1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1976 November 7, 1972 x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 10 686,852 65.32% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 298,142 28.35% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 350px 350px Parish results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% McGovern #b9d7ff 40–50% The 1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana 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. Nixon carried Louisiana with 65.32% of the vote to McGovern's 28.35%, a victory margin of 36.97%, making Louisiana 13.8% more Republican than the nation-at-large, and marking the strongest Republican presidential performance in Louisiana history. In a result that would reflect McGovern's national performance, the Democratic candidate only won one parish (West Feliciana) in Louisiana. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election when Madison Parish, St. Helena Parish, East Carroll Parish, and the city of New Orleans (coterminous with Orleans Parish) have 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 With 4.95 percent of the popular vote, Louisiana would prove to be American Party candidate John G. Schmitz’ fifth strongest state after Idaho, Alaska, Utah and Oregon.1972 Presidential Election Statistics https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1972&f=0&off=0&elect=0 2018-03-05 Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Campaign Among white voters, 77% supported Nixon while 15% supported McGovern.Black Black 1992 295Black Black 1992 335 Results 1972 United States presidential election in LouisianaDave Leip https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1972&fips=22&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas 2018-02-06 Richard Nixon (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 686,852 65.32% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 298,142 28.35% John G. Schmitz American Party (1969) 52,099 4.95% Linda Jenness Socialist Workers Party (United States) 14,398 1.37% 1,051,491 100% Results by parish ParishLA US President Race, November 07, 1972 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2386 Our CampaignsRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge McGovernDemocraticJohn G. SchmitzAmericanLinda JennessSocialist WorkersMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Acadia9,69863.83%4,40629.00% 820 5.40%2701.78%5,29234.83%15,194Allen3,58159.41%2,02933.66% 321 5.33%971.61%1,55225.75%6,028Ascension5,18754.48%3,32434.91% 827 8.69%1831.92%1,86319.57%9,521Assumption3,75158.93%2,06532.44% 405 6.36%1442.26%1,68626.49%6,365Avoyelles6,22557.76%3,39531.50% 845 7.84%3132.90%2,83026.26%10,778Beauregard4,95569.41%1,72824.21% 343 4.80%1131.58%3,22745.20%7,139Bienville3,38458.99%1,89032.94% 388 6.76%751.31%1,49426.05%5,737Bossier12,85678.63%2,91417.82% 445 2.72%1350.83%9,94260.81%16,350Caddo47,21571.68%15,64923.76% 2,685 4.08%3180.48%31,56647.92%65,867Calcasieu24,77857.72%15,33035.71% 2,368 5.52%4491.05%9,44822.01%42,925Caldwell2,30676.99%50816.96% 132 4.41%491.64%1,79860.03%2,995Cameron1,39160.90%73932.36% 121 5.30%331.44%65228.54%2,284Catahoula2,68373.15%82322.44% 74 2.02%882.40%1,86050.71%3,668Claiborne3,43264.08%1,55128.96% 315 5.88%581.08%1,88135.12%5,356Concordia4,52164.37%2,14230.50% 235 3.35%1251.78%2,37933.87%7,023DeSoto4,01756.16%2,59636.29% 454 6.35%861.20%1,42119.87%7,153East