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Election 1972 Results

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1972 presidential election in Virginia

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat George McGovern (Democrat) in Virginia in 1972, 67.8% to 30.1%, a margin of 37.7 points and 549,606 votes.

Virginia voted 14.6 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+23.1. Virginia's 12 electoral votes were split: 11 Republican and 1 other.

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

Republicans led in 132 of the 133 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, Fairfax, cast 169,246 votes and went to the Republican by 33.9 points. The closest was Surry, where 79 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 988,493 67.8%
George McGovern Democratic 438,887 30.1%
All other candidates 29,639 2.0%
Total1,457,019

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 54,844 32.4% 112,135 66.3% 2,267 169,246 R+33.9
Richmond 33,055 41.2% 46,244 57.6% 1,003 80,302 R+16.4
Arlington 25,877 39.0% 39,406 59.4% 1,100 66,383 R+20.4
Norfolk 25,737 38.9% 38,385 58.0% 2,095 66,217 R+19.1
Henrico 8,420 13.6% 52,536 84.9% 948 61,904 R+71.3
Virginia Beach 10,373 20.9% 38,074 76.6% 1,286 49,733 R+55.7
Newport News 12,233 30.3% 27,169 67.4% 910 40,312 R+37.1
Alexandria 15,409 42.6% 20,235 55.9% 525 36,169 R+13.3
Portsmouth 13,124 38.2% 20,090 58.5% 1,136 34,350 R+20.3
Hampton 10,648 31.8% 21,897 65.5% 890 33,435 R+33.6
Chesterfield 3,823 13.1% 24,934 85.2% 496 29,253 R+72.2
Roanoke 9,498 33.1% 18,541 64.7% 632 28,671 R+31.5
Prince William 7,266 26.1% 20,149 72.3% 469 27,884 R+46.2
Chesapeake 7,289 27.9% 17,722 68.0% 1,069 26,080 R+40.0
Roanoke 5,318 20.6% 19,920 77.3% 540 25,778 R+56.6
Lynchburg 4,208 23.5% 13,259 74.1% 423 17,890 R+50.6
Danville 4,148 24.5% 12,463 73.7% 305 16,916 R+49.2
Pittsylvania 4,429 26.5% 12,108 72.3% 200 16,737 R+45.9
Campbell 2,055 14.5% 11,676 82.5% 426 14,157 R+68.0
Hanover 2,200 16.1% 11,095 81.2% 368 13,663 R+65.1
Loudoun 3,941 29.1% 9,417 69.5% 199 13,557 R+40.4
Charlottesville 5,240 39.2% 7,935 59.4% 178 13,353 R+20.2
Montgomery 3,692 27.9% 9,348 70.6% 208 13,248 R+42.7
Albemarle 4,303 33.2% 8,447 65.2% 201 12,951 R+32.0
Rockingham 2,026 16.5% 10,025 81.7% 224 12,275 R+65.2
Washington 3,028 25.0% 8,805 72.7% 278 12,111 R+47.7
Petersburg 5,156 42.8% 6,710 55.7% 187 12,053 R+12.9
Henry 4,042 33.6% 7,556 62.8% 426 12,024 R+29.2
Wise 4,402 39.2% 6,739 59.9% 101 11,242 R+20.8
Augusta 1,766 15.8% 9,106 81.4% 309 11,181 R+65.6
Tazewell 3,181 29.8% 7,233 67.8% 253 10,667 R+38.0
York 2,302 22.3% 7,745 74.9% 294 10,341 R+52.6
Mecklenburg 2,804 30.1% 6,381 68.5% 124 9,309 R+38.4
Accomack 2,406 26.7% 6,496 72.0% 124 9,026 R+45.3
Smyth 2,280 25.7% 6,409 72.3% 179 8,868 R+46.6
Pulaski 2,311 26.5% 6,281 72.0% 130 8,722 R+45.5
Shenandoah 1,422 16.5% 7,128 82.5% 94 8,644 R+66.0
Buchanan 3,566 41.7% 4,801 56.1% 187 8,554 R+14.4
Russell 3,367 39.6% 5,010 58.9% 125 8,502 R+19.3
Halifax 2,384 30.0% 5,469 68.7% 106 7,959 R+38.8
Lee 2,825 35.6% 4,957 62.4% 163 7,945 R+26.8
Scott 2,474 31.9% 5,125 66.2% 145 7,744 R+34.2
Salem 1,744 23.1% 5,649 74.8% 160 7,553 R+51.7
Fairfax 2,274 30.4% 5,063 67.7% 138 7,475 R+37.3
