This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1972 United States presidential election.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | George McGovern (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [1] | February, 1971 | 45% | 34% | 12% | — | 9% | 11 | ||
Harris [1] | April, 1971 | 46% | 36% | 13% | — | 5% | 10 | ||
Harris [2] | May, 1971 | 47% | 33% | 11% | — | 9% | 14 | ||
Harris [3] | August 24–27, 1971 | 48% | 33% | 13% | — | 6% | 15 | ||
Harris [2] | November, 1971 | 49% | 31% | 12% | — | 8% | 18 | ||
Gallup [4] | Feb. 4–7, 1972 | 49% | 34% | 11% | — | 6% | 15 | ||
Harris [5] [6] | Feb. 28 – Mar. 7, 1972 | 53% | 28% | 13% | — | 6% | 25 | ||
59% | 32% | - | — | 9% | 27 | ||||
Harris [5] [6] | Apr. 1–7, 1972 | 47% | 29% | 16% | — | 8% | 18 | ||
54% | 34% | - | — | 12% | 20 | ||||
Gallup [7] | Apr. 15–16, 1972 | 46% | 31% | 15% | — | 8% | 15 | ||
Gallup [7] | Apr. 21–24, 1972 | 45% | 32% | 16% | — | 7% | 13 | ||
Gallup [7] | Apr. 28 – May 1, 1972 | 43% | 35% | 15% | — | 7% | 8 | ||
Harris [6] | May 9–10, 1972 | 40% | 35% | 17% | — | 8% | 5 | ||
48% | 41% | - | — | 11% | 7 | ||||
Gallup [8] | May 26–29, 1972 | 43% | 30% | 19% | — | 8% | 13 | ||
53% | 34% | - | — | 13% | 19 | ||||
Harris [9] | Jun. 7–12, 1972 | 45% | 33% | 17% | — | 5% | 12 | ||
54% | 38% | - | — | 8% | 16 | ||||
Gallup [10] | Jun. 16–19, 1972 | 45% | 32% | 18% | — | 5% | 13 | ||
53% | 37% | - | — | 10% | 16 | ||||
Harris [11] | Jul. 1–6, 1972 | 55% | 35% | - | — | 10% | 20 | ||
July 10–13: Democratic National Convention | |||||||||
Gallup [12] | July 14–17, 1972 | 56% | 37% | - | — | 7% | 19 | ||
Harris [11] | Aug. 2–3, 1972 | 57% | 34% | - | — | 9% | 23 | ||
Gallup [13] | Aug. 4–7, 1972 | 57% | 31% | - | — | 12% | 26 | ||
August 21–23: Republican National Convention | |||||||||
Gallup [14] | Aug. 25–28, 1972 | 61% | 36% | - | — | 3% | 25 | ||
Harris [15] | Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, 1972 | 63% | 29% | - | - | 8% | 34 | ||
Harris [16] | Sept. 19–21, 1972 | 59% | 31% | - | - | 10% | 28 | ||
Gallup [17] | Sept. 22–25, 1972 | 61% | 33% | - | 1% | 5% | 28 | ||
Harris [18] | Oct. 3–5, 1972 | 60% | 33% | - | - | 7% | 27 | ||
Gallup [19] | Sept. 29 – Oct. 9, 1972 | 60% | 34% | - | 1% | 5% | 26 | ||
Gallup [20] | Oct. 13–16, 1972 | 59% | 36% | - | - | 5% | 23 | ||
Harris [21] | Oct. 17–19, 1972 | 59% | 34% | - | - | 7% | 25 | ||
Harris [21] | Oct. 24–26, 1972 | 60% | 32% | - | - | 8% | 28 | ||
Gallup [22] | Nov. 2–4, 1972 | 61% | 35% | - | 1% | 3% | 26 | ||
Harris [23] | Nov. 2–4, 1972 | 59% | 35% | - | - | 6% | 24 | ||
Election Results | Nov. 7, 1972 | 60.67% | 37.52% | - | 1.81% | - | 23.15 | ||
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | George McGovern (D) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [24] | June 22–25, 1973 | 46% | 40% | 5% | 9% | 6 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | George Wallace (D) | Eugene McCarthy (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [25] | March 24–27, 1972 | 69% | 23% | - | — | 8% | 46 |
Harris [26] | May 9–10, 1972 | 47% | 21% | 22% | — | 10% | 26 |
59% | 24% | - | — | 17% | 35 | ||
