Mississippi — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentWallace63.5%
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| George Wallace + others ✓American Independent | 63.5% | 415,349 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 23.0% | 150,644 |
| Richard NixonRepublican | 13.5% | 88,516 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 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.
Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Other / independent | D+27.7 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Other / independent | R+6.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Other / independent | D+22.2 |
| Attala County, MS | Other / independent | D+14.2 |
| Benton County, MS | Other / independent | D+25.0 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Other / independent | D+25.3 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.1 |
| Carroll County, MS | Other / independent | D+24.6 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.6 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.5 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Clarke County, MS | Other / independent | D+10.8 |
| Clay County, MS | Other / independent | D+18.4 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Copiah County, MS | Other / independent | D+24.1 |
| Covington County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.1 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Forrest County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.1 |
| Franklin County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.0 |
| George County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.0 |
| Greene County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.5 |
| Grenada County, MS | Other / independent | D+18.8 |
| Hancock County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.7 |
| Harrison County, MS | Other / independent | R+6.8 |
| Hinds County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.3 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Other / independent | D+26.5 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Other / independent | D+43.7 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.5 |
| Jackson County, MS | Other / independent | R+3.5 |
| Jasper County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.8 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Other / independent | D+26.7 |
| Jones County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.3 |
| Kemper County, MS | Other / independent | D+14.6 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.6 |
| Lamar County, MS | Other / independent | R+3.7 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.3 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Other / independent | D+10.6 |
| Leake County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.3 |
| Lee County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.5 |
| Leflore County, MS | Other / independent | D+24.7 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.3 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Madison County, MS | Democratic | D+38.5 |
| Marion County, MS | Other / independent | D+11.5 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Monroe County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.2 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.3 |
| Newton County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Other / independent | D+31.6 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.6 |
| Panola County, MS | Other / independent | D+20.6 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.5 |
| Perry County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.6 |
| Pike County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.7 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.2 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.6 |
| Quitman County, MS | Other / independent | D+24.4 |
| Rankin County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.9 |
| Scott County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.8 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Other / independent | D+30.0 |
| Simpson County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.9 |
| Smith County, MS | Other / independent | R+1.6 |
| Stone County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.1 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Other / independent | D+20.7 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Other / independent | D+17.5 |
