1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 10 813,147 67.70% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 357,293 29.75% 351px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px 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 Tennessee took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose 10https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1972 1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77) January 8, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 67.70% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 29.75% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=47&year=1972 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Tennessee January 8, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1972 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1972 January 8, 2017 John G. Schmitz was the only other candidate on the ballot, and, as the candidate for the American Party, he received over 30,000 votes. Nixon’s victory extended across nearly the entire state. He carried 90 of Tennessee’s 95 counties.Voting America: United States Presidential Elections, 1840–2004 https://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/indelections.php?year=1972 March 20, 2026 University of Richmond, Digital Scholarship Lab The five counties carried by George McGovern were Houston, Jackson, Lewis, Perry, and Stewart.1972 Presidential General Election Results - Tennessee https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2026-03-20 uselectionatlas.org As of 2024, this was the last election in which majority-Black Haywood County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. Alabama and Tennessee were the only states where McGovern won any county that voted for George Wallace in 1968.2016-06-29 How the red and blue map evolved over the past century https://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century 2024-12-13 America Magazine en Among white voters, 75% supported Nixon while 22% supported McGovern.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Background Historically Tennessee was the southern state with the strongest amount of Republican support. From 1874 to 1952, the state's two Republican members of the United States House of Representatives were the only Republicans out of the 105 members from the South. From 1966 to 1970, the Republicans won both of Tennessee's seats in the United States Senate, the governorship, and increased its membership in the U.S. House to four of the state's nine seats.Moreland Steed Baker 1991 201-202 Results 1972 United States presidential election in Tennessee Richard Nixon (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 813,147 67.70% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 357,293 29.75% John G. Schmitz American Party (1969) 30,373 2.53% Write-in 369 0.03% 1,201,182 100.00% Results by county County Richard NixonOur Campaigns; TN US President, November 07, 1972Republican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzAmerican Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Anderson 13,865 66.03% 6,713 31.97% 416 1.98% 5 0.02% 7,152 34.06% 20,999 Bedford 4,262 59.73% 2,565 35.95% 302 4.23% 6 0.08% 1,697 23.78% 7,135 Benton 2,614 61.83% 1,479 34.98% 135 3.19% 1,135 26.85% 4,228 Bledsoe 1,952 65.90% 899 30.35% 111 3.75% 1,053 35.55% 