Ohio — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionOhio · PresidentNixonR+2.3
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 45.2% | 1,791,014 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 42.9% | 1,700,586 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 11.8% | 468,098 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Athens County, OH | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Belmont County, OH | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Clark County, OH | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Harrison County, OH | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Lorain County, OH | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Mercer County, OH | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Monroe County, OH | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+0.04 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Portage County, OH | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Summit County, OH | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+25.8 |
Ohio results by county
88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+1,288 | 3,97351.5% | 2,68534.8% | 1,05013.6% | 7,708 |
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+12,130 | 23,12460.3% | 10,99428.7% | 4,23111.0% | 38,349 |
| Ashland County | Richard Nixon+5,219 | 9,74562.5% | 4,52629.0% | 1,3238.5% | 15,594 |
| Ashtabula County | Richard Nixon+320 | 17,05846.7% | 16,73845.8% | 2,7597.5% | 36,555 |
| Athens County | Richard Nixon+486 | 7,83747.8% | 7,35144.8% | 1,2127.4% | 16,400 |
| Auglaize County | Richard Nixon+3,818 | 9,36857.0% | 5,55033.7% | 1,5299.3% | 16,447 |
| Belmont County | Hubert Humphrey+10,544 | 11,51231.9% | 22,05661.2% | 2,4786.9% | 36,046 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+1,090 | 4,70044.3% | 3,61034.0% | 2,30721.7% | 10,617 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+12,313 | 35,96248.7% | 23,64932.0% | 14,19119.2% | 73,802 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+1,515 | 4,63452.4% | 3,11935.3% | 1,09312.4% | 8,846 |
| Champaign County | Richard Nixon+2,599 | 6,86353.8% | 4,26433.4% | 1,62312.7% | 12,750 |
| Clark County | Hubert Humphrey+281 | 23,74843.6% | 24,02944.1% | 6,71412.3% | 54,491 |
| Clermont County | Richard Nixon+6,440 | 15,29948.0% | 8,85927.8% | 7,69124.1% | 31,849 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+3,283 | 6,26556.6% | 2,98226.9% | 1,83016.5% | 11,077 |
| Columbiana County | Richard Nixon+565 | 19,94746.2% | 19,38244.9% | 3,8418.9% | 43,170 |
| Coshocton County | Richard Nixon+2,243 | 7,25653.6% | 5,01337.0% | 1,2709.4% | 13,539 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+5,161 | 11,89856.6% | 6,73732.1% | 2,37311.3% | 21,008 |
| Cuyahoga County | Hubert Humphrey+124,749 | 238,79135.4% | 363,54054.0% | 71,50810.6% | 673,839 |
| Darke County | Richard Nixon+3,555 | 10,92653.8% | 7,37136.3% | 2,0189.9% | 20,315 |
| Defiance County | Richard Nixon+1,662 | 7,34852.6% | 5,68640.7% | 9256.6% | 13,959 |
| Delaware County | Richard Nixon+4,973 | 9,02957.7% | 4,05625.9% | 2,55916.4% | 15,644 |
| Erie County | Richard Nixon+1,635 | 13,02348.5% | 11,38842.4% | 2,4389.1% | 26,849 |
| Fairfield County | Richard Nixon+5,277 | 14,81052.0% | 9,53333.5% | 4,12414.5% | 28,467 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+2,373 | 5,33952.0% | 2,96628.9% | 1,96419.1% | 10,269 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+47,693 | 148,93351.8% | 101,24035.2% | 37,45113.0% | 287,624 |
| Fulton County | Richard Nixon+4,479 | 7,81764.1% | 3,33827.4% | 1,0338.5% | 12,188 |
| Gallia County | Richard Nixon+2,474 | 5,13458.1% | 2,66030.1% | 1,04211.8% | 8,836 |
| Geauga County | Richard Nixon+4,032 | 11,85751.8% | 7,82534.2% | 3,22614.1% | 22,908 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+2,411 | 17,58945.4% | 15,17839.1% | 6,00815.5% | 38,775 |
| Guernsey County | Richard Nixon+1,521 | 7,33649.4% | 5,81539.2% | 1,68611.4% | 14,837 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+48,554 | 183,61150.2% | 135,05737.0% | 46,81512.8% | 365,483 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+8,114 | 15,03261.1% | 6,91828.1% | 2,65910.8% | 24,609 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+2,783 | 6,96353.8% | 4,18032.3% | 1,79413.9% | 12,937 |
| Harrison County | Hubert Humphrey+62 | 3,53245.9% | 3,59446.7% | 5747.5% | 7,700 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+3,714 | 6,97063.2% | 3,25629.5% | 8007.3% | 11,026 |
| Highland County | Richard Nixon+2,661 | 6,48951.8% | 3,82830.6% | 2,20817.6% | 12,525 |
| Hocking County | Richard Nixon+297 | 3,99845.9% | 3,70142.5% | 1,00311.5% | 8,702 |
| Holmes County | Richard Nixon+1,452 | 3,35058.5% | 1,89833.1% | 4818.4% | 5,729 |
