7 0 586,353 504,891 43.3% 37.3% Start date November 3, 1992 | 0 0 504,891 253,468 37.3% 18.7% | |
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The 1992 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Iowa was won by Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas with 43.29% of the popular vote over incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush's 37.27%, a victory margin of 6.01%. Independent businessman Ross Perot finished in third with 18.71% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President Bush and Perot.
Democratic caucuses
In the 1992 Iowa Democratic caucuses, most candidates for the Democratic nomination did not campaign in Iowa because of the presence of Tom Harkin, a longtime Senator representing Iowa.
Harkin was running for President in 1992 as a populist with labor union support who criticized George H.W. Bush for being out of touch with working class Americans. Harkin was an early favorite in a small field of five candidates. Harkin easily won the caucus with 76% of the vote, uncommited got second place with 11%, Senator Paul Tsongas came in third with 4%, and Governor Bill Clinton finished fourth with 2%.
Because the race was not contested, these results had little effect on the remaining primaries, and the New Hampshire primary took on added importance.
Tom Harkin won every county by large margins. The delegate totals reflect their final distribution, not their projected allocation immediately following the caucus.