1972 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1972 United States presidential election in Virginia
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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 vote11 [lower-alpha 1] 0
Popular vote988,493438,887
Percentage67.84%30.12%

Virginia Presidential Election Results 1972.svg
County and Independent City Results

President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Virginia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president of the United States. This was also the first presidential election after the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which decreased the voting age from 21 to 18.

Contents

For over sixty years Virginia had had the most restricted electorate in the United States due to a cumulative poll tax and literacy tests. [1] Virginia would be almost entirely controlled by the conservative Democratic Byrd Organization for four of those decades, [2] although during the Organization’s last twenty years of controlling the state it would direct many Virginia voters away from the national Democratic Party due to opposition to black civil rights and to the fiscal liberalism of the New Deal. [3] After the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections the state’s electorate would substantially expand as the burden of poll taxes on the lower classes was removed. Contemporaneously the postwar Republican trend of the Northeast-aligned Washington D.C. suburbs, which had begun as early as 1944, would accelerate [4] and become intensified by the mobilisation of working-class Piedmont whites against a national Democratic Party strongly associated with black interests. [5]

After 1966 the statewide Democratic party was severely divided into conservative, moderate and liberal factions, [6] so that in addition to voting Republican in four of five presidential elections, Virginia’s Congressional delegation would gain a Republican majority as early as the 91st Congress, and Linwood Holton would become the first Republican governor since the 1880s Readjuster fusion. However, it was 1970 before significant GOP gains occurred in the state legislature, and it was generally acknowledged that President Nixon offered no support to down-ballot Republican candidates. [7] As of 2020, this remains the strongest ever Republican presidential performance in Virginia.

Campaign

Neither incumbent United States President Richard Nixon nor South Dakota Senator George McGovern of the Democratic Party campaigned in the state, which all polls had conceded to Nixon from the beginning of August. [8]

78% of white voters supported Nixon while 22% supported McGovern. [9] [10]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Daily Press [8] Solid RAugust 9, 1972
Greensboro Daily News [11] Certain ROctober 8, 1972
The Miami Herald [7] Certain ROctober 16, 1972
Boston Sunday Globe [12] Certain ROctober 22, 1972
Evening Express [13] Certain ROctober 30, 1972
The York Dispatch [14] Safe RNovember 6, 1972

Analysis

Virginia was won by Nixon with a landslide 67.84 percent of the vote. Nixon also won the national election with 60.67 percent of the vote.

In strict accordance with national trends, McGovern carried just one county or independent city in Virginia — however, that jurisdiction, Charles City County, saw McGovern receive over 67 percent of the vote, and was his fourth-strongest county in the country. [15] As of the 2020 presidential election , this constitutes the last occasion the Republican Party has carried Brunswick County, Greensville County, Surry County, Sussex County, and the cities of Charlottesville, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth and Richmond. [16] It is also the last occasion Virginia voted to the right of Wyoming.

However, Nixon did not win all of the electoral votes in Virginia because one of his pledged electors, Roger MacBride, instead cast his vote for Libertarian candidate John Hospers and his running mate, Tonie Nathan. Although Hospers was not on the ballot in Virginia, MacBride's vote was the first electoral vote ever cast for a female candidate (Nathan); MacBride was subsequently nominated as the Libertarian candidate for President in the next election. This was the first ever occasion where Franklin County and Nelson County voted Republican, the first since 1888 that Greensville County did so, the first since 1892 that Dinwiddle, Southampton, and Surry Counties did so, the first since 1900 that Henry County did so, the first time since 1920 that Wise County voted Republican, the first since 1924 that Buchanan County did so, and the first time since 1928 that Isle of Wight County and Portsmouth did so.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Virginia [17]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (inc.)988,49367.84%11
Libertarian John Hospers 00.00%1
Democratic George McGovern 438,88730.12%0
American Independent John G. Schmitz 19,7211.35%0
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 9,9180.68%0
Totals1,457,019100.00%12

