1988 · TexasBushR+12.6

Recent presidential results

1968D+1.3 1972R+33.0 1976D+3.2 1980R+13.9 1984R+27.5

How it voted

Share of the 1988 vote

George H. W. Bush ✓Republican	56.0%	3,036,829
Michael DukakisDemocratic	43.3%	2,352,748
OtherAll other candidates	0.7%	37,833

1988presidential margin

D+60

R+60

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

Texas cast 29 electoral votes this cycle.

County-level results (254 counties) — table

1988 presidential result by county for Texas — 1988 presidential election — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County	Winner	Margin
Anderson County, TX	Republican	R+12.3
Andrews County, TX	Republican	R+46.1
Angelina County, TX	Republican	R+7.9
Aransas County, TX	Republican	R+25.1
Archer County, TX	Republican	R+10.5
Armstrong County, TX	Republican	R+39.0
Atascosa County, TX	Republican	R+1.3
Austin County, TX	Republican	R+27.0
Bailey County, TX	Republican	R+24.9
Bandera County, TX	Republican	R+45.9
Bastrop County, TX	Democratic	D+14.3
Baylor County, TX	Democratic	D+11.5
Bee County, TX	Republican	R+0.04
Bell County, TX	Republican	R+24.5
Bexar County, TX	Republican	R+5.2
Blanco County, TX	Republican	R+24.6
Borden County, TX	Republican	R+25.1
Bosque County, TX	Republican	R+12.8
Bowie County, TX	Republican	R+11.2
Brazoria County, TX	Republican	R+17.9
Brazos County, TX	Republican	R+32.4
Brewster County, TX	Republican	R+4.2
Briscoe County, TX	Democratic	D+10.5
Brooks County, TX	Democratic	D+64.5
Brown County, TX	Republican	R+17.6
Burleson County, TX	Democratic	D+15.8
Burnet County, TX	Republican	R+8.2
Caldwell County, TX	Democratic	D+13.3
Calhoun County, TX	Democratic	D+2.0
Callahan County, TX	Republican	R+17.7
Cameron County, TX	Democratic	D+12.1
Camp County, TX	Democratic	D+5.3
Carson County, TX	Republican	R+33.9
Cass County, TX	Democratic	D+5.6
Castro County, TX	Republican	R+5.5
Chambers County, TX	Republican	R+9.7
Cherokee County, TX	Republican	R+14.6
Childress County, TX	Republican	R+6.2
Clay County, TX	Democratic	D+5.6
Cochran County, TX	Republican	R+6.2
Coke County, TX	Republican	R+12.3
Coleman County, TX	Republican	R+8.4
Collin County, TX	Republican	R+49.2
Collingsworth County, TX	Republican	R+3.7
Colorado County, TX	Republican	R+13.3
Comal County, TX	Republican	R+41.4
Comanche County, TX	Democratic	D+10.5
Concho County, TX	Democratic	D+2.1
Cooke County, TX	Republican	R+26.0
Coryell County, TX	Republican	R+29.5
Cottle County, TX	Democratic	D+28.7
Crane County, TX	Republican	R+34.3
Crockett County, TX	Republican	R+2.8
Crosby County, TX	Democratic	D+12.3
Culberson County, TX	Democratic	D+14.3
Dallam County, TX	Republican	R+30.1
Dallas County, TX	Republican	R+17.5
Dawson County, TX	Republican	R+18.8
Deaf Smith County, TX	Republican	R+31.7
Delta County, TX	Democratic	D+18.8
Denton County, TX	Republican	R+37.1
DeWitt County, TX	Republican	R+16.8
Dickens County, TX	Democratic	D+22.9
Dimmit County, TX	Democratic	D+50.3
Donley County, TX	Republican	R+22.3
Duval County, TX	Democratic	D+64.2
Eastland County, TX	Republican	R+10.0
Ector County, TX	Republican	R+36.1
Edwards County, TX	Republican	R+20.2
El Paso County, TX	Democratic	D+5.9
Ellis County, TX	Republican	R+18.9
Erath County, TX	Republican	R+13.7
Falls County, TX	Democratic	D+10.2
Fannin County, TX	Democratic	D+12.4
