1992 United States presidential election in Iowa explained

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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
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%
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 (United States)
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:James Stockdale
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:253,468
Percentage3:18.71%
Map Size:280px
President
Before Election:George H. W. Bush
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.[1] Iowa was the only state which swung more Republican than it had been in 1988.

Democratic caucuses

Election Name:1992 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
Country:Iowa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:2000 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses
Next Year:2000
Election Date:February 10, 1992
Elected Members:NH
Votes For Election:Democratic National Convention delegates
The number of pledged delegates won is determined by the number of state delegate equivalents (SDEs) won
2Blank:Percentage (of SDEs)
Image1:Tom Harkin portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Tom Harkin
Color1:3333FF
Home State1:Iowa
Delegate Count1:26
1Data1:2,314
2Data1:77.24%
Candidate2:Uncommitted
Color2:000000
Home State2:N/A
Delegate Count2:15
1Data2:355
2Data2:11.85%
Image4:Bill Clinton 1992 (cropped) (2).png
Candidate4:Bill Clinton
Color4:6c00e8
Home State4:Arkansas
Delegate Count4:7
1Data4:76
2Data4:2.54%
Image5:File: Jerry Brown (255836849) (cropped).jpg
Candidate5:Jerry Brown
Color5:e56cbf
Home State5:California
Delegate Count5:1
1Data5:51
2Data5:1.70%

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] As the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and the New Hampshire primary took on added importance.[2]

Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus Results – 1992[5]
PartyCandidateState delegate equivalentsPercentageDelegates
DemocraticTom Harkin2,314 77.24%26
DemocraticUncommitted355 11.85%15
DemocraticPaul Tsongas128 4.27%0
DemocraticBill Clinton76 2.54%7
DemocraticRobert Kerrey72 2.40%0
DemocraticJerry Brown51 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[6]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticBill Clinton586,35343.29%7
RepublicanGeorge H. W. Bush (incumbent)504,89137.27%0
IndependentRoss Perot253,468 18.71%0
Natural LawDr. John Hagelin3,0790.23%0
Write-ins2,1020.13% 0
America FirstJames "Bo" Gritz1,177 0.09%0
LibertarianAndre Marrou1,076 0.08% 0
GrassrootsJack Herer669 0.05%0
IndependentJohn Yiamouyiannis604 0.04%0
Taxpayers’Howard Phillips4800.04%0
Socialist Workers PartyJames Warren273 0.02%0
Democrats for Economic RecoveryLyndon LaRouche238 0.02%0
New Alliance PartyLenora Fulani197 0.01%0
Totals1,354,607100.0%7
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)65%/80%

