The 1968 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by former Vice President Richard Nixon (R–New York), with 50.46% of the popular vote, against Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D–Minnesota), with 41.32% of the popular vote. American Independent Party candidate George Wallace performed quite well, finishing with 7.50% of the popular vote. This was the last election until 2020 that Colorado voted more Democratic than its neighbor, New Mexico.

Nixon's victory was the first of six consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Colorado would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. After voting Republican again for the next three elections in 1996, 2000, and 2004, it has since become a safe Democratic state.

Results

Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanHubert HumphreyDemocraticGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentHenning A. BlomenSocialist LaborVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 24,343 43.87% 25,111 45.25% 5,702 10.28% 270 0.49% 67 0.12% -768 -1.38% 55,493 Alamosa 2,277 55.00% 1,574 38.02% 287 6.93% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 703 16.98% 4,140 Arapahoe 33,712 59.65% 18,569 32.85% 3,953 6.99% 175 0.31% 110 0.19% 15,143 26.80% 56,519 Archuleta 486 49.69% 409 41.82% 83 8.49% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 77 7.87% 978 Baca 1,441 57.55% 719 28.71% 340 13.58% 1 0.04% 3 0.12% 722 28.84% 2,504 Bent 1,228 47.47% 1,126 43.53% 231 8.93% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 102 3.94% 2,587 Boulder 27,671 57.66% 17,422 36.30% 2,497 5.20% 125 0.26% 273 0.57% 10,249 21.36% 47,988 Chaffee 2,121 51.07% 1,667 40.14% 358 8.62% 4 0.10% 3 0.07% 454 10.93% 4,153 Cheyenne 664 55.70% 392 32.89% 136 11.41% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 272 22.81% 1,192 Clear Creek 1,011 52.71% 719 37.49% 183 9.54% 2 0.10% 3 0.15% 292 15.22% 1,918 Conejos 1,361 45.67% 1,492 50.07% 117 3.93% 4 0.13% 6 0.20% -131 -4.40% 2,980 Costilla 477 32.19% 933 62.96% 32 2.16% 14 0.94% 26 1.75% -456 -30.77% 1,482 Crowley 775 50.36% 565 36.71% 196 12.74% 2 0.13% 1 0.06% 210 13.65% 1,539 Custer 433 60.47% 204 28.49% 77 10.75% 1 0.14% 1 0.14% 229 31.98% 716 Delta 3,692 55.50% 2,327 34.98% 618 9.29% 3 0.05% 12 0.18% 1,365 20.52% 6,652 Denver 92,003 43.54% 106,081 50.20% 11,408 5.40% 1,221 0.58% 604 0.28% -14,078 -6.66% 211,317 Dolores 392 52.97% 217 29.32% 131 17.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 175 23.65% 740 Douglas 1,910 61.53% 857 27.61% 327 10.53% 4 0.13% 6 0.19% 1,053 33.92% 3,104 Eagle 1,049 49.11% 927 43.40% 160 7.49% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 122 5.71% 2,136 El Paso 32,066 53.75% 21,232 35.59% 6,199 10.39% 31 0.05% 127 0.22% 10,834 18.16% 59,655 Elbert 1,043 60.92% 484 28.27% 185 10.81% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 559 32.65% 1,712 Fremont 4,908 53.45% 3,292 35.85% 967 10.53% 5 0.05% 11 0.12% 1,616 17.60% 9,183 Garfield 3,157 52.24% 2,273 37.61% 607 10.04% 1 0.02% 5 0.08% 884 14.63% 6,043 Gilpin 358 52.57% 218 32.01% 99 14.54% 1 0.15% 5 0.73% 140 20.56% 681 Grand 1,167 67.38% 433 25.00% 127 7.33% 1 0.06% 4 0.24% 734 42.38% 1,732 Gunnison 1,411 58.19% 866 35.71% 139 5.73% 7 0.29% 2 0.08% 545 22.48% 2,425 Hinsdale 127 66.15% 43 22.40% 22 11.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 84 43.75% 192 Huerfano 1,133 35.14% 1,934 59.99% 150 4.65% 5 0.16% 2 0.06% -801 -24.85% 3,224 Jackson 474 67.52% 177 25.21% 51 7.27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 297 42.31% 702 Jefferson 50,847 56.90% 31,392 35.13% 6,767 7.57% 192 0.21% 159 0.18% 19,455 21.77% 89,357 Kiowa 689 56.29% 423 34.56% 112 9.