Illinois — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentNixonR+2.9
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 47.1% | 2,174,774 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 44.2% | 2,039,814 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.8% | 405,161 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Alexander County, IL | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Brown County, IL | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Cass County, IL | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Christian County, IL | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Cook County, IL | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+16.8 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+26.2 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Fulton County, IL | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Greene County, IL | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+21.0 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Macon County, IL | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Marion County, IL | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+25.5 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+36.5 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+39.7 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Pike County, IL | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Union County, IL | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+27.3 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+30.4 |
Illinois results by county
102 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+5,923 | 17,44454.3% | 11,52135.9% | 3,1439.8% | 32,108 |
| Alexander County | Hubert Humphrey+389 | 2,54036.6% | 2,92942.2% | 1,46521.1% | 6,934 |
| Bond County | Richard Nixon+1,158 | 3,67452.8% | 2,51636.2% | 76311.0% | 6,953 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+3,135 | 5,93662.3% | 2,80129.4% | 7968.3% | 9,533 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+364 | 1,62951.5% | 1,26540.0% | 2698.5% | 3,163 |
| Bureau County | Richard Nixon+4,912 | 11,21660.0% | 6,30433.7% | 1,1836.3% | 18,703 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+213 | 1,54249.1% | 1,32942.3% | 2688.5% | 3,139 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+2,717 | 5,27563.7% | 2,55830.9% | 4495.4% | 8,282 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+109 | 3,41147.8% | 3,30246.3% | 4266.0% | 7,139 |
| Champaign County | Richard Nixon+7,602 | 26,02753.5% | 18,42537.9% | 4,1968.6% | 48,648 |
| Christian County | Hubert Humphrey+979 | 7,48642.3% | 8,46547.8% | 1,7439.9% | 17,694 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+1,996 | 4,80956.1% | 2,81332.8% | 95311.1% | 8,575 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+1,551 | 4,42955.5% | 2,87836.0% | 6798.5% | 7,986 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+2,108 | 6,56153.8% | 4,45336.5% | 1,1859.7% | 12,199 |
| Coles County | Richard Nixon+3,112 | 10,44952.9% | 7,33737.1% | 1,98010.0% | 19,766 |
| Cook County | Hubert Humphrey+220,823 | 960,49341.1% | 1,181,31650.6% | 194,7298.3% | 2,336,538 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+2,487 | 5,87058.1% | 3,38333.5% | 8458.4% | 10,098 |
| Cumberland County | Richard Nixon+843 | 2,67153.1% | 1,82836.4% | 52910.5% | 5,028 |
| De Witt County | Richard Nixon+1,424 | 4,24754.2% | 2,82336.0% | 7649.8% | 7,834 |
| DeKalb County | Richard Nixon+7,561 | 14,53563.2% | 6,97430.3% | 1,4906.5% | 22,999 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+2,234 | 5,05859.2% | 2,82433.1% | 6557.7% | 8,537 |
| DuPage County | Richard Nixon+76,401 | 124,89366.6% | 48,49225.9% | 14,1117.5% | 187,496 |
| Edgar County | Richard Nixon+2,716 | 6,28156.3% | 3,56532.0% | 1,30511.7% | 11,151 |
