Election in Iowa
Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
1992 United States presidential election in Iowa
Nominee
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush
Ross Perot
Party
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Home state
Arkansas
Texas
Texas
Running mate
Al Gore
Dan Quayle
James Stockdale
Electoral vote
7
0
0
Popular vote
586,353
504,891
253,468
Percentage
43.29%
37.27%
18.71%
County Results
Clinton
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Bush
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
70-80%
President before election
George H. W. Bush
Republican
Elected President
Bill Clinton
Democratic
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.[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 in 1988 .
Results [ ]
1992 United States presidential election in Iowa[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Bill Clinton
586,353
43.29%
7
Republican
George H. W. Bush
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
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 [ ]
William Jefferson Clinton[3] Democratic
George Herbert Walker Bush[3] Republican
Henry Ross Perot[3] Independent
Dr. John Hagelin[3] Natural Law
Various candidates[3] Other parties
Margin
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
13.30%
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
8.84%
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
-2.58%
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
4.05%
7,672
Dallas
6,554
44.10%
5,587
37.60%
2,665
17.93%
10
0.07%
45
0.30%
967
6.51%
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
13.80%
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
1.26%
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
-1.38%
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
0.25%
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
26.75%
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
-12.09%
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
5.75%
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
-14.99%
5,369
Muscatine
7,089
42.04%
6,087
36.09%
3,583
21.25%
15
0.09%
90
0.53%
1,002
5.94%
16,864
O'Brien
2,122
28.00%
3,869
51.06%
1,557
20.55%
4
0.05%
26
0.34%
-1,747
-23.05%
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
10.88%
5,379
Plymouth
3,171
30.25%
5,196
49.56%
2,039
19.45%
8
0.08%
70
0.67%
-2,025
-19.32%
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
13.04%
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
-10.93%
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
6,870
48.10%
4,852
33.97%
2,513
17.59%
12
0.08%
36
0.25%
2,018
14.13%
14,283
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
9.29%
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
6.01%
1,354,607
Democratic caucuses [ ]
1992 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
Candidate
Tom Harkin
Uncommitted
Paul Tsongas
Home state
Iowa
n/a
Massachusetts
Delegate count
26
15
0
Popular vote
2,314
355
128
Percentage
77.24%
11.85%
4.27%
In the 1992 Iowa Democratic 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 .[4]
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.[5] 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%, Senator Paul Tsongas came in third, with 4%, and Governor Bill Clinton finished fourth, with 2%.
Because the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and the New Hampshire primary took on added importance.[4]
Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 1992[6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
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.
By congressional district [ ]
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
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