Richard Nixon carried Virginia R+10.9.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Virginia, 1968. The state ran 10.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

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Virginia result

1,361,491 votes counted

Humphrey (D)

442,387

32.5%

Nixon (R)

590,319

43.4%

Wallace + others

328,785

24.1%

Margin

R+10.9

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1968 presidential election

Virginia, 1968

NixonR+10.9

How it voted

Share of the 1968 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	43.4%	590,319
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic	32.5%	442,387
George WallaceAmerican Independent	24.1%	328,785

D+60

R+60

130 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 1968

130 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	O	−8.3%	2,467	3,231	9,181
Albemarle County	R	−26.7%	2,255	4,512	8,441
Alexandria city	D	+3.4%	14,351	13,265	31,816
Alleghany County	R	−14.4%	1,722	2,574	5,915
Amelia County	R	−1.1%	830	857	2,528
Amherst County	R	−16.7%	1,543	2,656	6,674
Appomattox County	R	−24.7%	756	1,753	4,037
Arlington County	R	−3.4%	26,107	28,163	61,326
Augusta County	R	−39.3%	2,028	6,313	10,900
Bath County	R	−19.9%	494	872	1,897
Bedford County	O	−16.7%	2,143	3,854	10,220
Bland County	R	−20.3%	560	938	1,862
Botetourt County	R	−25.8%	1,272	2,598	5,140
Bristol city	R	−9.1%	1,531	1,930	4,377
Brunswick County	O	+15.0%	1,910	1,139	5,147
Buchanan County	D	+13.3%	5,003	3,699	9,816
Buckingham County	O	−1.3%	984	1,027	3,204
Buena Vista city	R	−25.7%	387	814	1,660
Campbell County	R	−29.2%	1,996	5,731	12,811
Caroline County	D	+22.7%	2,165	1,162	4,426
Carroll County	R	−41.0%	1,773	4,909	7,651
Charles City County	D	+58.0%	1,457	320	1,960
Charlotte County	O	+0.1%	1,045	1,042	4,265
Charlottesville city	R	−15.6%	3,831	5,601	11,335
Chesapeake city	O	+2.5%	6,843	6,234	24,760
Chesterfield County	R	−41.5%	5,715	22,015	39,292
Clarke County	R	−13.6%	768	1,127	2,644
Colonial Heights city	R	−36.9%	650	2,650	5,413
Covington city	R	−9.9%	1,195	1,551	3,595
Craig County	R	−12.9%	419	581	1,258
Culpeper County	R	−21.1%	1,239	2,229	4,694
Cumberland County	D	+5.5%	978	844	2,432
Danville city	R	−13.6%	4,495	6,796	16,874
Dickenson County	R	−0.8%	3,355	3,412	7,415
Dinwiddie County	O	+1.9%	1,551	1,451	5,257
Emporia city	R	−7.1%	657	812	2,191
Essex County	D	+4.9%	897	791	2,164
Fairfax city	R	−13.3%	2,153	2,963	6,084
Fairfax County	R	−10.8%	44,796	57,462	117,319
Falls Church city	R	−3.3%	1,860	2,005	4,382
Fauquier County	R	−11.5%	2,099	2,845	6,501
Floyd County	R	−44.1%	715	2,275	3,537
Fluvanna County	R	−16.0%	569	913	2,145
Franklin city	R	−7.0%	792	951	2,256
Franklin County	O	−12.2%	2,025	3,036	8,308
Frederick County	R	−28.0%	1,612	3,696	7,454
Fredericksburg city	R	−2.1%	2,036	2,142	5,068
Galax city	R	−22.0%	748	1,257	2,309
Giles County	R	−10.8%	2,045	2,722	6,277
Gloucester County	R	−9.4%	1,210	1,619	4,364
Goochland County	D	+5.0%	1,389	1,216	3,461
Grayson County	R	−24.9%	1,926	3,563	6,587
Greene County	R	−38.8%	255	856	1,549
Greensville County	D	+26.5%	1,367	529	3,165
Halifax County	O	−9.5%	2,819	3,932	11,689
Hampton city	D	+2.4%	11,308	10,532	32,606
