Richard Nixon carried Alaska R+2.1. Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alaska, 1968. Alaska held 3 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 1.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).
Elections › 1968 › President › Alaska Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
akashic Alaska result
81,160 votes counted
Wallace + others
9,712
12.0%
akashic 1968 presidential election
Alaska, 1968
Nixon R+2.1
1968 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1968 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 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. Aleutians East Borough, AK · R+12.7 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · R+6.1 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+2.7 Bethel Census Area, AK · D+14.8 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · R+1.7 Denali Borough, AK · R+13.8 Dillingham Census Area, AK · R+2.9 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · R+9.1 Haines Borough, AK · R+16.1 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+7.7 Juneau City and Borough, AK · D+4.1 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · D+2.4 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+11.8 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · R+5.9 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+31.8 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+1.4 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+7.9 Nome Census Area, AK · D+6.1 North Slope Borough, AK · D+16.0 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+3.4 Petersburg Borough, AK · D+1.0 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · D+6.5 Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+5.4 Skagway Municipality, AK · D+22.3 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+18.5 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · R+8.4 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · D+12.1 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · R+9.1 How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓ Republican 45.1% 36,597 Hubert Humphrey Democratic 42.9% 34,855 George Wallace American Independent 12.0% 9,712
30 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1968 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 1968
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough R 120 160 316 Aleutians West Census Area R 165 188 374 Anchorage Municipality R 13,005 13,833 30,669 Bethel Census Area D 1,292 939 2,389 Bristol Bay Borough R 122 127 289 Chugach Census Area R 439 544 1,102 Copper River Census Area R 196 334 693 Denali Borough R 197 282 616 Dillingham Census Area R 320 340 680 Fairbanks North Star Borough R 3,429 4,254 9,054 Haines Borough R 157 232 465 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 321 273 626 Juneau City and Borough D 2,767 2,532 5,664 Kenai Peninsula Borough D 2,166 2,042 5,188 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,345 1,764 3,562 Kodiak Island Borough R 862 986 2,095 Kusilvak Census Area D 559 274 897 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 189 195 437 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 893 1,075 2,318 Nome Census Area D 929 816 1,847 North Slope Borough D 690 473 1,354 Northwest Arctic Borough R 467 501 1,014 Petersburg Borough D 446 437 936 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area D 603 525 1,203 Sitka City and Borough D 1,148 1,023 2,310 Skagway Municipality D 155 95 269 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 292 469 955 Wrangell City and Borough R 305 365 718 Yakutat City and Borough D 102 78 199 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area R 1,174 1,441 2,921
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