		8,250		33.96%		4,498		18.52%		24		0.10%		106		0.44%		3,165		13.03%		24,293
	Cherokee		2,590		37.57%		2,768		40.16%		1,503		21.80%		5		0.07%		27		0.39%		-178		-2.59%		6,893
	Chickasaw		2,913		43.87%		2,129		32.06%		1,566		23.58%		2		0.03%		30		0.45%		784		11.81%		6,640
	Clarke		1,921		45.09%		1,417		33.26%		899		21.10%		9		0.21%		14		0.33%		504		11.83%		4,260
	Clay		3,346		39.93%		3,011		35.93%		1,964		23.44%		6		0.07%		53		0.63%		335		4.00%		8,380
	Clayton		3,742		40.72%		3,044		33.12%		2,309		25.13%		13		0.14%		82		0.89%		698		7.60%		9,190
	Clinton		11,683		46.81%		8,746		35.04%		4,414		17.68%		13		0.05%		104		0.42%		2,937		11.77%		24,960
	Crawford		3,004		39.16%		2,693		35.10%		1,905		24.83%		5		0.07%		65		0.85%		311		4.06%		7,672
	Dallas		6,554		44.10%		5,587		37.60%		2,665		17.93%		10		0.07%		45		0.30%		967		6.50%		14,861
	Davis		1,962		48.55%		1,344		33.26%		718		17.77%		3		0.07%		14		0.35%		618		15.29%		4,041
	Decatur		1,866		46.81%		1,316		33.02%		786		19.72%		1		0.03%		17		0.43%		550		13.79%		3,986
	Delaware		3,093		36.42%		3,195		37.62%		2,144		25.25%		12		0.14%		48		0.57%		-102		-1.20%		8,492
	Des Moines		11,309		53.37%		6,378		30.10%		3,386		15.98%		17		0.08%		100		0.47%		4,931		23.27%		21,190
	Dickinson		3,106		37.40%		3,196		38.48%		1,974		23.77%		3		0.04%		26		0.31%		-90		-1.08%		8,305
	Dubuque		20,539		47.80%		14,007		32.60%		8,208		19.10%		46		0.11%		168		0.39%		6,532		15.20%		42,968
	Emmet		2,239		44.50%		1,749		34.76%		1,010		20.07%		9		0.18%		25		0.50%		490		9.74%		5,032
	Fayette		4,412		40.62%		3,879		35.71%		2,493		22.95%		10		0.09%		67		0.62%		533		4.91%		10,861
	Floyd		3,688		47.59%		2,404		31.02%		1,611		20.79%		6		0.08%		41		0.53%		1,284		16.57%		7,750
	Franklin		2,049		38.91%		2,137		40.58%		1,045		19.84%		2		0.04%		33		0.63%		-88		-1.67%		5,266
	Fremont		1,422		36.36%		1,459		37.31%		1,003		25.65%		7		0.18%		20		0.51%		-37		-0.95%		3,911
	Greene		2,422		45.25%		1,952		36.47%		956		17.86%		1		0.02%		22		0.41%		470		8.78%		5,353
	Grundy		1,895		30.78%		3,160		51.33%		1,069		17.37%		3		0.05%		29		0.47%		-1,265		-20.55%		6,156
	Guthrie		2,234		40.97%		1,962		35.98%		1,216		22.30%		5		0.09%		36		0.66%		272		4.99%		5,453
	Hamilton		3,262		42.47%		3,031		39.46%		1,348		17.55%		11		0.14%		29		0.38%		231		3.01%		7,681
	Hancock		2,175		37.46%		2,428		41.82%		1,170		20.15%		6		0.10%		27		0.47%		-253		-4.36%		5,806
	Hardin		3,792		42.23%		3,590		39.98%		1,547		17.23%		7		0.08%		43		0.48%		202		2.25%		8,979
	Harrison		2,349		34.20%		2,763		40.23%		1,691		24.62%		6		0.09%		59		0.86%		-414		-6.03%		6,868
	Henry		3,544		41.08%		3,435		39.81%		1,522		17.64%		34		0.39%		93		1.08%		109		1.27%		8,628
	Howard		2,099		43.17%		1,516		31.18%		1,193		24.54%		3		0.06%		51		1.05%		583		11.99%		4,862
	Humboldt		1,765		34.04%		2,299		44.34%		1,093		21.08%		3		0.06%		25		0.48%		-534		-10.30%		5,185
	Ida		1,449		34.18%		1,714		40.43%		1,061		25.03%		1		0.02%		14		0.33%		-265		-6.25%		4,239
	Iowa		2,560		36.76%		2,656		38.13%		1,709		24.54%		6		0.09%		34		0.49%		-96		-1.37%		6,965
