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Elections / 1968 · President · NH

Richard Nixon carried New Hampshire R+8.2.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Hampshire, 1968. The state ran 7.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
297,299 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
130,589
43.9%
Nixon (R)
154,903
52.1%
Wallace + others
11,807
4.0%
Margin
R+8.2
1968 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1968
NixonR+8.2
1968 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+26.3Carroll County, NH · R+49.7Cheshire County, NH · R+7.7Coos County, NH · D+9.3Grafton County, NH · R+23.5Hillsborough County, NH · D+3.3Merrimack County, NH · R+19.8Rockingham County, NH · R+14.6Strafford County, NH · D+2.7Sullivan County, NH · R+2.2
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican52.1%154,903
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic43.9%130,589
George WallaceAmerican Independent4.0%11,807
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1968
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−26.3%
4,9428,64214,071
Carroll CountyR
−49.7%
2,1636,7959,317
Cheshire CountyR
−7.7%
9,13510,70220,332
Coos CountyD
+9.3%
8,2616,82215,497
Grafton CountyR
−23.5%
7,81312,88121,554
Hillsborough CountyD
+3.3%
45,42342,40992,169
Merrimack CountyR
−19.8%
12,71119,28933,292
Rockingham CountyR
−14.6%
21,19528,84252,456
Strafford CountyD
+2.7%
13,12912,42726,283
Sullivan CountyR
−2.2%
5,8176,09412,328