1972 United States presidential election in Indiana

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1972 United States presidential election in Indiana
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  1968 November 7, 1972 1976  
  Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote130
Popular vote1,405,154708,568
Percentage66.11%33.34%

Indiana Presidential Election Results 1972.svg
County Results
Nixon
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%

The 1972 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Indiana 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 Indiana with 66.11% of the vote to McGovern's 33.34%, a victory margin of 32.77% as well as the best Republican performance in Indiana history. Although Indiana is one of the most reliable Republican states in the country, this is the only occasion where a Republican candidate (indeed, where any Presidential candidate) carried every county in the state. [1] As of the 2024 presidential election , this is the last time a Republican won Democratic-leaning Lake County in the northwestern corner of the state. [2]

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 1,405,154 66.11%
Democratic George McGovern 708,56833.34%
Socialist Workers Evelyn Reed 5,5750.26%
Peace and Freedom Benjamin Spock 4,5540.21%
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 1,6880.08%
Total votes2,125,529 100%

Results by county

County [4] Richard Nixon
Republican
George McGovern
Democratic
Evelyn Reed
Socialist Workers
Benjamin Spock
Peace and Freedom
Louis Fisher
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 7,54965.24%3,97134.32%100.09%380.33%40.03%3,57830.92%11,572
Allen 76,92466.20%38,62133.24%3640.31%2120.18%780.07%38,30332.96%116,199
Bartholomew 17,36570.87%6,97428.46%860.35%670.27%100.04%10,39142.41%24,502
Benton 3,70370.01%1,56629.61%20.04%150.28%30.06%2,13740.40%5,289
Blackford 3,87662.33%2,31137.16%190.31%60.10%70.11%1,56525.17%6,219
Boone 9,87475.10%3,23524.61%120.09%220.17%40.03%6,63950.49%13,147
Brown 2,73765.06%1,44334.30%20.05%190.45%60.14%1,29430.76%4,207
Carroll 5,88572.32%2,21427.21%70.09%280.34%30.04%3,67145.11%8,137
Cass 12,68169.77%5,31729.25%1220.67%420.23%140.08%7,36440.52%18,176
Clark 16,11159.42%10,83839.97%1090.40%380.14%170.06%5,27319.45%27,113
Clay 7,14665.34%3,74234.21%170.16%250.23%70.06%3,40431.13%10,937
Clinton 9,84969.42%4,28330.19%170.12%270.19%110.08%5,56639.23%14,187
Crawford 2,62358.96%1,80140.48%30.07%180.40%40.09%82218.48%4,449
Daviess 8,49070.33%3,53829.31%120.10%290.24%20.02%4,95241.02%12,071
Dearborn 7,68964.69%4,13734.81%390.33%140.12%60.05%3,55229.88%11,885
Decatur 6,76168.84%2,99430.48%350.36%220.22%100.10%3,76738.36%9,822
DeKalb 8,83466.44%4,35432.74%670.50%230.17%190.14%4,48033.70%13,297
Delaware 32,46864.21%17,93635.47%430.09%970.19%230.05%14,53228.74%50,567
Dubois 6,63750.36%6,36548.30%1441.09%220.17%110.08%2722.06%13,179
Elkhart 31,00970.57%12,65928.81%1320.30%1090.25%320.07%18,35041.76%43,941
Fayette 7,27367.16%3,51932.50%200.18%90.08%80.07%3,75434.66%10,829
Floyd 13,19858.31%9,24340.83%100.04%260.11%1590.70%3,95517.48%22,636
Fountain 5,97966.41%2,97733.07%110.12%280.31%80.09%3,00233.34%9,003
Franklin 4,32466.74%2,13132.89%60.09%140.22%40.06%2,19333.85%6,479
Fulton 6,17073.82%2,15025.72%30.04%270.32%80.10%4,02048.10%8,358
Gibson 9,11561.51%5,63338.01%170.11%440.30%100.07%3,48223.50%14,819
Grant 20,96972.41%7,91227.32%190.07%370.13%210.07%13,05745.09%28,958
Greene 8,45364.80%4,45034.11%1090.84%220.17%110.08%4,00330.69%13,045
Hamilton 20,24782.74%4,15116.96%140.06%510.21%70.03%16,09665.78%24,470
Hancock 11,01977.87%3,06921.69%320.23%250.18%50.04%7,95056.18%14,150
Harrison 5,91059.77%3,92739.71%180.18%270.27%60.06%1,98320.06%9,888
Hendricks 17,69979.89%4,38419.79%330.15%330.15%40.02%13,31560.10%22,153
Henry 14,53871.94%5,61027.76%180.09%300.15%120.06%8,92844.18%20,208
Howard 23,08973.67%8,08325.79%690.22%730.23%270.09%15,00647.88%31,341
Huntington 10,85868.48%4,90830.96%100.06%300.19%490.31%5,95037.52%15,855
Jackson 9,54664.99%4,98433.93%1210.82%250.17%130.09%4,56231.06%14,689
