1992 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

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The 1992 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Dakota was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 44.22% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 32.18%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 23.07% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.^[1]

Results

1992 United States presidential election in North Dakota[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	George H. W. Bush (incumbent)	136,244	44.22%	3
	Democratic-NPL	Bill Clinton	99,168	32.18%	0
	Independent	Ross Perot	71,084	23.07%	0
	Independent	Lyndon LaRouche	642	0.21%	0
	Independent	Andre Marrou	416	0.14%	0
	Independent	Dr. John Hagelin	240	0.08%	0
	Independent	James Warren	193	0.06%	0
	Independent	Lenora Fulani	143	0.05%	0
	Prohibition	Earl Dodge (write-in)	3	>0.01%	0
Totals			308,133	100.0%	3

Results by county

County[3]	George H.W. Bush Republican		Bill Clinton Democratic-NPL		Ross Perot Independent		Lyndon LaRouche Independent		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adams		647		39.79%		469		28.84%		499		30.69%		5		0.31%		6		0.37%		148		9.10%		1,626
	Barnes		2,728		42.30%		2,124		32.94%		1,568		24.31%		8		0.12%		21		0.33%		604		9.36%		6,449
	Benson		874		33.30%		1,126		42.90%		610		23.24%		13		0.50%		2		0.08%		-252		-9.60%		2,625
	Billings		279		41.15%		123		18.14%		270		39.82%		4		0.59%		2		0.29%		9		1.33%		678
	Bottineau		1,787		43.54%		1,266		30.85%		1,036		25.24%		4		0.10%		11		0.27%		521		12.69%		4,104
	Bowman		712		37.34%		506		26.53%		678		35.55%		8		0.42%		3		0.16%		34		1.79%		1,907
	Burke		551		36.15%		458		30.05%		506		33.20%		5		0.33%		4		0.26%		45		2.95%		1,524
	Burleigh		16,484		50.90%		8,940		27.61%		6,780		20.94%		68		0.21%		112		0.35%		7,544		23.29%		32,384
	Cass		25,312		47.65%		18,077		34.03%		9,513		17.91%		61		0.11%		153		0.29%		7,235		13.62%		53,116
	Cavalier		1,527		48.85%		866		27.70%		723		23.13%		6		0.19%		4		0.13%		661		21.15%		3,126
	Dickey		1,514		49.48%		918		30.00%		616		20.13%		3		0.10%		9		0.29%		596		19.48%		3,060
	Divide		515		31.79%		634		39.14%		456		28.15%		7		0.43%		8		0.49%		-119		-7.35%		1,620
	Dunn		784		37.24%		667		31.69%		637		30.26%		8		0.38%		9		0.43%		117		5.55%		2,105
	Eddy		591		36.59%		575		35.60%		432		26.75%		8		0.50%		9		0.56%		16		0.99%		1,615
	Emmons		1,047		43.09%		595		24.49%		774		31.85%		8		0.33%		6		0.25%		273		11.24%		2,430
	Foster		803		41.39%		565		29.12%		556		28.66%		8		0.41%		8		0.41%		238		12.27%		1,940
	Golden Valley		503		45.15%		255		22.89%		352		31.60%		2		0.18%		2		0.18%		151		13.55%		1,114
	Grand Forks		13,705		44.06%		10,930		35.14%		6,349		20.41%		26		0.08%		94		0.30%		2,775		8.92%		31,104
	Grant		900		45.94%		415		21.18%		629		32.11%		9		0.46%		6		0.31%		271		13.83%		1,959
	Griggs		773		44.02%		647		36.85%		330		18.79%		3		0.17%		3		0.17%		126		7.17%		1,756
	Hettinger		854		46.46%		465		25.30%		500		27.20%		16		0.87%		3		0.16%		354		19.26%		1,838
	Kidder		739		43.19%		468		27.35%		489		28.58%		10		0.58%		5		0.29%		250		14.61%		1,711
	LaMoure		1,270		45.96%		797		28.85%		679		24.57%		8		0.29%		9		0.33%		473		17.11%		2,763
