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Elections / 1988 · President · UT

George H. W. Bush carried Utah R+34.2.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in Utah, 1988. The state ran 26.4 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)

Utah result
647,008 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
207,343
32.0%
Bush (R)
428,442
66.2%
All others
11,223
1.7%
Margin
R+34.2
1988 presidential election
Utah, 1988
BushR+34.2
1988 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · R+22.3Box Elder County, UT · R+63.7Cache County, UT · R+56.8Carbon County, UT · D+29.1Daggett County, UT · R+34.0Davis County, UT · R+49.1Duchesne County, UT · R+42.9Emery County, UT · R+12.9Garfield County, UT · R+59.3Grand County, UT · R+18.7Iron County, UT · R+54.7Juab County, UT · R+21.0Kane County, UT · R+61.6Millard County, UT · R+50.8Morgan County, UT · R+48.4Piute County, UT · R+39.3Rich County, UT · R+45.0Salt Lake County, UT · R+20.3San Juan County, UT · R+25.3Sanpete County, UT · R+42.3Sevier County, UT · R+53.8Summit County, UT · R+20.7Tooele County, UT · R+14.0Uintah County, UT · R+49.1Utah County, UT · R+56.2Wasatch County, UT · R+25.9Washington County, UT · R+61.9Wayne County, UT · R+37.7Weber County, UT · R+29.4
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
George H. W. Bush ✓Republican66.2%428,442
Michael DukakisDemocratic32.0%207,343
OtherAll other candidates1.7%11,223
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1988 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1988
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyR
−22.3%
8161,2862,112
Box Elder CountyR
−63.7%
2,73612,58515,461
Cache CountyR
−56.8%
5,87121,76627,963
Carbon CountyD
+29.1%
5,5213,0198,603
Daggett CountyR
−34.0%
132272412
Davis CountyR
−49.1%
16,86850,46968,384
Duchesne CountyR
−42.9%
1,2273,1184,403
Emery CountyR
−12.9%
1,7882,3224,144
Garfield CountyR
−59.3%
3701,4701,855
Grand CountyR
−18.7%
1,2871,8953,248
Iron CountyR
−54.7%
1,7366,0387,868
Juab CountyR
−21.0%
9741,5052,523
Kane CountyR
−61.6%
3981,7882,255
Millard CountyR
−50.8%
1,1243,5154,710
Morgan CountyR
−48.4%
6471,8892,567
Piute CountyR
−39.3%
206476687
Rich CountyR
−45.0%
234621860
Salt Lake CountyR
−20.3%
107,453163,557276,903
San Juan CountyR
−25.3%
1,4072,3773,837
Sanpete CountyR
−42.3%
1,8224,5796,517
Sevier CountyR
−53.8%
1,4034,7476,221
Summit CountyR
−20.7%
2,5363,8816,503
Tooele CountyR
−14.0%
4,1665,5399,804
Uintah CountyR
−49.1%
1,7995,3417,218
Utah CountyR
−56.2%
18,53368,13488,227
Wasatch CountyR
−25.9%
1,4512,4873,997
Washington CountyR
−61.9%
3,05413,30616,565
Wayne CountyR
−37.7%
3537841,143
Weber CountyR
−29.4%
21,43139,67662,018