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Elections / 1968 · President · WV

Hubert Humphrey carried West Virginia D+8.8.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in West Virginia, 1968. The state ran 9.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
754,206 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
374,091
49.6%
Nixon (R)
307,555
40.8%
Wallace + others
72,560
9.6%
Margin
D+8.8
1968 presidential election
West Virginia, 1968
HumphreyD+8.8
1968 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · TiedBerkeley County, WV · R+15.9Boone County, WV · D+33.3Braxton County, WV · D+13.7Brooke County, WV · D+25.2Cabell County, WV · R+0.9Calhoun County, WV · D+1.9Clay County, WV · D+11.8Doddridge County, WV · R+35.7Fayette County, WV · D+42.8Gilmer County, WV · D+5.7Grant County, WV · R+54.0Greenbrier County, WV · D+5.6Hampshire County, WV · R+3.8Hancock County, WV · D+21.2Hardy County, WV · TiedHarrison County, WV · D+14.8Jackson County, WV · R+17.9Jefferson County, WV · D+5.9Kanawha County, WV · D+4.9Lewis County, WV · R+11.0Lincoln County, WV · D+8.4Logan County, WV · D+44.0Marion County, WV · D+24.2Marshall County, WV · D+7.0Mason County, WV · R+6.2McDowell County, WV · D+46.6Mercer County, WV · D+10.6Mineral County, WV · R+3.2Mingo County, WV · D+34.0Monongalia County, WV · D+16.1Monroe County, WV · R+8.7Morgan County, WV · R+33.0Nicholas County, WV · D+12.6Ohio County, WV · D+6.5Pendleton County, WV · R+1.2Pleasants County, WV · TiedPocahontas County, WV · R+2.1Preston County, WV · R+15.8Putnam County, WV · R+2.1Raleigh County, WV · D+30.4Randolph County, WV · D+9.6Ritchie County, WV · R+39.1Roane County, WV · R+17.5Summers County, WV · D+18.2Taylor County, WV · R+0.9Tucker County, WV · D+6.9Tyler County, WV · R+34.7Upshur County, WV · R+30.7Wayne County, WV · D+13.6Webster County, WV · D+32.7Wetzel County, WV · R+0.9Wirt County, WV · R+11.5Wood County, WV · R+12.7Wyoming County, WV · D+23.2
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic49.6%374,091
Richard NixonRepublican40.8%307,555
George WallaceAmerican Independent9.6%72,560
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1968
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+0.1%
3,2103,2066,781
Berkeley CountyR
−15.9%
4,9297,22314,473
Boone CountyD
+33.3%
6,3912,97010,287
Braxton CountyD
+13.7%
3,2682,4416,050
Brooke CountyD
+25.2%
7,5064,19113,141
Cabell CountyR
−0.9%
19,01819,41843,102
Calhoun CountyD
+1.9%
1,6821,6123,612
Clay CountyD
+11.8%
1,9161,4743,739
Doddridge CountyR
−35.7%
8441,8612,851
Fayette CountyD
+42.8%
14,5465,24621,723
Gilmer CountyD
+5.7%
1,5821,4013,197
Grant CountyR
−54.0%
7862,9363,978
Greenbrier CountyD
+5.6%
6,3185,55913,599
Hampshire CountyR
−3.8%
1,7911,9594,444
Hancock CountyD
+21.2%
10,1746,18118,831
Hardy CountyR
−0.0%
1,7671,7684,025
Harrison CountyD
+14.8%
18,87213,70334,809
Jackson CountyR
−17.9%
3,4625,1739,582
Jefferson CountyD
+5.9%
3,1292,7186,929
Kanawha CountyD
+4.9%
46,65041,71299,886
Lewis CountyR
−11.0%
3,1684,0277,835
Lincoln CountyD
+8.4%
4,3863,6628,631
Logan CountyD
+44.0%
13,6864,75420,301
Marion CountyD
+24.2%
17,24610,17729,261
Marshall CountyD
+7.0%
8,4497,25217,080
Mason CountyR
−6.2%
4,5495,20810,636
McDowell CountyD
+46.6%
12,8424,02018,937
Mercer CountyD
+10.6%
12,7399,98526,087
Mineral CountyR
−3.2%
4,2254,54510,043
Mingo CountyD
+34.0%
8,6773,98813,798
Monongalia CountyD
+16.1%
13,1289,26123,945
Monroe CountyR
−8.7%
2,4122,9255,890
Morgan CountyR
−33.0%
1,0152,2443,720
Nicholas CountyD
+12.6%
4,8583,6789,377
Ohio CountyD
+6.5%
15,02613,07330,263
Pendleton CountyR
−1.2%
1,6431,6873,628
Pleasants CountyR
−0.4%
1,5221,5343,260
Pocahontas CountyR
−2.1%
1,9482,0404,434
Preston CountyR
−15.8%
4,0205,63610,217
Putnam CountyR
−2.1%
5,0095,25211,601
Raleigh CountyD
+30.4%
17,7448,77529,506
Randolph CountyD
+9.6%
5,5624,50810,967
Ritchie CountyR
−39.1%
1,2813,1064,671
Roane CountyR
−17.5%
2,6393,8516,914
Summers CountyD
+18.2%
3,5212,3056,675
Taylor CountyR
−0.9%
2,9533,0126,431
Tucker CountyD
+6.9%
1,7581,5113,601
Tyler CountyR
−34.7%
1,3242,8974,534
Upshur CountyR
−30.7%
2,3194,5657,311
Wayne CountyD
+13.6%
8,2276,00416,319
Webster CountyD
+32.7%
2,5821,2414,107
Wetzel CountyR
−0.9%
4,0384,1228,949
Wirt CountyR
−11.5%
8201,0512,011
Wood CountyR
−12.7%
14,29318,96036,632
Wyoming CountyD
+23.2%
6,6413,94711,595