Harris [27] | June 7–12, 1972 | 64% | 24% | - | — | 12% | 40 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Hubert Humphrey (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [28] | May 20–26, 1969 | 51% | 33% | 11% | — | 5% | 18 |
Harris [29] | July 30 – August 3, 1969 | 48% | 39% | 9% | — | 4% | 9 |
Gallup [30] | September 11–16, 1969 | 53% | 33% | 11% | — | 3% | 20 |
Harris [31] | October, 1969 | 51% | 36% | 9% | — | 4% | 15 |
Harris [31] | November 16–21, 1969 | 48% | 37% | 12% | — | 3% | 11 |
Gallup [32] | January 30 – February 2, 1970 | 50% | 33% | 13% | — | 4% | 17 |
Harris [33] | February 9–14, 1970 | 52% | 33% | 9% | — | 6% | 19 |
Gallup [34] | February 27 – March 2, 1970 | 54% | 34% | 12% | — | 7% | 20 |
Harris [35] | September 7–14, 1970 | 48% | 39% | 10% | — | 3% | 9 |
Harris [36] | November 14–19, 1970 | 46% | 39% | 11% | — | 4% | 7 |
Gallup [37] | January 8–11, 1971 | 48% | 38% | 10% | — | 4% | 10 |
Gallup [38] | March 11–14, 1971 | 46% | 36% | 12% | — | 6% | 10 |
Harris [39] | April, 1971 | 42% | 41% | 13% | — | 4% | 1 |
Harris [40] | May 10–15, 1971 | 44% | 39% | 10% | — | 7% | 5 |
Gallup [41] | May 14–17, 1971 | 42% | 39% | 12% | — | 7% | 3 |
Gallup [42] | August 19–24, 1971 | 43% | 37% | 11% | — | 9% | 6 |
Harris [43] | August 24–27, 1971 | 45% | 36% | 12% | — | 7% | 9 |
Harris [44] | November, 1971 | 45% | 36% | 12% | — | 7% | 9 |
Gallup [45] | November 19–22, 1971 | 47% | 37% | 12% | — | 4% | 10 |
Harris [46] | January, 1972 | 46% | 37% | 12% | — | 5% | 9 |
Gallup [47] | February 4–7, 1972 | 46% | 39% | 10% | — | 5% | 7 |
Harris [48] | February 8–14, 1972 | 47% | 36% | 12% | — | 5% | 11 |
Harris [49] | February 28 – March 7, 1972 | 48% | 35% | 12% | — | 5% | 13 |
53% | 37% | - | — | 10% | 16 | ||
Gallup [50] | March 24–27, 1972 | 46% | 35% | 15% | — | 4% | 11 |
53% | 39% | - | — | 8% | 14 | ||
Harris [51] | April 1–7, 1972 | 42% | 36% | 16% | — | 6% | 6 |
Gallup [52] | April 28 – May 1, 1972 | 45% | 34% | 15% | — | 6% | 11 |
Harris [53] | May 9–10, 1972 | 41% | 37% | 16% | — | 6% | 4 |
50% | 42% | - | — | 8% | 8 | ||
Gallup [54] | May 26–29, 1972 | 43% | 26% | 22% | — | 9% | 17 |
Harris [27] | June 7–12, 1972 | 47% | 31% | 17% | — | 5% | 16 |
58% | 34% | - | — | 8% | 24 | ||
Gallup [55] | June 16–19, 1972 | 47% | 28% | 18% | — | 7% | 19 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Edmund Muskie (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
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Harris [28] | May 20–26, 1969 | 51% | 32% | 11% | — | 6% | 19 |
Harris [29] | July 30 – August 3, 1969 | 47% | 38% | 9% | — | 6% | 9 |
Gallup [56] | August 19–24, 1971 | 42% | 36% | 11% | — | 11% | 6 |
Gallup [57] | September 11–16, 1969 | 49% | 34% | 11% | — | 6% | 15 |
Harris [31] | October, 1969 | 51% | 35% | 9% | — | 5% | 16 |
Harris [31] | November 16–21, 1969 | 49% | 35% | 11% | — | 5% | 14 |
Gallup [58] | January 30 – February 2, 1970 | 47% | 35% | 13% | — | 5% | 12 |
Harris [33] | February 9–14, 1970 | 49% | 35% | 9% | — | 7% | 14 |
Harris [59] | April, 1970 | 47% | 36% | 10% | — | 7% | 11 |
Harris [59] | May 8–10, 1970 | 42% | 38% | 12% | — | 8% | 4 |
48% | 46% | - | — | 6% | 2 | ||
Gallup [60] | June 18 – June 23, 1970 | 43% | 36% | 13% | — | 8% | 7 |
Harris [35] | September 7–14, 1970 | 43% | 43% | 10% | — | 4% | 0 |
