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Elections / 1968 · President · WI

Richard Nixon carried Wisconsin R+3.6.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Wisconsin, 1968. The state ran 2.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Wisconsin result
1,689,196 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
748,804
44.3%
Nixon (R)
809,997
48.0%
Wallace + others
130,395
7.7%
Margin
R+3.6
1968 presidential election
Wisconsin, 1968
NixonR+3.6
1968 presidential margin by county for Wisconsin — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wisconsin — 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, WI · R+2.0Ashland County, WI · D+22.2Barron County, WI · R+17.2Bayfield County, WI · D+12.3Brown County, WI · R+15.2Buffalo County, WI · R+15.9Burnett County, WI · R+1.0Calumet County, WI · R+21.4Chippewa County, WI · R+2.7Clark County, WI · R+14.0Columbia County, WI · R+11.8Crawford County, WI · R+15.1Dane County, WI · D+19.3Dodge County, WI · R+23.1Door County, WI · R+32.7Douglas County, WI · D+35.8Dunn County, WI · R+9.7Eau Claire County, WI · D+2.0Florence County, WI · R+6.1Fond du Lac County, WI · R+17.2Forest County, WI · D+6.5Grant County, WI · R+31.1Green County, WI · R+28.2Green Lake County, WI · R+33.8Iowa County, WI · R+14.9Iron County, WI · D+23.4Jackson County, WI · R+14.7Jefferson County, WI · R+16.6Juneau County, WI · R+17.3Kenosha County, WI · D+10.3Kewaunee County, WI · R+23.6La Crosse County, WI · R+18.8Lafayette County, WI · R+16.6Langlade County, WI · R+8.6Lincoln County, WI · R+10.0Manitowoc County, WI · D+5.7Marathon County, WI · D+3.0Marinette County, WI · R+4.9Marquette County, WI · R+29.5Menominee County, WI · D+47.6Milwaukee County, WI · D+11.4Monroe County, WI · R+24.4Oconto County, WI · R+18.4Oneida County, WI · R+6.1Outagamie County, WI · R+25.7Ozaukee County, WI · R+23.5Pepin County, WI · R+7.7Pierce County, WI · R+2.0Polk County, WI · R+3.5Portage County, WI · D+22.4Price County, WI · R+4.6Racine County, WI · R+1.6Richland County, WI · R+26.8Rock County, WI · R+9.4Rusk County, WI · R+1.8Sauk County, WI · R+13.7Sawyer County, WI · R+13.6Shawano County, WI · R+36.6Sheboygan County, WI · D+6.1St. Croix County, WI · D+1.5Taylor County, WI · R+1.9Trempealeau County, WI · R+9.3Vernon County, WI · R+20.4Vilas County, WI · R+26.8Walworth County, WI · R+31.0Washburn County, WI · R+3.0Washington County, WI · R+19.2Waukesha County, WI · R+18.0Waupaca County, WI · R+42.0Waushara County, WI · R+39.6Winnebago County, WI · R+14.3Wood County, WI · R+3.6
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican48.0%809,997
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic44.3%748,804
George WallaceAmerican Independent7.7%130,395
D+60
R+60
72 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wisconsin's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Wisconsin's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −0.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.9%DR18922024
Wisconsin's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+1.7%
1896−22.9%
1900−24.1%
1904−35.2%
1908−17.8%
1912+8.4%
1916−6.6%
1920−54.9%
1924−29.0%
1928−9.2%
1932+32.3%
1936+33.5%
