Who won Idaho in the 1988 presidential election?

Bush (Republican) carried Idaho in 1988, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1988?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1988?

Yes. Idaho backed George H. W. Bush, who won the presidency that year.

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1988

Idaho: Bush carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Bush (Republican). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Idaho, 1988

In 1988, Idaho awarded its 4 electoral votes to Bush of the Republican party. That placed Idaho with the eventual winner: George H. W. Bush went on to take the presidency, and Idaho was part of his column.

Idaho stayed in the Republican column for the 6th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. The region divided — Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana joined Idaho for the Republican ticket, while Washington and Oregon did not. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Idaho has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 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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