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
1992 presidential election
Minnesota, 1992
ClintonD+11.6
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 43.5% | 1,020,997 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 31.9% | 747,841 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 16,604 |
D+60R+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
| Year | Margin (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.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Perot | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | D | 3,400 | 2,151 | 1,951 | 7,559 | |
| Anoka County | D | 54,621 | 39,458 | 35,140 | 130,020 | |
| Becker County | R | 4,958 | 5,430 | 3,238 | 13,702 | |
| Beltrami County | D | 7,210 | 5,204 | 3,473 | 15,987 | |
| Benton County | D | 5,156 | 5,053 | 4,048 | 14,371 | |
| Big Stone County | D | 1,610 | 1,052 | 740 | 3,420 | |
| Blue Earth County | D | 11,531 | 8,813 | 7,299 | 27,847 | |
| Brown County | R | 4,278 | 5,390 | 3,845 | 13,621 | |
| Carlton County | D | 7,736 | 3,922 | 3,005 | 14,747 | |
| Carver County | R | 8,349 | 10,201 | 7,942 | 26,604 | |
| Cass County | D | 4,901 | 4,276 | 2,939 | 12,197 | |
| Chippewa County | D | 2,929 | 2,143 | 1,505 | 6,617 | |
| Chisago County | D | 7,077 | 4,813 | 5,098 | 17,119 | |
| Clay County | D | 9,845 | 9,666 | 3,835 | 23,478 | |
| Clearwater County | D | 1,587 | 1,315 | 841 | 3,758 | |
| Cook County | D | 1,005 | 878 | 704 | 2,618 | |
| Cottonwood County | R | 2,382 | 2,481 | 1,749 | 6,651 | |
| Crow Wing County | R | 8,896 | 9,112 | 6,367 | 24,539 | |
| Dakota County | D | 63,660 | 52,312 | 40,244 | 157,080 | |
| Dodge County | R | 2,620 | 3,049 | 2,231 | 7,972 | |
| Douglas County | R | 5,252 | 6,356 | 4,138 | 15,859 | |
| Faribault County | R | 3,339 | 3,439 | 2,322 | 9,146 | |
| Fillmore County | D | 3,977 | 3,583 | 3,011 | 10,658 | |
| Freeborn County | D | 7,759 | 5,089 | 4,878 | 17,813 | |
| Goodhue County | D | 7,916 | 7,321 | 5,790 | 21,250 | |
| Grant County | D | 1,561 | 1,201 | 885 | 3,666 | |
| Hennepin County | D | 278,648 | 179,581 | 123,659 | 586,619 | |
| Houston County | R | 3,744 | 3,853 | 2,697 | 10,451 | |
| Hubbard County | D | 3,362 | 3,227 | 1,949 | 8,589 | |
| Isanti County | D | 5,386 | 3,988 | 3,898 | 13,366 | |
| Itasca County | D | 9,621 | 5,952 | 5,147 | 20,838 | |
| Jackson County | D | 2,481 | 1,824 | 1,918 | 6,252 | |
| Kanabec County | D | 2,532 | 1,876 | 1,836 | 6,288 | |
| Kandiyohi County | D | 7,914 | 6,784 | 4,869 | 19,656 | |
| Kittson County | D | 1,307 | 1,098 | 558 | 2,984 | |
| Koochiching County | D | 3,474 | 1,954 | 1,993 | 7,465 | |
| Lac qui Parle County | D | 2,342 | 1,435 | 1,163 | 4,968 | |
| Lake County | D | 3,415 | 1,465 | 1,437 | 6,357 | |
| Lake of the Woods County | D | 794 | 762 | 629 | 2,198 | |
