Oklahoma — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentBushR+16.6
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 57.9% | 678,367 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 41.3% | 483,423 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 9,246 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Atoka County, OK | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Beaver County, OK | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Beckham County, OK | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Bryan County, OK | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Caddo County, OK | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Canadian County, OK | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Carter County, OK | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Coal County, OK | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Comanche County, OK | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Cotton County, OK | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Craig County, OK | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Creek County, OK | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Custer County, OK | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Delaware County, OK | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Dewey County, OK | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Garvin County, OK | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Grady County, OK | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Grant County, OK | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Greer County, OK | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Harmon County, OK | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Harper County, OK | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Haskell County, OK | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Hughes County, OK | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Jackson County, OK | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Johnston County, OK | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Kay County, OK | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Latimer County, OK | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Logan County, OK | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Love County, OK | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Marshall County, OK | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Mayes County, OK | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| McClain County, OK | Republican | R+13.9 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Murray County, OK | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Noble County, OK | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Nowata County, OK | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Osage County, OK | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Payne County, OK | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Rogers County, OK | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Seminole County, OK | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Stephens County, OK | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Texas County, OK | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Tillman County, OK | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Washita County, OK | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Woods County, OK | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+34.5 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Bush, George H.W.+934 | 3,55857.0% | 2,62442.1% | 580.9% | 6,240 |
| Alfalfa County | Bush, George H.W.+843 | 1,96062.6% | 1,11735.7% | 551.8% | 3,132 |
| Atoka County | Dukakis, Michael+594 | 1,97143.1% | 2,56556.1% | 340.7% | 4,570 |
| Beaver County | Bush, George H.W.+1,236 | 2,01371.0% | 77727.4% | 441.6% | 2,834 |
| Beckham County | Bush, George H.W.+75 | 3,46350.1% | 3,38849.0% | 640.9% | 6,915 |
| Blaine County | Bush, George H.W.+1,114 | 2,88961.0% | 1,77537.5% | 701.5% | 4,734 |
| Bryan County | Dukakis, Michael+2,234 | 4,61540.1% | 6,84959.6% | 370.3% | 11,501 |
| Caddo County | Dukakis, Michael+698 | 4,68946.1% | 5,38752.9% | 1011.0% | 10,177 |
| Canadian County | Bush, George H.W.+10,419 | 17,87270.0% | 7,45329.2% | 2050.8% | 25,530 |
| Carter County | Bush, George H.W.+442 | 8,43051.0% | 7,98848.3% | 1170.7% | 16,535 |
| Cherokee County | Dukakis, Michael+645 | 5,83847.0% | 6,48352.2% | 1030.8% | 12,424 |
| Choctaw County | Dukakis, Michael+1,145 | 2,21739.6% | 3,36260.0% | 200.4% | 5,599 |
| Cimarron County | Bush, George H.W.+683 | 1,15370.0% | 47028.5% | 241.5% | 1,647 |
| Cleveland County | Bush, George H.W.+14,246 | 36,31361.6% | 22,06737.4% | 5530.9% | 58,933 |
| Coal County | Dukakis, Michael+474 | 89139.3% | 1,36560.1% | 140.6% | 2,270 |
| Comanche County | Bush, George H.W.+6,023 | 17,46460.0% | 11,44139.3% | 1940.7% | 29,099 |
| Cotton County | Dukakis, Michael+216 | 1,26645.6% | 1,48253.4% | 271.0% | 2,775 |
| Craig County | Dukakis, Michael+477 | 2,46345.2% | 2,94054.0% | 430.8% | 5,446 |
| Creek County | Bush, George H.W.+1,796 | 11,30853.9% | 9,51245.3% | 1620.8% | 20,982 |
