Election 1968 Results
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1968 presidential election in Georgia
George Wallace (American Independent) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Georgia in 1968, 42.8% to 30.4%, a margin of 12.4 points and 155,439 votes.
Georgia changed party: in 1964 it went Republican, for Barry Goldwater.
other candidates led in 142 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10 and Democrats in 7. The largest, Fulton, cast 179,068 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.6 points. The closest was Jasper, where 91 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 | 535,550 | 42.8% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 380,111 | 30.4% |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 334,440 | 26.7% |
| All other candidates | 165 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,250,266 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 77,847 43.5% | 64,153 35.8% | 37,068 | 179,068 | D+7.6 |
| Dekalb | 27,796 26.7% | 52,485 50.4% | 23,956 | 104,237 | R+23.7 |
| Chatham | 18,201 34.0% | 18,106 33.8% | 17,238 | 53,545 | D+0.2 |
| Cobb | 8,755 19.4% | 18,649 41.3% | 17,805 | 45,209 | R+21.9 |
| Bibb | 10,579 25.6% | 13,490 32.6% | 17,328 | 41,397 | Others |
| Richmond | 11,770 32.4% | 14,993 41.3% | 9,539 | 36,302 | R+8.9 |
| Muscogee | 7,591 21.9% | 11,193 32.4% | 15,806 | 34,590 | Others |
| Clayton | 3,510 15.0% | 8,256 35.2% | 11,672 | 23,438 | Others |
| Floyd | 4,036 18.8% | 7,470 34.7% | 10,006 | 21,512 | Others |
| Dougherty | 3,831 20.4% | 5,611 29.9% | 9,320 | 18,762 | Others |
| Gwinnett | 3,226 18.4% | 5,350 30.6% | 8,913 | 17,489 | Others |
| Clarke | 5,543 37.4% | 5,800 39.2% | 3,465 | 14,808 | R+1.7 |
| Houston | 2,831 19.6% | 4,285 29.6% | 7,341 | 14,457 | Others |
| Walker | 1,930 13.5% | 3,664 25.6% | 8,727 | 14,321 | Others |
| Hall | 3,174 23.3% | 4,923 36.1% | 5,546 | 13,643 | Others |
| Laurens | 3,451 26.9% | 2,738 21.3% | 6,649 | 12,838 | Others |
| Troup | 2,896 23.4% | 3,239 26.2% | 6,232 | 12,367 | Others |
| Glynn | 3,247 26.4% | 3,725 30.2% | 5,345 | 12,317 | Others |
| Carroll | 2,326 19.4% | 3,135 26.2% | 6,509 | 11,970 | Others |
| Whitfield | 2,723 23.7% | 4,828 42.0% | 3,955 | 11,506 | R+18.3 |
| Lowndes | 2,402 21.5% | 3,073 27.6% | 5,679 | 11,154 | Others |
| Spalding | 2,949 26.9% | 3,077 28.0% | 4,953 | 10,979 | Others |
| Ware | 2,255 22.1% | 2,047 20.1% | 5,895 | 10,197 | Others |
| Thomas | 2,583 26.1% | 2,261 22.8% | 5,052 | 9,896 | Others |
| Catoosa | 901 9.6% | 2,043 21.8% | 6,449 | 9,393 | Others |
| Colquitt | 1,119 12.0% | 1,882 20.2% | 6,325 | 9,326 | Others |
| Bartow | 2,149 26.0% | 2,045 24.8% | 4,057 | 8,251 | Others |
| Polk | 2,007 25.2% | 1,729 21.7% | 4,240 | 7,976 | Others |
| Henry | 2,317 29.2% | 2,017 25.4% | 3,604 | 7,938 | Others |
| Bulloch | 1,788 22.8% | 2,113 26.9% | 3,953 | 7,854 | Others |
| Cherokee | 1,434 19.2% | 2,675 35.8% | 3,353 | 7,462 | Others |
| Coweta | 1,204 16.2% | 2,442 32.8% | 3,791 | 7,437 | Others |
| Douglas | 1,242 17.1% | 1,848 25.5% | 4,159 | 7,249 | Others |
| Baldwin | 2,109 29.7% | 2,318 32.6% | 2,684 | 7,111 | Others |