Harris [36] | November 14–19, 1970 | 40% | 46% | 10% | — | 4% | 6 |
Gallup [61] | December 3–8, 1970 | 44% | 43% | 9% | — | 4% | 1 |
Gallup [62] [63] | January 8–11, 1971 | 44% | 44% | 9% | — | 3% | 0 |
48% | 46% | - | — | 6% | 2 | ||
Harris [64] [65] | January 16–20, 1971 | 40% | 43% | 11% | — | 6% | 3 |
46% | 49% | - | — | 5% | 3 | ||
Harris [66] | February, 1971 | 39% | 44% | 12% | — | 5% | 5 |
42% | 48% | - | — | 10% | 6 | ||
Gallup [67] | March 11–14, 1971 | 43% | 39% | 12% | — | 6% | 4 |
Harris [39] | April, 1971 | 39% | 47% | 11% | — | 3% | 8 |
44% | 50% | - | — | 6% | 6 | ||
Harris [40] | May 10–15, 1971 | 40% | 42% | 11% | — | 7% | 2 |
Gallup [68] | May 14–17, 1971 | 39% | 41% | 12% | — | 8% | 2 |
Harris [39] | June, 1971 | 40% | 42% | 13% | — | 5% | 2 |
46% | 46% | - | — | 8% | 0 | ||
Harris [69] | August 24–27, 1971 | 43% | 41% | 12% | — | 4% | 2 |
48% | 46% | - | — | 8% | 2 | ||
Harris [70] | September 23 – October 1, 1971 | 47% | 35% | 11% | — | 7% | 12 |
50% | 40% | - | — | 10% | 10 | ||
Gallup [71] | October 8–11, 1971 | 43% | 35% | 13% | — | 9% | 8 |
Harris [44] | November, 1971 | 43% | 39% | 11% | — | 7% | 4 |
Gallup [72] | November 19–22, 1971 | 44% | 41% | 10% | — | 5% | 3 |
Gallup [73] | January 7–10, 1972 | 43% | 42% | 12% | — | 3% | 1 |
Harris [46] [48] | January, 1972 | 42% | 42% | 11% | — | 5% | 0 |
45% | 48% | - | — | 8% | 3 | ||
Gallup [74] | February 4–7, 1972 | 43% | 42% | 10% | — | 5% | 1 |
Harris [48] | February 8–14, 1972 | 44% | 40% | 11% | — | 5% | 4 |
47% | 45% | - | — | 8% | 2 | ||
Harris [75] | February 28 – March 7, 1972 | 47% | 35% | 12% | — | 6% | 12 |
50% | 37% | - | — | 13% | 13 | ||
Gallup [76] | March 24–27, 1972 | 46% | 36% | 14% | — | 4% | 10 |
52% | 41% | - | — | 7% | 11 | ||
Harris [51] | April 1–7, 1972 | 44% | 33% | 15% | — | 8% | 11 |
Gallup [77] | April 28 – May 1, 1972 | 46% | 30% | 16% | — | 8% | 16 |
Harris [27] | June 7–12, 1972 | 49% | 28% | 18% | — | 5% | 21 |
59% | 33% | - | — | 8% | 26 | ||
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Scoop Jackson(D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [78] | September 24 – October 1, 1971 | 54% | 24% | 13% | — | 9% | 30 |
Harris [51] | April 1–7, 1972 | 51% | 21% | 17% | — | 11% | 30 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | John Lindsay (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [31] | November 16–21, 1969 | 51% | 29% | 12% | — | 8% | 22 |
Harris [33] | February 9–14, 1970 | 50% | 31% | 10% | — | 9% | 19 |
Gallup [79] | June 18 – June 23, 1970 | 46% | 29% | 15% | — | 10% | 17 |
Harris [35] | September 7–14, 1970 | 47% | 36% | 10% | — | 7% | 11 |
Harris [36] | November 14–19, 1970 | 45% | 37% | 12% | — | 6% | 8 |
Harris [66] | February, 1971 | 44% | 36% | 13% | — | 7% | 8 |
Gallup [80] | August 19–24, 1971 | 45% | 30% | 12% | — | 13% | 15 |
Harris [81] | August 24–27, 1971 | 48% | 33% | 13% | — | 6% | 15 |
Harris [78] | September 24 – October 1, 1971 | 50% | 31% | 11% | — | 8% | 19 |
Harris [82] | November, 1971 | 49% | 31% | 12% | — | 8% | 18 |
Gallup [83] | February 4–7, 1972 | 53% | 29% | 12% | — | 6% | 24 |
Harris [84] | February 28 – March 7, 1972 | 58% | 22% | 13% | — | 7% | 36 |
64% | 26% | - | — | 10% | 38 | ||
