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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Michigan

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Michigan in 1972, 56.2% to 41.8%, a margin of 14.4 points and 502,286 votes.

Michigan voted 8.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+23.1.

Michigan changed party: in 1968 it went Democratic, for Hubert Humphrey.

Republicans led in 79 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Wayne, cast 966,877 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.2 points. The closest was Lake, where 16 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 1,961,721 56.2%
George McGovern Democratic 1,459,435 41.8%
All other candidates 69,169 2.0%
Total3,490,325

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 514,913 53.3% 435,877 45.1% 16,087 966,877 D+8.2
Oakland 129,400 34.2% 241,613 63.8% 7,838 378,851 R+29.6
Macomb 82,346 34.9% 147,777 62.7% 5,670 235,793 R+27.7
Kent 67,587 38.5% 104,041 59.3% 3,833 175,461 R+20.8
Genesee 73,896 45.5% 85,747 52.8% 2,806 162,449 R+7.3
Ingham 53,458 45.2% 63,376 53.6% 1,409 118,243 R+8.4
Washtenaw 55,350 51.5% 50,535 47.0% 1,690 107,575 D+4.5
Kalamazoo 33,324 38.9% 50,405 58.8% 2,041 85,770 R+19.9
Saginaw 29,424 37.5% 47,920 61.0% 1,177 78,521 R+23.6
Berrien 18,597 29.5% 43,047 68.3% 1,416 63,060 R+38.8
Muskegon 22,804 37.3% 36,428 59.6% 1,893 61,125 R+22.3
Ottawa 15,119 25.8% 42,169 72.0% 1,288 58,576 R+46.2
Calhoun 22,154 39.7% 32,531 58.3% 1,143 55,828 R+18.6
Jackson 19,350 35.2% 34,220 62.3% 1,333 54,903 R+27.1
Bay 21,712 47.1% 23,094 50.1% 1,312 46,118 R+3.0
St. Clair 15,712 34.8% 28,471 63.0% 976 45,159 R+28.3
Monroe 17,726 41.7% 23,263 54.8% 1,490 42,479 R+13.0
Lenawee 11,018 35.9% 19,125 62.4% 511 30,654 R+26.4
Eaton 8,986 30.1% 20,413 68.5% 412 29,811 R+38.3
Allegan 7,883 29.3% 18,407 68.5% 594 26,884 R+39.1
Midland 9,504 35.4% 16,473 61.4% 859 26,836 R+26.0
Livingston 7,634 30.3% 16,856 66.8% 725 25,215 R+36.6
Marquette 11,555 45.9% 13,249 52.7% 353 25,157 R+6.7
Shiawassee 8,932 35.5% 15,489 61.6% 715 25,136 R+26.1
Van Buren 7,159 33.2% 13,903 64.6% 469 21,531 R+31.3
Clinton 5,870 29.9% 13,438 68.4% 345 19,653 R+38.5
St. Joseph 5,119 28.5% 12,438 69.1% 431 17,988 R+40.7
Tuscola 5,449 30.4% 12,198 68.0% 302 17,949 R+37.6
Grand Traverse 5,810 33.0% 11,421 64.8% 390 17,621 R+31.8
Lapeer 5,531 31.4% 11,615 66.0% 446 17,592 R+34.6
Isabella 7,446 42.7% 9,682 55.5% 326 17,454 R+12.8
Ionia 6,240 35.8% 10,898 62.6% 278 17,416 R+26.7
Barry 5,484 33.8% 10,393 64.0% 356 16,233 R+30.2
Delta 8,003 50.4% 7,647 48.1% 236 15,886 D+2.2
Cass 4,982 31.8% 10,398 66.3% 301 15,681 R+34.5
Houghton 6,402 41.1% 9,053 58.1% 135 15,590 R+17.0
Montcalm 5,602 36.2% 9,591 62.0% 285 15,478 R+25.8
Sanilac 3,780 25.0% 11,031 72.9% 314 15,125 R+47.9
Huron 4,456 30.5% 9,832 67.4% 308 14,596 R+36.8
Gratiot 4,370 30.2% 9,904 68.4% 204 14,478 R+38.2
Branch 4,887 36.1% 8,388 62.0% 251 13,526 R+25.9
Hillsdale 3,942 29.2% 9,261 68.6% 289 13,492 R+39.4
Newaygo 3,978 31.7% 8,245 65.6% 342 12,565 R+34.0
Chippewa 4,744 39.8% 7,028 59.0% 134 11,906 R+19.2
Alpena 5,104 43.1% 6,513 55.1% 214 11,831 R+11.9
Dickinson 5,339 45.6% 5,989 51.1% 387 11,715 R+5.5
Mecosta 3,799 34.1% 7,158 64.3% 177 11,134 R+30.2
Menominee 4,657 42.4% 6,060 55.2% 264 10,981 R+12.8
Gogebic 4,984 46.3% 5,631 52.3% 161 10,776 R+6.0
Mason 3,697 34.5% 6,811 63.6% 207 10,715 R+29.1
Iosco 3,065 34.2% 5,750 64.1% 156 8,971 R+29.9
Manistee 3,625 40.9% 5,070 57.2% 168 8,863 R+16.3
Emmet 3,081 36.1% 5,288 61.9% 172 8,541 R+25.8