| Decatur | 1,729 24.5% | 749 10.6% | 4,576 | 7,054 | Others |
| Walton | 1,552 22.2% | 1,399 20.0% | 4,047 | 6,998 | Others |
| Tift | 1,187 17.4% | 1,692 24.8% | 3,942 | 6,821 | Others |
| Newton | 1,996 29.9% | 1,660 24.9% | 3,019 | 6,675 | Others |
| Sumter | 1,701 25.9% | 1,383 21.0% | 3,489 | 6,573 | Others |
| Upson | 1,480 22.5% | 1,494 22.7% | 3,599 | 6,573 | Others |
| Coffee | 1,331 20.9% | 1,241 19.5% | 3,785 | 6,357 | Others |
| Jackson | 1,537 25.0% | 1,139 18.5% | 3,473 | 6,149 | Others |
| Emanuel | 1,508 24.7% | 1,297 21.2% | 3,307 | 6,112 | Others |
| Gordon | 1,161 19.2% | 1,815 30.0% | 3,077 | 6,053 | Others |
| Fannin | 1,229 20.9% | 3,475 59.0% | 1,188 | 5,892 | R+38.1 |
| Grady | 1,425 24.6% | 561 9.7% | 3,817 | 5,803 | Others |
| Wayne | 980 17.1% | 1,313 23.0% | 3,422 | 5,715 | Others |
| Toombs | 896 15.7% | 1,397 24.5% | 3,405 | 5,698 | Others |
| Dodge | 1,230 21.6% | 1,055 18.5% | 3,406 | 5,691 | Others |
| Habersham | 1,070 18.8% | 1,611 28.3% | 3,008 | 5,689 | Others |
| Mitchell | 1,255 22.3% | 731 13.0% | 3,648 | 5,634 | Others |
| Haralson | 771 14.1% | 1,451 26.5% | 3,251 | 5,473 | Others |
| Meriwether | 1,760 32.3% | 1,120 20.5% | 2,571 | 5,451 | Others |
| Elbert | 1,216 22.6% | 914 17.0% | 3,252 | 5,382 | Others |
| Chattooga | 1,255 23.4% | 1,087 20.3% | 3,024 | 5,366 | Others |
| Crisp | 1,017 19.5% | 935 17.9% | 3,271 | 5,223 | Others |
| Jefferson | 1,899 36.4% | 1,227 23.5% | 2,091 | 5,217 | Others |
| Tattnall | 957 18.4% | 852 16.3% | 3,405 | 5,214 | Others |
| Barrow | 1,070 20.7% | 1,372 26.5% | 2,731 | 5,173 | Others |
| Stephens | 1,035 20.2% | 1,295 25.2% | 2,802 | 5,132 | Others |
| Paulding | 1,023 20.2% | 977 19.3% | 3,054 | 5,054 | Others |
| Burke | 1,676 34.2% | 1,416 28.9% | 1,802 | 4,894 | Others |
| Hart | 979 20.5% | 586 12.3% | 3,209 | 4,774 | Others |
| Columbia | 905 19.1% | 1,636 34.5% | 2,207 | 4,748 | Others |
| Washington | 1,443 30.6% | 1,247 26.4% | 2,029 | 4,719 | Others |
| Rockdale | 1,213 26.2% | 1,195 25.8% | 2,215 | 4,623 | Others |
| Forsyth | 647 14.6% | 1,389 31.3% | 2,397 | 4,433 | Others |
| Worth | 719 16.4% | 603 13.8% | 3,050 | 4,372 | Others |
| Telfair | 1,038 24.4% | 720 16.9% | 2,502 | 4,260 | Others |
| Appling | 760 18.0% | 795 18.8% | 2,678 | 4,233 | Others |
| Franklin | 766 18.4% | 716 17.2% | 2,691 | 4,173 | Others |
| Screven | 1,411 33.9% | 916 22.0% | 1,830 | 4,157 | Others |
| McDuffie | 991 24.6% | 1,324 32.9% | 1,710 | 4,025 | Others |
| Gilmer | 690 17.2% | 2,074 51.6% | 1,259 | 4,023 | R+34.4 |
| Effingham | 635 16.0% | 769 19.4% | 2,561 | 3,965 | Others |
| Harris | 1,072 27.2% | 1,021 25.9% | 1,851 | 3,944 | Others |
| Early | 785 20.1% | 327 8.4% | 2,797 | 3,909 | Others |
| Peach | 1,362 34.9% | 904 23.2% | 1,638 | 3,904 | Others |
| Camden | 1,146 29.5% | 751 19.3% | 1,988 | 3,885 | Others |
| Murray | 818 21.3% | 1,278 33.2% | 1,750 | 3,846 | Others |
| Berrien | 451 11.8% | 566 14.8% | 2,811 | 3,828 | Others |
| Brooks | 787 20.8% | 589 15.6% | 2,404 | 3,780 | Others |
| Madison | 621 16.6% | 600 16.0% | 2,530 | 3,751 | Others |
| Pickens | 677 18.2% | 1,659 44.5% | 1,392 | 3,728 | R+26.3 |