| Tate County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.2 |
| Tippah County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.3 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.7 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+30.9 |
| Union County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.8 |
| Walthall County, MS | Other / independent | D+17.6 |
| Warren County, MS | Other / independent | D+15.0 |
| Washington County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.2 |
| Wayne County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Webster County, MS | Other / independent | R+0.9 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Democratic | D+47.8 |
| Winston County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.7 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.5 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Other / independent | D+15.0 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | George Wallace + others+1,598 | 6,81250.5% | 5,21438.6% | 1,47510.9% | 13,501 |
| Alcorn County | George Wallace + others+4,544 | 6,30468.6% | 1,12212.2% | 1,76019.2% | 9,186 |
| Amite County | George Wallace + others+1,673 | 3,20662.5% | 1,53329.9% | 3937.7% | 5,132 |
| Attala County | George Wallace + others+3,188 | 4,77668.6% | 1,58822.8% | 5998.6% | 6,963 |
| Benton County | George Wallace + others+780 | 1,63061.2% | 85031.9% | 1856.9% | 2,665 |
| Bolivar County | George Wallace + others+322 | 5,01843.6% | 4,69640.8% | 1,79015.6% | 11,504 |
| Calhoun County | George Wallace + others+4,429 | 4,82387.8% | 2765.0% | 3947.2% | 5,493 |
| Carroll County | George Wallace + others+1,206 | 2,13166.7% | 92529.0% | 1384.3% | 3,194 |
| Chickasaw County | George Wallace + others+3,342 | 4,06278.7% | 72013.9% | 3817.4% | 5,163 |
| Choctaw County | George Wallace + others+2,126 | 2,54380.2% | 41713.2% | 2116.7% | 3,171 |
| Claiborne County | Hubert Humphrey+986 | 1,14332.6% | 2,12960.8% | 2306.6% | 3,502 |
| Clarke County | George Wallace + others+3,336 | 4,21478.2% | 87816.3% | 2985.5% | 5,390 |
| Clay County | George Wallace + others+1,995 | 3,50563.6% | 1,51027.4% | 4949.0% | 5,509 |
| Coahoma County | Hubert Humphrey+1,681 | 3,67133.7% | 5,35249.1% | 1,87517.2% | 10,898 |
| Copiah County | George Wallace + others+2,227 | 4,95159.1% | 2,72432.5% | 7048.4% | 8,379 |
| Covington County | George Wallace + others+2,977 | 3,66876.4% | 69114.4% | 4459.3% | 4,804 |
| DeSoto County | George Wallace + others+3,448 | 5,34664.1% | 1,89822.8% | 1,09213.1% | 8,336 |
| Forrest County | George Wallace + others+6,681 | 9,97561.5% | 2,95718.2% | 3,29420.3% | 16,226 |
| Franklin County | George Wallace + others+1,647 | 2,42970.6% | 78222.7% | 2316.7% | 3,442 |
| George County | George Wallace + others+3,778 | 3,99291.2% | 2144.9% | 1713.9% | 4,377 |
| Greene County | George Wallace + others+2,295 | 2,74482.5% | 44913.5% | 1324.0% | 3,325 |
| Grenada County | George Wallace + others+2,285 | 4,33561.0% | 2,05028.9% | 71810.1% | 7,103 |
| Hancock County | George Wallace + others+3,007 | 4,07267.4% | 90415.0% | 1,06517.6% | 6,041 |
| Harrison County | George Wallace + others+11,615 | 18,15762.1% | 4,54915.6% | 6,54222.4% | 29,248 |
| Hinds County | George Wallace + others+17,486 | 32,36653.3% | 14,88024.5% | 13,48822.2% | 60,734 |
| Holmes County | Hubert Humphrey+873 | 3,00840.6% | 3,88152.4% | 5207.0% | 7,409 |
| Humphreys County | George Wallace + others+932 | 2,15159.3% | 1,21933.6% | 2587.1% | 3,628 |
| Issaquena County | George Wallace + others+7 | 53448.3% | 52747.7% | 444.0% | 1,105 |
| Itawamba County | George Wallace + others+4,635 | 5,20484.1% | 4176.7% | 5699.2% | 6,190 |
| Jackson County | George Wallace + others+12,319 | 15,26174.7% | 2,23610.9% | 2,94214.4% | 20,439 |
| Jasper County | George Wallace + others+2,113 | 3,10069.5% | 98722.1% | 3738.4% | 4,460 |
| Jefferson County | Hubert Humphrey+1,009 | 1,11232.9% | 2,12162.8% | 1474.3% | 3,380 |
| Jefferson Davis County | George Wallace + others+1,149 | 2,61459.7% | 1,46533.5% | 2976.8% | 4,376 |
| Jones County | George Wallace + others+9,034 | 12,27668.2% | 2,47613.8% | 3,24218.0% | 17,994 |
| Kemper County | George Wallace + others+1,875 | 2,53075.5% | 65519.5% | 1675.0% | 3,352 |
| Lafayette County | George Wallace + others+1,751 | 3,32954.2% | 1,57825.7% | 1,23520.1% | 6,142 |
