Virginia — 1988 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1988 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentBushR+20.5
How it voted
Share of the 1988 vote
| George H. W. Bush ✓Republican | 59.7% | 1,309,162 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael DukakisDemocratic | 39.2% | 859,799 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 22,648 |
1988presidential margin
D+60R+60
133 counties, each filled by 1988 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (133 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Arlington County, VA | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Caroline County, VA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Covington city, VA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Emporia city, VA | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Franklin city, VA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Hampton city, VA | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+31.2 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Lee County, VA | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Lexington city, VA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Manassas city, VA | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Nelson County, VA | Republican | R+4.7 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Newport News city, VA | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Northampton County, VA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Norton city, VA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Poquoson city, VA | Republican | R+62.4 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Radford city, VA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Richmond city, VA | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+40.7 |
Virginia results by county
133 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Bush, George H.W.+2,483 | 6,92660.0% | 4,44338.5% | 1731.5% | 11,542 |
| Albemarle County | Bush, George H.W.+4,754 | 15,11758.7% | 10,36340.2% | 2731.1% | 25,753 |
| Alexandria city | Dukakis, Michael+3,445 | 20,91345.7% | 24,35853.2% | 5331.2% | 45,804 |
| Alleghany County | Bush, George H.W.+37 | 3,31449.7% | 3,27749.2% | 741.1% | 6,665 |
| Amelia County | Bush, George H.W.+828 | 2,18760.9% | 1,35937.8% | 481.3% | 3,594 |
| Amherst County | Bush, George H.W.+2,940 | 6,50764.1% | 3,56735.1% | 770.8% | 10,151 |
| Appomattox County | Bush, George H.W.+1,465 | 3,20563.6% | 1,74034.5% | 951.9% | 5,040 |
| Arlington County | Dukakis, Michael+6,123 | 34,19145.4% | 40,31453.5% | 8601.1% | 75,365 |
| Augusta County | Bush, George H.W.+9,081 | 13,25175.1% | 4,17023.6% | 2131.2% | 17,634 |
| Bath County | Bush, George H.W.+392 | 1,27358.7% | 88140.7% | 130.6% | 2,167 |
| Bedford County | Bush, George H.W.+5,658 | 12,02464.3% | 6,36634.0% | 3201.7% | 18,710 |
| Bland County | Bush, George H.W.+619 | 1,55661.1% | 93736.8% | 532.1% | 2,546 |
| Botetourt County | Bush, George H.W.+1,924 | 5,68759.3% | 3,76339.2% | 1411.5% | 9,591 |
| Bristol city | Bush, George H.W.+1,961 | 4,40763.9% | 2,44635.5% | 420.6% | 6,895 |
| Brunswick County | Dukakis, Michael+328 | 2,74246.6% | 3,07052.2% | 721.2% | 5,884 |
| Buchanan County | Dukakis, Michael+3,023 | 3,91235.7% | 6,93563.2% | 1181.1% | 10,965 |
| Buckingham County | Bush, George H.W.+540 | 2,48155.5% | 1,94143.4% | 491.1% | 4,471 |
| Buena Vista city | Bush, George H.W.+293 | 1,12156.1% | 82841.4% | 502.5% | 1,999 |
| Campbell County | Bush, George H.W.+8,139 | 12,71372.5% | 4,57426.1% | 2461.4% | 17,533 |