| Edwards County | Richard Nixon+1,538 | 2,63363.7% | 1,09526.5% | 4079.8% | 4,135 |
| Effingham County | Richard Nixon+2,202 | 6,69855.9% | 4,49637.6% | 7786.5% | 11,972 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+1,438 | 5,44952.4% | 4,01138.6% | 9439.1% | 10,403 |
| Ford County | Richard Nixon+3,017 | 5,23365.4% | 2,21627.7% | 5556.9% | 8,004 |
| Franklin County | Hubert Humphrey+1,059 | 9,03642.9% | 10,09547.9% | 1,9439.2% | 21,074 |
| Fulton County | Hubert Humphrey+40 | 9,58246.7% | 9,62246.9% | 1,3056.4% | 20,509 |
| Gallatin County | Hubert Humphrey+178 | 1,80243.0% | 1,98047.3% | 4089.7% | 4,190 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+850 | 3,94451.2% | 3,09440.1% | 6708.7% | 7,708 |
| Grundy County | Richard Nixon+3,200 | 6,60759.5% | 3,40730.7% | 1,0919.8% | 11,105 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+961 | 2,91252.8% | 1,95135.4% | 65011.8% | 5,513 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+3,146 | 6,86660.2% | 3,72032.6% | 8117.1% | 11,397 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+293 | 1,49251.8% | 1,19941.6% | 1926.7% | 2,883 |
| Henderson County | Richard Nixon+589 | 2,22453.6% | 1,63539.4% | 2897.0% | 4,148 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+4,069 | 12,52455.1% | 8,45537.2% | 1,7527.7% | 22,731 |
| Iroquois County | Richard Nixon+6,988 | 10,88567.9% | 3,89724.3% | 1,2517.8% | 16,033 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+278 | 9,13446.5% | 8,85645.1% | 1,6678.5% | 19,657 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+932 | 2,94451.8% | 2,01235.4% | 73012.8% | 5,686 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+891 | 7,36747.6% | 6,47641.9% | 1,62410.5% | 15,467 |
| Jersey County | Richard Nixon+456 | 3,80646.8% | 3,35041.2% | 97412.0% | 8,130 |
| Jo Daviess County | Richard Nixon+2,335 | 5,56359.1% | 3,22834.3% | 6176.6% | 9,408 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+1,263 | 2,40660.5% | 1,14328.8% | 42610.7% | 3,975 |
| Kane County | Richard Nixon+27,535 | 54,14461.9% | 26,60930.4% | 6,6677.6% | 87,420 |
| Kankakee County | Richard Nixon+5,565 | 20,02552.4% | 14,46037.8% | 3,7659.8% | 38,250 |
| Kendall County | Richard Nixon+4,956 | 7,18470.4% | 2,22821.8% | 7867.7% | 10,198 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+4,509 | 14,21653.9% | 9,70736.8% | 2,4739.4% | 26,396 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+25,590 | 68,99956.6% | 43,40935.6% | 9,4957.8% | 121,903 |
| LaSalle County | Richard Nixon+3,114 | 26,05450.5% | 22,94044.4% | 2,6165.1% | 51,610 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+1,808 | 4,88354.6% | 3,07534.4% | 98811.0% | 8,946 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+4,871 | 9,59862.9% | 4,72731.0% | 9306.1% | 15,255 |
| Livingston County | Richard Nixon+6,729 | 11,96365.9% | 5,23428.8% | 9635.3% | 18,160 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+4,086 | 8,63860.5% | 4,55231.9% | 1,0997.7% | 14,289 |
| Macon County | Hubert Humphrey+2,342 | 21,02742.3% | 23,36947.0% | 5,34510.7% | 49,741 |
| Macoupin County | Hubert Humphrey+488 | 10,26243.9% | 10,75046.0% | 2,35610.1% | 23,368 |
| Madison County | Hubert Humphrey+6,762 | 39,62239.2% | 46,38445.9% | 15,12315.0% | 101,129 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+397 | 8,13446.1% | 7,73743.8% | 1,77810.1% | 17,649 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+1,442 | 3,89758.4% | 2,45536.8% | 3254.9% | 6,677 |
| Mason County | Richard Nixon+534 | 3,89949.6% | 3,36542.8% | 5897.5% | 7,853 |
| Massac County | Richard Nixon+1,644 | 3,57855.5% | 1,93430.0% | 93414.5% | 6,446 |
| McDonough County | Richard Nixon+4,711 | 8,49665.7% | 3,78529.3% | 6435.0% | 12,924 |
| McHenry County | Richard Nixon+16,349 | 27,24566.2% | 10,89626.5% | 3,0447.4% | 41,185 |
