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Elections / 1968 · President · NV

Richard Nixon carried Nevada R+8.2.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Nevada, 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)

Nevada result
154,218 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
60,598
39.3%
Nixon (R)
73,188
47.5%
Wallace + others
20,432
13.2%
Margin
R+8.2
1968 presidential election
Nevada, 1968
NixonR+8.2
1968 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+25.0Churchill County, NV · R+19.9Clark County, NV · D+2.3Douglas County, NV · R+40.4Elko County, NV · R+20.3Esmeralda County, NV · R+5.7Eureka County, NV · R+26.1Humboldt County, NV · R+15.9Lander County, NV · R+17.6Lincoln County, NV · R+12.7Lyon County, NV · R+22.6Mineral County, NV · D+11.0Nye County, NV · R+5.6Pershing County, NV · R+8.3Storey County, NV · R+11.3Washoe County, NV · R+20.8White Pine County, NV · D+9.5
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican47.5%73,188
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic39.3%60,598
George WallaceAmerican Independent13.2%20,432
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1968
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−25.0%
1,7703,1695,601
Churchill CountyR
−19.9%
1,2111,9543,740
Clark CountyD
+2.3%
33,22531,52275,065
Douglas CountyR
−40.4%
6701,8012,798
Elko CountyR
−20.3%
1,6862,6874,932
Esmeralda CountyR
−5.7%
118138353
Eureka CountyR
−26.1%
149277490
Humboldt CountyR
−15.9%
8851,2872,525
Lander CountyR
−17.6%
301461909
Lincoln CountyR
−12.7%
4145551,113
Lyon CountyR
−22.6%
9391,6162,999
Mineral CountyD
+11.0%
1,2429272,869
Nye CountyR
−5.6%
7288432,071
Pershing CountyR
−8.3%
4665671,213
Storey CountyR
−11.3%
172222444
Washoe CountyR
−20.8%
14,56023,49242,988
White Pine CountyD
+9.5%
2,0621,6704,108