| Caroline County | Dukakis, Michael+121 | 3,06548.7% | 3,18650.6% | 410.7% | 6,292 |
| Carroll County | Bush, George H.W.+3,187 | 6,37766.2% | 3,19033.1% | 700.7% | 9,637 |
| Charles City County | Dukakis, Michael+1,013 | 82630.6% | 1,83968.1% | 351.3% | 2,700 |
| Charlotte County | Bush, George H.W.+776 | 2,69957.4% | 1,92340.9% | 771.6% | 4,699 |
| Charlottesville city | Dukakis, Michael+1,854 | 5,81742.6% | 7,67156.2% | 1641.2% | 13,652 |
| Chesapeake city | Bush, George H.W.+10,910 | 29,73860.9% | 18,82838.5% | 2890.6% | 48,855 |
| Chesterfield County | Bush, George H.W.+40,105 | 58,82875.3% | 18,72324.0% | 5320.7% | 78,083 |
| Clarke County | Bush, George H.W.+1,024 | 2,50262.2% | 1,47836.8% | 401.0% | 4,020 |
| Colonial Heights city | Bush, George H.W.+4,420 | 6,00178.6% | 1,58120.7% | 560.7% | 7,638 |
| Covington city | Dukakis, Michael+293 | 1,27443.7% | 1,56753.8% | 742.5% | 2,915 |
| Craig County | Bush, George H.W.+248 | 1,11255.5% | 86443.1% | 291.4% | 2,005 |
| Culpeper County | Bush, George H.W.+3,341 | 5,89668.6% | 2,55529.7% | 1481.7% | 8,599 |
| Cumberland County | Bush, George H.W.+846 | 1,97862.6% | 1,13235.8% | 491.6% | 3,159 |
| Danville city | Bush, George H.W.+4,868 | 12,22161.5% | 7,35337.0% | 3001.5% | 19,874 |
| Dickenson County | Dukakis, Michael+1,370 | 3,09140.6% | 4,46158.7% | 520.7% | 7,604 |
| Dinwiddie County | Bush, George H.W.+760 | 4,16554.4% | 3,40544.5% | 891.2% | 7,659 |
| Emporia city | Bush, George H.W.+312 | 1,28956.6% | 97742.9% | 110.5% | 2,277 |
| Essex County | Bush, George H.W.+744 | 2,03860.6% | 1,29438.5% | 331.0% | 3,365 |
| Fairfax city | Bush, George H.W.+2,146 | 5,57661.3% | 3,43037.7% | 951.0% | 9,101 |
| Fairfax County | Bush, George H.W.+74,930 | 200,64161.1% | 125,71138.3% | 2,0130.6% | 328,365 |
| Falls Church city | Dukakis, Michael+14 | 2,47049.5% | 2,48449.8% | 350.7% | 4,989 |
| Fauquier County | Bush, George H.W.+6,896 | 11,73369.9% | 4,83728.8% | 2261.3% | 16,796 |
| Floyd County | Bush, George H.W.+1,194 | 2,92161.7% | 1,72736.5% | 871.8% | 4,735 |
| Fluvanna County | Bush, George H.W.+885 | 2,44760.3% | 1,56238.5% | 501.2% | 4,059 |
| Franklin city | Dukakis, Michael+73 | 1,55748.5% | 1,63050.8% | 230.7% | 3,210 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George H.W.+1,657 | 7,39155.7% | 5,73443.2% | 1361.0% | 13,261 |
| Frederick County | Bush, George H.W.+6,214 | 9,92172.3% | 3,70727.0% | 890.6% | 13,717 |
| Fredericksburg city | Bush, George H.W.+718 | 3,40155.3% | 2,68343.6% | 701.1% | 6,154 |
| Galax city | Bush, George H.W.+371 | 1,27858.1% | 90741.2% | 150.7% | 2,200 |
| Giles County | Bush, George H.W.+448 | 3,49052.5% | 3,04245.8% | 1161.7% | 6,648 |
| Gloucester County | Bush, George H.W.+4,274 | 7,64668.4% | 3,37230.2% | 1631.5% | 11,181 |
| Goochland County | Bush, George H.W.+1,556 | 3,76562.6% | 2,20936.7% | 390.6% | 6,013 |
| Grayson County | Bush, George H.W.+1,527 | 3,96861.5% | 2,44137.8% | 420.7% | 6,451 |
| Greene County | Bush, George H.W.+1,335 | 2,23469.3% | 89927.9% | 912.8% | 3,224 |
| Greensville County | Dukakis, Michael+473 | 1,61043.1% | 2,08355.8% | 401.1% | 3,733 |
| Halifax County | Bush, George H.W.+2,147 | 7,36557.7% | 5,21840.9% | 1861.5% | 12,769 |
| Hampton city | Bush, George H.W.+4,928 | 24,03454.8% | 19,10643.6% | 6781.5% | 43,818 |
| Hanover County | Bush, George H.W.+14,585 | 20,57077.0% | 5,98522.4% | 1630.6% | 26,718 |
| Harrisonburg city | Bush, George H.W.+2,577 | 5,37664.9% | 2,79933.8% | 1131.4% | 8,288 |