Wexford 3,048 35.9% 5,221 61.4% 230 8,499 R+25.6
Oceana 2,525 32.5% 4,992 64.2% 259 7,776 R+31.7
Cheboygan 2,985 39.0% 4,529 59.1% 148 7,662 R+20.2
Charlevoix 2,831 37.0% 4,522 59.0% 306 7,659 R+22.1
Iron 3,512 47.6% 3,630 49.2% 234 7,376 R+1.6
Clare 2,434 34.8% 4,402 63.0% 152 6,988 R+28.2
Roscommon 2,187 33.9% 4,136 64.2% 122 6,445 R+30.2
Osceola 1,706 26.9% 4,441 69.9% 202 6,349 R+43.1
Antrim 2,000 31.8% 4,068 64.8% 213 6,281 R+32.9
Presque Isle 2,440 40.7% 3,372 56.2% 185 5,997 R+15.5
Leelanau 1,855 32.1% 3,809 65.8% 123 5,787 R+33.8
Gladwin 2,016 35.8% 3,484 61.9% 125 5,625 R+26.1
Ogemaw 2,056 37.1% 3,367 60.8% 118 5,541 R+23.7
Ontonagon 2,140 40.5% 3,040 57.5% 106 5,286 R+17.0
Mackinac 1,937 38.0% 3,096 60.7% 71 5,104 R+22.7
Otsego 1,912 39.5% 2,854 58.9% 77 4,843 R+19.5
Arenac 1,829 40.6% 2,588 57.4% 89 4,506 R+16.8
Schoolcraft 1,759 42.7% 2,310 56.0% 55 4,124 R+13.4
Benzie 1,310 32.3% 2,686 66.3% 58 4,054 R+33.9
Alger 1,803 46.5% 2,035 52.5% 40 3,878 R+6.0
Alcona 1,195 32.4% 2,434 65.9% 64 3,693 R+33.5
Missaukee 924 25.1% 2,647 71.8% 116 3,687 R+46.7
Baraga 1,517 43.7% 1,905 54.9% 46 3,468 R+11.2
Crawford 1,143 36.3% 1,953 62.0% 55 3,151 R+25.7
Lake 1,548 49.4% 1,532 48.9% 51 3,131 D+0.5
Kalkaska 924 32.1% 1,855 64.4% 102 2,881 R+32.3
Montmorency 914 32.8% 1,798 64.5% 76 2,788 R+31.7
Luce 862 34.7% 1,579 63.5% 46 2,487 R+28.8
Oscoda 678 29.4% 1,561 67.6% 70 2,309 R+38.2
Keweenaw 456 38.6% 715 60.5% 11 1,182 R+21.9

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.

Michigan in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+1.4
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+2.8
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.2
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+9.5
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+16.5
2004 John Kerry (D) D+3.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+5.1
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+13.2
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+7.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+7.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+19.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+6.5
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+5.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+14.4
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+6.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.6
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.5
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.5
1948 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.0
1940 Wendell Willkie (R) R+0.3
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+17.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+7.9
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+41.4
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+62.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+50.5
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+8.0
1912 Theodore Roosevelt (other)
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+29.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+43.7
1900 William McKinley (R) R+19.2
1896 William McKinley (R) R+10.3
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+4.4
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+4.9
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+0.8
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+15.2
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+8.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.0