West Virginia — 1968 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1968 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentHumphreyD+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
| Hubert Humphrey ✓Democratic | 49.6% | 374,091 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 40.8% | 307,555 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.6% | 72,560 |
1968presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Republican | R+0.02 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+44.0 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+6.2 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+23.2 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Hubert Humphrey+4 | 3,21047.3% | 3,20647.3% | 3655.4% | 6,781 |
| Berkeley County | Richard Nixon+2,294 | 4,92934.1% | 7,22349.9% | 2,32116.0% | 14,473 |
| Boone County | Hubert Humphrey+3,421 | 6,39162.1% | 2,97028.9% | 9269.0% | 10,287 |
| Braxton County | Hubert Humphrey+827 | 3,26854.0% | 2,44140.3% | 3415.6% | 6,050 |
| Brooke County | Hubert Humphrey+3,315 | 7,50657.1% | 4,19131.9% | 1,44411.0% | 13,141 |
| Cabell County | Richard Nixon+400 | 19,01844.1% | 19,41845.1% | 4,66610.8% | 43,102 |
| Calhoun County | Hubert Humphrey+70 | 1,68246.6% | 1,61244.6% | 3188.8% | 3,612 |
| Clay County | Hubert Humphrey+442 | 1,91651.2% | 1,47439.4% | 3499.3% | 3,739 |
| Doddridge County | Richard Nixon+1,017 | 84429.6% | 1,86165.3% | 1465.1% | 2,851 |
| Fayette County | Hubert Humphrey+9,300 | 14,54667.0% | 5,24624.1% | 1,9318.9% | 21,723 |
| Gilmer County | Hubert Humphrey+181 | 1,58249.5% | 1,40143.8% | 2146.7% | 3,197 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+2,150 | 78619.8% | 2,93673.8% | 2566.4% | 3,978 |
| Greenbrier County | Hubert Humphrey+759 | 6,31846.5% | 5,55940.9% | 1,72212.7% | 13,599 |
| Hampshire County | Richard Nixon+168 | 1,79140.3% | 1,95944.1% | 69415.6% | 4,444 |
| Hancock County | Hubert Humphrey+3,993 | 10,17454.0% | 6,18132.8% | 2,47613.1% | 18,831 |
| Hardy County | Richard Nixon+1 | 1,76743.9% | 1,76843.9% | 49012.2% | 4,025 |
| Harrison County | Hubert Humphrey+5,169 | 18,87254.2% | 13,70339.4% | 2,2346.4% | 34,809 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,711 | 3,46236.1% | 5,17354.0% | 9479.9% | 9,582 |
| Jefferson County | Hubert Humphrey+411 | 3,12945.2% | 2,71839.2% | 1,08215.6% | 6,929 |
| Kanawha County | Hubert Humphrey+4,938 | 46,65046.7% | 41,71241.8% | 11,52411.5% | 99,886 |
| Lewis County | Richard Nixon+859 | 3,16840.4% | 4,02751.4% | 6408.2% | 7,835 |
| Lincoln County | Hubert Humphrey+724 | 4,38650.8% | 3,66242.4% | 5836.8% | 8,631 |
| Logan County | Hubert Humphrey+8,932 | 13,68667.4% | 4,75423.4% | 1,8619.2% | 20,301 |
| Marion County | Hubert Humphrey+7,069 | 17,24658.9% | 10,17734.8% | 1,8386.3% | 29,261 |
| Marshall County | Hubert Humphrey+1,197 | 8,44949.5% | 7,25242.5% | 1,3798.1% | 17,080 |
| Mason County | Richard Nixon+659 | 4,54942.8% | 5,20849.0% | 8798.3% | 10,636 |
| McDowell County | Hubert Humphrey+8,822 | 12,84267.8% | 4,02021.2% | 2,07511.0% | 18,937 |
| Mercer County | Hubert Humphrey+2,754 | 12,73948.8% | 9,98538.3% | 3,36312.9% | 26,087 |
| Mineral County | Richard Nixon+320 | 4,22542.1% | 4,54545.3% | 1,27312.7% | 10,043 |
| Mingo County | Hubert Humphrey+4,689 | 8,67762.9% | 3,98828.9% | 1,1338.2% | 13,798 |
| Monongalia County | Hubert Humphrey+3,867 | 13,12854.8% | 9,26138.7% | 1,5566.5% | 23,945 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+513 | 2,41241.0% | 2,92549.7% | 5539.4% | 5,890 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+1,229 | 1,01527.3% | 2,24460.3% | 46112.4% | 3,720 |
| Nicholas County | Hubert Humphrey+1,180 | 4,85851.8% | 3,67839.2% | 8419.0% | 9,377 |
| Ohio County | Hubert Humphrey+1,953 | 15,02649.7% | 13,07343.2% | 2,1647.2% | 30,263 |
| Pendleton County | Richard Nixon+44 | 1,64345.3% | 1,68746.5% | 2988.2% | 3,628 |
| Pleasants County | Richard Nixon+12 | 1,52246.7% | 1,53447.1% | 2046.3% | 3,260 |
| Pocahontas County | Richard Nixon+92 | 1,94843.9% | 2,04046.0% | 44610.1% | 4,434 |
| Preston County | Richard Nixon+1,616 | 4,02039.3% | 5,63655.2% | 5615.5% | 10,217 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+243 | 5,00943.2% | 5,25245.3% | 1,34011.6% | 11,601 |
| Raleigh County | Hubert Humphrey+8,969 | 17,74460.1% | 8,77529.7% | 2,98710.1% | 29,506 |
| Randolph County | Hubert Humphrey+1,054 | 5,56250.7% | 4,50841.1% | 8978.2% | 10,967 |
| Ritchie County | Richard Nixon+1,825 | 1,28127.4% | 3,10666.5% | 2846.1% | 4,671 |
| Roane County | Richard Nixon+1,212 | 2,63938.2% | 3,85155.7% | 4246.1% | 6,914 |
| Summers County | Hubert Humphrey+1,216 | 3,52152.7% | 2,30534.5% | 84912.7% | 6,675 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+59 | 2,95345.9% | 3,01246.8% | 4667.2% | 6,431 |
| Tucker County | Hubert Humphrey+247 | 1,75848.8% | 1,51142.0% | 3329.2% | 3,601 |
| Tyler County | Richard Nixon+1,573 | 1,32429.2% | 2,89763.9% | 3136.9% | 4,534 |
| Upshur County | Richard Nixon+2,246 | 2,31931.7% | 4,56562.4% | 4275.8% | 7,311 |
| Wayne County | Hubert Humphrey+2,223 | 8,22750.4% | 6,00436.8% | 2,08812.8% | 16,319 |
| Webster County | Hubert Humphrey+1,341 | 2,58262.9% | 1,24130.2% | 2846.9% | 4,107 |
| Wetzel County | Richard Nixon+84 | 4,03845.1% | 4,12246.1% | 7898.8% | 8,949 |
| Wirt County | Richard Nixon+231 | 82040.8% | 1,05152.3% | 1407.0% | 2,011 |
| Wood County | Richard Nixon+4,667 | 14,29339.0% | 18,96051.8% | 3,3799.2% | 36,632 |
| Wyoming County | Hubert Humphrey+2,694 | 6,64157.3% | 3,94734.0% | 1,0078.7% | 11,595 |
Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1968 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.