Elections / 1988 · President · GA
Georgia — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentBushR+20.3
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 59.8% | 1,081,331 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 39.5% | 714,792 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 13,534 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Berrien County, GA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Bibb County, GA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Brooks County, GA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Burke County, GA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Butts County, GA | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Chatham County, GA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+0.02 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Clayton County, GA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Clinch County, GA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Cook County, GA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Crisp County, GA | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Decatur County, GA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Dodge County, GA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Early County, GA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Grady County, GA | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Greene County, GA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Hart County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Heard County, GA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Henry County, GA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Irwin County, GA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Jasper County, GA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Lamar County, GA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Lanier County, GA | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Liberty County, GA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Marion County, GA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Miller County, GA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Newton County, GA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Peach County, GA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Putnam County, GA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Richmond County, GA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Screven County, GA | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Seminole County, GA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Sumter County, GA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Telfair County, GA | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Terrell County, GA | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Turner County, GA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Washington County, GA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+33.8 |
complete certified result
Georgia 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)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 1,837 | 3,000 | 4,859 | |
| Atkinson County | R | 887 | 1,126 | 2,025 | |
| Bacon County | R | 780 | 1,407 | 2,194 | |
| Baker County | D | 707 | 629 | 1,348 | |
| Baldwin County | R | 4,008 | 5,852 | 9,911 | |
| Banks County | R | 984 | 1,590 | 2,582 | |
| Barrow County | R | 2,442 | 4,738 | 7,218 | |
| Bartow County | R | 4,884 | 8,039 | 13,044 | |
| Ben Hill County | R | 1,867 | 2,005 | 3,918 | |
| Berrien County | R | 1,381 | 2,030 | 3,420 | |
| Bibb County | R | 22,084 | 22,179 | 44,396 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 1,175 | 1,950 | 3,138 | |
| Brantley County | R | 1,450 | 1,539 | 3,007 | |
| Brooks County | R | 1,500 | 2,136 | 3,649 | |
| Bryan County | R | 1,423 | 2,802 | 4,235 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 3,417 | 6,354 | 9,794 | |
| Burke County | R | 2,861 | 2,988 | 5,872 | |
| Butts County | R | 1,730 | 2,184 | 3,924 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 901 | 644 | 1,551 | |
| Camden County | R | 2,090 | 2,913 | 5,050 | |
| Candler County | R | 877 | 1,261 | 2,144 | |
| Carroll County | R | 4,706 | 10,754 | 15,541 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 3,588 | 9,319 | 12,940 | |
| Charlton County | R | 943 | 1,327 | 2,304 | |
| Chatham County | R | 25,063 | 35,623 | 61,289 | |
| Chattahoochee County | R | 362 | 454 | 817 | |
| Chattooga County | R | 2,206 | 3,665 | 5,895 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 4,378 | 14,593 | 19,088 | |
| Clarke County | D | 11,154 | 11,150 | 22,452 | |
| Clay County | D | 595 | 398 | 994 | |
| Clayton County | R | 14,689 | 28,225 | 43,137 | |
| Clinch County | R | 594 | 863 | 1,465 | |
| Cobb County | R | 39,297 | 106,621 | 146,658 | |
| Coffee County | R | 2,777 | 4,019 | 6,822 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 2,998 | 5,653 | 8,691 | |
| Columbia County | R | 4,617 | 16,401 | 21,094 | |
| Cook County | R | 1,226 | 1,555 | 2,792 | |
| Coweta County | R | 4,212 | 9,668 | 13,929 | |
| Crawford County | D | 1,340 | 1,235 | 2,597 | |
| Crisp County | R | 1,690 | 2,916 | 4,633 | |
| Dade County | R | 1,120 | 2,539 | 3,671 | |
| Dawson County | R | 761 | 1,908 | 2,686 | |
| Decatur County | R | 2,348 | 3,866 | 6,241 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 92,521 | 90,179 | 184,250 | |
| Dodge County | R | 2,164 | 2,677 | 4,872 | |
| Dooly County | D | 1,613 | 1,386 | 3,021 | |
| Dougherty County | R | 12,579 | 15,520 | 30,517 | |
| Douglas County | R | 5,086 | 13,493 | 18,678 | |
| Early County | R | 1,359 | 1,918 | 3,281 | |
| Echols County | R | 245 | 422 | 670 | |
| Effingham County | R | 1,905 | 3,933 | 5,859 | |
| Elbert County | R | 2,118 | 2,796 | 4,925 | |
