Montana — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionMontana · PresidentNixonR+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 50.6% | 138,835 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 41.6% | 114,117 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 7.8% | 21,452 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (56 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County, MT | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Big Horn County, MT | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Blaine County, MT | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Broadwater County, MT | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Carbon County, MT | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Carter County, MT | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Cascade County, MT | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Chouteau County, MT | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Custer County, MT | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Daniels County, MT | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Dawson County, MT | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Fallon County, MT | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Fergus County, MT | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Flathead County, MT | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Gallatin County, MT | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Garfield County, MT | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Glacier County, MT | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Golden Valley County, MT | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Granite County, MT | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Hill County, MT | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Jefferson County, MT | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Judith Basin County, MT | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Lake County, MT | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Lewis and Clark County, MT | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Liberty County, MT | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Lincoln County, MT | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Madison County, MT | Republican | R+24.3 |
| McCone County, MT | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Meagher County, MT | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Mineral County, MT | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Missoula County, MT | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Musselshell County, MT | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Park County, MT | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Petroleum County, MT | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Phillips County, MT | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Pondera County, MT | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Powder River County, MT | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Powell County, MT | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Prairie County, MT | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Ravalli County, MT | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Richland County, MT | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Roosevelt County, MT | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Rosebud County, MT | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Sanders County, MT | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Sheridan County, MT | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Silver Bow County, MT | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sweet Grass County, MT | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Teton County, MT | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Toole County, MT | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Treasure County, MT | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Valley County, MT | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Wheatland County, MT | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Wibaux County, MT | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Yellowstone County, MT | Republican | R+24.3 |
Montana results by county
56 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | Richard Nixon+1,043 | 1,89661.0% | 85327.5% | 35711.5% | 3,106 |
| Big Horn County | Richard Nixon+470 | 1,78953.9% | 1,31939.7% | 2136.4% | 3,321 |
| Blaine County | Richard Nixon+93 | 1,29148.6% | 1,19845.1% | 1666.3% | 2,655 |
| Broadwater County | Richard Nixon+232 | 67154.3% | 43935.5% | 12610.2% | 1,236 |
| Carbon County | Richard Nixon+619 | 1,97255.0% | 1,35337.7% | 2627.3% | 3,587 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+355 | 62462.2% | 26926.8% | 11011.0% | 1,003 |
| Cascade County | Hubert Humphrey+1,919 | 11,58843.2% | 13,50750.4% | 1,7086.4% | 26,803 |
