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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in North Carolina

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in North Carolina in 1972, 69.5% to 28.9%, a margin of 40.6 points and 616,184 votes.

North Carolina voted 17.4 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 98 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 113,176 votes and went to the Republican by 38.7 points. The closest was Gates, where 87 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 1,054,889 69.5%
George McGovern Democratic 438,705 28.9%
All other candidates 25,018 1.6%
Total1,518,612

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 33,730 29.8% 77,546 68.5% 1,900 113,176 R+38.7
Guilford 25,800 29.2% 61,381 69.5% 1,185 88,366 R+40.3
Wake 22,807 28.2% 56,808 70.3% 1,174 80,789 R+42.1
Forsyth 20,928 30.5% 46,415 67.7% 1,226 68,569 R+37.2
Buncombe 12,626 27.7% 32,091 70.4% 877 45,594 R+42.7
Durham 15,566 37.4% 25,576 61.4% 525 41,667 R+24.0
Gaston 8,462 22.9% 27,956 75.8% 483 36,901 R+52.8
Cumberland 9,853 28.5% 24,376 70.5% 366 34,595 R+42.0
Davidson 7,691 23.1% 24,875 74.8% 696 33,262 R+51.7
Catawba 7,744 23.9% 24,106 74.5% 525 32,375 R+50.5
Alamance 6,833 23.1% 22,046 74.6% 670 29,549 R+51.5
Rowan 6,834 24.2% 20,735 73.3% 705 28,274 R+49.2
New Hanover 5,894 23.0% 19,060 74.4% 661 25,615 R+51.4
Randolph 5,346 21.7% 18,724 76.0% 559 24,629 R+54.3
Orange 12,634 51.8% 11,632 47.7% 142 24,408 D+4.1
Cabarrus 5,336 22.2% 18,384 76.4% 328 24,048 R+54.3
Iredell 5,088 22.4% 16,736 73.8% 858 22,682 R+51.4
Burke 6,197 29.6% 14,447 69.0% 306 20,950 R+39.4
Pitt 5,858 28.6% 14,406 70.4% 195 20,459 R+41.8
Rockingham 5,530 27.1% 14,519 71.1% 358 20,407 R+44.0
Wayne 5,234 26.4% 14,352 72.3% 256 19,842 R+46.0
Cleveland 4,994 26.2% 13,726 72.1% 328 19,048 R+45.8
Robeson 7,391 39.0% 11,362 60.0% 188 18,941 R+21.0
Caldwell 4,886 26.9% 12,976 71.4% 309 18,171 R+44.5
Johnston 3,488 19.4% 14,272 79.2% 251 18,011 R+59.9
Wilkes 4,634 25.8% 13,105 72.8% 255 17,994 R+47.1
Stanly 5,218 29.0% 12,459 69.3% 295 17,972 R+40.3
Nash 4,503 25.4% 12,679 71.4% 579 17,761 R+46.0
Wilson 4,166 25.2% 12,060 73.0% 286 16,512 R+47.8
Surry 4,706 30.4% 10,497 67.8% 284 15,487 R+37.4
Henderson 2,701 17.8% 12,134 80.2% 300 15,135 R+62.3
Lenoir 3,672 24.5% 11,065 73.9% 238 14,975 R+49.4
Sampson 4,888 33.2% 9,684 65.8% 154 14,726 R+32.6
Union 3,886 27.1% 10,264 71.6% 186 14,336 R+44.5
Lincoln 5,100 36.7% 8,597 61.9% 195 13,892 R+25.2
Rutherford 4,140 30.0% 9,506 68.8% 170 13,816 R+38.8
Harnett 3,347 24.4% 10,259 74.6% 138 13,744 R+50.3
Haywood 4,515 32.9% 8,903 64.8% 313 13,731 R+32.0
Halifax 4,241 31.7% 8,908 66.6% 226 13,375 R+34.9
Moore 3,627 27.3% 9,406 70.7% 275 13,308 R+43.4
Edgecombe 4,635 35.2% 8,244 62.5% 305 13,184 R+27.4
Onslow 2,424 18.8% 10,343 80.0% 154 12,921 R+61.3
Columbus 3,305 27.6% 8,468 70.6% 214 11,987 R+43.1
Craven 2,384 20.0% 9,372 78.7% 147 11,903 R+58.7
Carteret 2,805 24.6% 8,463 74.1% 147 11,415 R+49.6
Stokes 3,254 30.6% 7,118 66.9% 274 10,646 R+36.3
Duplin 2,857 28.2% 7,153 70.6% 120 10,130 R+42.4
Chatham 3,624 36.5% 6,175 62.1% 142 9,941 R+25.7
Beaufort 2,901 29.2% 6,915 69.7% 112 9,928 R+40.4
Vance 3,117 32.1% 6,491 66.8% 102 9,710 R+34.7
Watauga 3,451 36.0% 6,017 62.9% 105 9,573 R+26.8
Richmond 3,508 37.5% 5,692 60.8% 156 9,356 R+23.3
Ashe 3,313 36.1% 5,784 63.0% 91 9,188 R+26.9
McDowell 2,348 25.8% 6,570 72.1% 196 9,114 R+46.3
Granville 2,918 32.3% 6,037 66.8% 80 9,035 R+34.5
