Kentucky — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentNixonR+6.1
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 43.8% | 462,411 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 37.6% | 397,541 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 18.6% | 195,941 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Kentucky cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Anderson County, KY | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Other / independent | D+2.7 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Christian County, KY | Other / independent | D+3.9 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Fulton County, KY | Other / independent | D+3.3 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Hickman County, KY | Other / independent | D+9.6 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+75.8 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Logan County, KY | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+48.4 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+0.03 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Robertson County, KY | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Todd County, KY | Other / independent | R+7.8 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+27.1 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+21.5 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+4.7 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+5.7 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+1,877 | 3,23959.4% | 1,36225.0% | 84915.6% | 5,450 |
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+2,025 | 2,95261.6% | 92719.4% | 91119.0% | 4,790 |
| Anderson County | Richard Nixon+260 | 1,59444.3% | 1,33437.1% | 66818.6% | 3,596 |
| Ballard County | Hubert Humphrey+384 | 56416.4% | 1,63247.4% | 1,24836.2% | 3,444 |
| Barren County | Richard Nixon+745 | 4,20942.8% | 3,46435.3% | 2,15321.9% | 9,826 |
| Bath County | Hubert Humphrey+117 | 1,27738.3% | 1,39441.8% | 66019.8% | 3,331 |
| Bell County | Richard Nixon+767 | 4,90547.7% | 4,13840.3% | 1,23212.0% | 10,275 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+1,356 | 4,08145.1% | 2,72530.1% | 2,24524.8% | 9,051 |
| Bourbon County | Hubert Humphrey+718 | 1,84833.8% | 2,56647.0% | 1,04619.2% | 5,460 |
| Boyd County | Richard Nixon+718 | 8,63245.4% | 7,91441.7% | 2,45512.9% | 19,001 |
| Boyle County | Richard Nixon+52 | 2,71540.3% | 2,66339.5% | 1,36020.2% | 6,738 |
| Bracken County | Richard Nixon+48 | 1,11540.8% | 1,06739.1% | 55020.1% | 2,732 |
| Breathitt County | Hubert Humphrey+1,593 | 1,36129.1% | 2,95463.1% | 3637.8% | 4,678 |
| Breckinridge County | Richard Nixon+755 | 2,77947.3% | 2,02434.5% | 1,07018.2% | 5,873 |
| Bullitt County | Other+75 | 1,96531.1% | 2,13533.8% | 2,21035.0% | 6,310 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+1,946 | 2,63766.5% | 69117.4% | 63916.1% | 3,967 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+652 | 2,13942.2% | 1,43928.4% | 1,48729.4% | 5,065 |
| Calloway County | Hubert Humphrey+1,182 | 2,67230.8% | 3,85444.4% | 2,15624.8% | 8,682 |
| Campbell County | Richard Nixon+3,934 | 13,68148.5% | 9,74734.6% | 4,77516.9% | 28,203 |
| Carlisle County | Hubert Humphrey+329 | 47919.6% | 1,14446.9% | 81533.4% | 2,438 |
| Carroll County | Hubert Humphrey+897 | 86827.5% | 1,76556.0% | 51916.5% | 3,152 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+890 | 3,23449.7% | 2,34436.0% | 93314.3% | 6,511 |
| Casey County | Richard Nixon+2,819 | 3,69870.6% | 87916.8% | 65812.6% | 5,235 |
| Christian County | Other+264 | 3,78830.0% | 4,28133.9% | 4,54536.0% | 12,614 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+313 | 2,69839.6% | 2,38535.0% | 1,72525.3% | 6,808 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+3,450 | 4,66375.2% | 1,21319.6% | 3285.3% | 6,204 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+2,004 | 2,57275.1% | 56816.6% | 2858.3% | 3,425 |
| Crittenden County | Richard Nixon+1,104 | 1,94255.0% | 83823.7% | 75321.3% | 3,533 |
| Cumberland County | Richard Nixon+1,470 | 2,11667.8% | 64620.7% | 35811.5% | 3,120 |