| Henrico County | Bush, George H.W.+35,304 | 62,28469.3% | 26,98030.0% | 6230.7% | 89,887 |
| Henry County | Bush, George H.W.+3,335 | 10,87158.0% | 7,53640.2% | 3221.7% | 18,729 |
| Highland County | Bush, George H.W.+351 | 80762.8% | 45635.5% | 231.8% | 1,286 |
| Hopewell city | Bush, George H.W.+2,106 | 4,67263.5% | 2,56634.9% | 1221.7% | 7,360 |
| Isle of Wight County | Bush, George H.W.+2,032 | 5,77960.1% | 3,74738.9% | 951.0% | 9,621 |
| James City County | Bush, George H.W.+4,303 | 8,94564.9% | 4,64233.7% | 1861.4% | 13,773 |
| King and Queen County | Bush, George H.W.+67 | 1,37650.5% | 1,30948.0% | 421.5% | 2,727 |
| King George County | Bush, George H.W.+1,068 | 2,58762.4% | 1,51936.6% | 401.0% | 4,146 |
| King William County | Bush, George H.W.+1,174 | 2,73562.9% | 1,56135.9% | 531.2% | 4,349 |
| Lancaster County | Bush, George H.W.+1,829 | 3,38067.0% | 1,55130.8% | 1122.2% | 5,043 |
| Lee County | Dukakis, Michael+826 | 4,08045.1% | 4,90654.2% | 590.7% | 9,045 |
| Lexington city | Dukakis, Michael+3 | 99449.1% | 99749.3% | 331.6% | 2,024 |
| Loudoun County | Bush, George H.W.+10,347 | 20,44866.3% | 10,10132.7% | 3131.0% | 30,862 |
| Louisa County | Bush, George H.W.+1,042 | 3,83157.2% | 2,78941.6% | 821.2% | 6,702 |
| Lunenburg County | Bush, George H.W.+660 | 2,53056.3% | 1,87041.6% | 962.1% | 4,496 |
| Lynchburg city | Bush, George H.W.+7,044 | 15,32364.0% | 8,27934.6% | 3241.4% | 23,926 |
| Madison County | Bush, George H.W.+1,074 | 2,50162.1% | 1,42735.4% | 982.4% | 4,026 |
| Manassas city | Bush, George H.W.+3,322 | 5,98068.6% | 2,65830.5% | 810.9% | 8,719 |
| Manassas Park city | Bush, George H.W.+559 | 99368.7% | 43430.0% | 191.3% | 1,446 |
| Martinsville city | Bush, George H.W.+566 | 3,36053.6% | 2,79444.6% | 1101.8% | 6,264 |
| Mathews County | Bush, George H.W.+1,517 | 2,75267.5% | 1,23530.3% | 892.2% | 4,076 |
| Mecklenburg County | Bush, George H.W.+2,612 | 5,88763.5% | 3,27535.3% | 1161.3% | 9,278 |
| Middlesex County | Bush, George H.W.+1,210 | 2,57164.0% | 1,36133.9% | 862.1% | 4,018 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George H.W.+3,417 | 12,32657.5% | 8,90941.5% | 2091.0% | 21,444 |
| Nelson County | Bush, George H.W.+230 | 2,50251.6% | 2,27246.9% | 751.5% | 4,849 |
| New Kent County | Bush, George H.W.+1,490 | 2,91766.5% | 1,42732.6% | 400.9% | 4,384 |
| Newport News city | Bush, George H.W.+11,157 | 32,57059.9% | 21,41339.4% | 4120.8% | 54,395 |
| Norfolk city | Dukakis, Michael+7,240 | 30,53844.3% | 37,77854.8% | 5750.8% | 68,891 |
| Northampton County | Bush, George H.W.+320 | 2,56252.0% | 2,24245.5% | 1232.5% | 4,927 |
| Northumberland County | Bush, George H.W.+1,478 | 2,98465.1% | 1,50632.9% | 912.0% | 4,581 |
| Norton city | Dukakis, Michael+187 | 60842.7% | 79555.9% | 201.4% | 1,423 |
| Nottoway County | Bush, George H.W.+944 | 3,16157.4% | 2,21740.2% | 1312.4% | 5,509 |
| Orange County | Bush, George H.W.+1,727 | 4,31961.6% | 2,59236.9% | 1041.5% | 7,015 |
| Page County | Bush, George H.W.+2,514 | 5,01366.2% | 2,49933.0% | 630.8% | 7,575 |
| Patrick County | Bush, George H.W.+1,897 | 3,99064.1% | 2,09333.6% | 1462.3% | 6,229 |
| Petersburg city | Dukakis, Michael+3,946 | 4,23133.6% | 8,17764.9% | 1831.5% | 12,591 |
| Pittsylvania County | Bush, George H.W.+5,617 | 12,22963.7% | 6,61234.4% | 3601.9% | 19,201 |
| Poquoson city | Bush, George H.W.+2,963 | 3,84080.8% | 87718.5% | 340.7% | 4,751 |
| Portsmouth city | Dukakis, Michael+3,611 | 16,08744.6% | 19,69854.6% | 2740.8% | 36,059 |