Brunswick 2,500 28.1% 6,153 69.1% 256 8,909 R+41.0
Yadkin 1,592 18.5% 6,824 79.2% 205 8,621 R+60.7
Alexander 2,468 29.0% 5,865 69.0% 173 8,506 R+39.9
Transylvania 2,321 27.6% 5,860 69.7% 223 8,404 R+42.1
Person 2,246 27.2% 5,941 71.9% 77 8,264 R+44.7
Lee 2,024 25.2% 5,836 72.7% 166 8,026 R+47.5
Jackson 3,169 39.8% 4,709 59.1% 89 7,967 R+19.3
Franklin 2,341 29.5% 5,431 68.4% 172 7,944 R+38.9
Davie 1,578 21.3% 5,613 75.7% 225 7,416 R+54.4
Montgomery 2,175 32.3% 4,417 65.7% 134 6,726 R+33.3
Cherokee 2,411 36.5% 4,113 62.3% 80 6,604 R+25.8
Bladen 2,201 33.9% 4,205 64.7% 91 6,497 R+30.8
Northampton 3,233 51.5% 2,997 47.7% 52 6,282 D+3.8
Pasquotank 2,115 34.2% 3,906 63.1% 172 6,193 R+28.9
Martin 1,840 30.2% 4,188 68.8% 63 6,091 R+38.5
Macon 1,749 29.3% 4,134 69.2% 91 5,974 R+39.9
Anson 2,188 37.5% 3,551 60.9% 94 5,833 R+23.4
Scotland 1,938 35.4% 3,485 63.7% 49 5,472 R+28.3
Yancey 2,278 41.9% 3,106 57.1% 56 5,440 R+15.2
Madison 2,039 38.1% 3,273 61.2% 38 5,350 R+23.1
Mitchell 800 15.7% 4,240 83.4% 41 5,081 R+67.7
Caswell 1,922 38.4% 2,983 59.6% 96 5,001 R+21.2
Pender 1,415 29.3% 3,327 68.9% 87 4,829 R+39.6
Hertford 1,928 40.3% 2,794 58.3% 67 4,789 R+18.1
Bertie 1,819 38.3% 2,874 60.5% 54 4,747 R+22.2
Polk 1,416 30.5% 3,121 67.3% 100 4,637 R+36.8
Warren 1,698 38.9% 2,603 59.6% 65 4,366 R+20.7
Avery 627 15.0% 3,510 84.0% 42 4,179 R+69.0
Washington 1,546 37.2% 2,559 61.6% 46 4,151 R+24.4
Greene 847 23.0% 2,788 75.7% 49 3,684 R+52.7
Alleghany 1,304 37.0% 2,158 61.3% 59 3,521 R+24.3
Hoke 1,466 42.8% 1,927 56.2% 33 3,426 R+13.5
Swain 1,101 34.6% 2,052 64.4% 31 3,184 R+29.9
Chowan 936 32.6% 1,906 66.4% 29 2,871 R+33.8
Jones 1,093 39.0% 1,650 58.9% 57 2,800 R+19.9
Pamlico 919 32.9% 1,847 66.1% 28 2,794 R+33.2
Graham 1,057 38.0% 1,699 61.0% 27 2,783 R+23.1
Dare 634 24.0% 1,986 75.2% 21 2,641 R+51.2
Gates 1,177 47.5% 1,264 51.0% 37 2,478 R+3.5
Clay 797 33.6% 1,545 65.2% 28 2,370 R+31.6
Currituck 718 30.3% 1,578 66.7% 71 2,367 R+36.3
Perquimans 723 34.8% 1,299 62.6% 54 2,076 R+27.7
Hyde 403 26.1% 1,112 72.0% 30 1,545 R+45.9
Camden 556 36.8% 909 60.2% 45 1,510 R+23.4
Tyrrell 459 40.3% 676 59.3% 5 1,140 R+19.0

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.

North Carolina in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+3.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+1.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+2.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+0.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+12.4
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+12.8
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+0.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+2.1
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+40.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+4.2
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+1.3
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+7.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+25.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+46.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+19.2
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+13.5
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+16.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+47.3
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+20.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+3.6
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+7.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.5
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.8