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Elections / 1968 · President · MS

George Wallace carried Mississippi.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Mississippi, 1968. George Wallace won the state as a third-party candidate; the D+9.5 margin shown in the table is the Democratic-vs-Republican measure used across Akashic. The state ran 10.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
654,509 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
150,644
23.0%
Nixon (R)
88,516
13.5%
Wallace + others
415,349
63.5%
Margin
D+9.5
1968 presidential election
Mississippi, 1968
HumphreyD+9.5
1968 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · D+27.7Alcorn County, MS · R+6.9Amite County, MS · D+22.2Attala County, MS · D+14.2Benton County, MS · D+25.0Bolivar County, MS · D+25.3Calhoun County, MS · R+2.1Carroll County, MS · D+24.6Chickasaw County, MS · D+6.6Choctaw County, MS · D+6.5Claiborne County, MS · D+54.2Clarke County, MS · D+10.8Clay County, MS · D+18.4Coahoma County, MS · D+31.9Copiah County, MS · D+24.1Covington County, MS · D+5.1DeSoto County, MS · D+9.7Forrest County, MS · R+2.1Franklin County, MS · D+16.0George County, MS · D+1.0Greene County, MS · D+9.5Grenada County, MS · D+18.8Hancock County, MS · R+2.7Harrison County, MS · R+6.8Hinds County, MS · D+2.3Holmes County, MS · D+45.4Humphreys County, MS · D+26.5Issaquena County, MS · D+43.7Itawamba County, MS · R+2.5Jackson County, MS · R+3.5Jasper County, MS · D+13.8Jefferson County, MS · D+58.4Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+26.7Jones County, MS · R+4.3Kemper County, MS · D+14.6Lafayette County, MS · D+5.6Lamar County, MS · R+3.7Lauderdale County, MS · D+4.3Lawrence County, MS · D+10.6Leake County, MS · D+13.3Lee County, MS · R+4.5Leflore County, MS · D+24.7Lincoln County, MS · D+5.3Lowndes County, MS · D+2.4Madison County, MS · D+38.5Marion County, MS · D+11.5Marshall County, MS · D+37.1Monroe County, MS · D+3.2Montgomery County, MS · D+9.7Neshoba County, MS · D+4.3Newton County, MS · D+3.7Noxubee County, MS · D+31.6Oktibbeha County, MS · D+7.6Panola County, MS · D+20.6Pearl River County, MS · R+4.5Perry County, MS · D+6.6Pike County, MS · D+13.7Pontotoc County, MS · R+2.2Prentiss County, MS · R+4.6Quitman County, MS · D+24.4Rankin County, MS · D+6.9Scott County, MS · D+6.8Sharkey County, MS · D+30.0Simpson County, MS · D+2.9Smith County, MS · R+1.6Stone County, MS · D+2.1Sunflower County, MS · D+20.7Tallahatchie County, MS · D+17.5Tate County, MS · D+12.2Tippah County, MS · D+1.3Tishomingo County, MS · R+4.7Tunica County, MS · D+30.9Union County, MS · R+4.8Walthall County, MS · D+17.6Warren County, MS · D+15.0Washington County, MS · D+13.2Wayne County, MS · D+9.7Webster County, MS · R+0.9Wilkinson County, MS · D+47.8Winston County, MS · D+6.7Yalobusha County, MS · D+7.5Yazoo County, MS · D+15.0
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
George Wallace ✓American Independent63.5%415,349
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic23.0%150,644
Richard NixonRepublican13.5%88,516
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
1912+86.5%
1916+88.4%
1920+69.9%
1924+81.8%
1928+64.3%
1932+92.4%
1936+94.3%
1940+91.5%
1944+87.1%
1948+7.5%
1952+20.9%
