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Elections / 1988 · President · LA

George H. W. Bush carried Louisiana R+10.2.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Louisiana, 1988. The state ran 2.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

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

Louisiana result
1,628,202 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
717,460
44.1%
Bush (R)
883,702
54.3%
All others
27,040
1.7%
Margin
R+10.2
1988 presidential election
Louisiana, 1988
BushR+10.2
1988 presidential margin by county for Louisiana — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Louisiana — 1988 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1988 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Acadia Parish, LA · D+0.8Allen Parish, LA · D+17.0Ascension Parish, LA · D+6.1Assumption Parish, LA · D+15.9Avoyelles Parish, LA · R+2.0Beauregard Parish, LA · R+15.6Bienville Parish, LA · TiedBossier Parish, LA · R+39.1Caddo Parish, LA · R+16.2Calcasieu Parish, LA · D+6.7Caldwell Parish, LA · R+34.5Cameron Parish, LA · D+11.8Catahoula Parish, LA · R+19.1Claiborne Parish, LA · R+8.5Concordia Parish, LA · R+18.0De Soto Parish, LA · D+3.3East Baton Rouge Parish, LA · R+18.6East Carroll Parish, LA · D+7.9East Feliciana Parish, LA · D+1.8Evangeline Parish, LA · D+1.7Franklin Parish, LA · R+27.9Grant Parish, LA · R+24.5Iberia Parish, LA · R+11.5Iberville Parish, LA · D+19.0Jackson Parish, LA · R+19.4Jefferson Davis Parish, LA · D+7.4Jefferson Parish, LA · R+34.8Lafayette Parish, LA · R+20.3Lafourche Parish, LA · R+3.5LaSalle Parish, LA · R+46.2Lincoln Parish, LA · R+23.4Livingston Parish, LA · R+23.8Madison Parish, LA · D+1.7Morehouse Parish, LA · R+23.4Natchitoches Parish, LA · R+7.8Orleans Parish, LA · D+28.3Ouachita Parish, LA · R+36.6Plaquemines Parish, LA · R+20.3Pointe Coupee Parish, LA · D+18.1Rapides Parish, LA · R+24.6Red River Parish, LA · TiedRichland Parish, LA · R+28.8Sabine Parish, LA · R+14.5St. Bernard Parish, LA · R+25.8St. Charles Parish, LA · R+9.5St. Helena Parish, LA · D+19.5St. James Parish, LA · D+27.1St. John the Baptist Parish, LA · D+5.6St. Landry Parish, LA · D+9.3St. Martin Parish, LA · D+14.4St. Mary Parish, LA · R+5.3St. Tammany Parish, LA · R+41.4Tangipahoa Parish, LA · R+10.2Tensas Parish, LA · R+2.7Terrebonne Parish, LA · R+18.8Union Parish, LA · R+28.7Vermilion Parish, LA · D+13.5Vernon Parish, LA · R+19.2Washington Parish, LA · R+5.6Webster Parish, LA · R+15.6West Baton Rouge Parish, LA · D+8.1West Carroll Parish, LA · R+30.6West Feliciana Parish, LA · D+7.1Winn Parish, LA · R+20.8
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican54.3%883,702
Michael DukakisDemocratic44.1%717,460
OtherAll other candidates1.7%27,040
D+60
R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
Louisiana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−22.0%DR18922024
Louisiana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+53.1%
1896+54.6%
1900+58.1%
1904+78.9%
1908+72.7%
1912+72.0%
1916+78.9%
1920+38.8%
1924+56.2%
