Florida — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentBushR+22.4
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 60.9% | 2,618,885 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 38.5% | 1,656,701 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 26,727 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 21 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+30.9 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Leon County, FL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Monroe County, FL | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+45.1 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+40.8 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+34.0 |
Florida results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | George H. W. Bush+757 | 30,15350.1% | 29,39648.8% | 6641.1% | 60,213 |
| Baker County | George H. W. Bush+2,063 | 3,41871.5% | 1,35528.3% | 80.2% | 4,781 |
| Bay County | George H. W. Bush+20,193 | 31,79672.5% | 11,60326.5% | 4521.0% | 43,851 |
| Bradford County | George H. W. Bush+1,835 | 4,22163.6% | 2,38636.0% | 290.4% | 6,636 |
| Brevard County | George H. W. Bush+61,850 | 104,85470.3% | 43,00428.8% | 1,3010.9% | 149,159 |
| Broward County | George H. W. Bush+2,042 | 220,31650.0% | 218,27449.5% | 2,0150.5% | 440,605 |
| Calhoun County | George H. W. Bush+1,093 | 2,42264.0% | 1,32935.1% | 330.9% | 3,784 |
| Charlotte County | George H. W. Bush+12,919 | 28,89364.0% | 15,97435.4% | 2920.6% | 45,159 |
| Citrus County | George H. W. Bush+8,888 | 21,07263.0% | 12,18436.4% | 2180.7% | 33,474 |
| Clay County | George H. W. Bush+18,169 | 25,94276.7% | 7,77323.0% | 1220.4% | 33,837 |
| Collier County | George H. W. Bush+26,151 | 38,92074.9% | 12,76924.6% | 2910.6% | 51,980 |
| Columbia County | George H. W. Bush+3,688 | 7,76165.1% | 4,07334.2% | 820.7% | 11,916 |
| DeSoto County | George H. W. Bush+2,062 | 4,24365.6% | 2,18133.7% | 400.6% | 6,464 |
| Dixie County | George H. W. Bush+665 | 2,03159.8% | 1,36640.2% | 00.0% | 3,397 |
| Duval County | George H. W. Bush+53,187 | 128,08162.8% | 74,89436.7% | 1,0040.5% | 203,979 |
| Escambia County | George H. W. Bush+34,982 | 64,95968.0% | 29,97731.4% | 5240.5% | 95,460 |
| Flagler County | George H. W. Bush+2,260 | 6,50460.3% | 4,24439.4% | 340.3% | 10,782 |
| Franklin County | George H. W. Bush+630 | 1,91358.5% | 1,28339.2% | 732.2% | 3,269 |
| Gadsden County | Michael Dukakis+380 | 5,99247.6% | 6,37250.7% | 2131.7% | 12,577 |
| Gilchrist County | George H. W. Bush+718 | 1,85561.6% | 1,13737.7% | 200.7% | 3,012 |
| Glades County | George H. W. Bush+513 | 1,54759.7% | 1,03439.9% | 120.5% | 2,593 |
| Gulf County | George H. W. Bush+1,354 | 3,04262.4% | 1,68834.6% | 1422.9% | 4,872 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+744 | 2,06260.7% | 1,31838.8% | 160.5% | 3,396 |
| Hardee County | George H. W. Bush+1,952 | 3,64067.0% | 1,68831.1% | 1082.0% | 5,436 |
| Hendry County | George H. W. Bush+1,929 | 3,96565.7% | 2,03633.7% | 340.6% | 6,035 |
| Hernando County | George H. W. Bush+5,758 | 21,19557.5% | 15,43741.9% | 2310.6% | 36,863 |
| Highlands County | George H. W. Bush+8,632 | 16,72367.1% | 8,09132.4% | 1270.5% | 24,941 |
| Hillsborough County | George H. W. Bush+51,137 | 150,15159.9% | 99,01439.5% | 1,5510.6% | 250,716 |
| Holmes County | George H. W. Bush+2,586 | 4,22571.6% | 1,63927.8% | 360.6% | 5,900 |
| Indian River County | George H. W. Bush+14,179 | 24,63069.7% | 10,45129.6% | 2520.7% | 35,333 |
