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Presidential Candidate | Vice Presidential Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote | Electoral Vote |
| Richard Nixon | Spiro Agnew | Republican |
484,964 |
63.61% | 6 |
| George McGovern | R. Sargent Shriver | Democrat |
277,435 |
36.39% | 0 |
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Maps | | | Pop. (m) | Rep. (m) | Dem. (m) | Swg (m) | Tnd (m) |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 1,950,186 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 31.3 | persons/km2 | 1972 Population: | 1,796,910 | Est. | 1972 Population Density: | 28.8 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 1,744,237 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 28.0 | persons/km2 | Total Electoral Vote: | 6 | | Electoral Vote Density: | 299,485 | persons/EV | Land Area (2000): | 62,361 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.1 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Vote for President of the United States," General Election Returns, 1972 (Charleston, 1972)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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