Biggest Shifts1964 → 1968
Which Places Shifted Most in 1968?
Wrangell City and Borough, AK swung 86.7 points toward Republicans—the biggest county shift in the nation.
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County-level presidential vote swing
Sorted by percentage point swing
Biggest Swings Toward Republicans
| # | County | Swing | 1964 | 1968 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell City and BoroughAK* | R+86.7% | D+78.4 | R+8.4 | 718 |
| 2 | Aleutians West Census AreaAK* | R+84.6% | D+78.4 | R+6.2 | 374 |
| 3 | West Carroll ParishLA | R+81.0% | D+76.8 | R+4.2 | 4,554 |
| 4 | Franklin ParishLA | R+80.8% | D+75.6 | R+5.2 | 7,127 |
| 5 | Ouachita ParishLA | R+78.3% | D+66.9 | R+11.4 | 31,704 |
| 6 | Aleutians East BoroughAK* | R+77.0% | D+64.3 | R+12.7 | 316 |
| 7 | LaSalle ParishLA | R+76.0% | D+66.7 | R+9.4 | 5,846 |
| 8 | Morehouse ParishLA | R+74.7% | D+75.0 | D+0.2 | 8,942 |
| 9 | Bossier ParishLA | R+73.2% | D+67.1 | R+6.1 | 15,776 |
| 10 | Richland ParishLA | R+71.7% | D+71.5 | R+0.2 | 6,463 |
| 11 | Claiborne ParishLA | R+70.9% | D+78.1 | D+7.2 | 5,973 |
| 12 | Plaquemines ParishLA | R+70.7% | D+72.7 | D+2.1 | 8,542 |
| 13 | Haines BoroughAK* | R+69.1% | D+53.0 | R+16.1 | 465 |
| 14 | Gillespie CountyTX | R+68.5% | D+14.4 | R+54.1 | 4,105 |
| 15 | Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK* | R+66.9% | D+74.6 | D+7.7 | 626 |
| 16 | Caddo ParishLA | R+66.5% | D+61.2 | R+5.3 | 67,362 |
| 17 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK* | R+66.4% | D+57.2 | R+9.1 | 2,921 |
| 18 | Tensas ParishLA | R+66.3% | D+79.2 | D+13.0 | 2,638 |
| 19 | Harrisonburg cityVA | R+63.5% | D+21.6 | R+41.9 | 4,352 |
| 20 | Webster ParishLA | R+62.0% | D+64.7 | D+2.7 | 14,013 |
| 21 | Shenandoah CountyVA | R+61.8% | D+17.9 | R+43.9 | 8,681 |
| 22 | Catahoula ParishLA | R+61.7% | D+62.0 | D+0.3 | 4,201 |
| 23 | Lincoln ParishLA | R+61.3% | D+54.2 | R+7.1 | 8,877 |
| 24 | Highland CountyVA | R+61.3% | D+29.9 | R+31.3 | 1,069 |
| 25 | Blanco CountyTX | R+60.5% | D+61.0 | D+0.4 | 1,457 |
| 26 | Matanuska-Susitna BoroughAK* | R+60.5% | D+52.7 | R+7.8 | 2,318 |
| 27 | Roanoke CountyVA | R+60.5% | D+20.1 | R+40.4 | 21,124 |
| 28 | Petersburg BoroughAK* | R+60.4% | D+61.4 | D+1.0 | 936 |
| 29 | Lewis CountyNY | R+60.0% | D+34.8 | R+25.3 | 9,180 |
| 30 | Red River ParishLA | R+59.8% | D+74.0 | D+14.2 | 3,771 |
| 31 | Wayne CountyNY | R+58.7% | D+27.8 | R+30.9 | 27,689 |
| 32 | Bethel Census AreaAK* | R+58.3% | D+73.1 | D+14.8 | 2,389 |
| 33 | Bristol Bay BoroughAK* | R+58.2% | D+56.5 | R+1.7 | 289 |
| 34 | Clinton CountyNY | R+58.1% | D+50.3 | R+7.8 | 23,168 |
| 35 | Northwest Arctic BoroughAK* | R+57.0% | D+53.7 | R+3.4 | 1,014 |
| 36 | Buena Vista cityVA | R+56.9% | D+31.2 | R+25.7 | 1,660 |
| 37 | Essex CountyNY | R+56.6% | D+29.6 | R+27.1 | 15,355 |
| 38 | Dillingham Census AreaAK* | R+56.6% | D+53.6 | R+2.9 | 680 |
| 39 | Washington CountyVA | R+56.5% | D+30.3 | R+26.3 | 13,029 |
| 40 | Rabun CountyGA | R+56.4% | D+53.0 | R+3.4 | 2,679 |
| 41 | Hamilton CountyNY | R+56.2% | D+11.6 | R+44.6 | 3,053 |
| 42 | Union ParishLA | R+56.1% | D+59.4 | D+3.3 | 6,746 |
| 43 | Yates CountyNY | R+56.0% | D+15.1 | R+41.0 | 8,117 |
| 44 | Warren CountyNY | R+56.0% | D+23.9 | R+32.1 | 20,280 |
| 45 | Chenango CountyNY | R+56.0% | D+23.0 | R+32.9 | 18,455 |
| 46 | Jefferson CountyNY | R+55.7% | D+40.3 | R+15.4 | 33,109 |
| 47 | Spencer CountyKY | R+55.6% | D+45.9 | R+9.7 | 1,750 |
