Who won Montana in the 1988 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1988?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1988?

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

Cold War RealignmentMT · 4 EV

1988

Montana: Bush carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1988 result in Montana

Montana backed Bush (Republican) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Montana with the eventual winner: George H. W. Bush went on to take the presidency, and Montana was part of his column.

Montana stayed in the Republican column for the 6th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1968. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1988. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Montana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 22 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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