	Jackson		4,421		47.52%		2,673		28.73%		2,096		22.53%		10		0.11%		103		1.11%		1,748		18.79%		9,303
	Jasper		8,120		45.08%		6,866		38.12%		2,972		16.50%		12		0.07%		42		0.23%		1,254		6.96%		18,012
	Jefferson		2,562		30.72%		2,541		30.46%		1,241		14.88%		1,899		22.77%		98		1.17%		21		0.26%		8,341
	Johnson		28,656		55.35%		14,041		27.12%		8,625		16.66%		69		0.13%		383		0.74%		14,615		28.23%		51,774
	Jones		3,508		39.42%		3,071		34.51%		2,306		25.91%		3		0.03%		12		0.13%		437		4.91%		8,900
	Keokuk		2,329		41.76%		1,981		35.52%		1,238		22.20%		11		0.20%		18		0.32%		348		6.24%		5,577
	Kossuth		3,660		40.40%		3,464		38.24%		1,906		21.04%		6		0.07%		23		0.25%		196		2.16%		9,059
	Lee		9,366		54.61%		4,777		27.85%		2,920		17.02%		11		0.06%		78		0.45%		4,589		26.76%		17,152
	Linn		38,567		43.39%		30,215		33.99%		19,643		22.10%		101		0.11%		359		0.40%		8,352		9.40%		88,885
	Louisa		2,091		43.17%		1,691		34.91%		1,044		21.55%		2		0.04%		16		0.33%		400		8.26%		4,844
	Lucas		2,072		44.33%		1,734		37.10%		848		18.14%		4		0.09%		16		0.34%		338		7.23%		4,674
	Lyon		1,331		23.24%		3,272		57.14%		1,068		18.65%		2		0.03%		53		0.93%		-1,941		-33.90%		5,726
	Madison		2,525		41.06%		2,421		39.37%		1,168		18.99%		6		0.10%		29		0.47%		104		1.69%		6,149
	Mahaska		3,714		36.24%		4,953		48.34%		1,508		14.72%		8		0.08%		64		0.62%		-1,239		-12.10%		10,247
	Marion		5,531		40.87%		6,062		44.79%		1,896		14.01%		6		0.04%		38		0.28%		-531		-3.92%		13,533
	Marshall		8,303		45.40%		6,784		37.09%		3,100		16.95%		17		0.09%		85		0.46%		1,519		8.31%		18,289
	Mills		1,798		29.16%		2,699		43.77%		1,638		26.57%		3		0.05%		28		0.45%		-901		-14.61%		6,166
	Mitchell		2,177		40.71%		1,933		36.15%		1,199		22.42%		4		0.07%		34		0.64%		244		4.56%		5,347
	Monona		1,939		39.99%		1,660		34.23%		1,231		25.39%		1		0.02%		18		0.37%		279		5.76%		4,849
	Monroe		1,829		48.36%		1,323		34.98%		612		16.18%		4		0.11%		14		0.37%		506		13.38%		3,782
	Montgomery		1,599		29.78%		2,404		44.78%		1,341		24.98%		7		0.13%		18		0.34%		-805		-15.00%		5,369
	Muscatine		7,089		42.04%		6,087		36.09%		3,583		21.25%		15		0.09%		90		0.53%		1,002		5.95%		16,864
	O'Brien		2,122		28.00%		3,869		51.06%		1,557		20.55%		4		0.05%		26		0.34%		-1,747		-23.06%		7,578
	Osceola		990		27.50%		1,756		48.78%		813		22.58%		2		0.06%		39		1.08%		-766		-21.28%		3,600
	Page		1,951		26.69%		3,670		50.21%		1,669		22.83%		7		0.10%		13		0.18%		-1,719		-23.52%		7,310
	Palo Alto		2,374		44.13%		1,789		33.26%		1,186		22.05%		4		0.07%		26		0.48%		585		10.87%		5,379
	Plymouth		3,171		30.25%		5,196		49.56%		2,039		19.45%		8		0.08%		70		0.67%		-2,025		-19.31%		10,484
	Pocahontas		1,919		41.10%		1,743		37.33%		942		20.18%		13		0.28%		52		1.11%		176		3.77%		4,669
	Polk		78,585		46.98%		63,708		38.09%		24,155		14.44%		94		0.06%		716		0.43%		14,877		8.89%		167,258
	Pottawattamie		13,228		35.64%		15,671		42.22%		8,035		21.65%		44		0.12%		137		0.37%		-2,443		-6.58%		37,115
	Poweshiek		4,056		44.83%		3,245		35.87%		1,680		18.57%		10		0.11%		56		0.62%		811		8.96%		9,047
	Ringgold		1,341		46.74%		967		33.71%		551		19.21%		3		0.10%		7		0.24%		374		13.03%		2,869