Fayette County, TX	Republican	R+14.6
Fisher County, TX	Democratic	D+35.5
Floyd County, TX	Republican	R+11.2
Foard County, TX	Democratic	D+25.2
Fort Bend County, TX	Republican	R+25.8
Franklin County, TX	Democratic	D+0.5
Freestone County, TX	Republican	R+4.0
Frio County, TX	Democratic	D+33.3
Gaines County, TX	Republican	R+26.5
Galveston County, TX	Democratic	D+5.0
Garza County, TX	Republican	R+8.9
Gillespie County, TX	Republican	R+55.7
Glasscock County, TX	Republican	R+45.6
Goliad County, TX	Republican	R+2.5
Gonzales County, TX	Republican	R+1.5
Gray County, TX	Republican	R+49.1
Grayson County, TX	Republican	R+13.5
Gregg County, TX	Republican	R+35.5
Grimes County, TX	Republican	R+1.5
Guadalupe County, TX	Republican	R+29.9
Hale County, TX	Republican	R+28.4
Hall County, TX	Democratic	D+18.1
Hamilton County, TX	Republican	R+11.8
Hansford County, TX	Republican	R+62.9
Hardeman County, TX	Democratic	D+14.4
Hardin County, TX	Democratic	D+8.9
Harris County, TX	Republican	R+14.9
Harrison County, TX	Republican	R+14.0
Hartley County, TX	Republican	R+41.4
Haskell County, TX	Democratic	D+17.9
Hays County, TX	Republican	R+2.3
Hemphill County, TX	Republican	R+37.7
Henderson County, TX	Republican	R+5.7
Hidalgo County, TX	Democratic	D+29.9
Hill County, TX	Republican	R+4.5
Hockley County, TX	Republican	R+20.9
Hood County, TX	Republican	R+26.8
Hopkins County, TX	Republican	R+1.5
Houston County, TX	Republican	R+0.5
Howard County, TX	Republican	R+15.0
Hudspeth County, TX	Democratic	D+0.1
Hunt County, TX	Republican	R+16.5
Hutchinson County, TX	Republican	R+43.5
Irion County, TX	Republican	R+24.6
Jack County, TX	Republican	R+0.7
Jackson County, TX	Republican	R+15.9
Jasper County, TX	Democratic	D+14.0
Jeff Davis County, TX	Republican	R+22.9
Jefferson County, TX	Democratic	D+21.7
Jim Hogg County, TX	Democratic	D+52.3
Jim Wells County, TX	Democratic	D+32.3
Johnson County, TX	Republican	R+16.6
Jones County, TX	Republican	R+1.7
Karnes County, TX	Democratic	D+3.0
Kaufman County, TX	Republican	R+7.0
Kendall County, TX	Republican	R+53.6
Kenedy County, TX	Democratic	D+21.9
Kent County, TX	Democratic	D+18.4
Kerr County, TX	Republican	R+51.0
Kimble County, TX	Republican	R+31.5
King County, TX	Republican	R+26.9
Kinney County, TX	Republican	R+7.0
Kleberg County, TX	Democratic	D+9.3
Knox County, TX	Democratic	D+13.9
La Salle County, TX	Democratic	D+40.7
Lamar County, TX	Republican	R+3.0
Lamb County, TX	Republican	R+15.7
Lampasas County, TX	Republican	R+21.1
Lavaca County, TX	Republican	R+10.6
Lee County, TX	Democratic	D+0.3
Leon County, TX	Republican	R+9.0
Liberty County, TX	Republican	R+1.1
Limestone County, TX	Democratic	D+3.2
Lipscomb County, TX	Republican	R+49.0
Live Oak County, TX	Republican	R+18.1
Llano County, TX	Republican	R+14.9
Loving County, TX	Republican	R+40.3
Lubbock County, TX	Republican	R+39.0
Lynn County, TX	Republican	R+8.2
Madison County, TX	Republican	R+1.6
Marion County, TX	Democratic	D+9.6
Martin County, TX	Republican	R+23.3
Mason County, TX	Republican	R+18.4
Matagorda County, TX	Republican	R+8.8
Maverick County, TX	Democratic	D+46.7
McCulloch County, TX	Democratic	D+1.4
McLennan County, TX	Republican	R+16.7
McMullen County, TX	Republican	R+52.3
Medina County, TX	Republican	R+14.9
Menard County, TX	Democratic	D+5.3
Midland County, TX	Republican	R+56.3
