1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina North Carolina presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1984 1992 United States presidential election in North Carolina 1992 62.19%Voter Turnout https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/voter-turnout#general North Carolina State Board of Elections November 8, 1988 1885 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 13 1,237,258 57.97% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 890,167 41.71% 400px County results 400px Congressional district results Bush #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Dukakis #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. North Carolina voted for the Vice President George H. W. Bush, running with U.S Senator Dan Quayle, against Governor Michael Dukakis, running with U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Background With the exception of Jimmy Carter's victory in North Carolina in 1976, the state had voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election since 1968. Republican membership in the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina peaked in elections held concurrently with the presidential elections and shrank in the following midterms. Jesse Helms's victory in the 1972 senatorial election made him the state's first Republican senator in the 20th century and John Porter East was elected to the state's other seat in 1980, but lost in the 1986 election.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 185-186 Republican identification among voters in the state rose from 27% to 37% between 1968 and 1986 while identification among Democrats fell from 68% to 58%.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 186 Campaign Primaries Al Gore won 51% of the white vote while Dukakis won 30%.Black Black 1992 266 The racial composition of the Democratic primary was 71% white and 29% black,Black Black 1992 263 and 36% of white voters participated in the Republican primary.Black Black 1992 288 General North Carolina was one of the southern states that Michael Dukakis's campaign viewed as winnable. The North Carolina Democratic Party used $500,000 from the national party to hire over 100 workers and organize phone banks in every county, which contacted over 200,000 households. The North Carolina Republican Party received $700,000 from the national party, but only hired ten workers and instead used the money to conduct polling and hire mailing organizations.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 190-191 George H. W. Bush campaigned in the state three times, and Dan Quayle, Dukakis, and Lloyd Bentsen each came twice.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 191 Among white voters, 68% supported Bush while 32% supported Dukakis.