Who won Colorado in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Colorado in 1968, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1968?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1968?

Yes. Colorado backed Richard Nixon, who won the presidency that year.

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1968

Colorado: Nixon carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1968 result in Colorado

Colorado backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1968 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. Colorado ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Colorado away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah broke the same way in 1968. Across the 37 presidential elections Colorado has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (19 times). The vote fell within the Cold War Realignment — Nixon, Reagan, and the Republican South.

In the national count, Richard Nixon took 301 of the 538 electoral votes, against Hubert Humphrey's 191. Richard Nixon led the national popular vote with 43.42% of the ballots cast.

The 1968 national map

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