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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
140,357 |
59.60% | 3 |
| George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
92,283 |
39.18% | 0 |
| John Schmitz | Thomas Anderson | American |
2,638 |
1.12% | 0 |
| E. Harold Munn | Marshall Uncapher | Prohibition |
238 |
0.10% | 0 |
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Maps | | | Pop. (m) | C.D. (m) | Rep. (m) | Dem. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 594,338 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 117.5 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 573,821 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 113.4 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 548,104 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 108.3 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 3 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 191,274 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 5,060 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.8 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: State of Delaware Department of Elections, State of Delaware Official Results of Presidential Election and Statewide Offices November 7, 1972 (Dover, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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