1988 United States presidential election in New York

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Vice President, President-Elect Bush can be seen here standing with United States President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, on the New York waterfront, 1988. The 1988 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New York was won by Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts with 51.62% of the popular vote over Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who took 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.10%.1988 Presidential General Election Results - New York http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=36&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 13 October 2012 This result made New York roughly 12% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Dukakis’ statewide victory is largely attributable to winning four of five boroughs of New York City overall with 66.2% of the vote. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Broome County and the first to win the White House without carrying Montgomery County since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876. This was the last time until 2024 that the Republican candidate would receive at least 30% of the vote in New York City. Results 1988 United States presidential election in New YorkPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Michael Dukakis 3,255,487 50.19% Liberal Michael Dukakis 92,395 1.42% Total Michael Dukakis 3,347,882 51.62% 36 Republican George H. W. Bush 2,838,414 43.76% Conservative George H. W. Bush 243,457 3.75% Total George H. W. Bush 3,081,871 47.52% 0 New York State Right to Life Party William Marra 20,497 0.32% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 15,845 0.24% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 12,109 0.19% 0 Workers World Larry Holmes 4,179 0.06% 0 Socialist Workers James Warren 3,287 0.05% 0 Write-in Edward Winn 10 0.00% 0 Write-in Willa Kenoyer 3 0.00% 0 Totals 6,485,683 100.0% 36 New York City results 1988 Presidential Election in New York CityManhattanThe BronxBrooklynQueens Staten IslandTotal Democratic-LiberalMichael Dukakis385,675218,245363,916325,14747,8121,340,79566.17%76.14%73.22%66.28%59.47%37.95% Republican-ConservativeGeorge H. W. Bush115,92776,043178,961217,04977,427665,40732.84%22.89%25.51%32.60%39.70%61.46% New AllianceLenora Fulani2,6232,3673,2892,06216110,5020.52%0.52%0.79%0.60%0.38%0.13% Right to LifeWilliam Marra678718155713553324,6400.23%0.13%0.24%0.28%0.25%0.26% LibertarianRon Paul8722354824751212,1850.11%0.17%0.08%0.09%0.09%0.10% Socialist WorkersJames Warren475266480368721,6610.08%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.07%0.06% Workers’ WorldLarry Holmes301207334273501,1650.06%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.04%TOTAL506,551298,081549,019546,729125,9752,026,355100.00% Results by county County Michael DukakisDemocratic/Liberal George H.W. BushRepublican/Conservative Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Albany86,56458.70%59,53440.37%1,3630.92%27,03018.33%147,461Allegany5,61431.85%11,88067.40%1320.75%-6,266-35.55%17,626Bronx218,24573.22%76,04325.51%3,7931.27%142,20247.71%298,081Broome48,13049.95%47,61049.41%6250.65%5200.54%96,365Cattaraugus12,44738.38%19,69160.72%2900.89%-7,244-22.34%32,428Cayuga15,04446.60%16,93452.45%3070.95%-1,890-5.85%32,285Chautauqua25,81444.61%31,64254.68%4110.71%-5,828-10.07%57,867Chemung15,96642.99%20,95156.41%2220.60%-4,985-13.42%37,139Chenango8,02140.30%11,72758.92%1540.77%-3,706-18.62%19,902Clinton12,67044.36%15,70254.97%1910.67%-3,032-10.61%28,563Columbia11,58543.03%15,11156.12%2280.85%-3,526-13.09%26,924Cortland7,67340.88%10,93458.26%1620.86%-3,261-17.38%18,769Delaware7,46339.26%11,39159.92%1560.82%-3,928-20.66%19,010Dutchess38,96838.22%62,16560.97%8260.81%-23,197-22.75%101,959Erie238,77955.43%188,79643.83%3,2170