Elections / 1988 · President · CT
George H. W. Bush carried Connecticut R+5.1.
Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Connecticut, 1988. The state ran 2.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.7 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1988 ballot here.
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Connecticut result
1,443,348 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
676,568
46.9%
Bush (R)
750,218
52.0%
All others
16,561
1.1%
Margin
R+5.1
1988 presidential election
Connecticut, 1988
BushR+5.1
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1988 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1988 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 52.0% | 750,218 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 46.9% | 676,568 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 16,561 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1988
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 210,446 | 187,266 | 401,664 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 50,934 | 75,336 | 127,608 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 35,764 | 36,642 | 73,170 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 85,715 | 93,821 | 181,906 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 16,486 | 17,532 | 34,451 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 21,208 | 26,537 | 48,279 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 107,502 | 114,814 | 225,582 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 50,749 | 54,633 | 106,719 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 97,764 | 143,637 | 243,969 |