North Carolina — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentNixonR+10.3
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 39.5% | 627,192 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 31.3% | 496,188 |
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 29.2% | 464,113 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 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.
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Other / independent | R+12.1 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Anson County, NC | Other / independent | D+18.7 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Other / independent | D+4.9 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+33.6 |
| Bladen County, NC | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Other / independent | D+6.5 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Camden County, NC | Other / independent | D+26.5 |
| Carteret County, NC | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Caswell County, NC | Other / independent | D+18.3 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Chatham County, NC | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Chowan County, NC | Other / independent | D+10.9 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Other / independent | R+7.2 |
| Columbus County, NC | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Craven County, NC | Other / independent | D+9.1 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Currituck County, NC | Other / independent | D+14.6 |
| Dare County, NC | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Duplin County, NC | Other / independent | D+5.9 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Other / independent | D+14.3 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Franklin County, NC | Other / independent | D+15.2 |
| Gaston County, NC | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Gates County, NC | Other / independent | D+26.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Granville County, NC | Other / independent | D+9.4 |
| Greene County, NC | Other / independent | D+17.8 |
| Guilford County, NC | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Halifax County, NC | Other / independent | D+11.7 |
| Harnett County, NC | Other / independent | R+7.5 |
| Haywood County, NC | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Hyde County, NC | Other / independent | D+18.4 |
| Iredell County, NC | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Jackson County, NC | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Johnston County, NC | Other / independent | R+11.1 |
| Jones County, NC | Other / independent | D+25.7 |
| Lee County, NC | Other / independent | R+0.7 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Other / independent | D+0.1 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Macon County, NC | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Martin County, NC | Other / independent | D+23.3 |
| McDowell County, NC | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Moore County, NC | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Nash County, NC | Other / independent | D+3.6 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Onslow County, NC | Other / independent | R+1.3 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Other / independent | D+15.4 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Other / independent | D+14.9 |
| Pender County, NC | Other / independent | D+16.5 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Other / independent | D+18.2 |
| Person County, NC | Other / independent | D+5.7 |
| Pitt County, NC | Other / independent | D+8.6 |
| Polk County, NC | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Richmond County, NC | Other / independent | D+11.1 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Other / independent | R+5.5 |
| Rowan County, NC | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Sampson County, NC | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Stokes County, NC | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Surry County, NC | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Swain County, NC | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Union County, NC | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Vance County, NC | Other / independent | D+14.1 |
