1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania Turnout 77.2%[ 1] County Results Municipality Results Bush
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Dukakis
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie
40–50%
No Vote/Data
The1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 1988, and was part of the1988 United States presidential election . Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Pennsylvania voted for theRepublican nominee,Vice President George H. W. Bush , over theDemocratic nominee,Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis . Bush won Pennsylvania by a narrow margin of 2.31%, which made it about 5.5% more Democratic than the nation. This was the last election where Pennsylvania would be carried by a Republican presidential candidate until2016 and the last in which a Republican would win a majority of the statewide vote until2024 . As of 2024, Bush's 2.31% margin has not been exceeded by any Republican thus far.
Northampton andLuzerne counties, both statewide bellwethers, would also not vote Republican again until 2016; meanwhile,Bucks County would not do so again until 2024.[ 2] Erie County voted for the statewide loser, and the only time it has done so since1948 . This was also the first election since1932 where Pennsylvania did not vote the same as neighboringNew York , another phenomenon that would not occur again until 2016 and 2024.
Candidate Votes Percent George H. W. Bush 687,323 78.95% Bob Dole 103,763 11.92% Pat Robertson 79,463 9.13% Totals 870,549 Turnout: 38.18%
Candidate Votes Percent Michael Dukakis 1,002,480 66.49% Jesse Jackson 411,260 27.28% Al Gore 44,542 2.95% Others 49,408 3.28% Totals 1,507,690 Turnout: 52.93%
1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania[ 3] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Republican George H. W. Bush 2,300,087 50.70% 25 Democratic Michael Dukakis 2,194,944 48.39% 0 Consumer Eugene McCarthy 19,158 0.42% 0 Libertarian Ron Paul 12,051 0.27% 0 New Alliance Lenora Fulani 4,379 0.10% 0 America First David Duke 3,444 0.08% 0 Workers' League Edward Winn 2,188 0.05% 0 Totals 4,536,251 100.00% 25
County George H.W. Bush Michael Dukakis Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 15,650 64.92% 8,299 34.43% 156 0.65% 7,351 30.49% 24,105 Allegheny 231,137 39.43% 348,814 59.51% 6,200 1.06% -117,677 -20.08% 586,151 Armstrong 11,509 44.81% 13,892 54.09% 282 1.10% -2,383 -9.28% 25,683 Beaver 25,764 33.69% 50,327 65.81% 378 0.49% -24,563 -32.12% 76,469 Bedford 11,123 65.55% 5,754 33.91% 92 0.54% 5,369 31.64% 16,969 Berks 70,153 62.39% 41,040 36.50% 1,251 1.11% 29,113 25.89% 112,444 Blair 25,623 61.50% 15,588 37.42% 451 1.08% 10,035 24.08% 41,662 Bradford 13,568 66.72% 6,635 32.63% 134 0.66% 6,933 34.09% 20,337 Bucks 127,563 59.99% 82,472 38.78% 2,605 1.23% 45,091 21.21% 212,640 Butler 27,777 54.82% 22,341 44.09% 549 1.08% 5,436 10.73% 50,667 Cambria 25,626 39.70% 38,517 59.67% 409 0.63% -12,891 -19.97% 64,552 Cameron 1,731 65.20% 901 33.94% 23 0.87% 830 31.26% 2,655 Carbon 10,232 52.35% 9,104 46.57% 211 1.08% 1,128 5.78% 19,547 Centre 23,875 56.14% 18,357 43.17% 295 0.69% 5,518 12.97% 42,527 Chester 93,522 67.00% 44,853 32.13% 1,210 0.87% 48,669 34.87% 139,585 Clarion 8,026 58.37% 5,616 40.84% 109 0.79% 2,410 17.53% 13,751 Clearfield 14,296 53.52% 12,235 45.80% 182 0.68% 2,061 7.72% 26,713 Clinton 5,735 49.38% 5,759 49.59% 119 1.02% -24 -0.21% 11,613 Columbia 12,114 60.51% 7,767 38.79% 140 0.70% 4,347 21.72% 20,021 Crawford 17,249 56.32% 13,021 42.51% 358 1.17% 4,228 13.81% 30,628 Cumberland 47,292 65.29% 24,613 