South Dakota — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionSouth Dakota · PresidentBushR+3.5
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 40.7% | 136,718 |
|---|---|---|
| Bill ClintonDemocratic | 37.1% | 124,888 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 22.2% | 74,648 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (66 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora County, SD | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Beadle County, SD | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Bennett County, SD | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Bon Homme County, SD | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Brookings County, SD | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Brown County, SD | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Brule County, SD | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Buffalo County, SD | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Butte County, SD | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Campbell County, SD | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Charles Mix County, SD | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Clark County, SD | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Clay County, SD | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Codington County, SD | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Corson County, SD | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Custer County, SD | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Davison County, SD | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Day County, SD | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Deuel County, SD | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Dewey County, SD | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Douglas County, SD | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Edmunds County, SD | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Fall River County, SD | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Faulk County, SD | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Grant County, SD | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Gregory County, SD | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Haakon County, SD | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Hamlin County, SD | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Hand County, SD | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Hanson County, SD | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Harding County, SD | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hughes County, SD | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Hutchinson County, SD | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Hyde County, SD | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Jackson County, SD | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Jerauld County, SD | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Jones County, SD | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Kingsbury County, SD | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Lake County, SD | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Lawrence County, SD | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Lincoln County, SD | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Lyman County, SD | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Marshall County, SD | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| McCook County, SD | Republican | R+0.3 |
| McPherson County, SD | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Meade County, SD | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Mellette County, SD | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Miner County, SD | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Minnehaha County, SD | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Moody County, SD | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Pennington County, SD | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Perkins County, SD | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Potter County, SD | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Roberts County, SD | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Sanborn County, SD | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Spink County, SD | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Stanley County, SD | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Sully County, SD | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Todd County, SD | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Tripp County, SD | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Turner County, SD | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Union County, SD | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Walworth County, SD | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Yankton County, SD | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Ziebach County, SD | Republican | R+6.6 |
South Dakota results by county
66 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County | Clinton, Bill+86 | 59434.7% | 68039.7% | 30.2% | 1,712 |
| Beadle County | Clinton, Bill+562 | 3,36336.8% | 3,92543.0% | 290.3% | 9,136 |
| Bennett County | Bush, George H.W.+143 | 55646.4% | 41334.5% | 70.6% | 1,197 |
| Bon Homme County | Clinton, Bill+82 | 1,21236.0% | 1,29438.4% | 250.7% | 3,367 |
| Brookings County | Bush, George H.W.+53 | 4,69839.1% | 4,64538.7% | 450.4% | 12,002 |
| Brown County | Clinton, Bill+856 | 6,66536.9% | 7,52141.7% | 490.3% | 18,047 |
| Brule County | Clinton, Bill+152 | 90833.9% | 1,06039.6% | 210.8% | 2,676 |
| Buffalo County | Clinton, Bill+145 | 13727.6% | 28256.9% | 51.0% | 496 |
