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The 1972 elections

George McGovern (D) faced Richard Nixon (R); Nixon won the presidency. National popular vote: R+23.2.

1972 presidential election
NixonR+23.2
1972 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1972 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · R+46.9 · 9 electoral votesAlaska · R+23.5 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+31.3 · 6 electoral votesColorado · R+28.0 · 7 electoral votesFlorida · R+44.1 · 17 electoral votesGeorgia · R+50.6 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+32.8 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+38.2 · 7 electoral votesMaine · R+23.0 · 4 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+9.0 · 14 electoral votesMinnesota · R+5.5 · 10 electoral votesNew Jersey · R+24.8 · 17 electoral votesNorth Carolina · R+40.6 · 13 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+26.3 · 3 electoral votesOklahoma · R+49.7 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · R+20.0 · 27 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+8.6 · 4 electoral votesTexas · R+33.0 · 26 electoral votesWyoming · R+38.5 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · R+18.5 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · R+24.7 · 12 electoral votesWest Virginia · R+27.2 · 6 electoral votesIllinois · R+18.5 · 26 electoral votesNew Mexico · R+24.5 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · R+38.1 · 6 electoral votesCalifornia · R+13.5 · 45 electoral votesDelaware · R+20.4 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · D+56.5 · 3 electoral votesHawaii · R+25.0 · 4 electoral votesIowa · R+17.1 · 8 electoral votesKentucky · R+28.6 · 9 electoral votesMaryland · R+23.9 · 10 electoral votesMichigan · R+14.4 · 21 electoral votesMississippi · R+58.6 · 7 electoral votesMontana · R+20.1 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+29.1 · 4 electoral votesNew York · R+17.3 · 41 electoral votesOhio · R+21.6 · 25 electoral votesOregon · R+10.1 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · R+38.0 · 10 electoral votesUtah · R+41.2 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+37.7 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+18.3 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · R+9.7 · 11 electoral votesNebraska · R+41.0 · 5 electoral votesSouth Carolina · R+42.7 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+38.2 · 4 electoral votesNevada · R+27.4 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+26.2 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · R+37.0 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · R+6.2 · 4 electoral votes
1972presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1972 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+26.23 EVNHR+29.14 EVMAD+9.014 EVRIR+6.24 EVCTR+18.58 EVNJR+24.817 EVDER+20.43 EVMDR+23.910 EVDCD+56.53 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
McGovern (D)
29,174,918
37.5%
Nixon (R)
47,175,817
60.7%
All others
1,396,802
1.8%
Margin
R+23.2

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