1988 United States presidential election in Texas

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Texas Texas presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Texas 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Texas 1992 November 8, 1988 66.17% (of registered voters) 44.34% (of voting age population)https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 29 3,036,829 55.95% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 2,352,748 43.35% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Precinct results 350px Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Dukakis #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Other #D4C4DC Tie #808080 No Votes President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 8, 1988. All fifty states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 29 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush won his home state against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Texas voted for Bush by a solid 12.6% margin. Texas had been considered a competitive, albeit Republican-leaning, state in the run-up to the election.Manley Walter II NATION'S FATE RESTS WITH 7 STATES THE VOTE OF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT COUNTS https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1988-07-31-0060020069-story.html 2021-01-17 OrlandoSentinel.com July 31, 1988 en-US Background Support for the Republican Party of Texas grew during the 1980s. Republican nominee Bill Clements won the governorship in 1978 and returned to the office in 1986 after losing in the 1982 election. Between 1978 and 1986, Republican membership in the Texas House of Representatives rose from 22 to 56, in the United States House of Representatives from 4 to 10, and in local and judicial offices from 0 to 504.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 222 Campaign Primary Dukakis won 38% of the white vote.Black Black 1992 266 The racial composition of the Democratic primary was 67% white, 23% black, and 11% Hispanic,Black Black 1992 263 and 45% of white voters participated in the Republican primary.Black Black 1992 288 Dukakis selected Texas U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen, who had previously been considered in 1984, to serve as his vice-presidential running mate.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 221Moreland Steed Baker 1991 232 U.S. Senator Phil Gramm nominated Bush at the Republican National Convention.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 223 General Bentsen was running for reelection in the concurrent senatorial election against Republican nominee Beau Boulter. The Bush campaign and Texas GOP were initially interested in aiding Boulter, but later pursued a Texas Ticket strategy in which they promoted voting for both Bush in the presidential election and Bentsen in the senatorial election. Bentsen criticized the strategy on October 22, stating that the "Republicans are trying to peddle the notion that you can vote twice for Texas by voting for George Bush and Lloyd Bentsen".Moreland Steed Baker 1991 225-226 Bentsen won reelection despite the Republican victory in the presidential election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 223 Among white voters, 61% supported Bush while 38% supported Dukakis.