Baton Rouge52,64865.37%23,61729.32% 3,558 4.42%7190.89%29,03136.05%80,542East Carroll1,73648.40%1,66146.31% 146 4.07%441.23%752.09%3,587East Feliciana1,99248.98%1,60339.41% 378 9.29%942.31%3899.57%4,067Evangeline5,52360.03%2,91931.72% 597 6.49%1621.76%2,60428.31%9,201Franklin4,96773.76%1,27218.89% 368 5.46%1271.89%3,69554.87%6,734Grant3,62676.51%85918.13% 175 3.69%791.67%2,76758.38%4,739Iberia11,81265.84%5,14328.67% 692 3.86%2931.63%6,66937.17%17,940Iberville3,97246.92%3,65043.11% 721 8.52%1231.45%3223.81%8,466Jackson4,15269.96%1,47724.89% 208 3.50%981.65%2,67545.07%5,935Jefferson75,34873.99%20,98120.60% 4,320 4.24%1,1921.17%54,36753.39%101,841Jefferson Davis5,90365.96%2,55128.51% 392 4.38%1031.15%3,35237.45%8,949Lafayette22,93969.10%8,74026.33% 1,106 3.33%4131.24%14,19942.77%33,198Lafourche13,93667.20%5,71327.55% 724 3.49%3641.76%8,22339.65%20,737LaSalle3,85881.51%65113.75% 129 2.73%952.01%3,20767.76%4,733Lincoln6,73669.15%2,58926.58% 325 3.34%910.93%4,14742.57%9,741Livingston7,48172.96%1,89818.51% 672 6.55%2021.97%5,58354.45%10,253Madison2,42049.22%2,24945.74% 188 3.82%601.22%1713.48%4,917Morehouse5,77066.94%2,35527.32% 397 4.61%981.14%3,41539.62%8,620Natchitoches6,99464.74%3,18029.44% 471 4.36%1581.46%3,81435.30%10,803Orleans88,07554.55%60,79037.65% 9,811 6.08%2,7701.72%27,28516.90%161,446Ouachita24,86074.74%6,92020.80% 1,037 3.12%4461.34%17,94053.94%33,263Plaquemines6,59583.05%99012.47% 263 3.31%931.17%5,60570.58%7,941Pointe Coupee3,19246.58%3,13345.72% 440 6.42%881.28%590.86%6,853Rapides22,30669.68%8,42226.31% 1,115 3.48%1680.52%13,88443.37%32,011Red River2,24565.95%95728.11% 176 5.17%260.76%1,28837.84%3,404Richland4,30470.80%1,33521.96% 309 5.08%1312.15%2,96948.84%6,079Sabine4,93573.88%1,33219.94% 272 4.07%1412.11%3,60353.94%6,680St. Bernard15,19877.69%3,18916.30% 845 4.32%3311.69%12,00961.39%19,563St. Charles5,46960.42%2,78830.80% 591 6.53%2042.25%2,68129.62%9,052St. Helena1,44652.00%94333.91% 324 11.65%682.45%50318.09%2,781St. James3,11249.47%2,63341.85% 451 7.17%951.51%4797.62%6,291St. John the Baptist3,52549.75%2,81539.73% 609 8.59%1371.93%71010.02%7,086St. Landry12,51057.01%7,42133.82% 1,712 7.80%3021.38%5,08923.19%21,945St. Martin6,33762.00%3,20231.33% 492 4.81%1901.86%3,13530.67%10,221St. Mary11,11768.44%4,43527.30% 509 3.13%1821.12%6,68241.14%16,243St. Tammany15,43874.13%3,94918.96% 1,157 5.56%2811.35%11,48955.17%20,825Tangipahoa11,60762.89%5,22728.32% 1,307 7.08%3161.71%6,38034.57%18,457Tensas1,72950.47%1,56845.77% 101 2.95%280.82%1614.70%3,426Terrebonne13,75371.70%4,41523.02% 716 3.73%2981.55%9,33848.68%19,182Union4,32270.20%1,46523.79% 248 4.03%1221.98%2,85746.41%6,157Vermilion8,90966.39%3,87628.88% 445 3.32%1901.42%5,03337.51%13,420Vernon6,22577.62%1,34516.77% 305 3.80%1451.81%4,88060.85%8,020Washington8,16266.92%2,94724.16% 895 7.34%1921.57%5,21542.76%12,196Webster8,82971.50%2,85923.15% 555 4.49%1060.86%5,97048.35%12,349West Baton Rouge2,62653.14%1,84937.41% 392 7.93%751.52%77715.73%4,942West Carroll2,99777.24%57114.72% 214 5.52%982.53%2,42662.52%3,880West Feliciana1,00142.13%1,07945.41% 258 10.86%381.60%-78-3.28%2,376Winn4,23570.40%1,49024.77% 205 3.41%861.43%2,74545.63%6,016Totals686,85265.32%298,14228.35%52,0994.95%14,3981.37%388,71036.97%1,051,491 Republican See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana 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 expanded Louisiana 1972 United States presidential election