1972 United States presidential election in Ohio

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio Ohio presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Ohio 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio 1976 November 7, 1972 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio results map by county.svg 250px Map of election results by county County results Nixon #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% McGovern #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% x200px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 25 2,441,827 59.63% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 1,558,889 38.07% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio 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 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R) for the third time by a margin of 21.56%. Nixon won every county in the state except Lucas and Athens counties, which McGovern won by only 0.95% and 1.22% respectively,David Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections; 1972 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Ohio by County and gained a majority in all eighty-six winning counties except Cuyahoga, Mahoning and Summit counties. Nixon's biggest win was in Union County where he obtained 75.89 percent of the vote. Nonetheless, this result made Ohio almost 2% more Democratic than the nation at large. Athens County was one of six counties nationwide that McGovern flipped outside of his home state of South Dakota. This was the last occasion until 2012 that Belmont, Jefferson and Monroe counties voted for a Republican presidential candidate, the last until 2016 that Trumbull County would vote for a Republican presidential candidate, the last until 2020 that Mahoning County would do so, and remains the last to date where Cuyahoga County, which hosts Cleveland, has supported 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. Nixon became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Athens County. He also became the second presidential candidate ever to carry Ohio three times, after Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald Trump, who each won the state in three consecutive elections. Results 1972 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 2,441,827 59.63% 26 Democrat George McGovern 1,558,889 38.07% 0 American Independent John G. Schmitz 80,067 1.96% 0 Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 7,107 0.17% 0 Not Designated Gus Hall 6,437 0.16% 0 No party Write-ins 460 0.01% 0 Totals 4,094,787 100.00% 25 Voter turnout (voting age/registered votes) 57%/90% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzOur Campaigns; OH US President 1972American Independent Louis FisherSocialist Labor Gus HallNot designated Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adams 4,980 63.18% 2,709 34.37% 172 2.18% 11 0.14% 10 0.13% 2,271 28.81% 7,882 Allen 26,966 69.96% 10,184 26.42% 1,231 3.19% 77 0.20% 85 0.22% 16,782 43.54% 38,543 Ashland 12,470 73.04% 4,302 25.20% 268 1.57% 24 0.14% 10 0.06% 8,168 47.84% 17,074 Ashtabula 22,762 58.96% 15,052 38.99% 731 1.89% 30 0.08% 29 0.08% 7,710 19.97% 38,608 Athens 9,735 48.88% 9,977 50.10% 142 0.71% 27 0.14% 34 0.17% −242 −1.22% 19,915 Auglaize 11,900 69.81% 4,617 27.08% 500 2.93% 14 0.08% 7 0.04% 7,283 42.73% 17,047 Belmont 17,628 53.62% 14,800 45.01% 337 1.03% 47 0.14% 54 0.16% 2,828 8.61% 32,878 Brown 6,772 62.68% 3,770 34.89% 246 2.28% 7 0.06% 6 