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1988 United States presidential election in New York

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Field	Value
election_name	1988 United States presidential election in New York
country	New York
flag_image	Flag of New York (1901-2020).svg
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1984 United States presidential election in New York
previous_year	1984
next_election	1992 United States presidential election in New York
next_year	1992
election_date	November 8, 1988
image_size	x200px
image1	File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg
nominee1	Michael Dukakis
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
alliance1	Liberal
home_state1	Massachusetts
running_mate1	Lloyd Bentsen
electoral_vote1	36
popular_vote1	3,347,882
percentage1	51.62%
image2	File:VP George Bush crop.jpg
nominee2	George H. W. Bush
party2	Republican Party (United States)
alliance2	Conservative
home_state2	Texas
running_mate2	Dan Quayle
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	3,081,871
percentage2	47.52%
map_image	[[File:New York Presidential Election Results 1988.svg	400px]]
map_size	400px
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

Dukakis Bush

The 1988 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New York was won by Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts with 51.62% of the popular vote over Republican Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who took 47.52%, a victory margin of 4.10%. This result made New York roughly 12% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Dukakis’ statewide victory is largely attributable to winning four of five boroughs of New York City overall with 66.2% of the vote.

Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Broome County and the first to win the White House without carrying Montgomery County since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876.

This was the last time until 2024 that the Republican candidate would receive at least 30% of the vote in New York City.

Results

1988 United States presidential election in New York	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Democratic	Michael Dukakis	3,255,487	50.19%
Liberal	Michael Dukakis	92,395	1.42%
Total	Michael Dukakis	3,347,882	51.62%	36
Republican	George H. W. Bush	2,838,414	43.76%
Conservative	George H. W. Bush	243,457	3.75%
Total	George H. W. Bush	3,081,871	47.52%	0
New York State Right to Life Party	William Marra	20,497	0.32%	0
New Alliance	Lenora Fulani	15,845	0.24%	0
Libertarian	Ron Paul	12,109	0.19%	0
Workers World	Larry Holmes	4,179	0.06%	0
Socialist Workers	James Warren	3,287	0.05%	0
Write-in	Edward Winn	10	0.00%	0
Write-in	Willa Kenoyer	3	0.00%	0
Totals	6,485,683	100.0%	36

