Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1968 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc. States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
N |
H |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Nixon |
Humphrey |
Wallace |
Other |
1 |
MO | 12 | 1,809,502 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1.13% |
20,488 |
44.87% |
43.74% |
11.39% |
0.00% |
2 |
TX | 25 | 3,079,406 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1.27% |
38,960 |
39.87% |
41.14% |
18.97% |
0.02% |
3 |
MD | 10 | 1,235,039 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
1.64% |
20,315 |
41.94% |
43.59% |
14.47% |
0.00% |
4 |
WA | 9 | 1,304,281 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2.11% |
27,527 |
45.12% |
47.23% |
7.44% |
0.21% |
5 |
NJ | 17 | 2,875,395 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2.13% |
61,261 |
46.10% |
43.97% |
9.12% |
0.82% |
6 |
OH | 26 | 3,959,698 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2.28% |
90,428 |
45.23% |
42.95% |
11.81% |
0.02% |
7 |
AK | 3 | 83,035 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2.64% |
2,189 |
45.28% |
42.65% |
12.07% |
0.00% |
8 |
IL | 26 | 4,619,749 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2.92% |
134,960 |
47.08% |
44.15% |
8.46% |
0.31% |
9 |
CA | 40 | 7,251,587 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3.08% |
223,346 |
47.82% |
44.74% |
6.72% |
0.72% |
10 |
DE | 3 | 214,367 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3.51% |
7,520 |
45.12% |
41.61% |
13.28% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
N |
H |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Nixon |
Humphrey |
Wallace |
Other |
1 |
DC | 3 | 170,578 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
63.64% |
108,554 |
18.18% |
81.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
AL | 10 | 1,049,917 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
47.13% |
494,846 |
13.99% |
18.72% |
65.86% |
1.43% |
3 |
MS | 7 | 654,509 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
40.44% |
264,705 |
13.52% |
23.02% |
63.46% |
0.00% |
4 |
RI | 4 | 385,000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
32.25% |
124,159 |
31.78% |
64.03% |
4.07% |
0.12% |
5 |
MA | 14 | 2,331,752 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
30.12% |
702,374 |
32.89% |
63.01% |
3.73% |
0.37% |
6 |
NE | 5 | 536,851 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
28.01% |
150,379 |
59.82% |
31.81% |
8.36% |
0.00% |
7 |
ID | 4 | 291,183 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
26.13% |
76,096 |
56.79% |
30.66% |
12.55% |
0.00% |
8 |
HI | 4 | 236,218 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
21.12% |
49,899 |
38.70% |
59.83% |
1.47% |
0.00% |
9 |
WY | 3 | 127,205 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20.25% |
25,754 |
55.76% |
35.51% |
8.73% |
0.00% |
10 |
KS | 7 | 872,783 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20.13% |
175,678 |
54.84% |
34.72% |
10.19% |
