1988 United States presidential election in Colorado

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado Colorado presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Colorado 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Colorado 1992 November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 8 728,177 53.06% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 621,453 45.28% 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado results map by county.svg 280px County results Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Dukakis #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, by a margin of 7.78%. Bush took 53.06% of the vote to Dukakis' 45.28%. While the Republicans held onto Colorado's eight electoral votes, Bush's 53–45 win over Dukakis represented a vastly diminished margin compared to 1984, when Ronald Reagan had won the state in a 63–35 landslide over Walter Mondale. Unlike in the several preceding elections, Colorado voted roughly in line with the national results overall, which Bush won by 7.72%, a 0.06% difference to the right. Dukakis made substantial inroads by improving on Mondale's vote share in the city of Denver by over 10% (getting the highest vote share of any nominee in the city since Lyndon Johnson in 1964), becoming the first Democrat since 1964 (and only the second since 1936) to carry Boulder County, and comfortably reclaiming Pitkin County, which had supported McGovern in 1972 but had gone on to vote Republican in the next three elections. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Summit County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Boulder or Saguache Counties since William Howard Taft in 1908. General election Predictions SourceRatingAs ofThe Cook Political Report https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/presidential-race-ratings/466041 1988 CPR Electoral College Ratings The Cook Political Report en November 15, 2025Likely RSeptember 24, 1988 Results 1988 United States presidential election in Coloradohttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=8&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1988 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado 2013-01-29 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 728,177 53.06% 8 Democratic Michael Dukakis 621,453 45.28% 0 CO Libertarian Ron Paul 15,482 1.13% 0 CO Prohibition Earl Dodge 4,604 0.34% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 2,539 0.19% 0 No party David Duke (Write-in) 139 0.01% 0 Totals 1,372,394 100.00% 8 By county CountyGeorge H.W. BushOur Campaigns; CO US President, November 08, 1988RepublicanMichael DukakisDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 43,163 45.87% 49,464 52.57% 1,467 1.56% -6,301 -6.70% 94,094 Alamosa 2,567 53.70% 2,146 44.90% 67 1.40% 421 8.80% 4,780 Arapahoe 95,926 60.24% 61,113 38.38% 2,206 1.38% 34,813 21.86% 159,245 Archuleta 1,440 63.66% 795 35.15% 27 1.19% 645 28.51% 2,262 Baca 1,670 65.34% 851 33.29% 35 1.37% 819 32.05% 2,556 Bent 1,032 47.62% 1,088 50.21% 47 2.17% -56 -2.59% 2,167 Boulder 48,174 44.93% 57,265 53.41% 1,784 1.66% -9,091 -8.48% 107,223 Chaffee 3,080 53.90% 2,548 44.59% 86 1.51% 532 9.31% 5,714 Cheyenne 760 64.08% 399 33.64% 27 2.28% 361 30.44% 1,186 Clear Creek 1,820 50.11% 1,698 46.75% 114 3.14% 122 3.36% 3,632 Conejos 1,445 41.92% 1,976 57.33% 26 0.75% -531 -15.41% 3,447 Costilla 454 28.72% 1,120 70.84% 7 0.44% -666 -42.12% 1,581 Crowley 862 57.47% 630 42.00% 8 0.53% 232 15.47% 1,500 Custer 753 69.46% 310 28.60% 21 1.94% 443 40.86% 1,084 Delta 5,449 59.59% 3,521 38.51% 174 1.90% 1,928 21.08% 9,144 Denver 