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Election 1988 Results

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1988 presidential election in Missouri

George H. W. Bush (Republican) beat Michael Dukakis (Democrat) in Missouri in 1988, 51.8% to 47.9%, a margin of 4.0 points and 83,334 votes.

Missouri voted 3.7 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+7.7.

The Republican hold continued from 1984, when Ronald Reagan won.

Republicans led in 79 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 36. The largest, St. Louis, cast 479,318 votes and went to the Republican by 9.6 points. The closest was Mercer, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George H. W. Bush won	Republican	1,084,953	51.8%
Michael Dukakis	Democratic	1,001,619	47.9%
All other candidates		6,656	0.3%
Total		2,093,228

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
St. Louis	216,534 45.2%	262,784 54.8%		479,318	R+9.6
Jackson	147,964 57.7%	107,810 42.0%	793	256,567	D+15.7
St. Louis City	110,076 72.6%	40,906 27.0%	732	151,714	D+45.6
Greene	35,475 40.3%	52,211 59.4%	267	87,953	R+19.0
St. Charles	29,286 36.8%	50,005 62.9%	209	79,500	R+26.1
Clay	29,620 49.1%	30,293 50.3%	357	60,270	R+1.1
Jefferson	27,738 48.5%	29,279 51.2%	215	57,232	R+2.7
Boone	24,370 51.4%	22,948 48.4%	140	47,458	D+3.0
Buchanan	18,601 54.6%	15,336 45.0%	152	34,089	D+9.6
Jasper	11,159 35.8%	19,934 63.9%	94	31,187	R+28.1
Franklin	11,891 41.6%	16,611 58.1%	108	28,610	R+16.5
Cole	8,359 31.6%	18,023 68.2%	59	26,441	R+36.5
Cape Girardeau	7,904 32.2%	16,583 67.5%	69	24,556	R+35.3
Platte	11,225 48.5%	11,838 51.2%	66	23,129	R+2.7
Cass	10,092 44.0%	12,799 55.7%	67	22,958	R+11.8
Newton	5,798 35.1%	10,617 64.4%	82	16,497	R+29.2
St. Francois	8,158 50.6%	7,923 49.1%	46	16,127	D+1.5
Pettis	5,486 36.1%	9,648 63.5%	66	15,200	R+27.4
Phelps	5,867 41.2%	8,329 58.4%	57	14,253	R+17.3
Scott	5,914 42.4%	8,013 57.4%	21	13,948	R+15.0
Butler	5,751 41.9%	7,968 58.0%	19	13,738	R+16.1
Johnson	5,373 41.6%	7,512 58.1%	36	12,921	R+16.6
Lafayette	5,654 45.2%	6,825 54.5%	35	12,514	R+9.4
Christian	4,724 38.0%	7,670 61.7%	46	12,440	R+23.7
Callaway	5,209 43.6%	6,687 56.0%	42	11,938	R+12.4
Camden	3,930 33.4%	7,773 66.1%	56	11,759	R+32.7
Howell	4,324 37.1%	7,277 62.5%	44	11,645	R+25.4
Barry	4,210 36.7%	7,231 63.0%	36	11,477	R+26.3
Lawrence	4,432 38.9%	6,911 60.7%	36	11,379	R+21.8
Taney	3,888 35.4%	7,043 64.2%	46	10,977	R+28.7
Marion	5,617 52.6%	5,034 47.2%	23	10,674	D+5.5
Stoddard	4,701 44.6%	5,822 55.2%	15	10,538	R+10.6
Audrain	5,226 50.6%	5,072 49.1%	29	10,327	D+1.5
Dunklin	5,281 51.2%	5,026 48.7%	13	10,320	D+2.5
Lincoln	4,605 46.3%	5,305 53.4%	28	9,938	R+7.0
Saline	5,039 52.0%	4,625 47.7%	32	9,696	D+4.3
Randolph	5,291 54.6%	4,384 45.2%	20	9,695	D+9.4
Laclede	3,442 36.1%	6,070 63.7%	24	9,536	R+27.6
Adair	3,571 38.3%	5,721 61.3%	42	9,334	R+23.0
Webster	3,890 43.1%	5,123 56.7%	22	9,035	R+13.6
Ray	4,879 56.3%	3,763 43.4%	20	8,662	D+12.9
Texas	3,887 45.7%	4,584 53.9%	32	8,503	R+8.2
Polk	3,419 40.4%	5,030 59.4%	21	8,470	R+19.0
Nodaway	4,240 50.6%	4,103 48.9%	44	8,387	D+1.6
Henry	4,135 49.7%	4,167 50.0%	26	8,328	R+0.4
Miller	2,555 31.1%	5,662 68.8%	10	8,227	R+37.8
Pulaski	3,446 42.5%	4,642 57.2%	24	8,112	R+14.7
Stone	2,889 36.1%	5,080 63.5%	32	8,001	R+27.4
Vernon	3,402 44.9%	4,149 54.8%	21	7,572	R+9.9
Warren	2,935 39.6%	4,452 60.1%	24	7,411	R+20.5
New Madrid	3,812 52.9%	3,387 47.0%	9	7,208	D+5.9
Pike	3,816 53.7%	3,271 46.1%	13	7,100	D+7.7
Washington	3,744 53.5%	3,240 46.3%	16	7,000	D+7.2
Crawford	3,107 44.5%	3,856 55.2%	24	6,987	R+10.7
Clinton	3,653 52.5%	3,282 47.1%	26	6,961	D+5.3
Bates	3,332 48.1%	3,574 51.6%	24	6,930	R+3.5
Macon	3,215 48.4%	3,406 51.3%	18	6,639	R+2.9
Morgan	2,604 39.6%	3,958 60.1%	20	6,582	R+20.6
Livingston	3,077 47.0%	3,462 52.9%	8	6,547	R+5.9
Andrew	3,108 47.5%	3,407 52.1%	27	6,542	R+4.6
Wright	2,232 34.9%	4,151 64.9%	11	6,394	R+30.0
Pemiscot	3,288 51.7%	3,066 48.2%	10	6,364	D+3.5
Cooper	2,510 40.1%	3,737 59.6%	19	6,266	R+19.6
Linn	3,150 50.6%	3,061 49.1%	17	6,228	D+1.4
Ste. Genevieve	3,612 58.6%	2,532 41.1%	20	6,164	D+17.5
McDonald	2,299 37.4%	3,812 62.0%	42	6,153	R+24.6
Benton	2,654 43.2%	3,467 56.4%	24	6,145	R+13.2
Perry	2,136 35.7%	3,836 64.1%	14	5,986	R+28.4
Gasconade	1,621 27.7%	4,216 72.0%	18	5,855	R+44.3
Osage	1,771 31.3%	3,885 68.6%	9	5,665	R+37.3
Moniteau	1,936 35.5%	3,502 64.3%	8	5,446	R+28.8
