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Elections / 1968 · President · MA

Hubert Humphrey carried Massachusetts D+30.1.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Massachusetts, 1968. The state ran 30.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,331,752 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
1,469,218
63.0%
Nixon (R)
766,844
32.9%
Wallace + others
95,690
4.1%
Margin
D+30.1
1968 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1968
HumphreyD+30.1
1968 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+18.4Berkshire County, MA · D+23.9Bristol County, MA · D+34.2Dukes County, MA · R+1.1Essex County, MA · D+25.6Franklin County, MA · R+1.1Hampden County, MA · D+31.2Hampshire County, MA · D+22.9Middlesex County, MA · D+31.5Nantucket County, MA · R+13.8Norfolk County, MA · D+24.3Plymouth County, MA · D+10.3Suffolk County, MA · D+57.4Worcester County, MA · D+30.2
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic63.0%1,469,218
Richard NixonRepublican32.9%766,844
George WallaceAmerican Independent4.1%95,690
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1968
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−18.4%
16,54624,29642,162
Berkshire CountyD
+23.9%
38,49723,07864,465
Bristol CountyD
+34.2%
119,43956,672183,569
Dukes CountyR
−1.1%
1,5401,5763,196
Essex CountyD
+25.6%
171,90199,721281,685
Franklin CountyR
−1.1%
12,07212,34525,386
Hampden CountyD
+31.2%
111,37655,783178,150
Hampshire CountyD
+22.9%
26,66616,27045,412
Middlesex CountyD
+31.5%
370,310188,304577,596
Nantucket CountyR
−13.8%
7449911,792
Norfolk CountyD
+24.3%
160,51395,858266,206
Plymouth CountyD
+10.3%
67,77154,644127,977
Suffolk CountyD
+57.4%
203,40648,952268,977
Worcester CountyD
+30.2%
168,43788,354265,179