1972 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in New Hampshire New Hampshire presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 1968 1976 United States presidential election in New Hampshire 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 4 213,724 63.98% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 116,435 34.85% x280px County results x280px Municipality results Nixon #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% McGovern #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #002B84 90–100% Tie #D2B1D9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Hampshire was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate incumbent Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate United States Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland. Nixon took 63.98% of the vote to McGovern's 34.85%, a margin of 29.12%. New Hampshire in this era normally leaned Republican, having not gone Democratic since the nationwide Democratic landslide of 1964. As Nixon won re-election nationally in a 49-state landslide, New Hampshire easily remained in the Republican column, with McGovern's only victories coming from neighboring Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. On the county map, Nixon swept all 10 of the state's counties, breaking 60% in 7 of them. As in previous elections, Carroll County and Belknap County were the most Republican counties in the state, both voting over 70% for Nixon. McGovern's strongest county was Strafford County, where he managed 41.3% of the vote to Nixon's 57.8%. Amidst Nixon's landslide nationwide win, New Hampshire would weigh in as almost 6% more Republican than the national average, and would be the most Republican state in the Northeast. Nixon had previously won New Hampshire in both 1960 and 1968. Results 1972 United States presidential election in New Hampshirehttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=33&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results – New Hampshire 2013-11-16 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential ElectionsPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon (inc.) 213,724 63.98% 4 Democratic George McGovern 116,435 34.85% 0 American Independent John G. Schmitz 3,386 1.01% 0 Socialist Workers Linda Jenness 368 0.11% 0 Write-ins Write-ins 146 0.04% 0 Totals 334,059 100.00% 4 Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) 64%/74% Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge McGovernDemocraticJohn G. SchmitzOur Campaigns; NH US President Race, November 07, 1972American IndependentVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Belknap 11,536 70.72% 4,610 28.26% 143 0.88% 23 0.14% 6,926 42.46% 16,312 Carroll 8,525 77.01% 2,395 21.64% 128 1.16% 22 0.20% 6,130 55.37% 11,070 Cheshire 13,390 58.98% 9,157 40.33% 132 0.58% 24 0.11% 4,233 18.65% 22,703 Coös 9,468 60.84% 5,829 37.45% 204 1.31% 62 0.40% 3,639 23.39% 15,563 Grafton 16,605 65.58% 8,388 33.13% 288 1.14% 38 0.15% 8,217 32.45% 25,319 Hillsborough 65,274 64.39% 34,739 34.27% 1,258 1.24% 106 0.10% 30,535 30.12% 101,377 Merrimack 25,354 67.70% 11,737 31.34% 308 0.82% 50 0.13% 13,617 36.36% 37,453 Rockingham 38,825 63.09% 21,998 35.75% 615 1.00% 103 0.17% 16,827 27.34% 61,541 Strafford 16,846 57.83% 12,028 41.29% 188 0.65% 67 0.23% 4,818 16.54% 29,129 Sullivan 7,901 58.13% 5,554 40.86% 122 0.90% 15 0.11% 2,347 17.27% 13,592Totals213,72463.98%116,43534.85%3,3861.01%5140.15%97,28929.13%334,059 See also Presidency of Richard Nixon Presidency of Gerald Ford United States presidential elections in New Hampshire References expanded 1972 New Hamp presidential