0.06% 3,002 27.79% 10,804 Butler 50,380 68.42% 21,194 28.78% 1,840 2.50% 80 0.11% 141 0.19% 29,186 39.64% 73,635 Carroll 5,984 66.39% 2,755 30.56% 262 2.91% 6 0.07% 6 0.07% 3,229 35.83% 9,014 Champaign 8,756 69.48% 3,626 28.77% 211 1.67% 6 0.05% 4 0.03% 5,130 40.71% 12,603 Clark 34,447 61.79% 19,725 35.38% 1,197 2.15% 214 0.38% 165 0.30% 14,722 26.41% 55,750 Clermont 22,936 71.70% 8,276 25.87% 738 2.31% 18 0.06% 18 0.06% 14,660 45.83% 31,989 Clinton 8,140 74.08% 2,709 24.65% 133 1.21% 3 0.03% 3 0.03% 5,431 49.43% 10,988 Columbiana 27,308 62.63% 15,683 35.97% 554 1.27% 23 0.05% 24 0.06% 11,625 26.66% 43,602 Coshocton 8,082 66.21% 3,790 31.05% 245 2.01% 50 0.41% 39 0.32% 4,292 35.16% 12,206 Crawford 14,632 69.50% 5,518 26.21% 863 4.10% 14 0.07% 19 0.09% 9,114 43.29% 21,053 Cuyahoga 329,493 49.94% 317,670 48.15% 10,078 1.53% 1,303 0.20% 1,191 0.18% 11,823 1.79% 659,751 Darke 13,862 65.71% 6,534 30.97% 658 3.12% 16 0.08% 26 0.12% 7,328 34.74% 21,096 Defiance 8,914 65.40% 4,377 32.11% 322 2.36% 5 0.04% 6 0.04% 4,537 33.29% 13,630 Delaware 12,950 72.40% 4,452 24.89% 468 2.62% 9 0.05% 7 0.04% 8,498 47.51% 17,886 Erie 16,714 58.46% 10,889 38.09% 813 2.84% 103 0.36% 72 0.25% 5,825 20.37% 28,591 Fairfield 21,909 71.67% 7,746 25.34% 852 2.79% 19 0.06% 19 0.06% 14,163 46.33% 30,568 Fayette 6,970 73.25% 2,344 24.63% 191 2.01% 5 0.05% 3 0.03% 4,626 48.62% 9,515 Franklin 219,771 63.74% 117,562 34.09% 5,496 1.59% 1,028 0.30% 948 0.27% 102,209 29.65% 344,808 Fulton 8,387 68.55% 3,615 29.55% 212 1.73% 5 0.04% 9 0.07% 4,772 39.00% 12,234 Gallia 6,506 72.40% 2,341 26.05% 108 1.20% 13 0.14% 14 0.16% 4,165 46.35% 8,986 Geauga 15,624 66.27% 7,329 31.09% 538 2.28% 47 0.20% 37 0.16% 8,295 35.18% 23,577 Greene 25,349 65.15% 12,736 32.73% 743 1.91% 38 0.10% 38 0.10% 12,613 32.42% 38,909 Guernsey 9,648 66.00% 4,757 32.54% 175 1.20% 9 0.06% 18 0.12% 4,891 33.46% 14,619 Hamilton 239,212 65.65% 119,054 32.67% 5,552 1.52% 320 0.09% 186 0.05% 120,158 32.98% 364,385 Hancock 18,111 70.68% 6,084 23.74% 1,330 5.19% 48 0.19% 51 0.20% 12,027 46.94% 25,624 Hardin 8,713 69.14% 3,535 28.05% 338 2.68% 8 0.06% 5 0.04% 5,178 41.09% 12,602 Harrison 4,554 64.96% 2,388 34.07% 58 0.83% 3 0.04% 7 0.10% 2,166 30.89% 7,010 Henry 8,099 70.58% 3,145 27.41% 213 1.86% 4 0.03% 8 0.07% 4,954 43.17% 11,475 Highland 8,524 69.72% 3,464 28.33% 219 1.79% 2 0.02% 4 0.03% 5,060 41.39% 12,226 Hocking 5,407 63.67% 2,874 33.84% 201 2.37% 1 0.01% 9 0.11% 2,533 29.83% 8,492 Holmes 3,752 69.97% 1,507 28.11% 103 1.92% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,245 41.86% 5,362 Huron 10,942 63.10% 5,491 31.67% 846 4.88% 41 0.24% 20 0.12% 5,451 31.43% 17,340 Jackson 7,351 67.30% 3,410 31.22% 148 1.35% 6 0.05% 8 0.07% 3,941 36.08% 10,923 Jefferson 21,531 56.25% 16,198 42.32% 442 1.15% 59 0.15% 44 0.11% 5,333 13.93% 38,274 Knox 10,705 63.95% 5,370 32.08% 566 3.38% 56 0.33% 42 0.25% 5,335 31.87% 16,739 Lake 42,488 58.90% 27,523 38.15% 1,900 2.63% 121 0.17% 109 0.15% 14,965 20.75% 72,141 Lawrence 15,125 67.02% 7,112 31.52% 299 1.32% 23 0.10% 8 0.04% 8,013 35.50% 22,567 Licking 28,070 66.47% 12,460 29.50% 1,633 3.87% 33 0.08% 33 0.08% 15,610 36.97% 42,232 Logan 10,938 71.12% 3,786 24.62% 641 4.17% 9 0.06% 6 0.04% 7,152 46.50% 15,380 Lorain 51,102 56.15% 36,634 40.25% 2,768 3.04% 314 0.34% 198 0.22% 14,468 15.90% 91,016 Lucas 88,401 48.38% 90,142 49.34% 3,101 1.70% 577 0.32% 479 0.26% −1,741 −0.96% 182,709 Madison 8,372 75.67% 2,484 22.45% 202 1.83% 4 0.04% 2 0.02% 5,888 53.22% 11,064 