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Elections / 1968 · President · PA

Hubert Humphrey carried Pennsylvania D+3.6.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Pennsylvania, 1968. The state ran 4.3 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
4,747,928 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
2,259,405
47.6%
Nixon (R)
2,090,017
44.0%
Wallace + others
398,506
8.4%
Margin
D+3.6
1968 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1968
HumphreyD+3.6
1968 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · R+28.1Allegheny County, PA · D+14.0Armstrong County, PA · R+0.7Beaver County, PA · D+20.9Bedford County, PA · R+34.9Berks County, PA · R+0.7Blair County, PA · R+26.9Bradford County, PA · R+32.9Bucks County, PA · R+8.4Butler County, PA · R+4.9Cambria County, PA · D+10.0Cameron County, PA · R+23.2Carbon County, PA · D+3.2Centre County, PA · R+16.5Chester County, PA · R+23.9Clarion County, PA · R+19.0Clearfield County, PA · R+7.2Clinton County, PA · R+1.9Columbia County, PA · R+18.1Crawford County, PA · R+12.9Cumberland County, PA · R+32.6Dauphin County, PA · R+28.0Delaware County, PA · R+10.2Elk County, PA · D+4.9Erie County, PA · D+8.5Fayette County, PA · D+25.9Forest County, PA · R+25.5Franklin County, PA · R+21.9Fulton County, PA · R+25.8Greene County, PA · D+21.5Huntingdon County, PA · R+31.0Indiana County, PA · R+9.3Jefferson County, PA · R+18.4Juniata County, PA · R+25.0Lackawanna County, PA · D+19.2Lancaster County, PA · R+37.0Lawrence County, PA · D+6.2Lebanon County, PA · R+36.2Lehigh County, PA · R+3.4Luzerne County, PA · D+15.3Lycoming County, PA · R+15.9McKean County, PA · R+23.7Mercer County, PA · R+0.6Mifflin County, PA · R+16.7Monroe County, PA · R+14.2Montgomery County, PA · R+15.0Montour County, PA · R+17.6Northampton County, PA · D+13.5Northumberland County, PA · R+12.8Perry County, PA · R+34.2Philadelphia County, PA · D+32.0Pike County, PA · R+36.3Potter County, PA · R+34.1Schuylkill County, PA · R+2.9Snyder County, PA · R+50.6Somerset County, PA · R+19.4Sullivan County, PA · R+20.7Susquehanna County, PA · R+30.9Tioga County, PA · R+41.9Union County, PA · R+46.1Venango County, PA · R+18.2Warren County, PA · R+15.8Washington County, PA · D+23.3Wayne County, PA · R+39.4Westmoreland County, PA · D+19.9Wyoming County, PA · R+35.0York County, PA · R+19.6
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic47.6%2,259,405
Richard NixonRepublican44.0%2,090,017
George WallaceAmerican Independent8.4%398,506
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1968
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−28.1%
5,99311,30318,907
Allegheny CountyD
+14.0%
364,906264,790713,817
Armstrong CountyR
−0.7%
13,92114,13230,353
Beaver CountyD
+20.9%
45,39628,26482,028
Bedford CountyR
−34.9%
4,72510,48216,518
Berks CountyR
−0.7%
49,87750,623108,924
Blair CountyR
−26.9%
15,80328,78048,296
Bradford CountyR
−32.9%
6,37313,30821,058
Bucks CountyR
−8.4%
57,63469,646143,211
Butler CountyR
−4.9%
19,41521,61845,291
Cambria CountyD
+10.0%
41,22533,28079,150
Cameron CountyR
−23.2%
1,1041,8223,090
Carbon CountyD
+3.2%
10,6349,95421,579
Centre CountyR
−16.5%
11,16315,86528,527
Chester CountyR
−23.9%
32,60656,07398,051
Clarion CountyR
−19.0%
5,3418,07714,423
Clearfield CountyR
−7.2%
12,36914,47129,163
Clinton CountyR
−1.9%
6,3016,56313,508
Columbia CountyR
−18.1%
8,18712,20222,229
Crawford CountyR
−12.9%
11,34514,99128,226
Cumberland CountyR
−32.6%
15,46732,90853,472
Dauphin CountyR
−28.0%
25,48048,39481,788
Delaware CountyR
−10.2%
106,695133,777266,436
Elk CountyD
+4.9%
6,8866,19314,046
Erie CountyD
+8.5%
51,60443,13499,847
Fayette CountyD
+25.9%
34,34018,92159,450
Forest CountyR
−25.5%
6691,1721,973
Franklin CountyR
−21.9%
11,45119,14635,195
Fulton CountyR
−25.8%
1,1742,2003,973
Greene CountyD
+21.5%
8,1985,09914,401
Huntingdon CountyR
−31.0%
4,1288,27613,388
Indiana CountyR
−9.3%
12,17514,89929,196
Jefferson CountyR
−18.4%
6,83910,21418,347
Juniata CountyR
−25.0%
2,3214,0396,874
Lackawanna CountyD
+19.2%
66,29744,388114,391
Lancaster CountyR
−37.0%
29,87069,953108,307
Lawrence CountyD
+6.2%
21,02718,36043,103
Lebanon CountyR
−36.2%
9,52921,83234,025
Lehigh CountyR
−3.4%
44,03347,25595,408
Luzerne CountyD
+15.3%
79,04057,044143,380
Lycoming CountyR
−15.9%
16,88823,83043,566
McKean CountyR
−23.7%
6,32610,50617,607
Mercer CountyR
−0.6%
22,81423,13149,105
Mifflin CountyR
−16.7%
5,6818,13314,698
Monroe CountyR
−14.2%
6,9469,46517,747
Montgomery CountyR
−15.0%
102,464141,621260,732
Montour CountyR
−17.6%
2,2393,2895,976
Northampton CountyD
+13.5%
42,55432,03378,130
Northumberland CountyR
−12.8%
17,01322,36641,899
Perry CountyR
−34.2%
2,9446,65510,849
Philadelphia CountyD
+32.0%
525,768254,153850,117
Pike CountyR
−36.3%
1,6173,7195,790
Potter CountyR
−34.1%
1,8604,0196,339
Schuylkill CountyR
−2.9%
34,98237,19476,645
Snyder CountyR
−50.6%
1,9936,7849,469
Somerset CountyR
−19.4%
11,51517,51130,921
Sullivan CountyR
−20.7%
1,0351,6292,870
Susquehanna CountyR
−30.9%
4,3648,70514,032
Tioga CountyR
−41.9%
3,4889,29813,863
Union CountyR
−46.1%
2,1786,4229,215
Venango CountyR
−18.2%
8,31912,32321,949
Warren CountyR
−15.8%
6,3688,88915,968
Washington CountyD
+23.3%
47,80528,02384,968
Wayne CountyR
−39.4%
3,1767,82711,790
Westmoreland CountyD
+19.9%
81,83352,206148,839
Wyoming CountyR
−35.0%
2,3665,2078,124
York CountyR
−19.6%
33,32851,63193,371