Milam County, TX	Democratic	D+16.1
Mills County, TX	Republican	R+10.6
Mitchell County, TX	Democratic	D+5.2
Montague County, TX	Democratic	D+3.0
Montgomery County, TX	Republican	R+37.1
Moore County, TX	Republican	R+41.1
Morris County, TX	Democratic	D+25.2
Motley County, TX	Republican	R+24.1
Nacogdoches County, TX	Republican	R+25.8
Navarro County, TX	Democratic	D+2.3
Newton County, TX	Democratic	D+37.3
Nolan County, TX	Democratic	D+2.1
Nueces County, TX	Democratic	D+3.0
Ochiltree County, TX	Republican	R+66.8
Oldham County, TX	Republican	R+38.6
Orange County, TX	Democratic	D+19.6
Palo Pinto County, TX	Republican	R+8.3
Panola County, TX	Republican	R+5.9
Parker County, TX	Republican	R+24.5
Parmer County, TX	Republican	R+45.7
Pecos County, TX	Republican	R+11.7
Polk County, TX	Democratic	D+0.9
Potter County, TX	Republican	R+26.2
Presidio County, TX	Democratic	D+33.3
Rains County, TX	Democratic	D+6.1
Randall County, TX	Republican	R+53.2
Reagan County, TX	Republican	R+38.2
Real County, TX	Republican	R+24.2
Red River County, TX	Democratic	D+12.2
Reeves County, TX	Democratic	D+23.9
Refugio County, TX	Republican	R+1.4
Roberts County, TX	Republican	R+52.7
Robertson County, TX	Democratic	D+24.8
Rockwall County, TX	Republican	R+45.8
Runnels County, TX	Republican	R+16.8
Rusk County, TX	Republican	R+27.8
Sabine County, TX	Democratic	D+3.2
San Augustine County, TX	Democratic	D+4.2
San Jacinto County, TX	Democratic	D+4.9
San Patricio County, TX	Democratic	D+3.9
San Saba County, TX	Democratic	D+2.9
Schleicher County, TX	Republican	R+13.7
Scurry County, TX	Republican	R+27.7
Shackelford County, TX	Republican	R+11.8
Shelby County, TX	Democratic	D+3.2
Sherman County, TX	Republican	R+53.7
Smith County, TX	Republican	R+29.7
Somervell County, TX	Republican	R+14.0
Starr County, TX	Democratic	D+69.9
Stephens County, TX	Republican	R+21.2
Sterling County, TX	Republican	R+42.1
Stonewall County, TX	Democratic	D+26.4
Sutton County, TX	Republican	R+27.1
Swisher County, TX	Democratic	D+19.6
Tarrant County, TX	Republican	R+23.1
Taylor County, TX	Republican	R+36.9
Terrell County, TX	Democratic	D+13.6
Terry County, TX	Republican	R+15.3
Throckmorton County, TX	Democratic	D+7.9
Titus County, TX	Democratic	D+1.3
Tom Green County, TX	Republican	R+27.0
Travis County, TX	Democratic	D+9.3
Trinity County, TX	Democratic	D+4.1
Tyler County, TX	Democratic	D+15.5
Upshur County, TX	Republican	R+6.6
Upton County, TX	Republican	R+37.1
Uvalde County, TX	Republican	R+7.3
Val Verde County, TX	Republican	R+0.6
Van Zandt County, TX	Republican	R+9.0
Victoria County, TX	Republican	R+25.3
Walker County, TX	Republican	R+18.4
Waller County, TX	Democratic	D+4.6
Ward County, TX	Republican	R+18.5
Washington County, TX	Republican	R+34.1
Webb County, TX	Democratic	D+36.5
Wharton County, TX	Republican	R+8.0
Wheeler County, TX	Republican	R+22.9
Wichita County, TX	Republican	R+12.9
Wilbarger County, TX	Republican	R+8.5
Willacy County, TX	Democratic	D+28.6
Williamson County, TX	Republican	R+16.4
Wilson County, TX	Republican	R+5.7
Winkler County, TX	Republican	R+27.2
Wise County, TX	Republican	R+6.8
Wood County, TX	Republican	R+14.6
Yoakum County, TX	Republican	R+41.3
Young County, TX	Republican	R+16.0
Zapata County, TX	Democratic	D+38.7
Zavala County, TX	Democratic	D+68.2

