1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut

1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Nixon 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	McGovern 50-60% 60-70%
President before election; Richard Nixon ; Republican	Elected President; Richard Nixon ; Republican

Last updated July 19, 2024

The 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.

Nixon carried Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern's 40.13%, a victory margin of 18.44%.^[1] He won every county in the state, but this result nonetheless made Connecticut almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Connecticut would not be won by a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. Since then, it has become a safe Democratic state.

To date, this is the last time that the cities of Bridgeport and New London voted Republican.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	810,763	58.57%	8
	Democratic	George McGovern	555,498	40.13%	0
	American Independent	John G. Schmitz	17,239	1.25%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	777	0.06%	0
Totals			1,384,277	100.00%	8
Voter turnout					-

By county

County	Richard Nixon Republican		George McGovern Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Fairfield	233,188	64.00%	125,128	34.34%	6,050	1.66%	108,060	29.66%	364,366
Hartford	194,095	52.09%	174,837	46.93%	3,654	0.98%	19,258	5.16%	372,586
Litchfield	43,478	60.20%	27,929	38.67%	812	1.13%	15,549	21.53%	72,219
Middlesex	33,249	57.90%	23,573	41.05%	602	1.05%	9,676	16.85%	57,424
New Haven	200,818	59.01%	135,132	39.71%	4,373	1.28%	65,686	19.30%	340,323
New London	58,516	63.40%	32,935	35.68%	850	0.92%	25,581	27.72%	92,301
Tolland	25,798	56.45%	19,505	42.68%	394	0.87%	6,293	13.77%	45,697
Windham	21,621	56.04%	16,459	42.66%	504	1.30%	5,162	13.38%	38,584
Totals	810,763	58.57%	555,498	40.13%	18,016	1.30%	255,265	18.44%	1,384,277

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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[1] "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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