Election in Indiana
1988 United States presidential election in Indiana County Results
Bush
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Dukakis
50–60%
The 1988 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the election . State voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Indiana voters chose George H. W. Bush over Michael Dukakis by a 20-point margin. It is the home state of Bush's running mate Dan Quayle . No Democratic candidate has won the state since 1964 , with the exception of Barack Obama , who went on to win it in 2008 .
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County George H.W. Bush Republican Michael Dukakis Democratic Leonora Fulani New Alliance Margin Total votes cast[2] # % # % # % # % Adams 8,137 67.83% 3,811 31.77% 49 0.41% 4,326 36.06% 11,997 Allen 74,638 64.94% 39,238 34.14% 1,059 0.92% 35,400 30.80% 114,935 Bartholomew 17,364 66.05% 8,804 33.49% 123 0.47% 8,560 32.56% 26,291 Benton 2,698 66.31% 1,349 33.15% 22 0.54% 1,349 33.16% 4,069 Blackford 3,336 59.49% 2,253 40.17% 19 0.34% 1,083 19.32% 5,608 Boone 11,608 73.44% 4,168 26.37% 30 0.19% 7,440 47.07% 15,806 Brown 3,348 60.86% 2,115 38.45% 38 0.69% 1,233 22.41% 5,501 Carroll 4,981 62.54% 2,952 37.07% 31 0.39% 2,029 25.47% 7,964 Cass 10,970 65.10% 5,784 34.32% 97 0.58% 5,186 30.78% 16,851 Clark 16,544 53.04% 14,528 46.58% 120 0.38% 2,016 6.46% 31,192 Clay 5,852 60.77% 3,724 38.67% 53 0.55% 2,128 22.10% 9,629 Clinton 8,570 65.82% 4,412 33.88% 39 0.30% 4,158 31.94% 13,021 Crawford 2,532 55.09% 2,036 44.30% 28 0.61% 496 10.79% 4,596 Daviess 6,768 65.75% 3,483 33.84% 43 0.42% 3,285 31.91% 10,294 Dearborn 8,195 61.57% 5,066 38.06% 48 0.36% 3,129 23.51% 13,309 Decatur 6,245 67.35% 2,979 32.13% 48 0.52% 3,266 35.22% 9,272 DeKalb 9,018 65.75% 4,657 33.95% 41 0.30% 4,361 31.80% 13,716 Delaware 27,348 56.84% 20,548 42.71% 216 0.45% 6,800 14.13% 48,112 Dubois 9,995 62.28% 5,954 37.10% 99 0.62% 4,041 25.18% 16,048 Elkhart 33,793 70.11% 14,236 29.54% 171 0.35% 19,557 40.57% 48,200 Fayette 5,949 58.85% 4,118 40.74% 41 0.41% 1,831 18.11% 10,108 Floyd 14,291 56.28% 11,024 43.41% 78 0.31% 3,267 12.87% 25,393 Fountain 5,113 60.57% 3,279 38.85% 49 0.58% 1,834 21.72% 8,441 Franklin 4,777 65.70% 2,472 34.00% 22 0.30% 2,305 31.70% 7,271 Fulton 5,234 65.01% 2,788 34.63% 29 0.36% 2,446 30.38% 8,051 Gibson 7,610 51.83% 7,031 47.88% 43 0.29% 579 3.95% 14,684 Grant 18,441 62.79% 10,799 36.77% 131 0.45% 7,642 26.02% 29,371 Greene 7,689 55.94% 5,979 43.50% 78 0.57% 1,710 12.44% 13,746 Hamilton 36,654 80.36% 8,853 19.41% 108 0.24% 27,801 60.95% 45,615 Hancock 13,374 71.21% 5,355 28.51% 51 0.27% 8,019 42.70% 18,780 Harrison 6,702 57.47% 4,933 42.30% 26 0.22% 1,769 15.17% 11,661 Hendricks 22,090 74.12% 7,643 25.65% 70 0.23% 14,447 48.47% 29,803 Henry 11,280 59.01% 7,779 40.69% 57 0.30% 3,501 18.32% 19,116 Howard 19,971 63.16% 11,518 36.43% 131 0.41% 8,453 26.73% 31,620 Huntington 11,675 74.87% 3,873 24.84% 46 0.29% 7,802 50.03% 15,594 Jackson 9,470 62.77% 5,550 36.78% 68 0.45% 3,920 25.99% 15,088 Jasper 6,009 64.67% 3,237 34.84% 46 0.50% 2,772 29.83% 9,292 Jay 5,363 62.22% 3,212 37.26% 45 0.52% 2,151 24.96% 8,620 Jefferson 6,949 56.64% 5,221 42.56% 98 0.80% 1,728 14.08% 12,268 Jennings 5,636 60.29% 3,667 39.23% 45 0.48% 1,969 21.06% 9,348 Johnson 24,654 72.99% 9,001 26.65% 123 0.36% 15,653 