Party Flips1984 → 1988
Counties That Flipped in 1988
Michael Dukakis vs George H.W. Bush
505 counties changed parties between 1984 and 1988—10 flipped Republican and 495 flipped Democratic.
10
Flipped to Republican
495
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (10)
No counties flipped to Republican
Flipped Democratic (495)
Buffalo County, South Dakota
SD
D+40.8
swing
R+3.4→D+37.4
Ellis County, Kansas
KS
D+37.4
swing
R+36.5→D+0.9
Menard County, Texas
TX
D+34.7
swing
R+29.4→D+5.3
Nowata County, Oklahoma
OK
D+33.0
swing
R+28.2→D+4.8
Tillman County, Oklahoma
OK
D+32.3
swing
R+22.3→D+10.0
Kent County, Texas
TX
D+31.8
swing
R+13.4→D+18.4
Harmon County, Oklahoma
OK
D+31.0
swing
R+12.4→D+18.6
Garvin County, Oklahoma
OK
D+30.9
swing
R+27.9→D+3.1
Love County, Oklahoma
OK
D+30.9
swing
R+14.8→D+16.2
Terrell County, Texas
TX
D+30.6
swing
R+16.9→D+13.6
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
LA
D+29.9
swing
R+16.5→D+13.5
Jefferson County, Oklahoma
OK
D+29.8
swing
R+5.0→D+24.7
Seminole County, Oklahoma
OK
D+29.6
swing
R+20.5→D+9.2
Divide County, North Dakota
ND
D+29.6
swing
R+29.3→D+0.3
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
WI
D+29.5
swing
R+24.6→D+5.0
Carbon County, Utah
UT
D+29.5
swing
R+0.4→D+29.1
Ashley County, Arkansas
AR
D+29.4
swing
R+25.3→D+4.1
Bastrop County, Texas
TX
D+29.4
swing
R+15.1→D+14.3
Mayes County, Oklahoma
OK
D+29.3
swing
R+24.8→D+4.5
Murray County, Oklahoma
OK
D+29.1
swing
R+15.8→D+13.4
Karnes County, Texas
TX
D+28.9
swing
R+25.9→D+3.0
Hardeman County, Texas
TX
D+28.7
swing
R+14.3→D+14.4
Cameron Parish, Louisiana
LA
D+28.7
swing
R+16.8→D+11.8
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
MA
D+28.6
swing
R+6.2→D+22.4
Montague County, Texas
TX
D+28.6
swing
R+25.7→D+3.0
Osage County, Oklahoma
OK
D+28.6
swing
R+24.5→D+4.1
Cedar County, Iowa
IA
D+28.6
swing
R+19.8→D+8.8
Lee County, Texas
TX
D+28.5
swing
R+28.2→D+0.3
Adams County, Colorado
CO
D+28.3
swing
R+21.6→D+6.7
Calhoun County, Texas
TX
D+28.3
swing
R+26.3→D+2.0
Throckmorton County, Texas
TX
D+28.1
swing
R+20.2→D+7.9
Ottawa County, Oklahoma
OK
D+27.9
swing
R+14.0→D+13.9
Foard County, Texas
TX
D+27.8
swing
R+2.6→D+25.2
Little River County, Arkansas
AR
D+27.8
swing
R+20.1→D+7.7
Caddo County, Oklahoma
OK
D+27.6
swing
R+20.7→D+6.9
Nantucket County, Massachusetts
MA
D+27.4
swing
R+7.6→D+19.8
Marshall County, Oklahoma
OK
D+27.4
swing
R+9.8→D+17.5
Hancock County, Illinois
IL
D+27.2
swing
R+25.4→D+1.8
Delaware County, Iowa
IA
D+27.1
swing
R+20.1→D+7.0
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
OK
D+27.1
swing
R+18.3→D+8.7
Monroe County, Missouri
MO
D+27.0
swing
R+4.1→D+22.9
Craig County, Oklahoma
OK
D+26.8
swing
R+18.0→D+8.8
Rains County, Texas
TX
D+26.7
swing
R+20.6→D+6.1
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
OK
D+26.7
swing
R+8.2→D+18.5
Mountrail County, North Dakota
ND
D+26.5
swing
R+11.1→D+15.4
Haskell County, Texas
TX
D+26.4
swing
R+8.5→D+17.9
Choctaw County, Oklahoma
