George H. W. Bush carried North Dakota R+13.1.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in North Dakota, 1988. The state ran 5.3 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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North Dakota result

297,261 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

127,739

43.0%

Bush (R)

166,559

56.0%

All others

2,963

1.0%

Margin

R+13.1

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1988 presidential election

North Dakota, 1988

BushR+13.1

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	56.0%	166,559
Michael DukakisDemocratic	43.0%	127,739
OtherAll other candidates	1.0%	2,963

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−17.8%	708	1,018	1,737
Barnes County	R	−11.8%	2,858	3,631	6,546
Benson County	D	+12.4%	1,691	1,316	3,031
Billings County	R	−34.3%	211	437	659
Bottineau County	R	−19.9%	1,684	2,530	4,251
Bowman County	R	−20.0%	737	1,111	1,867
Burke County	R	−16.4%	693	971	1,690
Burleigh County	R	−24.9%	10,760	18,000	29,084
Cass County	R	−9.3%	22,107	26,699	49,137
Cavalier County	R	−22.1%	1,333	2,096	3,457
Dickey County	R	−24.4%	1,249	2,064	3,336
Divide County	D	+0.3%	875	869	1,768
Dunn County	R	−17.0%	892	1,263	2,178
Eddy County	R	−8.6%	748	891	1,658
Emmons County	R	−27.3%	925	1,634	2,596
Foster County	R	−18.4%	837	1,218	2,070
Golden Valley County	R	−33.2%	388	781	1,183
Grand Forks County	R	−8.4%	12,494	14,801	27,531
Grant County	R	−34.1%	654	1,351	2,043
Griggs County	R	−9.2%	846	1,020	1,885
Hettinger County	R	−33.0%	698	1,395	2,111
Kidder County	R	−20.5%	678	1,039	1,761
LaMoure County	R	−14.4%	1,223	1,642	2,901
Logan County	R	−34.2%	540	1,111	1,671
McHenry County	R	−6.2%	1,665	1,888	3,583
McIntosh County	R	−48.1%	598	1,726	2,347
McKenzie County	R	−20.8%	1,273	1,949	3,253
McLean County	R	−8.9%	2,428	2,906	5,396
Mercer County	R	−23.9%	1,843	3,013	4,902
Morton County	R	−8.4%	4,708	5,588	10,447
Mountrail County	D	+15.4%	1,977	1,443	3,458
Nelson County	D	+3.3%	1,151	1,078	2,243
Oliver County	R	−13.7%	526	696	1,237
Pembina County	R	−20.6%	1,616	2,471	4,149
Pierce County	R	−16.7%	1,008	1,422	2,477
Ramsey County	R	−7.5%	2,665	3,103	5,841
Ransom County	D	+3.4%	1,459	1,362	2,858
Renville County	R	−3.2%	837	893	1,750
Richland County	R	−13.9%	3,523	4,670	8,274
Rolette County	D	+36.1%	2,426	1,126	3,606
Sargent County	D	+7.7%	1,306	1,119	2,436
Sheridan County	R	−34.7%	428	885	1,318
Sioux County	D	+36.1%	701	325	1,042
Slope County	R	−21.3%	202	315	530
Stark County	R	−24.6%	3,678	6,137	10,003
Steele County	D	+12.9%	895	690	1,595
Stutsman County	R	−12.0%	4,214	5,375	9,669
Towner County	D	+1.2%	970	946	1,934
Traill County	R	−13.6%	1,940	2,562	4,559
Walsh County	R	−10.1%	2,646	3,250	5,966
Ward County	R	−14.1%	9,906	13,179	23,228
Wells County	R	−18.0%	1,317	1,901	3,241
Williams County	R	−16.9%	4,004	5,653	9,768