North Carolina 1988 Presidential Election

Michael Dukakis vs. George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush won the North Carolina 1988 presidential election with 1,237,258 votes (58.0%), a margin of R+16.3. North Carolina's 16 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

41.7%

58.0%

890,167

Michael Dukakis (41.7%)

1,237,258

George H. W. Bush (58.0%)

Total Votes: 2,134,370|Margin: R+16.3

County Results

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County Results (100 counties)

County	Margin	1988 Pres	1992 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Warren County	D+32.4	D+32.4	D+40.5	6,429	D+13.1%
Northampton County	D+31.1	D+31.1	D+42.0	7,033	D+8.3%
Bertie County	D+27.3	D+27.3	D+38.9	5,919	D+11.7%
Anson County	D+26.8	D+26.8	D+34.4	7,633	D+12.0%
Robeson County	D+26.2	D+26.2	D+38.1	27,000	D+18.1%
Hertford County	D+24.8	D+24.8	D+31.3	7,930	D+7.6%
Hoke County	D+23.6	D+23.6	D+31.9	5,333	D+10.2%
Orange County	D+21.1	D+21.1	D+33.0	37,067	D+7.4%
Richmond County	D+17.0	D+17.0	D+30.9	12,257	D+12.2%
Hyde County	D+16.6	D+16.6	D+20.4	2,264	D+25.3%
Gates County	D+16.4	D+16.4	D+27.3	3,485	D+2.9%
Columbus County	D+15.8	D+15.8	D+31.8	15,882	D+18.2%
Bladen County	D+14.3	D+14.3	D+24.4	8,814	D+10.6%
Edgecombe County	D+13.9	D+13.9	D+24.9	15,916	D+9.4%
Washington County	D+12.4	D+12.4	D+21.4	5,004	D+5.8%
Caswell County	D+11.9	D+11.9	D+23.1	7,509	D+9.8%
Tyrrell County	D+10.4	D+10.4	D+22.4	1,425	D+8.3%
Scotland County	D+9.4	D+9.4	D+23.5	7,084	D+10.0%
Durham County	D+8.4	D+8.4	D+23.9	65,883	D+3.4%
Jones County	D+8.2	D+8.2	D+13.6	3,602	D+9.1%
Halifax County	D+7.8	D+7.8	D+23.5	16,211	D+5.3%
Martin County	D+6.6	D+6.6	D+13.9	6,756	D+11.5%
Greene County	D+4.4	D+4.4	D+10.3	5,238	D+11.5%
Chatham County	D+4.1	D+4.1	D+15.9	14,639	D+11.2%
Granville County	D+3.8	D+3.8	D+13.5	10,439	D+13.2%
Duplin County	D+1.5	D+1.5	D+11.1	11,726	D+7.5%
Swain County	D+0.7	D+0.7	D+11.0	3,625	D+1.0%
Haywood County	D+0.3	D+0.3	D+14.7	18,028	D+12.4%
Vance County	D+0.1	D+0.1	D+14.5	11,276	D+7.6%
Franklin County	R+0.6	R+0.6	D+13.9	10,960	D+10.8%
Pasquotank County	R+1.9	R+1.9	D+13.5	7,892	D+7.5%
Alleghany County	R+2.0	R+2.0	D+8.8	4,264	D+10.4%
Jackson County	R+2.3	R+2.3	D+12.8	10,123	D+9.9%
Pamlico County	R+2.4	R+2.4	D+6.0	4,506	D+6.1%
Camden County	R+2.8	R+2.8	D+4.3	2,249	D+6.0%
Sampson County	R+3.1	R+3.1	D+3.7	16,555	D+4.7%
Chowan County	R+3.5	R+3.5	D+10.5	3,654	D+7.6%
Yancey County	R+4.5	R+4.5	D+3.2	8,000	D+3.6%
Pender County	R+5.9	R+5.9	D+7.8	9,323	D+1.8%
Montgomery County	R+6.0	R+6.0	D+9.6	8,530	D+8.3%
Cumberland County	R+6.4	R+6.4	D+4.9	50,979	D+10.1%
Madison County	R+6.5	R+6.5	D+10.8	6,506	D+3.7%
Perquimans County	R+7.1	R+7.1	D+10.0	3,340	D+7.6%
Pitt County	R+10.5	R+10.5	D+3.4	33,127	D+6.4%
Rockingham County	R+11.6	R+11.6	D+3.8	26,164	D+13.9%
