George H. W. Bush carried Florida R+22.4.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Florida, 1988. The state ran 14.6 points more Republican 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)

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Florida result

4,302,313 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

1,656,701

38.5%

Bush (R)

2,618,885

60.9%

All others

26,727

0.6%

Margin

R+22.4

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1988 presidential election

Florida, 1988

BushR+22.4

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	60.9%	2,618,885
Michael DukakisDemocratic	38.5%	1,656,701
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	26,727

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 1988

67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	R	−1.3%	29,396	30,153	60,213
Baker County	R	−43.1%	1,355	3,418	4,781
Bay County	R	−46.0%	11,603	31,796	43,851
Bradford County	R	−27.7%	2,386	4,221	6,636
Brevard County	R	−41.5%	43,004	104,854	149,159
Broward County	R	−0.5%	218,274	220,316	440,605
Calhoun County	R	−28.9%	1,329	2,422	3,784
Charlotte County	R	−28.6%	15,974	28,893	45,159
Citrus County	R	−26.6%	12,184	21,072	33,474
Clay County	R	−53.7%	7,773	25,942	33,837
Collier County	R	−50.3%	12,769	38,920	51,980
Columbia County	R	−30.9%	4,073	7,761	11,916
DeSoto County	R	−31.9%	2,181	4,243	6,464
Dixie County	R	−19.6%	1,366	2,031	3,397
Duval County	R	−26.1%	74,894	128,081	203,979
Escambia County	R	−36.6%	29,977	64,959	95,460
Flagler County	R	−21.0%	4,244	6,504	10,782
Franklin County	R	−19.3%	1,283	1,913	3,269
Gadsden County	D	+3.0%	6,372	5,992	12,577
Gilchrist County	R	−23.8%	1,137	1,855	3,012
Glades County	R	−19.8%	1,034	1,547	2,593
Gulf County	R	−27.8%	1,688	3,042	4,872
Hamilton County	R	−21.9%	1,318	2,062	3,396
Hardee County	R	−35.9%	1,688	3,640	5,436
Hendry County	R	−32.0%	2,036	3,965	6,035
Hernando County	R	−15.6%	15,437	21,195	36,863
Highlands County	R	−34.6%	8,091	16,723	24,941
Hillsborough County	R	−20.4%	99,014	150,151	250,716
Holmes County	R	−43.8%	1,639	4,225	5,900
Indian River County	R	−40.1%	10,451	24,630	35,333
Jackson County	R	−25.1%	5,008	8,405	13,513
Jefferson County	R	−6.2%	2,055	2,326	4,398
Lafayette County	R	−33.4%	722	1,451	2,185
Lake County	R	−37.7%	16,766	37,327	54,572
Lee County	R	−36.1%	40,725	87,303	128,936
Leon County	R	−3.7%	33,472	36,055	70,158
Levy County	R	−20.7%	3,434	5,253	8,791
Liberty County	R	−32.7%	709	1,421	2,177
Madison County	R	−13.5%	1,951	2,563	4,529
Manatee County	R	−31.4%	26,624	51,187	78,113
Marion County	R	−33.3%	20,685	41,501	62,520
Martin County	R	−45.9%	11,488	31,279	43,083
Miami-Dade County	R	−11.0%	216,970	270,937	490,265
Monroe County	R	−21.9%	10,157	15,928	26,405
Nassau County	R	−33.6%	4,143	8,374	12,575
Okaloosa County	R	−60.7%	9,753	40,389	50,462
Okeechobee County	R	−22.2%	3,007	4,736	7,791
Orange County	R	−36.6%	54,023	117,237	172,770
Osceola County	R	−36.8%	9,812	21,355	31,381
Palm Beach County	R	−11.4%	144,199	181,495	327,217
Pasco County	R	−11.7%	50,385	63,820	114,803
Pinellas County	R	−16.0%	152,420	211,049	365,370
Polk County	R	−33.5%	38,249	77,104	116,040
Putnam County	R	−15.0%	8,575	11,624	20,307
Santa Rosa County	R	−56.3%	5,254	18,973	24,370
Sarasota County	R	−33.4%	42,099	84,602	127,409
Seminole County	R	−45.1%	22,635	60,401	83,658
St. Johns County	R	−40.8%	8,029	19,228	27,415
St. Lucie County	R	−29.7%	17,446	32,319	50,079
Sumter County	R	−20.6%	3,900	5,936	9,896
Suwannee County	R	−30.0%	3,129	5,863	9,122
Taylor County	R	−39.0%	1,763	4,057	5,875
Union County	R	−40.6%	691	1,644	2,349
Volusia County	R	−14.3%	55,469	74,195	131,182
Wakulla County	R	−32.3%	1,605	3,158	4,805
Walton County	R	−39.4%	3,235	7,490	10,808
Washington County	R	−34.0%	2,144	4,374	6,564