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results 1988 United States presidential election in North Carolinahttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=37&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1988 Presidential General Election Results – North Carolina 2008-08-25 Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 1,237,258 57.97% 13 Democratic Michael Dukakis 890,167 41.71% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 5,682 0.27% 0 Write-in Ron Paul 1,263 0.06% 0 Invalid or blank votes — Totals 2,134,370 100.00% 13 Voter turnout — Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2133 NC US President Race, November 08, 1988George H.W. BushRepublicanMichael DukakisDemocraticLenora FulaniNew AllianceRon PaulWrite-inMarginTotal # % # % # % # % # % Alamance 24,131 65.48% 12,642 34.31% 69 0.19% 9 0.02% 11,489 31.17% 36,851 Alexander 7,968 65.56% 4,148 34.13% 33 0.27% 5 0.04% 3,820 31.43% 12,154 Alleghany 2,174 50.98% 2,087 48.94% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 87 2.04% 4,264 Anson 2,782 36.45% 4,831 63.29% 20 0.26% 0 0.00% -2,049 -26.84% 7,633 Ashe 6,019 59.69% 4,034 40.01% 17 0.17% 13 0.13% 1,985 19.68% 10,083 Avery 4,277 75.33% 1,367 24.08% 22 0.39% 12 0.21% 2,910 51.25% 5,678 Beaufort 8,190 60.35% 5,352 39.44% 28 0.21% 0 0.00% 2,838 20.91% 13,570 Bertie 2,145 36.24% 3,762 63.56% 12 0.20% 0 0.00% -1,617 -27.32% 5,919 Bladen 3,770 42.77% 5,031 57.08% 13 0.15% 0 0.00% -1,261 -14.31% 8,814 Brunswick 10,007 55.78% 7,881 43.93% 32 0.18% 19 0.11% 2,126 11.85% 17,938 Buncombe 36,828 57.55% 26,964 42.14% 185 0.29% 15 0.02% 9,864 15.41% 63,992 Burke 15,933 59.41% 10,848 40.45% 26 0.10% 12 0.04% 5,085 18.96% 26,819 Cabarrus 22,524 67.75% 10,686 32.14% 26 0.08% 12 0.04% 11,838 35.61% 33,248 Caldwell 15,176 65.78% 7,862 34.08% 33 0.14% 0 0.00% 7,314 31.70% 23,071 Camden 1,144 50.87% 1,081 48.07% 24 1.07% 0 0.00% 63 2.80% 2,249 Carteret 11,076 61.55% 6,859 38.12% 51 0.28% 8 0.04% 4,217 23.43% 17,994 Caswell 3,299 43.93% 4,189 55.79% 20 0.27% 1 0.01% -890 -11.86% 7,509 Catawba 28,872 69.01% 12,922 30.89% 44 0.11% 0 0.00% 15,950 38.12% 41,838 Chatham 6,999 47.81% 7,600 51.92% 27 0.18% 13 0.09% -601 -4.11% 14,639 Cherokee 4,557 63.78% 2,567 35.93% 21 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,990 27.85% 7,145 Chowan 1,884 51.56% 1,756 48.06% 14 0.38% 0 0.00% 128 3.50% 3,654 Clay 2,174 62.47% 1,289 37.04% 13 0.37% 4 0.11% 885 25.43% 3,480 Cleveland 14,039 57.54% 10,321 42.30% 28 0.11% 9 0.04% 3,718 15.24% 24,397 Columbus 6,659 41.93% 9,172 57.75% 51 0.32% 0 0.00% -2,513 -15.82% 15,882 Craven 12,057 62.10% 7,313 37.66% 46 0.24% 1 0.01% 4,744 24.44% 19,417 Cumberland 27,057 53.07% 23,789 46.66% 121 0.24% 12 0.02% 3,268 6.41% 50,979 Currituck 2,443 60.98% 1,555 38.82% 5 0.12% 3 0.07% 888 22.16% 4,006 Dare 5,234 64.85% 2,806 34.77% 29 0.36% 2 0.02% 2,428 30.08% 8,071 Davidson 28,374 68.11% 13,215 31.72% 70 0.17% 3 0.01% 15,159 36.39% 41,662 Davie 7,988 71.37% 3,166 28.29% 38 0.34% 0 0.00% 4,822 43.08% 11,192 Duplin 5,774 49.24% 5,945 50.70% 7 0.06% 0 0.00% -171 -1.46% 11,726 Durham 29,928 45.43% 35,441 53.79% 478 0.73% 36 0.05% -5,513 -8.36% 65,883 Edgecombe 6,831 42.92% 9,044 56.82% 31 0.19% 10 0.06% -2,213 -13.90% 15,916 Forsyth 57,688 59.02% 39,726 40.65% 