| Custer County | Bush, George H.W.+3,038 | 6,73564.0% | 3,69735.1% | 950.9% | 10,527 |
| Delaware County | Bush, George H.W.+359 | 5,24851.4% | 4,88947.9% | 750.7% | 10,212 |
| Dewey County | Bush, George H.W.+580 | 1,54360.5% | 96337.7% | 451.8% | 2,551 |
| Ellis County | Bush, George H.W.+636 | 1,42263.4% | 78635.0% | 361.6% | 2,244 |
| Garfield County | Bush, George H.W.+7,181 | 15,24864.8% | 8,06734.3% | 2230.9% | 23,538 |
| Garvin County | Dukakis, Michael+329 | 5,10947.9% | 5,43851.0% | 1091.0% | 10,656 |
| Grady County | Bush, George H.W.+1,305 | 7,99453.8% | 6,68945.0% | 1651.1% | 14,848 |
| Grant County | Bush, George H.W.+441 | 1,69056.7% | 1,24941.9% | 411.4% | 2,980 |
| Greer County | Dukakis, Michael+31 | 1,22548.9% | 1,25650.2% | 220.9% | 2,503 |
| Harmon County | Dukakis, Michael+279 | 61140.6% | 89059.2% | 30.2% | 1,504 |
| Harper County | Bush, George H.W.+688 | 1,28167.4% | 59331.2% | 261.4% | 1,900 |
| Haskell County | Dukakis, Michael+1,141 | 1,82237.7% | 2,96361.4% | 440.9% | 4,829 |
| Hughes County | Dukakis, Michael+1,222 | 2,03738.2% | 3,25961.2% | 310.6% | 5,327 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George H.W.+881 | 4,42355.3% | 3,54244.3% | 360.4% | 8,001 |
| Jefferson County | Dukakis, Michael+704 | 1,06337.4% | 1,76762.1% | 160.6% | 2,846 |
| Johnston County | Dukakis, Michael+524 | 1,51842.4% | 2,04257.0% | 210.6% | 3,581 |
| Kay County | Bush, George H.W.+4,895 | 12,64661.5% | 7,75137.7% | 1670.8% | 20,564 |
| Kingfisher County | Bush, George H.W.+2,234 | 4,01168.5% | 1,77730.4% | 641.1% | 5,852 |
| Kiowa County | Dukakis, Michael+266 | 2,03046.6% | 2,29652.7% | 320.7% | 4,358 |
| Latimer County | Dukakis, Michael+535 | 1,83043.2% | 2,36555.9% | 380.9% | 4,233 |
| Le Flore County | Bush, George H.W.+370 | 6,96451.1% | 6,59448.3% | 830.6% | 13,641 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George H.W.+2,184 | 6,40959.7% | 4,22539.3% | 1061.0% | 10,740 |
| Logan County | Bush, George H.W.+2,344 | 6,94759.4% | 4,60339.3% | 1541.3% | 11,704 |
| Love County | Dukakis, Michael+528 | 1,36141.7% | 1,88957.8% | 170.5% | 3,267 |
| Major County | Bush, George H.W.+1,656 | 2,63871.9% | 98226.8% | 511.4% | 3,671 |
| Marshall County | Dukakis, Michael+819 | 1,91140.9% | 2,73058.5% | 280.6% | 4,669 |
| Mayes County | Dukakis, Michael+576 | 6,11547.4% | 6,69151.9% | 950.7% | 12,901 |
| McClain County | Bush, George H.W.+1,177 | 4,77156.4% | 3,59442.5% | 881.0% | 8,453 |
| McCurtain County | Dukakis, Michael+8 | 4,92049.6% | 4,92849.7% | 630.6% | 9,911 |
| McIntosh County | Dukakis, Michael+1,376 | 2,66539.5% | 4,04159.9% | 360.5% | 6,742 |
| Murray County | Dukakis, Michael+641 | 2,05642.9% | 2,69756.3% | 410.9% | 4,794 |
| Muskogee County | Dukakis, Michael+2,613 | 11,14744.5% | 13,76054.9% | 1610.6% | 25,068 |
| Noble County | Bush, George H.W.+1,354 | 3,01563.8% | 1,66135.1% | 501.1% | 4,726 |
| Nowata County | Dukakis, Michael+203 | 2,00047.2% | 2,20352.0% | 310.7% | 4,234 |
| Okfuskee County | Dukakis, Michael+358 | 1,85145.2% | 2,20953.9% | 380.9% | 4,098 |
| Oklahoma County | Bush, George H.W.+59,564 | 135,37663.6% | 75,81235.6% | 1,7030.8% | 212,891 |
| Okmulgee County | Dukakis, Michael+2,588 | 5,67440.5% | 8,26259.0% | 680.5% | 14,004 |
| Osage County | Dukakis, Michael+616 | 7,16247.6% | 7,77851.7% | 1150.8% | 15,055 |
| Ottawa County | Dukakis, Michael+1,632 | 5,02642.9% | 6,65856.8% | 450.4% | 11,729 |
| Pawnee County | Bush, George H.W.+543 | 3,32453.9% | 2,78145.1% | 570.9% | 6,162 |
| Payne County | Bush, George H.W.+5,459 | 16,02759.6% | 10,56839.3% | 3101.2% | 26,905 |
| Pittsburg County | Dukakis, Michael+1,029 | 7,59446.5% | 8,62352.8% | 1250.8% | 16,342 |
| Pontotoc County | Bush, George H.W.+125 | 6,60949.9% | 6,48449.0% | 1461.1% | 13,239 |
| Pottawatomie County | Bush, George H.W.+3,226 | 12,09957.2% | 8,87341.9% | 1970.9% | 21,169 |
| Pushmataha County | Dukakis, Michael+589 | 1,84142.8% | 2,43056.5% | 300.7% | 4,301 |
| Roger Mills County | Bush, George H.W.+266 | 1,13256.3% | 86643.0% | 140.7% | 2,012 |
| Rogers County | Bush, George H.W.+4,169 | 12,94059.2% | 8,77140.1% | 1400.6% | 21,851 |
| Seminole County | Dukakis, Michael+833 | 4,07844.9% | 4,91154.1% | 840.9% | 9,073 |
| Sequoyah County | Bush, George H.W.+759 | 5,71053.2% | 4,95146.1% | 680.6% | 10,729 |
| Stephens County | Bush, George H.W.+2,011 | 9,84455.3% | 7,83344.0% | 1180.7% | 17,795 |
| Texas County | Bush, George H.W.+3,254 | 4,97173.6% | 1,71725.4% | 640.9% | 6,752 |
| Tillman County | Dukakis, Michael+394 | 1,75444.7% | 2,14854.7% | 260.7% | 3,928 |
| Tulsa County | Bush, George H.W.+58,468 | 127,51264.5% | 69,04434.9% | 1,2070.6% | 197,763 |
| Wagoner County | Bush, George H.W.+2,841 | 10,21957.7% | 7,37841.6% | 1210.7% | 17,718 |
| Washington County | Bush, George H.W.+7,642 | 14,61367.3% | 6,97132.1% | 1290.6% | 21,713 |
| Washita County | Bush, George H.W.+112 | 2,40250.6% | 2,29048.3% | 531.1% | 4,745 |
| Woods County | Bush, George H.W.+1,100 | 2,83561.0% | 1,73537.3% | 811.7% | 4,651 |
| Woodward County | Bush, George H.W.+2,588 | 4,99666.7% | 2,40832.1% | 891.2% | 7,493 |
complete certified result
Oklahoma candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Same ballot, 1988OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.