| Hancock | 2,165 59.3% | 381 10.4% | 1,104 | 3,650 | D+48.9 |
| Terrell | 1,275 35.2% | 545 15.1% | 1,799 | 3,619 | Others |
| Bleckley | 396 11.0% | 756 20.9% | 2,459 | 3,611 | Others |
| Jones | 1,105 31.0% | 693 19.4% | 1,770 | 3,568 | Others |
| Cook | 603 16.9% | 521 14.6% | 2,440 | 3,564 | Others |
| Wilkes | 953 27.0% | 873 24.7% | 1,709 | 3,535 | Others |
| Liberty | 1,572 44.5% | 592 16.8% | 1,365 | 3,529 | D+27.8 |
| Greene | 1,635 46.6% | 652 18.6% | 1,223 | 3,510 | D+28.0 |
| Wilkinson | 829 24.5% | 685 20.2% | 1,870 | 3,384 | Others |
| Ben Hill | 876 26.0% | 661 19.6% | 1,834 | 3,371 | Others |
| Dade | 282 8.4% | 613 18.3% | 2,460 | 3,355 | Others |
| Fayette | 551 16.7% | 867 26.2% | 1,889 | 3,307 | Others |
| Pierce | 507 15.7% | 579 17.9% | 2,144 | 3,230 | Others |
| Monroe | 1,028 31.9% | 770 23.9% | 1,422 | 3,220 | Others |
| Dooly | 879 28.0% | 454 14.5% | 1,803 | 3,136 | Others |
| Macon | 954 30.7% | 598 19.2% | 1,559 | 3,111 | Others |
| Union | 974 31.4% | 1,221 39.4% | 906 | 3,101 | R+8.0 |
| Butts | 959 31.6% | 584 19.3% | 1,490 | 3,033 | Others |
| Morgan | 973 32.7% | 616 20.7% | 1,391 | 2,980 | Others |
| Randolph | 1,028 34.6% | 502 16.9% | 1,438 | 2,968 | Others |
| Jeff Davis | 376 12.9% | 577 19.8% | 1,958 | 2,911 | Others |
| Johnson | 446 15.6% | 381 13.3% | 2,041 | 2,868 | Others |
| Irwin | 474 16.6% | 430 15.0% | 1,956 | 2,860 | Others |
| Towns | 770 27.0% | 1,492 52.3% | 589 | 2,851 | R+25.3 |
| Lamar | 790 28.2% | 575 20.5% | 1,440 | 2,805 | Others |
| Bacon | 279 10.0% | 586 20.9% | 1,935 | 2,800 | Others |
| Candler | 587 21.2% | 552 20.0% | 1,624 | 2,763 | Others |
| Putnam | 972 35.4% | 594 21.7% | 1,177 | 2,743 | Others |
| Taylor | 691 25.5% | 393 14.5% | 1,626 | 2,710 | Others |
| Rabun | 590 22.0% | 680 25.4% | 1,409 | 2,679 | Others |
| Pulaski | 514 19.2% | 595 22.2% | 1,569 | 2,678 | Others |
| Turner | 412 15.4% | 419 15.7% | 1,845 | 2,676 | Others |
| Wilcox | 465 17.4% | 381 14.3% | 1,822 | 2,668 | Others |
| Oglethorpe | 483 18.6% | 383 14.7% | 1,737 | 2,603 | Others |
| Oconee | 414 16.4% | 713 28.2% | 1,405 | 2,532 | Others |
| Atkinson | 686 27.1% | 288 11.4% | 1,554 | 2,528 | Others |
| Jenkins | 704 27.9% | 574 22.7% | 1,249 | 2,527 | Others |
| Evans | 492 19.6% | 543 21.6% | 1,475 | 2,510 | Others |
| Seminole | 369 14.8% | 201 8.1% | 1,923 | 2,493 | Others |
| Pike | 632 26.1% | 345 14.3% | 1,442 | 2,419 | Others |
| Bryan | 560 23.6% | 381 16.1% | 1,428 | 2,369 | Others |
| White | 435 18.5% | 762 32.4% | 1,158 | 2,355 | Others |
| Twiggs | 812 35.1% | 336 14.5% | 1,167 | 2,315 | Others |
| Montgomery | 503 22.0% | 352 15.4% | 1,433 | 2,288 | Others |
| Miller | 171 7.5% | 249 10.9% | 1,862 | 2,282 | Others |
| Lee | 673 29.7% | 389 17.2% | 1,202 | 2,264 | Others |
| Brantley | 317 14.0% | 237 10.5% | 1,709 | 2,263 | Others |
| Jasper | 835 37.7% | 456 20.6% | 926 | 2,217 | Others |
| Lincoln | 491 22.4% | 408 18.6% | 1,290 | 2,189 | Others |
| Lumpkin | 396 18.6% | 687 32.2% | 1,048 | 2,131 | Others |
| Banks | 296 13.9% | 398 18.7% | 1,434 | 2,128 | Others |
| McIntosh | 943 44.9% | 315 15.0% | 841 | 2,099 | D+29.9 |
| Charlton | 455 23.4% | 332 17.1% | 1,157 | 1,944 | Others |