Texas results by county

254 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
Anderson County	George H. W. Bush+1,730	7,85855.9%	6,12843.6%	590.4%	14,045
Andrews County	George H. W. Bush+1,930	3,05272.8%	1,12226.8%	170.4%	4,191
Angelina County	George H. W. Bush+1,889	12,73853.4%	10,84945.5%	2651.1%	23,852
Aransas County	George H. W. Bush+1,553	3,85862.3%	2,30537.2%	330.5%	6,196
Archer County	George H. W. Bush+383	2,01055.1%	1,62744.6%	90.2%	3,646
Armstrong County	George H. W. Bush+406	72069.2%	31430.2%	60.6%	1,040
Atascosa County	George H. W. Bush+120	4,77750.3%	4,65749.0%	700.7%	9,504
Austin County	George H. W. Bush+1,931	4,52463.2%	2,59336.2%	430.6%	7,160
Bailey County	George H. W. Bush+583	1,45962.3%	87637.4%	80.3%	2,343
Bandera County	George H. W. Bush+2,184	3,43572.1%	1,25126.3%	751.6%	4,761
Bastrop County	Michael Dukakis+2,013	5,99142.5%	8,00456.8%	970.7%	14,092
Baylor County	Michael Dukakis+239	91444.2%	1,15355.7%	30.1%	2,070
Bee County	George H. W. Bush+4	4,62049.8%	4,61649.7%	450.5%	9,281
Bell County	George H. W. Bush+11,631	29,38261.8%	17,75137.3%	4180.9%	47,551
Bexar County	George H. W. Bush+19,156	193,19252.2%	174,03647.1%	2,5210.7%	369,749
Blanco County	George H. W. Bush+668	1,68061.8%	1,01237.2%	271.0%	2,719
Borden County	George H. W. Bush+114	28362.3%	16937.2%	20.4%	454
Bosque County	George H. W. Bush+788	3,45856.3%	2,67043.4%	190.3%	6,147
Bowie County	George H. W. Bush+3,123	15,45455.3%	12,33144.1%	1560.6%	27,941
Brazoria County	George H. W. Bush+10,592	34,02857.6%	23,43639.7%	1,6172.7%	59,081
Brazos County	George H. W. Bush+14,484	29,36965.7%	14,88533.3%	4361.0%	44,690
Brewster County	George H. W. Bush+139	1,70851.6%	1,56947.4%	361.1%	3,313
Briscoe County	Michael Dukakis+110	46444.3%	57454.8%	101.0%	1,048
Brooks County	Michael Dukakis+2,251	60817.4%	2,85981.9%	220.6%	3,489
Brown County	George H. W. Bush+2,047	6,81058.7%	4,76341.0%	330.3%	11,606
Burleson County	Michael Dukakis+843	2,24242.0%	3,08557.8%	120.2%	5,339
Burnet County	George H. W. Bush+777	5,12053.8%	4,34345.7%	450.5%	9,508
Caldwell County	Michael Dukakis+1,096	3,55343.0%	4,64956.3%	600.7%	8,262
Calhoun County	Michael Dukakis+131	3,18348.8%	3,31450.8%	270.4%	6,524
Callahan County	George H. W. Bush+870	2,88758.7%	2,01741.0%	170.3%	4,921
Cameron County	Michael Dukakis+6,709	24,26343.7%	30,97255.8%	3170.6%	55,552
Camp County	Michael Dukakis+213	1,90847.2%	2,12152.5%	130.3%	4,042
Carson County	George H. W. Bush+1,066	2,10066.7%	1,03432.8%	140.4%	3,148
Cass County	Michael Dukakis+636	5,30547.1%	5,94152.8%	160.1%	11,262
Castro County	George H. W. Bush+168	1,60452.6%	1,43647.1%	90.3%	3,049
Chambers County	George H. W. Bush+659	3,69454.5%	3,03544.8%	520.8%	6,781
Cherokee County	George H. W. Bush+1,916	7,52057.1%	5,60442.6%	410.3%	13,165
Childress County	George H. W. Bush+141	1,20153.0%	1,06046.8%	60.3%	2,267
Clay County	Michael Dukakis+245	2,04347.1%	2,28852.7%	90.2%	4,340
Cochran County	George H. W. Bush+90	77152.7%	68146.6%	100.7%	1,462
Coke County	George H. W. Bush+189	86356.0%	67443.7%	50.3%	1,542
Coleman County	George H. W. Bush+362	2,34054.2%	1,97845.8%	30.1%	4,321
Collin County	George H. W. Bush+44,842	67,77674.3%	22,93425.1%	5200.6%	91,230
Collingsworth County	George H. W. Bush+63	87251.8%	80948.1%	20.1%	1,683
Colorado County	George H. W. Bush+876	3,72356.4%	2,84743.1%	300.5%	6,600
Comal County	George H. W. Bush+8,278	13,99470.0%	5,71628.6%	2701.4%	19,980
Comanche County	Michael Dukakis+502	2,12044.5%	2,62255.1%	190.4%	4,761
Concho County	Michael Dukakis+26	61748.9%	64350.9%	30.2%	1,263
Cooke County	George H. W. Bush+2,979	7,19662.8%	4,21736.8%	390.3%	11,452
Coryell County	George H. W. Bush+3,435	7,46164.2%	4,02634.6%	1401.2%	11,627
Cottle County	Michael Dukakis+311	37935.0%	69063.7%	141.3%	1,083
Crane County	George H. W. Bush+623	1,21967.1%	59632.8%	30.2%	1,818