| Emanuel County | R | 2,387 | 3,530 | 5,988 | |
| Evans County | R | 1,023 | 1,707 | 2,753 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,123 | 4,271 | 6,427 | |
| Fayette County | R | 4,593 | 16,443 | 21,123 | |
| Floyd County | R | 8,548 | 14,697 | 23,386 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 2,347 | 7,947 | 10,344 | |
| Franklin County | R | 1,842 | 2,615 | 4,465 | |
| Fulton County | D | 120,752 | 91,785 | 214,689 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 1,363 | 3,353 | 4,746 | |
| Glascock County | R | 210 | 580 | 790 | |
| Glynn County | R | 6,339 | 11,126 | 17,611 | |
| Gordon County | R | 2,369 | 6,051 | 8,445 | |
| Grady County | R | 1,883 | 2,989 | 4,892 | |
| Greene County | D | 1,818 | 1,432 | 3,260 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 20,948 | 66,372 | 87,940 | |
| Habersham County | R | 2,114 | 4,871 | 7,014 | |
| Hall County | R | 7,782 | 17,415 | 25,344 | |
| Hancock County | D | 1,947 | 621 | 2,589 | |
| Haralson County | R | 2,404 | 4,529 | 6,950 | |
| Harris County | R | 1,905 | 3,414 | 5,339 | |
| Hart County | R | 2,476 | 3,044 | 5,547 | |
| Heard County | R | 874 | 1,551 | 2,432 | |
| Henry County | R | 4,348 | 10,882 | 15,304 | |
| Houston County | R | 8,664 | 15,748 | 24,597 | |
| Irwin County | R | 918 | 1,226 | 2,151 | |
| Jackson County | R | 2,607 | 4,407 | 7,045 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,188 | 1,474 | 2,676 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 1,242 | 2,050 | 3,305 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 2,346 | 2,788 | 5,151 | |
| Jenkins County | R | 953 | 1,288 | 2,248 | |
| Johnson County | R | 927 | 1,567 | 2,494 | |
| Jones County | R | 2,662 | 3,618 | 6,302 | |
| Lamar County | R | 1,416 | 2,035 | 3,519 | |
| Lanier County | R | 698 | 725 | 1,427 | |
| Laurens County | R | 4,879 | 6,929 | 11,970 | |
| Lee County | R | 995 | 2,875 | 3,883 | |
| Liberty County | R | 2,906 | 3,100 | 6,050 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 893 | 1,417 | 2,324 | |
| Long County | R | 681 | 858 | 1,551 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 6,427 | 10,855 | 17,333 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 1,286 | 2,688 | 4,000 | |
| Macon County | D | 2,268 | 1,412 | 3,697 | |
| Madison County | R | 1,639 | 3,724 | 5,389 | |
| Marion County | D | 844 | 804 | 1,652 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 1,704 | 3,231 | 4,968 | |
| McIntosh County | D | 1,527 | 1,273 | 2,824 | |
| Meriwether County | R | 2,934 | 3,101 | 6,044 | |
| Miller County | R | 515 | 1,105 | 1,625 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 2,260 | 2,590 | 4,860 | |
| Monroe County | R | 1,970 | 2,570 | 4,558 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 903 | 1,228 | 2,136 | |
| Morgan County | R | 1,508 | 2,108 | 3,628 | |
| Murray County | R | 1,679 | 3,996 | 5,700 | |
| Muscogee County | R | 18,772 | 23,058 | 42,000 | |
| Newton County | R | 3,111 | 5,809 | 8,969 | |
| Oconee County | R | 1,990 | 4,265 | 6,282 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 1,154 | 1,951 | 3,116 | |
| Paulding County | R | 2,717 | 7,329 | 10,091 | |
| Peach County | D | 2,972 | 2,782 | 5,796 | |
| Pickens County | R | 1,430 | 3,021 | 4,474 | |
| Pierce County | R | 1,558 | 1,947 | 3,509 | |
| Pike County | R | 1,176 | 2,074 | 3,274 | |
| Polk County | R | 2,977 | 5,454 | 8,461 | |
| Pulaski County | D | 1,476 | 1,400 | 2,888 | |
| Putnam County | R | 1,532 | 2,111 | 3,656 | |
| Quitman County | D | 436 | 296 | 738 | |
| Rabun County | R | 1,301 | 2,278 | 3,608 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,369 | 1,319 | 2,695 | |
| Richmond County | R | 20,489 | 27,566 | 48,258 | |
| Rockdale County | R | 4,330 | 12,413 | 16,826 | |
| Schley County | R | 439 | 635 | 1,078 | |
| Screven County | R | 1,461 | 2,178 | 3,659 | |
| Seminole County | R | 1,171 | 1,469 | 2,645 | |
| Spalding County | R | 4,318 | 7,730 | 12,138 | |
| Stephens County | R | 2,185 | 4,329 | 6,550 | |
| Stewart County | D | 1,136 | 832 | 1,973 | |
| Sumter County | R | 3,332 | 4,289 | 7,668 | |
| Talbot County | D | 1,248 | 802 | 2,060 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 469 | 306 | 777 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 1,694 | 3,172 | 4,878 | |
| Taylor County | R | 1,134 | 1,145 | 2,284 | |
| Telfair County | R | 1,765 | 1,805 | 3,595 | |
| Terrell County | R | 1,383 | 1,517 | 2,905 | |
| Thomas County | R | 3,530 | 6,572 | 10,145 | |
| Tift County | R | 2,446 | 4,760 | 7,234 | |
| Toombs County | R | 1,152 | 4,433 | 5,619 | |
| Towns County | R | 942 | 1,783 | 2,738 | |
| Treutlen County | R | 726 | 970 | 1,696 | |
| Troup County | R | 4,562 | 9,484 | 14,089 | |
| Turner County | R | 1,122 | 1,312 | 2,597 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 1,730 | 1,261 | 3,005 | |
| Union County | R | 1,258 | 2,396 | 3,664 | |
| Upson County | R | 2,666 | 4,614 | 7,318 | |
| Walker County | R | 4,753 | 10,487 | 15,280 | |
| Walton County | R | 3,091 | 5,974 | 9,112 | |
| Ware County | R | 4,292 | 4,819 | 9,163 | |
| Warren County | D | 1,091 | 897 | 2,003 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,615 | 2,752 | 5,383 | |
| Wayne County | R | 2,417 | 3,340 | 5,766 | |
| Webster County | D | 427 | 361 | 790 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 658 | 709 | 1,373 | |
| White County | R | 1,028 | 2,648 | 3,696 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 4,618 | 12,761 | 17,451 | |
| Wilcox County | R | 1,079 | 1,235 | 2,319 | |
| Wilkes County | R | 1,549 | 1,810 | 3,370 | |
| Wilkinson County | D | 1,831 | 1,546 | 3,413 | |
| Worth County | R | 1,311 | 2,668 | 4,009 |
Same ballot, 1988GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.