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Election 1992 Results

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1992 presidential election in Minnesota

Bill Clinton (Democrat) beat George H. W. Bush (Republican) in Minnesota in 1992, 43.5% to 31.9%, a margin of 11.6 points and 273,156 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1988, when Michael Dukakis won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 87 counties and Republicans in 22 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Hennepin, cast 586,619 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.9 points. The closest was Waseca, where 28 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bill Clinton won Democratic 1,020,997 43.5%
George H. W. Bush Republican 747,841 31.9%
Ross Perot Independent 562,506 24.0%
All other candidates 16,603 0.7%
Total2,347,947

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 278,648 47.5% 179,581 30.6% 128,390 586,619 D+16.9
Ramsey 130,932 52.0% 68,206 27.1% 52,777 251,915 D+24.9
Dakota 63,660 40.5% 52,312 33.3% 41,108 157,080 D+7.2
Anoka 54,621 42.0% 39,458 30.3% 35,941 130,020 D+11.7
Saint Louis 61,813 56.8% 24,579 22.6% 22,423 108,815 D+34.2
Washington 35,820 41.9% 26,568 31.1% 23,111 85,499 D+10.8
Stearns 21,451 36.1% 22,502 37.9% 15,387 59,340 R+1.8
Olmsted 19,039 33.6% 23,404 41.3% 14,219 56,662 R+7.7
Wright 12,465 35.5% 11,650 33.1% 11,045 35,160 D+2.3
Scott 11,225 34.8% 10,936 33.9% 10,055 32,216 D+0.9
Blue Earth 11,531 41.4% 8,813 31.6% 7,503 27,847 D+9.8
Otter Tail 9,176 34.4% 11,074 41.5% 6,420 26,670 R+7.1
Carver 8,349 31.4% 10,201 38.3% 8,054 26,604 R+7.0
Crow Wing 8,896 36.3% 9,112 37.1% 6,531 24,539 R+0.9
Winona 9,707 39.6% 8,585 35.0% 6,226 24,518 D+4.6
Rice 10,908 45.2% 7,015 29.1% 6,190 24,113 D+16.1
Clay 9,845 41.9% 9,666 41.2% 3,967 23,478 D+0.8
Sherburne 7,843 35.9% 7,339 33.6% 6,659 21,841 D+2.3
Goodhue 7,916 37.3% 7,321 34.5% 6,013 21,250 D+2.8
Itasca 9,621 46.2% 5,952 28.6% 5,265 20,838 D+17.6
Mower 9,935 49.2% 5,147 25.5% 5,128 20,210 D+23.7
Kandiyohi 7,914 40.3% 6,784 34.5% 4,958 19,656 D+5.7
Freeborn 7,759 43.6% 5,089 28.6% 4,965 17,813 D+15.0
Chisago 7,077 41.3% 4,813 28.1% 5,229 17,119 D+13.2
Beltrami 7,210 45.1% 5,204 32.6% 3,573 15,987 D+12.5
Douglas 5,252 33.1% 6,356 40.1% 4,251 15,859 R+7.0
Steele 5,152 32.6% 5,964 37.8% 4,673 15,789 R+5.1
McLeod 4,919 32.1% 5,422 35.3% 5,006 15,347 R+3.3
Nicollet 6,055 40.3% 5,091 33.9% 3,893 15,039 D+6.4
Polk 5,850 39.2% 5,817 39.0% 3,267 14,934 D+0.2
Carlton 7,736 52.5% 3,922 26.6% 3,089 14,747 D+25.9
Morrison 5,588 38.7% 5,038 34.9% 3,816 14,442 D+3.8
Benton 5,156 35.9% 5,053 35.2% 4,162 14,371 D+0.7
Becker 4,958 36.2% 5,430 39.6% 3,314 13,702 R+3.4
Brown 4,278 31.4% 5,390 39.6% 3,953 13,621 R+8.2
Isanti 5,386 40.3% 3,988 29.8% 3,992 13,366 D+10.5
Lyon 4,481 36.4% 4,591 37.3% 3,252 12,324 R+0.9
Cass 4,901 40.2% 4,276 35.1% 3,020 12,197 D+5.1
Le Sueur 4,662 39.0% 3,858 32.3% 3,434 11,954 D+6.7
Martin 4,019 34.6% 4,438 38.2% 3,152 11,609 R+3.6
Todd 4,059 36.6% 3,990 35.9% 3,055 11,104 D+0.6
Pine 4,929 45.6% 2,841 26.3% 3,043 10,813 D+19.3
Fillmore 3,977 37.3% 3,583 33.6% 3,098 10,658 D+3.7
Meeker 3,861 36.6% 3,497 33.2% 3,182 10,540 D+3.5
Houston 3,744 35.8% 3,853 36.9% 2,854 10,451 R+1.0
Wabasha 3,736 36.6% 3,397 33.2% 3,084 10,217 D+3.3
Nobles 3,756 37.8% 3,548 35.7% 2,626 9,930 D+2.1
Mille Lacs 3,648 39.9% 2,814 30.7% 2,692 9,154 D+9.1
Faribault 3,339 36.5% 3,439 37.6% 2,368 9,146 R+1.1
Waseca 3,146 34.9% 3,118 34.6% 2,742 9,006 D+0.3
Renville 3,414 38.3% 2,852 32.0% 2,654 8,920 D+6.3
Redwood 2,740 30.7% 3,408 38.2% 2,765 8,913 R+7.5
Hubbard 3,362 39.1% 3,227 37.6% 2,000 8,589 D+1.6
