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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Arkansas

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Arkansas in 1972, 68.8% to 30.7%, a margin of 38.1 points and 246,852 votes.

Arkansas voted 15.0 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+23.1.

Arkansas changed party: in 1968 it went third-party, for George Wallace.

Republicans led in 75 of the 75 counties as they stood then. The largest, Pulaski, cast 91,468 votes and went to the Republican by 26.2 points. The closest was Calhoun, where 591 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard Nixon won Republican 445,751 68.8%
George McGovern Democratic 198,899 30.7%
All other candidates 3,016 0.5%
Total647,666

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 33,611 36.7% 57,576 62.9% 281 91,468 R+26.2
Sebastian 5,770 18.6% 25,219 81.2% 58 31,047 R+62.6
Jefferson 10,346 38.0% 16,888 62.0% 26 27,260 R+24.0
Washington 7,108 28.8% 17,523 70.9% 70 24,701 R+42.2
Garland 5,207 24.7% 15,602 73.9% 303 21,112 R+49.2
Benton 4,083 21.7% 14,621 77.9% 74 18,778 R+56.1
Craighead 5,843 34.1% 11,312 65.9% 17,155 R+31.9
Union 3,531 22.7% 11,925 76.7% 87 15,543 R+54.0
Mississippi 3,544 24.2% 10,931 74.7% 152 14,627 R+50.5
White 4,161 32.2% 8,701 67.2% 79 12,941 R+35.1
Saline 4,503 35.9% 7,972 63.6% 52 12,527 R+27.7
Faulkner 4,604 40.6% 6,746 59.4% 11,350 R+18.9
Crittenden 3,246 28.9% 7,971 71.1% 11,217 R+42.1
Miller 2,855 25.5% 8,355 74.5% 11,210 R+49.1
Phillips 4,283 40.5% 6,235 58.9% 68 10,586 R+18.4
Ouachita 3,931 37.2% 6,620 62.7% 11 10,562 R+25.5
Pope 3,302 32.2% 6,917 67.5% 25 10,244 R+35.3
Baxter 2,677 28.0% 6,754 70.6% 129 9,560 R+42.6
Poinsett 1,908 21.2% 7,010 77.9% 80 8,998 R+56.7
St. Francis 2,674 31.0% 5,692 65.9% 265 8,631 R+35.0
Crawford 1,520 17.7% 6,974 81.4% 72 8,566 R+63.7
Greene 2,263 27.0% 6,128 73.0% 8,391 R+46.1
Hot Spring 2,872 34.5% 5,378 64.5% 83 8,333 R+30.1
Columbia 2,193 27.3% 5,801 72.3% 29 8,023 R+45.0
Lonoke 2,504 32.0% 5,298 67.6% 33 7,835 R+35.7
Independence 2,630 34.1% 5,076 65.7% 15 7,721 R+31.7
Boone 1,862 25.3% 5,484 74.5% 16 7,362 R+49.2
Conway 3,009 41.8% 4,187 58.1% 9 7,205 R+16.3
Ashley 1,680 23.3% 5,506 76.4% 17 7,203 R+53.1
Arkansas 1,849 26.0% 5,225 73.5% 39 7,113 R+47.5
Hempstead 2,047 29.2% 4,963 70.8% 7,010 R+41.6
Clark 2,741 39.4% 4,173 60.0% 46 6,960 R+20.6
Logan 1,956 28.1% 4,964 71.4% 30 6,950 R+43.3
Clay 1,933 30.6% 4,381 69.4% 6,314 R+38.8
Jackson 2,092 33.3% 4,196 66.7% 6,288 R+33.5
Johnson 2,045 33.2% 4,107 66.8% 6,152 R+33.5
Lawrence 1,751 30.5% 3,981 69.5% 5,732 R+38.9
Lee 1,907 34.8% 3,540 64.6% 34 5,481 R+29.8
Madison 1,889 35.9% 3,372 64.1% 5,261 R+28.2
Cross 1,221 23.7% 3,743 72.8% 179 5,143 R+49.0
Carroll 1,401 27.5% 3,565 70.1% 120 5,086 R+42.5
Desha 1,665 32.9% 3,385 66.9% 8 5,058 R+34.0
Yell 1,669 33.5% 3,310 66.5% 4,979 R+33.0
Franklin 1,252 25.4% 3,678 74.6% 4,930 R+49.2
Polk 1,120 23.2% 3,609 74.8% 94 4,823 R+51.6
Bradley 1,368 29.6% 3,218 69.7% 28 4,614 R+40.1
Monroe 1,578 34.6% 2,897 63.4% 91 4,566 R+28.9
Drew 1,168 25.9% 3,334 74.1% 4,502 R+48.1
Chicot 1,469 33.9% 2,858 66.0% 6 4,333 R+32.1
Cleburne 1,400 32.8% 2,870 67.2% 4 4,274 R+34.4
Van Buren 1,594 37.6% 2,622 61.9% 19 4,235 R+24.3
Randolph 1,525 37.2% 2,578 62.8% 4,103 R+25.7
Searcy 853 21.2% 3,163 78.8% 4,016 R+57.5
Sharp 1,154 30.1% 2,677 69.7% 9 3,840 R+39.7
Howard 1,069 28.5% 2,682 71.5% 3,751 R+43.0
Nevada 1,179 31.9% 2,513 68.1% 3,692 R+36.1
Little River 1,091 30.0% 2,550 70.0% 3,641 R+40.1
Sevier 1,048 29.0% 2,526 69.9% 39 3,613 R+40.9
Grant 1,147 32.0% 2,414 67.4% 20 3,581 R+35.4
Dallas 1,402 39.4% 2,152 60.6% 3,554 R+21.1
Marion 1,108 31.7% 2,331 66.7% 58 3,497 R+35.0
Lincoln 1,115 32.5% 2,318 67.5% 3,433 R+35.0
Lafayette 952 27.8% 2,460 71.9% 9 3,421 R+44.1
Woodruff 1,183 36.7% 1,989 61.7% 50 3,222 R+25.0
Scott 771 24.1% 2,424 75.9% 3,195 R+51.7
Pike 798 25.4% 2,316 73.7% 29 3,143 R+48.3
Izard 1,108 35.6% 2,001 64.3% 5 3,114 R+28.7
Prairie 873 28.5% 2,186 71.5% 3,059 R+42.9
Fulton 960 32.1% 2,030 67.9% 2,990 R+35.8
Stone 958 32.5% 1,989 67.4% 5 2,952 R+34.9
Newton 831 30.2% 1,924 69.8% 2,755 R+39.7
Cleveland 734 28.5% 1,837 71.5% 2,571 R+42.9
Montgomery 688 30.2% 1,555 68.2% 38 2,281 R+38.0
Perry 810 35.8% 1,445 63.9% 7 2,262 R+28.1
Calhoun 707 35.0% 1,298 64.3% 15 2,020 R+29.3

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+30.6
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+27.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.9
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+23.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+19.9
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+9.8
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+5.4
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+16.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+17.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+14.2
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.6
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+30.1
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.1
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.7
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+7.1
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+6.6
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+12.1
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+40.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+58.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+63.9
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+73.1
1928 Al Smith (D) D+20.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+31.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+19.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+37.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+34.6
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+20.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+15.2
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+28.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+48.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+27.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+16.8
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.1
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+17.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+20.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+4.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+7.4