2,962 Blount 16,078 73.85% 5,303 24.36% 390 1.79% 10,775 49.49% 21,771 Bradley 10,440 77.26% 2,804 20.75% 269 1.99% 7,636 56.51% 13,513 Campbell 4,909 73.41% 1,629 24.36% 147 2.20% 2 0.03% 3,280 49.05% 6,687 Cannon 1,615 62.38% 911 35.19% 63 2.43% 704 27.19% 2,589 Carroll 5,784 69.28% 2,290 27.43% 275 3.29% 3,494 41.85% 8,349 Carter 11,102 82.15% 2,191 16.21% 217 1.61% 4 0.03% 8,911 65.94% 13,514 Cheatham 2,235 60.10% 1,321 35.52% 163 4.38% 914 24.58% 3,719 Chester 2,787 71.70% 961 24.72% 133 3.42% 6 0.15% 1,826 46.98% 3,887 Claiborne 3,632 73.94% 1,230 25.04% 50 1.02% 2,402 48.90% 4,912 Clay 982 59.01% 648 38.94% 34 2.04% 334 20.07% 1,664 Cocke 5,268 85.62% 805 13.08% 80 1.30% 4,463 72.54% 6,153 Coffee 6,416 66.18% 2,973 30.67% 303 3.13% 3 0.03% 3,443 35.51% 9,695 Crockett 2,642 75.40% 735 20.98% 115 3.28% 12 0.34% 1,907 54.42% 3,504 Cumberland 4,593 73.78% 1,482 23.81% 150 2.41% 3,111 49.97% 6,225 Davidson 82,636 61.30% 48,869 36.25% 3,292 2.44% 33,767 25.05% 134,797 Decatur 2,368 64.79% 1,187 32.48% 99 2.71% 1 0.03% 1,181 32.31% 3,655 DeKalb 2,014 60.66% 1,243 37.44% 63 1.90% 771 23.22% 3,320 Dickson 3,645 56.55% 2,619 40.63% 182 2.82% 1,026 15.92% 6,446 Dyer 6,066 75.94% 1,600 20.03% 321 4.02% 1 0.01% 4,466 55.91% 7,988 Fayette 3,264 59.75% 2,067 37.84% 132 2.42% 1,197 21.91% 5,463 Fentress 2,154 75.50% 665 23.31% 34 1.19% 1,489 52.19% 2,853 Franklin 4,136 57.51% 2,896 40.27% 160 2.22% 1,240 17.24% 7,192 Gibson 9,900 71.05% 3,625 26.02% 408 2.93% 1 0.01% 6,275 45.03% 13,934 Giles 2,914 57.69% 1,875 37.12% 261 5.17% 1 0.02% 1,039 20.57% 5,051 Grainger 2,842 76.54% 828 22.30% 43 1.16% 2,014 54.24% 3,713 Greene 9,772 76.89% 2,764 21.75% 171 1.35% 2 0.02% 7,008 55.14% 12,709 Grundy 1,364 54.49% 1,005 40.15% 134 5.35% 359 14.34% 2,503 Hamblen 8,879 76.39% 2,563 22.05% 180 1.55% 2 0.02% 6,316 54.34% 11,624 Hamilton 58,469 70.62% 20,657 24.95% 3,668 4.43% 37,812 45.67% 82,794 Hancock 1,813 81.59% 393 17.69% 16 0.72% 1,420 63.90% 2,222 Hardeman 3,494 66.00% 1,550 29.28% 183 3.46% 67 1.27% 1,944 36.72% 5,294 Hardin 4,401 76.29% 1,202 20.84% 166 2.88% 3,199 55.45% 5,769 Hawkins 7,791 72.31% 2,608 24.20% 373 3.46% 3 0.03% 5,183 48.11% 10,775 Haywood 3,123 59.45% 1,966 37.43% 164 3.12% 1,157 22.02% 5,253 Henderson 5,122 77.64% 1,313 19.90% 162 2.46% 3,809 57.74% 6,597 Henry 4,613 60.61% 2,694 35.40% 302 3.97% 2 0.03% 1,919 25.21% 7,611 Hickman 1,943 56.06% 1,393 40.19% 130 3.75% 550 15.87% 3,466 Houston 800 46.38% 870 50.43% 55 3.19% -70 -4.05% 1,725 Humphreys 2,263 52.17% 1,973 45.48% 102 2.35% 290 6.69% 4,338 Jackson 956 45.98% 1,085 52.19% 38 1.83% -129 -6.21% 2,079 Jefferson 5,925 80.26% 1,357 18.38% 100 1.35% 4,568 61.88% 7,382 Johnson 3,362 87.08% 450 11.66% 49 1.27% 2,912 75.42% 3,861 Knox 64,747 71.56% 24,076 26.61% 1,661 1.84% 40,671 44.95% 90,484 Lake 1,147 65.69% 536 30.70% 62 3.55% 1 0.06% 611 34.99% 1,746 Lauderdale 3,597 64.40% 1,771 31.71% 217 3.89% 1,826 32.69% 5,585 Lawrence 6,438 67.90% 2,824 29.78% 219 2.31% 1 0.01% 3,614 38.12% 9,482 Lewis 1,056 46.98% 1,138 50.62% 54 2.40% -82 -3.64% 2,248 Lincoln 3,266 61.84% 1,867 35.35% 148 2.80% 1,399 26.49% 5,281 Loudon 5,357 75.12% 1,604 22.49% 170 2.38% 3,753 52.63% 7,131 Macon 2,295 75.67% 653 21.53% 83 2.74% 2 0.07% 1,642 54.14% 3,033 Madison 15,481 72.31% 5,203 24.30% 666 3.11% 59 0.28% 10,278 48.01% 21,409 Marion 3,711 