	Sac		1,896		36.36%		2,138		41.00%		1,157		22.19%		5		0.10%		19		0.36%		-242		-4.64%		5,215
	Scott		33,765		45.22%		28,844		38.63%		11,423		15.30%		80		0.11%		550		0.74%		4,921		6.59%		74,662
	Shelby		2,094		32.00%		2,809		42.92%		1,614		24.66%		1		0.02%		26		0.40%		-715		-10.92%		6,544
	Sioux		2,226		15.11%		10,637		72.21%		1,771		12.02%		5		0.03%		91		0.62%		-8,411		-57.10%		14,730
	Story		17,118		47.14%		12,702		34.98%		6,275		17.28%		24		0.07%		192		0.53%		4,416		12.16%		36,311
	Tama		3,573		42.89%		2,948		35.39%		1,748		20.98%		18		0.22%		43		0.52%		625		7.50%		8,330
	Taylor		1,430		40.27%		1,200		33.79%		910		25.63%		2		0.06%		9		0.25%		230		6.48%		3,551
	Union		2,565		42.04%		2,224		36.45%		1,280		20.98%		7		0.11%		26		0.43%		341		5.59%		6,102
	Van Buren		1,464		39.46%		1,418		38.22%		811		21.86%		6		0.16%		11		0.30%		46		1.24%		3,710
	Wapello		8,670		53.91%		4,852		30.17%		2,513		15.63%		12		0.07%		36		0.22%		3,818		23.74%		16,083
	Warren		8,612		44.95%		7,242		37.80%		3,217		16.79%		12		0.06%		74		0.39%		1,370		7.15%		19,157
	Washington		3,384		37.52%		3,576		39.65%		1,994		22.11%		15		0.17%		49		0.54%		-192		-2.13%		9,018
	Wayne		1,632		45.54%		1,299		36.24%		642		17.91%		2		0.06%		9		0.25%		333		9.30%		3,584
	Webster		8,562		45.25%		6,992		36.95%		3,272		17.29%		18		0.10%		77		0.41%		1,570		8.30%		18,921
	Winnebago		2,322		38.20%		2,407		39.60%		1,329		21.87%		2		0.03%		18		0.30%		-85		-1.40%		6,078
	Winneshiek		3,791		39.39%		3,331		34.61%		2,416		25.10%		5		0.05%		81		0.84%		460		4.78%		9,624
	Woodbury		17,398		40.59%		18,148		42.34%		7,182		16.76%		19		0.04%		117		0.27%		-750		-1.75%		42,864
	Worth		2,009		45.17%		1,382		31.07%		1,044		23.47%		3		0.07%		10		0.22%		627		14.10%		4,448
	Wright		2,776		41.65%		2,708		40.63%		1,151		17.27%		6		0.09%		24		0.36%		68		1.02%		6,665

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Adair
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Cherokee
Delaware
Franklin
Hancock
Humboldt
Iowa
Marion
Sac
Washington
Woodbury

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Bremer
Henry
Jefferson
Van Buren

By congressional district

Clinton won four of five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.

District	Bush	Representative
34%	46%	Jim Leach
35%	44%	Jim Nussle
36%	45%	Jim Ross Lightfoot
39%	43%	Neal Smith
42%	38%	Fred Grandy

Notes

References

"1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas.
"The Comeback Kid". Boston.com.
Miller, Judith: [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D71E31F93AA35751C0A964958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=5 "Tom Harkin's Old-Time Religion"], ''New York Times Magazine'', February 9, 1992
Wayne, Stephen. (2008). "Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition". [[Rowman & Littlefield]].
[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=19&year=1992&f=0&off=0&elect=1 Dave Leip's US Election Atlas]
"1992 Presidential General Election Results – Iowa". U.S. Election Atlas.
"IA US President Race, November 03, 1992". Our Campaigns.

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