Elections / 1992 · President · IA
Iowa — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionIowa · PresidentClintonD+6.0
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 43.3% | 586,353 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 37.3% | 504,891 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 19.4% | 263,363 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Adams County, IA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Audubon County, IA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Benton County, IA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Boone County, IA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Bremer County, IA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Carroll County, IA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Cedar County, IA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Clarke County, IA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Clay County, IA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Clayton County, IA | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Clinton County, IA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Crawford County, IA | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Dallas County, IA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Davis County, IA | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Decatur County, IA | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Emmet County, IA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Fayette County, IA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Floyd County, IA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Fremont County, IA | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Greene County, IA | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Hardin County, IA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Harrison County, IA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Henry County, IA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Howard County, IA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Jackson County, IA | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Jasper County, IA | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Johnson County, IA | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Jones County, IA | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Lee County, IA | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Linn County, IA | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Louisa County, IA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Lucas County, IA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Madison County, IA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Marion County, IA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Marshall County, IA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Monona County, IA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Monroe County, IA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Democratic | D+10.9 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Polk County, IA | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Scott County, IA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Shelby County, IA | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Story County, IA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Tama County, IA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Taylor County, IA | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Union County, IA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Wapello County, IA | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Warren County, IA | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Wayne County, IA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Webster County, IA | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Worth County, IA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Wright County, IA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
complete certified result
Iowa candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
County-by-county results — 99 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | R | 1,655 | 1,713 | 814 | 4,194 | |
| Adams County | D | 1,034 | 863 | 679 | 2,596 | |
| Allamakee County | R | 2,362 | 2,627 | 1,543 | 6,679 | |
| Appanoose County | D | 2,810 | 2,346 | 1,161 | 6,373 | |
| Audubon County | D | 1,589 | 1,373 | 887 | 3,873 | |
| Benton County | D | 4,467 | 3,469 | 2,454 | 10,439 | |
| Black Hawk County | D | 29,584 | 21,398 | 10,182 | 61,550 | |
| Boone County | D | 5,913 | 4,148 | 2,070 | 12,219 | |
| Bremer County | D | 4,774 | 4,482 | 2,338 | 11,714 | |
| Buchanan County | D | 4,166 | 3,313 | 2,126 | 9,654 | |
| Buena Vista County | R | 3,374 | 3,863 | 1,955 | 9,257 | |
| Butler County | R | 2,548 | 3,209 | 1,333 | 7,137 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 2,140 | 2,169 | 946 | 5,274 | |
| Carroll County | D | 3,800 | 3,439 | 2,192 | 9,475 | |
| Cass County | R | 2,231 | 3,176 | 1,608 | 7,058 | |