| Wake County, NC | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Warren County, NC | Other / independent | D+27.8 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Other / independent | R+1.7 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Wilson County, NC | Other / independent | D+0.7 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Yancey County, NC | Republican | R+4.3 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Other+829 | 12,31036.5% | 13,13939.0% | 8,24124.5% | 33,690 |
| Alexander County | Richard Nixon+2,176 | 4,37952.0% | 2,20326.2% | 1,83421.8% | 8,416 |
| Alleghany County | Richard Nixon+593 | 1,69545.8% | 90424.4% | 1,10229.8% | 3,701 |
| Anson County | Other+602 | 1,47418.4% | 3,57144.6% | 2,96937.0% | 8,014 |
| Ashe County | Richard Nixon+1,468 | 4,89453.1% | 8889.6% | 3,42637.2% | 9,208 |
| Avery County | Richard Nixon+2,507 | 3,19770.8% | 69015.3% | 63114.0% | 4,518 |
| Beaufort County | Other+2,454 | 2,66923.0% | 5,68649.1% | 3,23227.9% | 11,587 |
| Bertie County | Hubert Humphrey+99 | 81111.4% | 3,10843.6% | 3,20745.0% | 7,126 |
| Bladen County | Other+1,143 | 1,74620.8% | 3,89746.4% | 2,75432.8% | 8,397 |
| Brunswick County | Other+386 | 2,40427.5% | 3,35838.4% | 2,97234.0% | 8,734 |
| Buncombe County | Richard Nixon+6,407 | 21,03144.2% | 11,88925.0% | 14,62430.8% | 47,544 |
| Burke County | Richard Nixon+5,176 | 11,06848.8% | 5,89226.0% | 5,70425.2% | 22,664 |
| Cabarrus County | Richard Nixon+6,688 | 13,22652.3% | 6,53825.9% | 5,50121.8% | 25,265 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+5,338 | 10,43351.5% | 5,09525.1% | 4,74623.4% | 20,274 |
| Camden County | Other+393 | 1809.1% | 1,10055.4% | 70735.6% | 1,987 |
| Carteret County | Richard Nixon+831 | 4,59340.2% | 3,06126.8% | 3,76233.0% | 11,416 |
| Caswell County | Other+714 | 1,03617.2% | 2,85147.3% | 2,13735.5% | 6,024 |
| Catawba County | Richard Nixon+11,108 | 18,39356.3% | 7,28522.3% | 6,97421.4% | 32,652 |
| Chatham County | Richard Nixon+313 | 3,84536.2% | 3,23930.5% | 3,53233.3% | 10,616 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+1,366 | 3,76853.2% | 91512.9% | 2,40233.9% | 7,085 |
| Chowan County | Other+495 | 79821.6% | 1,69645.9% | 1,20132.5% | 3,695 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+543 | 1,39054.9% | 29311.6% | 84733.5% | 2,530 |
| Cleveland County | Other+2,351 | 7,29832.3% | 9,64942.7% | 5,66125.0% | 22,608 |
| Columbus County | Other+2,450 | 3,88126.2% | 6,69345.2% | 4,24328.6% | 14,817 |
| Craven County | Other+2,269 | 2,99121.8% | 6,50947.4% | 4,24030.9% | 13,740 |
| Cumberland County | Hubert Humphrey+399 | 9,14331.9% | 9,53933.3% | 9,93834.7% | 28,620 |
| Currituck County | Other+733 | 36314.1% | 1,47157.2% | 73828.7% | 2,572 |
| Dare County | Richard Nixon+191 | 1,03540.1% | 84432.7% | 70027.1% | 2,579 |
| Davidson County | Richard Nixon+5,134 | 16,67846.6% | 11,54432.2% | 7,59421.2% | 35,816 |
| Davie County | Richard Nixon+1,351 | 3,86649.0% | 2,51531.9% | 1,50219.1% | 7,883 |
| Duplin County | Other+2,631 | 2,72422.2% | 6,08249.6% | 3,45128.2% | 12,257 |
| Durham County | Hubert Humphrey+3,021 | 12,70529.7% | 13,54231.6% | 16,56338.7% | 42,810 |
| Edgecombe County | Other+618 | 3,19822.4% | 5,86141.0% | 5,24336.7% | 14,302 |
| Forsyth County | Richard Nixon+11,342 | 31,62346.8% | 15,68123.2% | 20,28130.0% | 67,585 |
| Franklin County | Other+2,670 | 1,37514.1% | 5,52556.6% | 2,85529.3% | 9,755 |
| Gaston County | Richard Nixon+4,768 | 18,74143.8% | 13,97332.6% | 10,10023.6% | 42,814 |
| Gates County | Other+76 | 40614.6% | 1,22744.1% | 1,15141.3% | 2,784 |
| Graham County | Richard Nixon+509 | 1,57052.4% | 36312.1% | 1,06135.4% | 2,994 |
| Granville County | Other+1,433 | 1,83721.5% | 4,07147.6% | 2,63830.9% | 8,546 |
| Greene County | Other+1,346 | 65012.7% | 2,90656.8% | 1,56030.5% | 5,116 |
| Guilford County | Richard Nixon+13,392 | 38,99646.2% | 19,75123.4% | 25,60430.4% | 84,351 |
| Halifax County | Other+2,189 | 3,14820.7% | 7,11646.8% | 4,92732.4% | 15,191 |
| Harnett County | Other+1,347 | 5,18433.0% | 6,53141.5% | 4,00725.5% | 15,722 |
| Haywood County | Richard Nixon+502 | 6,20539.3% | 3,89824.7% | 5,70336.1% | 15,806 |
| Henderson County | Richard Nixon+5,473 | 9,33457.4% | 3,86123.8% | 3,05318.8% | 16,248 |
| Hertford County | Hubert Humphrey+1,072 | 1,12517.0% | 2,20333.4% | 3,27549.6% | 6,603 |
| Hoke County | Hubert Humphrey+640 | 81217.9% | 1,54534.0% | 2,18548.1% | 4,542 |
| Hyde County | Other+64 | 40120.0% | 83341.6% | 76938.4% | 2,003 |
| Iredell County | Richard Nixon+1,536 | 10,55743.2% | 9,02136.9% | 4,87819.9% | 24,456 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+791 | 3,74748.1% | 1,08013.9% | 2,95638.0% | 7,783 |