| Huron County | Richard Nixon+2,941 | 9,45653.4% | 6,51536.8% | 1,7439.8% | 17,714 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,849 | 5,87053.5% | 4,02136.7% | 1,0779.8% | 10,968 |
| Jefferson County | Hubert Humphrey+8,968 | 12,94933.5% | 21,91756.8% | 3,7499.7% | 38,615 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+3,347 | 9,07255.0% | 5,72534.7% | 1,69510.3% | 16,492 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+518 | 28,45043.4% | 27,93242.6% | 9,17714.0% | 65,559 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+1,111 | 9,78246.8% | 8,67141.4% | 2,47011.8% | 20,923 |
| Licking County | Richard Nixon+4,521 | 19,54248.9% | 15,02137.6% | 5,40713.5% | 39,970 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+3,473 | 8,36256.1% | 4,88932.8% | 1,64811.1% | 14,899 |
| Lorain County | Hubert Humphrey+8,390 | 34,25240.0% | 42,64249.7% | 8,83310.3% | 85,727 |
| Lucas County | Hubert Humphrey+21,943 | 69,40339.0% | 91,34651.3% | 17,2889.7% | 178,037 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+3,102 | 5,88257.1% | 2,78027.0% | 1,63115.8% | 10,293 |
| Mahoning County | Hubert Humphrey+25,485 | 42,94834.8% | 68,43355.4% | 12,1979.9% | 123,578 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+4,276 | 12,88753.1% | 8,61135.5% | 2,77311.4% | 24,271 |
| Medina County | Richard Nixon+4,895 | 14,08952.3% | 9,19434.1% | 3,65013.6% | 26,933 |
| Meigs County | Richard Nixon+1,838 | 4,75956.3% | 2,92134.5% | 7759.2% | 8,455 |
| Mercer County | Hubert Humphrey+488 | 6,31344.4% | 6,80147.9% | 1,0957.7% | 14,209 |
| Miami County | Richard Nixon+3,769 | 16,99750.6% | 13,22839.4% | 3,35210.0% | 33,577 |
| Monroe County | Hubert Humphrey+419 | 2,68642.3% | 3,10548.9% | 5638.9% | 6,354 |
| Montgomery County | Hubert Humphrey+11,316 | 84,76640.9% | 96,08246.4% | 26,27212.7% | 207,120 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+1,241 | 3,03057.5% | 1,78934.0% | 4508.5% | 5,269 |
| Morrow County | Richard Nixon+2,493 | 4,89855.6% | 2,40527.3% | 1,50917.1% | 8,812 |
| Muskingum County | Richard Nixon+2,171 | 15,26048.1% | 13,08941.3% | 3,35610.6% | 31,705 |
| Noble County | Richard Nixon+889 | 2,61553.1% | 1,72635.0% | 58711.9% | 4,928 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+830 | 7,14947.3% | 6,31941.8% | 1,64710.9% | 15,115 |
| Paulding County | Richard Nixon+1,371 | 4,07453.0% | 2,70335.2% | 90811.8% | 7,685 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+4 | 4,81545.0% | 4,81144.9% | 1,08410.1% | 10,710 |
| Pickaway County | Richard Nixon+3,154 | 6,69053.2% | 3,53628.1% | 2,33818.6% | 12,564 |
| Pike County | Hubert Humphrey+198 | 3,24740.0% | 3,44542.5% | 1,42317.5% | 8,115 |
| Portage County | Hubert Humphrey+1,284 | 15,06441.3% | 16,34844.8% | 5,09314.0% | 36,505 |
| Preble County | Richard Nixon+2,727 | 6,54452.6% | 3,81730.7% | 2,07316.7% | 12,434 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+3,658 | 7,18859.4% | 3,53029.2% | 1,38711.5% | 12,105 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+8,496 | 23,48453.6% | 14,98834.2% | 5,31512.1% | 43,787 |
| Ross County | Richard Nixon+4,411 | 11,28450.7% | 6,87330.9% | 4,08918.4% | 22,246 |
| Sandusky County | Richard Nixon+3,115 | 11,69653.1% | 8,58139.0% | 1,7487.9% | 22,025 |
| Scioto County | Richard Nixon+1,474 | 15,31047.4% | 13,83642.8% | 3,1719.8% | 32,317 |
| Seneca County | Richard Nixon+3,070 | 12,04052.3% | 8,97039.0% | 2,0108.7% | 23,020 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+769 | 7,24847.6% | 6,47942.6% | 1,4999.8% | 15,226 |
| Stark County | Richard Nixon+10,739 | 68,41447.9% | 57,67540.4% | 16,79911.8% | 142,888 |
| Summit County | Hubert Humphrey+17,419 | 82,64939.6% | 100,06847.9% | 26,22412.6% | 208,941 |
| Trumbull County | Hubert Humphrey+7,289 | 33,07640.0% | 40,36548.8% | 9,31911.3% | 82,760 |
| Tuscarawas County | Hubert Humphrey+1,515 | 14,10243.4% | 15,61748.1% | 2,7428.4% | 32,461 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+3,984 | 6,41562.7% | 2,43123.7% | 1,39213.6% | 10,238 |
| Van Wert County | Richard Nixon+3,475 | 7,83557.9% | 4,36032.2% | 1,3329.8% | 13,527 |
| Vinton County | Richard Nixon+611 | 2,21952.3% | 1,60837.9% | 4159.8% | 4,242 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+5,907 | 12,66348.7% | 6,75626.0% | 6,59525.4% | 26,014 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+4,966 | 11,88858.3% | 6,92233.9% | 1,5987.8% | 20,408 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+6,260 | 15,15158.3% | 8,89134.2% | 1,9287.4% | 25,970 |
| Williams County | Richard Nixon+3,603 | 8,05959.8% | 4,45633.0% | 9707.2% | 13,485 |
| Wood County | Richard Nixon+5,244 | 16,11153.8% | 10,86736.3% | 2,9619.9% | 29,939 |
| Wyandot County | Richard Nixon+2,346 | 5,26557.9% | 2,91932.1% | 91010.0% | 9,094 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.