1968 Presidential Election Statistics

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote N H W %Margin Margin Nixon Humphrey Wallace Other
1 MO121,809,502123 1.13% 20,488 44.87% 43.74% 11.39% 0.00%
2 TX253,079,406213 1.27% 38,960 39.87% 41.14% 18.97% 0.02%
3 MD101,235,039213 1.64% 20,315 41.94% 43.59% 14.47% 0.00%
4 WA91,304,281213 2.11% 27,527 45.12% 47.23% 7.44% 0.21%
5 NJ172,875,395123 2.13% 61,261 46.10% 43.97% 9.12% 0.82%
6 OH263,959,698123 2.28% 90,428 45.23% 42.95% 11.81% 0.02%
7 AK383,035123 2.64% 2,189 45.28% 42.65% 12.07% 0.00%
8 IL264,619,749123 2.92% 134,960 47.08% 44.15% 8.46% 0.31%
9 CA407,251,587123 3.08% 223,346 47.82% 44.74% 6.72% 0.72%
10 DE3214,367123 3.51% 7,520 45.12% 41.61% 13.28% 0.00%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote N H W %Margin Margin Nixon Humphrey Wallace Other
1 DC3170,578210 63.64% 108,554 18.18% 81.82% 0.00% 0.00%
2 AL101,049,917321 47.13% 494,846 13.99% 18.72% 65.86% 1.43%
3 MS7654,509321 40.44% 264,705 13.52% 23.02% 63.46% 0.00%
4 RI4385,000213 32.25% 124,159 31.78% 64.03% 4.07% 0.12%
5 MA142,331,752213 30.12% 702,374 32.89% 63.01% 3.73% 0.37%
6 NE5536,851123 28.01% 150,379 59.82% 31.81% 8.36% 0.00%
7 ID4291,183123 26.13% 76,096 56.79% 30.66% 12.55% 0.00%
8 HI4236,218213 21.12% 49,899 38.70% 59.83% 1.47% 0.00%
9 WY3127,205123 20.25% 25,754 55.76% 35.51% 8.73% 0.00%
10 KS7872,783123 20.13% 175,678 54.84% 34.72% 10.19% 0.25%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
NixonHumphreyWallace
Nebraska59.82%District of Columbia81.82%Alabama65.86%
Idaho56.79%Rhode Island64.03%Mississippi63.46%
Utah56.49%Massachusetts63.01%Louisiana48.32%
North Dakota55.94%Hawaii59.83%Georgia42.83%
Wyoming55.76%Maine55.30%Arkansas38.65%
BlomenGregoryHalstead
Colorado0.37%New York0.36%New Jersey0.30%
Virginia0.34%New Jersey0.28%Iowa0.29%
Illinois0.30%Colorado0.17%Kentucky0.27%
Massachusetts0.27%Pennsylvania0.16%Vermont0.18%
New Jersey0.24%Virginia0.12%New York0.17%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
NixonHumphreyWallace
Mississippi13.52%Alabama18.72%District of Columbia0.00%
Alabama13.99%Mississippi23.02%Hawaii1.47%
District of Columbia18.18%Georgia26.75%Maine1.62%
Louisiana23.47%Tennessee28.13%Vermont3.16%
Georgia30.40%Louisiana28.21%Massachusetts3.73%


State Ranks
Rank NixonHumphreyWallace
132145
216323
33542


County Ranks
Rank NixonHumphreyWallace
11,849684578
27822,106224
34803212,308


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
NixonHumphreyWallace
Hooker, NE87.94%Duval, TX88.74%Geneva, AL91.73%
Jackson, KY84.09%Jim Hogg, TX82.06%George, MS91.20%
McIntosh, ND82.65%District of Columbia, DC81.82%Lamar, AL88.25%
McPherson, SD80.34%Webb, TX79.65%Calhoun, MS87.80%
Sioux, IA80.04%Suffolk, MA75.62%Holmes, FL87.21%
BlomenGregoryHalstead
Campbell, VA5.06%Williamsburg, VA2.43%Atlantic, NJ1.87%
Bedford, VA3.45%New York, NY1.63%Hardin, IA1.83%
Wythe, VA2.41%Pitkin, CO1.09%Hudson, NJ1.68%
Chesapeake, VA2.19%Tompkins, NY0.64%Dickinson, IA1.61%
Lynchburg, VA2.08%Mercer, NJ0.60%Ballard, KY1.48%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
NixonHumphreyWallace
Henry, AL1.59%Blount, AL3.64%District of Columbia, DC0.00%
Choctaw, AL2.89%Cleburne, AL4.01%Aroostook, ME0.93%
Geneva, AL3.31%Marion, AL4.34%Hawaii, HI1.10%
Conecuh, AL3.48%Geneva, AL4.43%Starr, TX1.32%
Washington, AL3.52%Winston, AL4.67%Kauai, HI1.37%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
NixonHumphreyWallace
Los Angeles, CA1,266,480Los Angeles, CA1,223,251Cook, IL186,921
Cook, IL960,493Cook, IL1,181,316Los Angeles, CA151,050
Nassau, NY329,792Wayne, MI654,157Jefferson, AL106,233
Orange, CA314,905Philadelphia, PA525,768Wayne, MI105,606
Queens, NY306,620Kings, NY489,174Harris, TX86,412
BlomenGregoryHalstead
Cook, IL7,808New York, NY8,610Hudson, NJ4,105
Essex, NJ3,028Philadelphia, PA3,121Suffolk, NY1,668
Philadelphia, PA2,570Queens, NY3,104Allegheny, PA1,544
Middlesex, MA1,765Kings, NY2,857Atlantic, NJ1,458
Suffolk, MA1,281Nassau, NY2,107Wayne, MI1,456


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
NixonHumphreyWallace
Loving, TX23Loving, TX18District of Columbia, DC0
King, TX44Hooker, NE36Kenedy, TX7
Issaquena, MS44McPherson, NE40Hooker, NE12
Echols, GA53Hinsdale, CO43Arthur, NE15
Chattahoochee, GA70Arthur, NE47Grant, NE20


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
NixonHumphreyWallace
Amelia, VA33.90%Chester, SC33.75%Nelson, VA33.95%
Spotsylvania, VA34.00%Chatham, GA33.99%Pushmataha, OK34.38%
Colleton, SC34.67%McCurtain, OK34.16%Bullitt, KY34.55%
Hillsborough, FL34.77%Johnson, AR34.21%Nottoway, VA34.64%
Independence, AR35.48%Pulaski, AR34.43%Davidson, TN35.06%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
NixonHumphreyWallace
San Miguel, NM48.12%Dukes, MA48.19%Sumter, AL44.89%
Santa Fe, NM48.12%Taos, NM47.87%Marshall, MS44.50%
Franklin, ME48.01%Issaquena, MS47.69%Bertie, NC43.61%
Clay, MN47.77%Monroe, NY47.66%Madison, MS43.02%
Aroostook, ME47.61%Franklin, MA47.55%St. James, LA42.34%




National Results for 1968

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