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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Missouri

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Missouri in 1972, 62.3% to 37.7%, a margin of 24.6 points and 455,527 votes.

Missouri voted 1.4 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+23.1.

The Republican hold continued from 1968, when Richard Nixon also won.

Republicans led in 113 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, St. Louis, cast 424,948 votes and went to the Republican by 24.3 points. The closest was Monroe, where 158 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 1,154,058 62.3%
George McGovern Democratic 698,531 37.7%
Total1,852,589

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
St. Louis 160,801 37.8% 264,147 62.2% 424,948 R+24.3
Jackson 92,830 41.7% 129,989 58.3% 222,819 R+16.7
St. Louis City 119,817 62.3% 72,402 37.7% 192,219 D+24.7
Greene 20,155 29.4% 48,348 70.6% 68,503 R+41.2
Clay 14,538 30.6% 33,017 69.4% 47,555 R+38.9
St. Charles 11,034 30.1% 25,677 69.9% 36,711 R+39.9
Jefferson 13,787 38.6% 21,947 61.4% 35,734 R+22.8
Buchanan 11,395 34.3% 21,850 65.7% 33,245 R+31.4
Boone 13,666 43.9% 17,488 56.1% 31,154 R+12.3
Jasper 7,652 25.4% 22,482 74.6% 30,134 R+49.2
Cape Girardeau 6,280 28.6% 15,693 71.4% 21,973 R+42.8
Cole 4,754 22.2% 16,685 77.8% 21,439 R+55.7
Franklin 7,464 35.1% 13,785 64.9% 21,249 R+29.7
Pettis 5,016 33.3% 10,065 66.7% 15,081 R+33.5
Newton 4,291 28.6% 10,701 71.4% 14,992 R+42.8
St. Francois 4,658 34.6% 8,812 65.4% 13,470 R+30.8
Lafayette 4,063 30.7% 9,187 69.3% 13,250 R+38.7
Cass 3,731 28.8% 9,242 71.2% 12,973 R+42.5
Platte 4,183 32.3% 8,764 67.7% 12,947 R+35.4
Butler 3,466 27.4% 9,198 72.6% 12,664 R+45.3
Lawrence 3,130 27.0% 8,445 73.0% 11,575 R+45.9
Marion 4,171 36.7% 7,197 63.3% 11,368 R+26.6
Phelps 3,567 31.9% 7,598 68.1% 11,165 R+36.1
Scott 3,646 33.3% 7,316 66.7% 10,962 R+33.5
Audrain 3,706 34.0% 7,197 66.0% 10,903 R+32.0
Barry 3,167 30.3% 7,295 69.7% 10,462 R+39.5
Johnson 3,044 29.6% 7,228 70.4% 10,272 R+40.7
Saline 3,460 34.3% 6,641 65.7% 10,101 R+31.5
Howell 2,795 27.8% 7,253 72.2% 10,048 R+44.4
Callaway 3,036 32.5% 6,313 67.5% 9,349 R+35.1
Nodaway 3,322 35.9% 5,942 64.1% 9,264 R+28.3
Randolph 3,814 42.3% 5,195 57.7% 9,009 R+15.3
Henry 3,125 35.0% 5,802 65.0% 8,927 R+30.0
Stoddard 2,636 29.6% 6,282 70.4% 8,918 R+40.9
Dunklin 2,776 31.9% 5,926 68.1% 8,702 R+36.2
Adair 2,286 27.1% 6,157 72.9% 8,443 R+45.8
Laclede 2,186 26.2% 6,152 73.8% 8,338 R+47.6
Bates 3,020 36.2% 5,314 63.8% 8,334 R+27.5
Christian 1,945 23.6% 6,305 76.4% 8,250 R+52.8
New Madrid 3,500 42.5% 4,735 57.5% 8,235 R+15.0
Vernon 3,057 38.5% 4,892 61.5% 7,949 R+23.1
Livingston 2,662 33.6% 5,253 66.4% 7,915 R+32.7
Lincoln 2,784 35.2% 5,127 64.8% 7,911 R+29.6
Texas 2,737 34.9% 5,104 65.1% 7,841 R+30.2
Linn 3,073 40.1% 4,595 59.9% 7,668 R+19.8
Polk 2,245 29.3% 5,409 70.7% 7,654 R+41.3
Cooper 2,332 31.1% 5,172 68.9% 7,504 R+37.8
Webster 2,343 31.5% 5,095 68.5% 7,438 R+37.0
Macon 2,844 38.5% 4,538 61.5% 7,382 R+22.9
Miller 1,598 22.0% 5,682 78.0% 7,280 R+56.1
Pike 2,659 37.4% 4,452 62.6% 7,111 R+25.2
Ray 2,844 40.3% 4,205 59.7% 7,049 R+19.3
Crawford 2,248 32.9% 4,595 67.1% 6,843 R+34.3
Camden 1,761 26.1% 4,996 73.9% 6,757 R+47.9
Pemiscot 2,017 30.0% 4,697 70.0% 6,714 R+39.9
Perry 1,953 29.2% 4,736 70.8% 6,689 R+41.6
Taney 1,435 22.4% 4,982 77.6% 6,417 R+55.3
Gasconade 1,226 19.9% 4,944 80.1% 6,170 R+60.3
Pulaski 1,903 31.0% 4,243 69.0% 6,146 R+38.1
McDonald 1,787 29.2% 4,339 70.8% 6,126 R+41.7
Washington 2,229 36.9% 3,818 63.1% 6,047 R+26.3
Carroll 1,927 32.0% 4,100 68.0% 6,027 R+36.1
Clinton 1,944 33.1% 3,924 66.9% 5,868 R+33.7
Andrew 1,686 28.7% 4,180 71.3% 5,866 R+42.5
Osage 1,485 25.8% 4,266 74.2% 5,751 R+48.4
Wright 1,368 23.9% 4,350 76.1% 5,718 R+52.2
Morgan 1,685 29.5% 4,021 70.5% 5,706 R+40.9
Montgomery 1,691 31.3% 3,707 68.7% 5,398 R+37.3
Grundy 1,428 26.5% 3,969 73.5% 5,397 R+47.1
Moniteau 1,395 26.0% 3,963 74.0% 5,358 R+47.9
Stone 1,094 20.7% 4,180 79.3% 5,274 R+58.5
Barton 1,140 22.1% 4,026 77.9% 5,166 R+55.9
