Alaska — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionAlaska · PresidentNixonR+2.1
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 45.1% | 36,597 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 42.9% | 34,855 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 12.0% | 9,708 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
30 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (30 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Anchorage Municipality, AK | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Denali Borough, AK | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Haines Borough, AK | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+4.1 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Republican | R+9.1 |
Alaska results by county
30 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | Richard Nixon+40 | 16050.6% | 12038.0% | 3611.4% | 316 |
| Aleutians West Census Area | Richard Nixon+23 | 18850.3% | 16544.1% | 225.9% | 374 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Richard Nixon+828 | 13,83345.1% | 13,00542.4% | 3,83112.5% | 30,669 |
| Bethel Census Area | Hubert Humphrey+353 | 93939.3% | 1,29254.1% | 1586.6% | 2,389 |
| Bristol Bay Borough | Richard Nixon+5 | 12743.9% | 12242.2% | 3913.5% | 289 |
| Chugach Census Area | Richard Nixon+105 | 54449.4% | 43939.8% | 11810.7% | 1,102 |
| Copper River Census Area | Richard Nixon+138 | 33448.2% | 19628.3% | 16423.7% | 693 |
| Denali Borough | Richard Nixon+85 | 28245.8% | 19732.0% | 13722.2% | 616 |
| Dillingham Census Area | Richard Nixon+20 | 34050.0% | 32047.1% | 202.9% | 680 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Richard Nixon+825 | 4,25447.0% | 3,42937.9% | 1,37215.2% | 9,054 |
| Haines Borough | Richard Nixon+75 | 23249.9% | 15733.8% | 7616.3% | 465 |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Hubert Humphrey+48 | 27343.6% | 32151.3% | 325.1% | 626 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Hubert Humphrey+235 | 2,53244.7% | 2,76748.9% | 3656.4% | 5,664 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Hubert Humphrey+124 | 2,04239.4% | 2,16641.8% | 98018.9% | 5,188 |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Richard Nixon+419 | 1,76449.5% | 1,34537.8% | 45412.7% | 3,562 |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Richard Nixon+124 | 98647.1% | 86241.1% | 24711.8% | 2,095 |
| Kusilvak Census Area | Hubert Humphrey+285 | 27430.5% | 55962.3% | 647.1% | 897 |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | Richard Nixon+6 | 19544.6% | 18943.2% | 5312.1% | 437 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Richard Nixon+182 | 1,07546.4% | 89338.5% | 35015.1% | 2,318 |
| Nome Census Area | Hubert Humphrey+113 | 81644.2% | 92950.3% | 1025.5% | 1,847 |
| North Slope Borough | Hubert Humphrey+217 | 47334.9% | 69051.0% | 19114.1% | 1,354 |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Richard Nixon+34 | 50149.4% | 46746.1% | 464.5% | 1,014 |
| Petersburg Borough | Hubert Humphrey+9 | 43746.7% | 44647.6% | 535.7% | 936 |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Hubert Humphrey+78 | 52543.6% | 60350.1% | 766.3% | 1,203 |
| Sitka City and Borough | Hubert Humphrey+125 | 1,02344.3% | 1,14849.7% | 1396.0% | 2,310 |
| Skagway Municipality | Hubert Humphrey+60 | 9535.3% | 15557.6% | 207.4% | 269 |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Richard Nixon+177 | 46949.1% | 29230.6% | 19420.3% | 955 |
| Wrangell City and Borough | Richard Nixon+60 | 36550.8% | 30542.5% | 476.5% | 718 |
| Yakutat City and Borough | Hubert Humphrey+24 | 7839.2% | 10251.3% | 2010.1% | 199 |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Richard Nixon+267 | 1,44149.3% | 1,17440.2% | 30610.5% | 2,921 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| 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 | −10.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.