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Election 1988 Results

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1988 presidential election in Texas

George H. W. Bush (Republican) beat Michael Dukakis (Democrat) in Texas in 1988, 56.0% to 43.3%, a margin of 12.6 points and 684,081 votes.

Texas voted 4.9 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 169 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 85. The largest, Harris, cast 814,160 votes and went to the Republican by 14.9 points. The closest was Hudspeth, where 1 vote 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 3,036,829 56.0%
Michael Dukakis Democratic 2,352,748 43.3%
All other candidates 37,833 0.7%
Total5,427,410

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 342,919 42.1% 464,217 57.0% 7,024 814,160 R+14.9
Dallas 243,198 40.9% 347,094 58.4% 4,246 594,538 R+17.5
Tarrant 151,310 38.2% 242,660 61.2% 2,267 396,237 R+23.1
Bexar 174,036 47.1% 193,192 52.2% 2,521 369,749 R+5.2
Travis 127,783 54.1% 105,915 44.9% 2,386 236,084 D+9.3
El Paso 62,622 52.7% 55,573 46.8% 586 118,781 D+5.9
Nueces 49,209 51.3% 46,337 48.3% 386 95,932 D+3.0
Jefferson 55,649 60.7% 35,754 39.0% 290 91,693 D+21.7
Collin 22,934 25.1% 67,776 74.3% 520 91,230 R+49.2
Denton 26,204 31.1% 57,444 68.2% 562 84,210 R+37.1
Hidalgo 54,330 64.8% 29,246 34.9% 294 83,870 D+29.9
Galveston 38,633 52.2% 34,913 47.2% 496 74,042 D+5.0
Lubbock 22,202 30.3% 50,760 69.3% 330 73,292 R+39.0
McLennan 27,545 41.5% 38,606 58.1% 272 66,423 R+16.7
Fort Bend 23,351 36.6% 39,818 62.4% 615 63,784 R+25.8
Montgomery 18,394 31.1% 40,360 68.2% 392 59,146 R+37.1
Brazoria 23,436 39.7% 34,028 57.6% 1,617 59,081 R+17.9
Cameron 30,972 55.8% 24,263 43.7% 317 55,552 D+12.1
Smith 18,719 34.9% 34,658 64.7% 215 53,592 R+29.7
Bell 17,751 37.3% 29,382 61.8% 418 47,551 R+24.5
Williamson 19,589 41.5% 27,322 57.8% 319 47,230 R+16.4
Brazos 14,885 33.3% 29,369 65.7% 436 44,690 R+32.4
Taylor 13,073 31.1% 28,563 68.0% 388 42,024 R+36.9
Wichita 17,956 43.2% 23,324 56.1% 310 41,590 R+12.9
Gregg 12,486 31.7% 26,465 67.2% 436 39,387 R+35.5
Midland 8,487 21.6% 30,618 77.9% 221 39,326 R+56.3
Randall 8,492 23.2% 27,986 76.3% 188 36,666 R+53.2
Ector 10,825 31.7% 23,155 67.8% 172 34,152 R+36.1
Tom Green 12,283 36.1% 21,463 63.1% 266 34,012 R+27.0
Grayson 14,347 43.1% 18,825 56.6% 115 33,287 R+13.5
Johnson 12,507 41.5% 17,509 58.0% 155 30,171 R+16.6
Orange 17,834 59.6% 11,959 40.0% 115 29,908 D+19.6
Bowie 12,331 44.1% 15,454 55.3% 156 27,941 R+11.2
Ellis 11,169 40.3% 16,422 59.2% 158 27,749 R+18.9