Results by county or independent city

1972 United States presidential election in Virginia by counties and independent cities [18]
Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican
George Stanley McGovern
Democratic
John George Schmitz
American Independent
Louis Fisher
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Accomack County 6,49671.97%2,40626.66%1081.20%160.18%4,09045.31%9,026
Albemarle County 8,44765.22%4,30333.23%1391.07%620.48%4,14432.00%12,951
Alleghany County 2,58467.47%1,06927.91%1704.44%70.18%1,51539.56%3,830
Amelia County 1,60664.99%77831.49%582.35%291.17%82833.51%2,471
Amherst County 4,90973.94%1,51222.77%1482.23%701.05%3,39751.17%6,639
Appomattox County 2,78878.20%68419.19%681.91%250.70%2,10459.02%3,565
Arlington County 39,40659.36%25,87738.98%8301.25%2700.41%13,52920.38%66,383
Augusta County 9,10681.44%1,76615.79%1481.32%1611.44%7,34065.65%11,181
Bath County 1,12768.89%46228.24%432.63%40.24%66540.65%1,636
Bedford County 5,28673.43%1,50120.85%3584.97%540.75%3,78552.58%7,199
Bland County 1,35270.64%52727.53%311.62%40.21%82543.10%1,914
Botetourt County 3,80669.44%1,51927.71%1212.21%350.64%2,28741.73%5,481
Brunswick County 3,07258.17%2,13040.33%631.19%160.30%94217.84%5,281
Buchanan County 4,80156.13%3,56641.69%951.11%921.08%1,23514.44%8,554
Buckingham County 2,10762.86%1,18635.38%441.31%150.45%92127.48%3,352
Campbell County 11,67682.48%2,05514.52%2882.03%1380.97%9,62167.96%14,157
Caroline County 2,08652.80%1,81445.91%320.81%190.48%2726.88%3,951
Carroll County 5,24775.08%1,58322.65%901.29%690.99%3,66452.43%6,989
Charles City County 53530.84%1,17767.84%140.81%90.52%-642-37.00%1,735
Charlotte County 2,50166.22%1,18231.29%751.99%190.50%1,31934.92%3,777
Chesterfield County 24,93485.24%3,82313.07%3651.25%1310.45%21,11172.17%29,253
Clarke County 1,81669.13%71527.22%672.55%291.10%1,10141.91%2,627
Craig County 77463.44%42534.84%191.56%20.16%34928.61%1,220
Culpeper County 3,70772.80%1,31625.84%601.18%90.18%2,39146.96%5,092
Cumberland County 1,37157.75%96940.82%220.93%120.51%40216.93%2,374
Dickenson County 3,63356.22%2,71141.95%620.96%560.87%92214.27%6,462
Dinwiddie County 3,31462.47%1,90135.83%741.39%160.30%1,41326.64%5,305
Essex County 1,48262.58%80834.12%441.86%341.44%67428.46%2,368
Fairfax County 112,13566.26%54,84432.40%1,7641.04%5030.30%57,29133.85%169,246
Fauquier County 4,65467.71%2,03929.67%801.16%1001.45%2,61538.05%6,873
Floyd County 2,44476.11%70822.05%571.78%20.06%1,73654.06%3,211
Fluvanna County 1,43867.29%63729.81%231.08%391.82%80137.48%2,137
Franklin County 4,67465.74%2,27331.97%1452.04%180.25%2,40133.77%7,110
Frederick County 5,36775.18%1,60422.47%1051.47%630.88%3,76352.71%7,139
Giles County 3,67164.34%1,86932.75%781.37%881.54%1,80231.58%5,706
Gloucester County 3,64271.92%1,29225.51%781.54%521.03%2,35046.41%5,064
Goochland County 2,12760.98%1,25435.95%521.49%551.58%87325.03%3,488
Grayson County 3,56567.48%1,60330.34%671.27%480.91%1,96237.14%5,283
Greene County 1,20878.24%31820.60%150.97%30.19%89057.64%1,544
Greensville County 1,60856.05%1,19741.72%461.60%180.63%41114.33%2,869
Halifax County 5,46968.71%2,38429.95%770.97%290.36%3,08538.76%7,959
Hanover County 11,09581.20%2,20016.10%2371.73%1310.96%8,89565.10%13,663
Henrico County 52,53684.87%8,42013.60%5710.92%3770.61%44,11671.27%61,904
Henry County 7,55662.84%4,04233.62%1701.41%2562.13%3,51429.22%12,024
Highland County 77477.63%20620.66%121.20%50.50%56856.97%997
