George H. W. Bush carried Idaho R+26.1.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Idaho, 1988. The state ran 18.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)

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Idaho result

408,968 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

147,272

36.0%

Bush (R)

253,881

62.1%

All others

7,815

1.9%

Margin

R+26.1

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1988 presidential election

Idaho, 1988

BushR+26.1

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	62.1%	253,881
Michael DukakisDemocratic	36.0%	147,272
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	7,815

D+60

R+60

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

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Ada County	R	−28.0%	30,525	54,951	87,334
Adams County	R	−25.8%	643	1,107	1,799
Bannock County	R	−6.7%	13,074	14,986	28,601
Bear Lake County	R	−40.8%	867	2,084	2,980
Benewah County	R	−4.1%	1,518	1,650	3,238
Bingham County	R	−39.3%	4,346	10,131	14,705
Blaine County	R	−11.0%	2,498	3,130	5,755
Boise County	R	−24.8%	620	1,044	1,710
Bonner County	R	−1.4%	5,555	5,721	11,455
Bonneville County	R	−51.7%	7,032	22,613	30,147
Boundary County	R	−14.5%	1,336	1,800	3,202
Butte County	R	−26.2%	521	899	1,444
Camas County	R	−34.8%	136	288	437
Canyon County	R	−34.6%	10,207	21,426	32,396
Caribou County	R	−43.6%	867	2,239	3,144
Cassia County	R	−48.2%	1,833	5,345	7,288
Clark County	R	−35.2%	133	281	421
Clearwater County	D	+5.6%	1,861	1,659	3,617
Custer County	R	−33.6%	616	1,253	1,896
Elmore County	R	−28.3%	2,078	3,756	5,919
Franklin County	R	−56.5%	806	2,992	3,871
Fremont County	R	−47.8%	1,178	3,401	4,652
Gem County	R	−16.8%	2,064	2,926	5,142
Gooding County	R	−21.2%	1,872	2,908	4,876
Idaho County	R	−22.9%	2,198	3,541	5,871
Jefferson County	R	−61.6%	1,198	5,295	6,649
Jerome County	R	−31.0%	1,985	3,830	5,955
Kootenai County	R	−12.8%	11,621	15,093	27,130
Latah County	D	+1.3%	6,544	6,367	13,136
Lemhi County	R	−34.0%	1,157	2,378	3,590
Lewis County	D	+1.3%	807	786	1,612
Lincoln County	R	−22.6%	574	918	1,525
Madison County	R	−71.0%	1,009	6,197	7,302
Minidoka County	R	−33.2%	2,290	4,623	7,033
Nez Perce County	D	+4.8%	7,754	7,027	15,020
Oneida County	R	−42.0%	508	1,269	1,810
Owyhee County	R	−32.6%	848	1,707	2,634
Payette County	R	−32.5%	1,900	3,786	5,809
Power County	R	−24.9%	1,095	1,838	2,981
Shoshone County	D	+22.3%	3,379	2,134	5,586
Teton County	R	−29.5%	531	982	1,527
Twin Falls County	R	−29.7%	7,078	13,243	20,734
Valley County	R	−20.2%	1,251	1,897	3,195
Washington County	R	−26.6%	1,359	2,380	3,840