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, and despite Bill Clinton's two ensuing nationwide election victories (while holding the Republican margin of victory in Texas to single digits both times), the 1988 election constitutes the last occasion when Lee County, Calhoun County and San Saba County have supported the Democratic presidential nominee.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Results 1988 United States presidential election in TexasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 3,036,829 55.95% 29 Democratic Michael Dukakis 2,352,748 43.35% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 30,355"CountyforPaul" The figure given in Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas is 30,355, but this figure is the sum of all the county votes for Paul. 0.56% 0 New Alliance Party Lenora Fulani 7,208 0.13% 0 Write-Ins 160"some" Some of these votes may not have been included by county. >0.01% 0 Socialist Workers Party James Warren 110"some" >0.01% 0 Totals 5,427,410 100.0% 29 Results by county County George H. W. BushRepublican Michael DukakisDemocratic Ron PaulOur Campaigns; TX US President Race, November 08, 1988Libertarian Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 7,858 55.95% 6,128 43.63% 49 0.35% 10 0.07% 1,730 12.32% 14,045 Andrews 3,052 72.82% 1,122 26.77% 12 0.29% 5 0.12% 1,930 46.05% 4,191 Angelina 12,738 53.40% 10,849 45.48% 249 1.04% 16 0.07% 1,889 7.92% 23,852 Aransas 3,858 62.27% 2,305 37.20% 29 0.47% 4 0.06% 1,553 25.07% 6,196 Archer 2,010 55.13% 1,627 44.62% 9 0.25% 0 0.00% 383 10.51% 3,646 Armstrong 720 69.23% 314 30.19% 6 0.58% 0 0.00% 406 39.04% 1,040 Atascosa 4,777 50.26% 4,657 49.00% 63 0.66% 7 0.07% 120 1.26% 9,504 Austin 4,524 63.18% 2,593 36.22% 41 0.57% 2 0.03% 1,931 26.96% 7,160 Bailey 1,459 62.27% 876 37.39% 8 0.34% 0 0.00% 583 24.88% 2,343 Bandera 3,435 72.15% 1,251 26.28% 72 1.51% 3 0.06% 2,184 45.87% 4,761 Bastrop 5,991 42.51% 8,004 56.80% 91 0.65% 6 0.04% -2,013 -14.29% 14,092 Baylor 914 44.15% 1,153 55.70% 3 0.14% 0 0.00% -239 -11.55% 2,070 Bee 4,620 49.78% 4,616 49.74% 39 0.42% 6 0.06% 4 0.04% 9,281 Bell 29,382 61.79% 17,751 37.33% 365 0.77% 53 0.11% 11,631 24.46% 47,551 Bexar 193,192 52.25% 174,036 47.07% 2,144 0.58% 377 0.10% 19,156 5.18% 369,749 Blanco 1,680 61.79% 1,012 37.22% 24 0.88% 3 0.11% 668 24.57% 2,719 Borden 283 62.33% 169 37.22% 1 0.22% 1 0.22% 114 25.11% 454 Bosque 3,458 56.26% 2,670 43.44% 16 0.26% 3 0.05% 788 12.82% 6,147 Bowie 15,454 55.31% 12,331 44.13% 131 0.47% 25 0.09% 