Dent	2,421 44.7%	2,975 54.9%	21	5,417	R+10.2
Dallas	2,293 44.0%	2,898 55.5%	26	5,217	R+11.6
Carroll	2,330 45.3%	2,811 54.6%	8	5,149	R+9.3
Wayne	2,456 48.0%	2,648 51.8%	8	5,112	R+3.8
Mississippi	2,814 55.8%	2,218 44.0%	10	5,042	D+11.8
Douglas	1,735 34.9%	3,225 64.9%	13	4,973	R+30.0
Barton	1,603 32.3%	3,339 67.3%	16	4,958	R+35.0
Montgomery	2,064 43.1%	2,714 56.7%	12	4,790	R+13.6
Cedar	1,774 37.4%	2,966 62.5%	4	4,744	R+25.1
Grundy	2,052 43.4%	2,668 56.4%	12	4,732	R+13.0
Madison	2,167 46.1%	2,528 53.8%	8	4,703	R+7.7
Ripley	1,961 42.4%	2,647 57.3%	12	4,620	R+14.8
Bollinger	1,883 41.0%	2,710 58.9%	5	4,598	R+18.0
Chariton	2,347 51.5%	2,193 48.1%	15	4,555	D+3.4
Howard	2,446 56.6%	1,865 43.2%	11	4,322	D+13.4
Lewis	2,460 57.6%	1,803 42.2%	10	4,273	D+15.4
St. Clair	1,864 44.6%	2,312 55.3%	7	4,183	R+10.7
Iron	2,283 54.7%	1,877 45.0%	10	4,170	D+9.7
Harrison	1,776 43.7%	2,271 55.9%	16	4,063	R+12.2
Monroe	2,461 61.3%	1,542 38.4%	11	4,014	D+22.9
Ralls	2,489 62.4%	1,494 37.4%	7	3,990	D+24.9
De Kalb	1,970 51.3%	1,863 48.5%	10	3,843	D+2.8
Caldwell	1,726 45.3%	2,074 54.4%	14	3,814	R+9.1
Oregon	2,042 54.2%	1,717 45.6%	7	3,766	D+8.6
Ozark	1,329 35.5%	2,404 64.2%	11	3,744	R+28.7
Hickory	1,677 45.0%	2,043 54.8%	7	3,727	R+9.8
Daviess	1,743 49.5%	1,765 50.2%	10	3,518	R+0.6
Shannon	1,796 51.3%	1,696 48.5%	8	3,500	D+2.9
Maries	1,552 44.6%	1,919 55.1%	9	3,480	R+10.5
Dade	1,315 37.8%	2,154 62.0%	7	3,476	R+24.1
Sullivan	1,562 45.1%	1,897 54.7%	6	3,465	R+9.7
Gentry	1,872 54.5%	1,554 45.3%	7	3,433	D+9.3
Clark	1,925 56.1%	1,493 43.5%	13	3,431	D+12.6
Shelby	1,818 53.3%	1,586 46.5%	4	3,408	D+6.8
Atchison	1,468 45.3%	1,761 54.4%	10	3,239	R+9.0
Reynolds	1,864 61.4%	1,162 38.3%	9	3,035	D+23.1
Holt	1,258 44.1%	1,583 55.5%	9	2,850	R+11.4
Carter	1,087 43.0%	1,429 56.5%	12	2,528	R+13.5
Knox	1,255 50.8%	1,212 49.0%	5	2,472	D+1.7
Scotland	1,117 47.1%	1,248 52.6%	7	2,372	R+5.5
Putnam	803 36.9%	1,365 62.7%	8	2,176	R+25.8
Schuyler	1,013 48.7%	1,063 51.1%	4	2,080	R+2.4
Mercer	877 50.0%	875 49.9%	2	1,754	D+0.1
Worth	732 51.9%	677 48.0%	2	1,411	D+3.9

Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Missouri in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+18.4
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+15.4
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+18.6
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+9.4
2008	John McCain (R)	R+0.1
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+7.2
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+3.3
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+6.3
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+10.1
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+4.0
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.0
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+6.8
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+3.6
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+24.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+1.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.1
1960	John F. Kennedy (D)	D+0.5
1956	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.2
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+1.6
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+16.6
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+2.9
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+4.8
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+22.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+28.6
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+11.4
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+5.8
1920	Warren G. Harding (R)	R+11.4
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+3.6
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+17.6
1908	William Howard Taft (R)	R+0.1
1904	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	R+3.9
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+5.5
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+8.7
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+7.5
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+4.9
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+7.5
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+13.7
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+16.3
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+13.9

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