1972 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Missouri 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Missouri 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 12 1,154,058 62.29% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 698,531 37.71% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri 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% #4389e3 60–70% The 1972 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 7, 1972. All fifty states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Missouri was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland. In a state substantially part of the conservative South, McGovern was viewed by many voters as a left-wing extremist because of his support for busing and civil rights, plus his opposition to the Vietnam War, support for granting amnesty to draft dodgersPerry, James Moorhead; Us and Them: How the Press Covered the 1972 Election, p. 136 0517505525. and support for a thousand-dollar giveaway to each American as a solution to poverty.Grantham, Dewey W.; The Life and Death of the Solid South: A Political History, p. 179 0813148723. Many, especially Republican campaigners, also believed McGovern would legalise abortion and illicit drugs if he were electedDavis, Lanny; Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying America, pp. 65–66 1466892803. – despite the fact that his running mate Sargent Shriver was firmly opposed to abortion. These fears of McGovern's social radicalism were especially pronounced amongst poorer whites, who were abundant in the southern part of Missouri.Glenn, Norval D.; ‘Class and Party Support in 1972’; The Public Opinion Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 1 (Spring, 1975), pp. 117–122. Nixon carried Missouri with 62.29% of the vote to McGovern's 37.71%, a victory margin of 24.58%, becoming the first Republican to ever carry Missouri more than once. Nixon won all but two jurisdictions: Monroe County and St. Louis City. 2020 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Jackson County, which contains most of Kansas City, as well as Independence, the hometown of former Democratic president Harry S. Truman (who died seven weeks after the election), voted for a Republican presidential 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. Results General election results David Leip https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Missouri Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2017-04-09 Richard Nixon (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,154,058 62.29% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 698,531 37.71% 1,852,589 100% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2393 MO US President — November 07, 1972 Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adair 6,157 72.92% 2,286 27.08% 3,871 45.84% 8,443 Andrew 4,180 71.26% 1,686 28.74% 2,494 42.52% 5,866 Atchison 2,927 65.98% 1,509 34.02% 1,418 31.96% 4,436 Audrain 7,197 66.01% 3,706 33.99% 3,491 32.02% 10,903 Barry 