33.98% 528 0.73% 22,679 31.31% 72,433 Dauphin 48,917 57.77% 35,079 41.43% 681 0.80% 13,838 16.34% 84,677 Delaware 147,656 59.95% 96,144 39.03% 2,505 1.02% 51,512 20.92% 246,305 Elk 6,737 52.86% 5,879 46.13% 128 1.00% 858 6.73% 12,744 Erie 48,306 46.76% 53,913 52.19% 1,081 1.05% -5,607 -5.43% 103,300 Fayette 16,915 33.60% 33,098 65.74% 336 0.67% -16,183 -32.14% 50,349 Forest 1,159 56.13% 895 43.34% 11 0.53% 264 12.79% 2,065 Franklin 27,086 68.32% 12,368 31.20% 190 0.48% 14,718 37.12% 39,644 Fulton 3,086 66.42% 1,532 32.97% 28 0.60% 1,554 33.45% 4,646 Greene 4,879 34.62% 9,126 64.75% 90 0.64% -4,247 -30.13% 14,095 Huntingdon 8,800 64.56% 4,752 34.86% 79 0.58% 4,048 29.70% 13,631 Indiana 14,983 47.21% 16,514 52.03% 242 0.76% -1,531 -4.82% 31,739 Jefferson 9,743 60.48% 6,235 38.71% 131 0.81% 3,508 21.77% 16,109 Juniata 4,881 62.87% 2,834 36.50% 49 0.63% 2,047 26.37% 7,764 Lackawanna 42,083 47.42% 45,591 51.38% 1,067 1.20% -3,508 -3.96% 88,741 Lancaster 96,979 70.77% 38,982 28.45% 1,068 0.78% 57,997 42.32% 137,029 Lawrence 15,829 41.76% 21,884 57.74% 191 0.50% -6,055 -15.98% 37,904 Lebanon 24,415 66.69% 11,912 32.54% 281 0.77% 12,503 34.15% 36,608 Lehigh 56,363 56.30% 42,801 42.76% 943 0.94% 13,562 13.54% 100,107 Luzerne 59,059 50.01% 58,553 49.58% 480 0.41% 506 0.43% 118,092 Lycoming 24,792 64.00% 13,528 34.92% 415 1.07% 11,264 29.08% 38,735 McKean 9,323 63.22% 5,300 35.94% 124 0.84% 4,023 27.28% 14,747 Mercer 21,301 46.43% 24,278 52.92% 301 0.66% -2,977 -6.49% 45,880 Mifflin 8,170 62.49% 4,790 36.63% 115 0.88% 3,380 25.86% 13,075 Monroe 17,185 62.79% 9,859 36.02% 327 1.19% 7,326 26.77% 27,371 Montgomery 170,294 60.20% 109,834 38.83% 2,742 0.97% 60,460 21.37% 282,870 Montour 3,617 63.50% 2,031 35.66% 48 0.84% 1,586 27.84% 5,696 Northampton 42,748 51.52% 39,264 47.32% 966 1.16% 3,484 4.20% 82,978 Northumberland 20,207 58.07% 14,255 40.96% 338 0.97% 5,952 17.11% 34,800 Perry 8,545 68.18% 3,910 31.20% 78 0.62% 4,635 36.98% 12,533 Philadelphia 219,053 32.45% 449,566 66.60% 6,358 0.94% -230,513 -34.15% 674,977 Pike 6,659 67.15% 3,097 31.23% 161 1.62% 3,562 35.92% 9,917 Potter 4,432 67.23% 2,119 32.15% 41 0.62% 2,313 35.08% 6,592 Schuylkill 32,666 56.47% 24,797 42.87% 379 0.66% 7,869 13.60% 57,842 Snyder 9,054 76.87% 2,658 22.57% 67 0.57% 6,396 54.30% 11,779 Somerset 16,809 54.63% 13,815 44.90% 144 0.47% 2,994 9.73% 30,768 Sullivan 1,808 61.88% 1,091 37.34% 23 0.79% 717 24.54% 2,922 Susquehanna 9,077 64.58% 4,871 34.65% 108 0.77% 4,206 29.93% 14,056 Tioga 9,471 66.00% 4,807 33.50% 72 0.50% 4,664 32.50% 14,350 Union 7,912 71.05% 3,163 28.40% 61 0.55% 4,749 42.65% 11,136 Venango 11,468 56.60% 8,624 42.56% 171 0.84% 2,844 14.04% 20,263 Warren 8,991 56.21% 6,790 42.45% 214 1.34% 2,201 13.76% 15,995 Washington 28,651 37.43% 47,527 62.08% 375 0.49% -18,876 -24.65% 76,553 Wayne 9,926 71.61% 3,775 27.23% 161 1.16% 6,151 44.38% 13,862 Westmoreland 61,472 44.13% 76,710 55.07% 1,108 0.80% -15,238 -10.94% 139,290 Wyoming 6,607 69.94% 2,797 29.61% 43 0.46% 3,810 40.33% 9,447 York 72,408 65.16% 37,691 33.92% 1,017 0.92% 34,717 31.24% 111,116 Totals 2,300,087 50.70% 2,194,944 48.39% 41,220 0.91% 105,143 2.31% 4,536,251
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] As of the 2024 presidential election[update] Lehigh County or theGreater Philadelphia suburban counties ofMontgomery andDelaware have voted Republican at the presidential level.[ 2] Indiana County , and the only one to do so without carryingClinton County sinceBenjamin Harrison in1888 .Bucks County would not vote Republican again until 2024.
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