1972 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Michigan 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Michigan 1976 All 21 Michigan votes to the Electoral College 59.4% http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html SOS - General Election Voter Registration/Turnout Statistics November 7, 1972https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1972 United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica January 8, 2017 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 21 1,961,721 56.20% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 1,459,435 41.81% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 375px 375px County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% McGovern #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% The 1972 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21https://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. Michigan was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 56.20% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 41.81% of the popular vote—a victory margin of 14.4%.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=26&year=1972 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan 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 Independent Party, he received over 63,000 votes. Despite voting for a Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1956, this result nonetheless made Michigan 8.8% more Democratic than the nation at large. Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive Republican victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote for a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton’s 1992 victory. The state leaned Democratic for the following 20 years, before evolving into a true swing state in 2016. Delta, Lake, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties were the only four of Michigan's 83 counties to vote for McGovern. Washtenaw was one of only six counties outside South Dakota (McGovern's home state) to vote for McGovern after voting for Richard Nixon in 1968. Nixon became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Washtenaw since Benjamin Harrison in 1888. Gogebic County would not vote Republican again until 2016. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time Wayne County was decided by a single-digit margin. It is also the last election in which Michigan voted to the left of New York. Results 1972 United States presidential election in MichiganMichigan Manual 1973-1974 1973 Michigan Department of Administration 544-545 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179298&view=1up&seq=618 26 May 2026 Richard Nixon (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 1,961,721 56.20% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 1,459,435 41.81% John G. Schmitz American Independent Party 63,321 1.81% Louis Fisher Socialist Labor Party of America 2,437 0.07% Linda Jenness Socialist Workers Party (United States) 1,603 0.05% Gus Hall Communist Party USA 1,210 0.03% Scattering Write-in 598 0.02% 3,490,325 100.00% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzAmerican Independent All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Alcona2,43465.91%1,19532.36%631.71%10.03%1,23933.55%3,693Alger2,03552.48%1,80346.49%350.90%50.13%2325.99%3,878Allegan18,40768.47%7,88329.32%5542.06%400.15%10,52439.15%26,884Alpena6,51355.05%5,10443.14%2041.72%100.08%1,40911.91%11,831Antrim4,06864.77%2,00031.84%2003.18%130.21%2,06832.93%6,281Arenac2,58857.43%1,82940.59%851.89%40.09%75916.84%4,506Baraga1,90554.93%1,51743.74%381.10%80.23%38811.19%3,468Barry10,39364.02%5,48433.78%3402.09%160.10%4,90930.24%16,233Bay23,09450.08%21,71247.08%1,2542.72%580.13%1,3823.00%46,118Benzie2,68666.26%1,31032.31%551.36%30.07%1,37633.95%4,054Berrien43,04768.26%18,59729.49%1,3332.11%830.13%24,45038.77%63,060Branch8,38862.01%4,88736.13%2151.59%360.27%3,50125.88%13,526Calhoun32,53158.27%22,15439.68%1,0021.79%1410.25%10,37718.59%55,828Cass10,39866.31%4,98231.77%2861.82%150.10%5,41634.54%15,681Charlevoix4,52259.04%2,83136.96%3013.93%50.07%1,69122.08%7,659Cheboygan4,52959.11%2,98538.96%1421.85%60.08%1,54420.15%7,662Chippewa7,02859.03%4,74439.85%1321.11%20.02%2,28419.18%11,906Clare4,40262.99%2,43434.83%1442.06%80.11%1,96828.16%6,988Clinton13,43868.38%5,87029.87%3221.64%230.12%7,56838.51%19,653Crawford1,95361.98%1,14336.27%501.59%50.16%81025.71%3,151Delta7,64748.14%8,00350.38%2201.38%160.10%-356-2.24%15,886Dickinson5,98951.12%5,33945.57%3783.23%90.08%6505.55%11,715Eaton20,41368.47%8,98630.14%3861.29%260.09%11,42738.33%29,811Emmet5,28861.91%3,08136.07%1631.91%90.11%2,20725.84%8,541Genesee85,74752.78%73,89645.49%2,6021.60%2040.13%11,8517.29%162,449Gladwin3,48461.94%2,01635.84%1232.19%20.04%1,46826.10%5,625Gogebic5,63152.26%4,98446.25%1511.40%100.09%6476.01%10,776Grand