| Powhatan County | Bush, George H.W.+2,573 | 4,04072.9% | 1,46726.5% | 340.6% | 5,541 |
| Prince Edward County | Bush, George H.W.+713 | 3,14755.0% | 2,43442.6% | 1392.4% | 5,720 |
| Prince George County | Bush, George H.W.+2,513 | 4,98266.3% | 2,46932.9% | 640.9% | 7,515 |
| Prince William County | Bush, George H.W.+20,456 | 39,65466.7% | 19,19832.3% | 6011.0% | 59,453 |
| Pulaski County | Bush, George H.W.+2,158 | 6,84458.4% | 4,68640.0% | 1891.6% | 11,719 |
| Radford city | Bush, George H.W.+626 | 2,48156.8% | 1,85542.5% | 290.7% | 4,365 |
| Rappahannock County | Bush, George H.W.+654 | 1,65761.7% | 1,00337.3% | 261.0% | 2,686 |
| Richmond city | Dukakis, Michael+10,569 | 31,58642.3% | 42,15556.4% | 9951.3% | 74,736 |
| Richmond County | Bush, George H.W.+938 | 1,86266.2% | 92432.9% | 250.9% | 2,811 |
| Roanoke city | Dukakis, Michael+1,796 | 15,38946.9% | 17,18552.4% | 2390.7% | 32,813 |
| Roanoke County | Bush, George H.W.+9,073 | 22,01162.6% | 12,93836.8% | 2080.6% | 35,157 |
| Rockbridge County | Bush, George H.W.+1,129 | 3,54158.4% | 2,41239.8% | 1091.8% | 6,062 |
| Rockingham County | Bush, George H.W.+8,525 | 13,24172.6% | 4,71625.9% | 2841.6% | 18,241 |
| Russell County | Dukakis, Michael+1,848 | 4,37440.7% | 6,22257.9% | 1571.5% | 10,753 |
| Salem city | Bush, George H.W.+1,934 | 5,69459.8% | 3,76039.5% | 730.8% | 9,527 |
| Scott County | Bush, George H.W.+1,370 | 4,98656.8% | 3,61641.2% | 1832.1% | 8,785 |
| Shenandoah County | Bush, George H.W.+5,336 | 8,61271.7% | 3,27627.3% | 1161.0% | 12,004 |
| Smyth County | Bush, George H.W.+3,457 | 7,44663.5% | 3,98934.0% | 2922.5% | 11,727 |
| Southampton County | Bush, George H.W.+439 | 3,43953.0% | 3,00046.2% | 540.8% | 6,493 |
| Spotsylvania County | Bush, George H.W.+5,492 | 10,97866.2% | 5,48633.1% | 1290.8% | 16,593 |
| Stafford County | Bush, George H.W.+6,854 | 12,23469.1% | 5,38030.4% | 980.6% | 17,712 |
| Staunton city | Bush, George H.W.+3,318 | 5,77569.3% | 2,45729.5% | 1021.2% | 8,334 |
| Suffolk city | Bush, George H.W.+1,662 | 9,74254.3% | 8,08045.0% | 1280.7% | 17,950 |
| Surry County | Dukakis, Michael+356 | 1,24643.0% | 1,60255.3% | 511.8% | 2,899 |
| Sussex County | Dukakis, Michael+136 | 1,82246.8% | 1,95850.3% | 1163.0% | 3,896 |
| Tazewell County | Dukakis, Michael+933 | 7,16546.4% | 8,09852.4% | 1901.2% | 15,453 |
| Virginia Beach city | Bush, George H.W.+42,701 | 76,48168.9% | 33,78030.4% | 7570.7% | 111,018 |
| Warren County | Bush, George H.W.+1,931 | 4,70061.9% | 2,76936.4% | 1291.7% | 7,598 |
| Washington County | Bush, George H.W.+4,903 | 10,72263.4% | 5,81934.4% | 3582.1% | 16,899 |
| Waynesboro city | Bush, George H.W.+2,634 | 4,67268.7% | 2,03830.0% | 891.3% | 6,799 |
| Westmoreland County | Bush, George H.W.+663 | 2,97455.4% | 2,31143.0% | 851.6% | 5,370 |
| Williamsburg city | Bush, George H.W.+114 | 1,64850.9% | 1,53447.4% | 551.7% | 3,237 |
| Winchester city | Bush, George H.W.+2,197 | 4,49765.5% | 2,30033.5% | 650.9% | 6,862 |
| Wise County | Dukakis, Michael+828 | 6,18946.2% | 7,01752.4% | 1801.3% | 13,386 |
| Wythe County | Bush, George H.W.+2,626 | 5,82763.2% | 3,20134.7% | 1972.1% | 9,225 |
| York County | Bush, George H.W.+6,464 | 11,10370.0% | 4,63929.2% | 1290.8% | 15,871 |
complete certified result
Virginia 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)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1988 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Same ballot, 1988VA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1988 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.