New York City results

TOTAL	506,551	298,081	549,019	546,729	125,975	2,026,355	100.00%

Results by county

County	Michael Dukakis
Democratic	George H.W. Bush
Republican	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	3,347,882	51.62%	3,081,871	47.52%	55,930	0.86%	266,011	4.10%	6,485,683
	Albany		86,564		58.70%		59,534		40.37%		1,363		0.92%		27,030		18.33%		147,461
	Allegany		5,614		31.85%		11,880		67.40%		132		0.75%		-6,266		-35.55%		17,626
	Bronx		218,245		73.22%		76,043		25.51%		3,793		1.27%		142,202		47.71%		298,081
	Broome		48,130		49.95%		47,610		49.41%		625		0.65%		520		0.54%		96,365
	Cattaraugus		12,447		38.38%		19,691		60.72%		290		0.89%		-7,244		-22.34%		32,428
	Cayuga		15,044		46.60%		16,934		52.45%		307		0.95%		-1,890		-5.85%		32,285
	Chautauqua		25,814		44.61%		31,642		54.68%		411		0.71%		-5,828		-10.07%		57,867
	Chemung		15,966		42.99%		20,951		56.41%		222		0.60%		-4,985		-13.42%		37,139
	Chenango		8,021		40.30%		11,727		58.92%		154		0.77%		-3,706		-18.62%		19,902
	Clinton		12,670		44.36%		15,702		54.97%		191		0.67%		-3,032		-10.61%		28,563
	Columbia		11,585		43.03%		15,111		56.12%		228		0.85%		-3,526		-13.09%		26,924
	Cortland		7,673		40.88%		10,934		58.26%		162		0.86%		-3,261		-17.38%		18,769
	Delaware		7,463		39.26%		11,391		59.92%		156		0.82%		-3,928		-20.66%		19,010
	Dutchess		38,968		38.22%		62,165		60.97%		826		0.81%		-23,197		-22.75%		101,959
	Erie		238,779		55.43%		188,796		43.83%		3,217		0.75%		49,983		11.60%		430,792
	Essex		6,623		38.70%		10,350		60.48%		140		0.82%		-3,727		-21.78%		17,113
	Franklin		7,928		46.11%		9,135		53.14%		129		0.75%		-1,207		-7.03%		17,192
	Fulton		9,012		43.06%		11,757		56.17%		162		0.77%		-2,745		-13.11%		20,931
	Genesee		9,945		40.87%		14,182		58.29%		205		0.84%		-4,237		-17.42%		24,332
	Greene		7,265		37.61%		11,874		61.46%		180		0.93%		-4,609		-23.85%		19,319
	Hamilton		976		29.42%		2,320		69.94%		21		0.63%		-1,344		-40.52%		3,317
	Herkimer		12,694		45.30%		15,104		53.90%		224		0.80%		-2,410		-8.60%		28,022
	Jefferson		14,137		42.05%		19,304		57.41%		181		0.54%		-5,167		-15.36%		33,622
	Kings		363,916		66.28%		178,961		32.60%		6,142		1.12%		184,955		33.68%		549,019
	Lewis		4,252		41.94%		5,787		57.08%		99		0.98%		-1,535		-15.14%		10,138
	Livingston		9,506		40.11%		14,004		59.10%		187		0.79%		-4,498		-18.99%		23,697
	Madison		10,665		41.41%		14,902		57.86%		187		0.73%		-4,237		-16.45%		25,754
	Monroe		153,650		49.33%		155,271		49.85%		2,545		0.82%		-1,621		-0.52%		311,466
	Montgomery		11,371		50.13%		11,128		49.05%		186		0.82%		243		1.08%		22,685
	Nassau		250,130		42.22%		337,430		56.96%		4,858		0.82%		-87,300		-14.74%		592,418
	New York		385,675		76.14%		115,927		22.89%		4,949		0.98%		269,748		53.25%		506,551
	Niagara		43,801		50.42%		42,537		48.97%		530		0.61%		1,264		1.45%		86,868
	Oneida		47,665		46.07%		55,039		53.20%		757		0.73%		-7,374		-7.13%		103,461
	Onondaga		94,751		47.26%		104,080		51.91%		1,654		0.82%		-9,329		-4.65%		200,485
	Ontario		17,341		43.97%		21,780		55.23%		314		0.80%		-4,439		-11.26%		39,435
	Orange		38,465		36.70%		65,446		62.44%		899		0.86%		-26,981		-25.74%		104,810
	Orleans		5,913		39.28%		9,028		59.97%		114		0.76%		-3,115		-20.69%		15,055
	Oswego		18,430		41.69%		25,362		57.37%		419		0.95%		-6,932		-15.68%		44,211
	Otsego		11,069		45.49%		13,021		53.51%		245		1.01%		-1,952		-8.02%		24,335
	Putnam		12,158		33.31%		24,086		65.99%		256		0.70%		-11,928		-32.68%		36,500
	Queens		325,147		59.47%		217,049		39.70%		4,533		0.83%		108,098		19.77%		546,729
	Rensselaer		33,066		47.79%		35,412		51.18%		719		1.04%		-2,346		-3.39%		69,197
	Richmond		47,812		37.95%		77,427		61.46%		736		0.58%		-29,615		-23.51%		125,975
	Rockland		47,634		42.42%		63,825		56.83%		842		0.75%		-16,191		-14.41%		112,301
	St. Lawrence		18,921		47.92%		20,290		51.39%		270		0.68%		-1,369		-3.47%		39,481
	Saratoga		31,684		41.81%		43,498		57.39%		606		0.80%		-11,814		-15.58%		75,788
	Schenectady		36,483		51.83%		33,364		47.40%		539		0.77%		3,119		4.43%		70,386
	Schoharie		5,389		42.99%		7,008		55.90%		139		1.11%		-1,619		-12.91%		12,536
	Schuyler		2,900		40.04%		4,291		59.25%		51		0.70%		-1,391		-19.21%		7,242
	Seneca		6,215		45.80%		7,221		53.21%		135		0.99%		-1,006		-7.41%		13,571
	Steuben		12,824		33.34%		25,359		65.93%		283		0.74%		-12,535		-32.59%		38,466
	Suffolk		199,215		38.73%		311,242		60.51%		3,893		0.76%		-112,027		-21.78%		514,350
	Sullivan		11,635		42.20%		15,713		57.00%		220		0.80%		-4,078		-14.80%		27,568
	Tioga		8,102		38.68%		12,670		60.49%		174		0.83%		-4,568		-21.81%		20,946
	Tompkins		21,455		58.46%		14,932		40.69%		312		0.85%		6,523		17.77%		36,699
	Ulster		30,744		42.37%		41,173		56.75%		640		0.88%		-10,429		-14.38%		72,557
	Warren		8,580		34.85%		15,860		64.41%		182		0.74%		-7,280		-29.56%		24,622
	Washington		8,201		36.42%		14,103		62.64%		211		0.94%		-5,902		-26.22%		22,515
	Wayne		12,959		38.22%		20,613		60.80%		330		0.97%		-7,654		-22.58%		33,902
	Westchester		169,860		45.78%		197,956		53.36%		3,192		0.86%		-28,096		-7.58%		371,008
	Wyoming		5,228		35.17%		9,451		63.59%		184		1.24%		-4,223		-28.42%		14,863
	Yates		3,507		38.65%		5,488		60.48%		79		0.87%		-1,981		-21.83%		9,074

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Broome
Montgomery
Niagara
Schenectady

Analysis

This was the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee won heavily populated Westchester County, as well as Monroe, Onondaga, and Ulster Counties, and also the last election in which New York was decided by a single-digit margin. Beginning in 1992, the Democrats would make substantial inroads in the suburbs around New York City as well as parts of upstate, making New York a solid blue state that has gone Democratic by double-digit margins in every election since. Consequently, this is the last time a Democrat lost the state outside of the five boroughs of New York City until 2024. Rensselaer, Franklin, and St. Lawrence counties would not vote Republican again until 2016. Nassau County would not vote Republican again until 2024.

References

"1988 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas.
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

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