This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1968 United States presidential election .
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Poll source | Date | Richard Nixon Republican | Hubert Humphrey Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided/Other | Leading by (points) |
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Election Results | November 5, 1968 | 43.42% | 42.72% | 13.53% | 0.33% | 0.70 |
Harris [1] | November 4, 1968 | 40% | 43% | 13% | 4% | 3 |
Gallup [2] | November 4, 1968 | 42% | 40% | 14% | 4% | 2 |
Harris [3] | November 1, 1968 | 40% | 37% | 16% | 7% | 3 |
Gallup [4] | October 24, 1968 | 44% | 36% | 15% | 5% | 8 |
Harris [5] | October 18, 1968 | 40% | 35% | 18% | 7% | 5 |
Gallup [6] | October 9, 1968 | 44% | 29% | 20% | 7% | 8 |
Gallup [7] | September 29, 1968 | 43% | 28% | 21% | 8% | 15 |
Harris [8] | September 23, 1968 | 39% | 31% | 21% | 9% | 8 |
Gallup [9] | September 11, 1968 | 43% | 31% | 19% | 7% | 12 |
Harris [10] | August 27, 1968 | 40% | 34% | 17% | 9% | 6 |
Gallup [11] | August 21, 1968 | 45% | 29% | 18% | 8% | 16 |
Harris [12] [13] | July 31, 1968 | 36% | 41% | 16% | 7% | 5 |
Crossley [14] [15] | July 31, 1968 | 39% | 36% | 19% | 6% | 3 |
Gallup [16] | July 31, 1968 | 40% | 38% | 16% | 6% | 2 |
Harris [17] [18] | July 20, 1968 | 35% | 37% | 17% | 11% | 2 |
Gallup [19] | July 11, 1968 | 35% | 40% | 16% | 9% | 5 |
Harris [20] | June 24, 1968 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Gallup [21] | June 23, 1968 | 37% | 42% | 14% | 7% | 5 |
Gallup [22] | June 12, 1968 | 36% | 42% | 14% | 8% | 6 |
Harris [23] | May 23, 1968 | 37% | 41% | 14% | 8% | 4 |
Gallup [24] | May 12, 1968 | 39% | 36% | 14% | 11% | 3 |
Harris [25] | May 6, 1968 | 36% | 38% | 13% | 13% | 2 |
Gallup [26] | April 21, 1968 | 43% | 34% | 14% | 9% | 9 |
Harris [27] | April 6, 1968 | 34% | 35% | 12% | 19% | 1 |
Poll source | Date | Richard Nixon Republican | Eugene McCarthy Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [28] | August 27, 1968 | 41% | 35% | 16% | 8% | 6 |
Gallup [29] | August 21, 1968 | 42% | 37% | 16% | 5% | 5 |
Harris [30] [31] | July 31, 1968 | 35% | 43% | 15% | 7% | 8 |
Crossley [32] [33] | July 31, 1968 | 40% | 41% | 11% | 8% | 1 |
Gallup [34] | July 31, 1968 | 41% | 36% | 16% | 7% | 5 |
Harris [35] [36] | July 20, 1968 | 34% | 42% | 16% | 8% | 8 |
Gallup [37] | July 11, 1968 | 36% | 39% | 18% | 7% | 3 |
Gallup [38] | June 23, 1968 | 39% | 41% | 14% | 6% | 2 |
Harris [39] | May 23, 1968 | 40% | 39% | 14% | 7% | 1 |
Gallup [40] | May 12, 1968 | 39% | 36% | 14% | 10% | 3 |
Harris [41] | May 6, 1968 | 37% | 40% | 13% | 10% | 3 |
Gallup [42] | April 21, 1968 | 41% | 38% | 10% | 11% | 3 |
Harris [43] | April 6, 1968 | 33% | 39% | 10% | 18% | 6 |
Poll source | Date | Richard Nixon Republican | Lyndon Johnson Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
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Harris [44] | August 28, 1968 | 42% | 36% | 16% | 6% | 6 |
