Nebraska — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionNebraska · PresidentBushR+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 60.2% | 398,447 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 39.2% | 259,646 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 4,279 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska cast 5 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (93 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, NE | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Antelope County, NE | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Arthur County, NE | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Banner County, NE | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Blaine County, NE | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Boone County, NE | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Box Butte County, NE | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Boyd County, NE | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Brown County, NE | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Burt County, NE | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Butler County, NE | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Cass County, NE | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Cedar County, NE | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Chase County, NE | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Cherry County, NE | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Cheyenne County, NE | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Clay County, NE | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Colfax County, NE | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Cuming County, NE | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Custer County, NE | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Dakota County, NE | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Dawes County, NE | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Dawson County, NE | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Deuel County, NE | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Dixon County, NE | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Dodge County, NE | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Douglas County, NE | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Dundy County, NE | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Fillmore County, NE | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Franklin County, NE | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Frontier County, NE | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Furnas County, NE | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Gage County, NE | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Garden County, NE | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Garfield County, NE | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Gosper County, NE | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Grant County, NE | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Greeley County, NE | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Hall County, NE | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Harlan County, NE | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Hayes County, NE | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Hitchcock County, NE | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Holt County, NE | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Hooker County, NE | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Howard County, NE | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Jefferson County, NE | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Johnson County, NE | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Kearney County, NE | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Keith County, NE | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Keya Paha County, NE | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Kimball County, NE | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Knox County, NE | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Lancaster County, NE | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Lincoln County, NE | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Logan County, NE | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Loup County, NE | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Madison County, NE | Republican | R+53.1 |