Dodge 2,620 32.9% 3,049 38.2% 2,303 7,972 R+5.4
Aitkin 3,400 45.0% 2,151 28.5% 2,008 7,559 D+16.5
Koochiching 3,474 46.5% 1,954 26.2% 2,037 7,465 D+20.4
Roseau 2,346 32.3% 2,785 38.3% 2,138 7,269 R+6.0
Sibley 2,421 33.7% 2,315 32.2% 2,449 7,185 Others
Cottonwood 2,382 35.8% 2,481 37.3% 1,788 6,651 R+1.5
Chippewa 2,929 44.3% 2,143 32.4% 1,545 6,617 D+11.9
Wadena 2,340 36.6% 2,492 38.9% 1,566 6,398 R+2.4
Pennington 2,578 40.5% 2,155 33.9% 1,626 6,359 D+6.7
Lake 3,415 53.7% 1,465 23.0% 1,477 6,357 D+30.7
Kanabec 2,532 40.3% 1,876 29.8% 1,880 6,288 D+10.4
Jackson 2,481 39.7% 1,824 29.2% 1,947 6,252 D+10.5
Yellow Medicine 2,593 41.9% 1,909 30.8% 1,691 6,193 D+11.0
Swift 2,980 49.7% 1,603 26.8% 1,408 5,991 D+23.0
Pope 2,619 43.9% 1,886 31.6% 1,465 5,970 D+12.3
Stevens 2,466 42.4% 2,229 38.3% 1,121 5,816 D+4.1
Marshall 2,309 39.8% 2,136 36.8% 1,358 5,803 D+3.0
Watonwan 2,100 37.6% 1,871 33.5% 1,607 5,578 D+4.1
Rock 2,006 37.6% 2,065 38.7% 1,267 5,338 R+1.1
Murray 1,993 38.2% 1,609 30.9% 1,611 5,213 D+7.4
Pipestone 1,773 34.3% 1,953 37.8% 1,444 5,170 R+3.5
Lac Qui Parle 2,342 47.1% 1,435 28.9% 1,191 4,968 D+18.3
Norman 1,784 43.3% 1,541 37.4% 796 4,121 D+5.9
Clearwater 1,587 42.2% 1,315 35.0% 856 3,758 D+7.2
Grant 1,561 42.6% 1,201 32.8% 904 3,666 D+9.8
Lincoln 1,555 42.8% 1,084 29.8% 997 3,636 D+13.0
Wilkin 1,122 32.0% 1,626 46.3% 762 3,510 R+14.4
Big Stone 1,610 47.1% 1,052 30.8% 758 3,420 D+16.3
Kittson 1,307 43.8% 1,098 36.8% 579 2,984 D+7.0
Cook 1,005 38.4% 878 33.5% 735 2,618 D+4.9
Traverse 1,053 42.4% 841 33.9% 590 2,484 D+8.5
Mahnomen 1,035 43.3% 854 35.7% 500 2,389 D+7.6
Red Lake 1,020 46.3% 691 31.4% 490 2,201 D+14.9
Lake of the Woods 794 36.1% 762 34.7% 642 2,198 D+1.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+4.2
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+7.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+1.5
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+7.7
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+10.2
2004 John Kerry (D) D+3.5
2000 Al Gore (D) D+2.4
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+16.1
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+11.6
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+7.0
1984 Walter Mondale (D) D+0.2
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+12.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+12.5
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+27.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+1.4
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+7.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+17.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+5.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+30.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+23.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+16.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+44.4
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+51.2
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+0.1
1912 Theodore Roosevelt (other)
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+26.2
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+55.1
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.5
1896 William McKinley (R) R+15.4
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+8.2
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+14.5
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+21.9
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+26.9
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+19.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+22.7
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+21.8