George H. W. Bush carried Illinois R+2.1.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Illinois, 1988. The state ran 5.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

4,559,120 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

2,215,940

48.6%

Bush (R)

2,310,939

50.7%

All others

32,241

0.7%

Margin

R+2.1

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1988 presidential election

Illinois, 1988

BushR+2.1

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	50.7%	2,310,939
Michael DukakisDemocratic	48.6%	2,215,940
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	32,241

D+60

R+60

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

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−6.9%	13,768	15,831	29,710
Alexander County	D	+15.8%	2,693	1,954	4,663
Bond County	R	−2.1%	3,459	3,608	7,105
Boone County	R	−24.0%	4,234	6,923	11,222
Brown County	R	−4.0%	1,267	1,373	2,646
Bureau County	R	−9.4%	7,354	8,896	16,351
Calhoun County	D	+11.0%	1,544	1,238	2,790
Carroll County	R	−19.6%	2,990	4,464	7,512
Cass County	D	+6.4%	3,316	2,916	6,267
Champaign County	R	−5.5%	29,733	33,247	63,499
Christian County	D	+8.1%	8,295	7,040	15,436
Clark County	R	−15.8%	3,275	4,508	7,811
Clay County	R	−11.7%	2,761	3,494	6,279
Clinton County	R	−12.8%	5,935	7,681	13,680
Coles County	R	−13.9%	8,327	11,043	19,504
Cook County	D	+12.4%	1,129,973	878,582	2,026,144
Crawford County	R	−16.3%	3,555	4,951	8,571
Cumberland County	R	−16.6%	1,904	2,667	4,600
De Witt County	R	−19.3%	2,660	3,942	6,645
DeKalb County	R	−18.4%	11,811	17,182	29,190
Douglas County	R	−15.7%	3,184	4,378	7,598
DuPage County	R	−39.4%	94,285	217,907	314,054
Edgar County	R	−17.5%	3,880	5,538	9,459
Edwards County	R	−28.8%	1,218	2,212	3,450
Effingham County	R	−29.7%	4,553	8,431	13,066
Fayette County	R	−8.1%	4,632	5,452	10,118
Ford County	R	−33.1%	2,026	4,059	6,145
Franklin County	D	+17.8%	11,023	7,677	18,783
Fulton County	D	+12.7%	9,046	6,999	16,108
Gallatin County	D	+21.5%	2,455	1,580	4,063
Greene County	R	−1.9%	3,020	3,136	6,203
Grundy County	R	−22.4%	5,525	8,743	14,361
Hamilton County	R	−0.1%	2,618	2,622	5,256
Hancock County	D	+1.8%	4,740	4,568	9,378
Hardin County	R	−6.9%	1,308	1,504	2,824
Henderson County	D	+9.4%	2,085	1,726	3,821
Henry County	D	+1.0%	11,594	11,358	23,048
Iroquois County	R	−38.7%	4,221	9,596	13,886
Jackson County	D	+7.8%	11,334	9,687	21,185
Jasper County	R	−17.1%	2,135	3,024	5,189
Jefferson County	D	+0.7%	7,729	7,624	15,426
Jersey County	D	+0.4%	4,376	4,343	8,752
Jo Daviess County	R	−8.6%	4,141	4,923	9,137
Johnson County	R	−19.7%	1,872	2,797	4,692
Kane County	R	−28.9%	36,366	66,283	103,412
Kankakee County	R	−14.5%	15,147	20,316	35,755
Kendall County	R	−41.8%	4,347	10,653	15,084
Knox County	D	+8.1%	12,752	10,842	23,700
Lake County	R	−27.7%	64,327	114,115	179,633
LaSalle County	D	+0.2%	22,271	22,166	44,650
Lawrence County	R	−7.5%	3,140	3,655	6,823
Lee County	R	−31.6%	4,608	8,903	13,596
Livingston County	R	−34.5%	5,009	10,324	15,405
Logan County	R	−28.3%	4,727	8,490	13,286
Macon County	D	+3.0%	25,364	23,862	49,489
Macoupin County	D	+13.1%	12,195	9,362	21,669
Madison County	D	+9.3%	54,175	44,907	99,695
Marion County	R	−0.6%	8,592	8,695	17,373
Marshall County	R	−13.3%	2,742	3,588	6,367
Mason County	R	−0.3%	3,406	3,424	6,855
Massac County	R	−4.1%	3,227	3,507	6,763
McDonough County	R	−15.4%	5,247	7,173	12,493
McHenry County	R	−41.6%	18,919	46,135	65,499
McLean County	R	−24.1%	18,659	30,572	49,511
Menard County	R	−25.5%	2,103	3,560	5,705
Mercer County	D	+6.6%	4,204	3,683	7,929
Monroe County	R	−16.1%	4,529	6,275	10,851
Montgomery County	D	+6.6%	7,293	6,388	13,759
Morgan County	R	−18.6%	6,032	8,808	14,886
Moultrie County	R	−2.5%	3,013	3,167	6,212
Ogle County	R	−34.5%	5,641	11,644	17,394
Peoria County	R	−3.2%	35,253	37,605	73,230
Perry County	D	+6.0%	5,167	4,576	9,781
Piatt County	R	−14.3%	3,099	4,137	7,277
Pike County	D	+7.5%	4,614	3,965	8,599
Pope County	R	−9.3%	996	1,202	2,208
Pulaski County	D	+3.7%	1,793	1,666	3,478
Putnam County	D	+2.7%	1,601	1,516	3,139
Randolph County	D	+2.9%	7,844	7,396	15,318
Richland County	R	−19.6%	2,863	4,264	7,153
Rock Island County	D	+18.8%	40,174	27,412	67,901
Saline County	D	+7.0%	6,676	5,798	12,521
Sangamon County	R	−14.1%	37,729	50,175	88,403
Schuyler County	R	−7.7%	1,866	2,178	4,066
Scott County	R	−10.5%	1,243	1,535	2,790
Shelby County	R	−7.1%	4,650	5,370	10,078
St. Clair County	D	+14.4%	55,465	41,439	97,313
Stark County	R	−18.0%	1,274	1,841	3,153
Stephenson County	R	−20.5%	7,460	11,342	18,945
Tazewell County	R	−7.9%	24,603	28,861	53,727
Union County	R	−0.6%	4,197	4,244	8,479
Vermilion County	D	+2.8%	17,918	16,943	35,067
Wabash County	R	−21.2%	2,241	3,453	5,726
Warren County	R	−11.7%	3,617	4,584	8,254
Washington County	R	−20.9%	2,689	4,127	6,874
Wayne County	R	−27.1%	3,135	5,481	8,660
White County	R	−2.5%	4,144	4,354	8,531
Whiteside County	R	−6.7%	11,328	12,978	24,462
Will County	R	−18.8%	49,816	73,129	123,731
Williamson County	D	+1.7%	12,712	12,274	25,130
Winnebago County	R	−10.3%	45,280	55,699	101,550
Woodford County	R	−34.4%	4,604	9,474	14,155