Election 1968 Results
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1968 presidential election in North Carolina
Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George Wallace (independent) in North Carolina in 1968, 39.5% to 31.3%, a margin of 8.3 points and 131,004 votes.
North Carolina's 13 electoral votes were split: 12 Republican and 1 other.
North Carolina changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Lyndon B. Johnson.
Republicans led in 49 of the 100 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 40 and Democrats in 11. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 107,497 votes and went to the Republican by 23.5 points. The closest was Warren, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon won | Republican | 627,192 | 39.5% |
| George Wallace | American Independent | 496,188 | 31.3% |
| Hubert Humphrey | Democratic | 464,113 | 29.2% |
| Total | 1,587,493 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 31,102 28.9% | 56,325 52.4% | 20,070 | 107,497 | R+23.5 |
| Guilford | 25,604 30.4% | 38,996 46.2% | 19,751 | 84,351 | R+15.9 |
| Forsyth | 20,281 30.0% | 31,623 46.8% | 15,681 | 67,585 | R+16.8 |
| Wake | 20,979 31.2% | 28,928 43.1% | 17,250 | 67,157 | R+11.8 |
| Buncombe | 14,624 30.8% | 21,031 44.2% | 11,889 | 47,544 | R+13.5 |
| Gaston | 10,100 23.6% | 18,741 43.8% | 13,973 | 42,814 | R+20.2 |
| Durham | 16,563 38.7% | 12,705 29.7% | 13,542 | 42,810 | D+9.0 |
| Davidson | 7,594 21.2% | 16,678 46.6% | 11,544 | 35,816 | R+25.4 |
| Alamance | 8,241 24.5% | 12,310 36.5% | 13,139 | 33,690 | Others |
| Catawba | 6,974 21.4% | 18,393 56.3% | 7,285 | 32,652 | R+35.0 |
| Rowan | 8,074 24.8% | 15,207 46.8% | 9,220 | 32,501 | R+21.9 |
| Cumberland | 9,938 34.7% | 9,143 31.9% | 9,539 | 28,620 | D+2.8 |
| New Hanover | 7,750 28.6% | 10,020 37.0% | 9,291 | 27,061 | R+8.4 |
| Randolph | 5,351 20.8% | 13,450 52.3% | 6,892 | 25,693 | R+31.5 |
| Cabarrus | 5,501 21.8% | 13,226 52.3% | 6,538 | 25,265 | R+30.6 |
| Iredell | 4,878 19.9% | 10,557 43.2% | 9,021 | 24,456 | R+23.2 |
| Rockingham | 6,774 28.0% | 8,095 33.5% | 9,324 | 24,193 | Others |
| Burke | 5,704 25.2% | 11,068 48.8% | 5,892 | 22,664 | R+23.7 |
| Cleveland | 5,661 25.0% | 7,298 32.3% | 9,649 | 22,608 | Others |
| Pitt | 7,696 34.0% | 5,745 25.4% | 9,167 | 22,608 | Others |
| Johnston | 4,492 21.9% | 6,764 33.0% | 9,212 | 20,468 | Others |
| Caldwell | 4,746 23.4% | 10,433 51.5% | 5,095 | 20,274 | R+28.1 |
| Wayne | 5,338 27.1% | 5,678 28.8% | 8,709 | 19,725 | Others |
| Robeson | 8,248 42.9% | 4,526 23.6% | 6,441 | 19,215 | D+19.4 |
| Nash | 5,283 27.6% | 4,602 24.1% | 9,230 | 19,115 | Others |
