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Elections / 1988 · President · NE

George H. W. Bush carried Nebraska R+21.0.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Nebraska, 1988. The state ran 13.2 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)

Nebraska result
662,372 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
259,646
39.2%
Bush (R)
398,447
60.2%
All others
4,279
0.6%
Margin
R+21.0
1988 presidential election
Nebraska, 1988
BushR+21.0
1988 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 1988 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1988 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, NE · R+31.8Antelope County, NE · R+47.6Arthur County, NE · R+56.5Banner County, NE · R+52.2Blaine County, NE · R+64.7Boone County, NE · R+37.6Box Butte County, NE · R+13.6Boyd County, NE · R+33.2Brown County, NE · R+50.5Buffalo County, NE · R+35.6Burt County, NE · R+16.8Butler County, NE · R+9.7Cass County, NE · R+11.8Cedar County, NE · R+16.6Chase County, NE · R+40.8Cherry County, NE · R+55.2Cheyenne County, NE · R+36.2Clay County, NE · R+36.2Colfax County, NE · R+20.2Cuming County, NE · R+44.0Custer County, NE · R+47.3Dakota County, NE · D+3.5Dawes County, NE · R+39.7Dawson County, NE · R+43.1Deuel County, NE · R+43.2Dixon County, NE · R+21.4Dodge County, NE · R+15.8Douglas County, NE · R+13.2Dundy County, NE · R+42.0Fillmore County, NE · R+15.2Franklin County, NE · R+25.2Frontier County, NE · R+46.1Furnas County, NE · R+39.3Gage County, NE · R+12.1Garden County, NE · R+45.5Garfield County, NE · R+53.8Gosper County, NE · R+35.1Grant County, NE · R+54.1Greeley County, NE · R+6.5Hall County, NE · R+27.4Hamilton County, NE · R+40.0Harlan County, NE · R+31.5Hayes County, NE · R+51.6Hitchcock County, NE · R+40.0Holt County, NE · R+50.4Hooker County, NE · R+60.9Howard County, NE · R+12.4Jefferson County, NE · R+15.1Johnson County, NE · R+0.8Kearney County, NE · R+33.1Keith County, NE · R+45.4Keya Paha County, NE · R+50.6Kimball County, NE · R+41.3Knox County, NE · R+28.1Lancaster County, NE · TiedLincoln County, NE · R+15.8Logan County, NE · R+59.8Loup County, NE · R+49.3Madison County, NE · R+53.1McPherson County, NE · R+57.9Merrick County, NE · R+33.0Morrill County, NE · R+34.4Nance County, NE · R+19.6Nemaha County, NE · R+22.1Nuckolls County, NE · R+22.0Otoe County, NE · R+17.4Pawnee County, NE · R+11.8Perkins County, NE · R+40.5Phelps County, NE · R+51.7Pierce County, NE · R+45.9Platte County, NE · R+46.4Polk County, NE · R+30.3Red Willow County, NE · R+37.3Richardson County, NE · R+16.7Rock County, NE · R+58.4Saline County, NE · D+14.0Sarpy County, NE · R+29.6Saunders County, NE · R+11.6Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+31.5Seward County, NE · R+12.6Sheridan County, NE · R+56.6Sherman County, NE · R+4.3Sioux County, NE · R+48.8Stanton County, NE · R+45.4Thayer County, NE · R+19.8Thomas County, NE · R+64.8Thurston County, NE · D+5.1Valley County, NE · R+29.2Washington County, NE · R+28.1Wayne County, NE · R+37.7Webster County, NE · R+19.0Wheeler County, NE · R+36.9York County, NE · R+46.0
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican60.2%398,447
Michael DukakisDemocratic39.2%259,646
OtherAll other candidates0.6%4,279
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1988
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−31.8%
4,1568,07312,308