3,123 11.18% 27,941 Brazoria 34,028 57.60% 23,436 39.67% 1,549 2.62% 68 0.12% 10,592 17.93% 59,081 Brazos 29,369 65.72% 14,885 33.31% 348 0.78% 88 0.20% 14,484 32.41% 44,690 Brewster 1,708 51.55% 1,569 47.36% 33 1.00% 3 0.09% 139 4.19% 3,313 Briscoe 464 44.27% 574 54.77% 8 0.76% 2 0.19% -110 -10.50% 1,048 Brooks 608 17.43% 2,859 81.94% 10 0.29% 12 0.34% -2,251 -64.51% 3,489 Brown 6,810 58.68% 4,763 41.04% 29 0.25% 4 0.03% 2,047 17.64% 11,606 Burleson 2,242 41.99% 3,085 57.78% 11 0.21% 1 0.02% -843 -15.79% 5,339 Burnet 5,120 53.85% 4,343 45.68% 42 0.44% 3 0.03% 777 8.17% 9,508 Caldwell 3,553 43.00% 4,649 56.27% 52 0.63% 8 0.10% -1,096 -13.27% 8,262 Calhoun 3,183 48.79% 3,314 50.80% 21 0.32% 6 0.09% -131 -2.01% 6,524 Callahan 2,887 58.67% 2,017 40.99% 10 0.20% 7 0.14% 870 17.68% 4,921 Cameron 24,263 43.68% 30,972 55.75% 253 0.46% 64 0.12% -6,709 -12.07% 55,552 Camp 1,908 47.20% 2,121 52.47% 12 0.30% 1 0.02% -213 -5.27% 4,042 Carson 2,100 66.71% 1,034 32.85% 11 0.35% 3 0.10% 1,066 33.86% 3,148 Cass 5,305 47.11% 5,941 52.75% 14 0.12% 2 0.02% -636 -5.64% 11,262 Castro 1,604 52.61% 1,436 47.10% 8 0.26% 1 0.03% 168 5.51% 3,049 Chambers 3,694 54.48% 3,035 44.76% 46 0.68% 6 0.09% 659 9.72% 6,781 Cherokee 7,520 57.12% 5,604 42.57% 38 0.29% 3 0.02% 1,916 14.55% 13,165 Childress 1,201 52.98% 1,060 46.76% 6 0.26% 0 0.00% 141 6.22% 2,267 Clay 2,043 47.07% 2,288 52.72% 8 0.18% 1 0.02% -245 -5.65% 4,340 Cochran 771 52.74% 681 46.58% 8 0.55% 2 0.14% 90 6.16% 1,462 Coke 863 55.97% 674 43.71% 4 0.26% 1 0.06% 189 12.26% 1,542 Coleman 2,340 54.15% 1,978 45.78% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 362 8.37% 4,321 Collin 67,776 74.29% 22,934 25.14% 465 0.51% 55 0.06% 44,842 49.15% 91,230 Collingsworth 872 51.81% 809 48.07% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% 63 3.74% 1,683 Colorado 3,723 56.41% 2,847 43.14% 26 0.39% 4 0.06% 876 13.27% 6,600 Comal 13,994 70.04% 5,716 28.61% 237 1.19% 33 0.17% 8,278 41.43% 19,980 Comanche 2,120 44.53% 2,622 55.07% 18 0.38% 1 0.02% -502 -10.54% 4,761 Concho 617 48.85% 643 50.91% 1 0.08% 2 0.16% -26 -2.06% 1,263 Cooke 7,196 62.84% 4,217 36.82% 30 0.26% 9 0.08% 2,979 26.02% 11,452 Coryell 7,461 64.17% 4,026 34.63% 123 1.06% 17 0.15% 3,435 29.54% 11,627 Cottle 379 35.00% 690 63.71% 14 1.29% 0 0.00% -311 -28.71% 1,083 Crane 1,219 67.05% 596 32.78% 3 0.17% 0 0.00% 623 34.27% 1,818 Crockett 932 51.24% 881 48.43% 6 0.33% 0 0.00% 51 2.81% 1,819 Crosby 1,121 43.75% 1,435 56.01% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% -314 -12.26% 2,562 Culberson 417 42.46% 557 56.72% 3 0.31% 5 0.51% -140 -14.26% 982 Dallam 1,205 64.72% 645 34.64% 12 0.64% 0 0.00% 560 30.08% 1,862 Dallas 347,094 58.38% 243,198 40.91% 3,446 0.58% 800 0.13% 103,896 17.47% 594,538 Dawson 3,154 59.32% 2,155 40.53% 6 0.11% 2 0.04% 999 18.79% 5,317 Deaf Smith 3,744 65.39% 1,930 33.71% 36 0.63% 16 0.28% 1,814 31.68% 5,726 Delta 849 40.41% 1,244 59.21% 8 0.38% 