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The1992 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Iowa was won byDemocratic governorBill Clinton ofArkansas with 43.29% of the popular vote over incumbentRepublican PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush's 37.27%, a victory margin of 6.01%.Independent businessmanRoss Perot finished in third, with 18.71% of the popular vote.[1] Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent president Bush and Perot.[2] Iowa was the only state which swung more Republican than it had been in1988.
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In the presidential caucuses most candidates for theDemocratic nomination did not campaign inIowa because of the presence ofTom Harkin, a longtimeU.S. senator representingIowa.[3]
Harkin was running forpresident in1992 as apopulist withlabor union support who criticizedGeorge H. W. Bush for being out of touch with working class Americans.[4] Harkin was an early favorite in a small field of five candidates.[citation needed] Harkin easily won the caucus with 76% of the vote, uncommitted got second place with 11%, SenatorPaul Tsongas came in third, with 4%, andGovernorBill 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.[5] As the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and theNew Hampshire primary took on added importance.[3]
| Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 1992[6] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | State delegate equivalents | Percentage | Delegates | ||
| 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.
| 1992 United States presidential election in Iowa[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| 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% | ||||
| County | Bill Clinton[7] Democratic | George H.W. Bush[7] Republican | Ross Perot[7] Independent | John Hagelin[7] Natural Law | Various candidates[7] Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Clinton won four of five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.
| District | Bush | Clinton | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 34% | 46% | Jim Leach |
| 2nd | 35% | 44% | Jim Nussle |
| 3rd | 36% | 45% | Jim Ross Lightfoot |
| 4th | 39% | 43% | Neal Smith |
| 5th | 42% | 38% | Fred Grandy |
State and district results of the1992 U.S. presidential election | ||
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