1972 United States presidential election in Alabama

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election Alabama 1968 United States presidential election in Alabama 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Alabama 1976 Presidential November 7, 1972 All 9 Alabama electoral votes to the Electoral College x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 9 728,701 72.43% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern"McGovernvote" The McGovern vote was actually a fusion of two distinct electoral tickets with different electors both pledged to vote for him. One was of the regular Democratic Party and the other of the National Democratic Party of Alabama. At least 219,108 votes were cast for the Democratic ticket and at least 37,815 for the National Democratic ticket,Our Campaigns; AL US President 1972 though this sum differs from that in Dave Leip's Atlas. Democratic Party (United States) NDPA South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 256,923 25.54% 1972 United States presidential election in Alabama results map by county.svg 300px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Richard Nixon Republican Richard Nixon Republican 1972 United States presidential election in Alabama No The 1972 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won Alabama, winning 72.43% of the vote to George McGovern's 25.54%. 2016 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Dallas County, Hale County, Russell County, and Perry County in the Black Belt voted for the Republican candidate,Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016. and stands as the strongest ever performance by a Republican presidential candidate in the state. Among white voters, 83% supported Nixon while 14% supported McGovern.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Nixon would also be the first presidential candidate since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 to win both Alabama and the election. Alabama and Tennessee were the only states where McGovern won any county that voted for George Wallace in 1968.Our Campaigns - AL US President Race - Nov 07, 1972 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1911 2024-03-04 www.ourcampaigns.com Results 1972 United States presidential election in AlabamaDave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Alabama Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon (inc.) 728,701 72.43% +58.44% Democratic Party (United States) George McGovern 219,108 21.73% +21.73% National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern 36,560 3.62% -15.10% American Independent John G. Schmitz 11,355 1.13% -65.87% Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn 7,872 0.79% +0.43% 1,006,093 100% Results by presidential elector + General election resultsAlabama Official and Statistical Register, 1975 1975 Skinner Printing Company Montgomery, Alabama 243–257 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1975/page/n244/mode/1up Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1972 Presidential General Election Results – AlabamaParty Pledged to Elector Votes Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Bentley Owens728,701 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Jerry Crabtree728,209 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Owen Leach727,271 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) B. Ray Holland727,098 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Bert Nettles727,034 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Jeff Sessions, Jr.726,434 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Ann Smith Bedsole726,374 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Ruth S. Sullivan723,075 Republican