0.25% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteNixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Nebraska | 59.82% | District of Columbia | 81.82% | Alabama | 65.86% | Idaho | 56.79% | Rhode Island | 64.03% | Mississippi | 63.46% | Utah | 56.49% | Massachusetts | 63.01% | Louisiana | 48.32% | North Dakota | 55.94% | Hawaii | 59.83% | Georgia | 42.83% | Wyoming | 55.76% | Maine | 55.30% | Arkansas | 38.65% |
Blomen | Gregory | Halstead | Colorado | 0.37% | New York | 0.36% | New Jersey | 0.30% | Virginia | 0.34% | New Jersey | 0.28% | Iowa | 0.29% | Illinois | 0.30% | Colorado | 0.17% | Kentucky | 0.27% | Massachusetts | 0.27% | Pennsylvania | 0.16% | Vermont | 0.18% | New Jersey | 0.24% | Virginia | 0.12% | New York | 0.17% | States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Mississippi | 13.52% | Alabama | 18.72% | District of Columbia | 0.00% | Alabama | 13.99% | Mississippi | 23.02% | Hawaii | 1.47% | District of Columbia | 18.18% | Georgia | 26.75% | Maine | 1.62% | Louisiana | 23.47% | Tennessee | 28.13% | Vermont | 3.16% | Georgia | 30.40% | Louisiana | 28.21% | Massachusetts | 3.73% | States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | New York | 2,299,059 | Alabama | 528,741 | California | 1,516,115 | Mississippi | 366,038 | Pennsylvania | 1,287,909 | Louisiana | 174,237 | Ohio | 1,117,894 | Georgia | 48,356 | Illinois | 1,025,847 | South Carolina | 36,772 | States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Vermont | 41.83% | Mississippi | 83.77% | Hawaii | 36.40% | Alabama | 74.18% | Iowa | 36.16% | Louisiana | 18.37% | New Hampshire | 35.96% | South Carolina | 9.31% | Kentucky | 34.50% | Georgia | 4.60% | States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Texas | 452,595 | New York | -375,949 | Alabama | 360,100 | Illinois | -83,092 | Florida | 333,324 | Pennsylvania | -74,762 | Virginia | 319,224 | Nebraska | -47,303 | Mississippi | 245,363 | West Virginia | -37,834 | States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Mississippi | 59.97% | District of Columbia | -14.11% | Alabama | 52.20% | Wyoming | -10.87% | Virginia | 30.63% | Nebraska | -8.10% | South Carolina | 27.10% | New York | -5.25% | Alaska | 23.46% | West Virginia | -4.78% | State Ranks
Rank | Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace |
1 | 32 | 14 | 5 |
2 | 16 | 32 | 3 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 42 | County Ranks
Rank | Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace |
1 | 1,849 | 684 | 578 |
2 | 782 | 2,106 | 224 |
3 | 480 | 321 | 2,308 | Counties with Highest Percent of VoteNixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Hooker, NE | 87.94% | Duval, TX | 88.74% | Geneva, AL | 91.73% | Jackson, KY | 84.09% | Jim Hogg, TX | 82.06% | George, MS | 91.20% | McIntosh, ND | 82.65% | District of Columbia, DC | 81.82% | Lamar, AL | 88.25% | McPherson, SD | 80.34% | Webb, TX | 79.65% | Calhoun, MS | 87.80% | Sioux, IA | 80.04% | Suffolk, MA | 75.62% | Holmes, FL | 87.21% | Blaine, NE | 79.45% | Zapata, TX | 75.00% | Covington, AL | 86.98% | Campbell, SD | 79.27% | Charles City, VA | 74.34% | Smith, MS | 84.70% | Johnson, TN | 79.02% | Brooks, TX | 73.12% | Webster, MS | 84.46% | Garden, NE | 78.60% | Starr, TX | 73.08% | Itawamba, MS | 84.07% | Arthur, NE | 77.86% | Lake, MN | 72.42% | Cherokee, AL | 83.96% |
