Kansas — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionKansas · PresidentBushR+13.2
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 55.8% | 554,049 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 42.6% | 422,636 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.6% | 16,359 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Crawford County, KS | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+33.5 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | George H. W. Bush+1,037 | 3,42958.1% | 2,39240.6% | 771.3% | 5,898 |
| Anderson County | George H. W. Bush+315 | 1,78154.2% | 1,46644.7% | 361.1% | 3,283 |
| Atchison County | George H. W. Bush+66 | 3,24349.0% | 3,17748.0% | 1942.9% | 6,614 |
| Barber County | George H. W. Bush+421 | 1,53956.9% | 1,11841.3% | 491.8% | 2,706 |
| Barton County | George H. W. Bush+2,717 | 7,74159.2% | 5,02438.4% | 3102.4% | 13,075 |
| Bourbon County | George H. W. Bush+1,037 | 3,66057.8% | 2,62341.4% | 490.8% | 6,332 |
| Brown County | George H. W. Bush+1,340 | 3,05963.6% | 1,71935.7% | 340.7% | 4,812 |
| Butler County | George H. W. Bush+3,286 | 10,97657.6% | 7,69040.4% | 3902.0% | 19,056 |
| Chase County | George H. W. Bush+346 | 88460.6% | 53836.9% | 362.5% | 1,458 |
| Chautauqua County | George H. W. Bush+586 | 1,24764.5% | 66134.2% | 261.3% | 1,934 |
| Cherokee County | George H. W. Bush+212 | 4,28151.0% | 4,06948.4% | 520.6% | 8,402 |
| Cheyenne County | George H. W. Bush+511 | 1,10563.4% | 59434.1% | 442.5% | 1,743 |
| Clark County | George H. W. Bush+467 | 87666.6% | 40931.1% | 302.3% | 1,315 |
| Clay County | George H. W. Bush+1,885 | 2,99772.1% | 1,11226.8% | 481.2% | 4,157 |
| Cloud County | George H. W. Bush+1,021 | 3,04359.3% | 2,02239.4% | 631.2% | 5,128 |
| Coffey County | George H. W. Bush+1,335 | 2,58166.7% | 1,24632.2% | 431.1% | 3,870 |
| Comanche County | George H. W. Bush+363 | 73865.7% | 37533.4% | 100.9% | 1,123 |
| Cowley County | George H. W. Bush+1,592 | 7,77854.4% | 6,18643.3% | 3222.3% | 14,286 |
| Crawford County | Michael Dukakis+843 | 6,94046.7% | 7,78352.4% | 1270.9% | 14,850 |
| Decatur County | George H. W. Bush+498 | 1,29160.1% | 79336.9% | 643.0% | 2,148 |
| Dickinson County | George H. W. Bush+2,251 | 5,12163.3% | 2,87035.5% | 1011.2% | 8,092 |
| Doniphan County | George H. W. Bush+850 | 2,16261.5% | 1,31237.3% | 401.1% | 3,514 |
| Douglas County | George H. W. Bush+397 | 16,14949.9% | 15,75248.7% | 4601.4% | 32,361 |
| Edwards County | George H. W. Bush+201 | 99353.9% | 79243.0% | 583.1% | 1,843 |
| Elk County | George H. W. Bush+467 | 1,07563.0% | 60835.6% | 231.3% | 1,706 |
| Ellis County | Michael Dukakis+95 | 5,19448.7% | 5,28949.6% | 1891.8% | 10,672 |
| Ellsworth County | George H. W. Bush+492 | 1,71157.0% | 1,21940.6% | 702.3% | 3,000 |
| Finney County | George H. W. Bush+1,973 | 5,38160.1% | 3,40838.1% | 1581.8% | 8,947 |
| Ford County | George H. W. Bush+1,868 | 5,68558.6% | 3,81739.4% | 1952.0% | 9,697 |
| Franklin County | George H. W. Bush+1,185 | 4,77756.4% | 3,59242.4% | 961.1% | 8,465 |
| Geary County | George H. W. Bush+1,061 | 3,78257.5% | 2,72141.4% | 701.1% | 6,573 |
| Gove County | George H. W. Bush+303 | 96657.4% | 66339.4% | 553.3% | 1,684 |