| Chouteau County | Richard Nixon+479 | 1,69553.7% | 1,21638.5% | 2487.9% | 3,159 |
| Custer County | Richard Nixon+1,071 | 2,83158.1% | 1,76036.1% | 2855.8% | 4,876 |
| Daniels County | Richard Nixon+138 | 82652.1% | 68843.4% | 704.4% | 1,584 |
| Dawson County | Richard Nixon+955 | 2,65058.0% | 1,69537.1% | 2234.9% | 4,568 |
| Deer Lodge County | Hubert Humphrey+2,654 | 1,55425.6% | 4,20869.3% | 3125.1% | 6,074 |
| Fallon County | Richard Nixon+513 | 99063.3% | 47730.5% | 986.3% | 1,565 |
| Fergus County | Richard Nixon+1,297 | 3,36755.6% | 2,07034.2% | 62010.2% | 6,057 |
| Flathead County | Richard Nixon+1,962 | 7,21551.5% | 5,25337.5% | 1,53210.9% | 14,000 |
| Gallatin County | Richard Nixon+3,615 | 7,43362.1% | 3,81831.9% | 7276.1% | 11,978 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+352 | 54264.2% | 19022.5% | 11213.3% | 844 |
| Glacier County | Hubert Humphrey+80 | 1,64344.8% | 1,72346.9% | 3058.3% | 3,671 |
| Golden Valley County | Richard Nixon+138 | 33260.0% | 19435.1% | 274.9% | 553 |
| Granite County | Richard Nixon+124 | 62649.6% | 50239.7% | 13510.7% | 1,263 |
| Hill County | Hubert Humphrey+416 | 2,97044.5% | 3,38650.8% | 3134.7% | 6,669 |
| Jefferson County | Hubert Humphrey+22 | 79845.1% | 82046.3% | 1538.6% | 1,771 |
| Judith Basin County | Richard Nixon+198 | 80453.0% | 60640.0% | 1067.0% | 1,516 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+1,402 | 3,35856.0% | 1,95632.6% | 68511.4% | 5,999 |
| Lewis and Clark County | Richard Nixon+2,600 | 7,97956.5% | 5,37938.1% | 7575.4% | 14,115 |
| Liberty County | Richard Nixon+280 | 67058.6% | 39034.1% | 847.3% | 1,144 |
| Lincoln County | Hubert Humphrey+322 | 2,35540.6% | 2,67746.1% | 77513.3% | 5,807 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+555 | 1,28956.4% | 73432.1% | 26311.5% | 2,286 |
| McCone County | Richard Nixon+144 | 73352.2% | 58941.9% | 835.9% | 1,405 |
| Meagher County | Richard Nixon+325 | 54362.9% | 21825.3% | 10211.8% | 863 |
| Mineral County | Hubert Humphrey+93 | 48341.3% | 57649.3% | 1109.4% | 1,169 |
| Missoula County | Richard Nixon+1,347 | 9,74548.0% | 8,39841.4% | 2,14910.6% | 20,292 |
| Musselshell County | Richard Nixon+158 | 95351.2% | 79542.7% | 1156.2% | 1,863 |
| Park County | Richard Nixon+1,248 | 3,06357.4% | 1,81534.0% | 4628.7% | 5,340 |
| Petroleum County | Richard Nixon+113 | 21163.0% | 9829.3% | 267.8% | 335 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+253 | 1,35351.4% | 1,10041.8% | 1796.8% | 2,632 |
| Pondera County | Richard Nixon+381 | 1,53053.0% | 1,14939.8% | 2097.2% | 2,888 |
| Powder River County | Richard Nixon+441 | 69965.0% | 25824.0% | 11911.1% | 1,076 |
| Powell County | Richard Nixon+95 | 1,30147.5% | 1,20644.0% | 2328.5% | 2,739 |
| Prairie County | Richard Nixon+365 | 63567.8% | 27028.8% | 323.4% | 937 |
| Ravalli County | Richard Nixon+1,103 | 3,18353.3% | 2,08034.8% | 71411.9% | 5,977 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+982 | 2,38159.3% | 1,39934.8% | 2365.9% | 4,016 |
| Roosevelt County | Richard Nixon+176 | 1,94750.1% | 1,77145.6% | 1674.3% | 3,885 |
| Rosebud County | Richard Nixon+479 | 1,19056.4% | 71133.7% | 2089.9% | 2,109 |
| Sanders County | Richard Nixon+217 | 1,45948.7% | 1,24241.5% | 2959.8% | 2,996 |
| Sheridan County | Hubert Humphrey+95 | 1,18045.8% | 1,27549.5% | 1214.7% | 2,576 |
| Silver Bow County | Hubert Humphrey+7,138 | 5,48828.0% | 12,62664.4% | 1,5037.7% | 19,617 |
| Stillwater County | Richard Nixon+671 | 1,34761.2% | 67630.7% | 1788.1% | 2,201 |
| Sweet Grass County | Richard Nixon+707 | 1,04370.0% | 33622.6% | 1117.4% | 1,490 |
| Teton County | Richard Nixon+469 | 1,69754.6% | 1,22839.5% | 1845.9% | 3,109 |
| Toole County | Richard Nixon+359 | 1,40752.0% | 1,04838.7% | 2539.3% | 2,708 |
| Treasure County | Richard Nixon+110 | 29856.5% | 18835.7% | 417.8% | 527 |
| Valley County | Richard Nixon+364 | 2,29049.4% | 1,92641.6% | 4169.0% | 4,632 |
| Wheatland County | Richard Nixon+148 | 67351.8% | 52540.4% | 1027.8% | 1,300 |
| Wibaux County | Richard Nixon+95 | 34753.0% | 25238.5% | 568.5% | 655 |
| Yellowstone County | Richard Nixon+8,216 | 19,89858.8% | 11,68234.5% | 2,2776.7% | 33,857 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | +60.2% |
| 1900 | +18.5% |
| 1904 | −20.4% |
| 1908 | −4.4% |
| 1912 | +11.8% |
| 1916 | +19.3% |
| 1920 | −29.1% |
| 1924 | −23.1% |
| 1928 | −17.9% |
| 1932 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | +41.7% |
| 1940 | +18.6% |
| 1944 | +9.4% |
| 1948 | +9.9% |
| 1952 | −19.3% |
| 1956 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | −2.5% |
| 1964 | +18.4% |
| 1968 | −9.0% |
| 1972 | −20.1% |
| 1976 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | −24.4% |
| 1984 | −22.3% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −2.9% |
| 2000 | −25.1% |
| 2004 | −20.5% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −20.2% |
| 2020 | −16.4% |
| 2024 | −19.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.