| Surry | 5,088 27.0% | 9,638 51.2% | 4,103 | 18,829 | R+24.2 |
| Wilkes | 4,497 24.2% | 11,195 60.3% | 2,876 | 18,568 | R+36.1 |
| Stanly | 4,199 22.9% | 9,428 51.4% | 4,706 | 18,333 | R+28.5 |
| Orange | 8,366 45.7% | 6,097 33.3% | 3,845 | 18,308 | D+12.4 |
| Rutherford | 4,622 27.4% | 7,785 46.1% | 4,476 | 16,883 | R+18.7 |
| Henderson | 3,053 18.8% | 9,334 57.4% | 3,861 | 16,248 | R+38.7 |
| Wilson | 4,173 25.9% | 4,053 25.1% | 7,903 | 16,129 | Others |
| Sampson | 4,797 30.1% | 6,597 41.4% | 4,527 | 15,921 | R+11.3 |
| Haywood | 5,703 36.1% | 6,205 39.3% | 3,898 | 15,806 | R+3.2 |
| Lenoir | 3,853 24.5% | 3,844 24.4% | 8,036 | 15,733 | Others |
| Harnett | 4,007 25.5% | 5,184 33.0% | 6,531 | 15,722 | Others |
| Halifax | 4,927 32.4% | 3,148 20.7% | 7,116 | 15,191 | Others |
| Columbus | 4,243 28.6% | 3,881 26.2% | 6,693 | 14,817 | Others |
| Edgecombe | 5,243 36.7% | 3,198 22.4% | 5,861 | 14,302 | Others |
| Craven | 4,240 30.9% | 2,991 21.8% | 6,509 | 13,740 | Others |
| Union | 3,630 26.5% | 5,290 38.7% | 4,761 | 13,681 | R+12.1 |
| Lincoln | 4,044 30.2% | 6,188 46.2% | 3,161 | 13,393 | R+16.0 |
| Richmond | 4,257 33.8% | 2,865 22.8% | 5,457 | 12,579 | Others |
| Onslow | 3,281 26.7% | 3,444 28.1% | 5,542 | 12,267 | Others |
| Duplin | 3,451 28.2% | 2,724 22.2% | 6,082 | 12,257 | Others |
| Moore | 3,583 29.4% | 5,322 43.7% | 3,263 | 12,168 | R+14.3 |
| Beaufort | 3,232 27.9% | 2,669 23.0% | 5,686 | 11,587 | Others |
| Carteret | 3,762 33.0% | 4,593 40.2% | 3,061 | 11,416 | R+7.3 |
| Vance | 3,852 33.9% | 2,252 19.8% | 5,244 | 11,348 | Others |
| Chatham | 3,532 33.3% | 3,845 36.2% | 3,239 | 10,616 | R+2.9 |
| Stokes | 2,374 22.5% | 4,781 45.3% | 3,410 | 10,565 | R+22.8 |
| McDowell | 2,543 24.7% | 4,740 46.0% | 3,018 | 10,301 | R+21.3 |
| Franklin | 2,855 29.3% | 1,375 14.1% | 5,525 | 9,755 | Others |
| Yadkin | 1,443 14.8% | 5,885 60.5% | 2,397 | 9,725 | R+45.7 |
| Ashe | 3,426 37.2% | 4,894 53.1% | 888 | 9,208 | R+15.9 |
| Watauga | 2,952 32.5% | 5,081 55.9% | 1,060 | 9,093 | R+23.4 |
| Person | 2,644 29.9% | 2,138 24.2% | 4,065 | 8,847 | Others |
| Lee | 2,524 28.6% | 2,586 29.3% | 3,711 | 8,821 | Others |
| Brunswick | 2,972 34.0% | 2,404 27.5% | 3,358 | 8,734 | Others |
| Transylvania | 2,210 25.7% | 4,033 46.9% | 2,365 | 8,608 | R+21.2 |
| Granville | 2,638 30.9% | 1,837 21.5% | 4,071 | 8,546 | Others |
| Alexander | 1,834 21.8% | 4,379 52.0% | 2,203 | 8,416 | R+30.2 |
| Bladen | 2,754 32.8% | 1,746 20.8% | 3,897 | 8,397 | Others |
| Martin | 3,118 38.2% | 1,221 15.0% | 3,818 | 8,157 | Others |
| Anson | 2,969 37.0% | 1,474 18.4% | 3,571 | 8,014 | Others |
| Northampton | 4,072 51.4% | 860 10.9% | 2,986 | 7,918 | D+40.6 |