Potter 9,563 36.6% 16,400 62.8% 168 26,131 R+26.2
Victoria 8,923 36.8% 15,056 62.1% 274 24,253 R+25.3
Angelina 10,849 45.5% 12,738 53.4% 265 23,852 R+7.9
Webb 16,227 68.1% 7,528 31.6% 77 23,832 D+36.5
Hays 11,187 48.1% 11,716 50.4% 361 23,264 R+2.3
Parker 8,517 37.5% 14,090 62.0% 116 22,723 R+24.5
Harrison 8,974 42.2% 11,957 56.2% 354 21,285 R+14.0
Hunt 8,820 41.5% 12,331 58.1% 87 21,238 R+16.5
Henderson 9,819 46.9% 11,005 52.6% 94 20,918 R+5.7
Guadalupe 7,111 34.5% 13,265 64.4% 233 20,609 R+29.9
Comal 5,716 28.6% 13,994 70.0% 270 19,980 R+41.4
San Patricio 9,920 51.0% 9,159 47.1% 379 19,458 D+3.9
Nacogdoches 6,886 36.5% 11,767 62.3% 230 18,883 R+25.8
Liberty 8,343 49.2% 8,524 50.2% 106 16,973 R+1.1
Kaufman 7,358 46.2% 8,466 53.2% 92 15,916 R+7.0
Lamar 7,553 48.4% 8,021 51.4% 24 15,598 R+3.0
Hardin 8,245 54.3% 6,897 45.5% 31 15,173 D+8.9
Kerr 3,587 24.0% 11,207 75.0% 143 14,937 R+51.0
Walker 5,826 40.5% 8,473 58.9% 92 14,391 R+18.4
Rusk 5,140 35.9% 9,117 63.7% 56 14,313 R+27.8
Bastrop 8,004 56.8% 5,991 42.5% 97 14,092 D+14.3
Anderson 6,128 43.6% 7,858 55.9% 59 14,045 R+12.3
Van Zandt 6,153 45.4% 7,371 54.4% 35 13,559 R+9.0
Navarro 6,749 51.0% 6,445 48.7% 38 13,232 D+2.3
Cherokee 5,604 42.6% 7,520 57.1% 41 13,165 R+14.6
Wharton 5,935 45.7% 6,978 53.7% 78 12,991 R+8.0
Jim Wells 8,495 65.9% 4,335 33.6% 56 12,886 D+32.3
Matagorda 5,675 45.2% 6,787 54.0% 104 12,566 R+8.8
Polk 5,943 49.8% 5,831 48.9% 155 11,929 D+0.9
Hood 4,255 36.3% 7,400 63.2% 61 11,716 R+26.8
Jasper 6,613 56.9% 4,985 42.9% 31 11,629 D+14.0
Coryell 4,026 34.6% 7,461 64.2% 140 11,627 R+29.5
Brown 4,763 41.0% 6,810 58.7% 33 11,606 R+17.6
Cooke 4,217 36.8% 7,196 62.8% 39 11,452 R+26.0
Wise 5,288 46.4% 6,064 53.2% 43 11,395 R+6.8
Wood 4,553 40.1% 6,216 54.7% 597 11,366 R+14.6
Upshur 5,242 46.5% 5,991 53.2% 32 11,265 R+6.6
Cass 5,941 52.8% 5,305 47.1% 16 11,262 D+5.6
Hutchinson 2,950 28.0% 7,526 71.5% 50 10,526 R+43.5
Howard 4,445 42.3% 6,024 57.3% 48 10,517 R+15.0
Val Verde 5,044 49.4% 5,109 50.0% 58 10,211 R+0.6
Hopkins 4,984 49.1% 5,133 50.6% 25 10,142 R+1.5
Medina 4,227 42.1% 5,722 57.1% 80 10,029 R+14.9
Kleberg 5,367 54.0% 4,443 44.7% 136 9,946 D+9.3
Rockwall 2,659 26.8% 7,214 72.6% 66 9,939 R+45.8
Hale 3,502 35.7% 6,284 64.1% 25 9,811 R+28.4
Gray 2,460 25.2% 7,259 74.2% 62 9,781 R+49.1
Erath 4,113 43.0% 5,427 56.7% 30 9,570 R+13.7
Burnet 4,343 45.7% 5,120 53.8% 45 9,508 R+8.2
Atascosa 4,657 49.0% 4,777 50.3% 70 9,504 R+1.3
Bee 4,616 49.7% 4,620 49.8% 45 9,281 level
Fannin 5,163 56.0% 4,024 43.7% 27 9,214 D+12.4
Hill 4,381 47.6% 4,796 52.1% 21 9,198 R+4.5