Crockett County	George H. W. Bush+51	93251.2%	88148.4%	60.3%	1,819
Crosby County	Michael Dukakis+314	1,12143.8%	1,43556.0%	60.2%	2,562
Culberson County	Michael Dukakis+140	41742.5%	55756.7%	80.8%	982
Dallam County	George H. W. Bush+560	1,20564.7%	64534.6%	120.6%	1,862
Dallas County	George H. W. Bush+103,896	347,09458.4%	243,19840.9%	4,2460.7%	594,538
Dawson County	George H. W. Bush+999	3,15459.3%	2,15540.5%	80.2%	5,317
Deaf Smith County	George H. W. Bush+1,814	3,74465.4%	1,93033.7%	520.9%	5,726
Delta County	Michael Dukakis+395	84940.4%	1,24459.2%	80.4%	2,101
Denton County	George H. W. Bush+31,240	57,44468.2%	26,20431.1%	5620.7%	84,210
DeWitt County	George H. W. Bush+1,049	3,62858.0%	2,57941.2%	480.8%	6,255
Dickens County	Michael Dukakis+261	43538.1%	69661.0%	100.9%	1,141
Dimmit County	Michael Dukakis+1,835	90024.7%	2,73574.9%	160.4%	3,651
Donley County	George H. W. Bush+382	1,04360.9%	66138.6%	90.5%	1,713
Duval County	Michael Dukakis+3,270	90717.8%	4,17782.0%	130.3%	5,097
Eastland County	George H. W. Bush+714	3,92954.8%	3,21544.9%	220.3%	7,166
Ector County	George H. W. Bush+12,330	23,15567.8%	10,82531.7%	1720.5%	34,152
Edwards County	George H. W. Bush+188	55659.8%	36839.6%	60.6%	930
El Paso County	Michael Dukakis+7,049	55,57346.8%	62,62252.7%	5860.5%	118,781
Ellis County	George H. W. Bush+5,253	16,42259.2%	11,16940.3%	1580.6%	27,749
Erath County	George H. W. Bush+1,314	5,42756.7%	4,11343.0%	300.3%	9,570
Falls County	Michael Dukakis+533	2,34444.8%	2,87754.9%	160.3%	5,237
Fannin County	Michael Dukakis+1,139	4,02443.7%	5,16356.0%	270.3%	9,214
Fayette County	George H. W. Bush+1,161	4,55157.1%	3,39042.5%	300.4%	7,971
Fisher County	Michael Dukakis+795	72132.2%	1,51667.7%	30.1%	2,240
Floyd County	George H. W. Bush+350	1,74155.5%	1,39144.3%	60.2%	3,138
Foard County	Michael Dukakis+207	30637.3%	51362.6%	10.1%	820
Fort Bend County	George H. W. Bush+16,467	39,81862.4%	23,35136.6%	6151.0%	63,784
Franklin County	Michael Dukakis+14	1,43949.7%	1,45350.2%	40.1%	2,896
Freestone County	George H. W. Bush+243	3,15951.9%	2,91647.9%	170.3%	6,092
Frio County	Michael Dukakis+1,511	1,50533.2%	3,01666.5%	170.4%	4,538
Gaines County	George H. W. Bush+955	2,26562.8%	1,31036.3%	310.9%	3,606
Galveston County	Michael Dukakis+3,720	34,91347.2%	38,63352.2%	4960.7%	74,042
Garza County	George H. W. Bush+194	1,18354.0%	98945.2%	180.8%	2,190
Gillespie County	George H. W. Bush+4,074	5,66277.4%	1,58821.7%	630.9%	7,313
Glasscock County	George H. W. Bush+241	38472.7%	14327.1%	10.2%	528
Goliad County	George H. W. Bush+69	1,42751.1%	1,35848.6%	70.3%	2,792
Gonzales County	George H. W. Bush+86	2,98350.4%	2,89749.0%	360.6%	5,916
Gray County	George H. W. Bush+4,799	7,25974.2%	2,46025.2%	620.6%	9,781
Grayson County	George H. W. Bush+4,478	18,82556.6%	14,34743.1%	1150.3%	33,287
Gregg County	George H. W. Bush+13,979	26,46567.2%	12,48631.7%	4361.1%	39,387
Grimes County	George H. W. Bush+85	2,82050.5%	2,73549.0%	270.5%	5,582
Guadalupe County	George H. W. Bush+6,154	13,26564.4%	7,11134.5%	2331.1%	20,609
Hale County	George H. W. Bush+2,782	6,28464.1%	3,50235.7%	250.3%	9,811
Hall County	Michael Dukakis+315	71441.0%	1,02959.0%	00.0%	1,743
Hamilton County	George H. W. Bush+363	1,71855.7%	1,35543.9%	130.4%	3,086
Hansford County	George H. W. Bush+1,524	1,96781.2%	44318.3%	110.5%	2,421
Hardeman County	Michael Dukakis+288	85542.7%	1,14357.1%	30.1%	2,001
Hardin County	Michael Dukakis+1,348	6,89745.5%	8,24554.3%	310.2%	15,173
Harris County	George H. W. Bush+121,298	464,21757.0%	342,91942.1%	7,0240.9%	814,160
Harrison County	George H. W. Bush+2,983	11,95756.2%	8,97442.2%	3541.7%	21,285
Hartley County	George H. W. Bush+724	1,22970.3%	50528.9%	130.7%	1,747
Haskell County	Michael Dukakis+522	1,19340.9%	1,71558.8%	70.2%	2,915
Hays County	George H. W. Bush+529	11,71650.4%	11,18748.1%	3611.6%	23,264
