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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Tennessee

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1972, 67.7% to 29.7%, a margin of 38.0 points and 455,854 votes.

Tennessee voted 14.8 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 90 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Shelby, cast 247,882 votes and went to the Republican by 32.6 points. The closest was Perry, where 37 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 813,147 67.7%
George McGovern Democratic 357,293 29.7%
All other candidates 30,742 2.6%
Total1,201,182

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 81,089 32.7% 161,922 65.3% 4,871 247,882 R+32.6
Davidson 48,869 36.3% 82,636 61.3% 3,292 134,797 R+25.1
Knox 24,076 26.6% 64,747 71.6% 1,661 90,484 R+44.9
Hamilton 20,657 24.9% 58,469 70.6% 3,668 82,794 R+45.7
Sullivan 10,007 26.0% 27,593 71.6% 917 38,517 R+45.7
Washington 5,284 22.8% 17,343 74.8% 561 23,188 R+52.0
Blount 5,303 24.4% 16,078 73.9% 390 21,771 R+49.5
Madison 5,203 24.3% 15,481 72.3% 725 21,409 R+48.0
Anderson 6,713 32.0% 13,865 66.0% 421 20,999 R+34.1
Rutherford 5,811 33.1% 11,256 64.1% 487 17,554 R+31.0
Sumner 4,596 30.3% 10,020 66.1% 541 15,157 R+35.8
Gibson 3,625 26.0% 9,900 71.0% 409 13,934 R+45.0
Montgomery 5,691 40.9% 7,839 56.4% 369 13,899 R+15.5
Carter 2,191 16.2% 11,102 82.2% 221 13,514 R+65.9
Bradley 2,804 20.8% 10,440 77.3% 269 13,513 R+56.5
Greene 2,764 21.7% 9,772 76.9% 173 12,709 R+55.1
Roane 3,433 27.5% 8,742 70.1% 295 12,470 R+42.6
Hamblen 2,563 22.0% 8,879 76.4% 182 11,624 R+54.3
Maury 3,262 29.3% 7,371 66.3% 488 11,121 R+36.9
Hawkins 2,608 24.2% 7,791 72.3% 376 10,775 R+48.1
Williamson 2,616 24.8% 7,556 71.5% 392 10,564 R+46.8
McMinn 2,838 27.0% 7,423 70.6% 259 10,520 R+43.6
Putnam 3,738 37.4% 6,038 60.4% 223 9,999 R+23.0
Wilson 3,096 31.4% 6,486 65.8% 279 9,861 R+34.4
Coffee 2,973 30.7% 6,416 66.2% 306 9,695 R+35.5
Sevier 1,128 11.8% 8,273 86.4% 177 9,578 R+74.6
Lawrence 2,824 29.8% 6,438 67.9% 220 9,482 R+38.1
Monroe 2,870 33.2% 5,657 65.5% 107 8,634 R+32.3
Carroll 2,290 27.4% 5,784 69.3% 275 8,349 R+41.8
Obion 2,243 27.2% 5,800 70.4% 200 8,243 R+43.2
Weakley 2,027 24.8% 5,836 71.5% 302 8,165 R+46.7
Dyer 1,600 20.0% 6,066 75.9% 322 7,988 R+55.9
Tipton 1,853 23.9% 5,542 71.5% 354 7,749 R+47.6
Henry 2,694 35.4% 4,613 60.6% 304 7,611 R+25.2
Robertson 2,985 40.3% 4,175 56.4% 239 7,399 R+16.1
Jefferson 1,357 18.4% 5,925 80.3% 100 7,382 R+61.9
Franklin 2,896 40.3% 4,136 57.5% 160 7,192 R+17.2
Bedford 2,565 35.9% 4,262 59.7% 308 7,135 R+23.8
Loudon 1,604 22.5% 5,357 75.1% 170 7,131 R+52.6
Campbell 1,629 24.4% 4,909 73.4% 149 6,687 R+49.1
Henderson 1,313 19.9% 5,122 77.6% 162 6,597 R+57.7
McNairy 1,610 24.7% 4,774 73.2% 135 6,519 R+48.5
Dickson 2,619 40.6% 3,645 56.5% 182 6,446 R+15.9
Cumberland 1,482 23.8% 4,593 73.8% 150 6,225 R+50.0
Cocke 805 13.1% 5,268 85.6% 80 6,153 R+72.5
Warren 2,118 35.9% 3,565 60.5% 211 5,894 R+24.6
Marion 1,929 33.0% 3,711 63.6% 199 5,839 R+30.5
Hardin 1,202 20.8% 4,401 76.3% 166 5,769 R+55.5
Lauderdale 1,771 31.7% 3,597 64.4% 217 5,585 R+32.7
Fayette 2,067 37.8% 3,264 59.7% 132 5,463 R+21.9
Rhea 1,312 24.8% 3,842 72.5% 145 5,299 R+47.7
Hardeman 1,550 29.3% 3,494 66.0% 250 5,294 R+36.7
