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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Mississippi

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Mississippi in 1972, 78.2% to 19.6%, a margin of 58.6 points and 378,343 votes.

Mississippi voted 35.4 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+23.1.

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

Republicans led in 79 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Hinds, cast 64,096 votes and went to the Republican by 58.0 points. The closest was Wilkinson, where 199 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 505,125 78.2%
George McGovern Democratic 126,782 19.6%
All other candidates 14,056 2.2%
Total645,963

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 12,679 19.8% 49,877 77.8% 1,540 64,096 R+58.0
Harrison 4,761 13.8% 28,962 84.0% 747 34,470 R+70.2
Jackson 2,534 10.1% 22,204 88.7% 300 25,038 R+78.6
Lauderdale 3,453 15.4% 18,337 81.8% 630 22,420 R+66.4
Jones 2,790 14.2% 16,489 83.8% 400 19,679 R+69.6
Forrest 2,933 16.4% 14,418 80.6% 547 17,898 R+64.2
Washington 4,623 30.6% 9,634 63.8% 847 15,104 R+33.2
Warren 3,480 24.0% 10,420 72.0% 578 14,478 R+47.9
Rankin 1,913 13.4% 12,187 85.2% 205 14,305 R+71.8
Lee 1,632 12.6% 10,730 82.6% 629 12,991 R+70.0
Lowndes 2,398 18.7% 10,098 78.7% 335 12,831 R+60.0
Adams 3,697 29.2% 8,500 67.2% 460 12,657 R+37.9
Bolivar 3,616 32.3% 7,397 66.1% 174 11,187 R+33.8
Coahoma 3,708 34.6% 6,602 61.6% 415 10,725 R+27.0
De Soto 1,557 15.9% 7,917 80.9% 315 9,789 R+65.0
Pike 2,332 25.7% 6,542 72.1% 202 9,076 R+46.4
Leflore 2,038 22.7% 6,779 75.6% 152 8,969 R+52.9
Lincoln 1,070 12.1% 7,593 86.0% 165 8,828 R+73.9
Madison 3,464 39.3% 5,047 57.2% 313 8,824 R+17.9
Monroe 1,279 14.8% 7,273 84.1% 96 8,648 R+69.3
Marion 1,693 19.8% 6,805 79.4% 72 8,570 R+59.6
Pearl River 901 10.6% 7,487 88.0% 116 8,504 R+77.4
Oktibbeha 1,880 23.1% 6,160 75.6% 113 8,153 R+52.5
Neshoba 812 10.5% 6,815 88.2% 98 7,725 R+77.7
Yazoo 2,008 26.2% 5,555 72.6% 91 7,654 R+46.3
Copiah 1,803 24.0% 5,498 73.1% 219 7,520 R+49.1
Panola 2,091 27.9% 5,284 70.6% 108 7,483 R+42.7
Sunflower 1,874 25.5% 5,389 73.3% 92 7,355 R+47.8
Lafayette 1,545 22.0% 5,391 76.9% 75 7,011 R+54.9
Alcorn 982 14.3% 5,732 83.3% 169 6,883 R+69.0
Holmes 3,459 51.7% 3,158 47.2% 69 6,686 D+4.5
Simpson 871 13.2% 5,669 85.9% 62 6,602 R+72.7
Scott 1,213 18.5% 5,244 80.0% 102 6,559 R+61.5
Winston 1,354 20.7% 5,155 78.6% 46 6,555 R+58.0
Grenada 1,471 23.0% 4,800 75.1% 121 6,392 R+52.1
Newton 597 9.4% 5,585 88.0% 161 6,343 R+78.6
Union 658 10.6% 5,477 87.9% 95 6,230 R+77.4
Attala 1,103 18.5% 4,738 79.5% 119 5,960 R+61.0
Hancock 745 12.5% 5,133 86.3% 71 5,949 R+73.8
Lamar 493 8.7% 5,022 88.4% 167 5,682 R+79.7
Wayne 975 17.2% 4,648 82.1% 40 5,663 R+64.9
Clay 1,410 24.9% 4,035 71.4% 207 5,652 R+46.4
Clarke 954 17.1% 4,561 81.6% 77 5,592 R+64.5
Marshall 1,875 35.0% 3,326 62.1% 155 5,356 R+27.1
Leake 1,053 19.8% 4,217 79.1% 59 5,329 R+59.4
Tate 1,151 22.0% 3,966 75.7% 119 5,236 R+53.8
Prentiss 398 7.9% 4,607 91.1% 51 5,056 R+83.2
Pontotoc 488 9.8% 4,476 89.4% 40 5,004 R+79.7
Itawamba 509 10.3% 4,419 89.2% 26 4,954 R+78.9
Smith 329 6.9% 4,419 92.4% 37 4,785 R+85.5
Tishomingo 443 9.5% 4,177 89.2% 61 4,681 R+79.8
Tippah 569 12.4% 3,937 85.9% 79 4,585 R+73.5
Jasper 935 20.4% 3,597 78.5% 52 4,584 R+58.1
Covington 642 14.1% 3,842 84.1% 85 4,569 R+70.0
