Who won New York in the 1988 presidential election?

Dukakis (Democratic) carried New York in 1988, winning its 36 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1988?

New York cast 36 electoral votes in the 1988 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1988?

No. New York backed Dukakis, while George H. W. Bush won the presidency nationally.

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1988

New York: Dukakis carries 36 EV.

New York cast its 36 electoral votes for Dukakis (Democratic). National winner: George H. W. Bush (Republican) — New York voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1988 result in New York

New York backed Dukakis (Democratic) in the 1988 presidential election, casting 36 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: George H. W. Bush (Republican) won nationally, while New York had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped New York away from the Republican ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. The region divided — Pennsylvania and Massachusetts joined New York for the Democratic ticket, while New Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont did not. Over its 60 recorded presidential cycles, New York has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 29 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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