Election 1968 Results
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1968 presidential election in Louisiana
George Wallace (American Independent) beat Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) in Louisiana in 1968, 48.3% to 28.2%, a margin of 20.1 points and 220,685 votes.
Louisiana changed party: in 1964 it went Republican, for Barry Goldwater.
other candidates led in 59 of the 64 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Orleans, cast 178,668 votes and went to the Democrat by 13.8 points. The closest was St. John The Baptist, where 1 vote 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 | 530,300 | 48.3% |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 309,615 | 28.2% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 257,535 | 23.5% |
| Total | 1,097,450 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans | 72,451 40.6% | 47,728 26.7% | 58,489 | 178,668 | D+13.8 |
| Jefferson | 20,193 22.1% | 29,478 32.2% | 41,902 | 91,573 | Others |
| East Baton Rouge | 21,770 27.7% | 21,661 27.5% | 35,250 | 78,681 | Others |
| Caddo | 17,675 26.2% | 21,224 31.5% | 28,463 | 67,362 | Others |
| Calcasieu | 14,593 32.9% | 9,520 21.5% | 20,250 | 44,363 | Others |
| Rapides | 8,793 25.0% | 10,199 28.9% | 16,239 | 35,231 | Others |
| Ouachita | 6,470 20.4% | 10,089 31.8% | 15,145 | 31,704 | Others |
| Lafayette | 7,983 26.3% | 10,669 35.1% | 11,723 | 30,375 | Others |
| St. Landry | 9,075 36.0% | 3,508 13.9% | 12,659 | 25,242 | Others |
| Lafourche | 5,516 26.0% | 4,797 22.6% | 10,910 | 21,223 | Others |
| Tangipahoa | 4,983 23.8% | 2,907 13.9% | 13,088 | 20,978 | Others |
| St. Tammany | 4,445 21.4% | 4,846 23.3% | 11,470 | 20,761 | Others |
| Iberia | 5,510 29.0% | 5,448 28.6% | 8,071 | 19,029 | Others |
| St. Bernard | 2,485 13.1% | 3,486 18.3% | 13,056 | 19,027 | Others |
| Terrebonne | 4,627 24.8% | 5,214 27.9% | 8,836 | 18,677 | Others |
| Acadia | 4,098 24.1% | 3,178 18.7% | 9,715 | 16,991 | Others |
| St. Mary | 5,312 31.9% | 4,586 27.5% | 6,761 | 16,659 | Others |
| Bossier | 2,782 17.6% | 3,745 23.7% | 9,249 | 15,776 | Others |
| Washington | 3,021 19.2% | 1,695 10.8% | 11,002 | 15,718 | Others |
| Vermilion | 3,806 25.0% | 3,278 21.6% | 8,124 | 15,208 | Others |
| Webster | 2,871 20.5% | 2,496 17.8% | 8,646 | 14,013 | Others |
| Livingston | 1,400 11.4% | 947 7.7% | 9,907 | 12,254 | Others |
| Avoyelles | 2,973 24.4% | 2,459 20.2% | 6,760 | 12,192 | Others |
| Natchitoches | 3,945 33.4% | 2,352 19.9% | 5,505 | 11,802 | Others |
| Evangeline | 2,647 22.9% | 1,549 13.4% | 7,362 | 11,558 | Others |
| Ascension | 3,203 30.4% | 1,338 12.7% | 6,004 | 10,545 | Others |
| Iberville | 4,084 41.7% | 1,413 14.4% | 4,290 | 9,787 | Others |
| Jefferson Davis | 2,641 27.1% | 2,213 22.7% | 4,897 | 9,751 | Others |
| St. Martin | 3,321 34.2% | 1,625 16.7% | 4,759 | 9,705 | Others |
| St. Charles | 3,070 33.6% | 1,675 18.4% | 4,383 | 9,128 | Others |
| Morehouse | 1,793 20.1% | 1,772 19.8% | 5,377 | 8,942 | Others |
| Lincoln | 2,009 22.6% | 2,643 29.8% | 4,225 | 8,877 | Others |
| Vernon | 1,496 17.4% | 1,574 18.3% | 5,536 | 8,606 | Others |
| Desoto | 3,400 39.7% | 974 11.4% | 4,190 | 8,564 | Others |
| Plaquemines | 1,144 13.4% | 968 11.3% | 6,430 | 8,542 | Others |
| Concordia | 1,983 26.4% | 974 13.0% | 4,542 | 7,499 | Others |
| Pointe Coupee | 3,139 41.9% | 850 11.3% | 3,508 | 7,497 | Others |
| St. John The Baptist | 3,245 43.7% | 940 12.6% | 3,246 | 7,431 | Others |
