Elections / 1968 · President · DC
Hubert Humphrey carried District of Columbia D+63.6.
Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in District of Columbia, 1968. The state ran 64.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
District of Columbia result
170,578 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
139,566
81.8%
Nixon (R)
31,012
18.2%
Wallace + others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+63.6
1968 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1968
HumphreyD+63.6
Constituent county margins for District of Columbia — 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 | 81.8% | 139,566 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 18.2% | 31,012 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +71.0% |
| 1968 | +63.6% |
| 1972 | +56.5% |
| 1976 | +65.1% |
| 1980 | +61.5% |
| 1984 | +71.7% |
| 1988 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | +75.5% |
| 1996 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | +76.2% |
| 2004 | +79.8% |
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +85.8% |
County results — 1968
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | D | 139,566 | 31,012 | 170,578 |