Traverse11,42164.81%5,81032.97%3722.11%180.10%5,61131.84%17,621Gratiot9,90468.41%4,37030.18%1841.27%200.14%5,53438.23%14,478Hillsdale9,26168.64%3,94229.22%2762.05%130.10%5,31939.42%13,492Houghton9,05358.07%6,40241.06%1310.84%40.03%2,65117.01%15,590Huron9,83267.36%4,45630.53%2922.00%160.11%5,37636.83%14,596Ingham63,37653.60%53,45845.21%1,0790.91%3300.28%9,9188.39%118,243Ionia10,89862.57%6,24035.83%2551.46%230.13%4,65826.74%17,416Iosco5,75064.10%3,06534.17%1501.67%60.07%2,68529.93%8,971Iron3,63049.21%3,51247.61%2293.10%50.07%1181.60%7,376Isabella9,68255.47%7,44642.66%2481.42%780.45%2,23612.81%17,454Jackson34,22062.33%19,35035.24%1,2542.28%790.14%14,87027.09%54,903Kalamazoo50,40558.77%33,32438.85%1,8192.12%2220.26%17,08119.92%85,770Kalkaska1,85564.39%92432.07%1003.47%20.07%93132.32%2,881Kent104,04159.30%67,58738.52%3,5632.03%2700.15%36,45420.78%175,461Keweenaw71560.49%45638.58%90.76%20.17%25921.91%1,182Lake1,53248.93%1,54849.44%471.50%40.13%-16-0.51%3,131Lapeer11,61566.02%5,53131.44%4212.39%250.14%6,08434.58%17,592Leelanau3,80965.82%1,85532.05%1182.04%50.09%1,95433.77%5,787Lenawee19,12562.39%11,01835.94%4731.54%380.12%8,10726.45%30,654Livingston16,85666.85%7,63430.28%6942.75%310.12%9,22236.57%25,215Luce1,57963.49%86234.66%461.85%00.00%71728.83%2,487Mackinac3,09660.66%1,93737.95%641.25%70.14%1,15922.71%5,104Macomb147,77762.67%82,34634.92%5,2862.24%3840.16%65,43127.75%235,793Manistee5,07057.20%3,62540.90%1601.81%80.09%1,44516.30%8,863Marquette13,24952.67%11,55545.93%3291.31%240.10%1,6946.74%25,157Mason6,81163.57%3,69734.50%1731.61%340.32%3,11429.07%10,715Mecosta7,15864.29%3,79934.12%1571.41%200.18%3,35930.17%11,134Menominee6,06055.19%4,65742.41%2602.37%40.04%1,40312.78%10,981Midland16,47361.38%9,50435.42%8093.01%500.19%6,96925.96%26,836Missaukee2,64771.79%92425.06%1102.98%60.16%1,72346.73%3,687Monroe23,26354.76%17,72641.73%1,4313.37%590.14%5,53713.03%42,479Montcalm9,59161.97%5,60236.19%2701.74%150.10%3,98925.78%15,478Montmorency1,79864.49%91432.78%742.65%20.07%88431.71%2,788Muskegon36,42859.60%22,80437.31%1,7562.87%1370.22%13,62422.29%61,125Newaygo8,24565.62%3,97831.66%3242.58%180.14%4,26733.96%12,565Oakland241,61363.78%129,40034.16%7,0881.87%7500.20%112,21329.62%378,851Oceana4,99264.20%2,52532.47%2533.25%60.08%2,46731.73%7,776Ogemaw3,36760.77%2,05637.11%1122.02%60.11%1,31123.66%5,541Ontonagon3,04057.51%2,14040.48%1051.99%10.02%90017.03%5,286Osceola4,44169.95%1,70626.87%1842.90%180.28%2,73543.08%6,349Oscoda1,56167.61%67829.36%672.90%30.13%88338.25%2,309Otsego2,85458.93%1,91239.48%691.42%80.17%94219.45%4,843Ottawa42,16971.99%15,11925.81%1,2012.05%870.15%27,05046.18%58,576Presque Isle3,37256.23%2,44040.69%1843.07%10.02%93215.54%5,997Roscommon4,13664.17%2,18733.93%1141.77%80.12%1,94930.24%6,445Saginaw47,92061.03%29,42437.47%1,0681.36%1090.14%18,49623.56%78,521Sanilac11,03172.93%3,78024.99%3022.00%120.08%7,25147.94%15,125Schoolcraft2,31056.01%1,75942.65%531.29%20.05%55113.36%4,124Shiawassee15,48961.62%8,93235.53%6892.74%260.10%6,55726.09%25,136St. Clair28,47163.05%15,71234.79%9252.05%510.11%12,75928.26%45,159St. Joseph12,43869.15%5,11928.46%4182.32%130.07%7,31940.69%17,988Tuscola12,19867.96%5,44930.36%2801.56%220.12%6,74937.60%17,949Van Buren13,90364.57%7,15933.25%4281.99%410.19%6,74431.32%21,531Washtenaw50,53546.98%55,35051.45%1,5171.41%1730.16%-4,815-4.47%107,575Wayne435,87745.08%514,91353.26%14,2941.48%1,7930.19%-79,036-8.18%966,877Wexford5,22161.43%3,04835.86%2292.69%10.01%2,17325.57%8,499Totals1,961,72156.20%1,459,43541.81%63,3211.81%5,8480.17%502,28614.39%3,490,325 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Alger Baraga Bay Dickinson Genesee Gogebic Houghton Iron Keweenaw Macomb Marquette Menominee Monroe Ontonagon Schoolcraft Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Washtenaw See also United States presidential elections in Michigan References Michigan 1972 United States presidential election