| Butte County | Bush, George H.W.+701 | 1,67445.2% | 97326.3% | 140.4% | 3,700 |
| Campbell County | Bush, George H.W.+352 | 57454.5% | 22221.1% | 50.5% | 1,053 |
| Charles Mix County | Clinton, Bill+69 | 1,57038.3% | 1,63940.0% | 40.1% | 4,099 |
| Clark County | Bush, George H.W.+4 | 80333.8% | 79933.6% | 120.5% | 2,375 |
| Clay County | Clinton, Bill+957 | 1,86931.0% | 2,82646.8% | 380.6% | 6,036 |
| Codington County | Bush, George H.W.+242 | 3,94336.0% | 3,70133.8% | 370.3% | 10,943 |
| Corson County | Bush, George H.W.+39 | 48338.6% | 44435.5% | 30.2% | 1,251 |
| Custer County | Bush, George H.W.+344 | 1,42242.3% | 1,07832.1% | 180.5% | 3,363 |
| Davison County | Clinton, Bill+174 | 3,11138.2% | 3,28540.3% | 440.5% | 8,146 |
| Day County | Clinton, Bill+417 | 1,16131.2% | 1,57842.4% | 130.3% | 3,725 |
| Deuel County | Clinton, Bill+102 | 77832.1% | 88036.3% | 40.2% | 2,423 |
| Dewey County | Clinton, Bill+124 | 64236.6% | 76643.7% | 40.2% | 1,752 |
| Douglas County | Bush, George H.W.+694 | 1,17556.8% | 48123.3% | 80.4% | 2,067 |
| Edmunds County | Bush, George H.W.+50 | 94441.8% | 89439.6% | 70.3% | 2,260 |
| Fall River County | Bush, George H.W.+117 | 1,53340.8% | 1,41637.7% | 130.3% | 3,754 |
| Faulk County | Bush, George H.W.+170 | 65845.9% | 48834.0% | 70.5% | 1,434 |
| Grant County | Bush, George H.W.+111 | 1,59538.8% | 1,48436.1% | 130.3% | 4,110 |
| Gregory County | Bush, George H.W.+148 | 1,02739.3% | 87933.6% | 210.8% | 2,615 |
| Haakon County | Bush, George H.W.+651 | 86065.3% | 20915.9% | 40.3% | 1,318 |
| Hamlin County | Bush, George H.W.+307 | 1,13341.4% | 82630.1% | 70.3% | 2,740 |
| Hand County | Bush, George H.W.+345 | 1,13044.4% | 78530.8% | 70.3% | 2,546 |
| Hanson County | Clinton, Bill+44 | 52236.4% | 56639.4% | 60.4% | 1,435 |
| Harding County | Bush, George H.W.+376 | 51558.5% | 13915.8% | 20.2% | 881 |
| Hughes County | Bush, George H.W.+1,747 | 4,32553.3% | 2,57831.7% | 580.7% | 8,121 |
| Hutchinson County | Bush, George H.W.+791 | 2,00248.2% | 1,21129.1% | 230.6% | 4,156 |
| Hyde County | Bush, George H.W.+139 | 44046.1% | 30131.5% | 30.3% | 955 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George H.W.+276 | 62753.7% | 35130.1% | 60.5% | 1,168 |
| Jerauld County | Clinton, Bill+82 | 51835.3% | 60040.9% | 30.2% | 1,467 |
| Jones County | Bush, George H.W.+288 | 45458.3% | 16621.3% | 50.6% | 779 |
| Kingsbury County | Clinton, Bill+154 | 1,11335.4% | 1,26740.3% | 190.6% | 3,143 |
| Lake County | Clinton, Bill+498 | 1,89033.8% | 2,38842.7% | 130.2% | 5,590 |
| Lawrence County | Bush, George H.W.+613 | 3,77039.0% | 3,15732.7% | 590.6% | 9,659 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George H.W.+422 | 3,36542.5% | 2,94337.1% | 220.3% | 7,923 |
| Lyman County | Bush, George H.W.+183 | 66945.2% | 48632.8% | 140.9% | 1,480 |
| Marshall County | Clinton, Bill+246 | 81035.3% | 1,05646.0% | 40.2% | 2,297 |
| McCook County | Bush, George H.W.+10 | 1,17739.4% | 1,16739.1% | 230.8% | 2,984 |
| McPherson County | Bush, George H.W.+467 | 94553.9% | 47827.3% | 70.4% | 1,752 |
| Meade County | Bush, George H.W.+2,030 | 4,72446.9% | 2,69426.7% | 460.5% | 10,075 |
| Mellette County | Bush, George H.W.+140 | 41749.6% | 27732.9% | 70.8% | 841 |
| Miner County | Clinton, Bill+155 | 54334.3% | 69844.1% | 110.7% | 1,584 |
| Minnehaha County | Clinton, Bill+1,935 | 25,08139.3% | 27,01642.4% | 1930.3% | 63,786 |
| Moody County | Clinton, Bill+575 | 89828.9% | 1,47347.5% | 180.6% | 3,104 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Clinton, Bill+1,042 | 22513.6% | 1,26776.7% | 221.3% | 1,651 |
| Pennington County | Bush, George H.W.+6,946 | 18,05247.9% | 11,10629.5% | 1530.4% | 37,669 |
| Perkins County | Bush, George H.W.+306 | 87243.8% | 56628.4% | 120.6% | 1,991 |
| Potter County | Bush, George H.W.+408 | 90150.7% | 49327.7% | 90.5% | 1,778 |
| Roberts County | Clinton, Bill+279 | 1,43734.9% | 1,71641.6% | 140.3% | 4,121 |
| Sanborn County | Clinton, Bill+37 | 59537.0% | 63239.3% | 70.4% | 1,610 |
| Spink County | Clinton, Bill+205 | 1,52737.1% | 1,73242.1% | 140.3% | 4,112 |
| Stanley County | Bush, George H.W.+292 | 71951.4% | 42730.5% | 130.9% | 1,399 |
| Sully County | Bush, George H.W.+292 | 56555.9% | 27327.0% | 50.5% | 1,010 |
| Todd County | Clinton, Bill+459 | 45628.0% | 91556.1% | 130.8% | 1,630 |
| Tripp County | Bush, George H.W.+413 | 1,45943.4% | 1,04631.1% | 100.3% | 3,363 |
| Turner County | Bush, George H.W.+399 | 1,90644.4% | 1,50735.1% | 100.2% | 4,290 |
| Union County | Clinton, Bill+426 | 1,78435.0% | 2,21043.4% | 180.4% | 5,097 |
| Walworth County | Bush, George H.W.+610 | 1,43949.5% | 82928.5% | 120.4% | 2,908 |
| Yankton County | Bush, George H.W.+26 | 3,43036.6% | 3,40436.3% | 270.3% | 9,372 |
| Ziebach County | Bush, George H.W.+48 | 32844.9% | 28038.4% | 50.7% | 730 |
complete certified result
South Dakota candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −36.5% |
| 1896 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −49.4% |
| 1908 | −23.8% |
| 1912 | +42.1% |
| 1916 | −3.9% |
| 1920 | −41.0% |
| 1924 | −36.3% |
| 1928 | −21.0% |
| 1932 | +29.2% |
| 1936 | +11.5% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −4.8% |
| 1952 | −38.5% |
| 1956 | −16.8% |
| 1960 | −16.4% |
| 1964 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | −11.3% |
| 1972 | −8.6% |
| 1976 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | −28.8% |
| 1984 | −26.5% |
| 1988 | −6.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −3.5% |
| 2000 | −22.7% |
| 2004 | −21.3% |
| 2008 | −8.4% |
| 2012 | −18.0% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −26.2% |
| 2024 | −29.2% |
Same ballot, 1992SD
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.