46.34% 33,778 Knox 9,813 58.13% 7,006 41.50% 62 0.37% 2,807 16.63% 16,881 Kosciusko 17,761 76.68% 5,321 22.97% 81 0.35% 12,440 53.71% 23,163 LaGrange 4,495 68.67% 2,029 31.00% 22 0.34% 2,466 37.67% 6,546 Lake 79,929 43.03% 105,026 56.55% 780 0.42% -25,097 -13.52% 185,735 LaPorte 20,537 53.64% 17,585 45.93% 163 0.43% 2,952 7.71% 38,285 Lawrence 10,742 64.71% 5,787 34.86% 70 0.42% 4,955 29.85% 16,599 Madison 32,596 56.95% 24,443 42.70% 202 0.35% 8,153 14.25% 57,241 Marion 184,519 58.56% 128,627 40.82% 1,949 0.62% 55,892 17.74% 315,095 Marshall 10,490 65.41% 5,488 34.22% 60 0.37% 5,002 31.19% 16,038 Martin 3,066 58.75% 2,132 40.85% 21 0.40% 934 17.90% 5,219 Miami 8,533 64.47% 4,613 34.85% 90 0.68% 3,920 29.62% 13,236 Monroe 20,756 56.04% 15,855 42.81% 427 1.15% 4,901 13.23% 37,038 Montgomery 10,793 74.58% 3,623 25.03% 56 0.39% 7,170 49.55% 14,472 Morgan 14,284 72.38% 5,375 27.23% 77 0.39% 8,909 45.15% 19,736 Newton 3,274 65.02% 1,744 34.64% 17 0.34% 1,530 30.38% 5,035 Noble 7,889 65.26% 4,143 34.27% 57 0.47% 3,746 30.99% 12,089 Ohio 1,412 55.79% 1,113 43.97% 6 0.24% 299 11.82% 2,531 Orange 5,245 65.44% 2,739 34.17% 31 0.39% 2,506 31.27% 8,015 Owen 3,837 60.30% 2,484 39.04% 42 0.66% 1,353 21.26% 6,363 Parke 4,458 63.21% 2,563 36.34% 32 0.45% 1,895 26.87% 7,053 Perry 4,720 49.27% 4,804 50.15% 56 0.58% -84 -0.88% 9,580 Pike 3,294 51.70% 3,037 47.67% 40 0.63% 257 4.03% 6,371 Porter 29,790 60.37% 19,390 39.29% 165 0.33% 10,400 21.08% 49,345 Posey 5,987 57.07% 4,468 42.59% 35 0.33% 1,519 14.48% 10,490 Pulaski 3,677 62.14% 2,213 37.40% 27 0.46% 1,464 24.74% 5,917 Putnam 7,119 64.59% 3,850 34.93% 52 0.47% 3,269 29.66% 11,021 Randolph 6,856 62.85% 3,990 36.58% 62 0.57% 2,866 26.27% 10,908 Ripley 6,414 63.81% 3,605 35.87% 32 0.32% 2,809 27.94% 10,051 Rush 5,112 67.41% 2,451 32.32% 20 0.26% 2,661 35.09% 7,583 Scott 3,455 50.41% 3,378 49.29% 21 0.31% 77 1.12% 6,854 Shelby 10,176 65.14% 5,382 34.45% 63 0.40% 4,794 30.69% 15,621 Spencer 4,964 54.82% 4,061 44.85% 30 0.33% 903 9.97% 9,055 St. Joseph 49,481 50.56% 48,056 49.10% 327 0.33% 1,425 1.46% 97,864 Starke 4,458 51.80% 4,104 47.69% 44 0.51% 354 4.11% 8,606 Steuben 6,855 68.55% 3,114 31.14% 31 0.31% 3,741 37.41% 10,000 Sullivan 4,246 49.39% 4,320 50.25% 31 0.36% -74 -0.86% 8,597 Switzerland 1,572 51.39% 1,479 48.35% 8 0.26% 93 3.04% 3,059 Tippecanoe 27,897 62.88% 16,256 36.64% 211 0.48% 11,641 26.24% 44,364 Tipton 5,148 67.15% 2,485 32.42% 33 0.43% 2,663 34.73% 7,666 Union 1,814 65.49% 946 34.15% 10 0.36% 868 31.34% 2,770 Vanderburgh 38,928 55.02% 31,270 44.20% 555 0.78% 7,658 10.82% 70,753 Vermillion 3,674 47.27% 4,044 52.03% 54 0.69% -370 -4.76% 7,772 Vigo 21,929 53.11% 19,192 46.48% 172 0.42% 2,737 6.63% 41,293 Wabash 9,153 68.39% 4,168 31.14% 63 0.47% 4,985 37.25% 13,384 Warren 2,243 59.04% 1,542 40.59% 14 0.37% 701 18.45% 3,799 Warrick 10,504 56.58% 7,999 43.09% 61 0.33% 2,505 13.49% 18,564 Washington 4,998 59.39% 3,370 40.04% 48 0.57% 1,628 19.35% 8,416 Wayne 16,388 61.37% 10,209 38.23% 105 0.39% 6,179 23.14% 26,702 Wells 7,712 68.93% 3,437 30.72% 39 0.35% 4,275 38.21% 11,188 White 6,220 65.38% 3,256 34.23% 37 0.39% 2,964 31.15% 9,513 Whitley 7,679 67.44% 3,642 31.99% 65 0.57% 4,037 35.45% 11,386 Totals 1,297,763 59.84% 860,643 39.69% 10,215 0.47% 437,120 20.15% 2,168,621
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]