Hanover County	R	−30.8%	2,079	5,425	10,847
Harrisonburg city	R	−41.9%	1,036	2,859	4,352
Henrico County	R	−46.8%	8,600	34,212	54,726
Henry County	O	+1.5%	4,175	3,946	15,224
Highland County	R	−31.3%	284	619	1,069
Hopewell city	R	−20.4%	1,568	2,942	6,743
Isle of Wight County	O	+11.8%	1,977	1,312	5,635
James City County	D	+1.9%	1,521	1,443	4,065
King and Queen County	D	+15.1%	882	568	2,073
King George County	R	−4.5%	730	829	2,195
King William County	R	−11.6%	764	1,046	2,431
Lancaster County	R	−13.9%	1,134	1,640	3,650
Lee County	R	−3.7%	4,105	4,450	9,399
Lexington city	R	−20.9%	734	1,170	2,085
Loudoun County	R	−13.2%	3,262	4,577	9,970
Louisa County	R	−5.5%	1,290	1,510	3,964
Lunenburg County	O	−0.0%	1,180	1,181	4,012
Lynchburg city	R	−30.8%	4,305	9,943	18,299
Madison County	R	−29.1%	478	1,188	2,439
Martinsville city	D	+1.5%	2,727	2,618	7,276
Mathews County	R	−22.3%	691	1,309	2,777
Mecklenburg County	O	−0.9%	2,667	2,750	9,478
Middlesex County	R	−11.5%	575	809	2,042
Montgomery County	R	−38.1%	2,700	7,098	11,547
Nelson County	O	−0.3%	1,120	1,130	3,426
New Kent County	D	+12.6%	765	526	1,904
Newport News city	D	+1.6%	13,370	12,774	37,069
Norfolk city	D	+9.4%	28,477	22,302	65,829
Northampton County	D	+0.2%	1,418	1,410	3,974
Northumberland County	R	−10.3%	1,077	1,438	3,492
Norton city	D	+4.7%	555	495	1,267
Nottoway County	O	−1.8%	1,529	1,614	4,830
Orange County	R	−23.2%	879	1,727	3,661
Page County	R	−22.7%	2,125	3,667	6,800
Patrick County	R	−20.5%	1,105	2,187	5,275
Petersburg city	D	+18.3%	5,519	3,478	11,169
Pittsylvania County	O	+1.7%	5,427	5,096	19,890
Portsmouth city	D	+16.9%	15,734	9,402	37,381
Powhatan County	D	+10.6%	1,004	722	2,663
Prince Edward County	R	−6.2%	1,567	1,857	4,666
Prince George County	O	−6.0%	1,272	1,559	4,761
Prince William County	R	−12.7%	5,566	7,944	18,686
Pulaski County	R	−23.1%	2,497	4,409	8,265
Radford city	R	−23.2%	1,206	2,077	3,749
Rappahannock County	R	−14.7%	394	594	1,363
Richmond city	D	+9.7%	32,857	26,380	66,668
Richmond County	R	−25.2%	490	1,011	2,069
Roanoke city	R	−20.3%	9,281	15,368	30,008
Roanoke County	R	−40.4%	3,902	12,439	21,124
Rockbridge County	R	−35.7%	845	2,280	4,014
Rockingham County	R	−48.4%	2,111	7,779	11,715
Russell County	R	−3.4%	3,554	3,858	8,872
Salem city	R	−37.8%	1,369	3,955	6,846
Scott County	R	−22.0%	3,144	5,345	9,984
Shenandoah County	R	−43.9%	1,654	5,461	8,681
Smyth County	R	−27.3%	2,631	5,297	9,751
Southampton County	O	+8.1%	1,803	1,376	5,262
Spotsylvania County	R	−0.6%	1,647	1,675	4,926
Stafford County	R	−13.5%	1,698	2,572	6,482
Staunton city	R	−37.5%	1,729	4,434	7,221
Suffolk city	D	+13.7%	5,218	3,378	13,398
Surry County	D	+25.5%	1,126	523	2,366
Sussex County	D	+11.5%	1,541	1,105	3,794
Tazewell County	D	+2.6%	4,734	4,434	11,338
Virginia Beach city	R	−16.5%	10,101	16,316	37,742
Warren County	R	−14.8%	1,513	2,297	5,296
Washington County	R	−26.3%	3,243	6,665	13,029
Waynesboro city	R	−34.5%	1,446	3,301	5,378
Westmoreland County	R	−7.0%	1,156	1,402	3,506
Williamsburg city	R	−6.7%	991	1,156	2,474
Winchester city	R	−27.6%	1,360	2,695	4,833
Wise County	D	+7.4%	5,942	5,004	12,606
Wythe County	R	−26.9%	1,765	3,638	6,963
York County	O	−10.8%	2,370	3,356	9,088