| Allen | 2,026 27.9% | 1,004 13.8% | 4,229 | 7,259 | Others |
| Beauregard | 1,569 21.7% | 1,615 22.3% | 4,048 | 7,232 | Others |
| Franklin | 681 9.6% | 1,052 14.8% | 5,394 | 7,127 | Others |
| Sabine | 1,159 17.0% | 1,125 16.5% | 4,526 | 6,810 | Others |
| Union | 1,336 19.8% | 1,113 16.5% | 4,297 | 6,746 | Others |
| Jackson | 1,525 23.2% | 1,104 16.8% | 3,941 | 6,570 | Others |
| St. James | 2,987 45.7% | 778 11.9% | 2,765 | 6,530 | D+33.8 |
| Richland | 1,017 15.7% | 1,031 16.0% | 4,415 | 6,463 | Others |
| Winn | 1,230 19.5% | 1,050 16.7% | 4,015 | 6,295 | Others |
| Assumption | 2,085 33.6% | 1,222 19.7% | 2,898 | 6,205 | Others |
| Bienville | 1,768 28.6% | 941 15.2% | 3,466 | 6,175 | Others |
| Claiborne | 1,545 25.9% | 1,117 18.7% | 3,311 | 5,973 | Others |
| La Salle | 710 12.1% | 1,258 21.5% | 3,878 | 5,846 | Others |
| Madison | 2,659 46.7% | 649 11.4% | 2,380 | 5,688 | D+35.3 |
| Grant | 932 16.9% | 1,113 20.2% | 3,470 | 5,515 | Others |
| West Baton Rouge | 2,016 38.4% | 669 12.7% | 2,569 | 5,254 | Others |
| West Carroll | 395 8.7% | 585 12.8% | 3,574 | 4,554 | Others |
| East Carroll | 1,926 45.7% | 586 13.9% | 1,706 | 4,218 | D+31.8 |
| Catahoula | 769 18.3% | 755 18.0% | 2,677 | 4,201 | Others |
| East Feliciana | 1,409 34.4% | 457 11.2% | 2,225 | 4,091 | Others |
| Red River | 914 24.2% | 380 10.1% | 2,477 | 3,771 | Others |
| Caldwell | 973 26.2% | 490 13.2% | 2,252 | 3,715 | Others |
| St. Helena | 1,351 40.1% | 219 6.5% | 1,800 | 3,370 | Others |
| West Feliciana | 1,303 48.8% | 296 11.1% | 1,073 | 2,672 | D+37.7 |
| Tensas | 845 32.0% | 503 19.1% | 1,290 | 2,638 | Others |
| Cameron | 533 20.6% | 405 15.6% | 1,655 | 2,593 | 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.
Louisiana in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+22.0 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+18.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+19.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+17.2 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+18.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.5 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+7.7 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.6 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+37.0 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+13.6 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+21.8 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+13.8 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+61.2 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+71.8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+77.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+85.8 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+52.6 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+56.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+38.7 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+78.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+72.0 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+72.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+78.8 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+58.1 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+54.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+53.1 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+46.9 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+14.9 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+25.0 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1868 | Horatio Seymour (D) | D+41.4 |