Antelope CountyR
−47.6%
9332,6263,559
Arthur CountyR
−56.5%
58210269
Banner CountyR
−52.2%
112361477
Blaine CountyR
−64.7%
72338411
Boone CountyR
−37.6%
9762,1603,150
Box Butte CountyR
−13.6%
2,4683,2535,766
Boyd CountyR
−33.2%
4809671,467
Brown CountyR
−50.5%
4351,3361,783
Buffalo CountyR
−35.6%
4,7029,98114,828
Burt CountyR
−16.8%
1,4582,0503,531
Butler CountyR
−9.7%
1,7152,0863,819
Cass CountyR
−11.8%
3,6774,6648,387
Cedar CountyR
−16.6%
1,7592,4624,238
Chase CountyR
−40.8%
5971,4462,082
Cherry CountyR
−55.2%
6422,2402,896
Cheyenne CountyR
−36.2%
1,3332,8624,223
Clay CountyR
−36.2%
1,0972,3523,470
Colfax CountyR
−20.2%
1,5422,3293,898
Cuming CountyR
−44.0%
1,2393,2084,471
Custer CountyR
−47.3%
1,4964,2035,726
Dakota CountyD
+3.5%
2,9422,7445,697
Dawes CountyR
−39.7%
1,1232,6213,771
Dawson CountyR
−43.1%
2,1845,5297,755
Deuel CountyR
−43.2%
3027691,080
Dixon CountyR
−21.4%
1,1661,8022,977
Dodge CountyR
−15.8%
6,1168,41714,597
Douglas CountyR
−13.2%
76,54199,916177,565
Dundy CountyR
−42.0%
3338281,178
Fillmore CountyR
−15.2%
1,4351,9553,418
Franklin CountyR
−25.2%
7681,2942,085
Frontier CountyR
−46.1%
3841,0571,459
Furnas CountyR
−39.3%
7911,8302,645
Gage CountyR
−12.1%
4,0085,1159,186
Garden CountyR
−45.5%
3669861,362
Garfield CountyR
−53.8%
2348031,057
Gosper CountyR
−35.1%
3316941,034
Grant CountyR
−54.1%
89301392
Greeley CountyR
−6.5%
6707631,438
Hall CountyR
−27.4%
6,85312,06219,023
Hamilton CountyR
−40.0%
1,2893,0224,334
Harlan CountyR
−31.5%
7251,4032,154
Hayes CountyR
−51.6%
160512682
Hitchcock CountyR
−40.0%
4801,1321,630
Holt CountyR
−50.4%
1,3274,0815,466
Hooker CountyR
−60.9%
91378471
Howard CountyR
−12.4%
1,1861,5262,743
Jefferson CountyR
−15.1%
1,8192,4714,323
Johnson CountyR
−0.8%
1,1641,1822,356
Kearney CountyR
−33.1%
1,0562,1213,214
Keith CountyR
−45.4%
1,0752,8863,991
Keya Paha CountyR
−50.6%
145446595
Kimball CountyR
−41.3%
5401,3211,890
Knox CountyR
−28.1%
1,4772,6444,147
Lancaster CountyR
−0.4%
44,39644,74489,723
Lincoln CountyR
−15.8%
6,1188,42514,634
Logan CountyR
−59.8%
93373468
Loup CountyR
−49.3%
98295400
Madison CountyR
−53.1%
2,7799,13711,975
McPherson CountyR
−57.9%
60229292
Merrick CountyR
−33.0%
1,1922,3763,592
Morrill CountyR
−34.4%
7541,5562,331
Nance CountyR
−19.6%
7941,1851,990
Nemaha CountyR
−22.1%
1,4572,2953,787
Nuckolls CountyR
−22.0%
1,1141,7502,891
Otoe CountyR
−17.4%
2,6163,7246,366
Pawnee CountyR
−11.8%
7679751,758
Perkins CountyR
−40.5%
4681,1181,604
Phelps CountyR
−51.7%
1,0473,3164,387
Pierce CountyR
−45.9%
9142,4743,399
Platte CountyR
−46.4%
3,2859,04012,396
Polk CountyR
−30.3%
9441,7692,724
Red Willow CountyR
−37.3%
1,5113,3314,885
Richardson CountyR
−16.7%
1,9262,7034,659
Rock CountyR
−58.4%
198757957
Saline CountyD
+14.0%
3,1252,3555,509
Sarpy CountyR
−29.6%
10,94720,19231,285
Saunders CountyR
−11.6%
3,5264,4598,040
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−31.5%
4,4648,61313,171
Seward CountyR
−12.6%
2,6903,4726,212
Sheridan CountyR
−56.6%
6122,2512,898
Sherman CountyR
−4.3%
8399151,771
Sioux CountyR
−48.8%
194568767
Stanton CountyR
−45.4%
6391,7112,360
Thayer CountyR
−19.8%
1,3221,9813,326
Thomas CountyR
−64.8%
81383466
Thurston CountyD
+5.1%
1,2251,1052,340
Valley CountyR
−29.2%
8731,6042,503
Washington CountyR
−28.1%
2,5674,5877,190
Wayne CountyR
−37.7%
1,1112,4733,614
Webster CountyR
−19.0%
8911,3142,226
Wheeler CountyR
−36.9%
141309455
York CountyR
−46.0%
1,7514,7656,547