George H. W. Bush carried Missouri R+4.0.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Missouri, 1988. The state ran 3.7 points more Democratic 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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Missouri result

2,093,234 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

1,001,619

47.9%

Bush (R)

1,084,953

51.8%

All others

6,662

0.3%

Margin

R+4.0

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1988 presidential election

Missouri, 1988

BushR+4.0

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	51.8%	1,084,953
Michael DukakisDemocratic	47.9%	1,001,619
OtherAll other candidates	0.3%	6,662

D+60

R+60

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

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Missouri's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Missouri's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+7.5%
1896	+8.7%
1900	+5.5%
1904	−3.9%
1908	−0.1%
1912	+17.6%
1916	+3.6%
1920	−11.5%
1924	−5.6%
1928	−11.4%
1932	+28.6%
1936	+22.6%
1940	+4.8%
1944	+2.9%
1948	+16.6%
1952	−1.6%
1956	+0.2%
1960	+0.5%
1964	+28.1%
1968	−1.1%
1972	−24.7%
1976	+3.6%
1980	−6.8%
1984	−20.0%
1988	−4.0%
1992	+10.1%
1996	+6.3%
2000	−3.3%
2004	−7.2%
2008	−0.1%
2012	−9.4%
2016	−18.5%
2020	−15.3%
2024	−18.4%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−23.0%	3,571	5,721	9,334
Andrew County	R	−4.6%	3,108	3,407	6,542
Atchison County	R	−9.0%	1,468	1,761	3,239
Audrain County	D	+1.5%	5,226	5,072	10,327
Barry County	R	−26.3%	4,210	7,231	11,477
Barton County	R	−35.0%	1,603	3,339	4,958
Bates County	R	−3.5%	3,332	3,574	6,930
Benton County	R	−13.2%	2,654	3,467	6,145
Bollinger County	R	−18.0%	1,883	2,710	4,598
Boone County	D	+3.0%	24,370	22,948	47,458
Buchanan County	D	+9.6%	18,601	15,336	34,089
Butler County	R	−16.1%	5,751	7,968	13,738
Caldwell County	R	−9.1%	1,726	2,074	3,814
Callaway County	R	−12.4%	5,209	6,687	11,938
Camden County	R	−32.7%	3,930	7,773	11,759
Cape Girardeau County	R	−35.3%	7,904	16,583	24,556
Carroll County	R	−9.3%	2,330	2,811	5,149
Carter County	R	−13.5%	1,087	1,429	2,528
Cass County	R	−11.8%	10,092	12,799	22,958
Cedar County	R	−25.1%	1,774	2,966	4,744
Chariton County	D	+3.4%	2,347	2,193	4,555
Christian County	R	−23.7%	4,724	7,670	12,440
Clark County	D	+12.6%	1,925	1,493	3,431
Clay County	R	−1.1%	29,620	30,293	60,270
Clinton County	D	+5.3%	3,653	3,282	6,961
Cole County	R	−36.5%	8,359	18,023	26,441
Cooper County	R	−19.6%	2,510	3,737	6,266
Crawford County	R	−10.7%	3,107	3,856	6,987
Dade County	R	−24.1%	1,315	2,154	3,476
Dallas County	R	−11.6%	2,293	2,898	5,217
Daviess County	R	−0.6%	1,743	1,765	3,518
DeKalb County	D	+2.8%	1,970	1,863	3,843
Dent County	R	−10.2%	2,421	2,975	5,417
Douglas County	R	−30.0%	1,735	3,225	4,973
Dunklin County	D	+2.5%	5,281	5,026	10,320
Franklin County	R	−16.5%	11,891	16,611	28,610
Gasconade County	R	−44.3%	1,621	4,216	5,855
Gentry County	D	+9.3%	1,872	1,554	3,433
Greene County	R	−19.0%	35,475	52,211	87,953
Grundy County	R	−13.0%	2,052	2,668	4,732
Harrison County	R	−12.2%	1,776	2,271	4,063