Results by county

CountyBill Clinton[7]
Democratic
George H.W. Bush
Republican
Ross Perot
Independent
John Hagelin
Natural Law
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Adair1,65539.46%1,71340.84%81419.41%10.02%110.26%-58-1.38%4,194
Adams1,03439.83%86333.24%67926.16%20.08%180.69%1716.59%2,596
Allamakee2,36235.36%2,62739.33%1,54323.10%40.06%1432.14%-265-3.97%6,679
Appanoose2,81044.09%2,34636.81%1,16118.22%60.09%500.78%4647.28%6,373
Audubon1,58941.03%1,37335.45%88722.90%70.18%170.44%2165.58%3,873
Benton4,46742.79%3,46933.23%2,45423.51%80.08%410.39%9989.56%10,439
Black Hawk29,58448.06%21,39834.77%10,18216.54%640.10%3220.52%8,18613.29%61,550
Boone5,91348.39%4,14833.95%2,07016.94%120.10%760.62%1,76514.44%12,219
Bremer4,77440.75%4,48238.26%2,33819.96%70.06%1130.96%2922.49%11,714
Buchanan4,16643.15%3,31334.32%2,12622.02%60.06%430.45%8538.83%9,654
Buena Vista3,37436.45%3,86341.73%1,95521.12%130.14%520.56%-489-5.28%9,257
Butler2,54835.70%3,20944.96%1,33318.68%100.14%370.52%-661-9.26%7,137
Calhoun2,14040.58%2,16941.13%94617.94%50.09%140.27%-29-0.55%5,274
Carroll3,80040.11%3,43936.30%2,19223.13%30.03%410.43%3613.81%9,475
Cass2,23131.61%3,17645.00%1,60822.78%30.04%400.57%-945-13.39%7,058
Cedar3,29640.00%2,96535.98%1,94523.60%100.12%240.29%3314.02%8,240
Cerro Gordo11,41546.99%8,25033.96%4,49818.52%240.10%1060.44%3,16513.03%24,293
Cherokee2,59037.57%2,76840.16%1,50321.80%50.07%270.39%-178-2.59%6,893
Chickasaw2,91343.87%2,12932.06%1,56623.58%20.03%300.45%78411.81%6,640
Clarke1,92145.09%1,41733.26%89921.10%90.21%140.33%50411.83%4,260
Clay3,34639.93%3,01135.93%1,96423.44%60.07%530.63%3354.00%8,380
Clayton3,74240.72%3,04433.12%2,30925.13%130.14%820.89%6987.60%9,190
Clinton11,68346.81%8,74635.04%4,41417.68%130.05%1040.42%2,93711.77%24,960
Crawford3,00439.16%2,69335.10%1,90524.83%50.07%650.85%3114.06%7,672
Dallas6,55444.10%5,58737.60%2,66517.93%100.07%450.30%9676.50%14,861
Davis1,96248.55%1,34433.26%71817.77%30.07%140.35%61815.29%4,041
Decatur1,86646.81%1,31633.02%78619.72%10.03%170.43%55013.79%3,986
Delaware3,09336.42%3,19537.62%2,14425.25%120.14%480.57%-102-1.20%8,492
Des Moines11,30953.37%6,37830.10%3,38615.98%170.08%1000.47%4,93123.27%21,190
Dickinson3,10637.40%3,19638.48%1,97423.77%30.04%260.31%-90-1.08%8,305
Dubuque20,53947.80%14,00732.60%8,20819.10%460.11%1680.39%6,53215.20%42,968
Emmet2,23944.50%1,74934.76%1,01020.07%90.18%250.50%4909.74%5,032
Fayette4,41240.62%3,87935.71%2,49322.95%100.09%670.62%5334.91%10,861
Floyd3,68847.59%2,40431.02%1,61120.79%60.08%410.53%1,28416.57%7,750
Franklin2,04938.91%2,13740.58%1,04519.84%20.04%330.63%-88-1.67%5,266
Fremont1,42236.36%1,45937.31%1,00325.65%70.18%200.51%-37-0.95%3,911
Greene2,42245.25%1,95236.47%95617.86%10.02%220.41%4708.78%5,353
Grundy1,89530.78%3,16051.33%1,06917.37%30.05%290.47%-1,265-20.55%6,156
Guthrie2,23440.97%1,96235.98%1,21622.30%50.09%360.66%2724.99%5,453
Hamilton3,26242.47%3,03139.46%1,34817.55%110.14%290.38%2313.01%7,681
Hancock2,17537.46%2,42841.82%1,17020.15%60.10%270.47%-253-4.36%5,806
Hardin3,79242.23%3,59039.98%1,54717.23%70.08%430.48%2022.25%8,979
Harrison2,34934.20%2,76340.23%1,69124.62%60.09%590.86%-414-6.03%6,868
Henry3,54441.08%3,43539.81%1,52217.64%340.39%931.08%1091.27%8,628
Howard2,09943.17%1,51631.18%1,19324.54%30.06%511.05%58311.99%4,862
Humboldt1,76534.04%2,29944.34%1,09321.08%30.06%250.48%-534-10.30%5,185
Ida1,44934.18%1,71440.43%1,06125.03%10.02%140.33%-265-6.25%4,239
Iowa2,56036.76%2,65638.13%1,70924.54%60.09%340.49%-96-1.37%6,965
Jackson4,42147.52%2,67328.73%2,09622.53%100.11%1031.11%1,74818.79%9,303
Jasper8,12045.08%6,86638.12%2,97216.50%120.07%420.23%1,2546.96%18,012
Jefferson2,56230.72%2,54130.46%1,24114.88%1,89922.77%981.17%210.26%8,341
Johnson28,65655.35%14,04127.12%8,62516.66%690.13%3830.74%14,61528.23%51,774
Jones3,50839.42%3,07134.51%2,30625.91%30.03%120.13%4374.91%8,900
Keokuk2,32941.76%1,98135.52%1,23822.20%110.20%180.32%3486.24%5,577
