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Elections / 1968 · President · SC

Richard Nixon carried South Carolina R+8.5.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in South Carolina, 1968. The state ran 7.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

South Carolina result
666,982 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
197,486
29.6%
Nixon (R)
254,062
38.1%
Wallace + others
215,434
32.3%
Margin
R+8.5
1968 presidential election
South Carolina, 1968
NixonR+8.5
1968 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+3.6Aiken County, SC · R+21.7Allendale County, SC · D+16.1Anderson County, SC · R+1.9Bamberg County, SC · D+10.8Barnwell County, SC · R+2.2Beaufort County, SC · D+9.2Berkeley County, SC · D+7.7Calhoun County, SC · D+10.8Charleston County, SC · R+10.6Cherokee County, SC · R+8.1Chester County, SC · TiedChesterfield County, SC · D+6.1Clarendon County, SC · D+17.8Colleton County, SC · R+2.1Darlington County, SC · R+8.2Dillon County, SC · R+3.3Dorchester County, SC · D+4.7Edgefield County, SC · R+11.8Fairfield County, SC · D+23.3Florence County, SC · R+3.4Georgetown County, SC · D+8.4Greenville County, SC · R+31.3Greenwood County, SC · R+7.8Hampton County, SC · D+8.3Horry County, SC · TiedJasper County, SC · D+24.7Kershaw County, SC · R+14.6Lancaster County, SC · R+13.3Laurens County, SC · R+14.8Lee County, SC · D+17.0Lexington County, SC · R+32.4Marion County, SC · D+4.5Marlboro County, SC · D+4.2McCormick County, SC · D+23.6Newberry County, SC · R+19.5Oconee County, SC · R+6.5Orangeburg County, SC · D+18.0Pickens County, SC · R+36.5Richland County, SC · R+15.6Saluda County, SC · R+5.5Spartanburg County, SC · R+14.3Sumter County, SC · D+4.0Union County, SC · R+7.5Williamsburg County, SC · D+19.3York County, SC · R+10.0
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican38.1%254,062
George WallaceAmerican Independent32.3%215,434
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic29.6%197,486
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1968
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyO
+3.6%
1,4251,2135,839
Aiken CountyR
−21.7%
6,31912,26427,398
Allendale CountyD
+16.1%
1,5389973,355
Anderson CountyO
−1.9%
5,2185,66123,263
Bamberg CountyD
+10.8%
1,8451,3274,790
Barnwell CountyO
−2.2%
1,7161,8495,916
Beaufort CountyD
+9.2%
3,7402,9838,221
Berkeley CountyD
+7.7%
5,0894,02113,918
Calhoun CountyD
+10.8%
1,2168853,079
Charleston CountyR
−10.6%
18,34324,28255,880
Cherokee CountyO
−8.1%
1,9982,85310,493
Chester CountyD
+0.0%
2,8652,8628,489
Chesterfield CountyO
+6.1%
3,1802,56410,068
Clarendon CountyD
+17.8%
3,6062,2017,904
Colleton CountyR
−2.1%
2,6512,8248,145
Darlington CountyO
−8.2%
3,8034,94713,981
Dillon CountyR
−3.3%
2,1782,3966,706
Dorchester CountyD
+4.7%
3,8553,35410,748
Edgefield CountyR
−11.8%
1,2251,6883,919
Fairfield CountyD
+23.3%
3,0111,6195,966
Florence CountyR
−3.4%
8,0798,91724,638
Georgetown CountyD
+8.4%
4,1103,26910,021
Greenville CountyR
−31.3%
12,92831,65259,821
Greenwood CountyO
−7.8%
3,7414,89114,658
Hampton CountyD
+8.3%
2,1071,6715,230
Horry CountyO
+0.0%
3,9243,92414,549
Jasper CountyD
+24.7%
1,4026333,116
Kershaw CountyR
−14.6%
2,5394,07910,578
Lancaster CountyO
−13.3%
3,1514,87412,911
Laurens CountyR
−14.8%
3,0164,81312,108
Lee CountyD
+17.0%
2,1511,2195,483
Lexington CountyR
−32.4%
4,05812,20425,169
Marion CountyD
+4.5%
2,8212,5126,817
Marlboro CountyD
+4.2%
2,2942,0246,458
McCormick CountyD
+23.6%
9884662,211
Newberry CountyR
−19.5%
2,4444,53810,716
Oconee CountyO
−6.5%
2,0092,6189,369
Orangeburg CountyD
+18.0%
8,9715,14421,259
Pickens CountyR
−36.5%
2,0166,87313,313
Richland CountyR
−15.6%
18,19826,21551,445
Saluda CountyO
−5.5%
1,2001,4664,802
Spartanburg CountyR
−14.3%
11,46718,18346,996
Sumter CountyD
+4.0%
6,1035,45116,308
Union CountyO
−7.5%
2,2713,0119,872
Williamsburg CountyD
+19.3%
5,1063,02910,787
York CountyR
−10.0%
5,5717,59620,269