| Cedar County | D | 3,296 | 2,965 | 1,945 | 8,240 | |
| Cerro Gordo County | D | 11,415 | 8,250 | 4,498 | 24,293 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 2,590 | 2,768 | 1,503 | 6,893 | |
| Chickasaw County | D | 2,913 | 2,129 | 1,566 | 6,640 | |
| Clarke County | D | 1,921 | 1,417 | 899 | 4,260 | |
| Clay County | D | 3,346 | 3,011 | 1,964 | 8,380 | |
| Clayton County | D | 3,742 | 3,044 | 2,309 | 9,190 | |
| Clinton County | D | 11,683 | 8,746 | 4,414 | 24,960 | |
| Crawford County | D | 3,004 | 2,693 | 1,905 | 7,672 | |
| Dallas County | D | 6,554 | 5,587 | 2,665 | 14,861 | |
| Davis County | D | 1,962 | 1,344 | 718 | 4,041 | |
| Decatur County | D | 1,866 | 1,316 | 786 | 3,986 | |
| Delaware County | R | 3,093 | 3,195 | 2,144 | 8,492 | |
| Des Moines County | D | 11,309 | 6,378 | 3,386 | 21,190 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 3,106 | 3,196 | 1,974 | 8,304 | |
| Dubuque County | D | 20,539 | 14,007 | 8,208 | 42,968 | |
| Emmet County | D | 2,239 | 1,749 | 1,010 | 5,032 | |
| Fayette County | D | 4,412 | 3,879 | 2,493 | 10,861 | |
| Floyd County | D | 3,688 | 2,404 | 1,611 | 7,750 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,049 | 2,137 | 1,045 | 5,266 | |
| Fremont County | R | 1,422 | 1,459 | 1,003 | 3,911 | |
| Greene County | D | 2,422 | 1,952 | 956 | 5,353 | |
| Grundy County | R | 1,895 | 3,160 | 1,069 | 6,156 | |
| Guthrie County | D | 2,234 | 1,962 | 1,216 | 5,453 | |
| Hamilton County | D | 3,262 | 3,031 | 1,348 | 7,681 | |
| Hancock County | R | 2,175 | 2,428 | 1,170 | 5,806 | |
| Hardin County | D | 3,792 | 3,590 | 1,547 | 8,979 | |
| Harrison County | R | 2,349 | 2,763 | 1,691 | 6,868 | |
| Henry County | D | 3,544 | 3,435 | 1,522 | 8,628 | |
| Howard County | D | 2,099 | 1,516 | 1,193 | 4,862 | |
| Humboldt County | R | 1,765 | 2,299 | 1,093 | 5,185 | |
| Ida County | R | 1,449 | 1,714 | 1,061 | 4,239 | |
| Iowa County | R | 2,560 | 2,656 | 1,709 | 6,965 | |
| Jackson County | D | 4,421 | 2,673 | 2,096 | 9,305 | |
| Jasper County | D | 8,120 | 6,866 | 2,972 | 18,012 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 2,562 | 2,541 | 1,241 | 8,341 | |
| Johnson County | D | 28,656 | 14,041 | 8,625 | 51,774 | |
| Jones County | D | 3,508 | 3,071 | 2,306 | 8,900 | |
| Keokuk County | D | 2,329 | 1,981 | 1,238 | 5,577 | |
| Kossuth County | D | 3,660 | 3,464 | 1,906 | 9,059 | |
| Lee County | D | 9,366 | 4,777 | 2,920 | 17,152 | |
| Linn County | D | 38,567 | 30,215 | 19,643 | 88,885 | |
| Louisa County | D | 2,091 | 1,691 | 1,044 | 4,844 | |
| Lucas County | D | 2,072 | 1,734 | 848 | 4,674 | |
| Lyon County | R | 1,331 | 3,272 | 1,068 | 5,726 | |
| Madison County | D | 2,525 | 2,421 | 1,168 | 6,149 | |
| Mahaska County | R | 3,714 | 4,953 | 1,508 | 10,247 | |
| Marion County | R | 5,531 | 6,062 | 1,896 | 13,533 | |
| Marshall County | D | 8,303 | 6,784 | 3,100 | 18,289 | |
| Mills County | R | 1,798 | 2,699 | 1,638 | 6,166 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 2,177 | 1,933 | 1,199 | 5,347 | |
| Monona County | D | 1,939 | 1,660 | 1,231 | 4,849 | |
| Monroe County | D | 1,829 | 1,323 | 612 | 3,782 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 1,599 | 2,404 | 1,341 | 5,369 | |
| Muscatine County | D | 7,089 | 6,087 | 3,583 | 16,864 | |
| O'Brien County | R | 2,122 | 3,869 | 1,557 | 7,578 | |
| Osceola County | R | 990 | 1,756 | 813 | 3,600 | |
| Page County | R | 1,951 | 3,670 | 1,669 | 7,310 | |
| Palo Alto County | D | 2,374 | 1,789 | 1,186 | 5,379 | |
| Plymouth County | R | 3,171 | 5,196 | 2,039 | 10,484 | |
| Pocahontas County | D | 1,919 | 1,743 | 942 | 4,669 | |
| Polk County | D | 78,585 | 63,708 | 24,155 | 167,258 | |
| Pottawattamie County | R | 13,228 | 15,671 | 8,035 | 37,115 | |
| Poweshiek County | D | 4,056 | 3,245 | 1,680 | 9,047 | |
| Ringgold County | D | 1,341 | 967 | 551 | 2,869 | |
| Sac County | R | 1,896 | 2,138 | 1,157 | 5,215 | |
| Scott County | D | 33,765 | 28,844 | 11,423 | 74,662 | |
| Shelby County | R | 2,094 | 2,809 | 1,614 | 6,544 | |
| Sioux County | R | 2,226 | 10,637 | 1,771 | 14,730 | |
| Story County | D | 17,118 | 12,702 | 6,275 | 36,311 | |
| Tama County | D | 3,573 | 2,948 | 1,748 | 8,330 | |
| Taylor County | D | 1,430 | 1,200 | 910 | 3,551 | |
| Union County | D | 2,565 | 2,224 | 1,280 | 6,102 | |
| Van Buren County | D | 1,464 | 1,418 | 811 | 3,710 | |
| Wapello County | D | 8,670 | 4,852 | 2,513 | 16,083 | |
| Warren County | D | 8,612 | 7,242 | 3,217 | 19,157 | |
| Washington County | R | 3,384 | 3,576 | 1,994 | 9,018 | |
| Wayne County | D | 1,632 | 1,299 | 642 | 3,584 | |
| Webster County | D | 8,562 | 6,992 | 3,272 | 18,921 | |
| Winnebago County | R | 2,322 | 2,407 | 1,329 | 6,078 | |
| Winneshiek County | D | 3,791 | 3,331 | 2,416 | 9,624 | |
| Woodbury County | R | 17,398 | 18,148 | 7,182 | 42,864 | |
| Worth County | D | 2,009 | 1,382 | 1,044 | 4,448 | |
| Wright County | D | 2,776 | 2,708 | 1,151 | 6,665 |
Same ballot, 1992IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.