| Lamar County | George Wallace + others+3,876 | 4,42283.1% | 3516.6% | 54610.3% | 5,319 |
| Lauderdale County | George Wallace + others+11,647 | 14,84272.9% | 3,19515.7% | 2,32811.4% | 20,365 |
| Lawrence County | George Wallace + others+2,085 | 2,82572.5% | 74019.0% | 3298.4% | 3,894 |
| Leake County | George Wallace + others+3,273 | 4,56872.3% | 1,29520.5% | 4537.2% | 6,316 |
| Lee County | George Wallace + others+6,710 | 9,23267.6% | 1,91214.0% | 2,52218.5% | 13,666 |
| Leflore County | George Wallace + others+1,346 | 5,73249.3% | 4,38637.7% | 1,51413.0% | 11,632 |
| Lincoln County | George Wallace + others+5,691 | 7,27673.4% | 1,58516.0% | 1,05710.7% | 9,918 |
| Lowndes County | George Wallace + others+4,600 | 6,82961.9% | 2,22920.2% | 1,96817.8% | 11,026 |
| Madison County | Hubert Humphrey+444 | 4,07143.0% | 4,51547.7% | 8769.3% | 9,462 |
| Marion County | George Wallace + others+4,126 | 5,84870.2% | 1,72220.7% | 7639.2% | 8,333 |
| Marshall County | Hubert Humphrey+113 | 2,79444.5% | 2,90746.3% | 5779.2% | 6,278 |
| Monroe County | George Wallace + others+6,350 | 7,85674.6% | 1,50614.3% | 1,16711.1% | 10,529 |
| Montgomery County | George Wallace + others+2,092 | 2,98868.5% | 89620.6% | 47510.9% | 4,359 |
| Neshoba County | George Wallace + others+5,550 | 6,41782.1% | 86711.1% | 5316.8% | 7,815 |
| Newton County | George Wallace + others+4,762 | 5,56180.6% | 79911.6% | 5427.9% | 6,902 |
| Noxubee County | George Wallace + others+653 | 2,04055.8% | 1,38737.9% | 2326.3% | 3,659 |
| Oktibbeha County | George Wallace + others+2,301 | 4,12757.1% | 1,82625.3% | 1,27617.7% | 7,229 |
| Panola County | George Wallace + others+1,390 | 4,13351.8% | 2,74334.4% | 1,09813.8% | 7,974 |
| Pearl River County | George Wallace + others+4,752 | 6,05073.1% | 92611.2% | 1,29815.7% | 8,274 |
| Perry County | George Wallace + others+2,102 | 2,54179.2% | 43913.7% | 2277.1% | 3,207 |
| Pike County | George Wallace + others+2,998 | 5,84657.6% | 2,84828.0% | 1,46014.4% | 10,154 |
| Pontotoc County | George Wallace + others+4,065 | 4,79878.3% | 5999.8% | 73312.0% | 6,130 |
| Prentiss County | George Wallace + others+4,332 | 5,05581.3% | 4407.1% | 72311.6% | 6,218 |
| Quitman County | George Wallace + others+941 | 2,44355.8% | 1,50234.3% | 4349.9% | 4,379 |
| Rankin County | George Wallace + others+7,249 | 9,22474.9% | 1,97516.0% | 1,1249.1% | 12,323 |
| Scott County | George Wallace + others+4,026 | 5,09375.3% | 1,06715.8% | 6048.9% | 6,764 |
| Sharkey County | George Wallace + others+216 | 1,18849.3% | 97240.3% | 24910.3% | 2,409 |
| Simpson County | George Wallace + others+3,985 | 5,06472.2% | 1,07915.4% | 87512.5% | 7,018 |
| Smith County | George Wallace + others+3,930 | 4,36784.7% | 3526.8% | 4378.5% | 5,156 |
| Stone County | George Wallace + others+1,826 | 2,14078.9% | 31411.6% | 2589.5% | 2,712 |
| Sunflower County | George Wallace + others+1,330 | 3,93251.9% | 2,60234.4% | 1,03613.7% | 7,570 |
| Tallahatchie County | George Wallace + others+1,599 | 3,07660.0% | 1,47728.8% | 57711.2% | 5,130 |
| Tate County | George Wallace + others+1,648 | 2,81061.4% | 1,16225.4% | 60513.2% | 4,577 |
| Tippah County | George Wallace + others+3,964 | 4,62778.7% | 66311.3% | 58910.0% | 5,879 |
| Tishomingo County | George Wallace + others+3,952 | 4,56982.4% | 3586.5% | 61711.1% | 5,544 |
| Tunica County | Hubert Humphrey+350 | 78333.6% | 1,13348.6% | 41317.7% | 2,329 |
| Union County | George Wallace + others+4,250 | 5,19876.8% | 6249.2% | 94814.0% | 6,770 |
| Walthall County | George Wallace + others+1,953 | 3,18666.3% | 1,23325.7% | 3878.1% | 4,806 |
| Warren County | George Wallace + others+2,714 | 7,21751.1% | 4,50331.9% | 2,39217.0% | 14,112 |
| Washington County | George Wallace + others+780 | 6,30041.1% | 5,52036.0% | 3,50022.8% | 15,320 |
| Wayne County | George Wallace + others+3,350 | 4,08980.6% | 73914.6% | 2474.9% | 5,075 |
| Webster County | George Wallace + others+3,068 | 3,39884.5% | 2957.3% | 3308.2% | 4,023 |
| Wilkinson County | Hubert Humphrey+641 | 1,50338.4% | 2,14454.7% | 2726.9% | 3,919 |
| Winston County | George Wallace + others+3,724 | 4,63576.6% | 91115.0% | 5088.4% | 6,054 |
| Yalobusha County | George Wallace + others+1,852 | 2,72565.5% | 87321.0% | 56213.5% | 4,160 |
| Yazoo County | George Wallace + others+2,776 | 4,93961.3% | 2,16326.8% | 95811.9% | 8,060 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.