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Elections / 1968 · President · CO

Richard Nixon carried Colorado R+9.2.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Colorado, 1968. The state ran 8.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Colorado result
810,251 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
335,174
41.4%
Nixon (R)
409,345
50.5%
Wallace + others
65,732
8.1%
Margin
R+9.2
1968 presidential election
Colorado, 1968
NixonR+9.2
1968 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · D+1.4Alamosa County, CO · R+17.0Arapahoe County, CO · R+26.8Archuleta County, CO · R+7.9Baca County, CO · R+28.8Bent County, CO · R+3.9Boulder County, CO · R+21.4Chaffee County, CO · R+10.9Cheyenne County, CO · R+22.8Clear Creek County, CO · R+15.2Conejos County, CO · D+4.4Costilla County, CO · D+30.8Crowley County, CO · R+13.6Custer County, CO · R+32.0Delta County, CO · R+20.5Denver County, CO · D+6.7Dolores County, CO · R+23.6Douglas County, CO · R+33.9Eagle County, CO · R+5.7El Paso County, CO · R+18.2Elbert County, CO · R+32.7Fremont County, CO · R+17.6Garfield County, CO · R+14.6Gilpin County, CO · R+20.6Grand County, CO · R+42.4Gunnison County, CO · R+22.5Hinsdale County, CO · R+43.8Huerfano County, CO · D+24.8Jackson County, CO · R+42.3Jefferson County, CO · R+21.8Kiowa County, CO · R+21.7Kit Carson County, CO · R+29.4La Plata County, CO · R+23.4Lake County, CO · D+18.2Larimer County, CO · R+31.3Las Animas County, CO · D+28.0Lincoln County, CO · R+24.3Logan County, CO · R+23.7Mesa County, CO · R+9.1Mineral County, CO · D+3.8Moffat County, CO · R+35.5Montezuma County, CO · R+25.5Montrose County, CO · R+17.2Morgan County, CO · R+30.5Otero County, CO · R+8.5Ouray County, CO · R+19.6Park County, CO · R+30.7Phillips County, CO · R+23.6Pitkin County, CO · R+20.1Prowers County, CO · R+7.4Pueblo County, CO · D+21.9Rio Blanco County, CO · R+39.5Rio Grande County, CO · R+21.0Routt County, CO · R+17.7Saguache County, CO · R+11.2San Juan County, CO · R+8.7San Miguel County, CO · R+14.0Sedgwick County, CO · R+27.9Summit County, CO · R+25.2Teller County, CO · R+23.1Washington County, CO · R+35.0Weld County, CO · R+22.4Yuma County, CO · R+33.6
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican50.5%409,345
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic41.4%335,174
George WallaceAmerican Independent8.1%65,732
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1968
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+1.4%
25,11124,34355,493
Alamosa CountyR
−17.0%
1,5742,2774,140
Arapahoe CountyR
−26.8%
18,56933,71256,519
Archuleta CountyR
−7.9%
409486978
Baca CountyR
−28.8%
7191,4412,504
Bent CountyR
−3.9%
1,1261,2282,587
Boulder CountyR
−21.4%
17,42227,67147,988
Chaffee CountyR
−10.9%
1,6672,1214,153
Cheyenne CountyR
−22.8%
3926641,192
Clear Creek CountyR
−15.2%
7191,0111,918
Conejos CountyD
+4.4%
1,4921,3612,980
Costilla CountyD
+30.8%
9334771,482
Crowley CountyR
−13.6%
5657751,539
Custer CountyR
−32.0%
204433716
Delta CountyR
−20.5%
2,3273,6926,652
Denver CountyD
+6.7%
106,08192,003211,317
Dolores CountyR
−23.6%
217392740
Douglas CountyR
−33.9%
8571,9103,104
Eagle CountyR
−5.7%
9271,0492,136
El Paso CountyR
−18.2%
21,23232,06659,655
Elbert CountyR
−32.7%
4841,0431,712
Fremont CountyR
−17.6%
3,2924,9089,183
Garfield CountyR
−14.6%
2,2733,1576,043
Gilpin CountyR
−20.6%
218358681
Grand CountyR
−42.4%
4331,1671,732
Gunnison CountyR
−22.5%
8661,4112,425
Hinsdale CountyR
−43.8%
43127192
Huerfano CountyD
+24.8%
1,9341,1333,224
Jackson CountyR
−42.3%
177474702
Jefferson CountyR
−21.8%
31,39250,84789,357
Kiowa CountyR
−21.7%
4236891,224
Kit Carson CountyR
−29.4%
1,0261,9773,237
La Plata CountyR
−23.4%
2,5234,2697,476
Lake CountyD
+18.2%
1,5501,0252,887
Larimer CountyR
−31.3%
9,15218,43829,676
Las Animas CountyD
+28.0%
4,6022,4997,504
Lincoln CountyR
−24.3%
8091,4072,465
Logan CountyR
−23.7%
2,5214,3237,591
Mesa CountyR
−9.1%
8,77510,74521,671
Mineral CountyD
+3.8%
126116265
Moffat CountyR
−35.5%
7651,7852,875
Montezuma CountyR
−25.5%
1,3492,4614,362
Montrose CountyR
−17.2%
2,3943,5476,712
Morgan CountyR
−30.5%
2,3104,5987,512
Otero CountyR
−8.5%
3,8914,6909,445
Ouray CountyR
−19.6%
250401771
Park CountyR
−30.7%
2866011,026
Phillips CountyR
−23.6%
7231,2372,175
Pitkin CountyR
−20.1%
7281,1352,021
Prowers CountyR
−7.4%
2,3292,7415,586
Pueblo CountyD
+21.9%
27,21516,64648,291
Rio Blanco CountyR
−39.5%
5021,2942,003
Rio Grande CountyR
−21.0%
1,5622,4424,187
Routt CountyR
−17.7%
1,0761,6022,976
Saguache CountyR
−11.2%
6488241,571
San Juan CountyR
−8.7%
134165358
San Miguel CountyR
−14.0%
311422793
Sedgwick CountyR
−27.9%
5461,0071,653
Summit CountyR
−25.2%
301536934
Teller CountyR
−23.1%
4037221,378
Washington CountyR
−35.0%
6941,6342,682
Weld CountyR
−22.4%
10,42017,10129,865
Yuma CountyR
−33.6%
1,1752,5294,035