1988 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1988 United States presidential election 1988 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1984 United States presidential election in Michigan 1984 1992 United States presidential election in Michigan 1992 All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College 55.3% http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics November 8, 1988 x200px File:VP George Bush crop.jpg George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dan Quayle 20 1,965,486 53.57% File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lloyd Bentsen 0 1,675,783 45.67% President Ronald Reagan Republican Party (United States) George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 375px County results 375px Congressional district results 375px Precinct results 375px Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Dukakis #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% The 1988 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Michigan was won by incumbent United States vice president George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana senator Dan Quayle as vice president, and Dukakis ran with Texas senator Lloyd Bentsen. Michigan weighed in for this election as 0.1% more Republican than the national average. This was the last time Michigan voted Republican until Donald Trump's plurality win in 2016, and remains the last time that a Republican won a majority of the vote in the state. This is also the last time Michigan, along with Pennsylvania, would vote differently to fellow Rust Belt swing state Wisconsin, as all three had Democratic winning streaks from 1992 to 2012, with all three states flipping simultaneously in 2016, 2020, and 2024 as well as the last time Michigan was the most Republican-leaning of the three Rust Belt swing states.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Typical for elections in the 1980s, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan turned out mainly Democratic, and the Lower Peninsula turned out mainly Republican, with the notable exception of Detroit's highly populated Wayne County, which voted mainly Democratic. 2024 11 As of the 2024, this is the last election in which Ingham County and Kalamazoo County voted for a Republican presidential candidate, and the last time Saginaw County did not vote for the statewide winner. This was the last time until 2016 that Isabella County voted Republican.Trump flipped 12 counties to win Michigan en Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/09/trump-won-michigan/93551192/ This was also the last time until 2024 that Michigan voted to the right of neighboring Wisconsin, that Muskegon County voted Republican, and that the Lower Peninsula voted Republican. Caucuses The Republican presidential caucuses were held on January 14, 1988. George H. W. Bush won Michigan.January 15, 1988 Raucous caucuses 1 Lansing State Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-raucous-caucuses/207774843/ Newspapers.com October 6, 2026 The Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 26, 1988, in Michigan. Jessie Jackson won Michigan.May 15, 1988 Compromise Slates Picked To Democratic Convention 3 Detroit Free Press https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-compromise-slates-pic/196917884/ Newspapers.com October 6, 2026 Results 1988 United States presidential election in MichiganMichigan Manual 1989-1990 1989 Legislative Service Bureau 798-8001988 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=26&year=1988&f=0&off=0&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 26 May 2026 George H. W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 1,965,486 53.57% Michael Dukakis Democratic Party (United States) 1,675,783 45.67% Ron Paul Libertarian Party (United States) 18,336 0.50% #DCDCDC Lenora Fulani IndependentAffiliated with the New Alliance Party nationally but listed as "No Party Affiliation" on the ballot in Michigan. 2,513 0.07% #DCDCDC Eugene McCarthy Independent 2,497 0.07% #D30101 Edward Winn Workers League 1,958 0.05% #DCDCDC James Warren IndependentAffiliated with the Socialist Workers Party nationally but listed as "No Party Affiliation" on the ballot in Michigan. 819 0.02% #DCDCDC Larry Holmes IndependentAffiliated with the Workers World nationally but listed as "No Party Affiliation" on the ballot in Michigan. 