North Dakota — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentBushR+12.0
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 44.2% | 136,244 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 32.2% | 99,168 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 23.6% | 72,721 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Benson County, ND | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Divide County, ND | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+15.8 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+21.5 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+4.4 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+33.3 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+17.4 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Ransom County, ND | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Sargent County, ND | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Sioux County, ND | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Steele County, ND | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Towner County, ND | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+6.6 |
North Dakota results by county
53 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bush, George H.W.+178 | 64739.8% | 46928.8% | 110.7% | 1,626 |
| Barnes County | Bush, George H.W.+604 | 2,72842.3% | 2,12432.9% | 290.4% | 6,449 |
| Benson County | Clinton, Bill+252 | 87433.3% | 1,12642.9% | 150.6% | 2,625 |
| Billings County | Bush, George H.W.+156 | 27941.2% | 12318.1% | 60.9% | 678 |
| Bottineau County | Bush, George H.W.+521 | 1,78743.5% | 1,26630.8% | 150.4% | 4,104 |
| Bowman County | Bush, George H.W.+206 | 71237.3% | 50626.5% | 110.6% | 1,907 |
| Burke County | Bush, George H.W.+93 | 55136.2% | 45830.1% | 90.6% | 1,524 |
| Burleigh County | Bush, George H.W.+7,544 | 16,48450.9% | 8,94027.6% | 1800.6% | 32,384 |
| Cass County | Bush, George H.W.+7,235 | 25,31247.7% | 18,07734.0% | 2140.4% | 53,116 |
| Cavalier County | Bush, George H.W.+661 | 1,52748.8% | 86627.7% | 100.3% | 3,126 |
| Dickey County | Bush, George H.W.+596 | 1,51449.5% | 91830.0% | 120.4% | 3,060 |
| Divide County | Clinton, Bill+119 | 51531.8% | 63439.1% | 150.9% | 1,620 |
| Dunn County | Bush, George H.W.+117 | 78437.2% | 66731.7% | 170.8% | 2,105 |
| Eddy County | Bush, George H.W.+16 | 59136.6% | 57535.6% | 171.1% | 1,615 |
| Emmons County | Bush, George H.W.+452 | 1,04743.1% | 59524.5% | 140.6% | 2,430 |
| Foster County | Bush, George H.W.+238 | 80341.4% | 56529.1% | 160.8% | 1,940 |
| Golden Valley County | Bush, George H.W.+248 | 50345.2% | 25522.9% | 40.4% | 1,114 |
| Grand Forks County | Bush, George H.W.+2,775 | 13,70544.1% | 10,93035.1% | 1200.4% | 31,104 |
| Grant County | Bush, George H.W.+485 | 90045.9% | 41521.2% | 150.8% | 1,959 |
| Griggs County | Bush, George H.W.+126 | 77344.0% | 64736.8% | 60.3% | 1,756 |
| Hettinger County | Bush, George H.W.+389 | 85446.5% | 46525.3% | 191.0% | 1,838 |
| Kidder County | Bush, George H.W.+271 | 73943.2% | 46827.4% | 150.9% | 1,711 |
| LaMoure County | Bush, George H.W.+473 | 1,27046.0% | 79728.8% | 170.6% | 2,763 |
| Logan County | Bush, George H.W.+320 | 70347.3% | 38325.8% | 100.7% | 1,486 |
| McHenry County | Bush, George H.W.+148 | 1,32138.9% | 1,17334.5% | 160.5% | 3,396 |
| McIntosh County | Bush, George H.W.+684 | 1,13455.2% | 45021.9% | 160.8% | 2,054 |
| McKenzie County | Bush, George H.W.+537 | 1,32442.8% | 78725.5% | 100.3% | 3,090 |
| McLean County | Bush, George H.W.+316 | 2,12440.1% | 1,80834.1% | 410.8% | 5,303 |
| Mercer County | Bush, George H.W.+951 | 2,27445.3% | 1,32326.4% | 420.8% | 5,017 |
| Morton County | Bush, George H.W.+1,448 | 5,04243.8% | 3,59431.2% | 990.9% | 11,522 |
| Mountrail County | Clinton, Bill+376 | 1,01730.9% | 1,39342.4% | 180.5% | 3,289 |
| Nelson County | Bush, George H.W.+23 | 86439.2% | 84138.1% | 150.7% | 2,206 |
| Oliver County | Bush, George H.W.+197 | 50341.0% | 30624.9% | 121.0% | 1,228 |
| Pembina County | Bush, George H.W.+731 | 1,91746.5% | 1,18628.7% | 330.8% | 4,127 |
| Pierce County | Bush, George H.W.+338 | 1,09945.2% | 76131.3% | 170.7% | 2,431 |
| Ramsey County | Bush, George H.W.+508 | 2,51641.6% | 2,00833.2% | 230.4% | 6,054 |
| Ransom County | Clinton, Bill+64 | 1,10238.0% | 1,16640.2% | 100.3% | 2,903 |
| Renville County | Bush, George H.W.+75 | 65539.2% | 58034.7% | 60.4% | 1,670 |
| Richland County | Bush, George H.W.+1,185 | 3,87346.7% | 2,68832.4% | 420.5% | 8,301 |
| Rolette County | Clinton, Bill+1,107 | 89524.8% | 2,00255.5% | 491.4% | 3,606 |
| Sargent County | Clinton, Bill+145 | 81636.2% | 96142.6% | 140.6% | 2,254 |
| Sheridan County | Bush, George H.W.+313 | 58950.1% | 27623.5% | 60.5% | 1,175 |
| Sioux County | Clinton, Bill+199 | 26426.8% | 46347.1% | 131.3% | 984 |
| Slope County | Bush, George H.W.+81 | 22642.2% | 14527.1% | 20.4% | 535 |
| Stark County | Bush, George H.W.+1,488 | 4,49142.1% | 3,00328.1% | 610.6% | 10,678 |
| Steele County | Clinton, Bill+95 | 50336.7% | 59843.6% | 20.1% | 1,370 |
| Stutsman County | Bush, George H.W.+726 | 4,03940.4% | 3,31333.1% | 690.7% | 10,001 |
| Towner County | Clinton, Bill+148 | 60034.1% | 74842.6% | 70.4% | 1,757 |
| Traill County | Bush, George H.W.+381 | 2,01944.3% | 1,63836.0% | 210.5% | 4,553 |
| Walsh County | Bush, George H.W.+608 | 2,54443.1% | 1,93632.8% | 400.7% | 5,904 |
| Ward County | Bush, George H.W.+4,200 | 12,05646.6% | 7,85630.4% | 840.3% | 25,852 |
| Wells County | Bush, George H.W.+283 | 1,17140.2% | 88830.5% | 70.2% | 2,916 |
| Williams County | Bush, George H.W.+656 | 3,66436.9% | 3,00830.3% | 650.7% | 9,917 |
complete certified result
North Dakota 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)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Same ballot, 1992ND
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.