0 0.00% -395 -18.80% 2,101 Denton 57,444 68.22% 26,204 31.12% 474 0.56% 88 0.10% 31,240 37.10% 84,210 DeWitt 3,628 58.00% 2,579 41.23% 43 0.69% 5 0.08% 1,049 16.77% 6,255 Dickens 435 38.12% 696 61.00% 7 0.61% 3 0.26% -261 -22.88% 1,141 Dimmit 900 24.65% 2,735 74.91% 12 0.33% 4 0.11% -1,835 -50.26% 3,651 Donley 1,043 60.89% 661 38.59% 9 0.53% 0 0.00% 382 22.30% 1,713 Duval 907 17.79% 4,177 81.95% 11 0.22% 2 0.04% -3,270 -64.16% 5,097 Eastland 3,929 54.83% 3,215 44.86% 19 0.27% 3 0.04% 714 9.97% 7,166 Ector 23,155 67.80% 10,825 31.70% 152 0.45% 20 0.06% 12,330 36.10% 34,152 Edwards 556 59.78% 368 39.57% 4 0.43% 2 0.22% 188 20.21% 930 Ellis 16,422 59.18% 11,169 40.25% 104 0.37% 54 0.19% 5,253 18.93% 27,749 El Paso 55,573 46.79% 62,622 52.72% 434 0.37% 152 0.13% -7,049 -5.93% 118,781 Erath 5,427 56.71% 4,113 42.98% 0 0.00% 30 0.31% 1,314 13.73% 9,570 Falls 2,344 44.76% 2,877 54.94% 11 0.21% 5 0.10% -533 -10.18% 5,237 Fannin 4,024 43.67% 5,163 56.03% 23 0.25% 4 0.04% -1,139 -12.36% 9,214 Fayette 4,551 57.09% 3,390 42.53% 29 0.36% 1 0.01% 1,161 14.56% 7,971 Fisher 721 32.19% 1,516 67.68% 3 0.13% 0 0.00% -795 -35.49% 2,240 Floyd 1,741 55.48% 1,391 44.33% 3 0.10% 3 0.10% 350 11.15% 3,138 Foard 306 37.32% 513 62.56% 1 0.12% 0 0.00% -207 -25.24% 820 Fort Bend 39,818 62.43% 23,351 36.61% 458 0.72% 157 0.25% 16,467 25.82% 63,784 Franklin 1,439 49.69% 1,453 50.17% 3 0.10% 1 0.03% -14 -0.48% 2,896 Freestone 3,159 51.85% 2,916 47.87% 16 0.26% 1 0.02% 243 3.98% 6,092 Frio 1,505 33.16% 3,016 66.46% 16 0.35% 1 0.02% -1,511 -33.30% 4,538 Gaines 2,265 62.81% 1,310 36.33% 28 0.78% 3 0.08% 955 26.48% 3,606 Galveston 34,913 47.15% 38,633 52.18% 431 0.58% 65 0.09% -3,720 -5.03% 74,042 Garza 1,183 54.02% 989 45.16% 17 0.78% 1 0.05% 194 8.86% 2,190 Gillespie 5,662 77.42% 1,588 21.71% 61 0.83% 2 0.03% 4,074 55.71% 7,313 Glasscock 384 72.73% 143 27.08% 1 0.19% 0 0.00% 241 45.65% 528 Goliad 1,427 51.11% 1,358 48.64% 7 0.25% 0 0.00% 69 2.47% 2,792 Gonzales 2,983 50.42% 2,897 48.97% 35 0.59% 1 0.02% 86 1.45% 5,916 Gray 7,259 74.22% 2,460 25.15% 55 0.56% 7 0.07% 4,799 49.07% 9,781 Grayson 18,825 56.55% 14,347 43.10% 97 0.29% 18 0.05% 4,478 13.45% 33,287 Gregg 26,465 67.19% 12,486 31.70% 416 1.06% 20 0.05% 13,979 35.49% 39,387 Grimes 2,820 50.52% 2,735 49.00% 23 0.41% 4 0.07% 85 1.52% 5,582 Guadalupe 13,265 64.37% 7,111 34.50% 0 0.00% 233 1.13% 6,154 29.87% 20,609 Hale 6,284 64.05% 3,502 35.69% 19 0.19% 6 0.06% 2,782 28.36% 9,811 Hall 714 40.96% 1,029 59.04% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -315 -18.08% 1,743 Hamilton 1,718 55.67% 1,355 43.91% 12 0.39% 1 0.03% 363 11.76% 3,086 Hansford 1,967 81.25% 443 18.30% 11 0.45% 0 0.00% 1,524 62.95% 2,421 Hardeman 855 42.73% 1,143 57.12% 2 0.10% 1 0.05% -288 -14.39% 2,001 Hardin 6,897 45.46% 8,245 54.34% 28 0.18% 3 0.02% -1,348 -8.88% 15,173 Harris 464,217 57.02% 342,919 42.12% 5,205 0.64% 1,819 0.22% 121,298 14.90% 814,160 Harrison 11,957 