Isle of Wight County 3,55559.27%2,30538.43%1191.98%190.32%1,25020.84%5,998
James City County 3,37261.97%1,99236.61%561.03%210.39%1,38025.36%5,441
King and Queen County 1,03358.30%70839.95%100.56%211.19%32518.34%1,772
King George County 1,67570.05%65827.52%341.42%241.00%1,01742.53%2,391
King William County 1,83969.14%79729.96%180.68%60.23%1,04239.17%2,660
Lancaster County 2,68371.64%1,00926.94%350.93%180.48%1,67444.70%3,745
Lee County 4,95762.39%2,82535.56%680.86%951.20%2,13226.83%7,945
Loudoun County 9,41769.46%3,94129.07%1901.40%90.07%5,47640.39%13,557
Louisa County 2,54563.55%1,33833.41%561.40%661.65%1,20730.14%4,005
Lunenburg County 2,46469.14%1,04429.29%451.26%110.31%1,42039.84%3,564
Madison County 1,86473.41%63925.17%240.95%120.47%1,22548.25%2,539
Mathews County 2,16472.45%73024.44%511.71%421.41%1,43448.01%2,987
Mecklenburg County 6,38168.55%2,80430.12%1061.14%180.19%3,57738.43%9,309
Middlesex County 1,69769.29%72429.56%240.98%40.16%97339.73%2,449
Montgomery County 9,34870.56%3,69227.87%1941.46%140.11%5,65642.69%13,248
Nelson County 2,14567.22%95429.90%822.57%100.31%1,19137.32%3,191
New Kent County 1,37067.52%63331.20%190.94%70.34%73736.32%2,029
Northampton County 2,58766.45%1,24632.01%531.36%70.18%1,34134.45%3,893
Northumberland County 2,33271.58%88427.13%280.86%140.43%1,44844.44%3,258
Nottoway County 2,97968.22%1,30829.95%701.60%100.23%1,67138.26%4,367
Orange County 2,75871.28%1,03226.67%421.09%370.96%1,72644.61%3,869
Page County 4,32672.34%1,58526.51%611.02%80.13%2,74145.84%5,980
Patrick County 2,95173.35%94223.42%1002.49%300.75%2,00949.94%4,023
Pittsylvania County 12,10872.34%4,42926.46%1741.04%260.16%7,67945.88%16,737
Powhatan County 1,75166.43%81030.73%602.28%150.57%94135.70%2,636
Prince Edward County 3,19965.96%1,58532.68%511.05%150.31%1,61433.28%4,850
Prince George County 2,40567.71%1,08430.52%461.30%170.48%1,32137.19%3,552
Prince William County 20,14972.26%7,26626.06%3511.26%1180.42%12,88346.20%27,884
Pulaski County 6,28172.01%2,31126.50%1141.31%160.18%3,97045.52%8,722
Rappahannock County 1,05568.20%47130.45%161.03%50.32%58437.75%1,547
Richmond County 1,56577.55%43521.56%130.64%50.25%1,13056.00%2,018
Roanoke County 19,92077.28%5,31820.63%4741.84%660.26%14,60256.65%25,778
Rockbridge County 3,00974.28%95623.60%621.53%240.59%2,05350.68%4,051
Rockingham County 10,02581.67%2,02616.51%1431.16%810.66%7,99965.16%12,275
Russell County 5,01058.93%3,36739.60%710.84%540.64%1,64319.32%8,502
Scott County 5,12566.18%2,47431.95%811.05%640.83%2,65134.23%7,744
Shenandoah County 7,12882.46%1,42216.45%780.90%160.19%5,70666.01%8,644
Smyth County 6,40972.27%2,28025.71%820.92%971.09%4,12946.56%8,868
Southampton County 3,22567.09%1,49831.16%661.37%180.37%1,72735.93%4,807
Spotsylvania County 3,57765.73%1,77532.62%751.38%150.28%1,80233.11%5,442
Stafford County 5,22272.39%1,90126.35%831.15%80.11%3,32146.04%7,214
Surry County 1,06750.40%98846.67%271.28%351.65%793.73%2,117
Sussex County 2,12054.99%1,64542.67%431.12%471.22%47512.32%3,855
Tazewell County 7,23367.81%3,18129.82%1071.00%1461.37%4,05237.99%10,667
Warren County 3,71869.40%1,50828.15%631.18%681.27%2,21041.25%5,357
Washington County 8,80572.70%3,02825.00%1231.02%1551.28%5,77747.70%12,111
Westmoreland County 2,33166.00%1,11331.51%270.76%611.73%1,21834.48%3,532
Wise County 6,73959.94%4,40239.16%790.70%220.20%2,33720.79%11,242
Wythe County 4,55373.96%1,43123.25%701.14%1021.66%3,12250.71%6,156
York County 7,74574.90%2,30222.26%2112.04%830.80%5,44352.64%10,341
