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Elections / 1992 · President · MN

Bill Clinton carried Minnesota D+11.6.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Minnesota, 1992. The state ran 6.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+5.6 nationally).

Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)

Minnesota result
2,347,948 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,020,997
43.5%
Bush (R)
747,841
31.9%
Perot (I)
562,506
24.0%
All others
16,604
0.7%
Margin
D+11.6
Minnesota, 1992
ClintonD+11.6
1992 presidential margin by county for Minnesota — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Minnesota — 1992 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1992 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aitkin County, MN · D+16.5Anoka County, MN · D+11.7Becker County, MN · R+3.4Beltrami County, MN · D+12.5Benton County, MN · D+0.7Big Stone County, MN · D+16.3Blue Earth County, MN · D+9.8Brown County, MN · R+8.2Carlton County, MN · D+25.9Carver County, MN · R+7.0Cass County, MN · D+5.1Chippewa County, MN · D+11.9Chisago County, MN · D+13.2Clay County, MN · D+0.8Clearwater County, MN · D+7.2Cook County, MN · D+4.9Cottonwood County, MN · R+1.5Crow Wing County, MN · R+0.9Dakota County, MN · D+7.2Dodge County, MN · R+5.4Douglas County, MN · R+7.0Faribault County, MN · R+1.1Fillmore County, MN · D+3.7Freeborn County, MN · D+15.0Goodhue County, MN · D+2.8Grant County, MN · D+9.8Hennepin County, MN · D+16.9Houston County, MN · R+1.0Hubbard County, MN · D+1.6Isanti County, MN · D+10.5Itasca County, MN · D+17.6Jackson County, MN · D+10.5Kanabec County, MN · D+10.4Kandiyohi County, MN · D+5.7Kittson County, MN · D+7.0Koochiching County, MN · D+20.4Lac qui Parle County, MN · D+18.3Lake County, MN · D+30.7Lake of the Woods County, MN · D+1.5Le Sueur County, MN · D+6.7Lincoln County, MN · D+13.0Lyon County, MN · R+0.9Mahnomen County, MN · D+7.6Marshall County, MN · D+3.0Martin County, MN · R+3.6McLeod County, MN · R+3.3Meeker County, MN · D+3.5Mille Lacs County, MN · D+9.1Morrison County, MN · D+3.8Mower County, MN · D+23.7Murray County, MN · D+7.4Nicollet County, MN · D+6.4Nobles County, MN · D+2.1Norman County, MN · D+5.9Olmsted County, MN · R+7.7Otter Tail County, MN · R+7.1Pennington County, MN · D+6.7Pine County, MN · D+19.3Pipestone County, MN · R+3.5Polk County, MN · TiedPope County, MN · D+12.3Ramsey County, MN · D+24.9Red Lake County, MN · D+14.9Redwood County, MN · R+7.5Renville County, MN · D+6.3Rice County, MN · D+16.1Rock County, MN · R+1.1Roseau County, MN · R+6.0Scott County, MN · D+0.9Sherburne County, MN · D+2.3Sibley County, MN · D+1.5St. Louis County, MN · D+34.2Stearns County, MN · R+1.8Steele County, MN · R+5.1Stevens County, MN · D+4.1Swift County, MN · D+23.0Todd County, MN · D+0.6Traverse County, MN · D+8.5Wabasha County, MN · D+3.3Wadena County, MN · R+2.4Waseca County, MN · TiedWashington County, MN · D+10.8Watonwan County, MN · D+4.1Wilkin County, MN · R+14.4Winona County, MN · D+4.6Wright County, MN · D+2.3Yellow Medicine County, MN · D+11.0
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
Bill ClintonDemocratic43.5%1,020,997
George H. W. BushRepublican31.9%747,841
OtherAll other candidates0.7%16,604
D+60
R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
Minnesota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1976+4.2%DR18922024
Minnesota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−8.3%
1896−15.7%
1900−24.5%
1904−55.1%
1908−26.2%
1912+12.6%
1916−0.1%
1920−51.2%
1924−44.4%
1928−16.9%
1932+23.6%
1936+30.8%
1940+3.8%
1944+5.5%
1948+17.3%
1952−11.2%
1956−7.6%
1960+1.4%
1964+27.8%
1968+12.5%
1972−5.5%
1976+12.9%
1980+3.9%
1984+0.2%
1988+7.0%
1992+11.6%
1996+16.1%
2000+2.4%
2004+3.5%
2008+10.2%
2012+7.7%
2016+1.5%
2020+7.1%
2024+4.2%
County results — 1992