Blomen | Gregory | Halstead | Campbell, VA | 5.06% | Williamsburg, VA | 2.43% | Atlantic, NJ | 1.87% | Bedford, VA | 3.45% | New York, NY | 1.63% | Hardin, IA | 1.83% | Wythe, VA | 2.41% | Pitkin, CO | 1.09% | Hudson, NJ | 1.68% | Chesapeake, VA | 2.19% | Tompkins, NY | 0.64% | Dickinson, IA | 1.61% | Lynchburg, VA | 2.08% | Mercer, NJ | 0.60% | Ballard, KY | 1.48% | Giles, VA | 1.96% | Costilla, CO | 0.54% | Mahaska, IA | 1.42% | Hopewell, VA | 1.96% | Atlantic, NJ | 0.52% | Caldwell, KY | 1.20% | Henry, VA | 1.78% | Boulder, CO | 0.52% | Garrard, KY | 1.20% | Bedford, VA | 1.76% | Union, NJ | 0.48% | Somerset, NJ | 1.13% | Tazewell, VA | 1.18% | Queens, NY | 0.41% | Clay, IA | 1.09% | Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteNixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Henry, AL | 1.59% | Blount, AL | 3.64% | District of Columbia, DC | 0.00% | Choctaw, AL | 2.89% | Cleburne, AL | 4.01% | Aroostook, ME | 0.93% | Geneva, AL | 3.31% | Marion, AL | 4.34% | Hawaii, HI | 1.10% | Conecuh, AL | 3.48% | Geneva, AL | 4.43% | Starr, TX | 1.32% | Washington, AL | 3.52% | Winston, AL | 4.67% | Kauai, HI | 1.37% | Counties with Highest Number of VotesNixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Los Angeles, CA | 1,266,480 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,223,251 | Cook, IL | 186,921 | Cook, IL | 960,493 | Cook, IL | 1,181,316 | Los Angeles, CA | 151,050 | Nassau, NY | 329,792 | Wayne, MI | 654,157 | Jefferson, AL | 106,233 | Orange, CA | 314,905 | Philadelphia, PA | 525,768 | Wayne, MI | 105,606 | Queens, NY | 306,620 | Kings, NY | 489,174 | Harris, TX | 86,412 | Wayne, MI | 270,566 | Queens, NY | 410,546 | Allegheny, PA | 79,776 | Allegheny, PA | 264,790 | New York, NY | 370,806 | Shelby, TN | 76,996 | San Diego, CA | 261,540 | Middlesex, MA | 370,310 | Cuyahoga, OH | 71,360 | Philadelphia, PA | 254,153 | Allegheny, PA | 364,906 | Philadelphia, PA | 63,506 | Kings, NY | 247,936 | Cuyahoga, OH | 363,540 | Mobile, AL | 61,673 |
Blomen | Gregory | Halstead | Cook, IL | 7,808 | New York, NY | 8,610 | Hudson, NJ | 4,105 | Essex, NJ | 3,028 | Philadelphia, PA | 3,121 | Suffolk, NY | 1,668 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,570 | Queens, NY | 3,104 | Allegheny, PA | 1,544 | Middlesex, MA | 1,765 | Kings, NY | 2,857 | Atlantic, NJ | 1,458 | Suffolk, MA | 1,281 | Nassau, NY | 2,107 | Wayne, MI | 1,456 | Passaic, NJ | 1,278 | Bronx, NY | 1,767 | Westchester, NY | 1,109 | Denver, CO | 1,221 | Essex, NJ | 1,349 | Nassau, NY | 1,103 | Queens, NY | 1,091 | Westchester, NY | 1,318 | Jefferson, KY | 912 | Kings, NY | 1,039 | Allegheny, PA | 1,266 | Somerset, NJ | 888 | Hampden, MA | 930 | Union, NJ | 1,150 | Philadelphia, PA | 798 | Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Loving, TX | 23 | Loving, TX | 18 | District of Columbia, DC | 0 | King, TX | 44 | Hooker, NE | 36 | Kenedy, TX | 7 | Issaquena, MS | 44 | McPherson, NE | 40 | Hooker, NE | 12 | Echols, GA | 53 | Hinsdale, CO | 43 | Arthur, NE | 15 | Chattahoochee, GA | 70 | Arthur, NE | 47 | Grant, NE | 20 | Webster, GA | 72 | Glascock, GA | 47 | Alpine, CA | 20 | Kenedy, TX | 76 | Echols, GA | 56 | Washabaugh, SD | 22 | Henry, AL | 84 | Loup, NE | 64 | Mineral, CO | 22 | Quitman, GA | 90 | Blaine, NE | 64 | Hinsdale, CO | 22 | Baker, GA | 99 | Banner, NE | 72 | Blaine, NE | 25 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Los Angeles, CA | 450,462 | Jefferson, AL | 116,849 | Cook, IL | 420,640 | Mobile, AL | 57,599 | Kings, NY | 214,310 | Hinds, MS | 33,165 | Wayne, MI | 187,182 | Caddo, LA | 28,490 | Nassau, NY | 184,897 | Montgomery, AL | 28,357 | Cuyahoga, OH | 171,726 | Orleans, LA | 23,727 | Queens, NY | 163,141 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 14,961 | Philadelphia, PA | 159,297 | Ouachita, LA | 13,231 | New York, NY | 148,375 | Etowah, AL | 13,156 | Bergen, NJ | 139,679 | Lauderdale, MS | 12,575 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Gillespie, TX | 68.45% | Jefferson, MS | 148.00% | Blanco, TX | 60.54% | Claiborne, MS | 141.40% | Lewis, NY | 60.02% | Holmes, MS | 138.54% | Wayne, NY | 58.68% | Wilkinson, MS | 134.70% | Clinton, NY | 58.06% | Issaquena, MS | 129.83% | Essex, NY | 56.64% | Noxubee, MS | 124.74% | Rabun, GA | 56.41% | Madison, MS | 124.25% | Hamilton, NY | 56.20% | Wilcox, AL | 123.97% | Yates, NY | 56.05% | Sumter, AL | 122.61% | Warren, NY | 56.01% | Dallas, AL | 120.80% | Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Orange, CA | 97,542 | Kings, NY | -140,534 | Harris, TX | 88,052 | Cook, IL | -96,361 | Jefferson, AL | 66,195 | New York, NY | -96,327 | Dallas, TX | 59,396 | Bronx, NY | -95,077 | Prince George's, MD | 49,441 | Los Angeles, CA | -72,936 | Suffolk, NY | 49,434 | Philadelphia, PA | -63,355 | Oakland, MI | 47,950 | Wayne, MI | -60,464 | Broward, FL | 41,057 | Queens, NY | -50,916 | Contra Costa, CA | 40,672 | St. Louis, MO | -46,648 | Dade, FL | 38,881 | Essex, NJ | -39,382 | Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Madison, MS | 167.74% | Berrien, GA | -43.13% | Claiborne, MS | 167.33% | Greensville, VA | -29.96% | Jefferson, MS | 154.71% | Cheyenne, NE | -28.98% | Dallas, AL | 151.79% | Buffalo, SD | -28.88% | Wilkinson, MS | 148.67% | Sioux, NE | -26.56% | DeSoto, MS | 145.97% | Kimball, NE | -26.32% | Marshall, MS | 142.02% | Butler, NE | -24.19% | East Carroll, LA | 141.17% | Niobrara, WY | -24.17% | West Feliciana, LA | 138.57% | Arthur, NE | -24.12% | Sumter, AL | 133.58% | Shannon, SD | -22.08% | Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | Amelia, VA | 33.90% | Chester, SC | 33.75% | Nelson, VA | 33.95% | Spotsylvania, VA | 34.00% | Chatham, GA | 33.99% | Pushmataha, OK | 34.38% | Colleton, SC | 34.67% | McCurtain, OK | 34.16% | Bullitt, KY | 34.55% | Hillsborough, FL | 34.77% | Johnson, AR | 34.21% | Nottoway, VA | 34.64% | Independence, AR | 35.48% | Pulaski, AR | 34.43% | Davidson, TN | 35.06% | Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Nixon | Humphrey | Wallace | San Miguel, NM | 48.12% | Dukes, MA | 48.19% | Sumter, AL | 44.89% | Santa Fe, NM | 48.12% | Taos, NM | 47.87% | Marshall, MS | 44.50% | Franklin, ME | 48.01% | Issaquena, MS | 47.69% | Bertie, NC | 43.61% | Clay, MN | 47.77% | Monroe, NY | 47.66% | Madison, MS | 43.02% | Aroostook, ME | 47.61% | Franklin, MA | 47.55% | St. James, LA | 42.34% |
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