Washington 2,960 32.8% 6,041 66.8% 36 9,037 R+34.1
Panola 4,123 47.0% 4,642 52.9% 15 8,780 R+5.9
Palo Pinto 3,930 45.5% 4,649 53.8% 55 8,634 R+8.3
Titus 4,357 50.5% 4,247 49.3% 16 8,620 D+1.3
Wilson 3,953 46.9% 4,436 52.7% 36 8,425 R+5.7
Milam 4,865 57.9% 3,512 41.8% 19 8,396 D+16.1
Shelby 4,261 51.5% 3,999 48.3% 13 8,273 D+3.2
Caldwell 4,649 56.3% 3,553 43.0% 60 8,262 D+13.3
Starr 6,958 84.7% 1,218 14.8% 35 8,211 D+69.9
Uvalde 3,684 46.0% 4,266 53.3% 51 8,001 R+7.3
Fayette 3,390 42.5% 4,551 57.1% 30 7,971 R+14.6
Lavaca 3,531 44.3% 4,377 55.0% 54 7,962 R+10.6
Houston 3,846 49.5% 3,882 50.0% 36 7,764 R+0.5
Waller 3,957 51.9% 3,607 47.3% 60 7,624 D+4.6
Gillespie 1,588 21.7% 5,662 77.4% 63 7,313 R+55.7
Tyler 4,198 57.6% 3,070 42.1% 24 7,292 D+15.5
Hockley 2,850 39.3% 4,368 60.2% 32 7,250 R+20.9
Young 3,007 41.8% 4,156 57.8% 30 7,193 R+16.0
Montague 3,689 51.3% 3,475 48.4% 22 7,186 D+3.0
Eastland 3,215 44.9% 3,929 54.8% 22 7,166 R+10.0
Austin 2,593 36.2% 4,524 63.2% 43 7,160 R+27.0
Chambers 3,035 44.8% 3,694 54.5% 52 6,781 R+9.7
Limestone 3,476 51.4% 3,257 48.2% 30 6,763 D+3.2
Colorado 2,847 43.1% 3,723 56.4% 30 6,600 R+13.3
Calhoun 3,314 50.8% 3,183 48.8% 27 6,524 D+2.0
Kendall 1,446 22.6% 4,875 76.2% 77 6,398 R+53.6
De Witt 2,579 41.2% 3,628 58.0% 48 6,255 R+16.8
Llano 2,629 42.4% 3,550 57.2% 23 6,202 R+14.9
Aransas 2,305 37.2% 3,858 62.3% 33 6,196 R+25.1
Bosque 2,670 43.4% 3,458 56.3% 19 6,147 R+12.8
Freestone 2,916 47.9% 3,159 51.9% 17 6,092 R+4.0
Maverick 4,395 73.2% 1,592 26.5% 16 6,003 D+46.7
Gonzales 2,897 49.0% 2,983 50.4% 36 5,916 R+1.5
Jones 2,898 49.0% 3,000 50.7% 18 5,916 R+1.7
Scurry 2,119 36.0% 3,749 63.6% 26 5,894 R+27.7
Robertson 3,630 62.2% 2,184 37.4% 18 5,832 D+24.8
Deaf Smith 1,930 33.7% 3,744 65.4% 52 5,726 R+31.7
San Jacinto 2,972 52.3% 2,691 47.3% 25 5,688 D+4.9
Red River 3,165 56.0% 2,475 43.8% 12 5,652 D+12.2
Morris 3,522 62.6% 2,104 37.4% 4 5,630 D+25.2
Nolan 2,853 50.9% 2,734 48.7% 22 5,609 D+2.1
Grimes 2,735 49.0% 2,820 50.5% 27 5,582 R+1.5
Burleson 3,085 57.8% 2,242 42.0% 12 5,339 D+15.8
Dawson 2,155 40.5% 3,154 59.3% 8 5,317 R+18.8
Lamb 2,230 41.9% 3,064 57.6% 22 5,316 R+15.7
Newton 3,640 68.6% 1,659 31.2% 10 5,309 D+37.3
Moore 1,537 29.1% 3,710 70.3% 34 5,281 R+41.1
Falls 2,877 54.9% 2,344 44.8% 16 5,237 D+10.2
Trinity 2,657 51.7% 2,448 47.7% 32 5,137 D+4.1
Jackson 2,141 41.9% 2,954 57.8% 20 5,115 R+15.9
Leon 2,316 45.3% 2,778 54.3% 21 5,115 R+9.0
Duval 4,177 82.0% 907 17.8% 13 5,097 D+64.2
Lee 2,527 49.9% 2,513 49.6% 27 5,067 D+0.3
Lampasas 1,954 39.3% 3,000 60.4% 12 4,966 R+21.1
