Richard Nixon carried Florida R+9.6.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Florida, 1968. The state ran 8.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

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Florida result

2,187,805 votes counted

Humphrey (D)

676,794

30.9%

Nixon (R)

886,804

40.5%

Wallace + others

624,207

28.5%

Margin

R+9.6

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1968 presidential election

Florida, 1968

NixonR+9.6

How it voted

Share of the 1968 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	40.5%	886,804
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic	30.9%	676,794
George WallaceAmerican Independent	28.5%	624,207

D+60

R+60

67 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 1968 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
1892	+75.8%
1896	+41.5%
1900	+53.8%
1904	+47.6%
1908	+41.4%
1912	+61.1%
1916	+51.2%
1920	+31.3%
1924	+28.8%
1928	−16.7%
1932	+49.8%
1936	+52.2%
1940	+48.0%
1944	+40.6%
1948	+15.2%
1952	−10.0%
1956	−14.5%
1960	−3.0%
1964	+2.3%
1968	−9.6%
1972	−44.1%
1976	+5.3%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−30.7%
1988	−22.4%
1992	−1.9%
1996	+5.7%
2000	−0.0%
2004	−5.0%
2008	+2.8%
2012	+0.9%
2016	−1.2%
2020	−3.4%
2024	−13.1%

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County results — 1968

67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	D	+1.4%	10,060	9,670	28,426
Baker County	O	+7.0%	487	294	2,743
Bay County	O	−4.5%	4,020	5,121	24,302
Bradford County	O	+9.6%	1,173	718	4,731
Brevard County	R	−24.4%	18,281	37,124	77,314
Broward County	R	−25.4%	56,613	106,122	194,727
Calhoun County	O	+1.3%	398	356	3,129
Charlotte County	R	−20.1%	3,647	6,056	11,973
Citrus County	R	−13.9%	1,775	2,767	7,148
Clay County	O	−14.0%	1,954	3,251	9,251
Collier County	R	−29.7%	2,230	5,362	10,544
Columbia County	O	+2.7%	1,750	1,553	7,349
DeSoto County	O	−4.1%	937	1,103	4,094
Dixie County	O	+5.2%	325	217	2,088
Duval County	O	+1.9%	54,834	51,585	166,978
Escambia County	O	+1.7%	16,281	15,089	68,370
Flagler County	O	+13.6%	601	360	1,778
Franklin County	O	+5.4%	699	529	3,137
Gadsden County	O	+21.4%	3,274	1,337	9,057
Gilchrist County	O	+1.7%	208	183	1,510
Glades County	O	−2.8%	230	261	1,091
Gulf County	O	+9.1%	711	364	3,800
Hamilton County	O	+17.7%	820	337	2,731
Hardee County	O	−12.7%	703	1,278	4,510
Hendry County	O	−3.3%	791	900	3,329
Hernando County	O	−8.9%	1,524	2,053	5,964
Highlands County	R	−18.6%	2,582	4,560	10,617
Hillsborough County	R	−2.5%	45,848	49,441	142,202
Holmes County	O	−1.2%	312	377	5,389
Indian River County	R	−26.3%	3,179	6,518	12,719
Jackson County	O	+10.0%	2,472	1,236	12,330
Jefferson County	O	+19.6%	1,066	459	3,092
Lafayette County	O	+5.3%	215	137	1,477
Lake County	R	−28.9%	4,599	11,763	24,804
Lee County	R	−20.6%	7,978	14,376	31,095
Leon County	O	+3.5%	10,440	9,288	32,606
Levy County	O	+0.6%	767	745	3,961
Liberty County	O	+5.1%	242	154	1,718
Madison County	O	+15.3%	1,378	654	4,735
Manatee County	R	−28.7%	8,286	18,247	34,747
Marion County	O	−7.3%	5,798	7,468	22,866
Martin County	R	−25.4%	2,580	5,179	10,230
Miami-Dade County	D	+11.4%	176,689	135,222	365,302
Monroe County	D	+3.0%	5,534	5,094	14,899
Nassau County	O	+4.5%	1,598	1,301	6,533
Okaloosa County	O	−11.8%	3,059	5,525	20,821
Okeechobee County	O	−10.6%	542	862	3,008
Orange County	R	−28.1%	22,548	50,874	100,669
Osceola County	R	−24.2%	1,870	4,172	9,504
Palm Beach County	R	−25.1%	32,837	62,191	116,922
Pasco County	R	−15.0%	6,292	9,743	23,001
Pinellas County	R	−19.4%	68,209	109,235	211,258
Polk County	O	−15.9%	15,898	27,839	75,277
Putnam County	O	−0.3%	2,920	2,955	11,025
Santa Rosa County	O	−7.6%	1,600	2,567	12,716
Sarasota County	R	−42.3%	10,127	30,160	47,328
Seminole County	R	−19.4%	6,120	10,821	24,216
St. Johns County	O	−10.0%	2,748	3,880	11,310
St. Lucie County	R	−12.1%	5,232	7,281	16,923
Sumter County	O	+7.2%	1,277	910	5,066
Suwannee County	O	+5.6%	1,182	845	5,982
Taylor County	O	+2.9%	941	794	5,053
Union County	O	+6.7%	290	179	1,661
Volusia County	R	−4.3%	24,987	28,024	70,220
Wakulla County	O	+8.2%	440	247	2,355
Walton County	O	+1.4%	1,064	963	7,162
Washington County	O	+3.9%	722	528	4,932