| 48 | Kodiak Island BoroughAK* | R+55.5% | D+49.6 | R+5.9 | 2,095 |
| 49 | St. Lawrence CountyNY | R+55.4% | D+41.3 | R+14.0 | 37,933 |
| 50 | Cortland CountyNY | R+55.0% | D+28.7 | R+26.3 | 16,801 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1964 | 1968 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson CountyMS | D+148.0% | R+89.6 | D+58.4 | 3,380 |
| 2 | Claiborne CountyMS | D+141.4% | R+87.2 | D+54.2 | 3,502 |
| 3 | Holmes CountyMS | D+138.5% | R+93.2 | D+45.4 | 7,409 |
| 4 | Wilkinson CountyMS | D+134.7% | R+86.9 | D+47.8 | 3,919 |
| 5 | Issaquena CountyMS | D+129.8% | R+86.1 | D+43.7 | 1,105 |
| 6 | Noxubee CountyMS | D+124.7% | R+93.2 | D+31.6 | 3,659 |
| 7 | Madison CountyMS | D+124.3% | R+85.8 | D+38.5 | 9,462 |
| 8 | Wilcox CountyAL | D+124.0% | R+91.9 | D+32.0 | 4,435 |
| 9 | Sumter CountyAL | D+122.6% | R+80.3 | D+42.3 | 4,807 |
| 10 | Dallas CountyAL | D+120.8% | R+89.1 | D+31.7 | 16,636 |
| 11 | Perry CountyAL | D+118.4% | R+79.7 | D+38.7 | 5,553 |
| 12 | Humphreys CountyMS | D+117.9% | R+91.4 | D+26.5 | 3,628 |
| 13 | Greene CountyAL | D+117.3% | R+65.7 | D+51.6 | 3,969 |
| 14 | Carroll CountyMS | D+115.5% | R+90.8 | D+24.6 | 3,194 |
| 15 | Marengo CountyAL | D+115.3% | R+82.3 | D+33.0 | 9,154 |
| 16 | Amite CountyMS | D+115.0% | R+92.8 | D+22.2 | 5,132 |
| 17 | Copiah CountyMS | D+114.0% | R+89.9 | D+24.1 | 8,379 |
| 18 | Leflore CountyMS | D+112.0% | R+87.3 | D+24.7 | 11,632 |
| 19 | Tunica CountyMS | D+112.0% | R+81.0 | D+30.9 | 2,329 |
| 20 | Lowndes CountyAL | D+110.7% | R+83.3 | D+27.4 | 3,263 |
| 21 | Marshall CountyMS | D+110.7% | R+73.5 | D+37.1 | 6,278 |
| 22 | Hale CountyAL | D+110.6% | R+77.6 | D+33.0 | 5,260 |
| 23 | Grenada CountyMS | D+110.6% | R+91.8 | D+18.8 | 7,103 |
| 24 | Choctaw CountyAL | D+109.8% | R+85.8 | D+24.0 | 6,093 |
| 25 | Sharkey CountyMS | D+109.4% | R+79.4 | D+30.0 | 2,409 |
| 26 | Sunflower CountyMS | D+109.2% | R+88.5 | D+20.7 | 7,570 |
| 27 | Jefferson Davis CountyMS | D+108.5% | R+81.8 | D+26.7 | 4,376 |
| 28 | Franklin CountyMS | D+108.1% | R+92.1 | D+16.0 | 3,442 |
| 29 | Walthall CountyMS | D+107.9% | R+90.3 | D+17.6 | 4,806 |
| 30 | Yazoo CountyMS | D+106.8% | R+91.8 | D+14.9 | 8,060 |
| 31 | Leake CountyMS | D+105.8% | R+92.5 | D+13.3 | 6,316 |
| 32 | Macon CountyAL | D+104.2% | R+38.5 | D+65.7 | 6,381 |
| 33 | Clay CountyMS | D+103.7% | R+85.3 | D+18.4 | 5,509 |
| 34 | Attala CountyMS | D+103.0% | R+88.7 | D+14.2 | 6,963 |
| 35 | Tallahatchie CountyMS | D+102.5% | R+84.9 | D+17.5 | 5,130 |
| 36 | Panola CountyMS | D+101.9% | R+81.3 | D+20.6 | 7,974 |
| 37 | Montgomery CountyMS | D+100.7% | R+91.0 | D+9.7 | 4,359 |
| 38 | Pickens CountyAL | D+99.7% | R+82.1 | D+17.6 | 6,328 |
| 39 | Henry CountyAL | D+99.6% | R+83.1 | D+16.5 | 5,292 |
| 40 | Conecuh CountyAL | D+99.4% | R+81.3 | D+18.1 | 5,346 |
| 41 | Jasper CountyMS | D+99.2% | R+85.4 | D+13.8 | 4,460 |
| 42 | Monroe CountyAL | D+99.1% | R+81.4 | D+17.7 | 7,324 |
| 43 | Barbour CountyAL | D+98.8% | R+79.8 | D+19.0 | 7,946 |
| 44 | Kemper CountyMS | D+98.5% | R+83.9 | D+14.6 | 3,352 |
| 45 | Rankin CountyMS | D+98.5% | R+91.6 | D+6.9 | 12,323 |
| 46 | Bullock CountyAL | D+98.5% | R+57.6 | D+40.8 | 4,347 |
| 47 | Bolivar CountyMS | D+98.2% | R+73.0 | D+25.3 | 11,504 |
| 48 | Pike CountyMS | D+98.1% | R+84.4 | D+13.7 | 10,154 |
| 49 | Autauga CountyAL | D+98.0% | R+85.8 | D+12.2 | 7,776 |
| 50 | Clarke CountyMS | D+97.6% | R+86.8 | D+10.8 | 5,390 |