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Elections / 1992 · President · ND

George H. W. Bush carried North Dakota R+12.0.

Bill Clinton (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in North Dakota, 1992. The state ran 17.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+5.6 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1992 ballot here.

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

North Dakota result
308,133 votes counted
Clinton (D)
99,168
32.2%
Bush (R)
136,244
44.2%
Perot (I)
71,084
23.1%
All others
1,637
0.5%
Margin
R+12.0
North Dakota, 1992
BushR+12.0
1992 presidential margin by county for North Dakota — 1992 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of North Dakota — 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.Adams County, ND · R+10.9Barnes County, ND · R+9.4Benson County, ND · D+9.6Billings County, ND · R+23.0Bottineau County, ND · R+12.7Bowman County, ND · R+10.8Burke County, ND · R+6.1Burleigh County, ND · R+23.3Cass County, ND · R+13.6Cavalier County, ND · R+21.1Dickey County, ND · R+19.5Divide County, ND · D+7.3Dunn County, ND · R+5.6Eddy County, ND · R+1.0Emmons County, ND · R+18.6Foster County, ND · R+12.3Golden Valley County, ND · R+22.3Grand Forks County, ND · R+8.9Grant County, ND · R+24.8Griggs County, ND · R+7.2Hettinger County, ND · R+21.2Kidder County, ND · R+15.8LaMoure County, ND · R+17.1Logan County, ND · R+21.5McHenry County, ND · R+4.4McIntosh County, ND · R+33.3McKenzie County, ND · R+17.4McLean County, ND · R+6.0Mercer County, ND · R+19.0Morton County, ND · R+12.6Mountrail County, ND · D+11.4Nelson County, ND · R+1.0Oliver County, ND · R+16.0Pembina County, ND · R+17.7Pierce County, ND · R+13.9Ramsey County, ND · R+8.4Ransom County, ND · D+2.2Renville County, ND · R+4.5Richland County, ND · R+14.3Rolette County, ND · D+30.7Sargent County, ND · D+6.4Sheridan County, ND · R+26.6Sioux County, ND · D+20.2Slope County, ND · R+15.1Stark County, ND · R+13.9Steele County, ND · D+6.9Stutsman County, ND · R+7.3Towner County, ND · D+8.4Traill County, ND · R+8.4Walsh County, ND · R+10.3Ward County, ND · R+16.2Wells County, ND · R+9.7Williams County, ND · R+6.6
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
George H. W. BushRepublican44.2%136,244
Bill ClintonDemocratic32.2%99,168
OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,637
D+60
R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
North Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −36.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−36.4%DR18922024
North Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1992
53 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanPerotTotal
Adams CountyR
−10.9%
4696474991,626
Barnes CountyR
−9.4%
2,1242,7281,5686,449
Benson CountyD
+9.6%
1,1268746102,625
Billings CountyR
−23.0%
123279270678
Bottineau CountyR
−12.7%
1,2661,7871,0364,104
Bowman CountyR
−10.8%
5067126781,907
Burke CountyR
−6.1%
4585515061,524
Burleigh CountyR
−23.3%
8,94016,4846,78032,384
Cass CountyR
−13.6%
18,07725,3129,51353,116
Cavalier CountyR
−21.1%
8661,5277233,126
Dickey CountyR
−19.5%
9181,5146163,060
Divide CountyD
+7.3%
6345154561,620
Dunn CountyR
−5.6%
6677846372,105
Eddy CountyR
−1.0%
5755914321,615
Emmons CountyR
−18.6%
5951,0477742,430
Foster CountyR
−12.3%
5658035561,940
Golden Valley CountyR
−22.3%
2555033521,114
Grand Forks CountyR
−8.9%
10,93013,7056,34931,104
Grant CountyR
−24.8%
4159006291,959
Griggs CountyR
−7.2%
6477733301,756
Hettinger CountyR
−21.2%
4658545001,838
Kidder CountyR
−15.8%
4687394891,711
LaMoure CountyR
−17.1%
7971,2706792,763
Logan CountyR
−21.5%
3837033901,486
McHenry CountyR
−4.4%
1,1731,3218863,396
McIntosh CountyR
−33.3%
4501,1344542,054
McKenzie CountyR
−17.4%
7871,3249693,090
McLean CountyR
−6.0%
1,8082,1241,3305,303
Mercer CountyR
−19.0%
1,3232,2741,3785,017
Morton CountyR
−12.6%
3,5945,0422,78711,522
Mountrail CountyD
+11.4%
1,3931,0178613,289
Nelson CountyR
−1.0%
8418644862,206
Oliver CountyR
−16.0%
3065034071,228
Pembina CountyR
−17.7%
1,1861,9179914,127
Pierce CountyR
−13.9%
7611,0995542,431
Ramsey CountyR
−8.4%
2,0082,5161,5076,054
Ransom CountyD
+2.2%
1,1661,1026252,903
Renville CountyR
−4.5%
5806554291,670
Richland CountyR
−14.3%
2,6883,8731,6988,301
Rolette CountyD
+30.7%
2,0028956603,606
Sargent CountyD
+6.4%
9618164632,254
Sheridan CountyR
−26.6%
2765893041,175
Sioux CountyD
+20.2%
463264244984
Slope CountyR
−15.1%
145226162535
Stark CountyR
−13.9%
3,0034,4913,12310,678
Steele CountyD
+6.9%
5985032671,370
Stutsman CountyR
−7.3%
3,3134,0392,58010,001
Towner CountyD
+8.4%
7486004021,757
Traill CountyR
−8.4%
1,6382,0198754,553
Walsh CountyR
−10.3%
1,9362,5441,3845,904
Ward CountyR
−16.2%
7,85612,0565,85625,852
Wells CountyR
−9.7%
8881,1718502,916
Williams CountyR
−6.6%
3,0083,6643,1809,917