Oregon — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionOregon · PresidentNixonR+6.0
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 49.8% | 408,433 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 43.8% | 358,866 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.4% | 52,323 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
36 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oregon cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (36 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Baker County, OR | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Benton County, OR | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Clackamas County, OR | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Clatsop County, OR | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Columbia County, OR | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Coos County, OR | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Crook County, OR | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Curry County, OR | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Deschutes County, OR | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Douglas County, OR | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Gilliam County, OR | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Grant County, OR | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Harney County, OR | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Hood River County, OR | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Jackson County, OR | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Jefferson County, OR | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Josephine County, OR | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Klamath County, OR | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Lake County, OR | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Lane County, OR | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Lincoln County, OR | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Linn County, OR | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Malheur County, OR | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Marion County, OR | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Morrow County, OR | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Multnomah County, OR | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| Polk County, OR | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Sherman County, OR | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Tillamook County, OR | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Umatilla County, OR | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Union County, OR | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Wallowa County, OR | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Wasco County, OR | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Washington County, OR | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Wheeler County, OR | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Yamhill County, OR | Republican | R+17.1 |
Oregon results by county
36 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County | Richard Nixon+847 | 3,31152.9% | 2,46439.4% | 4807.7% | 6,255 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+5,116 | 11,65461.3% | 6,53834.4% | 8244.3% | 19,016 |
| Clackamas County | Richard Nixon+4,424 | 32,36350.6% | 27,93943.7% | 3,6595.7% | 63,961 |
| Clatsop County | Hubert Humphrey+433 | 5,81045.6% | 6,24349.0% | 6855.4% | 12,738 |
| Columbia County | Hubert Humphrey+1,856 | 4,20838.1% | 6,06454.9% | 7757.0% | 11,047 |
| Coos County | Hubert Humphrey+2,654 | 8,23039.4% | 10,88452.1% | 1,7768.5% | 20,890 |
| Crook County | Richard Nixon+116 | 1,72747.9% | 1,61144.7% | 2697.5% | 3,607 |
| Curry County | Richard Nixon+389 | 2,32349.1% | 1,93440.9% | 47210.0% | 4,729 |
| Deschutes County | Richard Nixon+740 | 5,59949.9% | 4,85943.3% | 7726.9% | 11,230 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+4,224 | 13,41051.4% | 9,18635.2% | 3,49613.4% | 26,092 |
| Gilliam County | Richard Nixon+183 | 61955.3% | 43638.9% | 655.8% | 1,120 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+698 | 1,63258.0% | 93433.2% | 2488.8% | 2,814 |
| Harney County | Richard Nixon+581 | 1,61756.6% | 1,03636.2% | 2057.2% | 2,858 |
| Hood River County | Richard Nixon+212 | 2,59748.8% | 2,38544.9% | 3356.3% | 5,317 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+6,863 | 19,57756.2% | 12,71436.5% | 2,5517.3% | 34,842 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+509 | 1,66955.3% | 1,16038.4% | 1916.3% | 3,020 |
| Josephine County | Richard Nixon+4,105 | 8,45657.6% | 4,35129.7% | 1,86412.7% | 14,671 |
| Klamath County | Richard Nixon+3,975 | 9,60456.4% | 5,62933.1% | 1,78410.5% | 17,017 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+808 | 1,53861.4% | 73029.1% | 2379.5% | 2,505 |
| Lane County | Richard Nixon+5,042 | 39,56349.1% | 34,52142.9% | 6,4658.0% | 80,549 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+22 | 5,03147.0% | 5,00946.8% | 6596.2% | 10,699 |
| Linn County | Richard Nixon+2,572 | 12,60451.9% | 10,03241.3% | 1,6486.8% | 24,284 |
| Malheur County | Richard Nixon+3,426 | 5,44765.2% | 2,02124.2% | 89210.7% | 8,360 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+8,090 | 30,41754.8% | 22,32740.2% | 2,7585.0% | 55,502 |
| Morrow County | Richard Nixon+271 | 1,06854.3% | 79740.5% | 1025.2% | 1,967 |
| Multnomah County | Hubert Humphrey+17,820 | 106,83143.9% | 124,65151.2% | 12,0364.9% | 243,518 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+2,036 | 6,99755.7% | 4,96139.5% | 6134.9% | 12,571 |
| Sherman County | Richard Nixon+262 | 64659.3% | 38435.3% | 595.4% | 1,089 |
| Tillamook County | Hubert Humphrey+348 | 3,26144.7% | 3,60949.5% | 4215.8% | 7,291 |
| Umatilla County | Richard Nixon+2,573 | 8,97554.8% | 6,40239.1% | 1,0026.1% | 16,379 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+387 | 3,79649.0% | 3,40944.0% | 5427.0% | 7,747 |
| Wallowa County | Richard Nixon+521 | 1,52755.7% | 1,00636.7% | 2097.6% | 2,742 |
| Wasco County | Hubert Humphrey+76 | 3,84246.3% | 3,91847.2% | 5466.6% | 8,306 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+11,162 | 34,10557.0% | 22,94338.3% | 2,7944.7% | 59,842 |
| Wheeler County | Richard Nixon+151 | 44358.1% | 29238.3% | 273.5% | 762 |
| Yamhill County | Richard Nixon+2,449 | 7,93655.6% | 5,48738.4% | 8626.0% | 14,285 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Oregon's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.4% |
| 1896 | −2.1% |
| 1900 | −15.6% |
| 1904 | −47.6% |
| 1908 | −22.1% |
| 1912 | +9.0% |
| 1916 | −2.6% |
| 1920 | −26.7% |
| 1924 | −26.8% |
| 1928 | −30.0% |
| 1932 | +21.1% |
| 1936 | +34.8% |
| 1940 | +8.1% |
| 1944 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | −3.4% |
| 1952 | −21.6% |
| 1956 | −10.5% |
| 1960 | −5.2% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −6.0% |
| 1972 | −10.1% |
| 1976 | −0.2% |
| 1980 | −9.7% |
| 1984 | −12.2% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | +14.3% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.