Results by state · certified results
1988 Presidential Election Results by State
George H.W. Bush won the 1988 presidential election with 426 electoral votes to Michael Dukakis's 112, carrying 40 of the 50 states. Bush also won the national popular vote, 53.4% to 45.6%.
Every state in 1988
CSV, 1976–2024 →| State | EV | Dukakis % | Bush % | Margin | 1984 | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | 39.9 | 59.2 | Bush +19.3 | Reagan +22.3 | D+3.0 |
| Alaska | 3 | 36.3 | 59.6 | Bush +23.3 | Reagan +36.8 | D+13.5 |
| Arizona | 7 | 38.7 | 60.0 | Bush +21.2 | Reagan +33.9 | D+12.7 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 42.2 | 56.4 | Bush +14.2 | Reagan +22.2 | D+8.0 |
| California | 47 | 47.6 | 51.1 | Bush +3.6 | Reagan +16.2 | D+12.7 |
| Colorado | 8 | 45.3 | 53.1 | Bush +7.8 | Reagan +28.3 | D+20.5 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 46.9 | 52.0 | Bush +5.1 | Reagan +21.9 | D+16.8 |
| Delaware | 3 | 43.5 | 55.9 | Bush +12.4 | Reagan +19.9 | D+7.4 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 82.6 | 14.3 | Dukakis +68.3 | Mondale +71.7 | R+3.3 |
| Florida | 21 | 38.5 | 60.9 | Bush +22.4 | Reagan +30.7 | D+8.3 |
| Georgia | 12 | 39.5 | 59.8 | Bush +20.3 | Reagan +20.4 | D+0.1 |
| Hawaii | 4 | 54.3 | 44.8 | Dukakis +9.5 | Reagan +11.3 | D+20.8 |
| Idaho | 4 | 36.0 | 62.1 | Bush +26.1 | Reagan +46.0 | D+19.9 |
| Illinois | 24 | 48.6 | 50.7 | Bush +2.1 | Reagan +12.9 | D+10.8 |
| Indiana | 12 | 39.7 | 59.8 | Bush +20.2 | Reagan +24.0 | D+3.8 |
| Iowa | 8 | 54.7 | 44.5 | Dukakis +10.2 | Reagan +7.4 | D+17.6 |
| Kansas | 7 | 42.6 | 55.8 | Bush +13.2 | Reagan +33.7 | D+20.4 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 43.9 | 55.5 | Bush +11.6 | Reagan +20.6 | D+9.0 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 44.1 | 54.3 | Bush +10.2 | Reagan +22.6 | D+12.4 |
| Maine | 4 | 43.9 | 55.3 | Bush +11.5 | Reagan +22.1 | D+10.6 |
| Maryland | 10 | 48.2 | 51.1 | Bush +2.9 | Reagan +5.5 | D+2.6 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | 53.2 | 45.4 | Dukakis +7.9 | Reagan +2.8 | D+10.6 |
| Michigan | 20 | 45.7 | 53.6 | Bush +7.9 | Reagan +19.0 | D+11.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 52.9 | 45.9 | Dukakis +7.0 | Mondale +0.2 | D+6.8 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 39.1 | 59.9 | Bush +20.8 | Reagan +24.5 | D+3.6 |
| Missouri | 11 | 47.9 | 51.8 | Bush +4.0 | Reagan +20.0 | D+16.1 |
| Montana | 4 | 46.2 | 52.1 | Bush +5.9 | Reagan +22.3 | D+16.4 |
| Nebraska | 5 | 39.2 | 60.2 | Bush +21.0 | Reagan +41.7 | D+20.8 |
| Nevada | 4 | 38.7 | 60.0 | Bush +21.4 | Reagan +34.4 | D+13.0 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 36.3 | 62.5 | Bush +26.2 | Reagan +37.7 | D+11.6 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 42.6 | 56.2 | Bush +13.6 | Reagan +20.9 | D+7.3 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 46.9 | 51.9 | Bush +5.0 | Reagan +20.5 | D+15.5 |
| New York | 36 | 51.6 | 47.5 | Dukakis +4.1 | Reagan +8.0 | D+12.1 |
| North Carolina | 13 | 41.7 | 58.0 | Bush +16.3 | Reagan +24.0 | D+7.7 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 43.0 | 56.0 | Bush +13.1 | Reagan +31.0 | D+18.0 |
| Ohio | 23 | 44.1 | 55.0 | Bush +10.9 | Reagan +18.7 | D+7.8 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 41.3 | 57.9 | Bush +16.6 | Reagan +37.9 | D+21.3 |
| Oregon | 7 | 51.3 | 46.6 | Dukakis +4.7 | Reagan +12.2 | D+16.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 48.4 | 50.7 | Bush +2.3 | Reagan +7.4 | D+5.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 55.6 | 43.9 | Dukakis +11.7 | Reagan +3.6 | D+15.4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 37.6 | 61.5 | Bush +23.9 | Reagan +28.0 | D+4.1 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 46.5 | 52.8 | Bush +6.3 | Reagan +26.5 | D+20.1 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 41.5 | 57.9 | Bush +16.3 | Reagan +16.3 | R+0.1 |
| Texas | 29 | 43.3 | 56.0 | Bush +12.6 | Reagan +27.5 | D+14.9 |
| Utah | 5 | 32.0 | 66.2 | Bush +34.2 | Reagan +49.8 | D+15.7 |
| Vermont | 3 | 47.6 | 51.1 | Bush +3.5 | Reagan +17.1 | D+13.6 |
| Virginia | 12 | 39.2 | 59.7 | Bush +20.5 | Reagan +25.2 | D+4.7 |
| Washington | 10 | 50.0 | 48.5 | Dukakis +1.6 | Reagan +13.5 | D+15.1 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 52.2 | 47.5 | Dukakis +4.7 | Reagan +10.5 | D+15.3 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | 51.4 | 47.8 | Dukakis +3.6 | Reagan +9.2 | D+12.8 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 38.0 | 60.5 | Bush +22.5 | Reagan +42.3 | D+19.7 |
Click a column to sort. Margins are in percentage points of all votes cast; shift is the change in margin since 1984, so "R+3.1" means the state moved 3.1 points toward the Republican.
About these numbers
Certified state results compiled by the MIT Election Data and Science Lab from the Clerk of the U.S. House's official statistics, with electoral votes from the Census Bureau's apportionment in force in 1988. Each state page has every presidential result since 1976, how the state leaned against the country, and how often it backed the winner. The full table is downloadable as CSV.