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1988 United States presidential election in Colorado

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Field	Value
election_name	1988 United States presidential election in Colorado
country	Colorado
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1984 United States presidential election in Colorado
previous_year	1984
next_election	1992 United States presidential election in Colorado
next_year	1992
election_date	November 8, 1988
image_size	x200px
image1	File:VP George Bush crop.jpg
nominee1	George H. W. Bush
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	Texas
running_mate1	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote1	8
popular_vote1	728,177
percentage1	53.06%
image2	File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
nominee2	Michael Dukakis
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2	Massachusetts
running_mate2	Lloyd Bentsen
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	621,453
percentage2	45.28%
map_image	Colorado Presidential Election Results 1988.svg
map_size	280px
map_caption	County results
title	President
before_election	Ronald Reagan
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	George H. W. Bush
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Main article: 1988 United States presidential election

Bush Dukakis The 1988 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, by a margin of 7.78%. Bush took 53.06% of the vote to Dukakis' 45.28%. While the Republicans held onto Colorado's eight electoral votes, Bush's 53–45 win over Dukakis represented a vastly diminished margin compared to 1984, when Ronald Reagan had won the state in a 63–35 landslide over Walter Mondale. Unlike in the several preceding elections, Colorado voted roughly in line with the nation overall, which Bush won by 7.72%. Dukakis made substantial inroads by improving on Mondale's vote share in the city of Denver by over 10% (getting the highest vote share of any nominee in the city since Lyndon Johnson in 1964), becoming the first Democrat since 1964 (and only the second since 1936) to carry Boulder County, and comfortably reclaiming Pitkin County, which had supported McGovern in 1972 but had gone on to vote Republican in the next three elections.

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Summit County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Boulder or Saguache Counties since William Howard Taft in 1908.

Results

Predictions

Source	Rating	As of
The Cook Political Report		September 24, 1988

Results

1988 United States presidential election in Colorado	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	George H. W. Bush	728,177	53.06%	8
Democratic	Michael Dukakis	621,453	45.28%	0
CO Libertarian	Ron Paul	15,482	1.13%	0
CO Prohibition	Earl Dodge	4,604	0.34%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	2,539	0.19%	0
No party	David Duke (Write-in)	139	0.01%	0
Totals	1,372,394	100.00%	8

