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Elections / 1968 · President · HI

Hubert Humphrey carried Hawaii D+21.1.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Hawaii, 1968. The state ran 21.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Hawaii result
236,218 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
141,324
59.8%
Nixon (R)
91,425
38.7%
Wallace + others
3,469
1.5%
Margin
D+21.1
1968 presidential election
Hawaii, 1968
HumphreyD+21.1
1968 presidential margin by county for Hawaii — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Hawaii — 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.Hawaii County, HI · D+24.1Honolulu County, HI · D+20.2Kauai County, HI · D+25.7Maui County, HI · D+23.1
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic59.8%141,324
Richard NixonRepublican38.7%91,425
OtherAll other candidates1.5%3,469
D+60
R+60
4 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Hawaii's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Hawaii's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: +23.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+23.1%DR19602024
Hawaii's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1960+0.1%
1964+57.5%
1968+21.1%
1972−25.0%
1976+2.5%
1980+1.9%
1984−11.3%
1988+9.5%
1992+11.4%
1996+25.3%
2000+18.3%
2004+8.7%
2008+45.2%
2012+42.7%
2016+32.2%
2020+29.5%
2024+23.1%
County results — 1968
4 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Hawaii CountyD
+24.1%
15,8199,62525,727
Honolulu CountyD
+20.2%
108,14171,259182,194
Kauai CountyD
+25.7%
7,0514,14011,346
Maui CountyD
+23.1%
10,3136,40116,951