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 266 21.73% 1,224 Kit Carson 1,977 61.08% 1,026 31.70% 232 7.17% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 951 29.38% 3,237 La Plata 4,269 57.10% 2,523 33.75% 673 9.00% 1 0.01% 10 0.13% 1,746 23.35% 7,476 Lake 1,025 35.50% 1,550 53.69% 287 9.94% 21 0.73% 4 0.13% -525 -18.19% 2,887 Larimer 18,438 62.13% 9,152 30.84% 1,819 6.13% 156 0.53% 111 0.37% 9,286 31.29% 29,676 Las Animas 2,499 33.30% 4,602 61.33% 388 5.17% 4 0.05% 11 0.15% -2,103 -28.03% 7,504 Lincoln 1,407 57.08% 809 32.82% 247 10.02% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 598 24.26% 2,465 Logan 4,323 56.95% 2,521 33.21% 736 9.70% 8 0.11% 3 0.04% 1,802 23.74% 7,591 Mesa 10,745 49.58% 8,775 40.49% 2,076 9.58% 17 0.08% 58 0.26% 1,970 9.09% 21,671 Mineral 116 43.77% 126 47.55% 22 8.30% 1 0.38% 0 0.00% -10 -3.78% 265 Moffat 1,785 62.09% 765 26.61% 322 11.20% 2 0.07% 1 0.03% 1,020 35.48% 2,875 Montezuma 2,461 56.42% 1,349 30.93% 545 12.49% 1 0.02% 6 0.13% 1,112 25.49% 4,362 Montrose 3,547 52.85% 2,394 35.67% 753 11.22% 7 0.10% 11 0.16% 1,153 17.18% 6,712 Morgan 4,598 61.21% 2,310 30.75% 593 7.89% 6 0.08% 5 0.07% 2,288 30.46% 7,512 Otero 4,690 49.66% 3,891 41.20% 723 7.65% 104 1.10% 37 0.39% 799 8.46% 9,445 Ouray 401 52.01% 250 32.43% 120 15.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 151 19.58% 771 Park 601 58.58% 286 27.88% 134 13.06% 3 0.29% 2 0.20% 315 30.70% 1,026 Phillips 1,237 56.87% 723 33.24% 211 9.70% 2 0.09% 2 0.09% 514 23.63% 2,175 Pitkin 1,135 56.16% 728 36.02% 136 6.73% 22 1.09% 0 0.00% 598 20.14% 2,021 Prowers 2,741 49.07% 2,329 41.69% 503 9.00% 2 0.04% 11 0.20% 412 7.38% 5,586 Pueblo 16,646 34.47% 27,215 56.36% 3,823 7.92% 525 1.09% 82 0.18% -10,569 -21.89% 48,291 Rio Blanco 1,294 64.60% 502 25.06% 204 10.18% 2 0.10% 1 0.05% 792 39.54% 2,003 Rio Grande 2,442 58.32% 1,562 37.31% 182 4.35% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 880 21.01% 4,187 Routt 1,602 53.83% 1,076 36.16% 292 9.81% 2 0.07% 4 0.13% 526 17.67% 2,976 Saguache 824 52.45% 648 41.25% 97 6.17% 1 0.06% 1 0.06% 176 11.20% 1,571 San Juan 165 46.09% 134 37.43% 59 16.48% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 31 8.66% 358 San Miguel 422 53.22% 311 39.22% 60 7.56% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 111 14.00% 793 Sedgwick 1,007 60.92% 546 33.03% 100 6.05% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 461 27.89% 1,653 Summit 536 57.39% 301 32.23% 95 10.17% 1 0.11% 1 0.11% 235 25.16% 934 Teller 722 52.39% 403 29.25% 249 18.07% 4 0.29% 0 0.00% 319 23.14% 1,378 Washington 1,634 60.92% 694 25.88% 352 13.12% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 940 35.04% 2,682 Weld 17,101 57.26% 10,420 34.89% 2,189 7.33% 101 0.34% 54 0.19% 6,681 22.37% 29,865 Yuma 2,529 62.68% 1,175 29.12% 330 8.18% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 1,354 33.56% 4,035Total409,34550.46%335,17441.32%60,8137.50%3,0160.37%2,8510.35%74,1719.14%811,199

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Grand Rio Blanco Jackson Moffat Douglas Yuma Montezuma Boulder Weld Sedgwick Larimer Routt Garfield Eagle Summit Jefferson Clear Creek Gilpin Arapahoe Chaffee Gunnison Pitkin Dolores Ouray La Plata San Juan Rio Grande Archuleta Huerfano Alamosa Saguache Bent Otero Baca San Miguel Cheyenne Mesa Delta Montrose Park Fremont Custer El Paso Teller Morgan Logan Crowley Phillips Lincoln Prowers Kit Carson Kiowa

Results by congressional district Nixon won 3 of 4 congressional districts while Humphrey won a single district. DistrictNixonHumphreyWallace1st43.9%50.6%6.7%2nd51.1%37.3%7.7%3rd47.5%43.3%9.2%4th56.3%35.4%8.3%

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