Results by county

County	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Michael Dukakis
Democratic	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	728,177	53.06%	621,453	45.28%	22,764	1.66%	106,724	7.78%	1,372,394
	Adams		43,163		45.87%		49,464		52.57%		1,467		1.56%		-6,301		-6.70%		94,094
	Alamosa		2,567		53.70%		2,146		44.90%		67		1.40%		421		8.80%		4,780
	Arapahoe		95,926		60.24%		61,113		38.38%		2,206		1.38%		34,813		21.86%		159,245
	Archuleta		1,440		63.66%		795		35.15%		27		1.19%		645		28.51%		2,262
	Baca		1,670		65.34%		851		33.29%		35		1.37%		819		32.05%		2,556
	Bent		1,032		47.62%		1,088		50.21%		47		2.17%		-56		-2.59%		2,167
	Boulder		48,174		44.93%		57,265		53.41%		1,784		1.66%		-9,091		-8.48%		107,223
	Chaffee		3,080		53.90%		2,548		44.59%		86		1.51%		532		9.31%		5,714
	Cheyenne		760		64.08%		399		33.64%		27		2.28%		361		30.44%		1,186
	Clear Creek		1,820		50.11%		1,698		46.75%		114		3.14%		122		3.36%		3,632
	Conejos		1,445		41.92%		1,976		57.33%		26		0.75%		-531		-15.41%		3,447
	Costilla		454		28.72%		1,120		70.84%		7		0.44%		-666		-42.12%		1,581
	Crowley		862		57.47%		630		42.00%		8		0.53%		232		15.47%		1,500
	Custer		753		69.46%		310		28.60%		21		1.94%		443		40.86%		1,084
	Delta		5,449		59.59%		3,521		38.51%		174		1.90%		1,928		21.08%		9,144
	Denver		77,753		37.13%		127,173		60.72%		4,504		2.15%		-49,420		-23.59%		209,430
	Dolores		488		66.67%		230		31.42%		14		1.91%		258		35.25%		732
	Douglas		17,035		69.96%		6,931		28.46%		384		1.58%		10,104		41.50%		24,350
	Eagle		4,366		55.91%		3,314		42.44%		129		1.65%		1,052		13.47%		7,809
	El Paso		96,965		70.03%		39,995		28.88%		1,506		1.09%		56,970		41.15%		138,466
	Elbert		2,805		63.06%		1,566		35.21%		77		1.73%		1,239		27.85%		4,448
	Fremont		7,623		58.24%		5,278		40.33%		187		1.43%		2,345		17.91%		13,088
	Garfield		6,358		57.21%		4,620		41.57%		136		1.22%		1,738		15.64%		11,114
	Gilpin		728		45.79%		804		50.57%		58		3.64%		-76		-4.78%		1,590
	Grand		2,306		60.08%		1,451		37.81%		81		2.11%		855		22.27%		3,838
	Gunnison		2,520		55.72%		1,897		41.94%		106		2.34%		623		13.78%		4,523
	Hinsdale		295		72.48%		111		27.27%		1		0.25%		184		45.21%		407
	Huerfano		1,079		36.32%		1,876		63.14%		16		0.54%		-797		-26.82%		2,971
	Jackson		584		65.54%		294		33.00%		13		1.46%		290		32.54%		891
	Jefferson		110,820		56.39%		81,824		41.64%		3,867		1.97%		28,996		14.75%		196,511
	Kiowa		645		61.25%		398		37.80%		10		0.95%		247		23.45%		1,053
	Kit Carson		2,262		64.41%		1,196		34.05%		54		1.54%		1,066		30.36%		3,512
	La Plata		7,714		57.73%		5,443		40.73%		205		1.54%		2,271		17.00%		13,362
	Lake		969		38.10%		1,516		59.61%		58		2.29%		-547		-21.51%		2,543
	Larimer		45,967		55.34%		35,703		42.98%		1,396		1.68%		10,264		12.36%		83,066
	Las Animas		2,162		34.15%		4,075		64.37%		94		1.48%		-1,913		-30.22%		6,331
	Lincoln		1,356		60.29%		874		38.86%		19		0.85%		482		21.43%		2,249
	Logan		4,485		56.24%		3,382		42.41%		108		1.35%		1,103		13.83%		7,975
	Mesa		22,150		59.62%		14,372		38.68%		633		1.70%		7,778		20.94%		37,155
	Mineral		217		55.08%		174		44.16%		3		0.76%		43		10.92%		394
	Moffat		2,757		61.01%		1,634		36.16%		128		2.83%		1,123		24.85%		4,519
	Montezuma		4,208		64.23%		2,233		34.09%		110		1.68%		1,975		30.14%		6,551
	Montrose		6,012		60.16%		3,748		37.51%		233		2.33%		2,264		22.65%		9,993
	Morgan		4,795		55.24%		3,728		42.95%		157		1.81%		1,067		12.29%		8,680
	Otero		4,265		51.39%		3,910		47.11%		124		1.50%		355		4.28%		8,299
	Ouray		814		63.89%		439		34.46%		21		1.65%		375		29.43%		1,274
	Park		1,909		56.87%		1,343		40.01%		105		3.12%		566		16.86%		3,357
	Phillips		1,317		57.81%		923		40.52%		38		1.67%		394		17.29%		2,278
	Pitkin		2,801		44.28%		3,420		54.06%		105		1.66%		-619		-9.78%		6,326
	Prowers		2,978		56.34%		2,207		41.75%		101		1.91%		771		14.59%		5,286
	Pueblo		20,119		37.73%		32,788		61.50%		411		0.77%		-12,669		-23.77%		53,318
	Rio Blanco		1,821		68.41%		803		30.17%		38		1.42%		1,018		38.24%		2,662
	Rio Grande		2,626		62.01%		1,545		36.48%		64		1.51%		1,081		25.53%		4,235
	Routt		3,264		51.65%		2,922		46.24%		133		2.11%		342		5.41%		6,319
	Saguache		945		46.94%		1,033		51.32%		35		1.74%		-88		-4.38%		2,013
	San Juan		210		50.36%		192		46.04%		15		3.60%		18		4.32%		417
	San Miguel		798		43.39%		961		52.26%		80		4.35%		-163		-8.87%		1,839
	Sedgwick		921		59.61%		611		39.55%		13		0.84%		310		20.06%		1,545
	Summit		2,893		51.44%		2,595		46.14%		136		2.42%		298		5.30%		5,624
	Teller		3,760		68.36%		1,656		30.11%		84		1.53%		2,104		38.25%		5,500
	Washington		1,707		62.87%		958		35.29%		50		1.84%		749		27.58%		2,715
	Weld		26,497		55.42%		20,548		42.98%		762		1.60%		5,949		12.44%		47,807
	Yuma		2,513		56.93%		1,835		41.57%		66		1.50%		678		15.36%		4,414

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Lake
Conejos
Pitkin
San Miguel
Boulder
Adams
Gilpin
Bent
Saguache

By congressional district

Bush won four of six congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.

District	Bush	Representative
37%	63%	Pat Schroeder
49%	51%	Pat Schroeder
53%	47%	Ben Nighthorse Campbell
56%	44%	Hank Brown
68%	32%	Joel Hefley
57%	43%	Daniel Schaefer

References

Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
"1988 CPR Electoral College Ratings".
"1988 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
Our Campaigns; [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2105 CO US President, November 08, 1988]
"1984 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District".

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