Stafford 1,901 26.4% 5,222 72.4% 91 7,214 R+46.0
Bedford 1,501 20.9% 5,286 73.4% 412 7,199 R+52.6
Frederick 1,604 22.5% 5,367 75.2% 168 7,139 R+52.7
Franklin 2,273 32.0% 4,674 65.7% 163 7,110 R+33.8
Staunton 1,416 20.0% 5,531 78.3% 121 7,068 R+58.2
Carroll 1,583 22.6% 5,247 75.1% 159 6,989 R+52.4
Hopewell 1,485 21.5% 5,229 75.9% 177 6,891 R+54.3
Fauquier 2,039 29.7% 4,654 67.7% 180 6,873 R+38.0
Amherst 1,512 22.8% 4,909 73.9% 218 6,639 R+51.2
Dickenson 2,711 42.0% 3,633 56.2% 118 6,462 R+14.3
Martinsville 2,292 36.2% 3,879 61.3% 155 6,326 R+25.1
Wythe 1,431 23.2% 4,553 74.0% 172 6,156 R+50.7
Winchester 1,418 23.1% 4,647 75.5% 86 6,151 R+52.5
Colonial Hts. 541 9.0% 5,304 88.0% 183 6,028 R+79.0
Isle Of Wight 2,305 38.4% 3,555 59.3% 138 5,998 R+20.8
Page 1,585 26.5% 4,326 72.3% 69 5,980 R+45.8
Giles 1,869 32.8% 3,671 64.3% 166 5,706 R+31.6
Botetourt 1,519 27.7% 3,806 69.4% 156 5,481 R+41.7
Spotsylvania 1,775 32.6% 3,577 65.7% 90 5,442 R+33.1
James City 1,992 36.6% 3,372 62.0% 77 5,441 R+25.4
Warren 1,508 28.2% 3,718 69.4% 131 5,357 R+41.3
Waynesboro 1,061 19.8% 4,163 77.8% 130 5,354 R+57.9
Dinwiddie 1,901 35.8% 3,314 62.5% 90 5,305 R+26.6
Grayson 1,603 30.3% 3,565 67.5% 115 5,283 R+37.1
Brunswick 2,130 40.3% 3,072 58.2% 79 5,281 R+17.8
Culpeper 1,316 25.8% 3,707 72.8% 69 5,092 R+47.0
Gloucester 1,292 25.5% 3,642 71.9% 130 5,064 R+46.4
Fredericksburg 1,702 34.2% 3,211 64.5% 63 4,976 R+30.3
Falls Church 1,895 38.3% 2,967 60.0% 81 4,943 R+21.7
Prince Edward 1,585 32.7% 3,199 66.0% 66 4,850 R+33.3
Southampton 1,498 31.2% 3,225 67.1% 84 4,807 R+35.9
Harrisonburg 992 21.1% 3,626 77.3% 75 4,693 R+56.1
Nottoway 1,308 30.0% 2,979 68.2% 80 4,367 R+38.3
Rockbridge 956 23.6% 3,009 74.3% 86 4,051 R+50.7
Patrick 942 23.4% 2,951 73.4% 130 4,023 R+49.9
Louisa 1,338 33.4% 2,545 63.5% 122 4,005 R+30.1
Caroline 1,814 45.9% 2,086 52.8% 51 3,951 R+6.9
Northampton 1,246 32.0% 2,587 66.5% 60 3,893 R+34.4
Bristol 1,157 29.7% 2,665 68.5% 71 3,893 R+38.7
Orange 1,032 26.7% 2,758 71.3% 79 3,869 R+44.6
Sussex 1,645 42.7% 2,120 55.0% 90 3,855 R+12.3
Alleghany 1,069 27.9% 2,584 67.5% 177 3,830 R+39.6
Charlotte 1,182 31.3% 2,501 66.2% 94 3,777 R+34.9
Radford 1,121 29.9% 2,577 68.7% 54 3,752 R+38.8
Lancaster 1,009 26.9% 2,683 71.6% 53 3,745 R+44.7
Appomattox 684 19.2% 2,788 78.2% 93 3,565 R+59.0
Lunenburg 1,044 29.3% 2,464 69.1% 56 3,564 R+39.8
Prince George 1,084 30.5% 2,405 67.7% 63 3,552 R+37.2
Westmoreland 1,113 31.5% 2,331 66.0% 88 3,532 R+34.5
Goochland 1,254 36.0% 2,127 61.0% 107 3,488 R+25.0
Buckingham 1,186 35.4% 2,107 62.9% 59 3,352 R+27.5
Northumberland 884 27.1% 2,332 71.6% 42 3,258 R+44.4
Floyd 708 22.0% 2,444 76.1% 59 3,211 R+54.1
Nelson 954 29.9% 2,145 67.2% 92 3,191 R+37.3
Williamsburg 1,274 41.0% 1,786 57.5% 48 3,108 R+16.5
Suffolk 898 29.2% 2,137 69.5% 38 3,073 R+40.3
Covington 948 31.6% 1,910 63.7% 140 2,998 R+32.1
Mathews 730 24.4% 2,164 72.4% 93 2,987 R+48.0
Greensville 1,197 41.7% 1,608 56.0% 64 2,869 R+14.3
King William 797 30.0% 1,839 69.1% 24 2,660 R+39.2
Powhatan 810 30.7% 1,751 66.4% 75 2,636 R+35.7
Clarke 715 27.2% 1,816 69.1% 96 2,627 R+41.9
South Boston 709 27.2% 1,865 71.6% 31 2,605 R+44.4
Madison 639 25.2% 1,864 73.4% 36 2,539 R+48.2
Amelia 778 31.5% 1,606 65.0% 87 2,471 R+33.5