Hemphill County	George H. W. Bush+643	1,17068.6%	52730.9%	80.5%	1,705
Henderson County	George H. W. Bush+1,186	11,00552.6%	9,81946.9%	940.4%	20,918
Hidalgo County	Michael Dukakis+25,084	29,24634.9%	54,33064.8%	2940.4%	83,870
Hill County	George H. W. Bush+415	4,79652.1%	4,38147.6%	210.2%	9,198
Hockley County	George H. W. Bush+1,518	4,36860.2%	2,85039.3%	320.4%	7,250
Hood County	George H. W. Bush+3,145	7,40063.2%	4,25536.3%	610.5%	11,716
Hopkins County	George H. W. Bush+149	5,13350.6%	4,98449.1%	250.2%	10,142
Houston County	George H. W. Bush+36	3,88250.0%	3,84649.5%	360.5%	7,764
Howard County	George H. W. Bush+1,579	6,02457.3%	4,44542.3%	480.5%	10,517
Hudspeth County	Michael Dukakis+1	40549.6%	40649.8%	50.6%	816
Hunt County	George H. W. Bush+3,511	12,33158.1%	8,82041.5%	870.4%	21,238
Hutchinson County	George H. W. Bush+4,576	7,52671.5%	2,95028.0%	500.5%	10,526
Irion County	George H. W. Bush+213	53962.2%	32637.6%	20.2%	867
Jack County	George H. W. Bush+21	1,54250.2%	1,52149.5%	110.4%	3,074
Jackson County	George H. W. Bush+813	2,95457.8%	2,14141.9%	200.4%	5,115
Jasper County	Michael Dukakis+1,628	4,98542.9%	6,61356.9%	310.3%	11,629
Jeff Davis County	George H. W. Bush+199	52460.2%	32537.4%	212.4%	870
Jefferson County	Michael Dukakis+19,895	35,75439.0%	55,64960.7%	2900.3%	91,693
Jim Hogg County	Michael Dukakis+1,120	51023.8%	1,63076.1%	30.1%	2,143
Jim Wells County	Michael Dukakis+4,160	4,33533.6%	8,49565.9%	560.4%	12,886
Johnson County	George H. W. Bush+5,002	17,50958.0%	12,50741.5%	1550.5%	30,171
Jones County	George H. W. Bush+102	3,00050.7%	2,89849.0%	180.3%	5,916
Karnes County	Michael Dukakis+146	2,38348.3%	2,52951.3%	210.4%	4,933
Kaufman County	George H. W. Bush+1,108	8,46653.2%	7,35846.2%	920.6%	15,916
Kendall County	George H. W. Bush+3,429	4,87576.2%	1,44622.6%	771.2%	6,398
Kenedy County	Michael Dukakis+43	7638.8%	11960.7%	10.5%	196
Kent County	Michael Dukakis+124	27440.7%	39859.1%	20.3%	674
Kerr County	George H. W. Bush+7,620	11,20775.0%	3,58724.0%	1431.0%	14,937
Kimble County	George H. W. Bush+510	1,06165.6%	55134.1%	50.3%	1,617
King County	George H. W. Bush+47	11163.4%	6436.6%	00.0%	175
Kinney County	George H. W. Bush+102	77153.2%	66946.1%	100.7%	1,450
Kleberg County	Michael Dukakis+924	4,44344.7%	5,36754.0%	1361.4%	9,946
Knox County	Michael Dukakis+248	76542.9%	1,01356.8%	40.2%	1,782
La Salle County	Michael Dukakis+958	69329.5%	1,65170.2%	80.3%	2,352
Lamar County	George H. W. Bush+468	8,02151.4%	7,55348.4%	240.2%	15,598
Lamb County	George H. W. Bush+834	3,06457.6%	2,23041.9%	220.4%	5,316
Lampasas County	George H. W. Bush+1,046	3,00060.4%	1,95439.3%	120.2%	4,966
Lavaca County	George H. W. Bush+846	4,37755.0%	3,53144.3%	540.7%	7,962
Lee County	Michael Dukakis+14	2,51349.6%	2,52749.9%	270.5%	5,067
Leon County	George H. W. Bush+462	2,77854.3%	2,31645.3%	210.4%	5,115
Liberty County	George H. W. Bush+181	8,52450.2%	8,34349.2%	1060.6%	16,973
Limestone County	Michael Dukakis+219	3,25748.2%	3,47651.4%	300.4%	6,763
Lipscomb County	George H. W. Bush+734	1,11174.1%	37725.2%	110.7%	1,499
Live Oak County	George H. W. Bush+704	2,27758.7%	1,57340.5%	300.8%	3,880
Llano County	George H. W. Bush+921	3,55057.2%	2,62942.4%	230.4%	6,202
Loving County	George H. W. Bush+31	5470.1%	2329.9%	00.0%	77
Lubbock County	George H. W. Bush+28,558	50,76069.3%	22,20230.3%	3300.5%	73,292
Lynn County	George H. W. Bush+193	1,27954.0%	1,08645.9%	20.1%	2,367
Madison County	George H. W. Bush+61	1,89650.6%	1,83549.0%	160.4%	3,747
Marion County	Michael Dukakis+398	1,85745.0%	2,25554.6%	170.4%	4,129
Martin County	George H. W. Bush+385	1,01761.6%	63238.3%	20.1%	1,651
Mason County	George H. W. Bush+304	97558.9%	67140.5%	90.5%	1,655
Matagorda County	George H. W. Bush+1,112	6,78754.0%	5,67545.2%	1040.8%	12,566
Maverick County	Michael Dukakis+2,803	1,59226.5%	4,39573.2%	160.3%	6,003