302 0.31% 19 0.02% 17,962 18.37% 97,735 Franklin 5,499 50.17% 5,438 49.62% 22 0.20% 1 0.01% 61 0.55% 10,960 Gaston 34,775 70.32% 14,582 29.49% 87 0.18% 7 0.01% 20,193 40.83% 49,451 Gates 1,451 41.64% 2,024 58.08% 10 0.29% 0 0.00% -573 -16.44% 3,485 Graham 2,091 61.16% 1,313 38.40% 15 0.44% 0 0.00% 778 22.76% 3,419 Granville 4,880 46.75% 5,280 50.58% 274 2.62% 5 0.05% -400 -3.83% 10,439 Greene 2,498 47.69% 2,729 52.10% 11 0.21% 0 0.00% -231 -4.41% 5,238 Guilford 66,060 56.35% 50,351 42.95% 276 0.24% 545 0.46% 15,709 13.40% 117,232 Halifax 7,462 46.03% 8,726 53.83% 23 0.14% 0 0.00% -1,264 -7.80% 16,211 Harnett 9,749 57.25% 7,259 42.63% 21 0.12% 0 0.00% 2,490 14.62% 17,029 Haywood 8,957 49.68% 9,010 49.98% 48 0.27% 13 0.07% -53 -0.30% 18,028 Henderson 19,711 67.68% 9,338 32.06% 58 0.20% 18 0.06% 10,373 35.62% 29,125 Hertford 2,977 37.54% 4,943 62.33% 9 0.11% 1 0.01% -1,966 -24.79% 7,930 Hoke 2,020 37.88% 3,281 61.52% 32 0.60% 0 0.00% -1,261 -23.64% 5,333 Hyde 940 41.52% 1,316 58.13% 8 0.35% 0 0.00% -376 -16.61% 2,264 Iredell 21,536 67.02% 10,530 32.77% 62 0.19% 7 0.02% 11,006 34.25% 32,135 Jackson 5,166 51.03% 4,933 48.73% 24 0.24% 0 0.00% 233 2.30% 10,123 Johnston 15,563 63.97% 8,717 35.83% 35 0.14% 14 0.06% 6,846 28.14% 24,329 Jones 1,649 45.78% 1,946 54.03% 7 0.19% 0 0.00% -297 -8.25% 3,602 Lee 7,104 62.47% 4,231 37.21% 34 0.30% 2 0.02% 2,873 25.26% 11,371 Lenoir 10,669 58.13% 7,649 41.68% 34 0.19% 1 0.01% 3,020 16.45% 18,353 Lincoln 11,651 64.26% 6,444 35.54% 32 0.18% 3 0.02% 5,207 28.72% 18,130 Macon 6,026 61.39% 3,773 38.44% 13 0.13% 4 0.04% 2,253 22.95% 9,816 Madison 3,453 53.07% 3,033 46.62% 20 0.31% 0 0.00% 420 6.45% 6,506 Martin 3,149 46.61% 3,598 53.26% 7 0.10% 2 0.03% -449 -6.65% 6,756 McDowell 6,526 59.34% 4,449 40.46% 22 0.20% 0 0.00% 2,077 18.88% 10,997 Mecklenburg 106,236 59.42% 71,907 40.22% 619 0.35% 34 0.02% 34,329 19.20% 178,796 Mitchell 4,620 76.82% 1,377 22.90% 17 0.28% 0 0.00% 3,243 53.92% 6,014 Montgomery 4,504 52.80% 3,995 46.83% 31 0.36% 0 0.00% 509 5.97% 8,530 Moore 14,543 65.37% 7,642 34.35% 27 0.12% 36 0.16% 6,901 31.02% 22,248 Nash 15,906 64.34% 8,740 35.35% 32 0.13% 44 0.18% 7,166 28.99% 24,722 New Hanover 23,807 60.56% 15,401 39.18% 82 0.21% 23 0.06% 8,406 21.38% 39,313 Northampton 2,415 34.34% 4,599 65.39% 19 0.27% 0 0.00% -2,184 -31.05% 7,033 Onslow 12,253 62.87% 7,162 36.75% 71 0.36% 2 0.01% 5,091 26.12% 19,488 Orange 14,503 39.13% 22,326 60.23% 131 0.35% 107 0.29% -7,823 -21.10% 37,067 Pamlico 2,297 50.98% 2,188 48.56% 21 0.47% 0 0.00% 109 2.42% 4,506 Pasquotank 4,006 50.76% 3,860 48.91% 25 0.32% 1 0.01% 146 1.85% 7,892 Pender 4,926 52.84% 4,377 46.95% 13 0.14% 7 0.08% 549 5.89% 9,323 Perquimans 1,781 53.32% 1,543 46.20% 14 0.42% 2 0.06% 238 7.12% 3,340 Person 4,832 56.00% 3,777 43.78% 17 0.20% 2 0.02% 1,055 12.22% 8,628 Pitt 18,245 55.08% 14,777 44.61% 72 0.22% 33 0.10% 3,468 10.47% 33,127 Polk 3,874 60.31% 2,534 39.45% 13 0.20% 2 0.03% 1,340 20.86% 6,423 Randolph 23,881 73.32% 8,641 26.53% 49 0.15% 0 0.00% 15,240 46.79% 32,571 Richmond 5,073 41.39% 