Jasper 6,36976.21%1,92022.97%460.55%140.17%80.10%4,44953.24%8,357
Jay 6,09064.21%3,34935.31%30.03%350.37%70.07%2,74128.90%9,484
Jefferson 6,72260.54%4,26738.43%850.77%220.20%70.06%2,45522.11%11,103
Jennings 5,15663.21%2,90335.59%610.75%240.29%130.16%2,25327.62%8,157
Johnson 17,53777.17%5,06722.30%480.21%580.26%140.06%12,47054.87%22,724
Knox 11,94065.62%6,08933.46%1110.61%400.22%160.09%5,85132.16%18,196
Kosciusko 16,21678.93%4,23320.60%110.05%670.33%180.09%11,98358.33%20,545
LaGrange 4,15271.11%1,65828.40%50.09%180.31%60.10%2,49442.71%5,839
Lake 115,48056.24%88,51043.10%9120.44%2770.13%1630.08%26,97013.14%205,342
LaPorte 26,24365.98%13,22233.24%1930.49%790.20%390.10%13,02132.74%39,776
Lawrence 10,93671.55%4,27827.99%360.24%230.15%110.07%6,65843.56%15,284
Madison 39,03664.92%20,92134.79%560.09%900.15%310.05%18,11530.13%60,134
Marion 206,06566.52%102,16632.98%4820.16%8390.27%2140.07%103,89933.54%309,766
Marshall 11,90873.02%4,34926.67%280.17%140.09%90.06%7,55946.35%16,308
Martin 3,47062.99%2,02136.69%50.09%100.18%30.05%1,44926.30%5,509
Miami 9,47770.46%3,88928.91%520.39%220.16%100.07%5,58841.55%13,450
Monroe 19,95356.05%15,24142.82%2320.65%1480.42%220.06%4,71213.23%35,596
Montgomery 10,99775.99%3,43123.71%200.14%190.13%40.03%7,56652.28%14,471
Morgan 11,98077.62%3,39021.96%210.14%310.20%130.08%8,59055.66%15,435
Newton 3,77175.00%1,25224.90%40.08%10.02%00.00%2,51950.10%5,028
Noble 7,91664.75%4,25034.76%330.27%170.14%100.08%3,66629.99%12,226
Ohio 1,36859.50%92240.10%60.26%30.13%00.00%44619.40%2,299
Orange 5,71565.89%2,93233.80%40.05%210.24%20.02%2,78332.09%8,674
Owen 3,89669.25%1,70830.36%70.12%110.20%40.07%2,18838.89%5,626
Parke 5,01469.16%2,20730.44%80.11%140.19%70.10%2,80738.72%7,250
Perry 5,20454.72%4,27744.97%60.06%180.19%50.05%9279.75%9,510
Pike 4,25261.28%2,64838.16%70.10%250.36%70.10%1,60423.12%6,939
Porter 26,87774.60%8,94324.82%870.24%860.24%370.10%17,93449.78%36,030
Posey 6,77165.24%3,58634.55%50.05%80.08%80.08%3,18530.69%10,378
Pulaski 4,24369.04%1,86330.31%200.33%130.21%70.11%2,38038.73%6,146
Putnam 7,87970.08%3,33929.70%10.01%190.17%50.04%4,54040.38%11,243
Randolph 8,75471.57%3,40927.87%120.10%460.38%110.09%5,34543.70%12,232
Ripley 6,59464.45%3,60135.20%70.07%150.15%140.14%2,99329.25%10,231
Rush 5,96576.95%1,76422.76%80.10%130.17%20.03%4,17153.59%7,782
Scott 3,56455.77%2,78543.58%90.14%230.36%100.16%77912.19%6,391
Shelby 10,79472.44%4,02827.03%500.34%190.13%90.06%6,76645.41%14,900
Spencer 5,51858.61%3,86741.07%170.18%60.06%70.07%1,65117.54%9,415
St. Joseph 64,80860.55%41,62938.89%3180.30%1660.16%1180.11%23,17921.66%107,039
Starke 5,52064.43%2,99434.95%350.41%110.13%70.08%2,52629.48%8,567
Steuben 5,63669.80%2,40129.73%50.06%290.36%40.05%3,23540.07%8,075
Sullivan 5,33859.30%3,62440.26%150.17%170.19%70.08%1,71419.04%9,001
Switzerland 1,87253.53%1,61246.10%80.23%20.06%30.09%2607.43%3,497
Tippecanoe 31,56568.08%14,59831.48%310.07%1530.33%190.04%16,96736.60%46,366
Tipton 5,67472.67%2,09526.83%240.31%140.18%10.01%3,57945.84%7,808
Union 2,04372.50%76527.15%20.07%70.25%10.04%1,27845.35%2,818
Vanderburgh 48,80668.32%22,16331.02%2420.34%1840.26%420.06%26,64337.30%71,437
Vermillion 4,76457.24%3,51542.23%100.12%260.31%80.10%1,24915.01%8,323
Vigo 29,73060.73%18,89838.60%1700.35%1390.28%200.04%10,83222.13%48,957
Wabash 10,01168.29%4,60131.39%80.05%310.21%80.05%5,41036.90%14,659
Warren 2,74669.96%1,16429.66%30.08%80.20%40.10%1,58240.30%3,925
Warrick 8,52065.84%4,29633.20%850.66%310.24%90.07%4,22432.64%12,941
Washington 4,75860.06%3,08638.95%620.78%90.11%70.09%1,67221.11%7,922
Wayne 21,61073.60%7,65526.07%230.08%530.18%200.07%13,95547.53%29,361
Wells 6,42565.77%3,24433.21%720.74%180.18%100.10%3,18132.56%9,769
White 7,41973.19%2,67526.39%110.11%230.23%90.09%4,74446.80%10,137
Whitley 7,48965.67%3,83833.65%110.10%550.48%110.10%3,65132.02%11,404
Totals1,405,15466.11%708,56833.34%5,5750.26%4,5440.21%1,6880.08%696,58632.77%2,125,529

See also

References

  1. Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 428 ISBN   0313257957
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana
  4. Our Campaigns; IN US President 1972 [ better source needed ]