The 1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the

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, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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. Rhode Island voted for the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee, Governor of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, over Republican Party (United States), Republican Vice President of the United States, Vice President George H. W. Bush. Dukakis took 55.64% of the vote to Bush's 43.93%, a margin of 11.71%. This made it one of 10 states (plus the 1988 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia, District of Columbia) to vote for Dukakis, while Bush won a convincing electoral victory nationwide. A Liberalism in the United States, liberal New England state, Rhode Island gave Dukakis his strongest state victory in the nation, with only the District of Columbia voting more Democratic. It was one of just two states (along with 1988 United States presidential election in Iowa, Iowa) to vote Democratic by a double-digit margin, and one of only two states (along with 1988 United States presidential election in Hawaii, Hawaii) to have all of its counties go to Dukakis. Despite this, it was still a relatively strong Republican performance compared to how the state has trended since. The state has voted Democratic in every presidential election that followed. This remains the last time a Republican candidate won over 40% of the vote in Rhode Island. As of 2020, this was the last presidential election in which the towns of Barrington, Rhode Island, Barrington, Charlestown, Rhode Island, Charlestown, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Little Compton, Middletown, Rhode Island, Middletown, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, North Kingstown, and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Portsmouth voted for the Republican candidate.

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