Who won Iowa in the 1968 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Iowa in 1968, winning its 9 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1968?

Iowa cast 9 electoral votes in the 1968 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1968?

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

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1968

Iowa: Nixon carries 9 EV.

Iowa cast its 9 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) — Iowa voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1968 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1968 presidential election, casting 9 electoral votes for the ticket. Iowa ended up on the winning side — Richard Nixon captured the White House that year.

The result flipped Iowa away from the Democratic it had supported in 1964. The region divided — Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota joined Iowa for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 47 presidential elections Iowa has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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