63.56% 1,929 33.04% 199 3.41% 1,782 30.52% 5,839 Marshall 2,593 59.23% 1,526 34.86% 256 5.85% 3 0.07% 1,067 24.37% 4,378 Maury 7,371 66.28% 3,262 29.33% 483 4.34% 5 0.04% 4,109 36.95% 11,121 McMinn 7,423 70.56% 2,838 26.98% 259 2.46% 4,585 43.58% 10,520 McNairy 4,774 73.23% 1,610 24.70% 135 2.07% 3,164 48.53% 6,519 Meigs 1,052 64.34% 539 32.97% 44 2.69% 513 31.37% 1,635 Monroe 5,657 65.52% 2,870 33.24% 97 1.12% 10 0.12% 2,787 32.28% 8,634 Montgomery 7,839 56.40% 5,691 40.95% 363 2.61% 6 0.04% 2,148 15.45% 13,899 Moore 608 61.04% 356 35.74% 32 3.21% 252 25.30% 996 Morgan 2,531 69.59% 1,084 29.80% 22 0.60% 1,447 39.79% 3,637 Obion 5,800 70.36% 2,243 27.21% 200 2.43% 3,557 43.15% 8,243 Overton 1,947 54.17% 1,573 43.77% 74 2.06% 374 10.40% 3,594 Perry 900 48.10% 937 50.08% 34 1.82% -37 -1.98% 1,871 Pickett 957 72.23% 357 26.94% 11 0.83% 600 45.29% 1,325 Polk 2,285 60.58% 1,431 37.94% 56 1.48% 854 22.64% 3,772 Putnam 6,038 60.39% 3,738 37.38% 223 2.23% 2,300 23.01% 9,999 Rhea 3,842 72.50% 1,312 24.76% 145 2.74% 2,530 47.74% 5,299 Roane 8,742 70.10% 3,433 27.53% 295 2.37% 5,309 42.57% 12,470 Robertson 4,175 56.43% 2,985 40.34% 239 3.23% 1,190 16.09% 7,399 Rutherford 11,256 64.12% 5,811 33.10% 486 2.77% 1 0.01% 5,445 31.02% 17,554 Scott 2,775 79.24% 679 19.39% 45 1.28% 3 0.09% 2,096 59.85% 3,502 Sequatchie 1,298 64.58% 629 31.29% 83 4.13% 669 33.29% 2,010 Sevier 8,273 86.38% 1,128 11.78% 177 1.85% 7,145 74.60% 9,578 Shelby 161,922 65.32% 81,089 32.71% 4,816 1.94% 55 0.02% 80,833 32.61% 247,882 Smith 1,812 56.84% 1,260 39.52% 116 3.64% 552 17.32% 3,188 Stewart 790 40.83% 1,098 56.74% 47 2.43% -308 -15.91% 1,935 Sullivan 27,593 71.64% 10,007 25.98% 824 2.14% 93 0.24% 17,586 45.66% 38,517 Sumner 10,020 66.11% 4,596 30.32% 538 3.55% 3 0.02% 5,424 35.79% 15,157 Tipton 5,542 71.52% 1,853 23.91% 353 4.56% 1 0.01% 3,689 47.61% 7,749 Trousdale 663 53.90% 539 43.82% 28 2.28% 124 10.08% 1,230 Unicoi 3,877 81.35% 822 17.25% 67 1.41% 3,055 64.10% 4,766 Union 1,927 76.26% 570 22.56% 30 1.19% 1,357 53.70% 2,527 Van Buren 629 61.61% 364 35.65% 28 2.74% 265 25.96% 1,021 Warren 3,565 60.49% 2,118 35.93% 210 3.56% 1 0.02% 1,447 24.56% 5,894 Washington 17,343 74.79% 5,284 22.79% 556 2.40% 5 0.02% 12,059 52.00% 23,188 Wayne 2,898 79.79% 673 18.53% 61 1.68% 2,225 61.26% 3,632 Weakley 5,836 71.48% 2,027 24.83% 302 3.70% 3,809 46.65% 8,165 White 2,252 60.42% 1,392 37.35% 83 2.23% 860 23.07% 3,727 Williamson 7,556 71.53% 2,616 24.76% 392 3.71% 4,940 46.77% 10,564 Wilson 6,486 65.77% 3,096 31.40% 277 2.81% 2 0.02% 3,390 34.37% 9,861Totals813,14767.70%357,29329.75%30,3732.53%3690.03%455,85437.95%1,201,182 By congressional district Nixon won all 8 congressional districts, including three held by Democrats.1972 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=29e29b308b5b40aa8fa2cf696592e97f July 9, 2024 Western Washington University DistrictNixonMcGovern1st78.5%21.5%2nd73.4%26.6%3rd72.3%27.7%4th65.0%35.0%5th62.6%37.4%6th72.5%27.5%7th75.4%24.6%8th57.4%42.6% See also 1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee 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 Moreland Laurence Steed Robert Baker Tod The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics Praeger Publishers 1991 https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse 0275931455 Tennessee 1972 Category:1972 Tennessee elections