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Eugene McCarthy(D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [31] | November 16–21, 1969 | 54% | 27% | 11% | — | 8% | 27 |
Gallup [85] | January 30 – February 2, 1970 | 55% | 24% | 12% | — | 9% | 31 |
Harris [78] | September 24 – October 1, 1971 | 56% | 26% | 11% | — | 7% | 30 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Edward Kennedy (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gallup [86] | April 10–15, 1969 | 52% | 33% | 10% | — | 5% | 19 |
Harris [28] | May 20–26, 1969 | 46% | 37% | 11% | — | 6% | 9 |
54% | 40% | - | — | 6% | 14 | ||
Harris [29] | July 30 – August 3, 1969 | 48% | 38% | 8% | — | 6% | 10 |
Gallup [87] | September 11–16, 1969 | 53% | 31% | 10% | — | 6% | 22 |
Harris [31] | October, 1969 | 54% | 30% | 9% | — | 7% | 24 |
Harris [31] | November 16–21, 1969 | 50% | 33% | 11% | — | 6% | 17 |
Gallup [88] | January 30 – February 2, 1970 | 49% | 35% | 11% | — | 5% | 14 |
Harris [36] | November 14–19, 1970 | 45% | 39% | 11% | — | 5% | 6 |
Gallup [89] | January 8–11, 1971 | 47% | 38% | 9% | — | 6% | 9 |
Gallup [90] | March 11–14, 1971 | 46% | 38% | 11% | — | 5% | 8 |
Gallup [91] | May 14–17, 1971 | 42% | 41% | 12% | — | 8% | 1 |
Harris [39] | July, 1971 | 44% | 36% | N/A | — | N/A | 8 |
Gallup [92] | August 19–24, 1971 | 43% | 38% | 10% | — | 9% | 5 |
Harris [69] | August 24–27, 1971 | 48% | 37% | 11% | — | 4% | 11 |
Harris [93] | September 24 – October 1, 1971 | 45% | 38% | 11% | — | 6% | 7 |
Harris [44] | November, 1971 | 45% | 37% | 11% | — | 7% | 8 |
Gallup [94] | November 19–22, 1971 | 44% | 41% | 10% | — | 5% | 3 |
Gallup [95] | February 4–7, 1972 | 47% | 39% | 9% | — | 5% | 8 |
Harris [96] | April 1–7, 1972 | 45% | 35% | 14% | — | 6% | 10 |
Gallup [97] | April 14–17, 1972 | 46% | 36% | 12% | — | 6% | 10 |
Harris [27] | June 7–12, 1972 | 43% | 37% | 16% | — | 4% | 6 |
53% | 41% | - | — | 6% | 12 | ||
Gallup [98] | October 1–21, 1972 | 52% | 43% | - | — | 5% | 9 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Harold Hughes (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [66] | February, 1971 | 50% | 25% | 14% | — | 11% | 25 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Nelson Rockefeller (R) | Edmund Muskie (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [66] | February, 1971 | 23% | 54% | 14% | — | 9% | 31 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Edmund Muskie (D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | Eugene McCarthy (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [99] | July, 1971 | 37% | 35% | 12% | 10% | — | 6% | 2 |
Harris [100] | February 8–14, 1972 | 42% | 36% | 10% | 8% | — | 4% | 6 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Edmund Muskie(D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | John Lindsay (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [101] | May, 1971 | 36% | 40% | 10% | 11% | — | 3% | 4 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Richard Nixon (R) | Edward Kennedy(D) | George Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1] | John Lindsay (I) | Other | Undecided | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris [99] | July, 1971 | 39% | 28% | 11% | 16% | — | 6% | 11 |
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