South Carolina — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionSouth Carolina · PresidentNixonR+8.5
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 38.1% | 254,062 |
|---|---|---|
| OtherAll other candidates | 32.3% | 215,434 |
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 29.6% | 197,486 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (46 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County, SC | Other / independent | D+3.6 |
| Aiken County, SC | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Allendale County, SC | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Anderson County, SC | Other / independent | R+1.9 |
| Bamberg County, SC | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Barnwell County, SC | Other / independent | R+2.2 |
| Beaufort County, SC | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Berkeley County, SC | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Calhoun County, SC | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Charleston County, SC | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Cherokee County, SC | Other / independent | R+8.1 |
| Chester County, SC | Democratic | D+0.04 |
| Chesterfield County, SC | Other / independent | D+6.1 |
| Clarendon County, SC | Democratic | D+17.8 |
| Colleton County, SC | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Darlington County, SC | Other / independent | R+8.2 |
| Dillon County, SC | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Dorchester County, SC | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Edgefield County, SC | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Fairfield County, SC | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Florence County, SC | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Georgetown County, SC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Greenville County, SC | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Greenwood County, SC | Other / independent | R+7.8 |
| Hampton County, SC | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Horry County, SC | Other / independent | Tied |
| Jasper County, SC | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Kershaw County, SC | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Lancaster County, SC | Other / independent | R+13.3 |
| Laurens County, SC | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Lee County, SC | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Lexington County, SC | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Marion County, SC | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Marlboro County, SC | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| McCormick County, SC | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Newberry County, SC | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Oconee County, SC | Other / independent | R+6.5 |
| Orangeburg County, SC | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Pickens County, SC | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Richland County, SC | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Saluda County, SC | Other / independent | R+5.5 |
| Spartanburg County, SC | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Sumter County, SC | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Union County, SC | Other / independent | R+7.5 |
| Williamsburg County, SC | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| York County, SC | Republican | R+10.0 |
South Carolina results by county
46 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | Other+1,776 | 1,21320.8% | 3,20154.8% | 1,42524.4% | 5,839 |
| Aiken County | Richard Nixon+3,449 | 12,26444.8% | 8,81532.2% | 6,31923.1% | 27,398 |
| Allendale County | Hubert Humphrey+541 | 99729.7% | 82024.4% | 1,53845.8% | 3,355 |
| Anderson County | Other+6,723 | 5,66124.3% | 12,38453.2% | 5,21822.4% | 23,263 |
| Bamberg County | Hubert Humphrey+227 | 1,32727.7% | 1,61833.8% | 1,84538.5% | 4,790 |
| Barnwell County | Other+502 | 1,84931.3% | 2,35139.7% | 1,71629.0% | 5,916 |
| Beaufort County | Hubert Humphrey+757 | 2,98336.3% | 1,49818.2% | 3,74045.5% | 8,221 |