7,295 69.73% 3,167 30.27% 4,128 39.46% 10,462 Barton 4,026 77.93% 1,140 22.07% 2,886 55.86% 5,166 Bates 5,314 63.76% 3,020 36.24% 2,294 27.52% 8,334 Benton 3,537 71.31% 1,423 28.69% 2,114 42.62% 4,960 Bollinger 3,069 62.80% 1,818 37.20% 1,251 25.60% 4,887 Boone 17,488 56.13% 13,666 43.87% 3,822 12.26% 31,154 Buchanan 21,850 65.72% 11,395 34.28% 10,455 31.44% 33,245 Butler 9,198 72.63% 3,466 27.37% 5,732 45.26% 12,664 Caldwell 3,167 72.01% 1,231 27.99% 1,936 44.02% 4,398 Callaway 6,313 67.53% 3,036 32.47% 3,277 35.06% 9,349 Camden 4,996 73.94% 1,761 26.06% 3,235 47.88% 6,757 Cape Girardeau 15,693 71.42% 6,280 28.58% 9,413 42.84% 21,973 Carroll 4,100 68.03% 1,927 31.97% 2,173 36.06% 6,027 Carter 1,257 68.99% 565 31.01% 692 37.98% 1,822 Cass 9,242 71.24% 3,731 28.76% 5,511 42.48% 12,973 Cedar 3,520 75.34% 1,152 24.66% 2,368 50.68% 4,672 Chariton 2,812 58.45% 1,999 41.55% 813 16.90% 4,811 Christian 6,305 76.42% 1,945 23.58% 4,360 52.84% 8,250 Clark 2,499 64.04% 1,403 35.96% 1,096 28.08% 3,902 Clay 33,017 69.43% 14,538 30.57% 18,479 38.86% 47,555 Clinton 3,924 66.87% 1,944 33.13% 1,980 33.74% 5,868 Cole 16,685 77.83% 4,754 22.17% 11,931 55.66% 21,439 Cooper 5,172 68.92% 2,332 31.08% 2,840 37.84% 7,504 Crawford 4,595 67.15% 2,248 32.85% 2,347 34.30% 6,843 Dade 2,624 77.84% 747 22.16% 1,877 55.68% 3,371 Dallas 3,120 74.20% 1,085 25.80% 2,035 48.40% 4,205 Daviess 2,840 66.51% 1,430 33.49% 1,410 33.02% 4,270 DeKalb 2,766 67.38% 1,339 32.62% 1,427 34.76% 4,105 Dent 3,024 63.88% 1,710 36.12% 1,314 27.76% 4,734 Douglas 3,773 75.73% 1,209 24.27% 2,564 51.46% 4,982 Dunklin 5,926 68.10% 2,776 31.90% 3,150 36.20% 8,702 Franklin 13,785 64.87% 7,464 35.13% 6,321 29.74% 21,249 Gasconade 4,944 80.13% 1,226 19.87% 3,718 60.26% 6,170 Gentry 2,984 64.50% 1,642 35.50% 1,342 29.00% 4,626 Greene 48,348 70.58% 20,155 29.42% 28,193 41.16% 68,503 Grundy 3,969 73.54% 1,428 26.46% 2,541 47.08% 5,397 Harrison 3,574 72.10% 1,383 27.90% 2,191 44.20% 4,957 Henry 5,802 64.99% 3,125 35.01% 2,677 29.98% 8,927 Hickory 1,851 74.85% 622 25.15% 1,229 49.70% 2,473 Holt 2,578 71.83% 1,011 28.17% 1,567 43.66% 3,589 Howard 2,613 56.15% 2,041 43.85% 572 12.30% 4,654 Howell 7,253 72.18% 2,795 27.82% 4,458 44.36% 10,048 Iron 2,203 62.07% 1,346 37.93% 857 24.14% 3,549 Jackson 129,989 58.34% 92,830 41.66% 37,159 16.68% 222,819 Jasper 22,482 74.61% 7,652 25.39% 14,830 49.22% 30,134 Jefferson 21,947 61.42% 13,787 38.58% 8,160 22.84% 35,734 Johnson 7,228 70.37% 3,044 29.63% 4,184 40.74% 10,272 Knox 1,896 64.78% 1,031 35.22% 865 29.56% 2,927 Laclede 6,152 73.78% 2,186 26.22% 3,966 47.56% 8,338 Lafayette 9,187 69.34% 4,063 30.66% 5,124 38.68% 13,250 Lawrence 8,445 72.96% 3,130 27.04% 5,315 45.92% 11,575 Lewis 2,738 61.76% 1,695 38.24% 1,043 23.52% 4,433 Lincoln 5,127 64.81% 2,784 35.19% 2,343 29.62% 7,911 Linn 4,595 59.92% 3,073 40.08% 1,522 19.84% 7,668 Livingston 5,253 66.37% 2,662 33.63% 2,591 32.74% 7,915 Macon 4,538 61.47% 2,844 38.53% 1,694 22.94% 7,382 Madison 2,837 66.16% 1,451 33.84% 1,386 32.32% 4,288 Maries 2,082 