Middlesex 724 29.6% 1,697 69.3% 28 2,449 R+39.7
King George 658 27.5% 1,675 70.1% 58 2,391 R+42.5
Cumberland 969 40.8% 1,371 57.8% 34 2,374 R+16.9
Essex 808 34.1% 1,482 62.6% 78 2,368 R+28.5
Franklin 738 33.9% 1,416 65.0% 25 2,179 R+31.1
Fluvanna 637 29.8% 1,438 67.3% 62 2,137 R+37.5
Surry 988 46.7% 1,067 50.4% 62 2,117 R+3.7
Lexington 695 33.6% 1,345 65.0% 30 2,070 R+31.4
Bedford 529 25.6% 1,407 68.2% 127 2,063 R+42.6
Galax 524 25.4% 1,497 72.6% 40 2,061 R+47.2
New Kent 633 31.2% 1,370 67.5% 26 2,029 R+36.3
Richmond 435 21.6% 1,565 77.6% 18 2,018 R+56.0
Emporia 565 29.0% 1,340 68.8% 42 1,947 R+39.8
Bland 527 27.5% 1,352 70.6% 35 1,914 R+43.1
Clifton Forge 575 32.2% 1,127 63.2% 82 1,784 R+30.9
King And Queen 708 40.0% 1,033 58.3% 31 1,772 R+18.3
Charles City 1,177 67.8% 535 30.8% 23 1,735 D+37.0
Bath 462 28.2% 1,127 68.9% 47 1,636 R+40.6
Rappahannock 471 30.4% 1,055 68.2% 21 1,547 R+37.8
Greene 318 20.6% 1,208 78.2% 18 1,544 R+57.6
Buena Vista 373 26.5% 990 70.3% 46 1,409 R+43.8
Norton 463 35.3% 823 62.7% 27 1,313 R+27.4
Craig 425 34.8% 774 63.4% 21 1,220 R+28.6
Highland 206 20.7% 774 77.6% 17 997 R+57.0

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.

Virginia in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+5.8
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+10.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+5.3
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+3.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+6.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+8.2
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+8.0
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.0
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+4.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+20.5
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+25.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.7
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+1.3
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+37.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+7.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+17.0
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+13.0
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+6.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+25.0
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+36.5
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.4
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+8.0
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+29.7
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+23.7
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+35.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+48.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+22.2
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+24.8
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+11.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+6.6
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+17.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+0.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+2.2
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+21.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+1.0