Colorado — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionColorado · PresidentNixonR+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 50.5% | 409,345 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 41.4% | 335,174 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.1% | 65,732 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Conejos County, CO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Denver County, CO | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+5.7 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Mineral County, CO | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+11.2 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+8.7 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+33.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Hubert Humphrey+768 | 24,34343.9% | 25,11145.3% | 6,03910.9% | 55,493 |
| Alamosa County | Richard Nixon+703 | 2,27755.0% | 1,57438.0% | 2897.0% | 4,140 |
| Arapahoe County | Richard Nixon+15,143 | 33,71259.6% | 18,56932.9% | 4,2387.5% | 56,519 |
| Archuleta County | Richard Nixon+77 | 48649.7% | 40941.8% | 838.5% | 978 |
| Baca County | Richard Nixon+722 | 1,44157.5% | 71928.7% | 34413.7% | 2,504 |
| Bent County | Richard Nixon+102 | 1,22847.5% | 1,12643.5% | 2339.0% | 2,587 |
| Boulder County | Richard Nixon+10,249 | 27,67157.7% | 17,42236.3% | 2,8956.0% | 47,988 |
| Chaffee County | Richard Nixon+454 | 2,12151.1% | 1,66740.1% | 3658.8% | 4,153 |
| Cheyenne County | Richard Nixon+272 | 66455.7% | 39232.9% | 13611.4% | 1,192 |
| Clear Creek County | Richard Nixon+292 | 1,01152.7% | 71937.5% | 1889.8% | 1,918 |
| Conejos County | Hubert Humphrey+131 | 1,36145.7% | 1,49250.1% | 1274.3% | 2,980 |
| Costilla County | Hubert Humphrey+456 | 47732.2% | 93363.0% | 724.9% | 1,482 |
| Crowley County | Richard Nixon+210 | 77550.4% | 56536.7% | 19912.9% | 1,539 |
| Custer County | Richard Nixon+229 | 43360.5% | 20428.5% | 7911.0% | 716 |
| Delta County | Richard Nixon+1,365 | 3,69255.5% | 2,32735.0% | 6339.5% | 6,652 |
| Denver County | Hubert Humphrey+14,078 | 92,00343.5% | 106,08150.2% | 13,2336.3% | 211,317 |
| Dolores County | Richard Nixon+175 | 39253.0% | 21729.3% | 13117.7% | 740 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+1,053 | 1,91061.5% | 85727.6% | 33710.9% | 3,104 |
| Eagle County | Richard Nixon+122 | 1,04949.1% | 92743.4% | 1607.5% | 2,136 |
| El Paso County | Richard Nixon+10,834 | 32,06653.8% | 21,23235.6% | 6,35710.7% | 59,655 |
| Elbert County | Richard Nixon+559 | 1,04360.9% | 48428.3% | 18510.8% | 1,712 |
| Fremont County | Richard Nixon+1,616 | 4,90853.4% | 3,29235.8% | 98310.7% | 9,183 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+884 | 3,15752.2% | 2,27337.6% | 61310.1% | 6,043 |
| Gilpin County | Richard Nixon+140 | 35852.6% | 21832.0% | 10515.4% | 681 |
| Grand County | Richard Nixon+734 | 1,16767.4% | 43325.0% | 1327.6% | 1,732 |
| Gunnison County | Richard Nixon+545 | 1,41158.2% | 86635.7% | 1486.1% | 2,425 |
| Hinsdale County | Richard Nixon+84 | 12766.1% | 4322.4% | 2211.5% | 192 |
| Huerfano County | Hubert Humphrey+801 | 1,13335.1% | 1,93460.0% | 1574.9% | 3,224 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+297 | 47467.5% | 17725.2% | 517.3% | 702 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+19,455 | 50,84756.9% | 31,39235.1% | 7,1188.0% | 89,357 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+266 | 68956.3% | 42334.6% | 1129.2% | 1,224 |
| Kit Carson County | Richard Nixon+951 | 1,97761.1% | 1,02631.7% | 2347.2% | 3,237 |
| La Plata County | Richard Nixon+1,746 | 4,26957.1% | 2,52333.7% | 6849.1% | 7,476 |
| Lake County | Hubert Humphrey+525 | 1,02535.5% | 1,55053.7% | 31210.8% | 2,887 |
| Larimer County | Richard Nixon+9,286 | 18,43862.1% | 9,15230.8% | 2,0867.0% | 29,676 |
| Las Animas County | Hubert Humphrey+2,103 | 2,49933.3% | 4,60261.3% | 4035.4% | 7,504 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+598 | 1,40757.1% | 80932.8% | 24910.1% | 2,465 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+1,802 | 4,32356.9% | 2,52133.2% | 7479.8% | 7,591 |
| Mesa County | Richard Nixon+1,970 | 10,74549.6% | 8,77540.5% | 2,1519.9% | 21,671 |
| Mineral County | Hubert Humphrey+10 | 11643.8% | 12647.5% | 238.7% | 265 |
| Moffat County | Richard Nixon+1,020 | 1,78562.1% | 76526.6% | 32511.3% | 2,875 |
| Montezuma County | Richard Nixon+1,112 | 2,46156.4% | 1,34930.9% | 55212.7% | 4,362 |
| Montrose County | Richard Nixon+1,153 | 3,54752.8% | 2,39435.7% | 77111.5% | 6,712 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+2,288 | 4,59861.2% | 2,31030.8% | 6048.0% | 7,512 |
| Otero County | Richard Nixon+799 | 4,69049.7% | 3,89141.2% | 8649.1% | 9,445 |
| Ouray County | Richard Nixon+151 | 40152.0% | 25032.4% | 12015.6% | 771 |
| Park County | Richard Nixon+315 | 60158.6% | 28627.9% | 13913.5% | 1,026 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+514 | 1,23756.9% | 72333.2% | 2159.9% | 2,175 |
| Pitkin County | Richard Nixon+407 | 1,13556.2% | 72836.0% | 1587.8% | 2,021 |
| Prowers County | Richard Nixon+412 | 2,74149.1% | 2,32941.7% | 5169.2% | 5,586 |
| Pueblo County | Hubert Humphrey+10,569 | 16,64634.5% | 27,21556.4% | 4,4309.2% | 48,291 |
| Rio Blanco County | Richard Nixon+792 | 1,29464.6% | 50225.1% | 20710.3% | 2,003 |
| Rio Grande County | Richard Nixon+880 | 2,44258.3% | 1,56237.3% | 1834.4% | 4,187 |
| Routt County | Richard Nixon+526 | 1,60253.8% | 1,07636.2% | 29810.0% | 2,976 |
| Saguache County | Richard Nixon+176 | 82452.5% | 64841.2% | 996.3% | 1,571 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+31 | 16546.1% | 13437.4% | 5916.5% | 358 |
| San Miguel County | Richard Nixon+111 | 42253.2% | 31139.2% | 607.6% | 793 |
| Sedgwick County | Richard Nixon+461 | 1,00760.9% | 54633.0% | 1006.0% | 1,653 |
| Summit County | Richard Nixon+235 | 53657.4% | 30132.2% | 9710.4% | 934 |
| Teller County | Richard Nixon+319 | 72252.4% | 40329.2% | 25318.4% | 1,378 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+940 | 1,63460.9% | 69425.9% | 35413.2% | 2,682 |
| Weld County | Richard Nixon+6,681 | 17,10157.3% | 10,42034.9% | 2,3447.8% | 29,865 |
| Yuma County | Richard Nixon+1,354 | 2,52962.7% | 1,17529.1% | 3318.2% | 4,035 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.