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Elections / 1988 · President · NH

George H. W. Bush carried New Hampshire R+26.2.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in New Hampshire, 1988. The state ran 18.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)

New Hampshire result
450,525 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
163,696
36.3%
Bush (R)
281,537
62.5%
All others
5,292
1.2%
Margin
R+26.2
1988 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1988
BushR+26.2
1988 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+36.9Carroll County, NH · R+42.7Cheshire County, NH · R+9.7Coos County, NH · R+27.3Grafton County, NH · R+24.6Hillsborough County, NH · R+31.3Merrimack County, NH · R+22.4Rockingham County, NH · R+27.9Strafford County, NH · R+10.8Sullivan County, NH · R+16.1
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican62.5%281,537
Michael DukakisDemocratic36.3%163,696
OtherAll other candidates1.2%5,292
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1988
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−36.9%
6,60314,45421,280
Carroll CountyR
−42.7%
5,15312,98318,344
Cheshire CountyR
−9.7%
12,33915,00227,512
Coos CountyR
−27.3%
4,9818,76313,840
Grafton CountyR
−24.6%
11,48419,03330,699
Hillsborough CountyR
−31.3%
45,79988,261135,778
Merrimack CountyR
−22.4%
18,63729,53548,686
Rockingham CountyR
−27.9%
35,77564,034101,405
Strafford CountyR
−10.8%
16,54720,63637,698
Sullivan CountyR
−16.1%
6,3788,83615,283