77,753 37.13% 127,173 60.72% 4,504 2.15% -49,420 -23.59% 209,430 Dolores 488 66.67% 230 31.42% 14 1.91% 258 35.25% 732 Douglas 17,035 69.96% 6,931 28.46% 384 1.58% 10,104 41.50% 24,350 Eagle 4,366 55.91% 3,314 42.44% 129 1.65% 1,052 13.47% 7,809 El Paso 96,965 70.03% 39,995 28.88% 1,506 1.09% 56,970 41.15% 138,466 Elbert 2,805 63.06% 1,566 35.21% 77 1.73% 1,239 27.85% 4,448 Fremont 7,623 58.24% 5,278 40.33% 187 1.43% 2,345 17.91% 13,088 Garfield 6,358 57.21% 4,620 41.57% 136 1.22% 1,738 15.64% 11,114 Gilpin 728 45.79% 804 50.57% 58 3.64% -76 -4.78% 1,590 Grand 2,306 60.08% 1,451 37.81% 81 2.11% 855 22.27% 3,838 Gunnison 2,520 55.72% 1,897 41.94% 106 2.34% 623 13.78% 4,523 Hinsdale 295 72.48% 111 27.27% 1 0.25% 184 45.21% 407 Huerfano 1,079 36.32% 1,876 63.14% 16 0.54% -797 -26.82% 2,971 Jackson 584 65.54% 294 33.00% 13 1.46% 290 32.54% 891 Jefferson 110,820 56.39% 81,824 41.64% 3,867 1.97% 28,996 14.75% 196,511 Kiowa 645 61.25% 398 37.80% 10 0.95% 247 23.45% 1,053 Kit Carson 2,262 64.41% 1,196 34.05% 54 1.54% 1,066 30.36% 3,512 La Plata 7,714 57.73% 5,443 40.73% 205 1.54% 2,271 17.00% 13,362 Lake 969 38.10% 1,516 59.61% 58 2.29% -547 -21.51% 2,543 Larimer 45,967 55.34% 35,703 42.98% 1,396 1.68% 10,264 12.36% 83,066 Las Animas 2,162 34.15% 4,075 64.37% 94 1.48% -1,913 -30.22% 6,331 Lincoln 1,356 60.29% 874 38.86% 19 0.85% 482 21.43% 2,249 Logan 4,485 56.24% 3,382 42.41% 108 1.35% 1,103 13.83% 7,975 Mesa 22,150 59.62% 14,372 38.68% 633 1.70% 7,778 20.94% 37,155 Mineral 217 55.08% 174 44.16% 3 0.76% 43 10.92% 394 Moffat 2,757 61.01% 1,634 36.16% 128 2.83% 1,123 24.85% 4,519 Montezuma 4,208 64.23% 2,233 34.09% 110 1.68% 1,975 30.14% 6,551 Montrose 6,012 60.16% 3,748 37.51% 233 2.33% 2,264 22.65% 9,993 Morgan 4,795 55.24% 3,728 42.95% 157 1.81% 1,067 12.29% 8,680 Otero 4,265 51.39% 3,910 47.11% 124 1.50% 355 4.28% 8,299 Ouray 814 63.89% 439 34.46% 21 1.65% 375 29.43% 1,274 Park 1,909 56.87% 1,343 40.01% 105 3.12% 566 16.86% 3,357 Phillips 1,317 57.81% 923 40.52% 38 1.67% 394 17.29% 2,278 Pitkin 2,801 44.28% 3,420 54.06% 105 1.66% -619 -9.78% 6,326 Prowers 2,978 56.34% 2,207 41.75% 101 1.91% 771 14.59% 5,286 Pueblo 20,119 37.73% 32,788 61.50% 411 0.77% -12,669 -23.77% 53,318 Rio Blanco 1,821 68.41% 803 30.17% 38 1.42% 1,018 38.24% 2,662 Rio Grande 2,626 62.01% 1,545 36.48% 64 1.51% 1,081 25.53% 4,235 Routt 3,264 51.65% 2,922 46.24% 133 2.11% 342 5.41% 6,319 Saguache 945 46.94% 1,033 51.32% 35 1.74% -88 -4.38% 2,013 San Juan 210 50.36% 192 46.04% 15 3.60% 18 4.32% 417 San Miguel 798 43.39% 961 52.26% 80 4.35% -163 -8.87% 1,839 Sedgwick 921 59.61% 611 39.55% 13 0.84% 310 20.06% 1,545 Summit 2,893 51.44% 2,595 46.14% 136 2.42% 298 5.30% 5,624 Teller 3,760 68.36% 1,656 30.11% 84 1.53% 2,104 38.25% 5,500 Washington 1,707 62.87% 958 35.29% 50 1.84% 749 27.58% 2,715 Weld 26,497 55.42% 20,548 42.98% 762 1.60% 5,949 12.44% 47,807 Yuma 2,513 56.93% 1,835 41.57% 66 1.50% 678 15.36% 4,414Total728,17753.06%621,45345.28%22,7641.66%106,7247.78%1,372,394 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Lake Conejos Pitkin San Miguel Boulder Adams Gilpin Bent Saguache By congressional district Bush won four of six congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=79395dc96b5a45948d0d5c9fd0dc322a 1984 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District District Bush Dukakis RepresentativeColorado 1 1st 37% 63%Pat SchroederColorado 2 2nd 49% 51%David SkaggsColorado 3 3rd 53% 47%Ben Nighthorse CampbellColorado 4 4th 56% 44%Hank BrownColorado 5 5th 68% 32%Joel HefleyColorado 6 6th 57% 43%Daniel Schaefer References Colorado 1988 Presidential election in Colorado