Alabama — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentBushR+19.3
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 59.2% | 815,576 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 39.9% | 549,506 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 12,888 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Barbour County, AL | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Bibb County, AL | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Butler County, AL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Chambers County, AL | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Clarke County, AL | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Clay County, AL | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Coffee County, AL | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Colbert County, AL | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Coosa County, AL | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Covington County, AL | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Dale County, AL | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Dallas County, AL | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Elmore County, AL | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Escambia County, AL | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Etowah County, AL | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Fayette County, AL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Geneva County, AL | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Hale County, AL | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Henry County, AL | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Houston County, AL | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Jackson County, AL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Lamar County, AL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Lee County, AL | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Limestone County, AL | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+65.1 |
| Madison County, AL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Marengo County, AL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Marion County, AL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Marshall County, AL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Mobile County, AL | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Monroe County, AL | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Morgan County, AL | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Perry County, AL | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Pickens County, AL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Pike County, AL | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Randolph County, AL | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Russell County, AL | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+58.0 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Talladega County, AL | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Walker County, AL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Washington County, AL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+35.6 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Bush, George H.W.+4,161 | 7,82867.2% | 3,66731.5% | 1591.4% | 11,654 |
| Baldwin County | Bush, George H.W.+16,662 | 25,93372.8% | 9,27126.0% | 3941.1% | 35,598 |
| Barbour County | Bush, George H.W.+1,122 | 4,95855.7% | 3,83643.1% | 1051.2% | 8,899 |
| Bibb County | Bush, George H.W.+641 | 2,88556.1% | 2,24443.6% | 170.3% | 5,146 |
| Blount County | Bush, George H.W.+4,269 | 8,75464.6% | 4,48533.1% | 3092.3% | 13,548 |
| Bullock County | Dukakis, Michael+1,701 | 1,42131.0% | 3,12268.1% | 410.9% | 4,584 |
| Butler County | Bush, George H.W.+458 | 3,92352.6% | 3,46546.5% | 711.0% | 7,459 |
| Calhoun County | Bush, George H.W.+7,355 | 19,80658.3% | 12,45136.7% | 1,7115.0% | 33,968 |
| Chambers County | Bush, George H.W.+2,591 | 7,69459.4% | 5,10339.4% | 1591.2% | 12,956 |
| Cherokee County | Dukakis, Michael+308 | 2,86847.0% | 3,17652.1% | 570.9% | 6,101 |
| Chilton County | Bush, George H.W.+4,941 | 8,76169.4% | 3,82030.3% | 420.3% | 12,623 |
| Choctaw County | Bush, George H.W.+138 | 3,62950.9% | 3,49149.0% | 110.2% | 7,131 |
| Clarke County | Bush, George H.W.+1,491 | 5,70857.0% | 4,21742.1% | 950.9% | 10,020 |
| Clay County | Bush, George H.W.+1,894 | 3,49666.7% | 1,60230.6% | 1402.7% | 5,238 |
| Cleburne County | Bush, George H.W.+1,688 | 3,07168.4% | 1,38330.8% | 360.8% | 4,490 |
| Coffee County | Bush, George H.W.+4,571 | 8,89066.6% | 4,31932.3% | 1461.1% | 13,355 |
| Colbert County | Dukakis, Michael+2,622 | 7,77542.2% | 10,39756.5% | 2321.3% | 18,404 |