Willacy 3,165 64.1% 1,750 35.4% 25 4,940 D+28.6
Karnes 2,529 51.3% 2,383 48.3% 21 4,933 D+3.0
Wilbarger 2,248 45.6% 2,669 54.1% 12 4,929 R+8.5
Callahan 2,017 41.0% 2,887 58.7% 17 4,921 R+17.7
Bandera 1,251 26.3% 3,435 72.1% 75 4,761 R+45.9
Comanche 2,622 55.1% 2,120 44.5% 19 4,761 D+10.5
Terry 1,941 42.2% 2,645 57.5% 14 4,600 R+15.3
Ward 1,858 40.5% 2,709 59.0% 23 4,590 R+18.5
Reeves 2,812 61.7% 1,724 37.9% 18 4,554 D+23.9
Frio 3,016 66.5% 1,505 33.2% 17 4,538 D+33.3
Pecos 1,960 43.9% 2,483 55.7% 17 4,460 R+11.7
Clay 2,288 52.7% 2,043 47.1% 9 4,340 D+5.6
Coleman 1,978 45.8% 2,340 54.2% 3 4,321 R+8.4
Andrews 1,122 26.8% 3,052 72.8% 17 4,191 R+46.1
Runnels 1,720 41.5% 2,417 58.3% 10 4,147 R+16.8
Marion 2,255 54.6% 1,857 45.0% 17 4,129 D+9.6
San Augustine 2,118 51.9% 1,946 47.6% 20 4,084 D+4.2
Camp 2,121 52.5% 1,908 47.2% 13 4,042 D+5.3
Sabine 2,053 51.5% 1,925 48.3% 9 3,987 D+3.2
Zavala 3,338 84.0% 628 15.8% 7 3,973 D+68.2
Live Oak 1,573 40.5% 2,277 58.7% 30 3,880 R+18.1
Stephens 1,519 39.2% 2,342 60.5% 13 3,874 R+21.2
Madison 1,835 49.0% 1,896 50.6% 16 3,747 R+1.6
Refugio 1,831 49.2% 1,883 50.6% 10 3,724 R+1.4
Dimmit 2,735 74.9% 900 24.7% 16 3,651 D+50.3
Archer 1,627 44.6% 2,010 55.1% 9 3,646 R+10.5
Gaines 1,310 36.3% 2,265 62.8% 31 3,606 R+26.5
Ochiltree 579 16.5% 2,928 83.3% 10 3,517 R+66.8
Brooks 2,859 81.9% 608 17.4% 22 3,489 D+64.5
Mitchell 1,773 52.5% 1,596 47.3% 7 3,376 D+5.2
Brewster 1,569 47.4% 1,708 51.6% 36 3,313 R+4.2
McCulloch 1,665 50.6% 1,618 49.1% 10 3,293 D+1.4
Swisher 1,893 59.5% 1,271 40.0% 15 3,179 D+19.6
Carson 1,034 32.8% 2,100 66.7% 14 3,148 R+33.9
Floyd 1,391 44.3% 1,741 55.5% 6 3,138 R+11.2
Zapata 2,171 69.3% 958 30.6% 6 3,135 D+38.7
Hamilton 1,355 43.9% 1,718 55.7% 13 3,086 R+11.8
Jack 1,521 49.5% 1,542 50.2% 11 3,074 R+0.7
Castro 1,436 47.1% 1,604 52.6% 9 3,049 R+5.5
Haskell 1,715 58.8% 1,193 40.9% 7 2,915 D+17.9
Franklin 1,453 50.2% 1,439 49.7% 4 2,896 D+0.5
Parmer 764 26.9% 2,061 72.6% 14 2,839 R+45.7
Goliad 1,358 48.6% 1,427 51.1% 7 2,792 R+2.5
Wheeler 1,067 38.4% 1,703 61.3% 7 2,777 R+22.9
Rains 1,448 52.9% 1,281 46.8% 7 2,736 D+6.1
Blanco 1,012 37.2% 1,680 61.8% 27 2,719 R+24.6
Winkler 947 36.3% 1,656 63.4% 8 2,611 R+27.2
Crosby 1,435 56.0% 1,121 43.8% 6 2,562 D+12.3
Yoakum 727 29.0% 1,762 70.3% 18 2,507 R+41.3
Hansford 443 18.3% 1,967 81.2% 11 2,421 R+62.9
Lynn 1,086 45.9% 1,279 54.0% 2 2,367 R+8.2
La Salle 1,651 70.2% 693 29.5% 8 2,352 D+40.7
Bailey 876 37.4% 1,459 62.3% 8 2,343 R+24.9
Somervell 983 42.8% 1,304 56.8% 9 2,296 R+14.0
San Saba 1,165 51.2% 1,099 48.3% 13 2,277 D+2.9