Alexandria City 20,23555.95%15,40942.60%3480.96%1770.49%4,82613.34%36,169
Bedford City 1,40768.20%52925.64%894.31%381.84%87842.56%2,063
Bristol City 2,66568.46%1,15729.72%541.39%170.44%1,50838.74%3,893
Buena Vista City 99070.26%37326.47%221.55%342.40%61743.79%1,409
Charlottesville City 7,93559.42%5,24039.24%950.71%830.62%2,69520.18%13,353
Chesapeake City 17,72267.95%7,28927.95%6492.49%4201.61%10,43340.00%26,080
Clifton Forge City 1,12763.17%57532.23%683.81%140.78%55230.94%1,784
Colonial Heights City 5,30487.99%5418.97%871.44%961.59%4,76379.01%6,028
Covington City 1,91063.71%94831.62%1133.77%270.90%96232.09%2,998
Danville City 12,46373.68%4,14824.52%1340.79%1711.01%8,31549.15%16,916
Emporia City 1,34068.82%56529.02%180.92%241.23%77539.80%1,947
Fairfax City 5,06367.73%2,27430.42%1181.58%200.27%2,78937.31%7,475
Falls Church City 2,96760.02%1,89538.34%671.36%140.28%1,07221.69%4,943
Franklin City 1,41664.98%73833.87%140.64%110.50%67831.12%2,179
Fredericksburg City 3,21164.53%1,70234.20%340.68%290.58%1,50930.33%4,976
Galax City 1,49772.63%52425.42%281.36%120.58%97347.21%2,061
Hampton City 21,89765.49%10,64831.85%4791.43%4111.23%11,24933.64%33,435
Harrisonburg City 3,62677.26%99221.14%390.83%360.77%2,63456.13%4,693
Hopewell City 5,22975.88%1,48521.55%1061.54%711.03%3,74454.33%6,891
Lexington City 1,34564.98%69533.57%180.87%120.58%65031.40%2,070
Lynchburg City 13,25974.11%4,20823.52%2641.48%1590.89%9,05150.59%17,890
Martinsville City 3,87961.32%2,29236.23%390.62%1161.83%1,58725.09%6,326
Nansemond City 5,76757.57%3,92939.42%1861.87%840.84%1,83818.44%9,966
Newport News City 27,16967.40%12,23330.35%6391.59%2710.67%14,93637.05%40,312
Norfolk City 38,38557.97%25,73738.87%1,1981.81%8971.35%12,64819.10%66,217
Norton City 82362.68%46335.26%120.91%151.14%36027.42%1,313
Petersburg City 6,71055.67%5,15642.78%1311.09%560.46%1,55412.89%12,053
Portsmouth City 20,09058.49%13,12438.21%7602.21%3761.09%6,96620.28%34,350
Radford City 2,57768.68%1,12129.88%401.07%140.37%1,45638.81%3,752
Richmond City 46,24457.59%33,05541.16%6490.81%3540.44%13,18916.42%80,302
Roanoke City 18,54164.67%9,49833.13%5371.87%950.33%9,04331.54%28,671
Salem City 5,64974.79%1,74423.09%1361.80%240.32%3,90551.70%7,553
South Boston City 1,86571.59%70927.22%70.27%240.92%1,15644.38%2,605
Staunton City 5,53178.25%1,41620.03%330.47%881.25%4,11558.22%7,068
Suffolk City 2,13769.54%89829.22%290.94%90.29%1,23940.32%3,073
Virginia Beach City 38,07476.56%10,37320.86%8371.68%4490.90%27,70155.70%49,733
Waynesboro City 4,16377.75%1,06119.82%721.34%581.08%3,10257.94%5,354
Williamsburg City 1,78657.46%1,27440.99%290.93%190.61%51216.47%3,108
Winchester City 4,64775.55%1,41823.05%550.89%310.50%3,22952.50%6,151
Totals988,49367.84%438,88730.12%19,7211.35%9,9180.68%549,60637.72%1,457,019

Notes

  1. A faithless Republican elector voted for the Libertarian ticket: Hospers–Nathan

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1972 United States presidential election in Nevada</span> Election in Nevada

The 1972 United States presidential election in Nevada 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 three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 United States presidential election in Alabama</span> Election in Alabama

The 1952 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. In Alabama, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other states.

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