804 0.02% #DCDCDC David Duke (write-in) Independent 60 0.00% #DCDCDC Earl Dodge (write-in) Independent 5 0.00% Scattering Write-ins 902 0.02% 3,669,163 100.00% Results by county CountyGeorge H.W. BushRepublicanMichael DukakisDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMargin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Alcona2,96660.47%1,91839.10%210.43%1,04821.37%4,905Alger1,83045.08%2,21054.45%190.47%-380-9.37%4,059Allegan22,16366.78%10,78532.50%2400.72%11,37834.28%33,188Alpena6,66451.05%6,34148.58%490.38%3232.47%13,054Antrim5,23161.95%3,15937.41%540.64%2,07224.54%8,444Arenac3,06448.63%3,21150.97%250.40%-147-2.34%6,300Baraga1,63047.88%1,75351.50%210.62%-123-3.62%3,404Barry12,54660.66%7,98338.60%1520.73%4,56322.06%20,681Bay20,71042.13%28,22557.42%2170.44%-7,515-15.29%49,152Benzie3,24056.52%2,43742.52%550.96%80314.00%5,732Berrien37,79962.81%21,94836.47%4360.72%15,85126.34%60,183Branch9,22563.48%5,23136.00%750.52%3,99427.48%14,531Calhoun26,77153.77%22,71745.63%2990.60%4,0548.14%49,787Cass10,22957.61%7,44441.92%830.47%2,78515.69%17,756Charlevoix5,80259.43%3,87539.69%850.87%1,92719.74%9,762Cheboygan5,39557.52%3,94342.04%420.45%1,45215.48%9,380Chippewa6,78656.23%5,22243.27%600.50%1,56412.96%12,068Clare5,66154.18%4,71045.08%770.74%9519.10%10,448Clinton15,49762.39%9,22537.14%1150.46%6,27225.25%24,837Crawford3,09762.28%1,82536.70%511.03%1,27225.58%4,973Delta7,11444.28%8,89155.34%600.37%-1,777-11.06%16,065Dickinson6,15849.89%6,12949.66%560.45%290.23%12,343Eaton24,19360.78%15,32238.49%2910.73%8,87122.29%39,806Emmet7,10562.40%4,17036.62%1110.97%2,93525.78%11,386Genesee70,92240.10%104,88059.30%1,0570.60%-33,958-19.20%176,859Gladwin4,74652.83%4,16446.35%730.81%5826.48%8,983Gogebic3,50940.38%5,15159.27%310.36%-1,642-18.89%8,691Grand Traverse17,19162.46%10,09836.69%2360.86%7,09325.77%27,525Gratiot8,44759.36%5,71940.19%640.45%2,72819.17%14,230Hillsdale10,57168.29%4,76330.77%1450.94%5,80837.52%15,479Houghton7,09851.83%6,51047.54%860.63%5884.29%13,694Huron9,41961.91%5,71437.56%810.53%3,70524.35%15,214Ingham58,36350.56%55,98448.50%1,0880.94%2,3792.06%115,435Ionia12,02859.05%8,16040.06%1810.89%3,86818.99%20,369Iosco7,23459.17%4,92940.32%620.51%2,30518.85%12,225Iron2,86642.94%3,77456.55%340.51%-908-13.61%6,674Isabella10,36256.07%7,96043.07%1600.87%2,40213.00%18,482Jackson33,88560.37%21,86538.96%3770.67%12,02021.41%56,127Kalamazoo50,20555.64%39,45743.73%5730.64%10,74811.91%90,235Kalkaska3,36961.21%2,09238.01%430.78%1,27723.20%5,504Kent131,91063.77%73,46735.52%1,4650.71%58,44328.25%206,842Keweenaw53645.81%63153.93%30.26%-95-8.12%1,170Lake1,71346.32%1,95852.95%270.73%-245-6.63%3,698Lapeer16,67060.19%10,73638.76%2911.05%5,93421.43%27,697Leelanau5,21560.51%3,33138.65%730.85%1,88421.86%8,619Lenawee19,11557.84%13,69041.42%2430.74%5,42516.42%33,048Livingston31,33168.79%13,74930.19%4661.02%17,58238.60%45,546Luce1,52863.22%86435.75%251.03%66427.47%2,417Mackinac3,12759.65%2,09339.93%220.42%1,03419.72%5,242Macomb175,63260.33%112,85638.77%2,6270.90%62,77621.56%291,115Manistee5,36852.58%4,76546.67%770.75%6035.91%10,210Marquette11,70442.92%15,41856.54%1450.53%-3,714-13.62%27,267Mason6,80059.58%4,53139.70%820.72%2,26919.88%11,413Mecosta8,18163.02%4,73636.48%640.49%3,44526.54%12,981Menominee5,44052.28%4,91847.26%480.46%5225.02%10,406Midland19,99459.12%13,45239.78%3711.10%6,54219.34%33,817Missaukee3,56668.26%1,62131.03%370.71%1,94537.23%5,224Monroe26,18954.19%21,84745.21%2880.60%4,3428.98%48,324Montcalm10,96358.46%7,66440.87%1270.68%3,29917.59%18,754Montmorency2,51461.32%1,56338.12%230.56%95123.20%4,100Muskegon33,56753.36%28,97746.06%3630.58%4,5907.30%62,907Newaygo9,89664.32%5,38935.03%1000.65%4,50729.29%15,385Oakland283,35961.27%174,74537.78%4,3840.95%108,61423.49%462,488Oceana5,69362.46%3,35636.82%650.71%2,33725.64%9,114Ogemaw4,09150.20%4,01249.23%470.58%790.97%8,150Ontonagon2,02344.34%2,51755.17%220.48%-494-10.83%4,562Osceola5,21864.25%2,86035.22%430.53%2,35829.03%8,121Oscoda1,97262.27%1,17036.94%250.79%80225.33%3,167Otsego4,62063.31%2,63536.11%430.59%1,98527.20%7,298Ottawa61,51576.20%18,76923.25%4450.55%42,74652.95%80,729Presque Isle3,61454.11%3,02545.29%400.60%5898.82%6,679Roscommon5,86656.93%4,39442.65%430.42%1,47214.28%10,303Saginaw42,40147.88%45,61651.51%5490.62%-3,215-3.63%88,566Sanilac10,65365.73%5,44533.60%1090.67%5,20832.13%16,207Schoolcraft1,80246.37%2,07153.29%130.33%-269-6.92%3,886Shiawassee15,50653.94%13,05645.42%1860.65%2,4508.52%28,748St. Clair32,33660.26%20,90938.97%4130.77%11,42721.29%53,658St. Joseph13,08464.79%7,01734.74%950.47%6,06730.05%20,196Tuscola12,09356.90%9,06042.63%1010.48%3,03314.27%21,254Van Buren14,52257.17%10,66842.00%2100.83%3,85415.17%25,400Washtenaw55,02946.67%61,79952.41%1,0920.93%-6,770-5.74%117,920Wayne291,99639.03%450,22260.18%5,9380.79%-158,226-21.15%748,156Wexford6,04358.07%4,28741.20%760.73%1,75616.87%10,406Totals1,965,48653.57%1,675,78345.67%27,8940.76%289,7037.90%3,669,163 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Alger Arenac Baraga Bay Delta Genesee Lake Marquette Ontonagon Saginaw Schoolcraft Washtenaw See also Presidency of George H. W. Bush United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1988 United States presidential election