George H. W. Bush carried Oklahoma R+16.6.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Oklahoma, 1988. The state ran 8.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

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

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Oklahoma result

1,171,036 votes counted

Dukakis (D)

483,423

41.3%

Bush (R)

678,367

57.9%

All others

9,246

0.8%

Margin

R+16.6

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1988 presidential election

Oklahoma, 1988

BushR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Oklahoma's presidential margins

1908–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Oklahoma's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1988

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adair County	R	−15.0%	2,624	3,558	6,240
Alfalfa County	R	−26.9%	1,117	1,960	3,132
Atoka County	D	+13.0%	2,565	1,971	4,570
Beaver County	R	−43.6%	777	2,013	2,834
Beckham County	R	−1.1%	3,388	3,463	6,915
Blaine County	R	−23.5%	1,775	2,889	4,734
Bryan County	D	+19.4%	6,849	4,615	11,501
Caddo County	D	+6.9%	5,387	4,689	10,177
Canadian County	R	−40.8%	7,453	17,872	25,530
Carter County	R	−2.7%	7,988	8,430	16,535
Cherokee County	D	+5.2%	6,483	5,838	12,424
Choctaw County	D	+20.5%	3,362	2,217	5,599
Cimarron County	R	−41.5%	470	1,153	1,647
Cleveland County	R	−24.2%	22,067	36,313	58,933
Coal County	D	+20.9%	1,365	891	2,270
Comanche County	R	−20.7%	11,441	17,464	29,099
Cotton County	D	+7.8%	1,482	1,266	2,775
Craig County	D	+8.8%	2,940	2,463	5,446
Creek County	R	−8.6%	9,512	11,308	20,982
Custer County	R	−28.9%	3,697	6,735	10,527
Delaware County	R	−3.5%	4,889	5,248	10,212
Dewey County	R	−22.7%	963	1,543	2,551
Ellis County	R	−28.3%	786	1,422	2,244
Garfield County	R	−30.5%	8,067	15,248	23,538
Garvin County	D	+3.1%	5,438	5,109	10,656
Grady County	R	−8.8%	6,689	7,994	14,848
Grant County	R	−14.8%	1,249	1,690	2,980
Greer County	D	+1.2%	1,256	1,225	2,503
Harmon County	D	+18.6%	890	611	1,504
Harper County	R	−36.2%	593	1,281	1,900
Haskell County	D	+23.6%	2,963	1,822	4,829
Hughes County	D	+22.9%	3,259	2,037	5,327
Jackson County	R	−11.0%	3,542	4,423	8,001
Jefferson County	D	+24.7%	1,767	1,063	2,846
Johnston County	D	+14.6%	2,042	1,518	3,581
Kay County	R	−23.8%	7,751	12,646	20,564
Kingfisher County	R	−38.2%	1,777	4,011	5,852
Kiowa County	D	+6.1%	2,296	2,030	4,358
Latimer County	D	+12.6%	2,365	1,830	4,233
Le Flore County	R	−2.7%	6,594	6,964	13,641
Lincoln County	R	−20.3%	4,225	6,409	10,740
Logan County	R	−20.0%	4,603	6,947	11,704
Love County	D	+16.2%	1,889	1,361	3,267
Major County	R	−45.1%	982	2,638	3,671
Marshall County	D	+17.5%	2,730	1,911	4,669
Mayes County	D	+4.5%	6,691	6,115	12,901
McClain County	R	−13.9%	3,594	4,771	8,453
McCurtain County	D	+0.1%	4,928	4,920	9,911
McIntosh County	D	+20.4%	4,041	2,665	6,742
Murray County	D	+13.4%	2,697	2,056	4,794
Muskogee County	D	+10.4%	13,760	11,147	25,068
Noble County	R	−28.7%	1,661	3,015	4,726
Nowata County	D	+4.8%	2,203	2,000	4,234
Okfuskee County	D	+8.7%	2,209	1,851	4,098
Oklahoma County	R	−28.0%	75,812	135,376	212,891
Okmulgee County	D	+18.5%	8,262	5,674	14,004
Osage County	D	+4.1%	7,778	7,162	15,055
Ottawa County	D	+13.9%	6,658	5,026	11,729
Pawnee County	R	−8.8%	2,781	3,324	6,162
Payne County	R	−20.3%	10,568	16,027	26,905
Pittsburg County	D	+6.3%	8,623	7,594	16,342
Pontotoc County	R	−0.9%	6,484	6,609	13,239
Pottawatomie County	R	−15.2%	8,873	12,099	21,169
Pushmataha County	D	+13.7%	2,430	1,841	4,301
Roger Mills County	R	−13.2%	866	1,132	2,012
Rogers County	R	−19.1%	8,771	12,940	21,851
Seminole County	D	+9.2%	4,911	4,078	9,073
Sequoyah County	R	−7.1%	4,951	5,710	10,729
Stephens County	R	−11.3%	7,833	9,844	17,795
Texas County	R	−48.2%	1,717	4,971	6,752
Tillman County	D	+10.0%	2,148	1,754	3,928
Tulsa County	R	−29.6%	69,044	127,512	197,763
Wagoner County	R	−16.0%	7,378	10,219	17,718
Washington County	R	−35.2%	6,971	14,613	21,713
Washita County	R	−2.4%	2,290	2,402	4,745
Woods County	R	−23.7%	1,735	2,835	4,651
Woodward County	R	−34.5%	2,408	4,996	7,493