Louisiana — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionLouisiana · PresidentBushR+10.2
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 54.3% | 883,702 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 44.1% | 717,460 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 27,040 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
64 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Louisiana cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (64 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Allen Parish, LA | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Ascension Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Assumption Parish, LA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Beauregard Parish, LA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Bienville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Cameron Parish, LA | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Claiborne Parish, LA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Concordia Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.0 |
| De Soto Parish, LA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| East Carroll Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| East Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Evangeline Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Franklin Parish, LA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Grant Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Iberia Parish, LA | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Jackson Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Jefferson Parish, LA | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| LaSalle Parish, LA | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Madison Parish, LA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Natchitoches Parish, LA | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Orleans Parish, LA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Plaquemines Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Red River Parish, LA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Richland Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | Republican | R+14.5 |
| St. Bernard Parish, LA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| St. Charles Parish, LA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| St. Helena Parish, LA | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| St. James Parish, LA | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| St. Tammany Parish, LA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Tensas Parish, LA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Terrebonne Parish, LA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Union Parish, LA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Vermilion Parish, LA | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Vernon Parish, LA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Washington Parish, LA | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Webster Parish, LA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| West Carroll Parish, LA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Winn Parish, LA | Republican | R+20.8 |
Louisiana results by county
64 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | Dukakis, Michael+191 | 11,31949.0% | 11,51049.8% | 2811.2% | 23,110 |
| Allen Parish | Dukakis, Michael+1,530 | 3,67440.9% | 5,20457.9% | 1111.2% | 8,989 |
| Ascension Parish | Dukakis, Michael+1,421 | 10,72646.2% | 12,14752.3% | 3671.6% | 23,240 |
| Assumption Parish | Dukakis, Michael+1,593 | 4,01740.2% | 5,61056.1% | 3683.7% | 9,995 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Bush, George H.W.+306 | 7,65949.1% | 7,35347.1% | 5883.8% | 15,600 |
| Beauregard Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,762 | 6,46657.3% | 4,70441.7% | 1141.0% | 11,284 |
| Bienville Parish | Dukakis, Michael+25 | 3,68048.8% | 3,70549.2% | 1522.0% | 7,537 |
| Bossier Parish | Bush, George H.W.+11,772 | 20,80769.2% | 9,03530.0% | 2430.8% | 30,085 |
| Caddo Parish | Bush, George H.W.+15,294 | 54,49857.7% | 39,20441.5% | 7000.7% | 94,402 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Dukakis, Michael+4,283 | 29,64946.3% | 33,93252.9% | 5190.8% | 64,100 |
| Caldwell Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,574 | 2,99765.7% | 1,42331.2% | 1393.0% | 4,559 |
| Cameron Parish | Dukakis, Michael+482 | 1,77543.6% | 2,25755.5% | 380.9% | 4,070 |
| Catahoula Parish | Bush, George H.W.+946 | 2,86257.8% | 1,91638.7% | 1723.5% | 4,950 |
| Claiborne Parish | Bush, George H.W.+598 | 3,75653.6% | 3,15845.1% | 931.3% | 7,007 |
| Concordia Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,576 | 5,03757.5% | 3,46139.5% | 2633.0% | 8,761 |
| De Soto Parish | Dukakis, Michael+344 | 5,02247.8% | 5,36651.0% | 1281.2% | 10,516 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Bush, George H.W.+27,521 | 86,79158.8% | 59,27040.2% | 1,5231.0% | 147,584 |
| East Carroll Parish | Dukakis, Michael+273 | 1,53644.4% | 1,80952.3% | 1153.3% | 3,460 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Dukakis, Michael+132 | 3,52748.0% | 3,65949.8% | 1632.2% | 7,349 |
| Evangeline Parish | Dukakis, Michael+256 | 7,43748.3% | 7,69350.0% | 2701.8% | 15,400 |
| Franklin Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,477 | 5,52062.2% | 3,04334.3% | 3133.5% | 8,876 |
| Grant Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,774 | 4,40260.8% | 2,62836.3% | 2153.0% | 7,245 |