1956+33.8%
1960+11.7%
1964−74.3%
1968+9.5%
1972−58.6%
1976+1.9%
1980−1.3%
1984−24.5%
1988−20.8%
1992−8.9%
1996−5.1%
2000−16.9%
2004−19.7%
2008−13.2%
2012−11.5%
2016−17.8%
2020−16.5%
2024−22.9%
County results — 1968
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyO
+27.7%
5,2141,47513,501
Alcorn CountyO
−6.9%
1,1221,7609,186
Amite CountyO
+22.2%
1,5333935,132
Attala CountyO
+14.2%
1,5885996,963
Benton CountyO
+25.0%
8501852,665
Bolivar CountyO
+25.3%
4,6961,79011,504
Calhoun CountyO
−2.1%
2763945,493
Carroll CountyO
+24.6%
9251383,194
Chickasaw CountyO
+6.6%
7203815,163
Choctaw CountyO
+6.5%
4172113,171
Claiborne CountyD
+54.2%
2,1292303,502
Clarke CountyO
+10.8%
8782985,390
Clay CountyO
+18.4%
1,5104945,509
Coahoma CountyD
+31.9%
5,3521,87510,898
Copiah CountyO
+24.1%
2,7247048,379
Covington CountyO
+5.1%
6914454,804
DeSoto CountyO
+9.7%
1,8981,0928,336
Forrest CountyO
−2.1%
2,9573,29416,226
Franklin CountyO
+16.0%
7822313,442
George CountyO
+1.0%
2141714,377
Greene CountyO
+9.5%
4491323,325
Grenada CountyO
+18.8%
2,0507187,103
Hancock CountyO
−2.7%
9041,0656,041
Harrison CountyO
−6.8%
4,5496,54229,248
Hinds CountyO
+2.3%
14,88013,48860,734
Holmes CountyD
+45.4%
3,8815207,409
Humphreys CountyO
+26.5%
1,2192583,628
Issaquena CountyO
+43.7%
527441,105
Itawamba CountyO
−2.5%
4175696,190
Jackson CountyO
−3.5%
2,2362,94220,439
Jasper CountyO
+13.8%
9873734,460
Jefferson CountyD
+58.4%
2,1211473,380
Jefferson Davis CountyO
+26.7%
1,4652974,376
Jones CountyO
−4.3%
2,4763,24217,994
Kemper CountyO
+14.6%
6551673,352
Lafayette CountyO
+5.6%
1,5781,2356,142
Lamar CountyO
−3.7%
3515465,319
Lauderdale CountyO
+4.3%
3,1952,32820,365
Lawrence CountyO
+10.6%
7403293,894
Leake CountyO
+13.3%
1,2954536,316
Lee CountyO
−4.5%
1,9122,52213,666
Leflore CountyO
+24.7%
4,3861,51411,632
Lincoln CountyO
+5.3%
1,5851,0579,918
Lowndes CountyO
+2.4%
2,2291,96811,026
Madison CountyD
+38.5%
4,5158769,462
Marion CountyO
+11.5%
1,7227638,333
Marshall CountyD
+37.1%
2,9075776,278
Monroe CountyO
+3.2%
1,5061,16710,529
Montgomery CountyO
+9.7%
8964754,359
Neshoba CountyO
+4.3%
8675317,815
Newton CountyO
+3.7%
7995426,902
Noxubee CountyO
+31.6%
1,3872323,659
Oktibbeha CountyO
+7.6%
1,8261,2767,229
Panola CountyO
+20.6%
2,7431,0987,974
Pearl River CountyO
−4.5%
9261,2988,274
Perry CountyO
+6.6%
4392273,207
Pike CountyO
+13.7%
2,8481,46010,154
Pontotoc CountyO
−2.2%
5997336,130
Prentiss CountyO
−4.6%
4407236,218
Quitman CountyO
+24.4%
1,5024344,379
Rankin CountyO
+6.9%
1,9751,12412,323
Scott CountyO
+6.8%
1,0676046,764
Sharkey CountyO
+30.0%
9722492,409
Simpson CountyO
+2.9%
1,0798757,018
Smith CountyO
−1.6%
3524375,156
Stone CountyO
+2.1%
3142582,712
Sunflower CountyO
+20.7%
2,6021,0367,570
Tallahatchie CountyO
+17.5%
1,4775775,130
Tate CountyO
+12.2%
1,1626054,577
Tippah CountyO
+1.3%
6635895,879
Tishomingo CountyO
−4.7%
3586175,544
Tunica CountyD
+30.9%
1,1334132,329
Union CountyO
−4.8%
6249486,770
Walthall CountyO
+17.6%
1,2333874,806
Warren CountyO
+15.0%
4,5032,39214,112
Washington CountyO
+13.2%
5,5203,50015,320
Wayne CountyO
+9.7%
7392475,075
Webster CountyO
−0.9%
2953304,023
Wilkinson CountyD
+47.8%
2,1442723,919
Winston CountyO
+6.7%
9115086,054
Yalobusha CountyO
+7.5%
8735624,160
Yazoo CountyO
+15.0%
2,1639588,060