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Elections / 1988 · President · WV

Michael Dukakis carried West Virginia D+4.7.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in West Virginia, 1988. The state ran 12.5 points more Democratic 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)

West Virginia result
653,311 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
341,016
52.2%
Bush (R)
310,065
47.5%
All others
2,230
0.3%
Margin
D+4.7
1988 presidential election
West Virginia, 1988
DukakisD+4.7
1988 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1988 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+3.2Berkeley County, WV · R+26.0Boone County, WV · D+40.2Braxton County, WV · D+24.9Brooke County, WV · D+21.9Cabell County, WV · R+5.6Calhoun County, WV · D+8.1Clay County, WV · D+19.1Doddridge County, WV · R+32.5Fayette County, WV · D+36.2Gilmer County, WV · D+8.9Grant County, WV · R+56.2Greenbrier County, WV · D+6.0Hampshire County, WV · R+21.8Hancock County, WV · D+17.2Hardy County, WV · R+20.8Harrison County, WV · D+12.0Jackson County, WV · R+10.9Jefferson County, WV · R+10.4Kanawha County, WV · D+3.8Lewis County, WV · R+4.8Lincoln County, WV · D+18.7Logan County, WV · D+45.3Marion County, WV · D+22.0Marshall County, WV · D+7.5Mason County, WV · D+1.3McDowell County, WV · D+48.8Mercer County, WV · TiedMineral County, WV · R+19.3Mingo County, WV · D+43.8Monongalia County, WV · D+7.9Monroe County, WV · R+5.7Morgan County, WV · R+31.9Nicholas County, WV · D+16.1Ohio County, WV · R+1.1Pendleton County, WV · R+8.7Pleasants County, WV · R+10.7Pocahontas County, WV · D+2.1Preston County, WV · R+14.2Putnam County, WV · R+10.3Raleigh County, WV · D+15.8Randolph County, WV · D+4.9Ritchie County, WV · R+32.9Roane County, WV · R+7.8Summers County, WV · D+15.8Taylor County, WV · D+0.6Tucker County, WV · D+4.8Tyler County, WV · R+22.3Upshur County, WV · R+22.1Wayne County, WV · D+9.5Webster County, WV · D+36.3Wetzel County, WV · D+7.4Wirt County, WV · R+9.5Wood County, WV · R+19.9Wyoming County, WV · D+27.1
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
Michael Dukakis ✓Democratic52.2%341,016
George H. W. BushRepublican47.5%310,065
OtherAll other candidates0.3%2,230
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1988
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+3.2%
3,2213,0236,261
Berkeley CountyR
−26.0%
6,31310,76117,135
Boone CountyD
+40.2%
6,5392,7869,345
Braxton CountyD
+24.9%
3,3772,0245,423
Brooke CountyD
+21.9%
6,2584,00610,306
Cabell CountyR
−5.6%
15,36817,19732,662
Calhoun CountyD
+8.1%
1,6441,3953,057
Clay CountyD
+19.1%
2,2631,5363,811
Doddridge CountyR
−32.5%
9551,8802,847
Fayette CountyD
+36.2%
11,0095,14316,205
Gilmer CountyD
+8.9%
1,6611,3873,064
Grant CountyR
−56.2%
8933,2154,130
Greenbrier CountyD
+6.0%
6,0915,39511,521
Hampshire CountyR
−21.8%
2,0853,2535,363
Hancock CountyD
+17.2%
8,3385,88214,280
Hardy CountyR
−20.8%
1,6892,5814,288
Harrison CountyD
+12.0%
17,00513,36430,418
Jackson CountyR
−10.9%
4,5735,69610,291
Jefferson CountyR
−10.4%
4,3345,3499,726
Kanawha CountyD
+3.8%
41,14438,14079,542
Lewis CountyR
−4.8%
3,2723,6026,908
Lincoln CountyD
+18.7%
5,0493,4578,529
Logan CountyD
+45.3%
11,3174,24415,608
Marion CountyD
+22.0%
14,4419,22923,742
Marshall CountyD
+7.5%
7,9036,79314,779
Mason CountyD
+1.3%
5,4685,33210,825
McDowell CountyD
+48.8%
7,2042,4639,714
Mercer CountyR
−0.3%
10,15210,22120,430
Mineral CountyR
−19.3%
4,0596,01510,111
Mingo CountyD
+43.8%
7,4292,89610,350
Monongalia CountyD
+7.9%
14,17812,09126,338
Monroe CountyR
−5.7%
2,4272,7195,168
Morgan CountyR
−31.9%
1,5453,0024,564
Nicholas CountyD
+16.1%
5,1733,7318,936
Ohio CountyR
−1.1%
10,12110,34120,578
Pendleton CountyR
−8.7%
1,5951,9013,503
Pleasants CountyR
−10.7%
1,4211,7613,187
Pocahontas CountyD
+2.1%
1,9581,8763,852
Preston CountyR
−14.2%
4,3575,80410,196
Putnam CountyR
−10.3%
6,6408,16314,841
Raleigh CountyD
+15.8%
14,30210,39524,782
Randolph CountyD
+4.9%
5,2334,74610,017
Ritchie CountyR
−32.9%
1,4462,8744,338
Roane CountyR
−7.8%
2,4472,8615,332
Summers CountyD
+15.8%
3,0722,2315,314
Taylor CountyD
+0.6%
2,8522,8165,694
Tucker CountyD
+4.8%
1,8691,6993,577
Tyler CountyR
−22.3%
1,5012,3653,874
Upshur CountyR
−22.1%
3,0654,8137,894
Wayne CountyD
+9.5%
8,6217,12315,775
Webster CountyD
+36.3%
2,1851,0163,217
Wetzel CountyD
+7.4%
3,9283,3817,350
Wirt CountyR
−9.5%
9291,1252,066
Wood CountyR
−19.9%
12,95919,45032,563
Wyoming CountyD
+27.1%
6,1383,5169,684