Louisiana 1988 Presidential Election

Michael Dukakis vs. George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush won the Louisiana 1988 presidential election with 883,702 votes (54.3%), a margin of R+10.2. Louisiana's 8 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

44.1%

54.3%

717,460

Michael Dukakis (44.1%)

883,702

George H. W. Bush (54.3%)

Total Votes: 1,628,202|Margin: R+10.2

County Results

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County Results (64 counties)

County	Margin	1988 Pres	1992 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Orleans Parish	D+28.3	D+28.3	D+41.2	183,800	D+12.3%
St. James Parish	D+27.1	D+27.1	D+29.2	10,719	D+14.4%
St. Helena Parish	D+19.5	D+19.5	D+33.8	5,153	D+8.7%
Iberville Parish	D+19.0	D+19.0	D+19.3	14,836	D+5.0%
Pointe Coupee Parish	D+18.1	D+18.1	D+26.0	10,930	D+7.9%
Allen Parish	D+17.0	D+17.0	D+25.5	8,989	D+13.1%
Assumption Parish	D+15.9	D+15.9	D+25.9	9,995	D+23.4%
St. Martin Parish	D+14.4	D+14.4	D+26.2	18,129	D+20.3%
Vermilion Parish	D+13.5	D+13.5	D+22.4	21,966	D+29.9%
Cameron Parish	D+11.8	D+11.8	D+15.1	4,070	D+28.7%
St. Landry Parish	D+9.3	D+9.3	D+23.1	35,457	D+12.3%
West Baton Rouge Parish	D+8.1	D+8.1	D+16.1	8,801	D+3.1%
East Carroll Parish	D+7.9	D+7.9	D+20.5	3,460	D+5.1%
Jefferson Davis Parish	D+7.4	D+7.4	D+18.1	12,791	D+23.5%
West Feliciana Parish	D+7.1	D+7.1	D+18.9	4,089	D+2.6%
Calcasieu Parish	D+6.7	D+6.7	D+12.5	64,100	D+10.1%
Ascension Parish	D+6.1	D+6.1	D+9.9	23,240	D+10.0%
St. John the Baptist Parish	D+5.6	D+5.6	D+12.6	16,219	D+14.1%
De Soto Parish	D+3.3	D+3.3	D+18.4	10,516	D+15.8%
East Feliciana Parish	D+1.8	D+1.8	D+16.2	7,349	D+2.3%
Madison Parish	D+1.7	D+1.7	D+21.0	4,911	D+0.7%
Evangeline Parish	D+1.7	D+1.7	D+20.9	15,400	D+12.4%
Acadia Parish	D+0.8	D+0.8	D+13.3	23,110	D+23.8%
Bienville Parish	D+0.3	D+0.3	D+20.0	7,537	D+13.2%
Red River Parish	R+0.3	R+0.3	D+15.2	4,586	D+21.5%
Avoyelles Parish	R+2.0	R+2.0	D+23.2	15,600	D+13.6%
Tensas Parish	R+2.7	R+2.7	D+15.7	3,290	D+6.3%
Lafourche Parish	R+3.5	R+3.5	D+9.6	32,179	D+30.0%
St. Mary Parish	R+5.3	R+5.3	D+7.9	22,318	D+18.2%
Washington Parish	R+5.6	R+5.6	D+10.0	18,094	D+12.9%
Natchitoches Parish	R+7.8	R+7.8	D+8.7	13,733	D+12.4%
Claiborne Parish	R+8.5	R+8.5	D+9.5	7,007	D+13.1%
St. Charles Parish	R+9.5	R+9.5	R+1.7	17,995	D+10.4%
Tangipahoa Parish	R+10.2	R+10.2	D+3.1	30,688	D+10.6%
Iberia Parish	R+11.5	R+11.5	D+3.7	28,331	D+14.9%
Sabine Parish	R+14.5	R+14.5	D+6.3	8,541	D+20.4%
Webster Parish	R+15.6	R+15.6	D+9.5	17,805	D+14.1%
Beauregard Parish	R+15.6	R+15.6	R+0.7	11,284	D+11.5%
Caddo Parish	R+16.2	R+16.2	D+4.9	94,402	D+11.6%
Concordia Parish	R+18.0	R+18.0	D+11.6	8,761	D+11.4%
East Baton Rouge Parish	R+18.6	R+18.6	R+7.5	147,584	D+6.8%
Terrebonne Parish	R+18.8	R+18.8	R+3.9	32,212	D+22.4%
Catahoula Parish	R+19.1	R+19.1	D+10.9	4,950	D+17.8%
Vernon Parish	R+19.2	R+19.2	D+0.6	12,761	D+17.9%
Jackson Parish	R+19.4	R+19.4	D+3.9	7,249	D+12.3%
Plaquemines Parish	R+20.3	R+20.3	R+4.9	10,293	D+19.8%
Lafayette Parish	R+20.3	R+20.3	R+5.3	61,658	D+18.6%
Winn Parish	R+20.8	R+20.8	D+8.0	7,057	D+9.0%
Lincoln Parish	R+23.4	R+23.4	R+0.1	14,657	D+1.5%
Morehouse Parish	R+23.4	R+23.4	D+4.8	12,140	D+4.1%
Livingston Parish	R+23.8	R+23.8	R+10.5	25,743	D+8.4%
Grant Parish	R+24.5	R+24.5	R+1.2	7,245	D+9.4%
Rapides Parish	R+24.6	R+24.6	R+3.7	48,891	D+8.9%
St. Bernard Parish	R+25.8	R+25.8	R+11.6	31,736	D+24.2%
Franklin Parish	R+27.9	R+27.9	D+2.5	8,876	D+10.2%
Union Parish	R+28.7	R+28.7	R+4.3	9,369	D+9.0%
Richland Parish	R+28.8	R+28.8	R+1.1	8,315	D+4.9%
West Carroll Parish	R+30.6	R+30.6	R+0.3	4,797	D+13.2%
Caldwell Parish	R+34.5	R+34.5	D+6.6	4,559	D+6.8%
Jefferson Parish	R+34.8	R+34.8	R+19.4	166,370	D+15.1%
Ouachita Parish	R+36.6	R+36.6	R+12.0	50,292	D+3.9%
Bossier Parish	R+39.1	R+39.1	R+13.2	30,085	D+13.4%
St. Tammany Parish	R+41.4	R+41.4	R+27.1	54,823	D+11.7%
LaSalle Parish	R+46.2	R+46.2	R+10.1	6,359	D+13.2%

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County Results (64 counties)

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