| McPherson County, NE | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Merrick County, NE | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Morrill County, NE | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Nance County, NE | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Nemaha County, NE | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Nuckolls County, NE | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Otoe County, NE | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Pawnee County, NE | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Perkins County, NE | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Phelps County, NE | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Pierce County, NE | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Platte County, NE | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Polk County, NE | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Red Willow County, NE | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Richardson County, NE | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Rock County, NE | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Saline County, NE | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Sarpy County, NE | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Saunders County, NE | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Seward County, NE | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sheridan County, NE | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Sherman County, NE | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Sioux County, NE | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Stanton County, NE | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Thayer County, NE | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Thomas County, NE | Republican | R+64.8 |
| Thurston County, NE | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Valley County, NE | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Washington County, NE | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Wayne County, NE | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Webster County, NE | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Wheeler County, NE | Republican | R+36.9 |
| York County, NE | Republican | R+46.0 |
Nebraska results by county
93 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | George H. W. Bush+3,917 | 8,07365.6% | 4,15633.8% | 790.6% | 12,308 |
| Antelope County | George H. W. Bush+1,693 | 2,62673.8% | 93326.2% | 00.0% | 3,559 |
| Arthur County | George H. W. Bush+152 | 21078.1% | 5821.6% | 10.4% | 269 |
| Banner County | George H. W. Bush+249 | 36175.7% | 11223.5% | 40.8% | 477 |
| Blaine County | George H. W. Bush+266 | 33882.2% | 7217.5% | 10.2% | 411 |
| Boone County | George H. W. Bush+1,184 | 2,16068.6% | 97631.0% | 140.4% | 3,150 |
| Box Butte County | George H. W. Bush+785 | 3,25356.4% | 2,46842.8% | 450.8% | 5,766 |
| Boyd County | George H. W. Bush+487 | 96765.9% | 48032.7% | 201.4% | 1,467 |
| Brown County | George H. W. Bush+901 | 1,33674.9% | 43524.4% | 120.7% | 1,783 |
| Buffalo County | George H. W. Bush+5,279 | 9,98167.3% | 4,70231.7% | 1451.0% | 14,828 |
| Burt County | George H. W. Bush+592 | 2,05058.1% | 1,45841.3% | 230.7% | 3,531 |
| Butler County | George H. W. Bush+371 | 2,08654.6% | 1,71544.9% | 180.5% | 3,819 |
| Cass County | George H. W. Bush+987 | 4,66455.6% | 3,67743.8% | 460.5% | 8,387 |
| Cedar County | George H. W. Bush+703 | 2,46258.1% | 1,75941.5% | 170.4% | 4,238 |
| Chase County | George H. W. Bush+849 | 1,44669.5% | 59728.7% | 391.9% | 2,082 |
| Cherry County | George H. W. Bush+1,598 | 2,24077.3% | 64222.2% | 140.5% | 2,896 |
| Cheyenne County | George H. W. Bush+1,529 | 2,86267.8% | 1,33331.6% | 280.7% | 4,223 |
| Clay County | George H. W. Bush+1,255 | 2,35267.8% | 1,09731.6% | 210.6% | 3,470 |
| Colfax County | George H. W. Bush+787 | 2,32959.7% | 1,54239.6% | 270.7% | 3,898 |
| Cuming County | George H. W. Bush+1,969 | 3,20871.8% | 1,23927.7% | 240.5% | 4,471 |
| Custer County | George H. W. Bush+2,707 | 4,20373.4% | 1,49626.1% | 270.5% | 5,726 |
| Dakota County | Michael Dukakis+198 | 2,74448.2% | 2,94251.6% | 110.2% | 5,697 |
| Dawes County | George H. W. Bush+1,498 | 2,62169.5% | 1,12329.8% | 270.7% | 3,771 |
| Dawson County | George H. W. Bush+3,345 | 5,52971.3% | 2,18428.2% | 420.5% | 7,755 |
| Deuel County | George H. W. Bush+467 | 76971.2% | 30228.0% | 90.8% | 1,080 |
| Dixon County | George H. W. Bush+636 | 1,80260.5% | 1,16639.2% | 90.3% | 2,977 |
| Dodge County | George H. W. Bush+2,301 | 8,41757.7% | 6,11641.9% | 640.4% | 14,597 |
| Douglas County | George H. W. Bush+23,375 | 99,91656.3% | 76,54143.1% | 1,1080.6% | 177,565 |
| Dundy County | George H. W. Bush+495 | 82870.3% | 33328.3% | 171.4% | 1,178 |
| Fillmore County | George H. W. Bush+520 | 1,95557.2% | 1,43542.0% | 280.8% | 3,418 |
| Franklin County | George H. W. Bush+526 | 1,29462.1% | 76836.8% | 231.1% | 2,085 |
| Frontier County | George H. W. Bush+673 | 1,05772.4% | 38426.3% | 181.2% | 1,459 |
| Furnas County | George H. W. Bush+1,039 | 1,83069.2% | 79129.9% | 240.9% | 2,645 |
| Gage County | George H. W. Bush+1,107 | 5,11555.7% | 4,00843.6% | 630.7% | 9,186 |
| Garden County | George H. W. Bush+620 | 98672.4% | 36626.9% | 100.7% | 1,362 |
| Garfield County | George H. W. Bush+569 | 80376.0% | 23422.1% | 201.9% | 1,057 |
| Gosper County | George H. W. Bush+363 | 69467.1% | 33132.0% | 90.9% | 1,034 |
| Grant County | George H. W. Bush+212 | 30176.8% | 8922.7% | 20.5% | 392 |
| Greeley County | George H. W. Bush+93 | 76353.1% | 67046.6% | 50.3% | 1,438 |
| Hall County | George H. W. Bush+5,209 | 12,06263.4% | 6,85336.0% | 1080.6% | 19,023 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+1,733 | 3,02269.7% | 1,28929.7% | 230.5% | 4,334 |
| Harlan County | George H. W. Bush+678 | 1,40365.1% | 72533.7% | 261.2% | 2,154 |
