New Hampshire — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionNew Hampshire · PresidentNixonR+8.2
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 52.1% | 154,903 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 43.9% | 130,589 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.0% | 11,807 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap County, NH | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Carroll County, NH | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Cheshire County, NH | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Coos County, NH | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Grafton County, NH | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Hillsborough County, NH | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Rockingham County, NH | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Strafford County, NH | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Sullivan County, NH | Republican | R+2.2 |
New Hampshire results by county
10 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | Richard Nixon+3,700 | 8,64261.4% | 4,94235.1% | 4873.5% | 14,071 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+4,632 | 6,79572.9% | 2,16323.2% | 3593.9% | 9,317 |
| Cheshire County | Richard Nixon+1,567 | 10,70252.6% | 9,13544.9% | 4952.4% | 20,332 |
| Coos County | Hubert Humphrey+1,439 | 6,82244.0% | 8,26153.3% | 4142.7% | 15,497 |
| Grafton County | Richard Nixon+5,068 | 12,88159.8% | 7,81336.2% | 8604.0% | 21,554 |
| Hillsborough County | Hubert Humphrey+3,014 | 42,40946.0% | 45,42349.3% | 4,3374.7% | 92,169 |
| Merrimack County | Richard Nixon+6,578 | 19,28957.9% | 12,71138.2% | 1,2923.9% | 33,292 |
| Rockingham County | Richard Nixon+7,647 | 28,84255.0% | 21,19540.4% | 2,4194.6% | 52,456 |
| Strafford County | Hubert Humphrey+702 | 12,42747.3% | 13,12950.0% | 7272.8% | 26,283 |
| Sullivan County | Richard Nixon+277 | 6,09449.4% | 5,81747.2% | 4173.4% | 12,328 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.0% |
| 1896 | −42.8% |
| 1900 | −20.9% |
| 1904 | −22.3% |
| 1908 | −21.8% |
| 1912 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | −20.4% |
| 1924 | −25.1% |
| 1928 | −17.6% |
| 1932 | −1.4% |
| 1936 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | −5.7% |
| 1952 | −21.8% |
| 1956 | −32.3% |
| 1960 | −6.8% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −29.1% |
| 1976 | −11.3% |
| 1980 | −29.4% |
| 1984 | −37.7% |
| 1988 | −26.2% |
| 1992 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | −1.3% |
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | +2.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.