Party Richard Nixon (incumbent) Doug Hale723,043 Democratic Party George McGovern Albert Raines219,108 Democratic Party George McGovern Carl Elliott217,576 Democratic Party George McGovern Ryan deGraffenried216,410 Democratic Party George McGovern Lucius Amerson212,078 Democratic Party George McGovern Barret Sheldon, Sr.212,023 Democratic Party George McGovern J. E. Brantley211,562 Democratic Party George McGovern Leola Williams211,220 Democratic Party George McGovern Barney Weeks211,158 Democratic Party George McGovern Ray Hartwell210,895 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern J. H. Davis38,324 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern J. W. Flowers37,815 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Wadine V. Williams36,560 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Freddie C. Rogers36,230 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Jo Crawford36,210 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Charlie Burgess36,061 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern John Hulett35,941 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Alex Hurder35,498 National Democratic Party of Alabama George McGovern Yvonne Gannon33,823 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz June Carter11,918 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz Cloyd V. Smith11,674 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz Margaret Tyson Badham11,621 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz S. L. Ledbetter11,510 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz William G. Mori11,355 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz T. F. Randolph11,298 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz Ronnie Helms11,183 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz Michaels S. "Mike" Vaugh11,101 American Independent Party John G. Schmitz H. Radue10,832 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn W. C. Bentley8,551 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Geraldine Hughes8,524 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Pres Waldrop8,451 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Thomas E. Lee8,375 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Nannie Myrtle Pegues8,322 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Clara Miller8,315 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Lois Butterworth8,060 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Robert Argo7,946 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Ira Pegues7,872Total votes 1,006,602 Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Autauga 5,367 75.17% 1,593 22.31% 180 2.52% 3,774 52.86% 7,140 Baldwin 15,104 82.20% 2,923 15.91% 348 1.89% 12,181 66.29% 18,375 Barbour 4,985 70.92% 1,846 26.26% 198 2.82% 3,139 44.66% 7,029 Bibb 3,332 78.44% 837 19.70% 79 1.86% 2,495 58.74% 4,248 Blount 6,486 79.36% 1,582 19.36% 105 1.28% 4,904 60.00% 8,173 Bullock 2,178 47.44% 2,321 50.56% 92 2.00% -143 -3.12% 4,591 Butler 4,685 76.45% 1,401 22.86% 42 0.69% 3,284 53.59% 6,128 Calhoun 20,364 76.93% 5,832 22.03% 275 1.04% 14,532 54.90% 26,471 Chambers 8,716 79.21% 2,076 18.87% 211 1.92% 6,640 60.34% 11,003 Cherokee 3,179 71.89% 1,182 26.73% 61 1.38% 1,997 45.16% 4,422 Chilton 7,349 82.88% 1,356 15.29% 162 1.83% 5,993 67.59% 8,867 Choctaw 3,055 60.74% 1,934 38.45% 41 0.82% 1,121 22.29% 5,030 Clarke 5,256 70.89% 2,031 27.39% 127 1.71% 3,225 43.50% 7,414 Clay 3,948 88.24% 507 11.33% 19 0.42% 3,441 76.91% 4,474 Cleburne 3,420 85.20% 581 14.47% 13 0.32% 2,839 70.73% 4,014 Coffee 9,076 80.06% 2,160 19.05% 100 0.88% 6,916 61.01% 11,336 Colbert 11,215 67.71% 4,811 29.04% 538 3.25% 6,404 38.67% 16,564 Conecuh 3,214 74.81% 1,042 24.26% 40 0.93% 2,172 50.55% 