56.18% 8,974 42.16% 335 1.57% 19 0.09% 2,983 14.02% 21,285 Hartley 1,229 70.35% 505 28.91% 11 0.63% 2 0.11% 724 41.44% 1,747 Haskell 1,193 40.93% 1,715 58.83% 5 0.17% 2 0.07% -522 -17.90% 2,915 Hays 11,716 50.36% 11,187 48.09% 330 1.42% 31 0.13% 529 2.27% 23,264 Hemphill 1,170 68.62% 527 30.91% 8 0.47% 0 0.00% 643 37.71% 1,705 Henderson 11,005 52.61% 9,819 46.94% 73 0.35% 21 0.10% 1,186 5.67% 20,918 Hidalgo 29,246 34.87% 54,330 64.78% 210 0.25% 84 0.10% -25,084 -29.91% 83,870 Hill 4,796 52.14% 4,381 47.63% 20 0.22% 1 0.01% 415 4.51% 9,198 Hockley 4,368 60.25% 2,850 39.31% 27 0.37% 5 0.07% 1,518 20.94% 7,250 Hood 7,400 63.16% 4,255 36.32% 55 0.47% 6 0.05% 3,145 26.84% 11,716 Hopkins 5,133 50.61% 4,984 49.14% 25 0.25% 0 0.00% 149 1.47% 10,142 Houston 3,882 50.00% 3,846 49.54% 30 0.39% 6 0.08% 36 0.46% 7,764 Howard 6,024 57.28% 4,445 42.26% 41 0.39% 7 0.07% 1,579 15.02% 10,517 Hudspeth 405 49.63% 406 49.75% 4 0.49% 1 0.12% -1 -0.12% 816 Hunt 12,331 58.06% 8,820 41.53% 79 0.37% 8 0.04% 3,511 16.53% 21,238 Hutchinson 7,526 71.50% 2,950 28.03% 43 0.41% 7 0.07% 4,576 43.47% 10,526 Irion 539 62.17% 326 37.60% 1 0.12% 1 0.12% 213 24.57% 867 Jack 1,542 50.16% 1,521 49.48% 11 0.36% 0 0.00% 21 0.68% 3,074 Jackson 2,954 57.75% 2,141 41.86% 18 0.35% 2 0.04% 813 15.89% 5,115 Jasper 4,985 42.87% 6,613 56.87% 28 0.24% 3 0.03% -1,628 -14.00% 11,629 Jeff Davis 524 60.23% 325 37.36% 19 2.18% 2 0.23% 199 22.87% 870 Jefferson 35,754 38.99% 55,649 60.69% 209 0.23% 81 0.09% -19,895 -21.70% 91,693 Jim Hogg 510 23.80% 1,630 76.06% 2 0.09% 1 0.05% -1,120 -52.26% 2,143 Jim Wells 4,335 33.64% 8,495 65.92% 42 0.33% 14 0.11% -4,160 -32.28% 12,886 Johnson 17,509 58.03% 12,507 41.45% 139 0.46% 16 0.05% 5,002 16.58% 30,171 Jones 3,000 50.71% 2,898 48.99% 17 0.29% 1 0.02% 102 1.72% 5,916 Karnes 2,383 48.31% 2,529 51.27% 18 0.36% 3 0.06% -146 -2.96% 4,933 Kaufman 8,466 53.19% 7,358 46.23% 72 0.45% 20 0.13% 1,108 6.96% 15,916 Kendall 4,875 76.20% 1,446 22.60% 75 1.17% 2 0.03% 3,429 53.60% 6,398 Kenedy 76 38.78% 119 60.71% 1 0.51% 0 0.00% -43 -21.93% 196 Kent 274 40.65% 398 59.05% 1 0.15% 1 0.15% -124 -18.40% 674 Kerr 11,207 75.03% 3,587 24.01% 139 0.93% 4 0.03% 7,620 51.02% 14,937 Kimble 1,061 65.62% 551 34.08% 4 0.25% 1 0.06% 510 31.54% 1,617 King 111 63.43% 64 36.57% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 47 26.86% 175 Kinney 771 53.17% 669 46.14% 8 0.55% 2 0.14% 102 7.03% 1,450 Kleberg 4,443 44.67% 5,367 53.96% 132 1.33% 4 0.04% -924 -9.29% 9,946 Knox 765 42.93% 1,013 56.85% 3 0.17% 1 0.06% -248 -13.92% 1,782 Lamar 8,021 51.42% 7,553 48.42% 21 0.13% 3 0.02% 468 3.00% 15,598 Lamb 3,064 57.64% 2,230 41.95% 17 0.32% 5 0.09% 834 15.69% 5,316 Lampasas 3,000 60.41% 1,954 39.35% 6 0.12% 6 0.12% 1,046 21.06% 4,966 La Salle 693 29.46% 1,651 70.20% 6 0.26% 2 0.09% -958 -40.74% 2,352 Lavaca 4,377 54.97% 3,531 44.35% 52 0.65% 2 0.03% 846 10.62% 7,962 Lee 2,513 49.60% 2,527 49.87% 23 0.45% 4 0.08% -14 -0.27% 5,067 Leon 2,778 54.31% 2,316 45.28% 21 0.41% 0 0.00% 462 9.03% 5,115 Liberty 8,524 50.22% 8,343 49.15% 95 0.56% 11 0.06% 181 1.07% 16,973 Limestone 3,257 48.16% 3,476 51.40% 28 0.41% 2 0.03% -219 -3.24% 6,763 Lipscomb 1,111 74.12% 377 25.15% 10 0.67% 1 0.07% 734 48.97% 1,499 Live Oak 2,277 58.69% 1,573 40.54% 29 0.75% 1 0.03% 704 18.15% 3,880 Llano 3,550 57.24% 2,629 42.39% 21 0.34% 2 0.03% 921 14.85% 6,202 Loving 54 70.13% 23 29.87% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 31 40.26% 77 Lubbock 50,760 69.26% 22,202 30.29% 269 0.37% 61 0.08% 28,558 38.97% 73,292 Lynn 1,279 54.03% 1,086 45.88% 2 0.08% 0 0.00% 193 8.15% 2,367 Madison 1,896 50.60% 1,835 48.97% 16 0.43% 0 0.00% 61 1.63% 3,747 Marion 1,857 44.97% 2,255 54.61% 16 0.39% 1 0.02% -398 -9.64% 4,129 Martin 1,017 61.60% 632 38.28% 2 0.12% 0 0.00% 385 23.32% 1,651 Mason 975 58.91% 671 40.54% 9 0.54% 0 0.00% 304 18.37% 1,655 Matagorda 6,787 54.01% 5,675 45.16% 92 0.73% 12 0.10% 1,112 8.85% 12,566 Maverick 1,592 26.52% 4,395 73.21% 10 0.17% 6 0.10% -2,803 -46.69% 6,003 McCulloch 1,618 49.13% 1,665 50.56% 10 0.30% 0 0.00% -47 -1.43% 3,293 McLennan 38,606 58.12% 27,545 41.47% 220 0.33% 52 0.08% 11,061 16.65% 66,423 McMullen 302 75.88% 94 23.62% 2 0.50% 0 0.00% 208 52.26% 398 Medina 5,722 57.05% 4,227 42.15% 75 0.75% 5 0.05% 1,495 14.90% 10,029 Menard 552 47.14% 614 52.43% 5 0.43% 0 0.00% -62 -5.29% 1,171 Midland 30,618 77.86% 8,487 21.58% 209 0.53% 12 0.03% 22,131 56.28% 39,326 Milam 3,512 41.83% 4,865 57.94% 17 0.20% 2 0.02% -1,353 -16.11% 8,396 Mills 1,043 55.24% 842 44.60% 3 0.16% 0 0.00% 201 10.64% 1,888 Mitchell 1,596 47.27% 1,773 52.52% 2 0.06% 5 0.15% -177 -5.25% 3,376 Montague 3,475 48.36% 3,689 51.34% 19 0.26% 3 0.04% -214 -2.98% 7,186 Montgomery 40,360 68.24% 18,394 31.10% 354 0.60% 38 0.06% 21,966 37.14% 59,146 Moore 3,710 70.25% 1,537 29.10% 21 0.40% 13 0.25% 2,173 41.15% 5,281 Morris 2,104 37.37% 3,522 62.56% 3 0.05% 1 0.02% -1,418 -25.19% 5,630 Motley 429 61.99% 262 37.86% 1 0.14% 0 0.00% 167 24.13% 692 Nacogdoches 11,767 62.32% 6,886 36.47% 211 1.12% 19 0.10% 4,881 25.85% 18,883 Navarro 6,445 48.71% 6,749 51.01% 34 0.26% 4 0.03% -304 -2.30% 13,232 Newton 1,659 31.25% 3,640 68.56% 6 0.11% 4 0.08% -1,981 -37.31% 5,309 Nolan 2,734 48.74% 2,853 50.86% 19 0.34% 3 0.05% -119 -2.12% 5,609 Nueces 46,337 48.30% 49,209 51.30% 293 0.31% 93 0.10% -2,872 -3.00% 95,932 Ochiltree 2,928 83.25% 579 16.46% 8 0.23% 2 0.06% 2,349 66.79% 3,517 Oldham 691 68.82% 303 30.18% 9 0.90% 1 0.10% 388 38.64% 1,004 Orange 11,959 39.99% 17,834 59.63% 100 0.33% 15 0.05% -5,875 -19.64% 29,908 Palo Pinto 4,649 53.85% 3,930 45.52% 47 0.54% 8 0.09% 719 8.33% 8,634 Panola 4,642 52.87% 4,123 46.96% 13 0.15% 2 0.02% 519 5.91% 8,780 Parker 14,090 62.01% 8,517 37.48% 103 0.45% 13 0.06% 5,573 24.53% 22,723 Parmer 2,061 72.60% 764 26.91% 12 0.42% 2 0.07% 1,297 45.69% 2,839 Pecos 2,483 55.67% 1,960 43.95% 13 0.29% 4 0.09% 