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Election 1988 Results

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1988 presidential election in Nebraska

George H. W. Bush (Republican) beat Michael Dukakis (Democrat) in Nebraska in 1988, 60.2% to 39.2%, a margin of 21.0 points and 138,801 votes.

Nebraska voted 13.2 points more Republican 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 90 of the 93 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Douglas, cast 177,565 votes and went to the Republican by 13.2 points. The closest was Johnson, where 18 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George H. W. Bush won Republican 398,447 60.2%
Michael Dukakis Democratic 259,646 39.2%
All other candidates 4,279 0.6%
Total662,372

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Douglas 76,541 43.1% 99,916 56.3% 1,108 177,565 R+13.2
Lancaster 44,396 49.5% 44,744 49.9% 583 89,723 R+0.4
Sarpy 10,947 35.0% 20,192 64.5% 146 31,285 R+29.6
Hall 6,853 36.0% 12,062 63.4% 108 19,023 R+27.4
Buffalo 4,702 31.7% 9,981 67.3% 145 14,828 R+35.6
Lincoln 6,118 41.8% 8,425 57.6% 91 14,634 R+15.8
Dodge 6,116 41.9% 8,417 57.7% 64 14,597 R+15.8
Scotts Bluff 4,464 33.9% 8,613 65.4% 94 13,171 R+31.5
Platte 3,285 26.5% 9,040 72.9% 71 12,396 R+46.4
Adams 4,156 33.8% 8,073 65.6% 79 12,308 R+31.8
Madison 2,779 23.2% 9,137 76.3% 59 11,975 R+53.1
Gage 4,008 43.6% 5,115 55.7% 63 9,186 R+12.1
Cass 3,677 43.8% 4,664 55.6% 46 8,387 R+11.8
Saunders 3,526 43.9% 4,459 55.5% 55 8,040 R+11.6
Dawson 2,184 28.2% 5,529 71.3% 42 7,755 R+43.1
Washington 2,567 35.7% 4,587 63.8% 36 7,190 R+28.1
York 1,751 26.7% 4,765 72.8% 31 6,547 R+46.0
Otoe 2,616 41.1% 3,724 58.5% 26 6,366 R+17.4
Seward 2,690 43.3% 3,472 55.9% 50 6,212 R+12.6
Box Butte 2,468 42.8% 3,253 56.4% 45 5,766 R+13.6
Custer 1,496 26.1% 4,203 73.4% 27 5,726 R+47.3
Dakota 2,942 51.6% 2,744 48.2% 11 5,697 D+3.5
Saline 3,125 56.7% 2,355 42.7% 29 5,509 D+14.0
Holt 1,327 24.3% 4,081 74.7% 58 5,466 R+50.4
Red Willow 1,511 30.9% 3,331 68.2% 43 4,885 R+37.3
Richardson 1,926 41.3% 2,703 58.0% 30 4,659 R+16.7
Cuming 1,239 27.7% 3,208 71.8% 24 4,471 R+44.0
Phelps 1,047 23.9% 3,316 75.6% 24 4,387 R+51.7
Hamilton 1,289 29.7% 3,022 69.7% 23 4,334 R+40.0
Jefferson 1,819 42.1% 2,471 57.2% 33 4,323 R+15.1
Cedar 1,759 41.5% 2,462 58.1% 17 4,238 R+16.6
Cheyenne 1,333 31.6% 2,862 67.8% 28 4,223 R+36.2
Knox 1,477 35.6% 2,644 63.8% 26 4,147 R+28.1
Keith 1,075 26.9% 2,886 72.3% 30 3,991 R+45.4
Colfax 1,542 39.6% 2,329 59.7% 27 3,898 R+20.2
Butler 1,715 44.9% 2,086 54.6% 18 3,819 R+9.7
Nemaha 1,457 38.5% 2,295 60.6% 35 3,787 R+22.1
Dawes 1,123 29.8% 2,621 69.5% 27 3,771 R+39.7
Wayne 1,111 30.7% 2,473 68.4% 30 3,614 R+37.7
Merrick 1,192 33.2% 2,376 66.1% 24 3,592 R+33.0
Antelope 933 26.2% 2,626 73.8% 3,559 R+47.6
Burt 1,458 41.3% 2,050 58.1% 23 3,531 R+16.8
Clay 1,097 31.6% 2,352 67.8% 21 3,470 R+36.2
Fillmore 1,435 42.0% 1,955 57.2% 28 3,418 R+15.2
Pierce 914 26.9% 2,474 72.8% 11 3,399 R+45.9
Thayer 1,322 39.7% 1,981 59.6% 23 3,326 R+19.8
Kearney 1,056 32.9% 2,121 66.0% 37 3,214 R+33.1
Boone 976 31.0% 2,160 68.6% 14 3,150 R+37.6
Dixon 1,166 39.2% 1,802 60.5% 9 2,977 R+21.4
Sheridan 612 21.1% 2,251 77.7% 35 2,898 R+56.6
Cherry 642 22.2% 2,240 77.3% 14 2,896 R+55.2
Nuckolls 1,114 38.5% 1,750 60.5% 27 2,891 R+22.0
Howard 1,186 43.2% 1,526 55.6% 31 2,743 R+12.4
Polk 944 34.7% 1,769 64.9% 11 2,724 R+30.3
Furnas 791 29.9% 1,830 69.2% 24 2,645 R+39.3
Valley 873 34.9% 1,604 64.1% 26 2,503 R+29.2
Stanton 639 27.1% 1,711 72.5% 10 2,360 R+45.4
Johnson 1,164 49.4% 1,182 50.2% 10 2,356 R+0.8
Thurston 1,225 52.4% 1,105 47.2% 10 2,340 D+5.1
Morrill 754 32.3% 1,556 66.8% 21 2,331 R+34.4
Webster 891 40.0% 1,314 59.0% 21 2,226 R+19.0