| Berkeley County | Hubert Humphrey+281 | 4,02128.9% | 4,80834.5% | 5,08936.6% | 13,918 |
| Calhoun County | Hubert Humphrey+238 | 88528.7% | 97831.8% | 1,21639.5% | 3,079 |
| Charleston County | Richard Nixon+5,939 | 24,28243.5% | 13,25523.7% | 18,34332.8% | 55,880 |
| Cherokee County | Other+2,789 | 2,85327.2% | 5,64253.8% | 1,99819.0% | 10,493 |
| Chester County | Hubert Humphrey+3 | 2,86233.7% | 2,76232.5% | 2,86533.7% | 8,489 |
| Chesterfield County | Other+1,144 | 2,56425.5% | 4,32442.9% | 3,18031.6% | 10,068 |
| Clarendon County | Hubert Humphrey+1,405 | 2,20127.8% | 2,09726.5% | 3,60645.6% | 7,904 |
| Colleton County | Richard Nixon+154 | 2,82434.7% | 2,67032.8% | 2,65132.5% | 8,145 |
| Darlington County | Other+284 | 4,94735.4% | 5,23137.4% | 3,80327.2% | 13,981 |
| Dillon County | Richard Nixon+218 | 2,39635.7% | 2,13231.8% | 2,17832.5% | 6,706 |
| Dorchester County | Hubert Humphrey+316 | 3,35431.2% | 3,53932.9% | 3,85535.9% | 10,748 |
| Edgefield County | Richard Nixon+463 | 1,68843.1% | 1,00625.7% | 1,22531.3% | 3,919 |
| Fairfield County | Hubert Humphrey+1,392 | 1,61927.1% | 1,33622.4% | 3,01150.5% | 5,966 |
| Florence County | Richard Nixon+838 | 8,91736.2% | 7,64231.0% | 8,07932.8% | 24,638 |
| Georgetown County | Hubert Humphrey+841 | 3,26932.6% | 2,64226.4% | 4,11041.0% | 10,021 |
| Greenville County | Richard Nixon+16,411 | 31,65252.9% | 15,24125.5% | 12,92821.6% | 59,821 |
| Greenwood County | Other+1,135 | 4,89133.4% | 6,02641.1% | 3,74125.5% | 14,658 |
| Hampton County | Hubert Humphrey+436 | 1,67132.0% | 1,45227.8% | 2,10740.3% | 5,230 |
| Horry County | Other+2,777 | 3,92427.0% | 6,70146.1% | 3,92427.0% | 14,549 |
| Jasper County | Hubert Humphrey+321 | 63320.3% | 1,08134.7% | 1,40245.0% | 3,116 |
| Kershaw County | Richard Nixon+119 | 4,07938.6% | 3,96037.4% | 2,53924.0% | 10,578 |
| Lancaster County | Other+12 | 4,87437.8% | 4,88637.8% | 3,15124.4% | 12,911 |
| Laurens County | Richard Nixon+534 | 4,81339.8% | 4,27935.3% | 3,01624.9% | 12,108 |
| Lee County | Hubert Humphrey+38 | 1,21922.2% | 2,11338.5% | 2,15139.2% | 5,483 |
| Lexington County | Richard Nixon+3,297 | 12,20448.5% | 8,90735.4% | 4,05816.1% | 25,169 |
| Marion County | Hubert Humphrey+309 | 2,51236.8% | 1,48421.8% | 2,82141.4% | 6,817 |
| Marlboro County | Hubert Humphrey+154 | 2,02431.3% | 2,14033.1% | 2,29435.5% | 6,458 |
| McCormick County | Hubert Humphrey+231 | 46621.1% | 75734.2% | 98844.7% | 2,211 |
| Newberry County | Richard Nixon+804 | 4,53842.3% | 3,73434.8% | 2,44422.8% | 10,716 |
| Oconee County | Other+2,124 | 2,61827.9% | 4,74250.6% | 2,00921.4% | 9,369 |
| Orangeburg County | Hubert Humphrey+1,827 | 5,14424.2% | 7,14433.6% | 8,97142.2% | 21,259 |
| Pickens County | Richard Nixon+2,449 | 6,87351.6% | 4,42433.2% | 2,01615.1% | 13,313 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+8,017 | 26,21551.0% | 7,03213.7% | 18,19835.4% | 51,445 |
| Saluda County | Other+670 | 1,46630.5% | 2,13644.5% | 1,20025.0% | 4,802 |
| Spartanburg County | Richard Nixon+837 | 18,18338.7% | 17,34636.9% | 11,46724.4% | 46,996 |
| Sumter County | Hubert Humphrey+652 | 5,45133.4% | 4,75429.2% | 6,10337.4% | 16,308 |
| Union County | Other+1,579 | 3,01130.5% | 4,59046.5% | 2,27123.0% | 9,872 |
| Williamsburg County | Hubert Humphrey+2,077 | 3,02928.1% | 2,65224.6% | 5,10647.3% | 10,787 |
| York County | Richard Nixon+494 | 7,59637.5% | 7,10235.0% | 5,57127.5% | 20,269 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +58.6% |
| 1896 | +71.8% |
| 1900 | +86.0% |
| 1904 | +90.8% |
| 1908 | +87.8% |
| 1912 | +95.9% |
| 1916 | +94.3% |
| 1920 | +92.1% |
| 1924 | +94.3% |
| 1928 | +82.9% |
| 1932 | +98.0% |
| 1936 | +98.6% |
| 1940 | +91.3% |
| 1944 | +83.2% |
| 1948 | +20.4% |
| 1952 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | +20.2% |
| 1960 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | −17.8% |
| 1968 | −8.5% |
| 1972 | −42.7% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −28.0% |
| 1988 | −23.9% |
| 1992 | −8.1% |
| 1996 | −6.0% |
| 2000 | −15.9% |
| 2004 | −17.1% |
| 2008 | −9.0% |
| 2012 | −10.5% |
| 2016 | −14.3% |
| 2020 | −11.7% |
| 2024 | −17.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.