87 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Aitkin CountyD
+16.5%
3,4002,1511,9517,559
Anoka CountyD
+11.7%
54,62139,45835,140130,020
Becker CountyR
−3.4%
4,9585,4303,23813,702
Beltrami CountyD
+12.5%
7,2105,2043,47315,987
Benton CountyD
+0.7%
5,1565,0534,04814,371
Big Stone CountyD
+16.3%
1,6101,0527403,420
Blue Earth CountyD
+9.8%
11,5318,8137,29927,847
Brown CountyR
−8.2%
4,2785,3903,84513,621
Carlton CountyD
+25.9%
7,7363,9223,00514,747
Carver CountyR
−7.0%
8,34910,2017,94226,604
Cass CountyD
+5.1%
4,9014,2762,93912,197
Chippewa CountyD
+11.9%
2,9292,1431,5056,617
Chisago CountyD
+13.2%
7,0774,8135,09817,119
Clay CountyD
+0.8%
9,8459,6663,83523,478
Clearwater CountyD
+7.2%
1,5871,3158413,758
Cook CountyD
+4.9%
1,0058787042,618
Cottonwood CountyR
−1.5%
2,3822,4811,7496,651
Crow Wing CountyR
−0.9%
8,8969,1126,36724,539
Dakota CountyD
+7.2%
63,66052,31240,244157,080
Dodge CountyR
−5.4%
2,6203,0492,2317,972
Douglas CountyR
−7.0%
5,2526,3564,13815,859
Faribault CountyR
−1.1%
3,3393,4392,3229,146
Fillmore CountyD
+3.7%
3,9773,5833,01110,658
Freeborn CountyD
+15.0%
7,7595,0894,87817,813
Goodhue CountyD
+2.8%
7,9167,3215,79021,250
Grant CountyD
+9.8%
1,5611,2018853,666
Hennepin CountyD
+16.9%
278,648179,581123,659586,619
Houston CountyR
−1.0%
3,7443,8532,69710,451
Hubbard CountyD
+1.6%
3,3623,2271,9498,589
Isanti CountyD
+10.5%
5,3863,9883,89813,366
Itasca CountyD
+17.6%
9,6215,9525,14720,838
Jackson CountyD
+10.5%
2,4811,8241,9186,252
Kanabec CountyD
+10.4%
2,5321,8761,8366,288
Kandiyohi CountyD
+5.7%
7,9146,7844,86919,656
Kittson CountyD
+7.0%
1,3071,0985582,984
Koochiching CountyD
+20.4%
3,4741,9541,9937,465
Lac qui Parle CountyD
+18.3%
2,3421,4351,1634,968
Lake CountyD
+30.7%
3,4151,4651,4376,357
Lake of the Woods CountyD
+1.5%
7947626292,198
Le Sueur CountyD
+6.7%
4,6623,8583,36311,954
Lincoln CountyD
+13.0%
1,5551,0849673,636
Lyon CountyR
−0.9%
4,4814,5913,18012,324
Mahnomen CountyD
+7.6%
1,0358544832,389
Marshall CountyD
+3.0%
2,3092,1361,3065,803
Martin CountyR
−3.6%
4,0194,4383,08911,609
McLeod CountyR
−3.3%
4,9195,4224,93315,347
Meeker CountyD
+3.5%
3,8613,4973,12010,540
Mille Lacs CountyD
+9.1%
3,6482,8142,6159,154
Morrison CountyD
+3.8%
5,5885,0383,71014,442
Mower CountyD
+23.7%
9,9355,1475,00120,210
Murray CountyD
+7.4%
1,9931,6091,5885,213
Nicollet CountyD
+6.4%
6,0555,0913,79915,039
Nobles CountyD
+2.1%
3,7563,5482,5869,930
Norman CountyD
+5.9%
1,7841,5417764,121
Olmsted CountyR
−7.7%
19,03923,40413,80656,662
Otter Tail CountyR
−7.1%
9,17611,0746,27426,670
Pennington CountyD
+6.7%
2,5782,1551,5986,359
Pine CountyD
+19.3%
4,9292,8412,95210,813
Pipestone CountyR
−3.5%
1,7731,9531,4295,170
Polk CountyD
+0.2%
5,8505,8173,17614,934
Pope CountyD
+12.3%
2,6191,8861,3905,970
Ramsey CountyD
+24.9%
130,93268,20650,757251,915
Red Lake CountyD
+14.9%
1,0206914722,201
Redwood CountyR
−7.5%
2,7403,4082,7108,913
Renville CountyD
+6.3%
3,4142,8522,5988,920
Rice CountyD
+16.1%
10,9087,0156,05724,113
Rock CountyR
−1.1%
2,0062,0651,2445,338
Roseau CountyR
−6.0%
2,3462,7852,0997,269
Scott CountyD
+0.9%
11,22510,9369,88132,216
Sherburne CountyD
+2.3%
7,8437,3396,53421,841
Sibley CountyD
+1.5%
2,4212,3152,4077,185
St. Louis CountyD
+34.2%
61,81324,57921,714108,815
Stearns CountyR
−1.8%
21,45122,50214,83459,340
Steele CountyR
−5.1%
5,1525,9644,54215,789
Stevens CountyD
+4.1%
2,4662,2291,0865,816
Swift CountyD
+23.0%
2,9801,6031,3595,991
Todd CountyD
+0.6%
4,0593,9902,97611,104
Traverse CountyD
+8.5%
1,0538415822,484
Wabasha CountyD
+3.3%
3,7363,3973,01210,217
Wadena CountyR
−2.4%
2,3402,4921,5356,398
Waseca CountyD
+0.3%
3,1463,1182,6219,006
Washington CountyD
+10.8%
35,82026,56822,58585,499
Watonwan CountyD
+4.1%
2,1001,8711,5745,578
Wilkin CountyR
−14.4%
1,1221,6267483,510
Winona CountyD
+4.6%
9,7078,5855,99324,518
Wright CountyD
+2.3%
12,46511,65010,82935,160
Yellow Medicine CountyD
+11.0%
2,5931,9091,6456,193