63.07% 1,219 36.93% 863 26.14% 3,301 Marion 7,197 63.31% 4,171 36.69% 3,026 26.62% 11,368 McDonald 4,339 70.83% 1,787 29.17% 2,552 41.66% 6,126 Mercer 1,592 72.40% 607 27.60% 985 44.80% 2,199 Miller 5,682 78.05% 1,598 21.95% 4,084 56.10% 7,280 Mississippi 2,727 64.97% 1,470 35.03% 1,257 29.94% 4,197 Moniteau 3,963 73.96% 1,395 26.04% 2,568 47.92% 5,358 Monroe 2,141 48.22% 2,299 51.78% −158 −3.56% 4,440 Montgomery 3,707 68.67% 1,691 31.33% 2,016 37.34% 5,398 Morgan 4,021 70.47% 1,685 29.53% 2,336 40.94% 5,706 New Madrid 4,735 57.50% 3,500 42.50% 1,235 15.00% 8,235 Newton 10,701 71.38% 4,291 28.62% 6,410 42.76% 14,992 Nodaway 5,942 64.14% 3,322 35.86% 2,620 28.28% 9,264 Oregon 2,118 61.04% 1,352 38.96% 766 22.08% 3,470 Osage 4,266 74.18% 1,485 25.82% 2,781 48.36% 5,751 Ozark 2,119 77.22% 625 22.78% 1,494 54.44% 2,744 Pemiscot 4,697 69.96% 2,017 30.04% 2,680 39.92% 6,714 Perry 4,736 70.80% 1,953 29.20% 2,783 41.60% 6,689 Pettis 10,065 66.74% 5,016 33.26% 5,049 33.48% 15,081 Phelps 7,598 68.05% 3,567 31.95% 4,031 36.10% 11,165 Pike 4,452 62.61% 2,659 37.39% 1,793 25.22% 7,111 Platte 8,764 67.69% 4,183 32.31% 4,581 35.38% 12,947 Polk 5,409 70.67% 2,245 29.33% 3,164 41.34% 7,654 Pulaski 4,243 69.04% 1,903 30.96% 2,340 38.08% 6,146 Putnam 2,112 78.72% 571 21.28% 1,541 57.44% 2,683 Ralls 1,827 57.13% 1,371 42.87% 456 14.26% 3,198 Randolph 5,195 57.66% 3,814 42.34% 1,381 15.32% 9,009 Ray 4,205 59.65% 2,844 40.35% 1,361 19.30% 7,049 Reynolds 1,541 59.91% 1,031 40.09% 510 19.82% 2,572 Ripley 2,810 67.37% 1,361 32.63% 1,449 34.74% 4,171 St. Charles 25,677 69.94% 11,034 30.06% 14,643 39.88% 36,711 St. Clair 2,847 66.88% 1,410 33.12% 1,437 33.76% 4,257 St. Francois 8,812 65.42% 4,658 34.58% 4,154 30.84% 13,470 St. Louis 264,147 62.16% 160,801 37.84% 103,346 24.32% 424,948 St. Louis City 72,402 37.67% 119,817 62.33% −47,415 −24.66% 192,219 Ste. Genevieve 2,900 56.34% 2,247 43.66% 653 12.68% 5,147 Saline 6,641 65.75% 3,460 34.25% 3,181 31.50% 10,101 Schuyler 1,495 60.14% 991 39.86% 504 20.28% 2,486 Scotland 1,918 60.18% 1,269 39.82% 649 20.36% 3,187 Scott 7,316 66.74% 3,646 33.26% 3,670 33.48% 10,962 Shannon 1,623 58.87% 1,134 41.13% 489 17.74% 2,757 Shelby 2,057 56.73% 1,569 43.27% 488 13.46% 3,626 Stoddard 6,282 70.44% 2,636 29.56% 3,646 40.88% 8,918 Stone 4,180 79.26% 1,094 20.74% 3,086 58.52% 5,274 Sullivan 2,611 62.18% 1,588 37.82% 1,023 24.36% 4,199 Taney 4,982 77.64% 1,435 22.36% 3,547 55.28% 6,417 Texas 5,104 65.09% 2,737 34.91% 2,367 30.18% 7,841 Vernon 4,892 61.54% 3,057 38.46% 1,835 23.08% 7,949 Warren 3,530 74.24% 1,225 25.76% 2,305 48.48% 4,755 Washington 3,818 63.14% 2,229 36.86% 1,589 26.28% 6,047 Wayne 3,091 63.90% 1,746 36.10% 1,345 27.80% 4,837 Webster 5,095 68.50% 2,343 31.50% 2,752 37.00% 7,438 Worth 1,170 61.68% 727 38.32% 443 23.36% 1,897 Wright 4,350 76.08% 1,368 23.92% 2,982 52.16% 5,718Totals1,154,05862.29%698,53137.71%455,52724.58%1,852,589 See also United States presidential elections in Missouri References expanded Missouri 1972 Category:1972 Missouri elections