Henry County	R	−0.4%	4,135	4,167	8,328
Hickory County	R	−9.8%	1,677	2,043	3,727
Holt County	R	−11.4%	1,258	1,583	2,850
Howard County	D	+13.4%	2,446	1,865	4,322
Howell County	R	−25.4%	4,324	7,277	11,645
Iron County	D	+9.7%	2,283	1,877	4,170
Jackson County	D	+15.7%	147,964	107,810	256,567
Jasper County	R	−28.1%	11,159	19,934	31,187
Jefferson County	R	−2.7%	27,738	29,279	57,232
Johnson County	R	−16.6%	5,373	7,512	12,921
Knox County	D	+1.7%	1,255	1,212	2,472
Laclede County	R	−27.6%	3,442	6,070	9,536
Lafayette County	R	−9.4%	5,654	6,825	12,514
Lawrence County	R	−21.8%	4,432	6,911	11,379
Lewis County	D	+15.4%	2,460	1,803	4,273
Lincoln County	R	−7.0%	4,605	5,305	9,938
Linn County	D	+1.4%	3,150	3,061	6,228
Livingston County	R	−5.9%	3,077	3,462	6,547
Macon County	R	−2.9%	3,215	3,406	6,639
Madison County	R	−7.7%	2,167	2,528	4,703
Maries County	R	−10.5%	1,552	1,919	3,480
Marion County	D	+5.5%	5,617	5,034	10,674
McDonald County	R	−24.6%	2,299	3,812	6,153
Mercer County	D	+0.1%	877	875	1,754
Miller County	R	−37.8%	2,555	5,662	8,227
Mississippi County	D	+11.8%	2,814	2,218	5,042
Moniteau County	R	−28.8%	1,936	3,502	5,446
Monroe County	D	+22.9%	2,461	1,542	4,014
Montgomery County	R	−13.6%	2,064	2,714	4,790
Morgan County	R	−20.6%	2,604	3,958	6,582
New Madrid County	D	+5.9%	3,812	3,387	7,208
Newton County	R	−29.2%	5,798	10,617	16,497
Nodaway County	D	+1.6%	4,240	4,103	8,387
Oregon County	D	+8.6%	2,042	1,717	3,766
Osage County	R	−37.3%	1,771	3,885	5,665
Ozark County	R	−28.7%	1,329	2,404	3,744
Pemiscot County	D	+3.5%	3,288	3,066	6,364
Perry County	R	−28.4%	2,136	3,836	5,986
Pettis County	R	−27.4%	5,486	9,648	15,200
Phelps County	R	−17.3%	5,867	8,329	14,253
Pike County	D	+7.7%	3,816	3,271	7,100
Platte County	R	−2.7%	11,225	11,838	23,129
Polk County	R	−19.0%	3,419	5,030	8,470
Pulaski County	R	−14.7%	3,446	4,642	8,112
Putnam County	R	−25.8%	803	1,365	2,176
Ralls County	D	+24.9%	2,489	1,494	3,990
Randolph County	D	+9.4%	5,291	4,384	9,695
Ray County	D	+12.9%	4,879	3,763	8,662
Reynolds County	D	+23.1%	1,864	1,162	3,035
Ripley County	R	−14.8%	1,961	2,647	4,620
Saline County	D	+4.3%	5,039	4,625	9,696
Schuyler County	R	−2.4%	1,013	1,063	2,080
Scotland County	R	−5.5%	1,117	1,248	2,372
Scott County	R	−15.0%	5,914	8,013	13,948
Shannon County	D	+2.9%	1,796	1,696	3,500
Shelby County	D	+6.8%	1,818	1,586	3,408
St. Charles County	R	−26.1%	29,286	50,005	79,500
St. Clair County	R	−10.7%	1,864	2,312	4,183
St. Francois County	D	+1.5%	8,158	7,923	16,127
St. Louis city	D	+45.6%	110,076	40,906	151,714
St. Louis County	R	−9.6%	216,534	262,784	480,682
Ste. Genevieve County	D	+17.5%	3,612	2,532	6,164
Stoddard County	R	−10.6%	4,701	5,822	10,538
Stone County	R	−27.4%	2,889	5,080	8,001
Sullivan County	R	−9.7%	1,562	1,897	3,465
Taney County	R	−28.7%	3,888	7,043	10,977
Texas County	R	−8.2%	3,887	4,584	8,503
Vernon County	R	−9.9%	3,402	4,149	7,572
Warren County	R	−20.5%	2,935	4,452	7,411
Washington County	D	+7.2%	3,744	3,240	7,000
Wayne County	R	−3.8%	2,456	2,648	5,112
Webster County	R	−13.6%	3,890	5,123	9,035
Worth County	D	+3.9%	732	677	1,411
Wright County	R	−30.0%	2,232	4,151	6,394