Who won South Dakota in the 1992 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried South Dakota in 1992, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1992?

South Dakota cast 3 electoral votes in the 1992 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1992?

No. South Dakota backed Bush, while Bill Clinton won the presidency nationally.

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1992

South Dakota: Bush carries 3 EV.

South Dakota cast its 3 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: Bill Clinton (Democratic) — South Dakota voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in South Dakota, 1992

In 1992, South Dakota awarded its 3 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Bill Clinton (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving South Dakota among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 7th consecutive election in which South Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — North Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana joined South Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota and Iowa did not. Across the 34 presidential elections South Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 times). The vote fell within the Modern Polarization — Close elections in a divided country.

In the national count, Bill Clinton took 370 of the 538 electoral votes, against George H. W. Bush's 168. Bill Clinton led the national popular vote with 43.01% of the ballots cast.

The 1992 national map

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