| Graham County | George H. W. Bush+437 | 1,13961.0% | 70237.6% | 271.4% | 1,868 |
| Grant County | George H. W. Bush+747 | 1,65463.7% | 90734.9% | 361.4% | 2,597 |
| Gray County | George H. W. Bush+484 | 1,18061.6% | 69636.3% | 412.1% | 1,917 |
| Greeley County | George H. W. Bush+189 | 50659.3% | 31737.2% | 303.5% | 853 |
| Greenwood County | George H. W. Bush+796 | 2,21759.7% | 1,42138.2% | 782.1% | 3,716 |
| Hamilton County | George H. W. Bush+284 | 80160.0% | 51738.7% | 171.3% | 1,335 |
| Harper County | George H. W. Bush+706 | 1,94159.4% | 1,23537.8% | 922.8% | 3,268 |
| Harvey County | George H. W. Bush+1,390 | 6,89354.2% | 5,50343.3% | 3152.5% | 12,711 |
| Haskell County | George H. W. Bush+537 | 96467.4% | 42729.9% | 392.7% | 1,430 |
| Hodgeman County | George H. W. Bush+293 | 73260.4% | 43936.2% | 413.4% | 1,212 |
| Jackson County | George H. W. Bush+498 | 2,75954.4% | 2,26144.6% | 551.1% | 5,075 |
| Jefferson County | George H. W. Bush+795 | 3,60555.5% | 2,81043.3% | 771.2% | 6,492 |
| Jewell County | George H. W. Bush+862 | 1,54668.0% | 68430.1% | 441.9% | 2,274 |
| Johnson County | George H. W. Bush+40,408 | 95,59162.8% | 55,18336.3% | 1,4250.9% | 152,199 |
| Kearny County | George H. W. Bush+549 | 1,07366.0% | 52432.2% | 281.7% | 1,625 |
| Kingman County | George H. W. Bush+785 | 2,20558.7% | 1,42037.8% | 1293.4% | 3,754 |
| Kiowa County | George H. W. Bush+791 | 1,27671.1% | 48527.0% | 341.9% | 1,795 |
| Labette County | George H. W. Bush+692 | 5,12552.9% | 4,43345.8% | 1261.3% | 9,684 |
| Lane County | George H. W. Bush+318 | 76861.4% | 45036.0% | 322.6% | 1,250 |
| Leavenworth County | George H. W. Bush+1,116 | 9,91352.5% | 8,79746.6% | 1600.8% | 18,870 |
| Lincoln County | George H. W. Bush+433 | 1,22959.7% | 79638.6% | 351.7% | 2,060 |
| Linn County | George H. W. Bush+666 | 2,16358.6% | 1,49740.6% | 310.8% | 3,691 |
| Logan County | George H. W. Bush+485 | 98864.4% | 50332.8% | 442.9% | 1,535 |
| Lyon County | George H. W. Bush+1,506 | 6,82055.3% | 5,31443.1% | 2001.6% | 12,334 |
| Marion County | George H. W. Bush+1,661 | 3,68563.0% | 2,02434.6% | 1412.4% | 5,850 |
| Marshall County | George H. W. Bush+580 | 3,14054.2% | 2,56044.2% | 901.6% | 5,790 |
| McPherson County | George H. W. Bush+2,209 | 6,56358.8% | 4,35439.0% | 2472.2% | 11,164 |
| Meade County | George H. W. Bush+658 | 1,32265.2% | 66432.7% | 422.1% | 2,028 |
| Miami County | George H. W. Bush+380 | 4,80751.7% | 4,42747.6% | 720.8% | 9,306 |
| Mitchell County | George H. W. Bush+1,112 | 2,25765.2% | 1,14533.1% | 601.7% | 3,462 |
| Montgomery County | George H. W. Bush+3,638 | 9,06762.0% | 5,42937.1% | 1320.9% | 14,628 |
| Morris County | George H. W. Bush+517 | 1,68258.1% | 1,16540.3% | 471.6% | 2,894 |
| Morton County | George H. W. Bush+505 | 1,07464.3% | 56934.1% | 261.6% | 1,669 |
| Nemaha County | George H. W. Bush+588 | 2,84955.0% | 2,26143.6% | 721.4% | 5,182 |
| Neosho County | George H. W. Bush+337 | 3,73951.8% | 3,40247.1% | 811.1% | 7,222 |
| Ness County | George H. W. Bush+343 | 1,23056.6% | 88740.8% | 572.6% | 2,174 |
| Norton County | George H. W. Bush+1,068 | 1,92367.5% | 85530.0% | 692.4% | 2,847 |