Harris [45] | July 30, 1968 | 35% | 41% | 17% | 7% | 6 |
Harris [46] | March, 1968 [lower-alpha 1] | 39% | 41% | 13% | 7% | 3 |
Gallup [47] | March 26, 1968 | 41% | 39% | - | 14% | 3 |
Harris [48] | February 27, 1968 | 38% | 47% | 11% | 4% | 9 |
Gallup [49] | February 24, 1968 | 42% | 42% | - | 16% | Tied |
39% | 39% | 11% | 11% | Tied | ||
Harris [50] | February 20, 1968 | 43% | 48% | - | 9% | 5 |
Gallup [51] | January 20, 1968 | 39% | 51% | - | 10% | 12 |
Poll source | Date | Richard Nixon Republican | Lyndon Johnson Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Eugene McCarthy Peace | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [52] | January 6, 1968 | 30% | 39% | 11% | 12% | 8% | 9 |
Poll source | Date | Richard Nixon Republican | Robert Kennedy Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [53] | May 23, 1968 | 40% | 42% | 13% | 5% | 2 |
Gallup [54] | May 12, 1968 | 42% | 32% | 15% | 11% | 10 |
Harris [55] | May 6, 1968 | 40% | 38% | 14% | 8% | 2 |
Gallup [56] | April 21, 1968 | 41% | 38% | 10% | 11% | 3 |
Harris [57] | April 6, 1968 | 35% | 41% | 8% | 16% | 6 |
Poll source | Date | Nelson Rockefeller Republican | Hubert Humphrey Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
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Harris [58] [59] | July 31, 1968 | 40% | 34% | 20% | 6% | 6 |
Crossley [60] [61] | July 31, 1968 | 37% | 31% | 22% | 10% | 6 |
Gallup [62] | July 31, 1968 | 36% | 36% | 21% | 7% | Tied |
Harris [63] [64] | July 20, 1968 | 37% | 34% | 19% | 10% | 3 |
Gallup [65] | July 11, 1968 | 36% | 36% | 21% | 7% | Tied |
Gallup [66] | June 23, 1968 | 39% | 38% | 17% | 6% | 1 |
Gallup [67] | June 12, 1968 | 36% | 39% | 17% | 8% | 3 |
Harris [68] | May 23, 1968 | 37% | 40% | 17% | 6% | 3 |
Gallup [69] | May 12, 1968 | 40% | 33% | 16% | 11% | 3 |
Harris [70] [71] | May 6, 1968 | 39% | 37% | 16% | 8% | 2 |
Poll source | Date | Nelson Rockefeller Republican | Eugene McCarthy Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [72] [73] | July 31, 1968 | 40% | 34% | 20% | 6% | 6 |
Crossley [74] [75] | July 31, 1968 | 38% | 30% | 22% | 10% | 8 |
Gallup [76] | July 31, 1968 | 36% | 35% | 21% | 7% | 1 |
Harris [77] [78] | July 20, 1968 | 32% | 38% | 20% | 10% | 6 |
Gallup [79] | July 11, 1968 | 35% | 37% | 20% | 8% | 2 |
Gallup [80] | June 23, 1968 | 38% | 39% | 16% | 7% | 1 |
Harris [81] | May 23, 1968 | 38% | 36% | 19% | 8% | 2 |
Gallup [82] | May 12, 1968 | 40% | 31% | 17% | 12% | 9 |
Harris [83] [84] | May 6, 1968 | 38% | 36% | 15% | 11% | 2 |
Poll source | Date | Nelson Rockefeller Republican | Robert Kennedy Democratic | George Wallace American Ind. | Undecided | Leading by (points) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [85] | May 23, 1968 | 41% | 36% | 17% | 6% | 5 |
Gallup [86] | May 12, 1968 | 42% | 28% | 18% | 12% | 14 |
Harris [87] [88] | May 6, 1968 | 41% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 8 |
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