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Elections / 1968 · President · NE

Richard Nixon carried Nebraska R+28.0.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Nebraska, 1968. The state ran 27.3 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
536,851 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
170,784
31.8%
Nixon (R)
321,163
59.8%
Wallace + others
44,904
8.4%
Margin
R+28.0
1968 presidential election
Nebraska, 1968
NixonR+28.0
1968 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 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, NE · R+32.3Antelope County, NE · R+45.0Arthur County, NE · R+61.1Banner County, NE · R+56.6Blaine County, NE · R+64.7Boone County, NE · R+36.6Box Butte County, NE · R+41.5Boyd County, NE · R+42.0Brown County, NE · R+51.9Buffalo County, NE · R+37.6Burt County, NE · R+44.0Butler County, NE · R+2.9Cass County, NE · R+26.2Cedar County, NE · R+30.4Chase County, NE · R+46.8Cherry County, NE · R+53.8Cheyenne County, NE · R+41.9Clay County, NE · R+39.2Colfax County, NE · R+37.9Cuming County, NE · R+51.7Custer County, NE · R+47.6Dakota County, NE · R+20.0Dawes County, NE · R+51.4Dawson County, NE · R+49.7Deuel County, NE · R+56.4Dixon County, NE · R+37.2Dodge County, NE · R+34.1Douglas County, NE · R+13.3Dundy County, NE · R+53.2Fillmore County, NE · R+24.7Franklin County, NE · R+36.9Frontier County, NE · R+49.7Furnas County, NE · R+46.9Gage County, NE · R+18.0Garden County, NE · R+64.1Garfield County, NE · R+58.9Gosper County, NE · R+47.8Grant County, NE · R+54.7Greeley County, NE · R+8.1Hall County, NE · R+28.0Hamilton County, NE · R+45.8Harlan County, NE · R+37.4Hayes County, NE · R+53.0Hitchcock County, NE · R+44.8Holt County, NE · R+40.6Hooker County, NE · R+78.9Howard County, NE · R+10.3Jefferson County, NE · R+26.3Johnson County, NE · R+30.2Kearney County, NE · R+34.8Keith County, NE · R+47.8Keya Paha County, NE · R+61.2Kimball County, NE · R+48.6Knox County, NE · R+43.5Lancaster County, NE · R+16.0Lincoln County, NE · R+24.4Logan County, NE · R+42.6Loup County, NE · R+61.7Madison County, NE · R+46.8McPherson County, NE · R+63.2Merrick County, NE · R+38.6Morrill County, NE · R+45.4Nance County, NE · R+29.5Nemaha County, NE · R+35.1Nuckolls County, NE · R+24.0Otoe County, NE · R+40.1Pawnee County, NE · R+31.2Perkins County, NE · R+48.7Phelps County, NE · R+53.0Pierce County, NE · R+52.9Platte County, NE · R+29.4Polk County, NE · R+41.1Red Willow County, NE · R+42.0Richardson County, NE · R+29.4Rock County, NE · R+62.6Saline County, NE · D+3.9Sarpy County, NE · R+21.9Saunders County, NE · R+24.1Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+43.0Seward County, NE · R+26.4Sheridan County, NE · R+60.8Sherman County, NE · R+5.2Sioux County, NE · R+51.6Stanton County, NE · R+50.5Thayer County, NE · R+35.6Thomas County, NE · R+60.3Thurston County, NE · R+22.9Valley County, NE · R+35.4Washington County, NE · R+36.9Wayne County, NE · R+50.4Webster County, NE · R+29.7Wheeler County, NE · R+38.2York County, NE · R+49.6
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican59.8%321,163
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic31.8%170,784
George WallaceAmerican Independent8.4%44,904
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1968
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−32.3%
3,5247,19111,362
Antelope CountyR