| Conecuh County | Bush, George H.W.+234 | 3,25651.2% | 3,02247.5% | 791.2% | 6,357 |
| Coosa County | Bush, George H.W.+545 | 2,40556.2% | 1,86043.4% | 180.4% | 4,283 |
| Covington County | Bush, George H.W.+4,285 | 8,13067.3% | 3,84531.8% | 980.8% | 12,073 |
| Crenshaw County | Bush, George H.W.+781 | 2,61758.4% | 1,83641.0% | 250.6% | 4,478 |
| Cullman County | Bush, George H.W.+5,834 | 14,35161.9% | 8,51736.7% | 3291.4% | 23,197 |
| Dale County | Bush, George H.W.+5,790 | 9,26671.8% | 3,47626.9% | 1631.3% | 12,905 |
| Dallas County | Dukakis, Michael+2,030 | 7,63043.8% | 9,66055.4% | 1330.8% | 17,423 |
| DeKalb County | Bush, George H.W.+4,145 | 11,47860.6% | 7,33338.7% | 1290.7% | 18,940 |
| Elmore County | Bush, George H.W.+6,351 | 10,85269.8% | 4,50129.0% | 1861.2% | 15,539 |
| Escambia County | Bush, George H.W.+2,787 | 6,80762.1% | 4,02036.7% | 1271.2% | 10,954 |
| Etowah County | Bush, George H.W.+66 | 17,82849.7% | 17,76249.5% | 3010.8% | 35,891 |
| Fayette County | Bush, George H.W.+1,152 | 4,33857.4% | 3,18642.2% | 330.4% | 7,557 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George H.W.+185 | 5,14650.2% | 4,96148.4% | 1341.3% | 10,241 |
| Geneva County | Bush, George H.W.+3,018 | 5,70367.3% | 2,68531.7% | 841.0% | 8,472 |
| Greene County | Dukakis, Michael+2,247 | 1,04823.9% | 3,29575.3% | 340.8% | 4,377 |
| Hale County | Dukakis, Michael+773 | 2,41442.7% | 3,18756.4% | 510.9% | 5,652 |
| Henry County | Bush, George H.W.+1,407 | 3,61361.8% | 2,20637.7% | 250.4% | 5,844 |
| Houston County | Bush, George H.W.+12,988 | 19,98973.9% | 7,00125.9% | 710.3% | 27,061 |
| Jackson County | Dukakis, Michael+1,328 | 6,09044.6% | 7,41854.3% | 1611.2% | 13,669 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George H.W.+41,113 | 148,87957.7% | 107,76641.8% | 1,1880.5% | 257,833 |
| Lamar County | Bush, George H.W.+940 | 3,21458.5% | 2,27441.4% | 80.1% | 5,496 |
| Lauderdale County | Bush, George H.W.+80 | 12,94249.4% | 12,86249.1% | 3761.4% | 26,180 |
| Lawrence County | Dukakis, Michael+1,030 | 3,61643.0% | 4,64655.2% | 1551.8% | 8,417 |
| Lee County | Bush, George H.W.+8,102 | 17,18064.4% | 9,07834.0% | 4251.6% | 26,683 |
| Limestone County | Bush, George H.W.+3,631 | 9,08661.6% | 5,45537.0% | 2191.5% | 14,760 |
| Lowndes County | Dukakis, Michael+1,923 | 1,40529.4% | 3,32869.7% | 430.9% | 4,776 |
| Macon County | Dukakis, Michael+5,047 | 1,30416.8% | 6,35181.9% | 1011.3% | 7,756 |
| Madison County | Bush, George H.W.+27,775 | 53,57567.1% | 25,80032.3% | 5190.6% | 79,894 |
| Marengo County | Dukakis, Michael+161 | 4,24148.6% | 4,40250.5% | 820.9% | 8,725 |
| Marion County | Bush, George H.W.+1,450 | 5,95556.7% | 4,50542.9% | 370.4% | 10,497 |
| Marshall County | Bush, George H.W.+4,791 | 12,14860.9% | 7,35736.9% | 4422.2% | 19,947 |
| Mobile County | Bush, George H.W.+26,679 | 72,20360.9% | 45,52438.4% | 8700.7% | 118,597 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George H.W.+1,870 | 5,37960.1% | 3,50939.2% | 660.7% | 8,954 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George H.W.+12,422 | 41,13158.4% | 28,70940.8% | 5510.8% | 70,391 |
| Morgan County | Bush, George H.W.+8,085 | 18,67963.5% | 10,59436.0% | 1240.4% | 29,397 |
| Perry County | Dukakis, Michael+1,467 | 2,10736.6% | 3,57462.1% | 771.3% | 5,758 |
| Pickens County | Bush, George H.W.+744 | 3,85155.2% | 3,10744.5% | 240.3% | 6,982 |
| Pike County | Bush, George H.W.+2,084 | 5,89760.0% | 3,81338.8% | 1111.1% | 9,821 |
| Randolph County | Bush, George H.W.+2,163 | 4,62564.0% | 2,46234.1% | 1371.9% | 7,224 |
| Russell County | Dukakis, Michael+256 | 6,33348.4% | 6,58950.4% | 1641.3% | 13,086 |
| Shelby County | Bush, George H.W.+19,914 | 27,05278.8% | 7,13820.8% | 1240.4% | 34,314 |
| St. Clair County | Bush, George H.W.+6,269 | 10,60470.7% | 4,33528.9% | 580.4% | 14,997 |
| Sumter County | Dukakis, Michael+2,178 | 2,21233.4% | 4,39066.2% | 280.4% | 6,630 |
| Talladega County | Bush, George H.W.+4,682 | 12,97360.3% | 8,29138.6% | 2421.1% | 21,506 |
| Tallapoosa County | Bush, George H.W.+3,904 | 8,50263.9% | 4,59834.6% | 1981.5% | 13,298 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Bush, George H.W.+9,230 | 27,39659.9% | 18,16639.7% | 1960.4% | 45,758 |
| Walker County | Dukakis, Michael+327 | 11,01148.5% | 11,33849.9% | 3511.5% | 22,700 |
| Washington County | Bush, George H.W.+339 | 3,74152.2% | 3,40247.5% | 200.3% | 7,163 |
| Wilcox County | Dukakis, Michael+1,630 | 1,73934.0% | 3,36965.8% | 100.2% | 5,118 |
| Winston County | Bush, George H.W.+3,281 | 6,23567.6% | 2,95432.0% | 360.4% | 9,225 |
complete certified result
Alabama candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Same ballot, 1988AL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.