Elections / 1968 · President · CT
Hubert Humphrey carried Connecticut D+5.2.
Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Connecticut, 1968. The state ran 5.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Connecticut result
1,256,199 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
621,547
49.5%
Nixon (R)
556,703
44.3%
Wallace + others
77,948
6.2%
Margin
D+5.2
1968 presidential election
Connecticut, 1968
HumphreyD+5.2
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1968 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1968 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic | 49.5% | 621,547 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 44.3% | 556,703 |
| George WallaceAmerican Independent | 6.2% | 77,948 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1968
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | D | 193,358 | 137,671 | 348,715 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 47,440 | 58,926 | 113,793 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | D | 25,271 | 23,380 | 51,633 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | D | 82,033 | 70,140 | 163,614 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 15,641 | 11,680 | 28,502 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 18,430 | 18,812 | 39,429 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | D | 105,195 | 85,987 | 207,179 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | D | 43,531 | 38,320 | 86,865 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 90,648 | 111,787 | 216,469 |