Lincoln 1,867 35.4% 3,266 61.8% 148 5,281 R+26.5
Haywood 1,966 37.4% 3,123 59.5% 164 5,253 R+22.0
Giles 1,875 37.1% 2,914 57.7% 262 5,051 R+20.6
Claiborne 1,230 25.0% 3,632 73.9% 50 4,912 R+48.9
Unicoi 822 17.2% 3,877 81.3% 67 4,766 R+64.1
Marshall 1,526 34.9% 2,593 59.2% 259 4,378 R+24.4
Humphreys 1,973 45.5% 2,263 52.2% 102 4,338 R+6.7
Benton 1,479 35.0% 2,614 61.8% 135 4,228 R+26.8
Chester 961 24.7% 2,787 71.7% 139 3,887 R+47.0
Johnson 450 11.7% 3,362 87.1% 49 3,861 R+75.4
Polk 1,431 37.9% 2,285 60.6% 56 3,772 R+22.6
White 1,392 37.3% 2,252 60.4% 83 3,727 R+23.1
Cheatham 1,321 35.5% 2,235 60.1% 163 3,719 R+24.6
Grainger 828 22.3% 2,842 76.5% 43 3,713 R+54.2
Morgan 1,084 29.3% 2,531 68.3% 88 3,703 R+39.1
Decatur 1,187 32.5% 2,368 64.8% 100 3,655 R+32.3
Wayne 673 18.5% 2,898 79.8% 61 3,632 R+61.3
Overton 1,573 43.8% 1,947 54.2% 74 3,594 R+10.4
Crockett 735 21.0% 2,642 75.4% 127 3,504 R+54.4
Scott 679 19.4% 2,775 79.2% 48 3,502 R+59.9
Hickman 1,393 40.2% 1,943 56.1% 130 3,466 R+15.9
Dekalb 1,243 37.4% 2,014 60.7% 63 3,320 R+23.2
Smith 1,260 39.5% 1,812 56.8% 116 3,188 R+17.3
Macon 653 21.5% 2,295 75.7% 85 3,033 R+54.1
Bledsoe 899 30.4% 1,952 65.9% 111 2,962 R+35.6
Fentress 665 23.3% 2,154 75.5% 34 2,853 R+52.2
Cannon 911 35.2% 1,615 62.4% 63 2,589 R+27.2
Union 570 22.6% 1,927 76.3% 30 2,527 R+53.7
Grundy 1,005 40.2% 1,364 54.5% 134 2,503 R+14.3
Lewis 1,138 50.6% 1,056 47.0% 54 2,248 D+3.6
Hancock 393 17.7% 1,813 81.6% 16 2,222 R+63.9
Jackson 1,085 52.2% 956 46.0% 38 2,079 D+6.2
Sequatchie 629 31.3% 1,298 64.6% 83 2,010 R+33.3
Stewart 1,098 56.7% 790 40.8% 47 1,935 D+15.9
Perry 937 50.1% 900 48.1% 34 1,871 D+2.0
Lake 536 30.7% 1,147 65.7% 63 1,746 R+35.0
Houston 870 50.4% 800 46.4% 55 1,725 D+4.1
Clay 648 38.9% 982 59.0% 34 1,664 R+20.1
Meigs 539 33.0% 1,052 64.3% 44 1,635 R+31.4
Pickett 357 26.9% 957 72.2% 11 1,325 R+45.3
Trousdale 539 43.8% 663 53.9% 28 1,230 R+10.1
Van Buren 364 35.7% 629 61.6% 28 1,021 R+26.0
Moore 356 35.7% 608 61.0% 32 996 R+25.3

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+29.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+23.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+20.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+15.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+14.3
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.9
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+16.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+11.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+12.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+21.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.1
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.0
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+7.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+9.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+3.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+28.8
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+7.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+11.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+13.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+9.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.7
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+36.9