1992 United States presidential election in Iowa

Main article: 1992 United States presidential election
1992 United States presidential election in Iowa
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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%
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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.

Democratic caucuses

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1992 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
← 1988 February 10, 1992 2000 →
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The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the number of state delegate equivalents (SDEs) won[a]
 
Candidate Tom Harkin Uncommitted
Home state Iowa N/A
Delegate count 26 15
SDEs 2,314 355
Percentage (of SDEs) 77.24% 11.85%
 
Candidate Bill Clinton Jerry Brown
Home state Arkansas California
Delegate count 7 1
SDEs 76 51
Percentage (of SDEs) 2.54% 1.70%

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.[3]

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.[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%, 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.[5] As the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and the New Hampshire primary took on added importance.[3]

Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 1992[6]
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.

Results

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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 (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

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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
# % # % # % # % # % # %
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

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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By congressional district

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Clinton won 4 of the 5 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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The number of pledged national convention delegates is calculated through the number of SDEs won, however, a candidate must get both at least 15% of the total vote to get statewide delegates and at least 15% of the vote in a congressional district to get district delegates from that district. Each precinct has a certain number of SDEs and allocates them based on how many caucus goers there are for each candidate at that precinct.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1992 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "1992 Presidential General Election Results". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Carville, James. "The Comeback Kid". Boston.com.
  4. ^ Miller, Judith: "Tom Harkin's Old-Time Religion", New York Times Magazine, February 9, 1992
  5. ^ Wayne, Stephen (2008). Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition. Rowman & Littlefield.
  6. ^ Dave Leip's US Election Atlas
  7. ^ a b c d e "IA US President Race, November 03, 1992". Our Campigns.
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