Nationwide opinion polling for the 1968 United States presidential election

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This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1968 United States presidential election .

Contents

Presidential election

Richard Nixon vs Hubert Humphrey vs George Wallace

Polling aggregates
Candidates
  Richard Nixon
  Hubert Humphrey
  George Wallace
  Undecided/Other
Events
  Conventions
Poll sourceDateRichard Nixon
Republican
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
Undecided/OtherLeading by
(points)
Election ResultsNovember 5, 196843.42%42.72%13.53%0.33%0.70
Harris [1] November 4, 196840%43%13%4%3
Gallup [2] November 4, 196842%40%14%4%2
Harris [3] November 1, 196840%37%16%7%3
Gallup [4] October 24, 196844%36%15%5%8
Harris [5] October 18, 196840%35%18%7%5
Gallup [6] October 9, 196844%29%20%7%8
Gallup [7] September 29, 196843%28%21%8%15
Harris [8] September 23, 196839%31%21%9%8
Gallup [9] September 11, 196843%31%19%7%12
Harris [10] August 27, 196840%34%17%9%6
Gallup [11] August 21, 196845%29%18%8%16
Harris [12] [13] July 31, 196836%41%16%7%5
Crossley [14] [15] July 31, 196839%36%19%6%3
Gallup [16] July 31, 196840%38%16%6%2
Harris [17] [18] July 20, 196835%37%17%11%2
Gallup [19] July 11, 196835%40%16%9%5
Harris [20] June 24, 1968----7
Gallup [21] June 23, 196837%42%14%7%5
Gallup [22] June 12, 196836%42%14%8%6
Harris [23] May 23, 196837%41%14%8%4
Gallup [24] May 12, 196839%36%14%11%3
Harris [25] May 6, 196836%38%13%13%2
Gallup [26] April 21, 196843%34%14%9%9
Harris [27] April 6, 196834%35%12%19%1

Hypothetical Polling

Richard Nixon vs Eugene McCarthy vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateRichard Nixon
Republican
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [28] August 27, 196841%35%16%8%6
Gallup [29] August 21, 196842%37%16%5%5
Harris [30] [31] July 31, 196835%43%15%7%8
Crossley [32] [33] July 31, 196840%41%11%8%1
Gallup [34] July 31, 196841%36%16%7%5
Harris [35] [36] July 20, 196834%42%16%8%8
Gallup [37] July 11, 196836%39%18%7%3
Gallup [38] June 23, 196839%41%14%6%2
Harris [39] May 23, 196840%39%14%7%1
Gallup [40] May 12, 196839%36%14%10%3
Harris [41] May 6, 196837%40%13%10%3
Gallup [42] April 21, 196841%38%10%11%3
Harris [43] April 6, 196833%39%10%18%6

Richard Nixon vs Lyndon Johnson vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateRichard Nixon
Republican
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [44] August 28, 196842%36%16%6%6
Harris [45] July 30, 196835%41%17%7%6
Harris [46] March, 1968 [lower-alpha 1] 39%41%13%7%3
Gallup [47] March 26, 196841%39%-14%3
Harris [48] February 27, 196838%47%11%4%9
Gallup [49] February 24, 196842%42%-16%Tied
39%39%11%11%Tied
Harris [50] February 20, 196843%48%-9%5
Gallup [51] January 20, 196839%51%-10%12

Richard Nixon vs Lyndon Johnson vs George Wallace vs Eugene McCarthy

Poll sourceDateRichard Nixon
Republican
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
Eugene McCarthy
Peace
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Gallup [52] January 6, 196830%39%11%12%8%9

Richard Nixon vs Robert Kennedy vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateRichard Nixon
Republican
Robert Kennedy
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [53] May 23, 196840%42%13%5%2
Gallup [54] May 12, 196842%32%15%11%10
Harris [55] May 6, 196840%38%14%8%2
Gallup [56] April 21, 196841%38%10%11%3
Harris [57] April 6, 196835%41%8%16%6

Nelson Rockefeller vs Hubert Humphrey vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateNelson Rockefeller
Republican
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [58] [59] July 31, 196840%34%20%6%6
Crossley [60] [61] July 31, 196837%31%22%10%6
Gallup [62] July 31, 196836%36%21%7%Tied
Harris [63] [64] July 20, 196837%34%19%10%3
Gallup [65] July 11, 196836%36%21%7%Tied
Gallup [66] June 23, 196839%38%17%6%1
Gallup [67] June 12, 196836%39%17%8%3
Harris [68] May 23, 196837%40%17%6%3
Gallup [69] May 12, 196840%33%16%11%3
Harris [70] [71] May 6, 196839%37%16%8%2

Nelson Rockefeller vs Eugene McCarthy vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateNelson Rockefeller
Republican
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [72] [73] July 31, 196840%34%20%6%6
Crossley [74] [75] July 31, 196838%30%22%10%8
Gallup [76] July 31, 196836%35%21%7%1
Harris [77] [78] July 20, 196832%38%20%10%6
Gallup [79] July 11, 196835%37%20%8%2
Gallup [80] June 23, 196838%39%16%7%1
Harris [81] May 23, 196838%36%19%8%2
Gallup [82] May 12, 196840%31%17%12%9
Harris [83] [84] May 6, 196838%36%15%11%2

Nelson Rockefeller vs Robert Kennedy vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDateNelson Rockefeller
Republican
Robert Kennedy
Democratic
George Wallace
American Ind.
UndecidedLeading by
(points)
Harris [85] May 23, 196841%36%17%6%5
Gallup [86] May 12, 196842%28%18%12%14
Harris [87] [88] May 6, 196841%33%17%9%8

Notes

  1. The original announcement of the March Harris poll has not been found in the New York Times' Archives, but it is referenced in comparison to a later poll made in July.

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