George H. W. Bush carried Michigan R+7.9.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Michigan, 1988. The state ran 0.2 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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Michigan result

3,669,163 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

1,675,783

45.7%

Bush (R)

1,965,486

53.6%

All others

27,894

0.8%

Margin

R+7.9

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1988 presidential election

Michigan, 1988

BushR+7.9

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	53.6%	1,965,486
Michael DukakisDemocratic	45.7%	1,675,783
OtherAll other candidates	0.8%	27,894

D+60

R+60

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

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−21.4%	1,918	2,966	4,905
Alger County	D	+9.4%	2,210	1,830	4,059
Allegan County	R	−34.3%	10,785	22,163	33,188
Alpena County	R	−2.5%	6,341	6,664	13,054
Antrim County	R	−24.5%	3,159	5,231	8,444
Arenac County	D	+2.3%	3,211	3,064	6,300
Baraga County	D	+3.6%	1,753	1,630	3,404
Barry County	R	−22.1%	7,983	12,546	20,681
Bay County	D	+15.3%	28,225	20,710	49,152
Benzie County	R	−14.0%	2,437	3,240	5,732
Berrien County	R	−26.3%	21,948	37,799	60,183
Branch County	R	−27.5%	5,231	9,225	14,531
Calhoun County	R	−8.1%	22,717	26,771	49,787
Cass County	R	−15.7%	7,444	10,229	17,756
Charlevoix County	R	−19.7%	3,875	5,802	9,762
Cheboygan County	R	−15.5%	3,943	5,395	9,380
Chippewa County	R	−13.0%	5,222	6,786	12,068
Clare County	R	−9.1%	4,710	5,661	10,448
Clinton County	R	−25.3%	9,225	15,497	24,837
Crawford County	R	−25.6%	1,825	3,097	4,973
Delta County	D	+11.1%	8,891	7,114	16,065
Dickinson County	R	−0.2%	6,129	6,158	12,343
Eaton County	R	−22.3%	15,322	24,193	39,806
Emmet County	R	−25.8%	4,170	7,105	11,386
Genesee County	D	+19.2%	104,880	70,922	176,859
Gladwin County	R	−6.5%	4,164	4,746	8,986
Gogebic County	D	+18.9%	5,151	3,509	8,691
Grand Traverse County	R	−25.8%	10,098	17,191	27,525
Gratiot County	R	−19.2%	5,719	8,447	14,230
Hillsdale County	R	−37.5%	4,763	10,571	15,479
Houghton County	R	−4.3%	6,510	7,098	13,694
Huron County	R	−24.4%	5,714	9,419	15,214
Ingham County	R	−2.1%	55,984	58,363	115,435
Ionia County	R	−19.0%	8,160	12,028	20,369
Iosco County	R	−18.9%	4,929	7,234	12,225
Iron County	D	+13.6%	3,774	2,866	6,674
Isabella County	R	−13.0%	7,960	10,362	18,482
Jackson County	R	−21.4%	21,865	33,885	56,127
Kalamazoo County	R	−11.9%	39,457	50,205	90,235
Kalkaska County	R	−23.2%	2,092	3,369	5,504
Kent County	R	−28.3%	73,467	131,910	206,842
Keweenaw County	D	+8.1%	631	536	1,170
Lake County	D	+6.6%	1,958	1,713	3,698
Lapeer County	R	−21.4%	10,736	16,670	27,697
Leelanau County	R	−21.9%	3,331	5,215	8,619
Lenawee County	R	−16.4%	13,690	19,115	33,048
Livingston County	R	−38.6%	13,749	31,331	45,546
Luce County	R	−27.5%	864	1,528	2,417
Mackinac County	R	−19.7%	2,093	3,127	5,242
Macomb County	R	−21.6%	112,856	175,632	291,115
Manistee County	R	−5.9%	4,765	5,368	10,210
Marquette County	D	+13.6%	15,418	11,704	27,267
Mason County	R	−19.9%	4,531	6,800	11,413
Mecosta County	R	−26.5%	4,736	8,181	12,981
Menominee County	R	−5.0%	4,918	5,440	10,406
Midland County	R	−19.3%	13,452	19,994	33,817
Missaukee County	R	−37.2%	1,621	3,566	5,224
Monroe County	R	−9.0%	21,847	26,189	48,324
Montcalm County	R	−17.6%	7,664	10,963	18,754
Montmorency County	R	−23.2%	1,563	2,514	4,100
Muskegon County	R	−7.3%	28,977	33,567	62,907
Newaygo County	R	−29.3%	5,389	9,896	15,385
Oakland County	R	−23.5%	174,745	283,359	462,488
Oceana County	R	−25.6%	3,356	5,693	9,114
Ogemaw County	R	−1.0%	4,012	4,091	8,150
Ontonagon County	D	+10.8%	2,517	2,023	4,562
Osceola County	R	−29.0%	2,860	5,218	8,121
Oscoda County	R	−25.3%	1,170	1,972	3,167
Otsego County	R	−27.2%	2,635	4,620	7,298
Ottawa County	R	−52.9%	18,769	61,515	80,729
Presque Isle County	R	−8.8%	3,025	3,614	6,679
Roscommon County	R	−14.3%	4,394	5,866	10,303
Saginaw County	D	+3.6%	45,616	42,401	88,566
Sanilac County	R	−32.1%	5,445	10,653	16,207
Schoolcraft County	D	+6.9%	2,071	1,802	3,886
Shiawassee County	R	−8.5%	13,056	15,506	28,748
St. Clair County	R	−21.3%	20,909	32,336	53,658
St. Joseph County	R	−30.0%	7,017	13,084	20,196
Tuscola County	R	−14.3%	9,060	12,093	21,254
Van Buren County	R	−15.2%	10,668	14,522	25,400
Washtenaw County	D	+5.7%	61,799	55,029	117,920
Wayne County	D	+21.1%	450,222	291,996	748,156
Wexford County	R	−16.9%	4,287	6,043	10,406