Who won Nevada in the 1988 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1988?

Nevada cast 4 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1988?

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

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1988

Nevada: Bush carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1988 result in Nevada

Nevada backed Bush (Republican) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Nevada ended up on the winning side — George H. W. Bush captured the White House that year.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which Nevada backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1968. The region divided — California, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona joined Nevada for the Republican ticket, while Oregon did not. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, George H. W. Bush took 426 of the 538 electoral votes, against 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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