1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota
1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 73.91%[ 1]
County Results
Precinct Results
Clinton
20-30%
30-40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Bush
20-30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Perot
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
90–100%
Other
30–40%
Tie/No Data
The 1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election . Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Minnesota was won by Governor Bill Clinton (D -Arkansas ) with 43.48% of the popular vote over incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R -Texas ) who took 31.85%, a victory margin of 11.63%. Businessman Ross Perot (I -Texas) finished in third, with 23.96% of the popular vote.[ 2] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush.[ 3]
April 7, 1992, saw the first presidential primary in Minnesota since 1956. Clinton won a plurality of votes in the DFL primary and Bush won in the IR election.
Clinton became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Lyon or Roseau Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 , as well as the first to do so without carrying Becker County since Woodrow Wilson in 1916 .
Results
1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic (DFL)
Bill Clinton
1,020,997
43.48%
10
Republican
George H. W. Bush (incumbent )
747,841
31.85%
0
Independent
Ross Perot
562,506
23.96%
0
Libertarian
Andre Marrou
3,374
0.14%
0
America First
James "Bo" Gritz
3,363
0.14%
0
Grassroots
Jack Herer
2,659
0.11%
0
Write-ins
2,499
0.11%
0
Natural Law
John Hagelin
1,406
0.06%
0
Socialist Workers
James Warren
990
0.04%
0
New Alliance
Lenora Fulani
958
0.04%
0
U.S. Taxpayers'
Howard Phillips
733
0.03%
0
Democrats for Economic Recovery
Lyndon LaRouche
622
0.03%
0
Totals
2,347,948
100.0%
10
Results by county
County
Bill Clinton DFL
George H.W. Bush Republican
Ross Perot Independent
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aitkin
3,400
44.98%
2,151
28.46%
1,951
25.81%
57
0.75%
1,249
16.52%
7,559
Anoka
54,621
42.01%
39,458
30.35%
35,140
27.03%
801
0.62%
15,163
11.66%
130,020
Becker
4,958
36.18%
5,430
39.63%
3,238
23.63%
76
0.55%
-472
-3.45%
13,702
Beltrami
7,210
45.10%
5,204
32.55%
3,473
21.72%
100
0.63%
2,006
12.55%
15,987
Benton
5,156
35.88%
5,053
35.16%
4,048
28.17%
114
0.79%
103
0.72%
14,371
Big Stone
1,610
47.08%
1,052
30.76%
740
21.64%
18
0.53%
558
16.32%
3,420
Blue Earth
11,531
41.41%
8,813
31.65%
7,299
26.21%
204
0.73%
2,718
9.76%
27,847
Brown
4,278
31.41%
5,390
39.57%
3,845
28.23%
108
0.79%
-1,112
-8.16%
13,621
Carlton
7,736
52.46%
3,922
26.60%
3,005
20.38%
84
0.57%
3,814
25.86%
14,747
Carver
8,349
31.38%
10,201
38.34%
7,942
29.85%
112
0.42%
-1,852
-6.96%
26,604
Cass
4,901
40.18%
4,276
35.06%
2,939
24.10%
81
0.66%
625
5.12%
12,197
Chippewa
2,929
44.26%
2,143
32.39%
1,505
22.74%
40
0.60%
786
11.87%
6,617
Chisago
7,077
41.34%
4,813
28.11%
5,098
29.78%
131
0.77%
1,979[ a]
11.56%
17,119
Clay
9,845
41.93%
9,666