1940+1.8%
1944−1.8%
1948+4.4%
1952−22.2%
1956−23.7%
1960−3.7%
1964+24.3%
1968−3.6%
1972−9.7%
1976+1.7%
1980−4.7%
1984−9.2%
1988+3.6%
1992+4.4%
1996+10.3%
2000+0.2%
2004+0.4%
2008+13.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−0.8%
2020+0.6%
2024−0.9%
County results — 1968
72 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−2.0%
1,6141,6913,774
Ashland CountyD
+22.2%
4,1472,5577,155
Barron CountyR
−17.2%
5,1837,52613,589
Bayfield CountyD
+12.3%
3,0362,3335,702
Brown CountyR
−15.2%
21,61530,13356,143
Buffalo CountyR
−15.9%
2,1122,9925,519
Burnett CountyR
−1.0%
2,0102,0564,488
Calumet CountyR
−21.4%
3,6095,79210,203
Chippewa CountyR
−2.7%
7,3357,77216,403
Clark CountyR
−14.0%
4,6016,32512,354
Columbia CountyR
−11.8%
6,6988,63316,414
Crawford CountyR
−15.1%
2,3913,3166,130
Dane CountyD
+19.3%
59,95139,917104,061
Dodge CountyR
−23.1%
8,94814,90925,758
Door CountyR
−32.7%
2,7285,6478,916
Douglas CountyD
+35.8%
12,5065,65619,115
Dunn CountyR
−9.7%
4,3925,41510,526
Eau Claire CountyD
+2.0%
12,30211,79925,287
Florence CountyR
−6.1%
7188211,699
Fond du Lac CountyR
−17.2%
12,56318,18432,709
Forest CountyD
+6.5%
1,4701,2643,149
Grant CountyR
−31.1%
5,41410,78917,264
Green CountyR
−28.2%
3,5016,50210,654
Green Lake CountyR
−33.8%
2,2994,8937,683
Iowa CountyR
−14.9%
2,8974,0057,413
Iron CountyD
+23.4%
1,9131,1373,315
Jackson CountyR
−14.7%
2,2933,1725,999
Jefferson CountyR
−16.6%
8,71612,47822,698
Juneau CountyR
−17.3%
2,5953,8287,142
Kenosha CountyD
+10.3%
21,42717,08942,126
Kewaunee CountyR
−23.6%
2,6224,4677,802
La Crosse CountyR
−18.8%
11,57017,43331,267
Lafayette CountyR
−16.6%
2,8534,0847,412
Langlade CountyR
−8.6%
3,0643,7127,508
Lincoln CountyR
−10.0%
3,8584,7939,330
Manitowoc CountyD
+5.7%
15,29813,56230,661
Marathon CountyD
+3.0%
18,06316,90738,081
Marinette CountyR
−4.9%
6,4157,13414,790
Marquette CountyR
−29.5%
1,2282,3743,882
Menominee CountyD
+47.6%
531179740
Milwaukee CountyD
+11.4%
206,027160,022401,936
Monroe CountyR
−24.4%
4,0126,93812,015
Oconto CountyR
−18.4%
3,7375,68010,569
Oneida CountyR
−6.1%
4,4355,07710,458
Outagamie CountyR
−25.7%
14,22425,08042,301
Ozaukee CountyR
−23.5%
7,24612,15520,919
Pepin CountyR
−7.7%
1,2631,4932,987
Pierce CountyR
−2.0%
4,7834,99010,234
Polk CountyR
−3.5%
5,1795,58311,433
Portage CountyD
+22.4%
10,0146,18017,121
Price CountyR
−4.6%
2,7943,0966,526
Racine CountyR
−1.6%
27,04528,02862,586
Richland CountyR
−26.8%
2,2884,1416,922
Rock CountyR
−9.4%
20,56725,22949,493
Rusk CountyR
−1.8%
2,5592,6665,959
Sauk CountyR
−13.7%
6,4068,60816,048
Sawyer CountyR
−13.6%
1,8302,4754,744
Shawano CountyR
−36.6%
3,6028,44413,245
Sheboygan CountyD
+6.1%
20,17017,76439,602
St. Croix CountyD
+1.5%
6,8076,59514,148
Taylor CountyR
−1.9%
2,9103,0436,922
Trempealeau CountyR
−9.3%
3,9714,8619,589
Vernon CountyR
−20.4%
3,6665,82410,555
Vilas CountyR
−26.8%
1,7983,3395,745
Walworth CountyR
−31.0%
7,50515,04024,315
Washburn CountyR
−3.0%
2,2732,4255,091
Washington CountyR
−19.2%
8,10412,43922,631
Waukesha CountyR
−18.0%
31,94747,55786,504
Waupaca CountyR
−42.0%
3,97810,60615,799
Waushara CountyR
−39.6%
1,6524,1876,407
Winnebago CountyR
−14.3%
18,60525,36147,104
Wood CountyR
−3.6%
10,92111,79524,427