| Le Sueur County | D | 4,662 | 3,858 | 3,363 | 11,954 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 1,555 | 1,084 | 967 | 3,636 | |
| Lyon County | R | 4,481 | 4,591 | 3,180 | 12,324 | |
| Mahnomen County | D | 1,035 | 854 | 483 | 2,389 | |
| Marshall County | D | 2,309 | 2,136 | 1,306 | 5,803 | |
| Martin County | R | 4,019 | 4,438 | 3,089 | 11,609 | |
| McLeod County | R | 4,919 | 5,422 | 4,933 | 15,347 | |
| Meeker County | D | 3,861 | 3,497 | 3,120 | 10,540 | |
| Mille Lacs County | D | 3,648 | 2,814 | 2,615 | 9,154 | |
| Morrison County | D | 5,588 | 5,038 | 3,710 | 14,442 | |
| Mower County | D | 9,935 | 5,147 | 5,001 | 20,210 | |
| Murray County | D | 1,993 | 1,609 | 1,588 | 5,213 | |
| Nicollet County | D | 6,055 | 5,091 | 3,799 | 15,039 | |
| Nobles County | D | 3,756 | 3,548 | 2,586 | 9,930 | |
| Norman County | D | 1,784 | 1,541 | 776 | 4,121 | |
| Olmsted County | R | 19,039 | 23,404 | 13,806 | 56,662 | |
| Otter Tail County | R | 9,176 | 11,074 | 6,274 | 26,670 | |
| Pennington County | D | 2,578 | 2,155 | 1,598 | 6,359 | |
| Pine County | D | 4,929 | 2,841 | 2,952 | 10,813 | |
| Pipestone County | R | 1,773 | 1,953 | 1,429 | 5,170 | |
| Polk County | D | 5,850 | 5,817 | 3,176 | 14,934 | |
| Pope County | D | 2,619 | 1,886 | 1,390 | 5,970 | |
| Ramsey County | D | 130,932 | 68,206 | 50,757 | 251,915 | |
| Red Lake County | D | 1,020 | 691 | 472 | 2,201 | |
| Redwood County | R | 2,740 | 3,408 | 2,710 | 8,913 | |
| Renville County | D | 3,414 | 2,852 | 2,598 | 8,920 | |
| Rice County | D | 10,908 | 7,015 | 6,057 | 24,113 | |
| Rock County | R | 2,006 | 2,065 | 1,244 | 5,338 | |
| Roseau County | R | 2,346 | 2,785 | 2,099 | 7,269 | |
| Scott County | D | 11,225 | 10,936 | 9,881 | 32,216 | |
| Sherburne County | D | 7,843 | 7,339 | 6,534 | 21,841 | |
| Sibley County | D | 2,421 | 2,315 | 2,407 | 7,185 | |
| St. Louis County | D | 61,813 | 24,579 | 21,714 | 108,815 | |
| Stearns County | R | 21,451 | 22,502 | 14,834 | 59,340 | |
| Steele County | R | 5,152 | 5,964 | 4,542 | 15,789 | |
| Stevens County | D | 2,466 | 2,229 | 1,086 | 5,816 | |
| Swift County | D | 2,980 | 1,603 | 1,359 | 5,991 | |
| Todd County | D | 4,059 | 3,990 | 2,976 | 11,104 | |
| Traverse County | D | 1,053 | 841 | 582 | 2,484 | |
| Wabasha County | D | 3,736 | 3,397 | 3,012 | 10,217 | |
| Wadena County | R | 2,340 | 2,492 | 1,535 | 6,398 | |
| Waseca County | D | 3,146 | 3,118 | 2,621 | 9,006 | |
| Washington County | D | 35,820 | 26,568 | 22,585 | 85,499 | |
| Watonwan County | D | 2,100 | 1,871 | 1,574 | 5,578 | |
| Wilkin County | R | 1,122 | 1,626 | 748 | 3,510 | |
| Winona County | D | 9,707 | 8,585 | 5,993 | 24,518 | |
| Wright County | D | 12,465 | 11,650 | 10,829 | 35,160 | |
| Yellow Medicine County | D | 2,593 | 1,909 | 1,645 | 6,193 |