1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

none June 2025 September 2023 1968 United States presidential election August 2013August 2013 1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1964 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1964 1972 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1972 86.16%https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/voter-turnout-statistics.htm Voter Turnout Statistics Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts November 5, 1968 Hubert Humphrey vice presidential portrait color02 (Cropped).jpg Hubert Humphrey Democratic Party (United States) Minnesota Edmund Muskie 14 1,469,218 63.01% 147px Nixon_30-0316a_(cropped).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) New YorkAlthough he was born in California and he served as a U.S. senator from California, in 1968 Richard Nixon's official state of residence was New York, because he moved there to practice law after his defeat in the 1962 California gubernatorial election. During his first term as president, Nixon re-established his residency in California. Consequently, most reliable reference books list Nixon’s home state as New York in the 1968 election and his home state as California in the 1972 (and 1960) election. Spiro Agnew 0 766,844 32.89% 350px County results 350px| Municipality results 1 350px Humphrey #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Nixon #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% President Lyndon Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1968 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 14 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota, over the Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Humphrey's running mate was Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, while Nixon ran with Governor Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Humphrey carried Massachusetts in a landslide, taking 63.01% of the vote to Nixon’s 32.89%, a Democratic victory margin of 30.12%. This made it the second most Democratic state in the nation, after Rhode Island. The American Independent candidate, Southern populist Governor George Wallace of Alabama, did not have a serious impact on the race. While taking 13.53% nationally and winning electoral votes from five Deep South states, A Boston Globe poll in October had Wallace with 8% support but had collapsed to take only 3.73% of the vote in Massachusetts.Crossley Archibald M. Crossley Helen M. Polling in 1968 The Public Opinion Quarterly 1969 33 1 1–16 10.1086/267663 2747615 Wallace’s base of support was in the South, and he had little appeal in New England states. Massachusetts would be Wallace’s fourth weakest state in the nation. As Nixon eked out a narrow win of the White House nationally in the Electoral College, Humphrey’s landslide win in Massachusetts made the state a whopping 31% more Democratic than the national average. Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, and a Democratic stronghold since 1960 — and the 1960s would prove to be a decade of Democratic dominance in Massachusetts. Prior to 1960, Massachusetts had usually been a swing state, and Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower had carried it by 19 points in 1956. However, in 1960 Massachusetts native John F. Kennedy would become the first Democrat ever to win Massachusetts with over 60% of the vote, taking 60.22%. In the midst of the 1964 nationwide Democratic landslide, President Lyndon B. Johnson had carried the state in a historically massive landslide, taking over 76% of the vote in Massachusetts to Republican Barry Goldwater’s 23%. While Humphrey did not reach Johnson’s level of support, his 63.01% outperformed JFK and remains the third highest vote share any Democratic presidential candidate has ever received in the state — even though Humphrey was losing the election nationally, thus establishing the state’s reputation as a Democratic stronghold in the modern era. Despite the scale of Humphrey’s statewide landslide, he did not sweep every county in Massachusetts. Humphrey won 10 of the state’s 14 counties, while Nixon won 4. However, Humphrey performed especially well in the most heavily populated parts of the state surrounding the large cities of Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, while Nixon won the lowest populated counties, including Franklin County, Cape Cod, and the islands. Nevertheless, Nixon became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Norfolk, Essex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Plymouth, and Worcester counties. Four years later, Massachusetts would be the only state in the nation to remain Democratic and vote for George McGovern over Nixon in 1972. Having also voted for John F. Kennedy over Nixon in 1960, Massachusetts would ultimately be the only state in the nation to never vote for Richard Nixon in any of his three presidential campaigns. To date, this is the last time that the towns of Leverett, Shutesbury, and West Tisbury voted Republican. Results 1968 United States presidential election in Massachusettshttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1968&fips=25&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1968 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts 2013-02-07 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Hubert H. Humphrey 1,469,218 63.01% 14 Republican Richard Nixon 766,844 32.89% 0 American Independent George Wallace 87,088 3.73% 0 Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 6,180 0.27% 0 Prohibition E. Harold Munn 2,369 0.10% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 53 0.00% 0 Totals 2,331,752 100.00% 14 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 67%/86% Results by county CountyHubert HumphreyDemocraticRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Barnstable 16,546 39.24% 24,296 57.63% 1,242 2.95% 78 0.19% -7,750 -18.39% 42,162 Berkshire 38,497 59.72% 23,078 35.80% 2,593 4.02% 297 0.46% 15,419 23.92% 64,465 Bristol 119,439 65.06% 56,672 30.87% 6,999 3.81% 459 0.25% 62,767 34.19% 183,569 Dukes 1,540 48.19% 1,576 49.31% 75 2.35% 5 0.16% -36 -1.12% 3,196 Essex 171,901 61.03% 99,721 35.40% 9,236 3.28% 827 0.29% 72,180 25.63% 281,685 Franklin 12,072 47.55% 12,345 48.63% 893 3.52% 76 0.30% -273 -1.08% 25,386 Hampden 111,376 62.52% 55,783 31.31% 9,846 5.53% 1,145 0.64% 55,593 31.21% 178,150 Hampshire 26,666 58.72% 16,270 35.83% 2,314 5.10% 162 0.36% 10,396 22.89% 45,412 Middlesex 370,310 64.11% 188,304 32.60% 16,561 2.87% 2,421 0.42% 182,006 31.51% 577,596 Nantucket 744 41.52% 991 55.30% 52 2.90% 5 0.28% -247 -13.78% 1,792 Norfolk 160,513 60.30% 95,858 36.01% 9,080 3.41% 755 0.28% 64,655 24.29% 266,206 Plymouth 67,771 52.96% 54,644 42.70% 5,342 4.17% 220 0.17% 13,127 10.26% 127,977 Suffolk 203,406 75.62% 48,952 18.20% 15,121 5.62% 1,498 0.56% 154,454 57.42% 268,977 Worcester 168,437 63.52% 88,354 33.32% 7,734 2.92% 654 0.25% 80,083 30.20% 265,179Totals1,469,21863.01%766,84432.89%87,0883.73%8,6020.37%702,37430.12%2,331,752 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Barnstable Dukes Franklin Nantucket Results by congressional district Humphrey won a majority of the vote in all of the state's congressional districts.1968 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://elecmapco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=b9b65438b2844f3383af457a0f068d4f September 13, 2025 Western Washington University DistrictHumphreyNixonWallace1st57.9%37.6%4.5%2nd63.7%31.3%5%3rd62.9%34.1%3%4th62.5%34.7%2.8%5th63.5%33.3%3.2%6th59.9%37%3.1%7th66.8%29.9%3.3%8th75.9%20.5%3.5%9th93,954 120,493 118,984 120,493 118,984 120,493 110th58.5%38.2%3.3%11th65.6%29.7%4.7%12th53.2%42.9%3.8% See also United States presidential elections in Massachusetts Notes References Massachusetts 1968 Category:1968 Massachusetts elections