Mahoning 64,144 49.69% 62,428 48.36% 1,765 1.37% 387 0.30% 355 0.28% 1,716 1.33% 129,088 Marion 17,197 67.02% 7,970 31.06% 449 1.75% 23 0.09% 12 0.05% 9,227 35.96% 25,659 Medina 21,010 64.82% 10,643 32.84% 696 2.15% 22 0.07% 28 0.09% 10,367 31.98% 32,411 Meigs 5,961 70.69% 2,335 27.69% 118 1.40% 4 0.05% 8 0.09% 3,626 43.00% 8,433 Mercer 8,587 57.60% 5,798 38.89% 497 3.34% 10 0.07% 6 0.04% 2,789 18.71% 14,907 Miami 21,226 68.44% 9,121 29.41% 629 2.03% 16 0.05% 11 0.04% 12,105 39.03% 31,012 Monroe 3,721 59.14% 2,483 39.46% 79 1.26% 2 0.03% 1 0.02% 1,238 19.68% 6,292 Montgomery 120,998 58.02% 82,231 39.43% 4,109 1.97% 568 0.27% 636 0.30% 38,767 18.59% 208,552 Morgan 3,679 68.50% 1,554 28.93% 128 2.38% 3 0.06% 7 0.13% 2,125 39.57% 5,371 Morrow 6,886 70.56% 2,527 25.89% 339 3.47% 2 0.02% 2 0.02% 4,359 44.67% 9,759 Muskingum 19,897 63.99% 10,313 33.17% 833 2.68% 21 0.07% 22 0.07% 9,584 30.82% 31,094 Noble 3,274 68.22% 1,449 30.19% 64 1.33% 8 0.17% 4 0.08% 1,825 38.03% 4,799 Ottawa 9,772 57.86% 6,465 38.28% 629 3.72% 12 0.07% 11 0.07% 3,307 19.58% 16,889 Paulding 4,553 64.81% 2,283 32.50% 175 2.49% 4 0.06% 9 0.13% 2,270 32.31% 7,025 Perry 6,716 62.13% 3,728 34.49% 344 3.18% 8 0.07% 6 0.06% 2,988 27.64% 10,809 Pickaway 9,661 74.30% 2,978 22.90% 268 2.06% 45 0.35% 50 0.38% 6,683 51.40% 13,002 Pike 5,037 57.49% 3,531 40.30% 163 1.86% 20 0.23% 10 0.11% 1,506 17.19% 8,761 Portage 23,294 51.76% 20,769 46.15% 869 1.93% 36 0.08% 31 0.07% 2,525 5.61% 45,002 Preble 8,993 70.29% 3,472 27.14% 306 2.39% 11 0.09% 8 0.06% 5,521 43.15% 12,795 Putnam 8,185 66.32% 3,729 30.21% 405 3.28% 6 0.05% 6 0.05% 4,456 36.11% 12,342 Richland 31,117 68.18% 13,468 29.51% 769 1.68% 151 0.33% 136 0.30% 17,649 38.67% 45,641 Ross 15,573 71.15% 5,879 26.86% 346 1.58% 42 0.19% 48 0.22% 9,694 44.29% 21,888 Sandusky 15,489 63.63% 8,308 34.13% 507 2.08% 17 0.07% 16 0.07% 7,181 29.50% 24,343 Scioto 19,998 63.13% 11,008 34.75% 597 1.89% 34 0.11% 34 0.11% 8,990 28.38% 31,679 Seneca 13,939 60.82% 8,180 35.69% 779 3.40% 7 0.03% 9 0.04% 5,759 25.13% 22,918 Shelby 9,089 61.82% 4,721 32.11% 871 5.92% 11 0.07% 11 0.07% 4,368 29.71% 14,703 Stark 92,110 62.74% 51,565 35.12% 2,981 2.03% 74 0.05% 50 0.03% 40,545 27.62% 146,810 Summit 112,419 49.92% 108,534 48.19% 3,925 1.74% 194 0.09% 113 0.05% 3,885 1.73% 225,216 Trumbull 47,680 55.92% 35,278 41.37% 1,579 1.85% 332 0.39% 394 0.46% 12,402 14.55% 85,266 Tuscarawas 18,413 59.07% 12,255 39.32% 452 1.45% 20 0.06% 11 0.04% 6,158 19.75% 31,169 Union 8,389 75.89% 2,447 22.14% 206 1.86% 1 0.01% 5 0.05% 5,942 53.75% 11,054 Van Wert 9,545 71.28% 3,644 27.21% 183 1.37% 6 0.04% 9 0.07% 5,901 44.07% 13,391 Vinton 2,725 62.85% 1,537 35.45% 67 1.55% 5 0.12% 2 0.05% 1,188 27.40% 4,336 Warren 20,210 72.45% 6,941 24.88% 720 2.58% 11 0.04% 13 0.05% 13,269 47.57% 27,897 Washington 14,023 68.63% 5,814 28.45% 497 2.43% 52 0.25% 48 0.23% 8,209 40.18% 20,434 Wayne 20,368 67.72% 9,260 30.79% 395 1.31% 22 0.07% 23 0.08% 11,108 36.93% 30,076 Williams 9,083 66.76% 4,278 31.44% 221 1.63% 9 0.07% 7 0.05% 4,805 35.32% 13,605 Wood 21,080 59.17% 13,494 37.88% 1,002 2.81% 29 0.08% 20 0.06% 7,586 21.29% 35,625 Wyandot 6,414 68.15% 2,771 29.44% 221 2.35% 2 0.02% 4 0.04% 3,643 38.71% 9,412Totals2,441,82759.63%1,558,88938.07%80,0671.96%7,1070.17%6,4370.16%882,93821.56%4,094,787This total includes 460 write-in votes that were not separated by county. See also United States presidential elections in Ohio Notes References Ohio 1972 Category:1972 Ohio elections