523 11.72% 4,460 Polk 5,831 48.88% 5,943 49.82% 145 1.22% 10 0.08% -112 -0.94% 11,929 Potter 16,400 62.76% 9,563 36.60% 147 0.56% 21 0.08% 6,837 26.16% 26,131 Presidio 586 33.09% 1,176 66.40% 7 0.40% 2 0.11% -590 -33.31% 1,771 Rains 1,281 46.82% 1,448 52.92% 4 0.15% 3 0.11% -167 -6.10% 2,736 Randall 27,986 76.33% 8,492 23.16% 173 0.47% 15 0.04% 19,494 53.17% 36,666 Reagan 935 69.00% 418 30.85% 2 0.15% 0 0.00% 517 38.15% 1,355 Real 795 61.58% 483 37.41% 11 0.85% 2 0.15% 312 24.17% 1,291 Red River 2,475 43.79% 3,165 56.00% 11 0.19% 1 0.02% -690 -12.21% 5,652 Reeves 1,724 37.86% 2,812 61.75% 9 0.20% 9 0.20% -1,088 -23.89% 4,554 Refugio 1,883 50.56% 1,831 49.17% 8 0.21% 2 0.05% 52 1.39% 3,724 Roberts 441 75.90% 135 23.24% 5 0.86% 0 0.00% 306 52.66% 581 Robertson 2,184 37.45% 3,630 62.24% 16 0.27% 2 0.03% -1,446 -24.79% 5,832 Rockwall 7,214 72.58% 2,659 26.75% 60 0.60% 6 0.06% 4,555 45.83% 9,939 Runnels 2,417 58.28% 1,720 41.48% 9 0.22% 1 0.02% 697 16.80% 4,147 Rusk 9,117 63.70% 5,140 35.91% 49 0.34% 7 0.05% 3,977 27.79% 14,313 Sabine 1,925 48.28% 2,053 51.49% 9 0.23% 0 0.00% -128 -3.21% 3,987 San Augustine 1,946 47.65% 2,118 51.86% 9 0.22% 11 0.27% -172 -4.21% 4,084 San Jacinto 2,691 47.31% 2,972 52.25% 25 0.44% 0 0.00% -281 -4.94% 5,688 San Patricio 9,159 47.07% 9,920 50.98% 355 1.82% 24 0.12% -761 -3.91% 19,458 San Saba 1,099 48.27% 1,165 51.16% 12 0.53% 1 0.04% -66 -2.89% 2,277 Schleicher 653 56.44% 494 42.70% 7 0.61% 3 0.26% 159 13.74% 1,157 Scurry 3,749 63.61% 2,119 35.95% 24 0.41% 2 0.03% 1,630 27.66% 5,894 Shackelford 865 55.66% 681 43.82% 8 0.51% 0 0.00% 184 11.84% 1,554 Shelby 3,999 48.34% 4,261 51.50% 12 0.15% 1 0.01% -262 -3.16% 8,273 Sherman 1,145 76.38% 340 22.68% 12 0.80% 2 0.13% 805 53.70% 1,499 Smith 34,658 64.67% 18,719 34.93% 184 0.34% 31 0.06% 15,939 29.74% 53,592 Somervell 1,304 56.79% 983 42.81% 9 0.39% 0 0.00% 321 13.98% 2,296 Starr 1,218 14.83% 6,958 84.74% 30 0.37% 5 0.06% -5,740 -69.91% 8,211 Stephens 2,342 60.45% 1,519 39.21% 12 0.31% 1 0.03% 823 21.24% 3,874 Sterling 464 70.73% 188 28.66% 3 0.46% 1 0.15% 276 42.07% 656 Stonewall 421 36.70% 724 63.12% 1 0.09% 1 0.09% -303 -26.42% 1,147 Sutton 996 63.44% 571 36.37% 2 0.13% 1 0.06% 425 27.07% 1,570 Swisher 1,271 39.98% 1,893 59.55% 15 0.47% 0 0.00% -622 -19.57% 3,179 Tarrant 242,660 61.24% 151,310 38.19% 1,797 0.45% 470 0.12% 91,350 23.05% 396,237 Taylor 28,563 67.97% 13,073 31.11% 357 0.85% 31 0.07% 15,490 36.86% 42,024 Terrell 296 42.96% 390 56.60% 2 0.29% 1 0.15% -94 -13.64% 689 Terry 2,645 57.50% 1,941 42.20% 13 0.28% 1 0.02% 704 15.30% 4,600 Throckmorton 455 45.59% 534 53.51% 8 0.80% 1 0.10% -79 -7.92% 998 Titus 4,247 49.27% 4,357 50.55% 15 0.17% 1 0.01% -110 -1.28% 8,620 Tom Green 21,463 63.10% 12,283 36.11% 229 0.67% 37 0.11% 9,180 26.99% 34,012 Travis 105,915 44.86% 127,783 54.13% 1,777 0.75% 609 0.26% -21,868 -9.27% 236,084 Trinity 2,448 47.65% 2,657 51.72% 30 0.58% 2 0.04% -209 -4.07% 5,137 