The 1992 United States presidential election in South 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.

South Dakota was won by incumbent President George H. W. Bush (R-Texas) with 40.66% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 37.14%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 21.80% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot. , this is the last election in which Spink County, Hanson County, Davison County, and Aurora County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

Despite winning the state, Bush's 40.66% of the vote remains the worst performance for a Republican in South Dakota since Herbert Hoover's 34.4% in 1932, and the second-worst ever (after the 1932 election) for a Republican on the ballot in the state.

Results 1992 United States presidential election in South DakotaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush (incumbent) 136,718 40.66% 3 Democratic Bill Clinton 124,888 37.14% 0 Independent Ross Perot 73,295 21.80% 0 Libertarian Andre Marrou 814 0.24% 0 Natural Law Party Dr. John Hagelin 429 0.13% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 110 0.03% 0 Totals 336,254 100.0% 3

Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; SD US Presidential Election Race, November 03, 1992George H. W. BushRepublicanBill ClintonDemocraticRoss PerotIndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#% Aurora 594 34.70% 680 39.72% 435 25.41% 3 0.18% -86 -5.02% 1,712 Beadle 3,363 36.81% 3,925 42.96% 1,819 19.91% 29 0.32% -562 -6.15% 9,136 Bennett 556 46.45% 413 34.50% 221 18.46% 7 0.58% 143 11.95% 1,197 Bon Homme 1,212 36.00% 1,294 38.43% 836 24.83% 25 0.74% -82 -2.43% 3,367 Brookings 4,698 39.14% 4,645 38.70% 2,614 21.78% 45 0.37% 53 0.44% 12,002 Brown 6,665 36.93% 7,521 41.67% 3,812 21.12% 49 0.27% -856 -4.74% 18,047 Brule 908 33.93% 1,060 39.61% 687 25.67% 21 0.78% -152 -5.68% 2,676 Buffalo 137 27.62% 282 56.85% 72 14.52% 5 1.01% -145 -29.23% 496 Butte 1,674 45.24% 973 26.30% 1,039 28.08% 14 0.38% 635 17.16% 3,700 Campbell 574 54.51% 222 21.08% 252 23.93% 5 0.47% 322 30.58% 1,053 Charles Mix 1,570 38.30% 1,639 39.99% 886 21.62% 4 0.10% -69 -1.69% 4,099 Clark 803 33.81% 799 33.64% 761 32.04% 12 0.51% 4 0.17% 2,375 Clay 1,869 30.96% 2,826 46.82% 1,303 21.59% 38 0.63% -957 -15.86% 6,036 Codington 3,943 36.03% 3,701 33.82% 3,262 29.81% 37 0.34% 242 2.21% 10,943 Corson 483 38.61% 444 35.49% 321 25.66% 3 0.24% 39 3.12% 1,251 Custer 1,422 42.28% 1,078 32.05% 845 25.13% 18 0.54% 344 10.23% 3,363 Davison 3,111 38.19% 3,285 40.33% 1,706 20.94% 44 0.54% -174 -2.14% 8,146 Day 1,161 31.17% 1,578 42.36% 973 26.12% 13 0.35% -417 -11.19% 3,725 Deuel 778 32.11% 880 36.32% 761 31.41% 4 0.17% -102 -4.21% 2,423 Dewey 642 36.64% 766 43.72% 340 19.41% 4 0.23% -124 -7.08% 1,752 Douglas 1,175 56.85% 481 23.27% 403 19.50% 8 0.39% 694 33.58% 2,067 Edmunds 944 41.77% 894 39.56% 415 18.36% 7 0.31% 50 2.21% 2,260 Fall River 1,533 40.84% 1,416 37.72% 792 21.10% 13 0.35% 117 3.12% 3,754 Faulk 658 45.89% 488 34.03% 281 19.60% 7 0.49% 170 11.86% 1,434 Grant 1,595 38.81% 1,484 36.11% 1,018 24.77% 13 0.32% 111 2.70% 4,110 Gregory 1,027 39.27% 879 33.61% 688 26.31% 21 0.80% 