1964 vs 1968 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from D+22.6 in 1964 to R+0.7 in 1968. 46 of 51 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 35 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1964 | 1968 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | D+32.6 | R+9.2 | R+41.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Hawaii | D+57.5 | D+21.1 | R+36.4 | |
| Iowa | D+24.0 | R+12.2 | R+36.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Hampshire | D+27.8 | R+8.2 | R+36.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Kentucky | D+28.4 | R+6.1 | R+34.5 | Democratic → Republican |
| Alaska | D+31.8 | R+2.6 | R+34.5 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Jersey | D+31.8 | R+2.1 | R+33.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| Oregon | D+27.8 | R+6.1 | R+33.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| North Dakota | D+16.1 | R+17.7 | R+33.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Wyoming | D+13.1 | R+20.3 | R+33.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| Nebraska | D+5.2 | R+28.0 | R+33.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Colorado | D+23.1 | R+9.1 | R+32.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| New York | D+37.3 | D+5.5 | R+31.8 | |
| New Mexico | D+18.6 | R+12.1 | R+30.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Connecticut | D+35.7 | D+5.2 | R+30.6 | |
| Rhode Island | D+61.7 | D+32.3 | R+29.5 | |
| Maryland | D+30.9 | D+1.7 | R+29.3 | |
| Missouri | D+28.1 | R+1.1 | R+29.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Kansas | D+9.0 | R+20.1 | R+29.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Utah | D+9.4 | R+19.4 | R+28.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Ohio | D+25.9 | R+2.3 | R+28.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Idaho | D+1.8 | R+26.1 | R+28.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Wisconsin | D+24.4 | R+3.6 | R+28.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Montana | D+18.4 | R+9.0 | R+27.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| Oklahoma | D+11.5 | R+15.7 | R+27.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| West Virginia | D+35.9 | D+8.8 | R+27.1 | |
| Michigan | D+33.6 | D+6.7 | R+26.9 | |
| Pennsylvania | D+30.2 | D+3.6 | R+26.7 | |
| Delaware | D+22.2 | R+3.5 | R+25.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Texas | D+26.8 | D+1.3 | R+25.6 | |
| Maine | D+37.7 | D+12.2 | R+25.4 | |
| Nevada | D+17.2 | R+8.2 | R+25.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Indiana | D+12.4 | R+12.3 | R+24.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Massachusetts | D+52.7 | D+30.1 | R+22.6 | |
| North Carolina | D+12.3 | R+10.3 | R+22.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| South Dakota | D+11.2 | R+11.3 | R+22.5 | Democratic → Republican |
| Washington | D+24.6 | D+2.1 | R+22.5 | |
| Illinois | D+18.9 | R+2.9 | R+21.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| California | D+18.3 | R+3.1 | R+21.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| Tennessee | D+11.0 | R+9.7 | R+20.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Arizona | R+1.0 | R+19.8 | R+18.8 | |
| Virginia | D+7.4 | R+10.9 | R+18.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Minnesota | D+27.8 | D+12.5 | R+15.2 | |
| Arkansas | D+12.7 | R+0.4 | R+13.1 | Democratic → American Independent |
| Florida | D+2.3 | R+9.6 | R+11.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| District of Columbia | D+71.0 | D+63.6 | R+7.4 | |
| Georgia | R+8.3 | R+3.7 | D+4.6 | Republican → American Independent |
| South Carolina | R+17.8 | R+8.5 | D+9.3 | |
| Louisiana | R+13.6 | D+4.7 | D+18.4 | Republican → American Independent |
| Alabama | R+69.5 | D+4.7 | D+74.2 | Republican → American Independent |
| Mississippi | R+74.3 | D+9.5 | D+83.8 | Republican → American Independent |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data