| McLean County | Richard Nixon+9,505 | 22,28459.2% | 12,77934.0% | 2,5676.8% | 37,630 |
| Menard County | Richard Nixon+1,340 | 2,98059.7% | 1,64032.8% | 3757.5% | 4,995 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+1,701 | 4,84456.3% | 3,14336.5% | 6137.1% | 8,600 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+2,264 | 5,08655.5% | 2,82230.8% | 1,25913.7% | 9,167 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+229 | 7,54746.2% | 7,31844.8% | 1,4749.0% | 16,339 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+2,621 | 8,90254.5% | 6,28138.5% | 1,1447.0% | 16,327 |
| Moultrie County | Richard Nixon+647 | 3,09450.5% | 2,44739.9% | 5869.6% | 6,127 |
| Ogle County | Richard Nixon+7,769 | 12,16869.0% | 4,39924.9% | 1,0746.1% | 17,641 |
| Peoria County | Richard Nixon+6,084 | 37,02150.0% | 30,93741.7% | 6,1478.3% | 74,105 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+935 | 5,38449.0% | 4,44940.5% | 1,15010.5% | 10,983 |
| Piatt County | Richard Nixon+1,526 | 3,97356.3% | 2,44734.7% | 6399.1% | 7,059 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+844 | 5,03550.7% | 4,19142.2% | 7137.2% | 9,939 |
| Pope County | Richard Nixon+575 | 1,30757.6% | 73232.3% | 22910.1% | 2,268 |
| Pulaski County | Hubert Humphrey+335 | 1,74137.6% | 2,07644.8% | 81517.6% | 4,632 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+363 | 1,35153.9% | 98839.4% | 1666.6% | 2,505 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+1,728 | 7,68150.4% | 5,95339.0% | 1,61610.6% | 15,250 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+2,286 | 4,78158.8% | 2,49530.7% | 86110.6% | 8,137 |
| Rock Island County | Hubert Humphrey+4,102 | 30,40443.3% | 34,50649.2% | 5,2307.5% | 70,140 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+928 | 6,91349.9% | 5,98543.2% | 9516.9% | 13,849 |
| Sangamon County | Richard Nixon+6,968 | 36,51050.0% | 29,54240.5% | 6,9449.5% | 72,996 |
| Schuyler County | Richard Nixon+1,285 | 2,76060.0% | 1,47532.1% | 3657.9% | 4,600 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+719 | 1,97155.6% | 1,25235.3% | 3259.2% | 3,548 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+959 | 5,48749.3% | 4,52840.7% | 1,12210.1% | 11,137 |
| St. Clair County | Hubert Humphrey+16,284 | 34,44234.1% | 50,72650.3% | 15,70615.6% | 100,874 |
| Stark County | Richard Nixon+1,164 | 2,29262.5% | 1,12830.8% | 2456.7% | 3,665 |
| Stephenson County | Richard Nixon+4,781 | 11,82159.3% | 7,04035.3% | 1,0675.4% | 19,928 |
| Tazewell County | Richard Nixon+2,259 | 22,97147.4% | 20,71242.8% | 4,7399.8% | 48,422 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+286 | 3,88946.5% | 3,60343.0% | 88010.5% | 8,372 |
| Vermilion County | Richard Nixon+5,153 | 21,39149.3% | 16,23837.4% | 5,79513.3% | 43,424 |
| Wabash County | Richard Nixon+1,285 | 3,52955.2% | 2,24435.1% | 6199.7% | 6,392 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+2,792 | 5,87760.0% | 3,08531.5% | 8338.5% | 9,795 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,700 | 4,79363.3% | 2,09327.7% | 6839.0% | 7,569 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+2,539 | 5,53259.6% | 2,99332.2% | 7598.2% | 9,284 |
| White County | Richard Nixon+1,514 | 5,35153.8% | 3,83738.6% | 7647.7% | 9,952 |
| Whiteside County | Richard Nixon+7,045 | 15,17761.9% | 8,13233.1% | 1,2255.0% | 24,534 |
| Will County | Richard Nixon+12,054 | 43,63049.3% | 31,57635.7% | 13,25415.0% | 88,460 |
| Williamson County | Richard Nixon+2,226 | 11,88650.4% | 9,66041.0% | 2,0428.7% | 23,588 |
| Winnebago County | Richard Nixon+10,944 | 47,64652.5% | 36,70240.4% | 6,3917.0% | 90,739 |
| Woodford County | Richard Nixon+3,871 | 7,87661.8% | 4,00531.4% | 8666.8% | 12,747 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.