1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 4 220,383 53.00% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 194,645 46.81% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 250px County results 250px Municipality results 1 Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60%#CC2F4A 60–70% McGovern #86b6f2 50–60% The 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island voted for the Republican incumbent, Richard Nixon, over the Democratic challenger, South Dakota Senator George McGovern. Nixon took 53.00% of the vote to McGovern's 46.81%, a margin of 6.19%. However, this result made Rhode Island about 17% more Democratic than the nation as a whole. This was the second of three elections in which Rhode Island did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Massachusetts, which recurred only in 1852 and 1980. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Providence County voted for the Republican candidate, and Nixon won the county by only 186 votes. This is the most recent presidential election where a Republican presidential candidate was able to win every county in the state of Rhode Island. Rhode Island would go on to vote Republican only once more since this election; in 1984, when Ronald Reagan narrowly won the state. Results 1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Islandhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA848 Guide to U.S. Elections (p. 848) 24 December 2015 2016-02-09 CQ Press (12 January 2016) 9781483380353 http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island 2016-02-09 Dave Leip's U.S. Election AtlasPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 220,383 53.00% 4 Democratic George McGovern 194,645 46.81% 0 Socialist Workers Linda Jenness 729 0.18% 0 American Independent John G. Schmitz (write-in) 25 0.01% 0 People's Benjamin Spock (write-in) 5 0.00% 0 Libertarian John Hospers (write-in) 2 0.00% 0 Write-ins Scattered (write-ins) 19 0.00% 0 Totals 415,808 100.00% 4 Voter turnout — By county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 12,009 54.62% 9,928 45.16% 48 0.22% 2,081 9.46% 21,985 Kent 40,534 58.19% 29,004 41.64% 115 0.17% 11,530 16.55% 69,653 Newport 19,142 59.75% 12,844 40.09% 49 0.16% 6,298 19.66% 32,035 Providence 129,418 49.94% 129,232 49.87% 506 0.19% 186 0.07% 259,156 Washington 19,280 58.46% 13,637 41.35% 62 0.19% 5,643 17.11% 32,979Totals220,38353.00%194,64546.81%7800.19%25,7386.19%415,808 See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island References expanded 1972 Rhode Island Category:1972 Rhode Island elections