US Election 1972 Map
This may be the reddest U.S. election map you’ll ever see. Richard Nixon won over George McGovern in 1972. Almost every state is deep red, with McGovern holding only Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
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The 1972 Presidential Election was one of the largest landslides in American history, with incumbent Richard Nixon (Republican) winning every state except Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Nixon (R) |
McGovern (D) |
Hospers (L) |
|
California |
45 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
|
New York |
41 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
27 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
|
Texas |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
26 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Florida |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Indiana |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
12 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
|
Wisconsin |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
Minnesota |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kansas |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Maine |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hawaii |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Alaska |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Dakota |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dist. of Columbia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Richard Nixon (Republican) achieved a massive victory with 520 electoral votes (96.6%).
- The Challenger: George McGovern (Democrat) received 17 electoral votes (3.2%), winning only Massachusetts and D.C.
- Popular Vote: Nixon won 60.7% (47,169,911) of the vote, while McGovern received 37.5% (29,170,383).
- Total Turnout: The total popular vote reached 77,718,554.
- Regional Dominance: Nixon swept the entire South, including former Democratic strongholds that had supported third-party candidates in previous years.