−45.0%
9522,8054,117
Arthur CountyR
−61.1%
47218280
Banner CountyR
−56.6%
72350491
Blaine CountyR
−64.7%
64344433
Boone CountyR
−36.6%
9342,1793,404
Box Butte CountyR
−41.5%
1,0522,7284,043
Boyd CountyR
−42.0%
4371,2501,934
Brown CountyR
−51.9%
3691,3401,871
Buffalo CountyR
−37.6%
2,8756,78610,394
Burt CountyR
−44.0%
9372,6153,815
Butler CountyR
−2.9%
1,5441,6463,514
Cass CountyR
−26.2%
1,7393,1855,529
Cedar CountyR
−30.4%
1,4442,8534,637
Chase CountyR
−46.8%
3631,1711,727
Cherry CountyR
−53.8%
5822,1993,003
Cheyenne CountyR
−41.9%
9932,7254,132
Clay CountyR
−39.2%
9352,2733,414
Colfax CountyR
−37.9%
9322,2643,511
Cuming CountyR
−51.7%
9353,2544,485
Custer CountyR
−47.6%
1,4074,3256,133
Dakota CountyR
−20.0%
1,5412,3834,210
Dawes CountyR
−51.4%
7412,6003,614
Dawson CountyR
−49.7%
1,6145,2217,254
Deuel CountyR
−56.4%
2509971,325
Dixon CountyR
−37.2%
8902,0513,124
Dodge CountyR
−34.1%
3,7558,05912,636
Douglas CountyR
−13.3%
51,61769,808137,164
Dundy CountyR
−53.2%
2611,0011,390
Fillmore CountyR
−24.7%
1,2972,2133,713
Franklin CountyR
−36.9%
6261,4472,225
Frontier CountyR
−49.7%
3451,1831,685
Furnas CountyR
−46.9%
7012,1373,061
Gage CountyR
−18.0%
3,7045,4659,806
Garden CountyR
−64.1%
2061,1201,425
Garfield CountyR
−58.9%
1837971,043
Gosper CountyR
−47.8%
229701987
Grant CountyR
−54.7%
84311415
Greeley CountyR
−8.1%
7398821,763
Hall CountyR
−28.0%
4,5718,45713,861
Hamilton CountyR
−45.8%
9182,5923,654
Harlan CountyR
−37.4%
5791,3922,174
Hayes CountyR
−53.0%
127496696
Hitchcock CountyR
−44.8%
3871,1731,753
Holt CountyR
−40.6%
1,2783,3195,027
Hooker CountyR
−78.9%
36350398
Howard CountyR
−10.3%
1,0031,2562,445
Jefferson CountyR
−26.3%
1,5722,7934,637
Johnson CountyR
−30.2%
7591,5082,482
Kearney CountyR
−34.8%
8251,8062,822
Keith CountyR
−47.8%
6942,1262,998
Keya Paha CountyR
−61.2%
109531690
Kimball CountyR
−48.6%
4141,4232,074
Knox CountyR
−43.5%
1,1313,1294,588
Lancaster CountyR
−16.0%
23,53933,05159,530
Lincoln CountyR
−24.4%
3,4915,99610,269
Logan CountyR
−42.6%
130363547
Loup CountyR
−61.7%
64331433
Madison CountyR
−46.8%
2,3647,06610,044
McPherson CountyR
−63.2%
40236310
Merrick CountyR
−38.6%
8402,0313,083
Morrill CountyR
−45.4%
4801,5162,281
Nance CountyR
−29.5%
6771,3162,165
Nemaha CountyR
−35.1%
1,0232,2903,608
Nuckolls CountyR
−24.0%
1,1271,8943,193
Otoe CountyR
−40.1%
1,5083,8405,822
Pawnee CountyR
−31.2%
5831,2092,005
Perkins CountyR
−48.7%
3601,1651,652
Phelps CountyR
−53.0%
8252,9764,055
Pierce CountyR
−52.9%
6742,4083,279
Platte CountyR
−29.4%
2,9995,8179,584
Polk CountyR
−41.1%
6901,7952,686
Red Willow CountyR
−42.0%
1,1453,0664,575
Richardson CountyR
−29.4%
1,5913,1335,251
Rock CountyR
−62.6%
1467911,031
Saline CountyD
+3.9%
2,5432,3415,234
Sarpy CountyR
−21.9%
3,5066,01911,470
Saunders CountyR
−24.1%
1,9903,4295,975
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−43.0%
2,6497,35610,951
Seward CountyR
−26.4%
1,6582,9394,851
Sheridan CountyR
−60.8%
4542,2362,931
Sherman CountyR
−5.2%
8519551,986
Sioux CountyR
−51.6%
157565791
Stanton CountyR
−50.5%
4111,4081,973
Thayer CountyR
−35.6%
1,0612,3313,569
Thomas CountyR
−60.3%
76354461
Thurston CountyR
−22.9%
8021,3412,353
Valley CountyR
−35.4%
7931,7592,731
Washington CountyR
−36.9%
1,2793,0634,834
Wayne CountyR
−50.4%
7862,5823,560
Webster CountyR
−29.7%
7811,5212,488
Wheeler CountyR
−38.2%
131323503
York CountyR
−49.6%
1,2373,9235,419