7,151 58.34% 26 0.21% 7 0.06% -2,078 -16.95% 12,257 Robeson 9,908 36.70% 16,988 62.92% 104 0.39% 0 0.00% -7,080 -26.22% 27,000 Rockingham 14,591 55.77% 11,551 44.15% 21 0.08% 1 0.00% 3,040 11.62% 26,164 Rowan 23,192 65.48% 12,127 34.24% 96 0.27% 1 0.00% 11,065 31.24% 35,416 Rutherford 10,337 59.73% 6,926 40.02% 43 0.25% 0 0.00% 3,411 19.71% 17,306 Sampson 8,524 51.49% 8,009 48.38% 22 0.13% 0 0.00% 515 3.11% 16,555 Scotland 3,199 45.16% 3,865 54.56% 20 0.28% 0 0.00% -666 -9.40% 7,084 Stanly 11,885 64.13% 6,627 35.76% 17 0.09% 3 0.02% 5,258 28.37% 18,532 Stokes 8,661 61.81% 5,319 37.96% 27 0.19% 5 0.04% 3,342 23.85% 14,012 Surry 11,393 61.06% 7,245 38.83% 22 0.12% 0 0.00% 4,148 22.23% 18,660 Swain 1,795 49.52% 1,821 50.23% 9 0.25% 0 0.00% -26 -0.71% 3,625 Transylvania 7,009 61.86% 4,280 37.78% 19 0.17% 22 0.19% 2,729 24.08% 11,330 Tyrrell 637 44.70% 785 55.09% 3 0.21% 0 0.00% -148 -10.39% 1,425 Union 17,015 65.71% 8,820 34.06% 46 0.18% 15 0.06% 8,195 31.65% 25,896 Vance 5,625 49.88% 5,631 49.94% 18 0.16% 2 0.02% -6 -0.06% 11,276 Wake 81,613 56.87% 61,352 42.75% 482 0.34% 57 0.04% 20,261 14.12% 143,504 Warren 2,163 33.64% 4,249 66.09% 17 0.26% 0 0.00% -2,086 -32.45% 6,429 Washington 2,186 43.69% 2,806 56.08% 11 0.22% 1 0.02% -620 -12.39% 5,004 Watauga 8,662 58.59% 6,048 40.91% 57 0.39% 18 0.12% 2,614 17.68% 14,785 Wayne 15,292 62.48% 9,135 37.33% 47 0.19% 0 0.00% 6,157 25.15% 24,474 Wilkes 15,231 67.65% 7,230 32.11% 53 0.24% 0 0.00% 8,001 35.54% 22,514 Wilson 10,997 57.11% 8,214 42.65% 40 0.21% 6 0.03% 2,783 14.46% 19,257 Yadkin 7,918 71.10% 3,195 28.69% 24 0.22% 0 0.00% 4,723 42.41% 11,137 Yancey 4,160 52.00% 3,803 47.54% 37 0.46% 0 0.00% 357 4.46% 8,000Totals1,237,25857.97%890,16741.71%5,6820.27%1,2630.06%347,09116.26%2,134,370 Results by congressional district Bush carried 10 of the 11 congressional districts, including seven held by Democrats. District1988 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=82e6a0ec00164afb9e8c7f4a72e011ec July 24, 2024 Western Washington UniversityBushDukakis1st53.9%46.1%2nd49.7%50.3%3rd57.7%42.3%4th55.7%44.3%5th60.3%39.7%6th60.9%39.1%7th51.4%48.3%8th61.9%38.1%9th61.2%38.8%10th65.5%35.5%11th59.4%40.6% Analysis Voter demographics The 1988 presidential vote by demographic subgroup Demographic subgroupDukakisBush % oftotal vote Total vote 42 58 100Party Republican 94 Independent 70 Democratic 18 Ideology Liberals 27 Moderates 49 Conservatives 83 Gender Men 63 Women 53 Race White 68 Black 8 Occupation Blue collar 60 White collar 63 Professional 61 Education Less than high school graduate 51 High school graduate 64 College 60 Graduate/professional work 52 Age 18–24 years old 65 25–49 years old 59 50–64 years old 56 65 and older 52 Family income Under $20,000 42 $20,000–50,000 61 Over $50,000 68 Religion Protestant 65 Catholic 48 Source: NBC exit poll (2,516 surveyed) and CBS News exit poll (1,503 surveyed)Moreland Steed Baker 1991 196-197 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 North Carolina 1988 Category:1988 North Carolina elections