.75%49,98311.60%430,792Essex6,62338.70%10,35060.48%1400.82%-3,727-21.78%17,113Franklin7,92846.11%9,13553.14%1290.75%-1,207-7.03%17,192Fulton9,01243.06%11,75756.17%1620.77%-2,745-13.11%20,931Genesee9,94540.87%14,18258.29%2050.84%-4,237-17.42%24,332Greene7,26537.61%11,87461.46%1800.93%-4,609-23.85%19,319Hamilton97629.42%2,32069.94%210.63%-1,344-40.52%3,317Herkimer12,69445.30%15,10453.90%2240.80%-2,410-8.60%28,022Jefferson14,13742.05%19,30457.41%1810.54%-5,167-15.36%33,622Kings363,91666.28%178,96132.60%6,1421.12%184,95533.68%549,019Lewis4,25241.94%5,78757.08%990.98%-1,535-15.14%10,138Livingston9,50640.11%14,00459.10%1870.79%-4,498-18.99%23,697Madison10,66541.41%14,90257.86%1870.73%-4,237-16.45%25,754Monroe153,65049.33%155,27149.85%2,5450.82%-1,621-0.52%311,466Montgomery11,37150.13%11,12849.05%1860.82%2431.08%22,685Nassau250,13042.22%337,43056.96%4,8580.82%-87,300-14.74%592,418New York385,67576.14%115,92722.89%4,9490.98%269,74853.25%506,551Niagara43,80150.42%42,53748.97%5300.61%1,2641.45%86,868Oneida47,66546.07%55,03953.20%7570.73%-7,374-7.13%103,461Onondaga94,75147.26%104,08051.91%1,6540.82%-9,329-4.65%200,485Ontario17,34143.97%21,78055.23%3140.80%-4,439-11.26%39,435Orange38,46536.70%65,44662.44%8990.86%-26,981-25.74%104,810Orleans5,91339.28%9,02859.97%1140.76%-3,115-20.69%15,055Oswego18,43041.69%25,36257.37%4190.95%-6,932-15.68%44,211Otsego11,06945.49%13,02153.51%2451.01%-1,952-8.02%24,335Putnam12,15833.31%24,08665.99%2560.70%-11,928-32.68%36,500Queens325,14759.47%217,04939.70%4,5330.83%108,09819.77%546,729Rensselaer33,06647.79%35,41251.18%7191.04%-2,346-3.39%69,197Richmond47,81237.95%77,42761.46%7360.58%-29,615-23.51%125,975Rockland47,63442.42%63,82556.83%8420.75%-16,191-14.41%112,301St. Lawrence18,92147.92%20,29051.39%2700.68%-1,369-3.47%39,481Saratoga31,68441.81%43,49857.39%6060.80%-11,814-15.58%75,788Schenectady36,48351.83%33,36447.40%5390.77%3,1194.43%70,386Schoharie5,38942.99%7,00855.90%1391.11%-1,619-12.91%12,536Schuyler2,90040.04%4,29159.25%510.70%-1,391-19.21%7,242Seneca6,21545.80%7,22153.21%1350.99%-1,006-7.41%13,571Steuben12,82433.34%25,35965.93%2830.74%-12,535-32.59%38,466Suffolk199,21538.73%311,24260.51%3,8930.76%-112,027-21.78%514,350Sullivan11,63542.20%15,71357.00%2200.80%-4,078-14.80%27,568Tioga8,10238.68%12,67060.49%1740.83%-4,568-21.81%20,946Tompkins21,45558.46%14,93240.69%3120.85%6,52317.77%36,699Ulster30,74442.37%41,17356.75%6400.88%-10,429-14.38%72,557Warren8,58034.85%15,86064.41%1820.74%-7,280-29.56%24,622Washington8,20136.42%14,10362.64%2110.94%-5,902-26.22%22,515Wayne12,95938.22%20,61360.80%3300.97%-7,654-22.58%33,902Westchester169,86045.78%197,95653.36%3,1920.86%-28,096-7.58%371,008Wyoming5,22835.17%9,45163.59%1841.24%-4,223-28.42%14,863Yates3,50738.65%5,48860.48%790.87%-1,981-21.83%9,074Totals3,347,88251.62%3,081,87147.52%55,9300.86%266,0114.10%6,485,683 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Broome Montgomery Niagara Schenectady Analysis April 2025 This was the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee won heavily populated Westchester County, as well as Monroe, Onondaga, and Ulster Counties,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 and also the last election in which New York was decided by a single-digit margin. Beginning in 1992, the Democrats would make substantial inroads in the suburbs around New York City as well as parts of upstate, making New York a solid blue state that has gone Democratic by double-digit margins in every election since. Consequently, this is the last time a Democrat lost the state outside of the five boroughs of New York City until 2024. Rensselaer, Franklin, and St. Lawrence counties would not vote Republican again until 2016. Nassau County would not vote Republican again until 2024. See also United States presidential elections in New York Presidency of George H. W. Bush References expanded New York 1988 Category:1988 New York (state) elections