Tyler 3,070 42.10% 4,198 57.57% 23 0.32% 1 0.01% -1,128 -15.47% 7,292 Upshur 5,991 53.18% 5,242 46.53% 30 0.27% 2 0.02% 749 6.65% 11,265 Upton 1,189 68.33% 544 31.26% 4 0.23% 3 0.17% 645 37.07% 1,740 Uvalde 4,266 53.32% 3,684 46.04% 44 0.55% 7 0.09% 582 7.28% 8,001 Val Verde 5,109 50.03% 5,044 49.40% 50 0.49% 8 0.08% 65 0.63% 10,211 Van Zandt 7,371 54.36% 6,153 45.38% 33 0.24% 2 0.01% 1,218 8.98% 13,559 Victoria 15,056 62.08% 8,923 36.79% 247 1.02% 27 0.11% 6,133 25.29% 24,253 Walker 8,473 58.88% 5,826 40.48% 82 0.57% 10 0.07% 2,647 18.40% 14,391 Waller 3,607 47.31% 3,957 51.90% 50 0.66% 10 0.13% -350 -4.59% 7,624 Ward 2,709 59.02% 1,858 40.48% 19 0.41% 4 0.09% 851 18.54% 4,590 Washington 6,041 66.85% 2,960 32.75% 31 0.34% 5 0.06% 3,081 34.10% 9,037 Webb 7,528 31.59% 16,227 68.09% 43 0.18% 34 0.14% -8,699 -36.50% 23,832 Wharton 6,978 53.71% 5,935 45.69% 65 0.50% 13 0.10% 1,043 8.02% 12,991 Wheeler 1,703 61.33% 1,067 38.42% 7 0.25% 0 0.00% 636 22.91% 2,777 Wichita 23,324 56.08% 17,956 43.17% 262 0.63% 48 0.12% 5,368 12.91% 41,590 Wilbarger 2,669 54.15% 2,248 45.61% 12 0.24% 0 0.00% 421 8.54% 4,929 Willacy 1,750 35.43% 3,165 64.07% 21 0.43% 4 0.08% -1,415 -28.64% 4,940 Williamson 27,322 57.85% 19,589 41.48% 267 0.57% 52 0.11% 7,733 16.37% 47,230 Wilson 4,436 52.65% 3,953 46.92% 32 0.38% 4 0.05% 483 5.73% 8,425 Winkler 1,656 63.42% 947 36.27% 7 0.27% 1 0.04% 709 27.15% 2,611 Wise 6,064 53.22% 5,288 46.41% 38 0.33% 5 0.04% 776 6.81% 11,395 Wood 6,216 54.69% 4,553 40.06% 33 0.29% 564 4.96% 1,663 14.63% 11,366 Yoakum 1,762 70.28% 727 29.00% 16 0.64% 2 0.08% 1,035 41.28% 2,507 Young 4,156 57.78% 3,007 41.80% 28 0.39% 2 0.03% 1,149 15.98% 7,193 Zapata 958 30.56% 2,171 69.25% 5 0.16% 1 0.03% -1,213 -38.69% 3,135 Zavala 628 15.81% 3,338 84.02% 7 0.18% 0 0.00% -2,710 -68.21% 3,973Totals3,036,82955.95%2,352,74843.35%30,3550.56%7,4780.14%684,08112.60%5,427,410 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 16em Bastrop Baylor Briscoe Burleson Caldwell Calhoun Cameron Camp Cass Clay Comanche Concho Crosby Culberson Delta El Paso Falls Fannin Foard Franklin Galveston Hall Hardeman Hardin Haskell Hudspeth Jasper Karnes Kent Kleberg Knox Lee Limestone Marion McCulloch Menard Milam Mitchell Montague Navarro Nolan Nueces Polk Rains Red River Reeves Sabine San Augustine San Jacinto San Patricio San Saba Shelby Terrell Throckmorton Titus Travis Trinity Tyler Waller 1984 Presidential General Election Results - Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1984&fips=48&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's election atlas1988 Presidential General Election Results - Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=48&off=0&elect=0&f=0 Dave Leip's election atlas See also United States presidential elections in Texas Presidency of George H. W. Bush Notes References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Texas 1988 Category:1988 Texas elections