Election 1968 Results
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1968 presidential election in Arkansas
George Wallace (American Independent) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Arkansas in 1968, 38.7% to 31.0%, a margin of 7.6 points and 46,565 votes.
Arkansas changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Lyndon B. Johnson.
other candidates led in 49 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19 and Democrats in 7. The largest, Pulaski, cast 80,150 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.1 points. The closest was Stone, where 8 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wallace won | American Independent | 235,627 | 38.7% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 189,062 | 31.0% |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 184,901 | 30.3% |
| Total | 609,590 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 27,597 34.4% | 26,709 33.3% | 25,844 | 80,150 | D+1.1 |
| Sebastian | 6,320 23.4% | 12,073 44.6% | 8,649 | 27,042 | R+21.3 |
| Washington | 6,131 28.0% | 10,640 48.7% | 5,092 | 21,863 | R+20.6 |
| Garland | 5,655 27.9% | 7,674 37.8% | 6,955 | 20,284 | R+10.0 |
| Union | 4,426 25.7% | 4,919 28.6% | 7,853 | 17,198 | Others |
| Benton | 4,088 25.2% | 8,104 49.9% | 4,036 | 16,228 | R+24.7 |
| Craighead | 3,738 24.1% | 5,047 32.5% | 6,742 | 15,527 | Others |
| Mississippi | 4,993 32.2% | 4,369 28.2% | 6,147 | 15,509 | Others |
| Jefferson | 5,798 42.4% | 3,163 23.2% | 4,698 | 13,659 | D+19.3 |
| White | 3,198 26.3% | 3,887 32.0% | 5,054 | 12,139 | Others |
| Ouachita | 4,603 38.9% | 2,209 18.7% | 5,031 | 11,843 | Others |
| Phillips | 5,039 43.9% | 2,154 18.8% | 4,279 | 11,472 | D+25.1 |
| Saline | 3,111 27.5% | 2,614 23.1% | 5,569 | 11,294 | Others |
| Faulkner | 3,756 34.4% | 2,791 25.6% | 4,375 | 10,922 | Others |
| Miller | 2,929 27.5% | 2,662 25.0% | 5,062 | 10,653 | Others |
| Crittenden | 3,475 32.8% | 2,454 23.2% | 4,657 | 10,586 | Others |
| St. Francis | 3,284 35.9% | 1,608 17.6% | 4,254 | 9,146 | Others |
| Pope | 2,578 29.7% | 3,319 38.3% | 2,769 | 8,666 | R+8.6 |
| Columbia | 2,487 30.2% | 1,916 23.2% | 3,843 | 8,246 | Others |
| Greene | 2,197 27.2% | 2,859 35.4% | 3,021 | 8,077 | Others |
| Hot Spring | 2,137 26.5% | 1,780 22.1% | 4,139 | 8,056 | Others |
| Ashley | 2,035 25.7% | 1,470 18.6% | 4,401 | 7,906 | Others |
| Poinsett | 1,672 21.2% | 2,140 27.1% | 4,074 | 7,886 | Others |
| Independence | 2,289 29.2% | 2,782 35.5% | 2,770 | 7,841 | R+6.3 |
| Lonoke | 2,014 26.2% | 1,677 21.8% | 4,002 | 7,693 | Others |
| Arkansas | 2,019 26.6% | 1,806 23.8% | 3,775 | 7,600 | Others |
| Boone | 1,907 25.7% | 3,349 45.1% | 2,169 | 7,425 | R+19.4 |
| Hempstead | 2,322 32.1% | 1,783 24.6% | 3,136 | 7,241 | Others |
| Crawford | 1,578 21.9% | 2,723 37.7% | 2,917 | 7,218 | Others |
| Clark | 2,733 38.2% | 1,642 23.0% | 2,776 | 7,151 | Others |