| Daviess County | Richard Nixon+164 | 10,11140.2% | 9,94739.6% | 5,08420.2% | 25,142 |
| Edmonson County | Richard Nixon+1,601 | 2,28065.4% | 67919.5% | 52515.1% | 3,484 |
| Elliott County | Hubert Humphrey+872 | 51523.6% | 1,38763.4% | 28413.0% | 2,186 |
| Estill County | Richard Nixon+975 | 2,23653.6% | 1,26130.2% | 67716.2% | 4,174 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+8,046 | 24,94849.5% | 16,90233.6% | 8,52316.9% | 50,373 |
| Fleming County | Richard Nixon+814 | 2,22053.3% | 1,40633.7% | 54113.0% | 4,167 |
| Floyd County | Hubert Humphrey+4,783 | 3,55027.2% | 8,33363.9% | 1,1608.9% | 13,043 |
| Franklin County | Hubert Humphrey+2,339 | 4,05730.8% | 6,39648.6% | 2,71220.6% | 13,165 |
| Fulton County | Other+331 | 1,07928.3% | 1,20431.5% | 1,53540.2% | 3,818 |
| Gallatin County | Hubert Humphrey+272 | 41329.4% | 68548.7% | 30922.0% | 1,407 |
| Garrard County | Richard Nixon+1,205 | 2,20556.1% | 1,00025.5% | 72218.4% | 3,927 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+217 | 1,38639.4% | 1,16933.2% | 96727.5% | 3,522 |
| Graves County | Hubert Humphrey+1,232 | 3,23926.5% | 5,10341.8% | 3,87131.7% | 12,213 |
| Grayson County | Richard Nixon+2,003 | 3,59861.1% | 1,59527.1% | 69211.8% | 5,885 |
| Green County | Richard Nixon+1,445 | 2,44858.7% | 1,00324.1% | 71917.2% | 4,170 |
| Greenup County | Richard Nixon+9 | 4,69843.7% | 4,68943.6% | 1,36812.7% | 10,755 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+182 | 1,04944.7% | 86736.9% | 43118.4% | 2,347 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+859 | 5,32941.8% | 4,47035.1% | 2,93823.1% | 12,737 |
| Harlan County | Hubert Humphrey+1,817 | 4,57235.0% | 6,38948.9% | 2,11616.2% | 13,077 |
| Harrison County | Hubert Humphrey+736 | 1,63733.8% | 2,37348.9% | 84017.3% | 4,850 |
| Hart County | Richard Nixon+1,159 | 2,81751.4% | 1,65830.2% | 1,00918.4% | 5,484 |
| Henderson County | Hubert Humphrey+1,550 | 3,51232.7% | 5,06247.2% | 2,15220.1% | 10,726 |
| Henry County | Hubert Humphrey+707 | 1,27132.0% | 1,97849.9% | 71818.1% | 3,967 |
| Hickman County | Other+303 | 62323.2% | 88032.8% | 1,18344.0% | 2,686 |
| Hopkins County | Hubert Humphrey+600 | 3,79131.9% | 4,39137.0% | 3,68731.1% | 11,869 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+2,794 | 3,09884.1% | 3048.3% | 2827.7% | 3,684 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+5,700 | 95,94243.1% | 90,24240.5% | 36,47316.4% | 222,657 |
| Jessamine County | Richard Nixon+867 | 2,33845.5% | 1,33425.9% | 1,47128.6% | 5,143 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+1,904 | 4,04661.9% | 2,14232.8% | 3485.3% | 6,536 |
| Kenton County | Richard Nixon+2,607 | 17,26343.6% | 14,65637.1% | 7,63819.3% | 39,557 |
| Knott County | Hubert Humphrey+2,237 | 1,09822.6% | 3,33568.5% | 4348.9% | 4,867 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+2,144 | 4,38857.8% | 2,24429.5% | 96312.7% | 7,595 |
| Larue County | Richard Nixon+611 | 1,86247.8% | 1,25132.1% | 78420.1% | 3,897 |
| Laurel County | Richard Nixon+4,495 | 6,25167.6% | 1,75619.0% | 1,24413.4% | 9,251 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+121 | 1,94645.8% | 1,82543.0% | 47811.2% | 4,249 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+665 | 1,33958.3% | 67429.3% | 28512.4% | 2,298 |
| Leslie County | Richard Nixon+1,787 | 2,61571.1% | 82822.5% | 2366.4% | 3,679 |
| Letcher County | Hubert Humphrey+256 | 3,24342.3% | 3,49945.6% | 92512.1% | 7,667 |
| Lewis County | Richard Nixon+1,743 | 2,76064.8% | 1,01723.9% | 48011.3% | 4,257 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+855 | 2,59147.4% | 1,73631.8% | 1,13420.8% | 5,461 |
| Livingston County | Hubert Humphrey+193 | 1,07932.6% | 1,27238.5% | 95628.9% | 3,307 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+63 | 3,40239.2% | 3,33938.4% | 1,94622.4% | 8,687 |
| Lyon County | Hubert Humphrey+79 | 57929.9% | 71937.1% | 64033.0% | 1,938 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,441 | 5,32544.8% | 3,88432.7% | 2,66922.5% | 11,878 |
| Magoffin County | Richard Nixon+40 | 1,96747.7% | 1,92746.7% | 2295.6% | 4,123 |
| Marion County | Hubert Humphrey+816 | 1,62033.0% | 2,43649.7% | 85017.3% | 4,906 |
| Marshall County | Hubert Humphrey+869 | 2,43230.7% | 3,30141.7% | 2,18827.6% | 7,921 |
| Martin County | Richard Nixon+1,184 | 1,94368.4% | 75926.7% | 1384.9% | 2,840 |
| Mason County | Hubert Humphrey+111 | 2,66140.5% | 2,77242.2% | 1,13717.3% | 6,570 |
| McCracken County | Hubert Humphrey+3,825 | 5,88727.3% | 9,74145.2% | 5,91627.5% | 21,544 |
| McCreary County | Richard Nixon+1,911 | 2,67067.6% | 75919.2% | 52013.2% | 3,949 |
| McLean County | Hubert Humphrey+1 | 1,37235.7% | 1,37335.8% | 1,09528.5% | 3,840 |
| Meade County | Hubert Humphrey+541 | 1,38533.0% | 1,92645.9% | 88921.2% | 4,200 |
| Menifee County | Hubert Humphrey+45 | 50938.6% | 55442.1% | 25419.3% | 1,317 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+482 | 2,43243.1% | 1,95034.5% | 1,26422.4% | 5,646 |
| Metcalfe County | Richard Nixon+565 | 1,56651.4% | 1,00132.9% | 47915.7% | 3,046 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+3,393 | 4,08676.1% | 69312.9% | 59311.0% | 5,372 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+705 | 2,11346.9% | 1,40831.2% | 98721.9% | 4,508 |
| Morgan County | Hubert Humphrey+881 | 1,34133.9% | 2,22256.1% | 39810.0% | 3,961 |
| Muhlenberg County | Richard Nixon+165 | 3,85339.5% | 3,68837.8% | 2,20922.7% | 9,750 |
| Nelson County | Hubert Humphrey+1,047 | 2,37334.3% | 3,42049.5% | 1,12316.2% | 6,916 |
| Nicholas County | Hubert Humphrey+186 | 72535.2% | 91144.2% | 42620.7% | 2,062 |
| Ohio County | Richard Nixon+1,809 | 3,50454.2% | 1,69526.2% | 1,27119.6% | 6,470 |
| Oldham County | Richard Nixon+256 | 1,65541.4% | 1,39935.0% | 93923.5% | 3,993 |
| Owen County | Hubert Humphrey+781 | 82726.4% | 1,60851.3% | 69922.3% | 3,134 |
| Owsley County | Richard Nixon+1,114 | 1,41775.5% | 30316.1% | 1578.4% | 1,877 |
| Pendleton County | Richard Nixon+458 | 1,61445.7% | 1,15632.7% | 76321.6% | 3,533 |
| Perry County | Hubert Humphrey+569 | 3,99341.9% | 4,56247.8% | 98610.3% | 9,541 |
| Pike County | Hubert Humphrey+2,752 | 8,91139.6% | 11,66351.8% | 1,9528.7% | 22,526 |
| Powell County | Richard Nixon+223 | 1,15742.6% | 93434.4% | 62723.1% | 2,718 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+5,467 | 8,29064.3% | 2,82321.9% | 1,78813.9% | 12,901 |
| Robertson County | Richard Nixon+10 | 41641.1% | 40640.2% | 18918.7% | 1,011 |
| Rockcastle County | Richard Nixon+2,204 | 3,07267.0% | 86818.9% | 64814.1% | 4,588 |
| Rowan County | Richard Nixon+119 | 2,01745.2% | 1,89842.6% | 54412.2% | 4,459 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+2,074 | 3,03564.3% | 96120.4% | 72515.4% | 4,721 |
| Scott County | Hubert Humphrey+213 | 1,74835.1% | 1,96139.3% | 1,27525.6% | 4,984 |
| Shelby County | Hubert Humphrey+292 | 2,28737.8% | 2,57942.6% | 1,18819.6% | 6,054 |
| Simpson County | Hubert Humphrey+70 | 1,43533.1% | 1,50534.7% | 1,39932.2% | 4,339 |
| Spencer County | Richard Nixon+169 | 73341.9% | 56432.2% | 45325.9% | 1,750 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+1,472 | 3,03250.9% | 1,36722.9% | 1,56026.2% | 5,959 |
| Todd County | Other+531 | 1,43332.0% | 1,08224.2% | 1,96443.8% | 4,479 |
| Trigg County | Hubert Humphrey+139 | 1,10030.4% | 1,33036.7% | 1,19132.9% | 3,621 |
| Trimble County | Hubert Humphrey+534 | 51126.0% | 1,04553.1% | 41120.9% | 1,967 |
| Union County | Hubert Humphrey+809 | 1,37123.7% | 2,61645.2% | 1,80731.2% | 5,794 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+2,884 | 8,08445.8% | 5,20029.4% | 4,38124.8% | 17,665 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+188 | 1,86346.4% | 1,67541.7% | 48112.0% | 4,019 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+1,588 | 3,05561.1% | 1,46729.3% | 4809.6% | 5,002 |
| Webster County | Hubert Humphrey+668 | 1,44629.5% | 2,11443.1% | 1,34527.4% | 4,905 |
| Whitley County | Richard Nixon+3,505 | 5,63959.7% | 2,13422.6% | 1,66617.7% | 9,439 |
| Wolfe County | Hubert Humphrey+404 | 75834.3% | 1,16252.7% | 28713.0% | 2,207 |
| Woodford County | Richard Nixon+255 | 1,90142.5% | 1,64636.8% | 92520.7% | 4,472 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.