41.17%
3,835
16.33%
132
0.56%
179
0.76%
23,478
Clearwater
1,587
42.23%
1,315
34.99%
841
22.38%
15
0.40%
272
7.24%
3,758
Cook
1,005
38.39%
878
33.54%
704
26.89%
31
1.18%
127
4.85%
2,618
Cottonwood
2,382
35.81%
2,481
37.30%
1,749
26.30%
39
0.59%
-99
-1.49%
6,651
Crow Wing
8,896
36.25%
9,112
37.13%
6,367
25.95%
164
0.67%
-216
-0.88%
24,539
Dakota
63,660
40.53%
52,312
33.30%
40,244
25.62%
864
0.55%
11,348
7.23%
157,080
Dodge
2,620
32.87%
3,049
38.25%
2,231
27.99%
72
0.90%
-429
-5.38%
7,972
Douglas
5,252
33.12%
6,356
40.08%
4,138
26.09%
113
0.71%
-1,104
-6.96%
15,859
Faribault
3,339
36.51%
3,439
37.60%
2,322
25.39%
46
0.50%
-100
-1.09%
9,146
Fillmore
3,977
37.31%
3,583
33.62%
3,011
28.25%
87
0.82%
394
3.69%
10,658
Freeborn
7,759
43.56%
5,089
28.57%
4,878
27.38%
87
0.49%
2,670
14.99%
17,813
Goodhue
7,916
37.25%
7,321
34.45%
5,790
27.25%
223
1.05%
595
2.80%
21,250
Grant
1,561
42.58%
1,201
32.76%
885
24.14%
19
0.52%
360
9.82%
3,666
Hennepin
278,648
47.50%
179,581
30.61%
123,659
21.08%
4,731
0.81%
99,067
16.89%
586,619
Houston
3,744
35.82%
3,853
36.87%
2,697
25.81%
157
1.50%
-109
-1.05%
10,451
Hubbard
3,362
39.14%
3,227
37.57%
1,949
22.69%
51
0.59%
135
1.57%
8,589
Isanti
5,386
40.30%
3,988
29.84%
3,898
29.16%
94
0.70%
1,398
10.46%
13,366
Itasca
9,621
46.17%
5,952
28.56%
5,147
24.70%
118
0.57%
3,669
17.61%
20,838
Jackson
2,481
39.68%
1,824
29.17%
1,918
30.68%
29
0.46%
563[ a]
9.00%
6,252
Kanabec
2,532
40.27%
1,876
29.83%
1,836
29.20%
44
0.70%
656
10.44%
6,288
Kandiyohi
7,914
40.26%
6,784
34.51%
4,869
24.77%
89
0.45%
1,130
5.75%
19,656
Kittson
1,307
43.80%
1,098
36.80%
558
18.70%
21
0.70%
209
7.00%
2,984
Koochiching
3,474
46.54%
1,954
26.18%
1,993
26.70%
44
0.59%
1,481[ a]
19.84%
7,465
Lac qui Parle
2,342
47.14%
1,435
28.88%
1,163
23.41%
28
0.56%
907
18.26%
4,968
Lake
3,415
53.72%
1,465
23.05%
1,437
22.61%
40
0.63%
1,950
30.67%
6,357
Lake of the Woods
794
36.12%
762
34.67%
629
28.62%
13
0.59%
32
1.45%
2,198
Le Sueur
4,662
39.00%
3,858
32.27%
3,363
28.13%
71
0.59%
804
6.73%
11,954
Lincoln
1,555
42.77%
1,084
29.81%
967
26.60%
30
0.83%
471
12.96%
3,636
Lyon
4,481
36.36%
4,591
37.25%
3,180
25.80%
72
0.58%
-110
-0.89%
12,324
Mahnomen
1,035
43.32%
854
35.75%
483
20.22%
17
0.71%
181
7.57%
2,389
Marshall
2,309
39.79%
2,136
36.81%
1,306
22.51%
52
0.90%
173
2.98%
5,803
Martin
4,019
34.62%
4,438
38.23%
3,089
26.61%
63
0.54%
-419
-3.61%
11,609
McLeod
4,919
32.05%
5,422
35.33%
4,933
32.14%
73
0.48%
489[ b]
3.19%
15,347
Meeker
3,861
36.63%
3,497
33.18%
3,120
29.60%
62
0.59%
364
3.45%
10,540
Mille Lacs
3,648
39.85%
2,814
30.74%
2,615
28.57%
77
0.84%
834
9.11%
9,154
Morrison
5,588
38.69%
5,038
34.88%
3,710
25.69%
106
0.73%
550
3.81%
14,442
Mower
9,935
49.16%
5,147
25.47%
5,001
24.75%
127
0.63%
4,788
23.69%
20,210
Murray
1,993
38.23%
1,609
30.87%
1,588
30.46%
23
0.44%
384
7.36%
5,213
Nicollet
6,055
40.26%
5,091
33.85%
3,799
25.26%
94
0.63%
964
6.41%
15,039
Nobles
3,756
37.82%
3,548
35.73%
2,586
26.04%
40
0.40%
208
2.09%
9,930
Norman
1,784
43.29%
1,541
37.39%
776
18.83%
20
0.49%
243