| Calhoun | 697 36.5% | 234 12.3% | 979 | 1,910 | Others |
| Treutlen | 341 18.0% | 474 25.0% | 1,081 | 1,896 | Others |
| Heard | 356 19.6% | 303 16.7% | 1,153 | 1,812 | Others |
| Clinch | 334 18.8% | 304 17.1% | 1,142 | 1,780 | Others |
| Long | 574 32.5% | 156 8.8% | 1,037 | 1,767 | Others |
| Warren | 582 33.2% | 406 23.1% | 767 | 1,755 | Others |
| Baker | 548 32.0% | 99 5.8% | 1,067 | 1,714 | Others |
| Wheeler | 488 29.2% | 251 15.0% | 934 | 1,673 | Others |
| Stewart | 489 29.6% | 233 14.1% | 932 | 1,654 | Others |
| Crawford | 489 30.2% | 246 15.2% | 886 | 1,621 | Others |
| Dawson | 246 15.4% | 509 31.8% | 845 | 1,600 | Others |
| Lanier | 277 18.0% | 241 15.6% | 1,024 | 1,542 | Others |
| Talbot | 510 33.7% | 317 20.9% | 688 | 1,515 | Others |
| Taliaferro | 678 47.8% | 232 16.4% | 508 | 1,418 | D+31.5 |
| Marion | 247 19.3% | 186 14.5% | 849 | 1,282 | Others |
| Clay | 516 41.0% | 133 10.6% | 609 | 1,258 | Others |
| Schley | 309 28.3% | 164 15.0% | 619 | 1,092 | Others |
| Glascock | 47 4.9% | 185 19.2% | 733 | 965 | Others |
| Quitman | 198 26.5% | 90 12.0% | 459 | 747 | Others |
| Webster | 147 20.6% | 72 10.1% | 494 | 713 | Others |
| Echols | 56 8.7% | 53 8.3% | 533 | 642 | Others |
| Chattahoochee | 148 28.4% | 70 13.4% | 303 | 521 | 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.
Georgia in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+2.2 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+0.2 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+5.1 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+7.8 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+5.2 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+16.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+11.7 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.2 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+20.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+20.4 |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+33.9 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+50.4 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+25.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+33.8 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+39.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+42.5 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+74.5 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+83.8 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+55.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+44.6 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.5 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.4 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+23.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+45.4 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+21.0 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+36.3 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+42.0 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+32.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+30.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+44.1 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Horatio Seymour (D) | D+28.5 |