1972 Presidential Election Statistics
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States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote N M %Margin Margin Nixon McGovern Other
1 MN101,741,65212 5.51% 95,923 51.58% 46.07% 2.36%
2 RI4415,80812 6.19% 25,738 53.00% 46.81% 0.19%
3 SD4307,41512 8.63% 26,531 54.15% 45.52% 0.32%
4 MA142,458,75621 8.97% 220,462 45.23% 54.20% 0.58%
5 WI111,852,89012 9.67% 179,256 53.40% 43.72% 2.88%
6 OR6927,94612 10.12% 93,926 52.45% 42.33% 5.23%
7 CA458,367,86212 13.46% 1,126,249 55.00% 41.54% 3.46%
8 MI213,490,32512 14.39% 502,286 56.20% 41.81% 1.98%
9 IA81,225,94412 17.13% 210,001 57.61% 40.48% 1.92%
10 NY417,161,83012 17.34% 1,241,694 58.54% 41.21% 0.25%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote N M %Margin Margin Nixon McGovern Other
1 MS7645,96312 58.57% 378,343 78.20% 19.63% 2.18%
2 DC3163,42121 56.54% 92,401 21.56% 78.10% 0.35%
3 GA121,174,77212 50.39% 591,967 75.04% 24.65% 0.32%
4 OK81,029,90012 49.70% 511,878 73.70% 24.00% 2.30%
5 AL91,006,09312 46.89% 471,778 72.43% 25.54% 2.03%
6 FL172,583,28312 44.12% 1,139,642 71.91% 27.80% 0.29%
7 SC8677,88012 42.66% 289,157 70.58% 27.92% 1.50%
8 UT4478,47612 41.25% 197,359 67.64% 26.39% 5.97%
9 NE5576,28912 41.00% 236,307 70.50% 29.50% 0.00%
10 NC131,518,61212 40.58% 616,184 69.46% 28.89% 1.65%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
NixonMcGovernSchmitz
Mississippi78.20%District of Columbia78.10%Idaho9.30%
Georgia75.04%Massachusetts54.20%Alaska7.25%
Oklahoma73.70%Rhode Island46.81%Utah5.97%
Alabama72.43%Minnesota46.07%Oregon4.98%
Florida71.91%South Dakota45.52%Louisiana4.95%
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Arizona4.74%California0.66%Virginia0.68%
Louisiana1.37%Vermont0.54%Colorado0.46%
Massachusetts0.43%Idaho0.29%Illinois0.26%
Mississippi0.38%Colorado0.25%Minnesota0.24%
South Dakota0.32%Indiana0.21%Ohio0.17%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
NixonMcGovernSchmitz
District of Columbia21.56%Mississippi19.63%West Virginia0.00%
Massachusetts45.23%Oklahoma24.00%Vermont0.00%
Minnesota51.58%Georgia24.65%South Dakota0.00%
Oregon52.45%Alabama25.54%New York0.00%
Rhode Island53.00%Idaho26.04%Nevada0.00%


State Ranks
Rank NixonMcGovern
1492
2249


County Ranks
Rank NixonMcGovern
12,980131
21312,976


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
NixonMcGovernSchmitz
Dade, GA93.45%Duval, TX85.68%Jefferson, ID27.51%
Glascock, GA93.38%District of Columbia, DC78.10%Lemhi, ID19.77%
George, MS92.90%Shannon, SD77.34%Fremont, ID19.32%
Holmes, FL92.51%Greene, AL68.32%Bonneville, ID18.97%
Smith, MS92.35%Charles City, VA67.84%Madison, ID17.04%
JennessSpockFisher
Pima, AZ18.07%San Mateo, CA2.73%Henry, VA2.13%
Yavapai, AZ7.85%Atlantic, NJ1.64%Bedford, VA1.84%
Avoyelles, LA2.90%Alpine, CA1.39%Martinsville, VA1.83%
West Carroll, LA2.53%Calaveras, CA1.28%Fluvanna, VA1.82%
St. Helena, LA2.45%Nez Perce, ID1.20%Westmoreland, VA1.73%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
NixonMcGovern
Duval, TX14.32%George, MS6.30%
District of Columbia, DC21.56%Dade, GA6.55%
Shannon, SD22.10%Glascock, GA6.62%
Greene, AL29.65%Smith, MS6.88%
Charles City, VA30.84%Calhoun, MS7.32%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
NixonMcGovernSchmitz
Los Angeles, CA1,549,717Los Angeles, CA1,189,977Los Angeles, CA71,978
Cook, IL1,234,307Cook, IL1,063,268Orange, CA28,634
Orange, CA448,291Wayne, MI514,913San Diego, CA20,188
Nassau, NY438,723Philadelphia, PA431,736King, WA15,624
Wayne, MI435,877Kings, NY387,768Wayne, MI14,294
JennessSpockFisher
Pima, AZ29,113Los Angeles, CA18,049Cook, IL7,328
Orleans, LA2,770San Mateo, CA7,008Passaic, NJ1,973
Middlesex, MA2,535Santa Clara, CA3,026Ramsey, MN1,679
Dallas, TX2,212Alameda, CA2,900Denver, CO1,487
Harris, TX1,504Orange, CA2,749Cuyahoga, OH1,303


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
NixonMcGovern
Loving, TX55Loving, TX7
Kenedy, TX124Glascock, GA41
King, TX143McPherson, NE42
Hinsdale, CO172Hinsdale, CO44
Daggett, UT204Arthur, NE45


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
NixonMcGovern
Pima, AZ45.41%West Feliciana, LA45.41%
Pointe Coupee, LA46.58%Stearns, MN46.65%
Iberville, LA46.92%Clatsop, OR47.58%
Wahkiakum, WA47.39%Plumas, CA48.07%
East Carroll, LA48.40%Shasta, CA48.35%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
NixonMcGovern
Androscoggin, ME49.86%Robertson, TX49.99%
Cottle, TX49.69%Providence, RI49.87%
Sanborn, SD49.60%Minnehaha, SD49.76%
Deuel, SD49.60%Grant, SD49.69%
McCook, SD49.53%Lake, SD49.57%




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