5.90%
4,121
Olmsted
19,039
33.60%
23,404
41.30%
13,806
24.37%
413
0.73%
-4,365
-7.70%
56,662
Otter Tail
9,176
34.41%
11,074
41.52%
6,274
23.52%
146
0.55%
-1,898
-7.11%
26,670
Pennington
2,578
40.54%
2,155
33.89%
1,598
25.13%
28
0.44%
423
6.65%
6,359
Pine
4,929
45.58%
2,841
26.27%
2,952
27.30%
91
0.84%
1,977[ a]
18.28%
10,813
Pipestone
1,773
34.29%
1,953
37.78%
1,429
27.64%
15
0.29%
-180
-3.49%
5,170
Polk
5,850
39.17%
5,817
38.95%
3,176
21.27%
91
0.61%
33
0.22%
14,934
Pope
2,619
43.87%
1,886
31.59%
1,390
23.28%
75
1.26%
733
12.28%
5,970
Ramsey
130,932
51.97%
68,206
27.08%
50,757
20.15%
2,020
0.80%
62,726
24.89%
251,915
Red Lake
1,020
46.34%
691
31.39%
472
21.44%
18
0.82%
329
14.95%
2,201
Redwood
2,740
30.74%
3,408
38.24%
2,710
30.41%
55
0.62%
-668
-7.50%
8,913
Renville
3,414
38.27%
2,852
31.97%
2,598
29.13%
56
0.63%
562
6.30%
8,920
Rice
10,908
45.24%
7,015
29.09%
6,057
25.12%
133
0.55%
3,893
16.15%
24,113
Rock
2,006
37.58%
2,065
38.68%
1,244
23.30%
23
0.43%
-59
-1.10%
5,338
Roseau
2,346
32.27%
2,785
38.31%
2,099
28.88%
39
0.54%
-439
-6.04%
7,269
St. Louis
61,813
56.81%
24,579
22.59%
21,714
19.95%
709
0.65%
37,234
34.22%
108,815
Scott
11,225
34.84%
10,936
33.95%
9,881
30.67%
174
0.54%
289
0.89%
32,216
Sherburne
7,843
35.91%
7,339
33.60%
6,534
29.92%
125
0.57%
504
2.31%
21,841
Sibley
2,421
33.70%
2,315
32.22%
2,407
33.50%
42
0.58%
14[ a]
0.20%
7,185
Stearns
21,451
36.15%
22,502
37.92%
14,834
25.00%
553
0.93%
-1,051
-1.77%
59,340
Steele
5,152
32.63%
5,964
37.77%
4,542
28.77%
131
0.83%
-812
-5.14%
15,789
Stevens
2,466
42.40%
2,229
38.33%
1,086
18.67%
35
0.60%
237
4.07%
5,816
Swift
2,980
49.74%
1,603
26.76%
1,359
22.68%
49
0.82%
1,377
22.98%
5,991
Todd
4,059
36.55%
3,990
35.93%
2,976
26.80%
79
0.71%
69
0.62%
11,104
Traverse
1,053
42.39%
841
33.86%
582
23.43%
8
0.32%
212
8.53%
2,484
Wabasha
3,736
36.57%
3,397
33.25%
3,012
29.48%
72
0.70%
339
3.32%
10,217
Wadena
2,340
36.57%
2,492
38.95%
1,535
23.99%
31
0.48%
-152
-2.38%
6,398
Waseca
3,146
34.93%
3,118
34.62%
2,621
29.10%
121
1.34%
28
0.31%
9,006
Washington
35,820
41.90%
26,568
31.07%
22,585
26.42%
526
0.62%
9,252
10.83%
85,499
Watonwan
2,100
37.65%
1,871
33.54%
1,574
28.22%
33
0.59%
229
4.11%
5,578
Wilkin
1,122
31.97%
1,626
46.32%
748
21.31%
14
0.40%
-504
-14.35%
3,510
Winona
9,707
39.59%
8,585
35.02%
5,993
24.44%
233
0.95%
1,122
4.57%
24,518
Wright
12,465
35.45%
11,650
33.13%
10,829
30.80%
216
0.61%
815
2.32%
35,160
Yellow Medicine
2,593
41.87%
1,909
30.83%
1,645
26.56%
46
0.74%
684
11.04%
6,193
Totals
1,020,997
43.48%
747,841
31.85%
562,506
23.96%
16,604
0.71%
273,156
11.63%
2,347,948
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Note
^ a b c d e In this county where Bush ran third behind Clinton and Perot, margin given is Clinton vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Clinton percentage minus Perot percentage.
^ In this county where Clinton ran third behind Bush and Perot, margin given is Bush vote minus Perot vote and percentage margin Bush percentage minus Perot percentage.
References