148 5.66% 2,615 Haakon 860 65.25% 209 15.86% 245 18.59% 4 0.30% 615 46.66% 1,318 Hamlin 1,133 41.35% 826 30.15% 774 28.25% 7 0.26% 307 11.20% 2,740 Hand 1,130 44.38% 785 30.83% 624 24.51% 7 0.27% 345 13.55% 2,546 Hanson 522 36.38% 566 39.44% 341 23.76% 6 0.42% -44 -3.06% 1,435 Harding 515 58.46% 139 15.78% 225 25.54% 2 0.23% 290 32.92% 881 Hughes 4,325 53.26% 2,578 31.74% 1,160 14.28% 58 0.71% 1,747 21.52% 8,121 Hutchinson 2,002 48.17% 1,211 29.14% 920 22.14% 23 0.55% 791 19.03% 4,156 Hyde 440 46.07% 301 31.52% 211 22.09% 3 0.31% 139 14.55% 955 Jackson 627 53.68% 351 30.05% 184 15.75% 6 0.51% 276 23.63% 1,168 Jerauld 518 35.31% 600 40.90% 346 23.59% 3 0.20% -82 -5.59% 1,467 Jones 454 58.28% 166 21.31% 154 19.77% 5 0.64% 288 36.97% 779 Kingsbury 1,113 35.41% 1,267 40.31% 744 23.67% 19 0.60% -154 -4.90% 3,143 Lake 1,890 33.81% 2,388 42.72% 1,299 23.24% 13 0.23% -498 -8.91% 5,590 Lawrence 3,770 39.03% 3,157 32.68% 2,673 27.67% 59 0.61% 613 6.35% 9,659 Lincoln 3,365 42.47% 2,943 37.15% 1,593 20.11% 22 0.28% 422 5.32% 7,923 Lyman 669 45.20% 486 32.84% 311 21.01% 14 0.95% 183 12.36% 1,480 Marshall 810 35.26% 1,056 45.97% 427 18.59% 4 0.17% -246 -10.71% 2,297 McCook 1,177 39.44% 1,167 39.11% 617 20.68% 23 0.77% 10 0.33% 2,984 McPherson 945 53.94% 478 27.28% 322 18.38% 7 0.40% 467 26.66% 1,752 Meade 4,724 46.89% 2,694 26.74% 2,611 25.92% 46 0.46% 2,030 20.15% 10,075 Mellette 417 49.58% 277 32.94% 140 16.65% 7 0.83% 140 16.64% 841 Miner 543 34.28% 698 44.07% 332 20.96% 11 0.69% -155 -9.79% 1,584 Minnehaha 25,081 39.32% 27,016 42.35% 11,496 18.02% 193 0.30% -1,935 -3.03% 63,786 Moody 898 28.93% 1,473 47.45% 715 23.03% 18 0.58% -575 -18.52% 3,104 Pennington 18,052 47.92% 11,106 29.48% 8,358 22.19% 153 0.41% 6,946 18.44% 37,669 Perkins 872 43.80% 566 28.43% 541 27.17% 12 0.60% 306 15.37% 1,991 Potter 901 50.67% 493 27.73% 375 21.09% 9 0.51% 408 22.94% 1,778 Roberts 1,437 34.87% 1,716 41.64% 954 23.15% 14 0.34% -279 -6.77% 4,121 Sanborn 595 36.96% 632 39.25% 376 23.35% 7 0.43% -37 -2.29% 1,610 Shannon 225 13.63% 1,267 76.74% 137 8.30% 22 1.33% -1,042 -63.11% 1,651 Spink 1,527 37.14% 1,732 42.12% 839 20.40% 14 0.34% -205 -4.98% 4,112 Stanley 719 51.39% 427 30.52% 240 17.16% 13 0.93% 292 20.87% 1,399 Sully 565 55.94% 273 27.03% 167 16.53% 5 0.50% 292 28.91% 1,010 Todd 456 27.98% 915 56.13% 246 15.09% 13 0.80% -459 -28.15% 1,630 Tripp 1,459 43.38% 1,046 31.10% 848 25.22% 10 0.30% 413 12.28% 3,363 Turner 1,906 44.43% 1,507 35.13% 867 20.21% 10 0.23% 399 9.30% 4,290 Union 1,784 35.00% 2,210 43.36% 1,085 21.29% 18 0.35% -426 -8.36% 5,097 Walworth 1,439 49.48% 829 28.51% 628 21.60% 12 0.41% 610 20.97% 2,908 Yankton 3,430 36.60% 3,404 36.32% 2,511 26.79% 27 0.29% 26 0.28% 9,372 Ziebach 328 44.93% 280 38.36% 117 16.03% 5 0.68% 48 6.57% 730Totals136,71840.66%124,88837.14%73,29521.80%1,3530.40%11,8303.52%336,254

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Corson Ziebach

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Beadle Bon Homme Davison Deuel Hanson Jerauld Kingsbury Sanborn

See also Presidency of Bill Clinton United States presidential elections in South Dakota

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