1928+52.6%
1932+85.8%
1936+77.7%
1940+71.8%
1944+61.2%
1948+15.3%
1952+5.8%
1956−13.8%
1960+21.8%
1964−13.6%
1968+4.7%
1972−37.0%
1976+5.8%
1980−5.5%
1984−22.6%
1988−10.2%
1992+4.6%
1996+12.1%
2000−7.7%
2004−14.5%
2008−18.6%
2012−17.2%
2016−19.6%
2020−18.6%
2024−22.0%
County results — 1988
64 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Acadia ParishD
+0.8%
11,51011,31923,110
Allen ParishD
+17.0%
5,2043,6748,989
Ascension ParishD
+6.1%
12,14710,72623,240
Assumption ParishD
+15.9%
5,6104,0179,995
Avoyelles ParishR
−2.0%
7,3537,65915,600
Beauregard ParishR
−15.6%
4,7046,46611,284
Bienville ParishD
+0.3%
3,7053,6807,537
Bossier ParishR
−39.1%
9,03520,80730,085
Caddo ParishR
−16.2%
39,20454,49894,402
Calcasieu ParishD
+6.7%
33,93229,64964,100
Caldwell ParishR
−34.5%
1,4232,9974,559
Cameron ParishD
+11.8%
2,2571,7754,070
Catahoula ParishR
−19.1%
1,9162,8624,950
Claiborne ParishR
−8.5%
3,1583,7567,007
Concordia ParishR
−18.0%
3,4615,0378,761
De Soto ParishD
+3.3%
5,3665,02210,516
East Baton Rouge ParishR
−18.6%
59,27086,791147,584
East Carroll ParishD
+7.9%
1,8091,5363,460
East Feliciana ParishD
+1.8%
3,6593,5277,349
Evangeline ParishD
+1.7%
7,6937,43715,400
Franklin ParishR
−27.9%
3,0435,5208,876
Grant ParishR
−24.5%
2,6284,4027,245
Iberia ParishR
−11.5%
12,16615,43828,331
Iberville ParishD
+19.0%
8,6785,85514,836
Jackson ParishR
−19.4%
2,8424,2517,249
Jefferson Davis ParishD
+7.4%
6,7995,85112,791
Jefferson ParishR
−34.8%
53,035110,942166,370
Lafayette ParishR
−20.3%
24,13336,64861,658
Lafourche ParishR
−3.5%
15,01316,15232,179
LaSalle ParishR
−46.2%
1,6224,5596,359
Lincoln ParishR
−23.4%
5,4278,85314,657
Livingston ParishR
−23.8%
9,65915,77925,743
Madison ParishD
+1.7%
2,4162,3344,911
Morehouse ParishR
−23.4%
4,4967,33512,140
Natchitoches ParishR
−7.8%
6,1517,22413,733
Orleans ParishD
+28.3%
116,85164,763183,800
Ouachita ParishR
−36.6%
15,42933,85850,292
Plaquemines ParishR
−20.3%
3,9976,08410,293
Pointe Coupee ParishD
+18.1%
6,3084,33310,930
Rapides ParishR
−24.6%
17,92829,97748,891
Red River ParishR
−0.3%
2,2542,2664,586
Richland ParishR
−28.8%
2,8335,2268,315
Sabine ParishR
−14.5%
3,5324,7678,541
St. Bernard ParishR
−25.8%
11,40619,60931,736
St. Charles ParishR
−9.5%
7,9739,68517,995
St. Helena ParishD
+19.5%
3,0132,0065,153
St. James ParishD
+27.1%
6,7073,79910,719
St. John the Baptist ParishD
+5.6%
8,3667,46416,219
St. Landry ParishD
+9.3%
19,09115,79035,457
St. Martin ParishD
+14.4%
10,1487,54118,129
St. Mary ParishR
−5.3%
10,36411,54022,318
St. Tammany ParishR
−41.4%
15,63838,33454,823
Tangipahoa ParishR
−10.2%
13,52716,66930,688
Tensas ParishR
−2.7%
1,5561,6453,290
Terrebonne ParishR
−18.8%
12,68618,74532,212
Union ParishR
−28.7%
3,2105,9009,369
Vermilion ParishD
+13.5%
12,1809,22421,966
Vernon ParishR
−19.2%
4,9987,45312,761
Washington ParishR
−5.6%
8,3699,37418,094
Webster ParishR
−15.6%
7,43410,20417,805
West Baton Rouge ParishD
+8.1%
4,6863,9728,801
West Carroll ParishR
−30.6%
1,6073,0774,797
West Feliciana ParishD
+7.1%
2,1461,8544,089
Winn ParishR
−20.8%
2,6994,1657,057