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Elections / 1988 · President · DC

Michael Dukakis carried District of Columbia D+68.3.

Michael Dukakis (D) vs George H. W. Bush (R) in District of Columbia, 1988. The state ran 76.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+7.7 nationally).

Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)

District of Columbia result
192,877 votes counted
Dukakis (D)
159,407
82.6%
Bush (R)
27,590
14.3%
All others
5,880
3.0%
Margin
D+68.3
1988 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1988
DukakisD+68.3
1988 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1988 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1988 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 1988 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+68.3
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
Michael Dukakis ✓Democratic82.6%159,407
George H. W. BushRepublican14.3%27,590
OtherAll other candidates3.0%5,880
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1988 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1988
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+68.3%
159,40727,590192,877