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Elections / 1972 · President · DC

George McGovern carried District of Columbia D+56.5.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in District of Columbia, 1972. The state ran 79.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)

District of Columbia result
163,421 votes counted
McGovern (D)
127,627
78.1%
Nixon (R)
35,226
21.6%
All others
568
0.3%
Margin
D+56.5
1972 presidential election
District of Columbia, 1972
McGovernD+56.5
1972 presidential margin by county for District of Columbia — 1972 presidential electionA map of the single county of District of Columbia — 1972 presidential election, outlined and filled by its 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.District of Columbia, DC · D+56.5
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
George McGovern ✓Democratic78.1%127,627
Richard NixonRepublican21.6%35,226
OtherAll other candidates0.3%568
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
District of Columbia's presidential margins
1964–2024, the 1972 contest in context
District of Columbia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1964 to 2024. Most recent: +85.8% in 2024.+85.8%DR19642024
District of Columbia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1964+71.0%
1968+63.6%
1972+56.5%
1976+65.1%
1980+61.5%
1984+71.7%
1988+68.3%
1992+75.5%
1996+75.9%
2000+76.2%
2004+79.8%
2008+85.9%
2012+83.6%
2016+86.8%
2020+86.8%
2024+85.8%
County results — 1972
1 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
District of ColumbiaD
+56.5%
127,62735,226163,421