| Hayes County | George H. W. Bush+352 | 51275.1% | 16023.5% | 101.5% | 682 |
| Hitchcock County | George H. W. Bush+652 | 1,13269.4% | 48029.4% | 181.1% | 1,630 |
| Holt County | George H. W. Bush+2,754 | 4,08174.7% | 1,32724.3% | 581.1% | 5,466 |
| Hooker County | George H. W. Bush+287 | 37880.3% | 9119.3% | 20.4% | 471 |
| Howard County | George H. W. Bush+340 | 1,52655.6% | 1,18643.2% | 311.1% | 2,743 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+652 | 2,47157.2% | 1,81942.1% | 330.8% | 4,323 |
| Johnson County | George H. W. Bush+18 | 1,18250.2% | 1,16449.4% | 100.4% | 2,356 |
| Kearney County | George H. W. Bush+1,065 | 2,12166.0% | 1,05632.9% | 371.2% | 3,214 |
| Keith County | George H. W. Bush+1,811 | 2,88672.3% | 1,07526.9% | 300.8% | 3,991 |
| Keya Paha County | George H. W. Bush+301 | 44675.0% | 14524.4% | 40.7% | 595 |
| Kimball County | George H. W. Bush+781 | 1,32169.9% | 54028.6% | 291.5% | 1,890 |
| Knox County | George H. W. Bush+1,167 | 2,64463.8% | 1,47735.6% | 260.6% | 4,147 |
| Lancaster County | George H. W. Bush+348 | 44,74449.9% | 44,39649.5% | 5830.6% | 89,723 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+2,307 | 8,42557.6% | 6,11841.8% | 910.6% | 14,634 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+280 | 37379.7% | 9319.9% | 20.4% | 468 |
| Loup County | George H. W. Bush+197 | 29573.8% | 9824.5% | 71.8% | 400 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+6,358 | 9,13776.3% | 2,77923.2% | 590.5% | 11,975 |
| McPherson County | George H. W. Bush+169 | 22978.4% | 6020.5% | 31.0% | 292 |
| Merrick County | George H. W. Bush+1,184 | 2,37666.1% | 1,19233.2% | 240.7% | 3,592 |
| Morrill County | George H. W. Bush+802 | 1,55666.8% | 75432.3% | 210.9% | 2,331 |
| Nance County | George H. W. Bush+391 | 1,18559.5% | 79439.9% | 110.6% | 1,990 |
| Nemaha County | George H. W. Bush+838 | 2,29560.6% | 1,45738.5% | 350.9% | 3,787 |
| Nuckolls County | George H. W. Bush+636 | 1,75060.5% | 1,11438.5% | 270.9% | 2,891 |
| Otoe County | George H. W. Bush+1,108 | 3,72458.5% | 2,61641.1% | 260.4% | 6,366 |
| Pawnee County | George H. W. Bush+208 | 97555.5% | 76743.6% | 160.9% | 1,758 |
| Perkins County | George H. W. Bush+650 | 1,11869.7% | 46829.2% | 181.1% | 1,604 |
| Phelps County | George H. W. Bush+2,269 | 3,31675.6% | 1,04723.9% | 240.5% | 4,387 |
| Pierce County | George H. W. Bush+1,560 | 2,47472.8% | 91426.9% | 110.3% | 3,399 |
| Platte County | George H. W. Bush+5,755 | 9,04072.9% | 3,28526.5% | 710.6% | 12,396 |
| Polk County | George H. W. Bush+825 | 1,76964.9% | 94434.7% | 110.4% | 2,724 |
| Red Willow County | George H. W. Bush+1,820 | 3,33168.2% | 1,51130.9% | 430.9% | 4,885 |
| Richardson County | George H. W. Bush+777 | 2,70358.0% | 1,92641.3% | 300.6% | 4,659 |
| Rock County | George H. W. Bush+559 | 75779.1% | 19820.7% | 20.2% | 957 |
| Saline County | Michael Dukakis+770 | 2,35542.7% | 3,12556.7% | 290.5% | 5,509 |
| Sarpy County | George H. W. Bush+9,245 | 20,19264.5% | 10,94735.0% | 1460.5% | 31,285 |
| Saunders County | George H. W. Bush+933 | 4,45955.5% | 3,52643.9% | 550.7% | 8,040 |
| Scotts Bluff County | George H. W. Bush+4,149 | 8,61365.4% | 4,46433.9% | 940.7% | 13,171 |
| Seward County | George H. W. Bush+782 | 3,47255.9% | 2,69043.3% | 500.8% | 6,212 |
| Sheridan County | George H. W. Bush+1,639 | 2,25177.7% | 61221.1% | 351.2% | 2,898 |
| Sherman County | George H. W. Bush+76 | 91551.7% | 83947.4% | 171.0% | 1,771 |
| Sioux County | George H. W. Bush+374 | 56874.1% | 19425.3% | 50.7% | 767 |
| Stanton County | George H. W. Bush+1,072 | 1,71172.5% | 63927.1% | 100.4% | 2,360 |
| Thayer County | George H. W. Bush+659 | 1,98159.6% | 1,32239.7% | 230.7% | 3,326 |
| Thomas County | George H. W. Bush+302 | 38382.2% | 8117.4% | 20.4% | 466 |
| Thurston County | Michael Dukakis+120 | 1,10547.2% | 1,22552.4% | 100.4% | 2,340 |
| Valley County | George H. W. Bush+731 | 1,60464.1% | 87334.9% | 261.0% | 2,503 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+2,020 | 4,58763.8% | 2,56735.7% | 360.5% | 7,190 |
| Wayne County | George H. W. Bush+1,362 | 2,47368.4% | 1,11130.7% | 300.8% | 3,614 |
| Webster County | George H. W. Bush+423 | 1,31459.0% | 89140.0% | 210.9% | 2,226 |
| Wheeler County | George H. W. Bush+168 | 30967.9% | 14131.0% | 51.1% | 455 |
| York County | George H. W. Bush+3,014 | 4,76572.8% | 1,75126.7% | 310.5% | 6,547 |
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.1% |
| 1896 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | −3.2% |
| 1904 | −37.9% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +22.0% |
| 1916 | +14.3% |
| 1920 | −33.4% |
| 1924 | −17.5% |
| 1928 | −27.0% |
| 1932 | +27.7% |
| 1936 | +16.4% |
| 1940 | −14.4% |
| 1944 | −17.2% |
| 1948 | −8.3% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.0% |
| 1960 | −24.1% |
| 1964 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | −28.0% |
| 1972 | −41.0% |
| 1976 | −20.7% |
| 1980 | −39.5% |
| 1984 | −41.7% |
| 1988 | −21.0% |
| 1992 | −17.2% |
| 1996 | −18.7% |
| 2000 | −29.0% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2012 | −21.8% |
| 2016 | −25.0% |
| 2020 | −19.1% |
| 2024 | −20.5% |
Same ballot, 1988NE
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.