McCulloch County	Michael Dukakis+47	1,61849.1%	1,66550.6%	100.3%	3,293
McLennan County	George H. W. Bush+11,061	38,60658.1%	27,54541.5%	2720.4%	66,423
McMullen County	George H. W. Bush+208	30275.9%	9423.6%	20.5%	398
Medina County	George H. W. Bush+1,495	5,72257.1%	4,22742.1%	800.8%	10,029
Menard County	Michael Dukakis+62	55247.1%	61452.4%	50.4%	1,171
Midland County	George H. W. Bush+22,131	30,61877.9%	8,48721.6%	2210.6%	39,326
Milam County	Michael Dukakis+1,353	3,51241.8%	4,86557.9%	190.2%	8,396
Mills County	George H. W. Bush+201	1,04355.2%	84244.6%	30.2%	1,888
Mitchell County	Michael Dukakis+177	1,59647.3%	1,77352.5%	70.2%	3,376
Montague County	Michael Dukakis+214	3,47548.4%	3,68951.3%	220.3%	7,186
Montgomery County	George H. W. Bush+21,966	40,36068.2%	18,39431.1%	3920.7%	59,146
Moore County	George H. W. Bush+2,173	3,71070.3%	1,53729.1%	340.6%	5,281
Morris County	Michael Dukakis+1,418	2,10437.4%	3,52262.6%	40.1%	5,630
Motley County	George H. W. Bush+167	42962.0%	26237.9%	10.1%	692
Nacogdoches County	George H. W. Bush+4,881	11,76762.3%	6,88636.5%	2301.2%	18,883
Navarro County	Michael Dukakis+304	6,44548.7%	6,74951.0%	380.3%	13,232
Newton County	Michael Dukakis+1,981	1,65931.2%	3,64068.6%	100.2%	5,309
Nolan County	Michael Dukakis+119	2,73448.7%	2,85350.9%	220.4%	5,609
Nueces County	Michael Dukakis+2,872	46,33748.3%	49,20951.3%	3860.4%	95,932
Ochiltree County	George H. W. Bush+2,349	2,92883.3%	57916.5%	100.3%	3,517
Oldham County	George H. W. Bush+388	69168.8%	30330.2%	101.0%	1,004
Orange County	Michael Dukakis+5,875	11,95940.0%	17,83459.6%	1150.4%	29,908
Palo Pinto County	George H. W. Bush+719	4,64953.8%	3,93045.5%	550.6%	8,634
Panola County	George H. W. Bush+519	4,64252.9%	4,12347.0%	150.2%	8,780
Parker County	George H. W. Bush+5,573	14,09062.0%	8,51737.5%	1160.5%	22,723
Parmer County	George H. W. Bush+1,297	2,06172.6%	76426.9%	140.5%	2,839
Pecos County	George H. W. Bush+523	2,48355.7%	1,96043.9%	170.4%	4,460
Polk County	Michael Dukakis+112	5,83148.9%	5,94349.8%	1551.3%	11,929
Potter County	George H. W. Bush+6,837	16,40062.8%	9,56336.6%	1680.6%	26,131
Presidio County	Michael Dukakis+590	58633.1%	1,17666.4%	90.5%	1,771
Rains County	Michael Dukakis+167	1,28146.8%	1,44852.9%	70.3%	2,736
Randall County	George H. W. Bush+19,494	27,98676.3%	8,49223.2%	1880.5%	36,666
Reagan County	George H. W. Bush+517	93569.0%	41830.8%	20.1%	1,355
Real County	George H. W. Bush+312	79561.6%	48337.4%	131.0%	1,291
Red River County	Michael Dukakis+690	2,47543.8%	3,16556.0%	120.2%	5,652
Reeves County	Michael Dukakis+1,088	1,72437.9%	2,81261.7%	180.4%	4,554
Refugio County	George H. W. Bush+52	1,88350.6%	1,83149.2%	100.3%	3,724
Roberts County	George H. W. Bush+306	44175.9%	13523.2%	50.9%	581
Robertson County	Michael Dukakis+1,446	2,18437.4%	3,63062.2%	180.3%	5,832
Rockwall County	George H. W. Bush+4,555	7,21472.6%	2,65926.8%	660.7%	9,939
Runnels County	George H. W. Bush+697	2,41758.3%	1,72041.5%	100.2%	4,147
Rusk County	George H. W. Bush+3,977	9,11763.7%	5,14035.9%	560.4%	14,313
Sabine County	Michael Dukakis+128	1,92548.3%	2,05351.5%	90.2%	3,987
San Augustine County	Michael Dukakis+172	1,94647.6%	2,11851.9%	200.5%	4,084
San Jacinto County	Michael Dukakis+281	2,69147.3%	2,97252.3%	250.4%	5,688
San Patricio County	Michael Dukakis+761	9,15947.1%	9,92051.0%	3791.9%	19,458
San Saba County	Michael Dukakis+66	1,09948.3%	1,16551.2%	130.6%	2,277
Schleicher County	George H. W. Bush+159	65356.4%	49442.7%	100.9%	1,157
Scurry County	George H. W. Bush+1,630	3,74963.6%	2,11936.0%	260.4%	5,894
Shackelford County	George H. W. Bush+184	86555.7%	68143.8%	80.5%	1,554
Shelby County	Michael Dukakis+262	3,99948.3%	4,26151.5%	130.2%	8,273
Sherman County	George H. W. Bush+805	1,14576.4%	34022.7%	140.9%	1,499
Smith County	George H. W. Bush+15,939	34,65864.7%	18,71934.9%	2150.4%	53,592
