Richard Nixon carried North Dakota R+17.7.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in North Dakota, 1968. The state ran 17.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

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North Dakota result

247,882 votes counted

Humphrey (D)

94,769

38.2%

Nixon (R)

138,669

55.9%

Wallace + others

14,444

5.8%

Margin

R+17.7

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1968 presidential election

North Dakota, 1968

NixonR+17.7

How it voted

Share of the 1968 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	55.9%	138,669
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic	38.2%	94,769
George WallaceAmerican Independent	5.8%	14,444

D+60

R+60

53 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1968

53 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−21.3%	641	1,020	1,781
Barnes County	R	−17.8%	2,623	3,831	6,805
Benson County	D	+1.8%	1,772	1,707	3,643
Billings County	R	−34.6%	174	395	638
Bottineau County	R	−25.4%	1,520	2,633	4,384
Bowman County	R	−22.4%	559	927	1,642
Burke County	R	−19.8%	808	1,239	2,180
Burleigh County	R	−33.2%	5,139	10,661	16,649
Cass County	R	−16.2%	10,819	15,240	27,271
Cavalier County	R	−8.4%	1,631	1,953	3,841
Dickey County	R	−29.5%	1,098	2,087	3,348
Divide County	R	−5.8%	914	1,032	2,048
Dunn County	R	−20.2%	772	1,207	2,149
Eddy County	R	−6.3%	893	1,018	1,992
Emmons County	R	−40.3%	756	1,991	3,061
Foster County	R	−10.4%	897	1,119	2,139
Golden Valley County	R	−32.3%	348	735	1,199
Grand Forks County	R	−11.2%	7,695	9,802	18,849
Grant County	R	−50.5%	488	1,648	2,296
Griggs County	R	−4.6%	1,008	1,110	2,227
Hettinger County	R	−35.3%	638	1,424	2,226
Kidder County	R	−33.7%	548	1,204	1,947
LaMoure County	R	−21.3%	1,269	2,008	3,468
Logan County	R	−47.6%	459	1,416	2,010
McHenry County	R	−15.4%	1,595	2,226	4,106
McIntosh County	R	−70.1%	342	2,258	2,732
McKenzie County	R	−25.3%	935	1,625	2,725
McLean County	R	−14.2%	2,050	2,764	5,030
Mercer County	R	−44.5%	730	2,039	2,939
Morton County	R	−16.1%	3,156	4,465	8,115
Mountrail County	D	+5.0%	1,662	1,494	3,370
Nelson County	R	−1.5%	1,477	1,526	3,162
Oliver County	R	−35.7%	269	616	971
Pembina County	R	−19.3%	1,686	2,574	4,596
Pierce County	R	−21.9%	1,048	1,700	2,979
Ramsey County	R	−13.8%	2,384	3,189	5,845
Ransom County	R	−19.4%	1,286	1,943	3,383
Renville County	D	+1.6%	880	851	1,816
Richland County	R	−14.5%	3,098	4,224	7,767
Rolette County	D	+20.3%	1,870	1,211	3,253
Sargent County	R	−2.7%	1,308	1,386	2,849
Sheridan County	R	−54.7%	350	1,295	1,727
Sioux County	D	+4.0%	525	482	1,065
Slope County	R	−20.7%	238	379	682
Stark County	R	−24.0%	2,577	4,365	7,444
Steele County	D	+1.9%	991	952	2,031
Stutsman County	R	−17.7%	3,532	5,162	9,184
Towner County	R	−5.3%	990	1,109	2,225
Traill County	R	−20.4%	1,740	2,692	4,678
Walsh County	R	−6.8%	2,948	3,410	6,812
Ward County	R	−11.5%	7,105	9,079	17,095
Wells County	R	−26.5%	1,265	2,266	3,782
Williams County	R	−9.3%	3,263	3,980	7,726