Harlan 725 33.7% 1,403 65.1% 26 2,154 R+31.5
Franklin 768 36.8% 1,294 62.1% 23 2,085 R+25.2
Chase 597 28.7% 1,446 69.5% 39 2,082 R+40.8
Nance 794 39.9% 1,185 59.5% 11 1,990 R+19.6
Kimball 540 28.6% 1,321 69.9% 29 1,890 R+41.3
Brown 435 24.4% 1,336 74.9% 12 1,783 R+50.5
Sherman 839 47.4% 915 51.7% 17 1,771 R+4.3
Pawnee 767 43.6% 975 55.5% 16 1,758 R+11.8
Hitchcock 480 29.4% 1,132 69.4% 18 1,630 R+40.0
Perkins 468 29.2% 1,118 69.7% 18 1,604 R+40.5
Boyd 480 32.7% 967 65.9% 20 1,467 R+33.2
Frontier 384 26.3% 1,057 72.4% 18 1,459 R+46.1
Greeley 670 46.6% 763 53.1% 5 1,438 R+6.5
Garden 366 26.9% 986 72.4% 10 1,362 R+45.5
Dundy 333 28.3% 828 70.3% 17 1,178 R+42.0
Deuel 302 28.0% 769 71.2% 9 1,080 R+43.2
Garfield 234 22.1% 803 76.0% 20 1,057 R+53.8
Gosper 331 32.0% 694 67.1% 9 1,034 R+35.1
Rock 198 20.7% 757 79.1% 2 957 R+58.4
Sioux 194 25.3% 568 74.1% 5 767 R+48.8
Hayes 160 23.5% 512 75.1% 10 682 R+51.6
Keya Paha 145 24.4% 446 75.0% 4 595 R+50.6
Banner 112 23.5% 361 75.7% 4 477 R+52.2
Hooker 91 19.3% 378 80.3% 2 471 R+60.9
Logan 93 19.9% 373 79.7% 2 468 R+59.8
Thomas 81 17.4% 383 82.2% 2 466 R+64.8
Wheeler 141 31.0% 309 67.9% 5 455 R+36.9
Blaine 72 17.5% 338 82.2% 1 411 R+64.7
Loup 98 24.5% 295 73.8% 7 400 R+49.3
Grant 89 22.7% 301 76.8% 2 392 R+54.1
McPherson 60 20.5% 229 78.4% 3 292 R+57.9
Arthur 58 21.6% 210 78.1% 1 269 R+56.5

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.

Nebraska in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+20.5
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+19.1
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+25.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+21.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+14.9
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+33.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+29.0
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+18.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+17.2
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+21.0
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+41.7
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+39.5
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+20.8
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+41.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+28.0
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+5.2
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+24.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+31.0
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+38.3
1948 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+8.3
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+17.2
1940 Wendell Willkie (R) R+14.4
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+16.4
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+27.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+27.0
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+17.5
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+33.4
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+14.3
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+22.0
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+1.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+37.9
1900 William McKinley (R) R+3.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.4
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+31.1
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+13.8
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+16.8
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+30.3
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+29.6
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+41.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.7