| Jackson County | George H. W. Bush+3,397 | 8,40562.2% | 5,00837.1% | 1000.7% | 13,513 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+271 | 2,32652.9% | 2,05546.7% | 170.4% | 4,398 |
| Lafayette County | George H. W. Bush+729 | 1,45166.4% | 72233.0% | 120.5% | 2,185 |
| Lake County | George H. W. Bush+20,561 | 37,32768.4% | 16,76630.7% | 4790.9% | 54,572 |
| Lee County | George H. W. Bush+46,578 | 87,30367.7% | 40,72531.6% | 9080.7% | 128,936 |
| Leon County | George H. W. Bush+2,583 | 36,05551.4% | 33,47247.7% | 6310.9% | 70,158 |
| Levy County | George H. W. Bush+1,819 | 5,25359.8% | 3,43439.1% | 1041.2% | 8,791 |
| Liberty County | George H. W. Bush+712 | 1,42165.3% | 70932.6% | 472.2% | 2,177 |
| Madison County | George H. W. Bush+612 | 2,56356.6% | 1,95143.1% | 150.3% | 4,529 |
| Manatee County | George H. W. Bush+24,563 | 51,18765.5% | 26,62434.1% | 3020.4% | 78,113 |
| Marion County | George H. W. Bush+20,816 | 41,50166.4% | 20,68533.1% | 3340.5% | 62,520 |
| Martin County | George H. W. Bush+19,791 | 31,27972.6% | 11,48826.7% | 3160.7% | 43,083 |
| Miami-Dade County | George H. W. Bush+53,967 | 270,93755.3% | 216,97044.3% | 2,3580.5% | 490,265 |
| Monroe County | George H. W. Bush+5,771 | 15,92860.3% | 10,15738.5% | 3201.2% | 26,405 |
| Nassau County | George H. W. Bush+4,231 | 8,37466.6% | 4,14332.9% | 580.5% | 12,575 |
| Okaloosa County | George H. W. Bush+30,636 | 40,38980.0% | 9,75319.3% | 3200.6% | 50,462 |
| Okeechobee County | George H. W. Bush+1,729 | 4,73660.8% | 3,00738.6% | 480.6% | 7,791 |
| Orange County | George H. W. Bush+63,214 | 117,23767.9% | 54,02331.3% | 1,5100.9% | 172,770 |
| Osceola County | George H. W. Bush+11,543 | 21,35568.1% | 9,81231.3% | 2140.7% | 31,381 |
| Palm Beach County | George H. W. Bush+37,296 | 181,49555.5% | 144,19944.1% | 1,5230.5% | 327,217 |
| Pasco County | George H. W. Bush+13,435 | 63,82055.6% | 50,38543.9% | 5980.5% | 114,803 |
| Pinellas County | George H. W. Bush+58,629 | 211,04957.8% | 152,42041.7% | 1,9010.5% | 365,370 |
| Polk County | George H. W. Bush+38,855 | 77,10466.4% | 38,24933.0% | 6870.6% | 116,040 |
| Putnam County | George H. W. Bush+3,049 | 11,62457.2% | 8,57542.2% | 1080.5% | 20,307 |
| Santa Rosa County | George H. W. Bush+13,719 | 18,97377.9% | 5,25421.6% | 1430.6% | 24,370 |
| Sarasota County | George H. W. Bush+42,503 | 84,60266.4% | 42,09933.0% | 7080.6% | 127,409 |
| Seminole County | George H. W. Bush+37,766 | 60,40172.2% | 22,63527.1% | 6220.7% | 83,658 |
| St. Johns County | George H. W. Bush+11,199 | 19,22870.1% | 8,02929.3% | 1580.6% | 27,415 |
| St. Lucie County | George H. W. Bush+14,873 | 32,31964.5% | 17,44634.8% | 3140.6% | 50,079 |
| Sumter County | George H. W. Bush+2,036 | 5,93660.0% | 3,90039.4% | 600.6% | 9,896 |
| Suwannee County | George H. W. Bush+2,734 | 5,86364.3% | 3,12934.3% | 1301.4% | 9,122 |
| Taylor County | George H. W. Bush+2,294 | 4,05769.1% | 1,76330.0% | 550.9% | 5,875 |
| Union County | George H. W. Bush+953 | 1,64470.0% | 69129.4% | 140.6% | 2,349 |
| Volusia County | George H. W. Bush+18,726 | 74,19556.6% | 55,46942.3% | 1,5181.2% | 131,182 |
| Wakulla County | George H. W. Bush+1,553 | 3,15865.7% | 1,60533.4% | 420.9% | 4,805 |
| Walton County | George H. W. Bush+4,255 | 7,49069.3% | 3,23529.9% | 830.8% | 10,808 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+2,230 | 4,37466.6% | 2,14432.7% | 460.7% | 6,564 |
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Same ballot, 1988FL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.