Who won District of Columbia in the 1988 presidential election?

Dukakis (Democratic) carried District of Columbia in 1988, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did District of Columbia have in 1988?

District of Columbia cast 3 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did District of Columbia vote for the national winner in 1988?

No. District of Columbia backed Dukakis, while George H. W. Bush won the presidency nationally.

Cold War RealignmentDC · 3 EV

1988

District of Columbia: Dukakis carries 3 EV.

District of Columbia cast its 3 electoral votes for Dukakis (Democratic). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — District of Columbia voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1988 result in District of Columbia

District of Columbia backed Dukakis (Democratic) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: George H. W. Bush (Republican) won nationally, while District of Columbia had backed a different ticket.

District of Columbia stayed in the Democratic column for the 7th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1964. The region divided — Maryland joined District of Columbia for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia did not. Over its 16 recorded presidential cycles, District of Columbia has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 16 times in all. The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

Nationally, George H. W. Bush finished with 426 of the 538 electoral votes to Michael Dukakis's 111. George H. W. Bush led the national popular vote with 53.37% of the ballots cast.

The 1988 national map

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