1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1968 1976 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1976 November 7, 1972 72.8% (of registered voters) 63.5% (of voting age population)West Virginia Blue Book - 1993 - Page 723 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1993.pdf West Virginia Legislature x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 6 484,964 63.61% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 277,435 36.39% 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose sixhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1972 1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77) February 22, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 63.61 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 36.39 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=54&year=1972 1972 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia February 22, 2017https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1972 The American Presidency Project — Election of 1972 February 22, 2017 Nixon won every county in the state except for Logan County, which McGovern won by 2.62 percentage points.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=1972&fips=54&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential Election Results in West Virginia by county March 24, 2019 In this socially conservativeCohn Nate https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/upshot/southern-whites-loyalty-to-gop-nearing-that-of-blacks-to-democrats.html Demographic Shift: Southern Whites' Loyalty to G.O.P. Nearing That of Blacks to Democrats New York Times April 24, 2014Phillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority 10, 135, 288, 374 978-0-691-16324-6 state, McGovern was largely portrayed as a left-wing extremist due to his support for busing and civil rights, alongside fears that McGovern would legalize abortion and illicit drugs if electedDavis, Lanny; Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America, pp. 65-66 1466892803 — despite the fact that his running mate (after Senator Thomas Eagleton was dropped from the ticket) Sargent Shriver was firmly opposed to abortion being legal. This was the only time West Virginia voted more Republican than the national popular vote between 1936 and 1996, and the only time between 1936 and 2008 that McDowell County voted for the Republican candidate. Results 1972 United States presidential election in West Virginia Richard Nixon (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 484,964 63.61% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 277,435 36.39% 762,399 100.00% Results by county CountyWest Virginia Board of Elections https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1972/1972%20General%20Election%20-%20Official%20Election%20Returns.pdf 1972 General Election — Official Election Returns Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # % Barbour 4,432 66.25% 2,258 33.75% 2,174 32.50% 6,690 Berkeley 10,954 70.78% 4,523 29.22% 6,431 41.56% 15,477 Boone 5,985 52.84% 5,342 47.16% 643 5.68% 11,327 Braxton 3,155 53.24% 2,771 46.76% 384 6.48% 5,926 Brooke 7,544 59.08% 5,226 40.92% 2,318 18.16% 12,770 Cabell 29,582 67.39% 14,312 32.61% 15,270 34.78% 43,894 Calhoun 1,992 56.59% 1,528 43.41% 464 13.18% 3,520 Clay 2,168 54.23% 1,830 45.77% 338 8.46% 3,998 Doddridge 2,284 77.98% 645 22.02% 1,639 55.96% 2,929 Fayette 11,876 54.37% 9,966 45.63% 1,910 8.74% 21,842 Gilmer 2,056 60.20% 1,359 39.80% 697 20.40% 3,415 Grant 3,556 85.28% 614 14.72% 2,942 70.56% 4,170 Greenbrier 8,827 66.62% 4,423 33.38% 4,404 33.24% 13,250 Hampshire 3,084 65.33% 1,637 34.67% 1,447 30.66% 4,721 Hancock 10,634 61.25% 6,727 38.75% 3,907 22.50% 17,361 Hardy 2,609 63.34% 1,510 36.66% 1,099 26.68% 4,119 Harrison 22,196 63.23% 12,910 36.77% 9,286 26.46% 35,106 Jackson 7,226 70.61% 3,007 29.39% 4,219 41.22% 10,233 Jefferson 4,822 63.41% 2,782 36.59% 2,040 26.82% 7,604 Kanawha 65,021 63.09% 38,032 36.91% 26,989 26.18% 103,053 Lewis 5,778 73.70% 2,062 26.30% 3,716 47.40% 7,840 Lincoln 4,673 54.66% 3,876 45.34% 797 9.32% 8,549 Logan 9,533 48.69% 10,045 51.31% -512 -2.62% 19,578 Marion 16,095 57.57% 11,864 42.43% 4,231 15.14% 27,959 Marshall 10,966 63.23% 6,378 36.77% 4,588 26.46% 17,344 Mason 7,129 64.01% 4,008 35.99% 3,121 28.02% 11,137 McDowell 8,942 56.76% 6,811 43.24% 2,131 13.52% 15,753 Mercer 17,846 69.52% 7,826 30.48% 10,020 39.04% 25,672 Mineral 7,157 68.60% 3,276 31.40% 3,881 37.20% 10,433 Mingo 7,484 57.27% 5,585 42.73% 1,899 14.54% 13,069 Monongalia 16,758 60.98% 10,721 39.02% 6,037 21.96% 27,479 Monroe 3,716 63.74% 2,114 36.26% 1,602 27.48% 5,830 Morgan 3,014 72.94% 1,118 27.06% 1,896 45.88% 4,132 Nicholas 5,907 61.95% 3,628 38.05% 2,279 23.90% 9,535 Ohio 18,435 63.73% 10,491 36.27% 7,944 27.46% 28,926 Pendleton 2,207 63.88% 1,248 36.12% 959 27.76% 3,455 Pleasants 2,025 62.65% 1,207 37.35% 818 25.30% 3,232 Pocahontas 2,391 59.39% 1,635 40.61% 756 18.78% 4,026 Preston 7,807 72.39% 2,977 27.61% 4,830 44.78% 10,784 Putnam 8,265 63.40% 4,771 36.60% 3,494 26.80% 13,036 Raleigh 19,150 64.40% 10,586 35.60% 8,564 28.80% 29,736 Randolph 6,923 64.51% 3,809 35.49% 3,114 29.02% 10,732 Ritchie 3,635 78.59% 990 21.41% 2,645 57.18% 4,625 Roane 4,253 64.06% 2,386 35.94% 1,867 28.12% 6,639 Summers 3,895 60.74% 2,518 39.26% 1,377 21.48% 6,413 Taylor 4,385 67.77% 2,085 32.23% 2,300 35.54% 6,470 Tucker 2,163 59.75% 1,457 40.25% 706 19.50% 3,620 Tyler 3,362 74.93% 1,125 25.07% 2,237 49.86% 4,487 Upshur 6,449 78.23% 1,795 21.77% 4,654 56.46% 8,244 Wayne 9,775 60.99% 6,251 39.01% 3,524 21.98% 16,026 Webster 2,114 50.54% 2,069 49.46% 45 1.08% 4,183 Wetzel 6,046 64.86% 3,276 35.14% 2,770 29.72% 9,322 Wirt 1,442 67.60% 691 32.40% 751 35.20% 2,133 Wood 27,315 71.50% 10,886 28.50% 16,429 43.00% 38,201 Wyoming 7,926 63.95% 4,468 36.05% 3,458 27.90% 12,394Totals484,96463.61%277,43536.39%207,52927.22%762,399 References West Virginia 1972 Category:1972 West Virginia elections