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Elections / 1968 · President · AL

George Wallace carried Alabama.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alabama, 1968. George Wallace won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+4.7 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 5.4 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)

Alabama result
1,049,909 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
196,579
18.7%
Nixon (R)
146,923
14.0%
Wallace + others
706,407
67.3%
Margin
D+4.7
1968 presidential election
Alabama, 1968
HumphreyD+4.7
1968 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1968 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1968 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+12.2Baldwin County, AL · R+1.8Barbour County, AL · D+19.0Bibb County, AL · D+8.3Blount County, AL · R+18.5Bullock County, AL · D+40.8Butler County, AL · D+10.1Calhoun County, AL · D+4.1Chambers County, AL · D+2.6Cherokee County, AL · D+2.1Chilton County, AL · R+11.6Choctaw County, AL · D+24.0Clarke County, AL · D+14.2Clay County, AL · R+8.9Cleburne County, AL · R+8.1Coffee County, AL · D+3.6Colbert County, AL · D+3.6Conecuh County, AL · D+18.1Coosa County, AL · D+7.7Covington County, AL · TiedCrenshaw County, AL · D+9.4Cullman County, AL · R+22.3Dale County, AL · D+2.6Dallas County, AL · D+31.7DeKalb County, AL · R+27.2Elmore County, AL · D+8.0Escambia County, AL · D+7.5Etowah County, AL · D+0.8Fayette County, AL · R+2.4Franklin County, AL · R+21.3Geneva County, AL · D+1.1Greene County, AL · D+51.6Hale County, AL · D+33.0Henry County, AL · D+16.5Houston County, AL · D+3.1Jackson County, AL · R+1.5Jefferson County, AL · D+7.8Lamar County, AL · R+1.0Lauderdale County, AL · R+4.2Lawrence County, AL · D+0.9Lee County, AL · D+3.3Limestone County, AL · TiedLowndes County, AL · D+27.4Macon County, AL · D+65.7Madison County, AL · R+10.0Marengo County, AL · D+33.0Marion County, AL · R+13.4Marshall County, AL · R+10.6Mobile County, AL · D+8.8Monroe County, AL · D+17.7Montgomery County, AL · D+11.5Morgan County, AL · R+5.2Perry County, AL · D+38.7Pickens County, AL · D+17.6Pike County, AL · D+10.9Randolph County, AL · R+2.5Russell County, AL · D+17.8Shelby County, AL · R+5.6St. Clair County, AL · R+7.9Sumter County, AL · D+42.3Talladega County, AL · D+6.2Tallapoosa County, AL · D+1.1Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+6.1Walker County, AL · R+3.4Washington County, AL · D+12.4Wilcox County, AL · D+32.0Winston County, AL · R+34.7
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
George Wallace ✓American Independent67.3%706,407
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic18.7%196,579
Richard NixonRepublican14.0%146,923
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1968
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyO
+12.2%
1,5536067,776
Baldwin CountyO
−1.8%
1,8212,15418,404
Barbour CountyO
+19.0%
1,8983867,946
Bibb CountyO
+8.3%
6522634,673
Blount CountyO
−18.5%
3312,0139,086
Bullock CountyO
+40.8%
1,9641904,347
Butler CountyO
+10.1%
1,2405007,361
Calhoun CountyO
+4.1%
4,1463,06126,775
Chambers CountyO
+2.6%
1,3581,08210,636
Cherokee CountyO
+2.1%
4623435,685
Chilton CountyO
−11.6%
5661,6028,902
Choctaw CountyO
+24.0%
1,6411766,093
Clarke CountyO
+14.2%
1,7174888,626
Clay CountyO
−8.9%
2567065,044
Cleburne CountyO
−8.1%
1604853,995
Coffee CountyO
+3.6%
1,07168210,766
Colbert CountyO
+3.6%
2,2911,72715,621
Conecuh CountyO
+18.1%
1,1511865,346
Coosa CountyO
+7.7%
6233303,811
Covington CountyO
−0.3%
79183113,128
Crenshaw CountyO
+9.4%
7262095,480
Cullman CountyO
−22.3%
1,1154,96417,265
Dale CountyO
+2.6%
8626079,705
Dallas CountyO
+31.7%
6,5161,24616,636
DeKalb CountyO
−27.2%
1,2745,31414,859
Elmore CountyO
+8.0%
1,74580111,812
Escambia CountyO
+7.5%
1,49268010,765
Etowah CountyO
+0.8%
4,6134,35131,186
Fayette CountyO
−2.4%
6768276,238
Franklin CountyO
−21.3%
5882,5249,096
Geneva CountyO
+1.1%
3802848,581
Greene CountyD
+51.6%
2,2291803,969
Hale CountyO
+33.0%
2,0032665,260
Henry CountyO
+16.5%
955845,292
Houston CountyO
+3.1%
1,48897416,536
Jackson CountyO
−1.5%
1,0221,19110,908
Jefferson CountyO
+7.8%
55,84539,752205,033
Lamar CountyO
−1.0%
3023645,925
Lauderdale CountyO
−4.2%
2,1662,95218,883
Lawrence CountyO
+0.9%
6505807,529
Lee CountyO
+3.3%
2,8032,36613,136
Limestone CountyO
+0.2%
88987010,375
Lowndes CountyO
+27.4%
1,1272343,263
Macon CountyD
+65.7%
4,4502576,381
Madison CountyO
−10.0%
8,00413,21351,953
Marengo CountyO
+33.0%
3,4794579,154
Marion CountyO
−13.4%
3651,4928,403
Marshall CountyO
−10.6%
9552,72516,680
Mobile CountyO
+8.8%
18,61510,50991,936
Monroe CountyO
+17.7%
1,6733757,324
Montgomery CountyO
+11.5%
12,0886,74646,525
Morgan CountyO
−5.2%
1,8783,04322,277
Perry CountyO
+38.7%
2,4573085,553
Pickens CountyO
+17.6%
1,4343216,328
Pike CountyO
+10.9%
1,5656588,341
Randolph CountyO
−2.5%
6668396,804
Russell CountyO
+17.8%
2,70770411,245
Shelby CountyO
−5.6%
1,1051,70610,770
St. Clair CountyO
−7.9%
8691,6359,697
Sumter CountyD
+42.3%
2,3363034,807
Talladega CountyO
+6.2%
3,0991,93518,756
Tallapoosa CountyO
+1.1%
1,3311,20511,821
Tuscaloosa CountyO
+6.1%
5,5563,82228,371
Walker CountyO
−3.4%
1,9712,62819,385
Washington CountyO
+12.4%
9022005,683
Wilcox CountyO
+32.0%
1,6582374,435
Winston CountyO
−34.7%
2582,1745,527