	Logan		703		47.31%		383		25.77%		390		26.24%		8		0.54%		2		0.13%		313		21.07%		1,486
	McHenry		1,321		38.90%		1,173		34.54%		886		26.09%		8		0.24%		8		0.24%		148		4.36%		3,396
	McIntosh		1,134		55.21%		450		21.91%		454		22.10%		12		0.58%		4		0.19%		680		33.11%		2,054
	McKenzie		1,324		42.85%		787		25.47%		969		31.36%		7		0.23%		3		0.10%		355		11.49%		3,090
	McLean		2,124		40.05%		1,808		34.09%		1,330		25.08%		25		0.47%		16		0.30%		316		5.96%		5,303
	Mercer		2,274		45.33%		1,323		26.37%		1,378		27.47%		23		0.46%		19		0.38%		896		17.86%		5,017
	Morton		5,042		43.76%		3,594		31.19%		2,787		24.19%		31		0.27%		68		0.59%		1,448		12.57%		11,522
	Mountrail		1,017		30.92%		1,393		42.35%		861		26.18%		6		0.18%		12		0.36%		-376		-11.43%		3,289
	Nelson		864		39.17%		841		38.12%		486		22.03%		2		0.09%		13		0.59%		23		1.05%		2,206
	Oliver		503		40.96%		306		24.92%		407		33.14%		9		0.73%		3		0.24%		96		7.82%		1,228
	Pembina		1,917		46.45%		1,186		28.74%		991		24.01%		3		0.07%		30		0.73%		731		17.71%		4,127
	Pierce		1,099		45.21%		761		31.30%		554		22.79%		13		0.53%		4		0.16%		338		13.91%		2,431
	Ramsey		2,516		41.56%		2,008		33.17%		1,507		24.89%		9		0.15%		14		0.23%		508		8.39%		6,054
	Ransom		1,102		37.96%		1,166		40.17%		625		21.53%		2		0.07%		8		0.28%		-64		-2.21%		2,903
	Renville		655		39.22%		580		34.73%		429		25.69%		1		0.06%		5		0.30%		75		4.49%		1,670
	Richland		3,873		46.66%		2,688		32.38%		1,698		20.46%		21		0.25%		21		0.25%		1,185		14.28%		8,301
	Rolette		895		24.82%		2,002		55.52%		660		18.30%		18		0.50%		31		0.86%		-1,107		-30.70%		3,606
	Sargent		816		36.20%		961		42.64%		463		20.54%		6		0.27%		8		0.35%		-145		-6.44%		2,254
	Sheridan		589		50.13%		276		23.49%		304		25.87%		4		0.34%		2		0.17%		285		24.26%		1,175
	Sioux		264		26.83%		463		47.05%		244		24.80%		8		0.81%		5		0.51%		-199		-20.22%		984
	Slope		226		42.24%		145		27.10%		162		30.28%		1		0.19%		1		0.19%		64		11.96%		535
	Stark		4,491		42.06%		3,003		28.12%		3,123		29.25%		36		0.34%		25		0.23%		1,368		12.81%		10,678
	Steele		503		36.72%		598		43.65%		267		19.49%		1		0.07%		1		0.07%		-95		-6.93%		1,370
	Stutsman		4,039		40.39%		3,313		33.13%		2,580		25.80%		23		0.23%		46		0.46%		726		7.26%		10,001
	Towner		600		34.15%		748		42.57%		402		22.88%		3		0.17%		4		0.23%		-148		-8.42%		1,757
	Traill		2,019		44.34%		1,638		35.98%		875		19.22%		7		0.15%		14		0.31%		381		8.36%		4,553
	Walsh		2,544		43.09%		1,936		32.79%		1,384		23.44%		8		0.14%		32		0.54%		608		10.30%		5,904
	Ward		12,056		46.63%		7,856		30.39%		5,856		22.65%		27		0.10%		57		0.22%		4,200		16.24%		25,852
	Wells		1,171		40.16%		888		30.45%		850		29.15%		5		0.17%		2		0.07%		283		9.71%		2,916
	Williams		3,664		36.95%		3,008		30.33%		3,180		32.07%		17		0.17%		48		0.48%		484		4.88%		9,917
Totals	136,244	44.22%	99,168	32.18%	71,084	23.07%	642	0.21%	995	0.32%	37,076	12.04%	308,133

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Nelson

See also

• United States presidential elections in North Dakota
• Presidency of Bill Clinton

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results. U.S. Election Atlas. 9 June 2012.
2. Web site: 1992 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota. U.S. Election Atlas. 9 June 2012.
3. Web site: ND US President Race, November 03, 1992. Our Campaigns.