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Elections / 1968 · President · WY

Richard Nixon carried Wyoming R+20.2.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Wyoming, 1968. The state ran 19.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
127,205 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
45,173
35.5%
Nixon (R)
70,927
55.8%
Wallace + others
11,105
8.7%
Margin
R+20.2
Wyoming, 1968
NixonR+20.2
1968 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · R+3.8Big Horn County, WY · R+36.3Campbell County, WY · R+44.7Carbon County, WY · D+3.4Converse County, WY · R+49.0Crook County, WY · R+53.2Fremont County, WY · R+24.7Goshen County, WY · R+25.2Hot Springs County, WY · R+26.5Johnson County, WY · R+56.9Laramie County, WY · R+1.5Lincoln County, WY · R+22.0Natrona County, WY · R+25.6Niobrara County, WY · R+59.5Park County, WY · R+39.6Platte County, WY · R+19.5Sheridan County, WY · R+29.7Sublette County, WY · R+49.9Sweetwater County, WY · D+18.3Teton County, WY · R+46.8Uinta County, WY · R+10.8Washakie County, WY · R+34.2Weston County, WY · R+37.4
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard NixonRepublican55.8%70,927
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic35.5%45,173
George WallaceAmerican Independent8.7%11,105
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1968
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyR
−3.8%
4,0794,4229,079
Big Horn CountyR
−36.3%
1,2012,7714,325
Campbell CountyR
−44.7%
5581,6942,541
Carbon CountyD
+3.4%
2,7252,5325,656
Converse CountyR
−49.0%
4921,6582,382
Crook CountyR
−53.2%
3181,2401,733
Fremont CountyR
−24.7%
3,0935,4179,398
Goshen CountyR
−25.2%
1,5292,7194,716
Hot Springs CountyR
−26.5%
7051,2732,144
Johnson CountyR
−56.9%
3981,7372,352
Laramie CountyR
−1.5%
9,5199,82420,992
Lincoln CountyR
−22.0%
1,2462,0303,561
Natrona CountyR
−25.6%
5,90010,67918,674
Niobrara CountyR
−59.5%
2501,1361,490
Park CountyR
−39.6%
1,8524,6777,134
Platte CountyR
−19.5%
1,0351,6132,967
Sheridan CountyR
−29.7%
2,6595,1638,434
Sublette CountyR
−49.9%
3101,1521,688
Sweetwater CountyD
+18.3%
4,0862,7267,449
Teton CountyR
−46.8%
4611,4192,049
Uinta CountyR
−10.8%
1,1991,5102,884
Washakie CountyR
−34.2%
9482,0383,184
Weston CountyR
−37.4%
6101,4972,373