4,296 Coosa 2,672 77.20% 773 22.33% 16 0.46% 1,899 54.87% 3,461 Covington 9,278 85.27% 1,547 14.22% 56 0.51% 7,731 71.05% 10,881 Crenshaw 3,129 72.87% 1,085 25.27% 80 1.86% 2,044 47.60% 4,294 Cullman 14,390 79.54% 3,571 19.74% 130 0.72% 10,819 59.80% 18,091 Dale 8,346 83.14% 1,594 15.88% 98 0.98% 6,752 67.26% 10,038 Dallas 8,644 60.53% 5,427 38.00% 209 1.46% 3,217 22.53% 14,280 DeKalb 9,434 71.27% 3,759 28.40% 44 0.33% 5,675 42.87% 13,237 Elmore 8,461 79.90% 1,891 17.86% 238 2.25% 6,570 62.04% 10,590 Escambia 7,883 82.19% 1,598 16.66% 110 1.15% 6,285 65.53% 9,591 Etowah 20,851 72.95% 7,372 25.79% 358 1.25% 13,479 47.16% 28,581 Fayette 4,240 83.53% 836 16.47% 0 0.00% 3,404 67.06% 5,076 Franklin 5,877 75.23% 1,840 23.55% 95 1.22% 4,037 51.68% 7,812 Geneva 5,851 84.33% 1,049 15.12% 38 0.55% 4,802 69.21% 6,938 Greene 1,404 29.65% 3,235 68.32% 96 2.03% -1,831 -38.67% 4,735 Hale 2,859 59.22% 1,779 36.85% 190 3.94% 1,080 22.37% 4,828 Henry 3,414 79.56% 853 19.88% 24 0.56% 2,561 59.68% 4,291 Houston 12,622 83.46% 2,358 15.59% 144 0.95% 10,264 67.87% 15,124 Jackson 6,202 65.91% 2,985 31.72% 223 2.37% 3,217 34.19% 9,410 Jefferson 135,095 68.05% 57,288 28.86% 6,145 3.10% 77,807 39.19% 198,528 Lamar 3,283 80.56% 766 18.80% 26 0.64% 2,517 61.76% 4,075 Lauderdale 14,410 71.66% 5,112 25.42% 586 2.91%9,298 46.24% 20,108 Lawrence 4,433 75.61% 1,416 24.15% 14 0.24% 3,017 51.46% 5,863 Lee 11,571 74.94% 3,622 23.46% 248 1.61% 7,949 51.48% 15,441 Limestone 6,188 73.21% 2,079 24.60% 185 2.19% 4,109 48.61% 8,452 Lowndes 1,990 42.69% 2,559 54.90% 112 2.40% -569 -12.21% 4,661 Macon 1,931 33.04% 3,636 62.21% 278 4.76% -1,705 -29.17% 5,845 Madison 38,899 73.42% 13,108 24.74% 977 1.84% 25,791 48.68% 52,984 Marengo 5,156 65.05% 2,645 33.37% 125 1.58% 2,511 31.68% 7,926 Marion 5,927 85.38% 986 14.20% 29 0.42% 4,941 71.18% 6,942 Marshall 12,090 74.45% 3,894 23.98% 254 1.56%8,196 50.47% 16,238 Mobile 62,639 73.15% 20,694 24.17% 2,301 2.69% 41,945 48.98% 85,634 Monroe 5,155 74.82% 1,636 23.74% 99 1.44% 3,519 51.08% 6,890 Montgomery 35,353 71.86% 12,723 25.86% 1,121 2.28% 22,630 46.00% 49,197 Morgan 18,100 76.85% 5,004 21.25% 449 1.91% 13,096 55.60% 23,553 Perry 2,800 49.13% 2,718 47.69% 181 3.18%82 1.44% 5,699 Pickens 4,071 67.33% 1,933 31.97% 42 0.69% 2,138 35.36% 6,046 Pike 5,690 76.66% 1,624 21.88% 108 1.46% 4,066 54.78% 7,422 Randolph 4,427 75.14% 1,330 22.57% 135 2.29% 3,097 52.57% 5,892 Russell 6,034 66.73% 2,644 29.24% 365 4.04% 3,390 37.49% 9,043 St. Clair 6,952 79.82% 1,538 17.66% 220 2.53% 5,414 62.16% 8,710 Shelby 9,390 81.24% 1,859 16.08% 309 2.67% 7,531 65.16% 11,558 Sumter 2,686 49.19% 2,737 50.12% 38 0.70% -51 -0.93% 5,461 Talladega 12,763 73.12% 4,567 26.16% 125 0.72%8,196 46.96% 17,455 Tallapoosa 8,535 78.71% 2,113 19.49% 195 1.80% 6,422 59.22% 10,843 Tuscaloosa 21,172 70.15% 8,272 27.41% 735 2.44% 12,900 42.74% 30,179 Walker 14,581 78.79% 3,724 20.12% 202 1.09% 10,857 58.67% 18,507 Washington 3,282 74.73% 1,096 24.95% 14 0.32% 2,186 49.78% 4,392 Wilcox 2,641 44.42% 3,254 54.74% 50 0.84% -613 -10.32% 5,945 Winston 4,971 86.14% 779 13.50% 21 0.36% 4,192 72.64% 5,771Totals728,70172.43%256,92325.54%20,4692.03%471,77846.89%1,006,093 Results by congressional district Nixon won a majority of the vote in all of Alabama's 7 congressional districts.1972 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=29e29b308b5b40aa8fa2cf696592e97f October 27, 2025 Atlas of U.S. Presidential Election Results Western Washington University DistrictNixonMcGovern1st75.7%24.3%2nd77.5%22.5%3rd74.7%25.3%4th77.6%22.4%5th74.6%25.4%6th72.2%27.8%7th66%34% See also United States presidential elections in Alabama Notes References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Alabama 1972 Category:1972 Alabama elections