Somervell County	George H. W. Bush+321	1,30456.8%	98342.8%	90.4%	2,296
Starr County	Michael Dukakis+5,740	1,21814.8%	6,95884.7%	350.4%	8,211
Stephens County	George H. W. Bush+823	2,34260.5%	1,51939.2%	130.3%	3,874
Sterling County	George H. W. Bush+276	46470.7%	18828.7%	40.6%	656
Stonewall County	Michael Dukakis+303	42136.7%	72463.1%	20.2%	1,147
Sutton County	George H. W. Bush+425	99663.4%	57136.4%	30.2%	1,570
Swisher County	Michael Dukakis+622	1,27140.0%	1,89359.5%	150.5%	3,179
Tarrant County	George H. W. Bush+91,350	242,66061.2%	151,31038.2%	2,2670.6%	396,237
Taylor County	George H. W. Bush+15,490	28,56368.0%	13,07331.1%	3880.9%	42,024
Terrell County	Michael Dukakis+94	29643.0%	39056.6%	30.4%	689
Terry County	George H. W. Bush+704	2,64557.5%	1,94142.2%	140.3%	4,600
Throckmorton County	Michael Dukakis+79	45545.6%	53453.5%	90.9%	998
Titus County	Michael Dukakis+110	4,24749.3%	4,35750.5%	160.2%	8,620
Tom Green County	George H. W. Bush+9,180	21,46363.1%	12,28336.1%	2660.8%	34,012
Travis County	Michael Dukakis+21,868	105,91544.9%	127,78354.1%	2,3861.0%	236,084
Trinity County	Michael Dukakis+209	2,44847.7%	2,65751.7%	320.6%	5,137
Tyler County	Michael Dukakis+1,128	3,07042.1%	4,19857.6%	240.3%	7,292
Upshur County	George H. W. Bush+749	5,99153.2%	5,24246.5%	320.3%	11,265
Upton County	George H. W. Bush+645	1,18968.3%	54431.3%	70.4%	1,740
Uvalde County	George H. W. Bush+582	4,26653.3%	3,68446.0%	510.6%	8,001
Val Verde County	George H. W. Bush+65	5,10950.0%	5,04449.4%	580.6%	10,211
Van Zandt County	George H. W. Bush+1,218	7,37154.4%	6,15345.4%	350.3%	13,559
Victoria County	George H. W. Bush+6,133	15,05662.1%	8,92336.8%	2741.1%	24,253
Walker County	George H. W. Bush+2,647	8,47358.9%	5,82640.5%	920.6%	14,391
Waller County	Michael Dukakis+350	3,60747.3%	3,95751.9%	600.8%	7,624
Ward County	George H. W. Bush+851	2,70959.0%	1,85840.5%	230.5%	4,590
Washington County	George H. W. Bush+3,081	6,04166.8%	2,96032.8%	360.4%	9,037
Webb County	Michael Dukakis+8,699	7,52831.6%	16,22768.1%	770.3%	23,832
Wharton County	George H. W. Bush+1,043	6,97853.7%	5,93545.7%	780.6%	12,991
Wheeler County	George H. W. Bush+636	1,70361.3%	1,06738.4%	70.3%	2,777
Wichita County	George H. W. Bush+5,368	23,32456.1%	17,95643.2%	3100.7%	41,590
Wilbarger County	George H. W. Bush+421	2,66954.1%	2,24845.6%	120.2%	4,929
Willacy County	Michael Dukakis+1,415	1,75035.4%	3,16564.1%	250.5%	4,940
Williamson County	George H. W. Bush+7,733	27,32257.8%	19,58941.5%	3190.7%	47,230
Wilson County	George H. W. Bush+483	4,43652.7%	3,95346.9%	360.4%	8,425
Winkler County	George H. W. Bush+709	1,65663.4%	94736.3%	80.3%	2,611
Wise County	George H. W. Bush+776	6,06453.2%	5,28846.4%	430.4%	11,395
Wood County	George H. W. Bush+1,663	6,21654.7%	4,55340.1%	5975.3%	11,366
Yoakum County	George H. W. Bush+1,035	1,76270.3%	72729.0%	180.7%	2,507
Young County	George H. W. Bush+1,149	4,15657.8%	3,00741.8%	300.4%	7,193
Zapata County	Michael Dukakis+1,213	95830.6%	2,17169.3%	60.2%	3,135
Zavala County	Michael Dukakis+2,710	62815.8%	3,33884.0%	70.2%	3,973

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

Texas's presidential margins

1904–2024, the 1988 contest in context

Texas's presidential margins
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+49.6%
1908	+51.6%
1912	+63.2%
1916	+59.6%
1920	+36.6%
1924	+52.6%
1928	−3.9%
1932	+77.0%
1936	+74.8%
1940	+62.0%
1944	+54.8%
1948	+41.7%
1952	−6.4%
1956	−11.3%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+26.8%
1968	+1.3%
1972	−33.0%
1976	+3.2%
1980	−13.9%
1984	−27.5%
1988	−12.6%
1992	−3.5%
1996	−4.9%
2000	−21.3%
2004	−22.9%
2008	−11.8%
2012	−15.8%
2016	−9.0%
2020	−5.6%
2024	−13.7%

Same ballot, 1988TX

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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.

Texas — 1988 presidential election

Texas's presidential margins