Tallahatchie 835 18.8% 3,442 77.4% 172 4,449 R+58.6
Chickasaw 579 13.1% 3,753 84.7% 101 4,433 R+71.6
George 270 6.3% 3,979 92.9% 34 4,283 R+86.6
Montgomery 925 22.0% 3,210 76.3% 71 4,206 R+54.3
Lawrence 709 17.1% 3,394 81.7% 51 4,154 R+64.6
Amite 1,185 28.7% 2,846 68.9% 97 4,128 R+40.2
Webster 403 9.9% 3,624 89.2% 38 4,065 R+79.2
Walthall 747 19.1% 3,110 79.7% 47 3,904 R+60.5
Jefferson Davis 1,005 25.9% 2,830 72.8% 51 3,886 R+47.0
Yalobusha 797 21.0% 2,944 77.5% 56 3,797 R+56.5
Kemper 837 22.9% 2,748 75.2% 67 3,652 R+52.3
Claiborne 2,076 57.0% 1,521 41.8% 45 3,642 D+15.2
Greene 513 14.9% 2,884 83.5% 56 3,453 R+68.7
Quitman 790 23.3% 2,524 74.4% 78 3,392 R+51.1
Humphreys 892 26.4% 2,334 69.0% 156 3,382 R+42.6
Noxubee 1,052 31.1% 2,239 66.3% 87 3,378 R+35.1
Calhoun 245 7.3% 3,023 90.4% 77 3,345 R+83.0
Perry 446 14.0% 2,689 84.1% 61 3,196 R+70.2
Wilkinson 1,409 46.1% 1,608 52.7% 37 3,054 R+6.5
Franklin 561 18.7% 2,361 78.7% 77 2,999 R+60.0
Stone 293 10.5% 2,467 88.5% 28 2,788 R+78.0
Choctaw 326 12.3% 2,301 86.6% 31 2,658 R+74.3
Jefferson 1,457 55.9% 1,131 43.4% 20 2,608 D+12.5
Carroll 580 23.9% 1,777 73.3% 67 2,424 R+49.4
Tunica 858 36.9% 1,446 62.2% 21 2,325 R+25.3
Benton 701 31.4% 1,483 66.4% 51 2,235 R+35.0
Sharkey 655 31.2% 1,426 67.9% 18 2,099 R+36.7
Issaquena 395 34.3% 701 60.8% 57 1,153 R+26.5

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.

Mississippi in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+22.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.5
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+17.8
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+11.5
2008 John McCain (R) R+13.2
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+19.7
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+16.9
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+5.1
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+8.9
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.8
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+1.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+58.6
1968 George Wallace (other)
1964 Barry Goldwater (R) R+74.3
1960 Unpledged electors (other)
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+33.8
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+20.9
1948 Strom Thurmond (other)
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+87.1
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+91.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+94.3
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+92.4
1928 Al Smith (D) D+64.2
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+81.8
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+70.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+87.9
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+86.5
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+83.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+85.5
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+77.8
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+84.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+73.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+47.8
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+28.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+35.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+36.1
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.0