Kossuth3,66040.40%3,46438.24%1,90621.04%60.07%230.25%1962.16%9,059
Lee9,36654.61%4,77727.85%2,92017.02%110.06%780.45%4,58926.76%17,152
Linn38,56743.39%30,21533.99%19,64322.10%1010.11%3590.40%8,3529.40%88,885
Louisa2,09143.17%1,69134.91%1,04421.55%20.04%160.33%4008.26%4,844
Lucas2,07244.33%1,73437.10%84818.14%40.09%160.34%3387.23%4,674
Lyon1,33123.24%3,27257.14%1,06818.65%20.03%530.93%-1,941-33.90%5,726
Madison2,52541.06%2,42139.37%1,16818.99%60.10%290.47%1041.69%6,149
Mahaska3,71436.24%4,95348.34%1,50814.72%80.08%640.62%-1,239-12.10%10,247
Marion5,53140.87%6,06244.79%1,89614.01%60.04%380.28%-531-3.92%13,533
Marshall8,30345.40%6,78437.09%3,10016.95%170.09%850.46%1,5198.31%18,289
Mills1,79829.16%2,69943.77%1,63826.57%30.05%280.45%-901-14.61%6,166
Mitchell2,17740.71%1,93336.15%1,19922.42%40.07%340.64%2444.56%5,347
Monona1,93939.99%1,66034.23%1,23125.39%10.02%180.37%2795.76%4,849
Monroe1,82948.36%1,32334.98%61216.18%40.11%140.37%50613.38%3,782
Montgomery1,59929.78%2,40444.78%1,34124.98%70.13%180.34%-805-15.00%5,369
Muscatine7,08942.04%6,08736.09%3,58321.25%150.09%900.53%1,0025.95%16,864
O'Brien2,12228.00%3,86951.06%1,55720.55%40.05%260.34%-1,747-23.06%7,578
Osceola99027.50%1,75648.78%81322.58%20.06%391.08%-766-21.28%3,600
Page1,95126.69%3,67050.21%1,66922.83%70.10%130.18%-1,719-23.52%7,310
Palo Alto2,37444.13%1,78933.26%1,18622.05%40.07%260.48%58510.87%5,379
Plymouth3,17130.25%5,19649.56%2,03919.45%80.08%700.67%-2,025-19.31%10,484
Pocahontas1,91941.10%1,74337.33%94220.18%130.28%521.11%1763.77%4,669
Polk78,58546.98%63,70838.09%24,15514.44%940.06%7160.43%14,8778.89%167,258
Pottawattamie13,22835.64%15,67142.22%8,03521.65%440.12%1370.37%-2,443-6.58%37,115
Poweshiek4,05644.83%3,24535.87%1,68018.57%100.11%560.62%8118.96%9,047
Ringgold1,34146.74%96733.71%55119.21%30.10%70.24%37413.03%2,869
Sac1,89636.36%2,13841.00%1,15722.19%50.10%190.36%-242-4.64%5,215
Scott33,76545.22%28,84438.63%11,42315.30%800.11%5500.74%4,9216.59%74,662
Shelby2,09432.00%2,80942.92%1,61424.66%10.02%260.40%-715-10.92%6,544
Sioux2,22615.11%10,63772.21%1,77112.02%50.03%910.62%-8,411-57.10%14,730
Story17,11847.14%12,70234.98%6,27517.28%240.07%1920.53%4,41612.16%36,311
Tama3,57342.89%2,94835.39%1,74820.98%180.22%430.52%6257.50%8,330
Taylor1,43040.27%1,20033.79%91025.63%20.06%90.25%2306.48%3,551
Union2,56542.04%2,22436.45%1,28020.98%70.11%260.43%3415.59%6,102
Van Buren1,46439.46%1,41838.22%81121.86%60.16%110.30%461.24%3,710
Wapello8,67053.91%4,85230.17%2,51315.63%120.07%360.22%3,81823.74%16,083
Warren8,61244.95%7,24237.80%3,21716.79%120.06%740.39%1,3707.15%19,157
Washington3,38437.52%3,57639.65%1,99422.11%150.17%490.54%-192-2.13%9,018
Wayne1,63245.54%1,29936.24%64217.91%20.06%90.25%3339.30%3,584
Webster8,56245.25%6,99236.95%3,27217.29%180.10%770.41%1,5708.30%18,921
Winnebago2,32238.20%2,40739.60%1,32921.87%20.03%180.30%-85-1.40%6,078
Winneshiek3,79139.39%3,33134.61%2,41625.10%50.05%810.84%4604.78%9,624
Woodbury17,39840.59%18,14842.34%7,18216.76%190.04%1170.27%-750-1.75%42,864
Worth2,00945.17%1,38231.07%1,04423.47%30.07%100.22%62714.10%4,448
Wright2,77641.65%2,70840.63%1,15117.27%60.09%240.36%681.02%6,665
Totals586,35343.29%504,89137.27%253,46818.71%3,0790.23%6,8160.50%81,4626.02%1,354,607

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Clinton won 4 of the 5 congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  2. News: The Comeback Kid. Boston.com. Carville. James.
  3. Miller, Judith: "Tom Harkin's Old-Time Religion", New York Times Magazine, February 9, 1992
  4. Book: Wayne, Stephen . 2008 . Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition . Rowman & Littlefield.
  5. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=19&year=1992&f=0&off=0&elect=1 Dave Leip's US Election Atlas
  6. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa. U.S. Election Atlas. 8 June 2012.
  7. Web site: IA US President Race, November 03, 1992. Our Campigns.