| Jackson | 2,051 29.6% | 1,356 19.6% | 3,525 | 6,932 | Others |
| Baxter | 1,952 28.4% | 3,401 49.5% | 1,513 | 6,866 | R+21.1 |
| Logan | 1,998 30.7% | 2,341 36.0% | 2,160 | 6,499 | R+5.3 |
| Conway | 2,560 39.4% | 1,973 30.4% | 1,958 | 6,491 | D+9.0 |
| Clay | 1,663 26.2% | 2,410 37.9% | 2,285 | 6,358 | R+11.7 |
| Lawrence | 1,613 26.0% | 1,788 28.8% | 2,813 | 6,214 | Others |
| Desha | 2,270 39.7% | 972 17.0% | 2,474 | 5,716 | Others |
| Cross | 1,555 27.3% | 1,093 19.2% | 3,056 | 5,704 | Others |
| Chicot | 2,595 46.0% | 865 15.3% | 2,187 | 5,647 | D+30.6 |
| Yell | 1,513 28.6% | 1,819 34.4% | 1,949 | 5,281 | Others |
| Polk | 1,290 24.8% | 2,094 40.3% | 1,812 | 5,196 | R+15.5 |
| Johnson | 1,747 34.2% | 1,667 32.6% | 1,693 | 5,107 | D+1.6 |
| Carroll | 1,298 25.6% | 2,596 51.2% | 1,174 | 5,068 | R+25.6 |
| Monroe | 1,783 35.7% | 804 16.1% | 2,406 | 4,993 | Others |
| Madison | 1,574 32.0% | 2,320 47.1% | 1,028 | 4,922 | R+15.2 |
| Lee | 2,135 43.8% | 834 17.1% | 1,907 | 4,876 | D+26.7 |
| Bradley | 1,457 30.3% | 802 16.7% | 2,546 | 4,805 | Others |
| Drew | 1,324 28.3% | 1,040 22.3% | 2,307 | 4,671 | Others |
| Franklin | 1,149 25.0% | 1,333 29.0% | 2,111 | 4,593 | Others |
| Randolph | 1,367 32.4% | 1,237 29.4% | 1,610 | 4,214 | Others |
| Cleburne | 1,202 28.9% | 1,301 31.3% | 1,657 | 4,160 | Others |
| Howard | 1,061 26.5% | 1,286 32.1% | 1,660 | 4,007 | Others |
| Nevada | 1,308 33.4% | 840 21.4% | 1,773 | 3,921 | Others |
| Sevier | 1,129 29.3% | 1,217 31.6% | 1,501 | 3,847 | Others |
| Lincoln | 1,209 32.0% | 488 12.9% | 2,084 | 3,781 | Others |
| Van Buren | 1,149 31.1% | 1,325 35.8% | 1,224 | 3,698 | R+4.8 |
| Grant | 852 23.2% | 627 17.1% | 2,194 | 3,673 | Others |
| Dallas | 1,253 34.4% | 672 18.4% | 1,722 | 3,647 | Others |
| Woodruff | 1,270 35.0% | 625 17.2% | 1,734 | 3,629 | Others |
| Lafayette | 1,208 33.7% | 672 18.8% | 1,704 | 3,584 | Others |
| Prairie | 875 24.4% | 693 19.3% | 2,014 | 3,582 | Others |
| Sharp | 1,025 29.6% | 1,136 32.8% | 1,299 | 3,460 | Others |
| Scott | 1,000 29.4% | 1,162 34.2% | 1,238 | 3,400 | Others |
| Searcy | 724 21.6% | 1,909 56.8% | 726 | 3,359 | R+35.3 |
| Little River | 1,095 33.1% | 745 22.5% | 1,473 | 3,313 | Others |
| Fulton | 1,019 30.9% | 1,198 36.3% | 1,080 | 3,297 | R+5.4 |
| Pike | 656 19.9% | 1,104 33.5% | 1,535 | 3,295 | Others |
| Marion | 990 30.4% | 1,385 42.6% | 877 | 3,252 | R+12.1 |
| Izard | 948 31.7% | 931 31.2% | 1,109 | 2,988 | Others |
| Newton | 852 29.5% | 1,467 50.8% | 567 | 2,886 | R+21.3 |
| Stone | 698 26.2% | 987 37.0% | 979 | 2,664 | R+10.8 |
| Montgomery | 649 25.7% | 885 35.0% | 992 | 2,526 | Others |
| Cleveland | 407 16.5% | 312 12.6% | 1,751 | 2,470 | Others |
| Perry | 634 27.7% | 740 32.3% | 916 | 2,290 | Others |
| Calhoun | 688 31.4% | 287 13.1% | 1,215 | 2,190 | Others |
Counties as they stood in 1968; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |