Nationwide opinion polling for the 1972 United States presidential election

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This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 1972 United States presidential election.

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Presidential election

Richard Nixon vs George McGovern

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
George
McGovern (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [1] February, 197145%34%12%9%11
Harris [1] April, 197146%36%13%5%10
Harris [2] May, 197147%33%11%9%14
Harris [3] August 24–27, 197148%33%13%6%15
Harris [2] November, 197149%31%12%8%18
Gallup [4] Feb. 4–7, 197249%34%11%6%15
Harris [5] [6] Feb. 28 – Mar. 7, 197253%28%13%6%25
59%32%-9%27
Harris [5] [6] Apr. 1–7, 197247%29%16%8%18
54%34%-12%20
Gallup [7] Apr. 15–16, 197246%31%15%8%15
Gallup [7] Apr. 21–24, 197245%32%16%7%13
Gallup [7] Apr. 28 – May 1, 197243%35%15%7%8
Harris [6] May 9–10, 197240%35%17%8%5
48%41%-11%7
Gallup [8] May 26–29, 197243%30%19%8%13
53%34%-13%19
Harris [9] Jun. 7–12, 197245%33%17%5%12
54%38%-8%16
Gallup [10] Jun. 16–19, 197245%32%18%5%13
53%37%-10%16
Harris [11] Jul. 1–6, 197255%35%-10%20
July 10–13: Democratic National Convention
Gallup [12] July 14–17, 197256%37%-7%19
Harris [11] Aug. 2–3, 197257%34%-9%23
Gallup [13] Aug. 4–7, 197257%31%-12%26
August 21–23: Republican National Convention
Gallup [14] Aug. 25–28, 197261%36%-3%25
Harris [15] Aug. 30 – Sept. 1, 197263%29%--8%34
Harris [16] Sept. 19–21, 197259%31%--10%28
Gallup [17] Sept. 22–25, 197261%33%-1%5%28
Harris [18] Oct. 3–5, 197260%33%--7%27
Gallup [19] Sept. 29 – Oct. 9, 197260%34%-1%5%26
Gallup [20] Oct. 13–16, 197259%36%--5%23
Harris [21] Oct. 17–19, 197259%34%--7%25
Harris [21] Oct. 24–26, 197260%32%--8%28
Gallup [22] Nov. 2–4, 197261%35%-1%3%26
Harris [23] Nov. 2–4, 197259%35%--6%24
Election ResultsNov. 7, 197260.67%37.52%-1.81%-23.15

Richard Nixon vs George McGovern (Post-Election)

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
George
McGovern (D)
OtherUndecidedMargin
Gallup [24] June 22–25, 197346%40%5%9%6

Hypothetical Polling

Richard Nixon vs George Wallace

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
George
Wallace (D)
Eugene
McCarthy (I)
OtherUndecidedMargin
Gallup [25] March 24–27, 197269%23%-8%46
Harris [26] May 9–10, 197247%21%22%10%26
59%24%-17%35
Harris [27] June 7–12, 197264%24%-12%40

Richard Nixon vs Hubert Humphrey

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Hubert
Humphrey (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [28] May 20–26, 196951%33%11%5%18
Harris [29] July 30 – August 3, 196948%39%9%4%9
Gallup [30] September 11–16, 196953%33%11%3%20
Harris [31] October, 196951%36%9%4%15
Harris [31] November 16–21, 196948%37%12%3%11
Gallup [32] January 30 – February 2, 197050%33%13%4%17
Harris [33] February 9–14, 197052%33%9%6%19
Gallup [34] February 27 – March 2, 197054%34%12%7%20
Harris [35] September 7–14, 197048%39%10%3%9
Harris [36] November 14–19, 197046%39%11%4%7
Gallup [37] January 8–11, 197148%38%10%4%10
Gallup [38] March 11–14, 197146%36%12%6%10
Harris [39] April, 197142%41%13%4%1
Harris [40] May 10–15, 197144%39%10%7%5
Gallup [41] May 14–17, 197142%39%12%7%3
Gallup [42] August 19–24, 197143%37%11%9%6
Harris [43] August 24–27, 197145%36%12%7%9
Harris [44] November, 197145%36%12%7%9
Gallup [45] November 19–22, 197147%37%12%4%10
Harris [46] January, 197246%37%12%5%9
Gallup [47] February 4–7, 197246%39%10%5%7
Harris [48] February 8–14, 197247%36%12%5%11
Harris [49] February 28 – March 7, 197248%35%12%5%13
53%37%-10%16
Gallup [50] March 24–27, 197246%35%15%4%11
53%39%-8%14
Harris [51] April 1–7, 197242%36%16%6%6
Gallup [52] April 28 – May 1, 197245%34%15%6%11
Harris [53] May 9–10, 197241%37%16%6%4
50%42%-8%8
Gallup [54] May 26–29, 197243%26%22%9%17
Harris [27] June 7–12, 197247%31%17%5%16
58%34%-8%24
Gallup [55] June 16–19, 197247%28%18%7%19

Richard Nixon vs Edmund Muskie

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Edmund
Muskie (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [28] May 20–26, 196951%32%11%6%19
Harris [29] July 30 – August 3, 196947%38%9%6%9
Gallup [56] August 19–24, 197142%36%11%11%6
Gallup [57] September 11–16, 196949%34%11%6%15
Harris [31] October, 196951%35%9%5%16
Harris [31] November 16–21, 196949%35%11%5%14
Gallup [58] January 30 – February 2, 197047%35%13%5%12
Harris [33] February 9–14, 197049%35%9%7%14
Harris [59] April, 197047%36%10%7%11
Harris [59] May 8–10, 197042%38%12%8%4
48%46%-6%2
Gallup [60] June 18 – June 23, 197043%36%13%8%7
Harris [35] September 7–14, 197043%43%10%4%0
Harris [36] November 14–19, 197040%46%10%4%6
Gallup [61] December 3–8, 197044%43%9%4%1
Gallup [62] [63] January 8–11, 197144%44%9%3%0
48%46%-6%2
Harris [64] [65] January 16–20, 197140%43%11%6%3
46%49%-5%3
Harris [66] February, 197139%44%12%5%5
42%48%-10%6
Gallup [67] March 11–14, 197143%39%12%6%4
Harris [39] April, 197139%47%11%3%8
44%50%-6%6
Harris [40] May 10–15, 197140%42%11%7%2
Gallup [68] May 14–17, 197139%41%12%8%2
Harris [39] June, 197140%42%13%5%2
46%46%-8%0
Harris [69] August 24–27, 197143%41%12%4%2
48%46%-8%2
Harris [70] September 23 – October 1, 197147%35%11%7%12
50%40%-10%10
Gallup [71] October 8–11, 197143%35%13%9%8
Harris [44] November, 197143%39%11%7%4
Gallup [72] November 19–22, 197144%41%10%5%3
Gallup [73] January 7–10, 197243%42%12%3%1
Harris [46] [48] January, 197242%42%11%5%0
45%48%-8%3
Gallup [74] February 4–7, 197243%42%10%5%1
Harris [48] February 8–14, 197244%40%11%5%4
47%45%-8%2
Harris [75] February 28 – March 7, 197247%35%12%6%12
50%37%-13%13
Gallup [76] March 24–27, 197246%36%14%4%10
52%41%-7%11
Harris [51] April 1–7, 197244%33%15%8%11
Gallup [77] April 28 – May 1, 197246%30%16%8%16
Harris [27] June 7–12, 197249%28%18%5%21
59%33%-8%26

Richard Nixon vs Scoop Jackson

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Scoop
Jackson(D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [78] September 24 – October 1, 197154%24%13%9%30
Harris [51] April 1–7, 197251%21%17%11%30

Richard Nixon vs John Lindsay

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
John
Lindsay (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [31] November 16–21, 196951%29%12%8%22
Harris [33] February 9–14, 197050%31%10%9%19
Gallup [79] June 18 – June 23, 197046%29%15%10%17
Harris [35] September 7–14, 197047%36%10%7%11
Harris [36] November 14–19, 197045%37%12%6%8
Harris [66] February, 197144%36%13%7%8
Gallup [80] August 19–24, 197145%30%12%13%15
Harris [81] August 24–27, 197148%33%13%6%15
Harris [78] September 24 – October 1, 197150%31%11%8%19
Harris [82] November, 197149%31%12%8%18
Gallup [83] February 4–7, 197253%29%12%6%24
Harris [84] February 28 – March 7, 197258%22%13%7%36
64%26%-10%38

Richard Nixon vs Eugene McCarthy

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Eugene
McCarthy(D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [31] November 16–21, 196954%27%11%8%27
Gallup [85] January 30 – February 2, 197055%24%12%9%31
Harris [78] September 24 – October 1, 197156%26%11%7%30

Richard Nixon vs Edward Kennedy

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Edward
Kennedy (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Gallup [86] April 10–15, 196952%33%10%5%19
Harris [28] May 20–26, 196946%37%11%6%9
54%40%-6%14
Harris [29] July 30 – August 3, 196948%38%8%6%10
Gallup [87] September 11–16, 196953%31%10%6%22
Harris [31] October, 196954%30%9%7%24
Harris [31] November 16–21, 196950%33%11%6%17
Gallup [88] January 30 – February 2, 197049%35%11%5%14
Harris [36] November 14–19, 197045%39%11%5%6
Gallup [89] January 8–11, 197147%38%9%6%9
Gallup [90] March 11–14, 197146%38%11%5%8
Gallup [91] May 14–17, 197142%41%12%8%1
Harris [39] July, 197144%36%N/AN/A8
Gallup [92] August 19–24, 197143%38%10%9%5
Harris [69] August 24–27, 197148%37%11%4%11
Harris [93] September 24 – October 1, 197145%38%11%6%7
Harris [44] November, 197145%37%11%7%8
Gallup [94] November 19–22, 197144%41%10%5%3
Gallup [95] February 4–7, 197247%39%9%5%8
Harris [96] April 1–7, 197245%35%14%6%10
Gallup [97] April 14–17, 197246%36%12%6%10
Harris [27] June 7–12, 197243%37%16%4%6
53%41%-6%12
Gallup [98] October 1–21, 197252%43%-5%9

Richard Nixon vs Harold Hughes

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Harold
Hughes (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [66] February, 197150%25%14%11%25

Nelson Rockefeller vs Edmund Muskie

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Nelson
Rockefeller (R)
Edmund
Muskie (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [66] February, 197123%54%14%9%31

Richard Nixon vs Edmund Muskie vs. George Wallace vs. Eugene McCarthy

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Edmund
Muskie (D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
Eugene
McCarthy (I)
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [99] July, 197137%35%12%10%6%2
Harris [100] February 8–14, 197242%36%10%8%4%6

Richard Nixon vs Edmund Muskie vs. George Wallace vs. John Lindsay

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Edmund
Muskie(D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
John
Lindsay (I)
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [101] May, 197136%40%10%11%3%4

Richard Nixon vs Edward Kennedy vs. George Wallace vs. John Lindsay

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Richard
Nixon (R)
Edward
Kennedy(D)
George
Wallace (A) [lower-alpha 1]
John
Lindsay (I)
OtherUndecidedMargin
Harris [99] July, 197139%28%11%16%6%11

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 It remained an open question far into the election season whether Wallace would again bolt the Democratic Party and run as an Independent candidate in the General should he fail to win the Democratic nomination, with some polls being commissioned as though it were a fait accompli.

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