George H. W. Bush carried Montana R+5.9.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Montana, 1988. The state ran 1.9 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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Montana result

365,674 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

168,936

46.2%

Bush (R)

190,412

52.1%

All others

6,326

1.7%

Margin

R+5.9

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1988 presidential election

Montana, 1988

BushR+5.9

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	52.1%	190,412
Michael DukakisDemocratic	46.2%	168,936
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	6,326

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−34.9%	1,274	2,668	3,998
Big Horn County	D	+13.1%	2,233	1,711	3,984
Blaine County	D	+2.0%	1,460	1,402	2,912
Broadwater County	R	−27.5%	592	1,054	1,683
Carbon County	R	−7.2%	2,039	2,360	4,470
Carter County	R	−47.1%	242	686	942
Cascade County	R	−0.7%	15,718	15,946	32,124
Chouteau County	R	−25.3%	1,166	1,980	3,219
Custer County	R	−12.2%	2,343	3,007	5,462
Daniels County	R	−16.6%	571	802	1,395
Dawson County	R	−11.0%	2,120	2,658	4,886
Deer Lodge County	D	+45.8%	3,185	1,168	4,406
Fallon County	R	−23.8%	612	1,002	1,636
Fergus County	R	−31.0%	2,052	3,948	6,116
Flathead County	R	−16.9%	10,202	14,461	25,225
Gallatin County	R	−15.9%	9,527	13,214	23,205
Garfield County	R	−51.1%	196	631	851
Glacier County	D	+10.6%	2,151	1,728	4,004
Golden Valley County	R	−24.3%	203	335	543
Granite County	R	−21.0%	511	789	1,326
Hill County	D	+9.7%	4,219	3,467	7,791
Jefferson County	R	−6.8%	1,746	2,007	3,837
Judith Basin County	R	−20.6%	590	902	1,516
Lake County	R	−8.5%	4,109	4,883	9,150
Lewis and Clark County	D	+4.2%	11,932	10,946	23,334
Liberty County	R	−29.2%	418	771	1,208
Lincoln County	D	+1.4%	3,601	3,500	7,294
Madison County	R	−39.2%	878	2,045	2,980
McCone County	R	−17.7%	567	814	1,399
Meagher County	R	−31.6%	337	656	1,009
Mineral County	D	+12.1%	789	616	1,428
Missoula County	D	+9.0%	19,178	15,965	35,669
Musselshell County	R	−17.3%	898	1,280	2,204
Park County	R	−20.1%	2,526	3,823	6,465
Petroleum County	R	−37.4%	91	204	302
Phillips County	R	−23.0%	905	1,462	2,426
Pondera County	R	−17.7%	1,245	1,795	3,114
Powder River County	R	−34.1%	395	815	1,232
Powell County	R	−14.3%	1,174	1,574	2,795
Prairie County	R	−22.0%	343	541	900
Ravalli County	R	−21.3%	4,763	7,418	12,490
Richland County	R	−17.7%	1,824	2,628	4,546
Roosevelt County	D	+3.1%	2,083	1,957	4,118
Rosebud County	D	+1.2%	1,869	1,822	3,792
Sanders County	R	−4.6%	1,959	2,152	4,200
Sheridan County	R	−1.0%	1,354	1,381	2,763
Silver Bow County	D	+38.2%	11,422	5,043	16,687
Stillwater County	R	−15.2%	1,407	1,920	3,379
Sweet Grass County	R	−45.0%	462	1,242	1,733
Teton County	R	−17.7%	1,303	1,876	3,244
Toole County	R	−16.5%	1,070	1,505	2,634
Treasure County	R	−11.2%	231	291	536
Valley County	R	−6.5%	2,163	2,467	4,706
Wheatland County	R	−19.8%	443	667	1,130
Wibaux County	R	−15.9%	258	358	629
Yellowstone County	R	−12.0%	21,987	28,069	50,647