Brunswick County	R+11.9	R+11.9	D+6.0	17,939	D+5.7%
Person County	R+12.2	R+12.2	R+1.3	8,628	D+12.5%
Guilford County	R+13.4	R+13.4	D+4.2	117,232	D+9.3%
Wake County	R+14.1	R+14.1	D+1.1	143,504	D+9.3%
Wilson County	R+14.5	R+14.5	R+0.3	19,257	D+4.4%
Harnett County	R+14.6	R+14.6	R+6.1	17,029	D+7.7%
Cleveland County	R+15.2	R+15.2	R+2.0	24,397	D+9.5%
Buncombe County	R+15.4	R+15.4	D+2.7	63,992	D+8.1%
Lenoir County	R+16.5	R+16.5	R+0.7	18,353	D+5.3%
Watauga County	R+17.7	R+17.7	D+1.9	14,785	D+11.2%
Forsyth County	R+18.4	R+18.4	R+3.3	97,735	D+4.9%
McDowell County	R+18.9	R+18.9	R+5.9	10,997	D+11.5%
Burke County	R+19.0	R+19.0	R+2.8	26,819	D+9.9%
Mecklenburg County	R+19.2	R+19.2	R+1.1	178,796	D+6.4%
Ashe County	R+19.7	R+19.7	R+5.2	10,083	D+4.8%
Rutherford County	R+19.7	R+19.7	R+9.3	17,306	D+5.0%
Polk County	R+20.9	R+20.9	R+6.8	6,423	D+9.2%
Beaufort County	R+20.9	R+20.9	R+5.6	13,570	D+0.6%
New Hanover County	R+21.4	R+21.4	R+7.8	39,313	D+9.3%
Currituck County	R+22.2	R+22.2	R+4.8	4,006	D+4.5%
Surry County	R+22.2	R+22.2	R+6.3	18,660	D+7.7%
Graham County	R+22.8	R+22.8	R+9.5	3,419	D+2.7%
Macon County	R+23.0	R+23.0	R+1.5	9,816	D+7.2%
Carteret County	R+23.4	R+23.4	R+10.6	17,994	D+9.3%
Stokes County	R+23.9	R+23.9	R+9.1	14,012	D+7.6%
Transylvania County	R+24.1	R+24.1	R+6.6	11,330	D+6.0%
Craven County	R+24.4	R+24.4	R+6.2	19,417	D+3.9%
Wayne County	R+25.2	R+25.2	R+14.9	24,474	D+3.2%
Lee County	R+25.3	R+25.3	R+5.5	11,371	D+9.9%
Clay County	R+25.4	R+25.4	R+7.3	3,480	R+0.0%
Onslow County	R+26.1	R+26.1	R+15.6	19,488	D+15.6%
Cherokee County	R+27.9	R+27.9	R+3.8	7,145	R+0.3%
Johnston County	R+28.1	R+28.1	R+13.1	24,329	D+6.6%
Stanly County	R+28.4	R+28.4	R+15.2	18,532	D+7.8%
Lincoln County	R+28.7	R+28.7	R+12.8	18,130	D+6.8%
Nash County	R+29.0	R+29.0	R+12.2	24,722	D+4.6%
Dare County	R+30.1	R+30.1	R+4.0	8,071	D+13.9%
Moore County	R+31.0	R+31.0	R+10.5	22,248	D+4.0%
Alamance County	R+31.2	R+31.2	R+12.0	36,851	D+8.5%
Rowan County	R+31.2	R+31.2	R+16.4	35,416	D+9.3%
Alexander County	R+31.4	R+31.4	R+14.1	12,154	D+9.2%
Union County	R+31.6	R+31.6	R+18.0	25,896	D+9.4%
Caldwell County	R+31.7	R+31.7	R+13.7	23,071	D+8.1%
Iredell County	R+34.2	R+34.2	R+15.8	32,135	D+6.2%
Wilkes County	R+35.5	R+35.5	R+19.1	22,514	D+10.7%
Cabarrus County	R+35.6	R+35.6	R+18.9	33,284	D+9.7%
Henderson County	R+35.6	R+35.6	R+18.9	29,125	D+9.9%
Davidson County	R+36.4	R+36.4	R+16.9	41,662	D+8.9%
Catawba County	R+38.1	R+38.1	R+18.5	41,838	D+7.6%
Gaston County	R+40.8	R+40.8	R+25.4	49,451	D+6.0%
Yadkin County	R+42.4	R+42.4	R+26.2	11,137	D+6.5%
Davie County	R+43.1	R+43.1	R+25.2	11,192	D+4.5%
Randolph County	R+46.8	R+46.8	R+24.2	32,571	D+8.0%
Avery County	R+51.3	R+51.3	R+31.5	5,678	D+8.9%
Mitchell County	R+53.9	R+53.9	R+38.2	6,014	D+3.3%

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