Ste. Genevieve 2,247 43.7% 2,900 56.3% 5,147 R+12.7
Douglas 1,209 24.3% 3,773 75.7% 4,982 R+51.5
Benton 1,423 28.7% 3,537 71.3% 4,960 R+42.6
Harrison 1,383 27.9% 3,574 72.1% 4,957 R+44.2
Bollinger 1,818 37.2% 3,069 62.8% 4,887 R+25.6
Wayne 1,746 36.1% 3,091 63.9% 4,837 R+27.8
Chariton 1,999 41.6% 2,812 58.4% 4,811 R+16.9
Warren 1,225 25.8% 3,530 74.2% 4,755 R+48.5
Dent 1,710 36.1% 3,024 63.9% 4,734 R+27.8
Cedar 1,152 24.7% 3,520 75.3% 4,672 R+50.7
Howard 2,041 43.9% 2,613 56.1% 4,654 R+12.3
Gentry 1,642 35.5% 2,984 64.5% 4,626 R+29.0
Monroe 2,299 51.8% 2,141 48.2% 4,440 D+3.6
Atchison 1,509 34.0% 2,927 66.0% 4,436 R+32.0
Lewis 1,695 38.2% 2,738 61.8% 4,433 R+23.5
Caldwell 1,231 28.0% 3,167 72.0% 4,398 R+44.0
Madison 1,451 33.8% 2,837 66.2% 4,288 R+32.3
Daviess 1,430 33.5% 2,840 66.5% 4,270 R+33.0
St. Clair 1,410 33.1% 2,847 66.9% 4,257 R+33.8
Dallas 1,085 25.8% 3,120 74.2% 4,205 R+48.4
Sullivan 1,588 37.8% 2,611 62.2% 4,199 R+24.4
Mississippi 1,470 35.0% 2,727 65.0% 4,197 R+29.9
Ripley 1,361 32.6% 2,810 67.4% 4,171 R+34.7
De Kalb 1,339 32.6% 2,766 67.4% 4,105 R+34.8
Clark 1,403 36.0% 2,499 64.0% 3,902 R+28.1
Shelby 1,569 43.3% 2,057 56.7% 3,626 R+13.5
Holt 1,011 28.2% 2,578 71.8% 3,589 R+43.7
Iron 1,346 37.9% 2,203 62.1% 3,549 R+24.1
Oregon 1,352 39.0% 2,118 61.0% 3,470 R+22.1
Dade 747 22.2% 2,624 77.8% 3,371 R+55.7
Maries 1,219 36.9% 2,082 63.1% 3,301 R+26.1
Ralls 1,371 42.9% 1,827 57.1% 3,198 R+14.3
Scotland 1,269 39.8% 1,918 60.2% 3,187 R+20.4
Knox 1,031 35.2% 1,896 64.8% 2,927 R+29.6
Shannon 1,134 41.1% 1,623 58.9% 2,757 R+17.7
Ozark 625 22.8% 2,119 77.2% 2,744 R+54.4
Putnam 571 21.3% 2,112 78.7% 2,683 R+57.4
Reynolds 1,031 40.1% 1,541 59.9% 2,572 R+19.8
Schuyler 991 39.9% 1,495 60.1% 2,486 R+20.3
Hickory 622 25.2% 1,851 74.8% 2,473 R+49.7
Mercer 607 27.6% 1,592 72.4% 2,199 R+44.8
Worth 727 38.3% 1,170 61.7% 1,897 R+23.4
Carter 565 31.0% 1,257 69.0% 1,822 R+38.0

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.

Missouri in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+18.4
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+15.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+18.6
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+9.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+0.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+7.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.3
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+6.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.1
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.0
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+20.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+6.8
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.6
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+24.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+1.1
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+28.1
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+0.5
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+0.2
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+1.6
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+16.6
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.9
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+4.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+28.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+11.4
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+5.8
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+11.4
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+3.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+17.6
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+0.1
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+3.9
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+7.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.9
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+7.5
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+13.7
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+16.3
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+13.9