| Iberia Parish | Bush, George H.W.+3,272 | 15,43854.5% | 12,16642.9% | 7272.6% | 28,331 |
| Iberville Parish | Dukakis, Michael+2,823 | 5,85539.5% | 8,67858.5% | 3032.0% | 14,836 |
| Jackson Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,409 | 4,25158.6% | 2,84239.2% | 1562.2% | 7,249 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Dukakis, Michael+948 | 5,85145.7% | 6,79953.2% | 1411.1% | 12,791 |
| Jefferson Parish | Bush, George H.W.+57,907 | 110,94266.7% | 53,03531.9% | 2,3931.4% | 166,370 |
| Lafayette Parish | Bush, George H.W.+12,515 | 36,64859.4% | 24,13339.1% | 8771.4% | 61,658 |
| Lafourche Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,139 | 16,15250.2% | 15,01346.7% | 1,0143.2% | 32,179 |
| LaSalle Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,937 | 4,55971.7% | 1,62225.5% | 1782.8% | 6,359 |
| Lincoln Parish | Bush, George H.W.+3,426 | 8,85360.4% | 5,42737.0% | 3772.6% | 14,657 |
| Livingston Parish | Bush, George H.W.+6,120 | 15,77961.3% | 9,65937.5% | 3051.2% | 25,743 |
| Madison Parish | Dukakis, Michael+82 | 2,33447.5% | 2,41649.2% | 1613.3% | 4,911 |
| Morehouse Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,839 | 7,33560.4% | 4,49637.0% | 3092.5% | 12,140 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,073 | 7,22452.6% | 6,15144.8% | 3582.6% | 13,733 |
| Orleans Parish | Dukakis, Michael+52,088 | 64,76335.2% | 116,85163.6% | 2,1861.2% | 183,800 |
| Ouachita Parish | Bush, George H.W.+18,429 | 33,85867.3% | 15,42930.7% | 1,0052.0% | 50,292 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,087 | 6,08459.1% | 3,99738.8% | 2122.1% | 10,293 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Dukakis, Michael+1,975 | 4,33339.6% | 6,30857.7% | 2892.6% | 10,930 |
| Rapides Parish | Bush, George H.W.+12,049 | 29,97761.3% | 17,92836.7% | 9862.0% | 48,891 |
| Red River Parish | Bush, George H.W.+12 | 2,26649.4% | 2,25449.1% | 661.4% | 4,586 |
| Richland Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,393 | 5,22662.9% | 2,83334.1% | 2563.1% | 8,315 |
| Sabine Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,235 | 4,76755.8% | 3,53241.4% | 2422.8% | 8,541 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Bush, George H.W.+8,203 | 19,60961.8% | 11,40635.9% | 7212.3% | 31,736 |
| St. Charles Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,712 | 9,68553.8% | 7,97344.3% | 3371.9% | 17,995 |
| St. Helena Parish | Dukakis, Michael+1,007 | 2,00638.9% | 3,01358.5% | 1342.6% | 5,153 |
| St. James Parish | Dukakis, Michael+2,908 | 3,79935.4% | 6,70762.6% | 2132.0% | 10,719 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Dukakis, Michael+902 | 7,46446.0% | 8,36651.6% | 3892.4% | 16,219 |
| St. Landry Parish | Dukakis, Michael+3,301 | 15,79044.5% | 19,09153.8% | 5761.6% | 35,457 |
| St. Martin Parish | Dukakis, Michael+2,607 | 7,54141.6% | 10,14856.0% | 4402.4% | 18,129 |
| St. Mary Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,176 | 11,54051.7% | 10,36446.4% | 4141.9% | 22,318 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Bush, George H.W.+22,696 | 38,33469.9% | 15,63828.5% | 8511.6% | 54,823 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Bush, George H.W.+3,142 | 16,66954.3% | 13,52744.1% | 4921.6% | 30,688 |
| Tensas Parish | Bush, George H.W.+89 | 1,64550.0% | 1,55647.3% | 892.7% | 3,290 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Bush, George H.W.+6,059 | 18,74558.2% | 12,68639.4% | 7812.4% | 32,212 |
| Union Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,690 | 5,90063.0% | 3,21034.3% | 2592.8% | 9,369 |
| Vermilion Parish | Dukakis, Michael+2,956 | 9,22442.0% | 12,18055.4% | 5622.6% | 21,966 |
| Vernon Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,455 | 7,45358.4% | 4,99839.2% | 3102.4% | 12,761 |
| Washington Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,005 | 9,37451.8% | 8,36946.3% | 3511.9% | 18,094 |
| Webster Parish | Bush, George H.W.+2,770 | 10,20457.3% | 7,43441.8% | 1670.9% | 17,805 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Dukakis, Michael+714 | 3,97245.1% | 4,68653.2% | 1431.6% | 8,801 |
| West Carroll Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,470 | 3,07764.1% | 1,60733.5% | 1132.4% | 4,797 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Dukakis, Michael+292 | 1,85445.3% | 2,14652.5% | 892.2% | 4,089 |
| Winn Parish | Bush, George H.W.+1,466 | 4,16559.0% | 2,69938.2% | 1932.7% | 7,057 |
complete certified result
Louisiana candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Michael Dukakis (D) · George H. W. Bush (R)
Louisiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +53.1% |
| 1896 | +54.6% |
| 1900 | +58.1% |
| 1904 | +78.9% |
| 1908 | +72.7% |
| 1912 | +72.0% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +38.8% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | +52.6% |
| 1932 | +85.8% |
| 1936 | +77.7% |
| 1940 | +71.8% |
| 1944 | +61.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | +21.8% |
| 1964 | −13.6% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −37.0% |
| 1976 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | −5.5% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −10.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | −7.7% |
| 2004 | −14.5% |
| 2008 | −18.6% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −19.6% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −22.0% |
Same ballot, 1988LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.