| Davie | 1,502 19.1% | 3,866 49.0% | 2,515 | 7,883 | R+30.0 |
| Jackson | 2,956 38.0% | 3,747 48.1% | 1,080 | 7,783 | R+10.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,410 31.1% | 3,070 39.7% | 2,259 | 7,739 | R+8.5 |
| Pasquotank | 2,564 33.8% | 1,430 18.8% | 3,597 | 7,591 | Others |
| Bertie | 3,207 45.0% | 811 11.4% | 3,108 | 7,126 | D+33.6 |
| Cherokee | 2,402 33.9% | 3,768 53.2% | 915 | 7,085 | R+19.3 |
| Hertford | 3,275 49.6% | 1,125 17.0% | 2,203 | 6,603 | D+32.6 |
| Macon | 2,070 31.7% | 3,295 50.5% | 1,162 | 6,527 | R+18.8 |
| Madison | 2,201 34.6% | 3,130 49.2% | 1,034 | 6,365 | R+14.6 |
| Caswell | 2,137 35.5% | 1,036 17.2% | 2,851 | 6,024 | Others |
| Scotland | 2,252 37.6% | 1,717 28.7% | 2,016 | 5,985 | D+8.9 |
| Pender | 1,942 34.3% | 1,007 17.8% | 2,720 | 5,669 | Others |
| Polk | 1,523 27.4% | 2,550 45.9% | 1,484 | 5,557 | R+18.5 |
| Yancey | 2,215 40.9% | 2,448 45.2% | 752 | 5,415 | R+4.3 |
| Warren | 2,293 42.6% | 796 14.8% | 2,294 | 5,383 | Others |
| Mitchell | 819 15.8% | 3,778 72.7% | 603 | 5,200 | R+56.9 |
| Greene | 1,560 30.5% | 650 12.7% | 2,906 | 5,116 | Others |
| Washington | 1,898 39.7% | 1,016 21.3% | 1,866 | 4,780 | D+18.5 |
| Hoke | 2,185 48.1% | 812 17.9% | 1,545 | 4,542 | D+30.2 |
| Avery | 631 14.0% | 3,197 70.8% | 690 | 4,518 | R+56.8 |
| Alleghany | 1,102 29.8% | 1,695 45.8% | 904 | 3,701 | R+16.0 |
| Chowan | 1,201 32.5% | 798 21.6% | 1,696 | 3,695 | Others |
| Pamlico | 1,280 36.9% | 745 21.5% | 1,447 | 3,472 | Others |
| Jones | 1,225 36.4% | 361 10.7% | 1,780 | 3,366 | Others |
| Swain | 1,227 37.7% | 1,494 45.9% | 537 | 3,258 | R+8.2 |
| Perquimans | 1,023 33.6% | 468 15.4% | 1,554 | 3,045 | Others |
| Graham | 1,061 35.4% | 1,570 52.4% | 363 | 2,994 | R+17.0 |
| Gates | 1,151 41.3% | 406 14.6% | 1,227 | 2,784 | Others |
| Dare | 700 27.1% | 1,035 40.1% | 844 | 2,579 | R+13.0 |
| Currituck | 738 28.7% | 363 14.1% | 1,471 | 2,572 | Others |
| Clay | 847 33.5% | 1,390 54.9% | 293 | 2,530 | R+21.5 |
| Hyde | 769 38.4% | 401 20.0% | 833 | 2,003 | Others |
| Camden | 707 35.6% | 180 9.1% | 1,100 | 1,987 | Others |
| Tyrrell | 581 45.1% | 291 22.6% | 415 | 1,287 | D+22.5 |
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.
North Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.3 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+40.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+7.8 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+25.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+46.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+47.3 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.8 |