| Johnston County | Other+2,448 | 6,76433.0% | 9,21245.0% | 4,49221.9% | 20,468 |
| Jones County | Other+555 | 36110.7% | 1,78052.9% | 1,22536.4% | 3,366 |
| Lee County | Other+1,125 | 2,58629.3% | 3,71142.1% | 2,52428.6% | 8,821 |
| Lenoir County | Other+4,183 | 3,84424.4% | 8,03651.1% | 3,85324.5% | 15,733 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+2,144 | 6,18846.2% | 3,16123.6% | 4,04430.2% | 13,393 |
| Macon County | Richard Nixon+1,225 | 3,29550.5% | 1,16217.8% | 2,07031.7% | 6,527 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+929 | 3,13049.2% | 1,03416.2% | 2,20134.6% | 6,365 |
| Martin County | Other+700 | 1,22115.0% | 3,81846.8% | 3,11838.2% | 8,157 |
| McDowell County | Richard Nixon+1,722 | 4,74046.0% | 3,01829.3% | 2,54324.7% | 10,301 |
| Mecklenburg County | Richard Nixon+25,223 | 56,32552.4% | 20,07018.7% | 31,10228.9% | 107,497 |
| Mitchell County | Richard Nixon+2,959 | 3,77872.7% | 60311.6% | 81915.8% | 5,200 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+660 | 3,07039.7% | 2,25929.2% | 2,41031.1% | 7,739 |
| Moore County | Richard Nixon+1,739 | 5,32243.7% | 3,26326.8% | 3,58329.4% | 12,168 |
| Nash County | Other+3,947 | 4,60224.1% | 9,23048.3% | 5,28327.6% | 19,115 |
| New Hanover County | Richard Nixon+729 | 10,02037.0% | 9,29134.3% | 7,75028.6% | 27,061 |
| Northampton County | Hubert Humphrey+1,086 | 86010.9% | 2,98637.7% | 4,07251.4% | 7,918 |
| Onslow County | Other+2,098 | 3,44428.1% | 5,54245.2% | 3,28126.7% | 12,267 |
| Orange County | Hubert Humphrey+2,269 | 6,09733.3% | 3,84521.0% | 8,36645.7% | 18,308 |
| Pamlico County | Other+167 | 74521.5% | 1,44741.7% | 1,28036.9% | 3,472 |
| Pasquotank County | Other+1,033 | 1,43018.8% | 3,59747.4% | 2,56433.8% | 7,591 |
| Pender County | Other+778 | 1,00717.8% | 2,72048.0% | 1,94234.3% | 5,669 |
| Perquimans County | Other+531 | 46815.4% | 1,55451.0% | 1,02333.6% | 3,045 |
| Person County | Other+1,421 | 2,13824.2% | 4,06545.9% | 2,64429.9% | 8,847 |
| Pitt County | Other+1,471 | 5,74525.4% | 9,16740.5% | 7,69634.0% | 22,608 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+1,027 | 2,55045.9% | 1,48426.7% | 1,52327.4% | 5,557 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+6,558 | 13,45052.3% | 6,89226.8% | 5,35120.8% | 25,693 |
| Richmond County | Other+1,200 | 2,86522.8% | 5,45743.4% | 4,25733.8% | 12,579 |
| Robeson County | Hubert Humphrey+1,807 | 4,52623.6% | 6,44133.5% | 8,24842.9% | 19,215 |
| Rockingham County | Other+1,229 | 8,09533.5% | 9,32438.5% | 6,77428.0% | 24,193 |
| Rowan County | Richard Nixon+5,987 | 15,20746.8% | 9,22028.4% | 8,07424.8% | 32,501 |
| Rutherford County | Richard Nixon+3,163 | 7,78546.1% | 4,47626.5% | 4,62227.4% | 16,883 |
| Sampson County | Richard Nixon+1,800 | 6,59741.4% | 4,52728.4% | 4,79730.1% | 15,921 |
| Scotland County | Hubert Humphrey+236 | 1,71728.7% | 2,01633.7% | 2,25237.6% | 5,985 |
| Stanly County | Richard Nixon+4,722 | 9,42851.4% | 4,70625.7% | 4,19922.9% | 18,333 |
| Stokes County | Richard Nixon+1,371 | 4,78145.3% | 3,41032.3% | 2,37422.5% | 10,565 |
| Surry County | Richard Nixon+4,550 | 9,63851.2% | 4,10321.8% | 5,08827.0% | 18,829 |
| Swain County | Richard Nixon+267 | 1,49445.9% | 53716.5% | 1,22737.7% | 3,258 |
| Transylvania County | Richard Nixon+1,668 | 4,03346.9% | 2,36527.5% | 2,21025.7% | 8,608 |
| Tyrrell County | Hubert Humphrey+166 | 29122.6% | 41532.2% | 58145.1% | 1,287 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+529 | 5,29038.7% | 4,76134.8% | 3,63026.5% | 13,681 |
| Vance County | Other+1,392 | 2,25219.8% | 5,24446.2% | 3,85233.9% | 11,348 |
| Wake County | Richard Nixon+7,949 | 28,92843.1% | 17,25025.7% | 20,97931.2% | 67,157 |
| Warren County | Other+1 | 79614.8% | 2,29442.6% | 2,29342.6% | 5,383 |
| Washington County | Hubert Humphrey+32 | 1,01621.3% | 1,86639.0% | 1,89839.7% | 4,780 |
| Watauga County | Richard Nixon+2,129 | 5,08155.9% | 1,06011.7% | 2,95232.5% | 9,093 |
| Wayne County | Other+3,031 | 5,67828.8% | 8,70944.2% | 5,33827.1% | 19,725 |
| Wilkes County | Richard Nixon+6,698 | 11,19560.3% | 2,87615.5% | 4,49724.2% | 18,568 |
| Wilson County | Other+3,730 | 4,05325.1% | 7,90349.0% | 4,17325.9% | 16,129 |
| Yadkin County | Richard Nixon+3,488 | 5,88560.5% | 2,39724.6% | 1,44314.8% | 9,725 |
| Yancey County | Richard Nixon+233 | 2,44845.2% | 75213.9% | 2,21540.9% | 5,415 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.