| Osage County | George H. W. Bush+656 | 3,49654.3% | 2,84044.1% | 991.5% | 6,435 |
| Osborne County | George H. W. Bush+598 | 1,54160.6% | 94337.1% | 602.4% | 2,544 |
| Ottawa County | George H. W. Bush+883 | 1,83664.8% | 95333.6% | 451.6% | 2,834 |
| Pawnee County | George H. W. Bush+351 | 1,82554.1% | 1,47443.7% | 742.2% | 3,373 |
| Phillips County | George H. W. Bush+1,356 | 2,31669.9% | 96029.0% | 391.2% | 3,315 |
| Pottawatomie County | George H. W. Bush+1,353 | 3,89759.5% | 2,54438.8% | 1081.6% | 6,549 |
| Pratt County | George H. W. Bush+854 | 2,50559.0% | 1,65138.9% | 892.1% | 4,245 |
| Rawlins County | George H. W. Bush+706 | 1,31866.5% | 61230.9% | 532.7% | 1,983 |
| Reno County | George H. W. Bush+1,208 | 12,75351.1% | 11,54546.3% | 6562.6% | 24,954 |
| Republic County | George H. W. Bush+1,277 | 2,34667.8% | 1,06930.9% | 471.4% | 3,462 |
| Rice County | George H. W. Bush+470 | 2,50353.9% | 2,03343.8% | 1092.3% | 4,645 |
| Riley County | George H. W. Bush+2,224 | 9,50755.9% | 7,28342.8% | 2171.3% | 17,007 |
| Rooks County | George H. W. Bush+926 | 1,93864.4% | 1,01233.7% | 571.9% | 3,007 |
| Rush County | George H. W. Bush+25 | 1,04548.5% | 1,02047.4% | 884.1% | 2,153 |
| Russell County | George H. W. Bush+955 | 2,40361.2% | 1,44836.9% | 751.9% | 3,926 |
| Saline County | George H. W. Bush+3,373 | 11,37158.0% | 7,99840.8% | 2491.3% | 19,618 |
| Scott County | George H. W. Bush+873 | 1,59066.9% | 71730.2% | 682.9% | 2,375 |
| Sedgwick County | George H. W. Bush+20,506 | 86,12455.3% | 65,61842.1% | 4,0032.6% | 155,745 |
| Seward County | George H. W. Bush+2,434 | 4,08970.5% | 1,65528.5% | 530.9% | 5,797 |
| Shawnee County | George H. W. Bush+1,549 | 35,48950.6% | 33,94048.3% | 7681.1% | 70,197 |
| Sheridan County | George H. W. Bush+301 | 90157.9% | 60038.6% | 553.5% | 1,556 |
| Sherman County | George H. W. Bush+847 | 1,92962.9% | 1,08235.3% | 541.8% | 3,065 |
| Smith County | George H. W. Bush+947 | 1,95165.3% | 1,00433.6% | 331.1% | 2,988 |
| Stafford County | George H. W. Bush+411 | 1,53256.0% | 1,12140.9% | 853.1% | 2,738 |
| Stanton County | George H. W. Bush+282 | 59262.3% | 31032.6% | 485.1% | 950 |
| Stevens County | George H. W. Bush+1,030 | 1,64271.2% | 61226.5% | 532.3% | 2,307 |
| Sumner County | George H. W. Bush+977 | 5,39453.7% | 4,41744.0% | 2312.3% | 10,042 |
| Thomas County | George H. W. Bush+934 | 2,34260.5% | 1,40836.4% | 1203.1% | 3,870 |
| Trego County | George H. W. Bush+184 | 97953.5% | 79543.4% | 573.1% | 1,831 |
| Wabaunsee County | George H. W. Bush+571 | 1,73758.5% | 1,16639.3% | 642.2% | 2,967 |
| Wallace County | George H. W. Bush+398 | 65569.6% | 25727.3% | 293.1% | 941 |
| Washington County | George H. W. Bush+1,206 | 2,26967.1% | 1,06331.4% | 481.4% | 3,380 |
| Wichita County | George H. W. Bush+322 | 72162.8% | 39934.8% | 282.4% | 1,148 |
| Wilson County | George H. W. Bush+1,198 | 2,74363.1% | 1,54535.5% | 581.3% | 4,346 |
| Woodson County | George H. W. Bush+301 | 1,06257.5% | 76141.2% | 241.3% | 1,847 |
| Wyandotte County | Michael Dukakis+19,581 | 19,09732.7% | 38,67866.2% | 6241.1% | 58,399 |
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Same ballot, 1988KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.