Utah — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionUtah · PresidentNixonR+19.4
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 56.5% | 238,728 |
|---|---|---|
| Hubert HumphreyDemocratic | 37.1% | 156,665 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.4% | 27,175 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Carbon County, UT | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+13.1 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Tooele County, UT | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+12.8 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Richard Nixon+194 | 98950.9% | 79540.9% | 1608.2% | 1,944 |
| Box Elder County | Richard Nixon+4,587 | 7,68065.7% | 3,09326.5% | 9157.8% | 11,688 |
| Cache County | Richard Nixon+7,579 | 11,90668.8% | 4,32725.0% | 1,0706.2% | 17,303 |
| Carbon County | Hubert Humphrey+1,726 | 2,61836.2% | 4,34460.0% | 2773.8% | 7,239 |
| Daggett County | Richard Nixon+55 | 15252.2% | 9733.3% | 4214.4% | 291 |
| Davis County | Richard Nixon+10,034 | 20,65860.6% | 10,62431.2% | 2,8058.2% | 34,087 |
| Duchesne County | Richard Nixon+875 | 1,73361.2% | 85830.3% | 2438.6% | 2,834 |
| Emery County | Richard Nixon+204 | 1,22350.9% | 1,01942.4% | 1616.7% | 2,403 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+719 | 1,03369.5% | 31421.1% | 1409.4% | 1,487 |
| Grand County | Richard Nixon+728 | 1,43560.9% | 70730.0% | 2159.1% | 2,357 |
| Iron County | Richard Nixon+2,180 | 3,33766.6% | 1,15723.1% | 51710.3% | 5,011 |
| Juab County | Richard Nixon+294 | 1,20154.0% | 90740.7% | 1185.3% | 2,226 |
| Kane County | Richard Nixon+640 | 81471.7% | 14713.0% | 17415.3% | 1,135 |
| Millard County | Richard Nixon+1,347 | 2,31866.1% | 97127.7% | 2206.3% | 3,509 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+469 | 1,02059.9% | 55132.4% | 1327.8% | 1,703 |
| Piute County | Richard Nixon+244 | 41164.4% | 16726.2% | 609.4% | 638 |
| Rich County | Richard Nixon+342 | 52570.3% | 18324.5% | 395.2% | 747 |
| Salt Lake County | Richard Nixon+24,695 | 101,94254.0% | 77,24740.9% | 9,4745.0% | 188,663 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+713 | 1,39359.7% | 68029.1% | 26211.2% | 2,335 |
| Sanpete County | Richard Nixon+1,608 | 3,30462.2% | 1,69631.9% | 3125.9% | 5,312 |
| Sevier County | Richard Nixon+2,023 | 3,19067.2% | 1,16724.6% | 3878.2% | 4,744 |
| Summit County | Richard Nixon+821 | 1,78262.4% | 96133.6% | 1144.0% | 2,857 |
| Tooele County | Hubert Humphrey+828 | 3,42241.4% | 4,25051.4% | 5957.2% | 8,267 |
| Uintah County | Richard Nixon+1,889 | 3,03465.6% | 1,14524.8% | 4439.6% | 4,622 |
| Utah County | Richard Nixon+12,597 | 29,22659.0% | 16,62933.6% | 3,6737.4% | 49,528 |
| Wasatch County | Richard Nixon+670 | 1,61161.0% | 94135.6% | 913.4% | 2,643 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,251 | 3,22664.5% | 97519.5% | 79916.0% | 5,000 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+263 | 51162.9% | 24830.5% | 546.6% | 813 |
| Weber County | Richard Nixon+6,569 | 27,03452.8% | 20,46540.0% | 3,6837.2% | 51,182 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.