Childress 1,060 46.8% 1,201 53.0% 6 2,267 R+6.2
Fisher 1,516 67.7% 721 32.2% 3 2,240 D+35.5
Garza 989 45.2% 1,183 54.0% 18 2,190 R+8.9
Jim Hogg 1,630 76.1% 510 23.8% 3 2,143 D+52.3
Delta 1,244 59.2% 849 40.4% 8 2,101 D+18.8
Baylor 1,153 55.7% 914 44.2% 3 2,070 D+11.5
Hardeman 1,143 57.1% 855 42.7% 3 2,001 D+14.4
Mills 842 44.6% 1,043 55.2% 3 1,888 R+10.6
Dallam 645 34.6% 1,205 64.7% 12 1,862 R+30.1
Crockett 881 48.4% 932 51.2% 6 1,819 R+2.8
Crane 596 32.8% 1,219 67.1% 3 1,818 R+34.3
Knox 1,013 56.8% 765 42.9% 4 1,782 D+13.9
Presidio 1,176 66.4% 586 33.1% 9 1,771 D+33.3
Hartley 505 28.9% 1,229 70.3% 13 1,747 R+41.4
Hall 1,029 59.0% 714 41.0% 1,743 D+18.1
Upton 544 31.3% 1,189 68.3% 7 1,740 R+37.1
Donley 661 38.6% 1,043 60.9% 9 1,713 R+22.3
Hemphill 527 30.9% 1,170 68.6% 8 1,705 R+37.7
Collingsworth 809 48.1% 872 51.8% 2 1,683 R+3.7
Mason 671 40.5% 975 58.9% 9 1,655 R+18.4
Martin 632 38.3% 1,017 61.6% 2 1,651 R+23.3
Kimble 551 34.1% 1,061 65.6% 5 1,617 R+31.5
Sutton 571 36.4% 996 63.4% 3 1,570 R+27.1
Shackelford 681 43.8% 865 55.7% 8 1,554 R+11.8
Coke 674 43.7% 863 56.0% 5 1,542 R+12.3
Lipscomb 377 25.2% 1,111 74.1% 11 1,499 R+49.0
Sherman 340 22.7% 1,145 76.4% 14 1,499 R+53.7
Cochran 681 46.6% 771 52.7% 10 1,462 R+6.2
Kinney 669 46.1% 771 53.2% 10 1,450 R+7.0
Reagan 418 30.8% 935 69.0% 2 1,355 R+38.2
Real 483 37.4% 795 61.6% 13 1,291 R+24.2
Concho 643 50.9% 617 48.9% 3 1,263 D+2.1
Menard 614 52.4% 552 47.1% 5 1,171 D+5.3
Schleicher 494 42.7% 653 56.4% 10 1,157 R+13.7
Stonewall 724 63.1% 421 36.7% 2 1,147 D+26.4
Dickens 696 61.0% 435 38.1% 10 1,141 D+22.9
Cottle 690 63.7% 379 35.0% 14 1,083 D+28.7
Briscoe 574 54.8% 464 44.3% 10 1,048 D+10.5
Armstrong 314 30.2% 720 69.2% 6 1,040 R+39.0
Oldham 303 30.2% 691 68.8% 10 1,004 R+38.6
Throckmorton 534 53.5% 455 45.6% 9 998 D+7.9
Culberson 557 56.7% 417 42.5% 8 982 D+14.3
Edwards 368 39.6% 556 59.8% 6 930 R+20.2
Jeff Davis 325 37.4% 524 60.2% 21 870 R+22.9
Irion 326 37.6% 539 62.2% 2 867 R+24.6
Foard 513 62.6% 306 37.3% 1 820 D+25.2
Hudspeth 406 49.8% 405 49.6% 5 816 D+0.1
Motley 262 37.9% 429 62.0% 1 692 R+24.1
Terrell 390 56.6% 296 43.0% 3 689 D+13.6
Kent 398 59.1% 274 40.7% 2 674 D+18.4
Sterling 188 28.7% 464 70.7% 4 656 R+42.1
Roberts 135 23.2% 441 75.9% 5 581 R+52.7
Glasscock 143 27.1% 384 72.7% 1 528 R+45.6
Borden 169 37.2% 283 62.3% 2 454 R+25.1
McMullen 94 23.6% 302 75.9% 2 398 R+52.3
Kenedy 119 60.7% 76 38.8% 1 196 D+21.9
King 64 36.6% 111 63.4% 175 R+26.9
Loving 23 29.9% 54 70.1% 77 R+40.3

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)