OK
D+26.4
swing
R+5.9→D+20.4
Ralls County, Missouri
MO
D+26.3
swing
R+1.4→D+24.9
Jones County, Iowa
IA
D+26.3
swing
R+12.3→D+14.0
Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
MO
D+26.3
swing
R+8.8→D+17.5
Clinton County, Missouri
MO
D+26.0
swing
R+20.7→D+5.3
Bryan County, Oklahoma
OK
D+26.0
swing
R+6.5→D+19.4
Lewis County, Missouri
MO
D+25.8
swing
R+10.4→D+15.4
Taylor County, Iowa
IA
D+25.5
swing
R+24.8→D+0.7
Lewis and Clark County, Montana
MT
D+25.4
swing
R+21.2→D+4.2
Culberson County, Texas
TX
D+25.4
swing
R+11.1→D+14.3
Mitchell County, Texas
TX
D+25.4
swing
R+20.1→D+5.2
Mineral County, Montana
MT
D+25.3
swing
R+13.2→D+12.1
Franklin County, Texas
TX
D+25.3
swing
R+24.8→D+0.5
Hyde County, North Carolina
NC
D+25.3
swing
R+8.7→D+16.6
Reeves County, Texas
TX
D+25.2
swing
R+1.3→D+23.9
Brule County, South Dakota
SD
D+25.1
swing
R+24.1→D+1.0
Caldwell County, Texas
TX
D+25.1
swing
R+11.8→D+13.3
Cotton County, Oklahoma
OK
D+25.1
swing
R+17.3→D+7.8
Adams County, Iowa
IA
D+24.9
swing
R+16.4→D+8.5
Marshall County, South Dakota
SD
D+24.9
swing
R+15.8→D+9.1
Harrison County, West Virginia
WV
D+24.8
swing
R+12.9→D+12.0
Kiowa County, Oklahoma
OK
D+24.8
swing
R+18.7→D+6.1
Pitkin County, Colorado
CO
D+24.7
swing
R+14.9→D+9.8
Burleson County, Texas
TX
D+24.6
swing
R+8.8→D+15.8
Buchanan County, Iowa
IA
D+24.6
swing
R+9.1→D+15.4
Clark County, Missouri
MO
D+24.5
swing
R+11.9→D+12.6
Spink County, South Dakota
SD
D+24.4
swing
R+21.9→D+2.5
Tama County, Iowa
IA
D+24.4
swing
R+9.1→D+15.3
Shelby County, Missouri
MO
D+24.4
swing
R+17.6→D+6.8
Clayton County, Iowa
IA
D+24.4
swing
R+18.5→D+5.8
Saline County, Nebraska
NE
D+24.3
swing
R+10.3→D+14.0
Marion County, Missouri
MO
D+24.3
swing
R+18.8→D+5.5
Shoshone County, Idaho
ID
D+24.3
swing
R+2.0→D+22.3
Jackson County, Iowa
IA
D+24.2
swing
R+4.4→D+19.8
Adair County, Iowa
IA
D+24.1
swing
R+13.8→D+10.4
Baylor County, Texas
TX
D+24.1
swing
R+12.6→D+11.6
Milam County, Texas
TX
D+24.1
swing
R+8.0→D+16.1
Hamilton County, Iowa
IA
D+24.1
swing
R+12.3→D+11.7
Benton County, Iowa
IA
D+24.0
swing
R+5.4→D+18.7
Hawaii County, Hawaii
HI
D+23.9
swing
R+7.3→D+16.7
Johnston County, Oklahoma
OK
D+23.9
swing
R+9.3→D+14.6
Montgomery County, New York
NY
D+23.8
swing
R+22.8→D+1.1
Grand Isle County, Vermont
VT
D+23.8
swing
R+21.8→D+1.9
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
LA
D+23.8
swing
R+22.9→D+0.8
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
OK
D+23.7
swing
R+17.4→D+6.3
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
LA
D+23.6
swing
R+16.1→D+7.4
Assumption Parish, Louisiana
LA
D+23.4
swing
R+7.5→D+15.9
Dewey County, South Dakota
SD
D+23.3
swing
R+9.8→D+13.5
Audrain County, Missouri
MO
D+23.3
swing
R+21.8→D+1.5
Travis County, Texas
TX
D+23.3
swing
R+14.0→D+9.3
Bent County, Colorado
CO
D+23.3
swing
R+20.7→D+2.6
Towner County, North Dakota
ND
D+23.2
swing
R+21.9→D+1.2
Tyler County, Texas
TX
D+23.1
swing
R+7.7→D+15.5
Guthrie County, Iowa
IA
D+23.1
swing
R+5.0→D+18.2