1972 United States presidential election in Idaho

none June 2025 September 2023 1972 United States presidential election 1972 United States presidential election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1968 United States presidential election in Idaho 1968 1976 United States presidential election in Idaho 1976 November 7, 1972https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1972 United States Presidential election of 1972 - Encyclopædia Britannica January 28, 2017 x160px Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Spiro Agnew 4 199,384 64.24% George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) South Dakota Sargent Shriver 0 80,826 26.04% John G. Schmitz (cropped 3x4).jpg John G. Schmitz ff9955 American Independent Party Thomas Anderson California 0 28,869 9.30% 1972 United States presidential election in Idaho results map by county.svg 200px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) The 1972 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Idaho voters chose fourhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1965_1969.html#1972 1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77) January 28, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 64.2 percent of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 26.0% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=16&year=1972 1972 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho January 28, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1972 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1972 January 28, 2017 In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,http://www.270towin.com/1972_Election/ 1972 Presidential Election - 270toWin.com January 28, 2017http://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/indelections.php?year=1972 1972 Election - Voting America January 28, 2017 the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Idaho. In fact, John G. Schmitz, running under the "American Independent" banner as a remnant of George Wallace's 1968 campaign, ran second ahead of McGovern in Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi and Madison Counties.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 100 0786422173 Although due to the salience of the civil rights issue there had occurred numerous cases of unpledged and "Dixiecrat" candidates receiving almost the entire vote of Deep Southern counties, and a smaller number in other antebellum slave states, Schmitz' performances in Jefferson County was at the time the best by a third-party presidential candidate in any non-Southern county since 1936 when William Lemke reached over twenty-eight percent of the vote in the North Dakota counties of Burke, Sheridan and Hettinger.Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 339, 343 0405077114 With 9.30% of the popular vote, Idaho would be Schmitz's strongest state in the 1972 election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1972&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1972 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Nixon was the first Republican to sweep all Idaho's counties since Warren G. Harding in 1920, the first to carry Clearwater and Lewis Counties since Herbert Hoover in 1928, whilst the previous occasion the Republicans had won adjacent Nez Perce County was Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952.Menendez; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, pp. 178-179 Results 1972 United States presidential election in Idaho Richard Nixon (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 199,384 64.24% George McGovern Democratic Party (United States) 80,826 26.04% John G. Schmitz American Independent Party 28,869 9.30% Benjamin Spock Peace and Freedom Party 903 0.29% Linda Jenness Socialist Workers Party (United States) 397 0.13% 310,379 100.00% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns; ID US President 1972 Richard NixonRepublican George McGovernDemocratic John G. SchmitzAmerican Independent Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Ada 36,665 67.51% 12,687 23.36% 4,727 8.70% 232 0.43% 23,978 44.15% 54,311 Adams 963 67.77% 293 20.62% 162 11.40% 3 0.21% 670 47.15% 1,421 Bannock 12,856 57.93% 7,840 35.33% 1,348 6.07% 147 0.66% 5,016 22.60% 22,191 Bear Lake 2,213 69.48% 716 22.48% 251 7.88% 5 0.16% 1,497 47.00% 3,185 Benewah 1,494 55.54% 1,062 39.48% 129 4.80% 5 0.19% 432 16.06% 2,690 Bingham 6,886 64.33% 2,476 23.13% 1,312 12.26% 31 0.29% 4,410 41.20% 10,705 Blaine 2,113 60.98% 1,240 35.79% 97 2.80% 15 0.43% 873 25.19% 3,465 Boise 676 66.27% 256 25.10% 86 8.43% 2 0.20% 420 41.17% 1,020 Bonner 4,405 57.47% 2,599 33.91% 632 8.25% 29 0.38% 1,806 23.56% 7,665 Bonneville 13,134 61.19% 4,199 19.56% 4,073 18.97% 60 0.28% 8,935 41.63% 21,466 Boundary 1,587 59.26% 860 32.11% 218 8.14% 13 0.49% 727 27.15% 2,678 Butte 788 56.45% 387 27.72% 220 15.76% 1 0.07% 401 28.73% 1,396 Camas 344 74.30% 95 20.52% 24 5.18% 0 0.00% 249 53.78% 463 Canyon 18,383 68.45% 5,630 20.96% 2,769 10.31% 75 0.28% 12,753 47.49% 26,857 Caribou 2,069 69.95% 614 20.76% 274 9.26% 1 0.03% 1,455 49.19% 2,958 Cassia 4,576 74.26% 1,080 17.53% 473 7.68% 33 0.54% 3,496 56.73% 6,162 Clark 339 74.34% 64 14.04% 52 11.40% 1 0.22% 275 60.30% 456 Clearwater 1,590 50.67% 1,412 45.00% 112 3.57% 24 0.76% 178 5.67% 3,138 Custer 989 69.06% 274 19.13% 166 11.59% 3 0.21% 715 49.93% 1,432 Elmore 3,078 66.55% 1,153 24.93% 382 8.26% 12 0.26% 1,925 41.62% 4,625 Franklin 2,787 71.59% 611 15.69% 490 12.59% 5 0.13% 2,176 55.90% 3,893 Fremont 2,621 61.38% 819 19.18% 825 19.32% 5 0.12% 1,796"SchmitzdMcGovern" In this county where Schmitz ran second ahead of McGovern, margin given is Nixon vote minus Schmitz vote and percentage margin Nixon percent minus Schmitz percent. 42.06% 4,270 Gem 2,717 61.32% 1,069 24.13% 637 14.38% 8 0.18% 1,648 37.19% 4,431 Gooding 3,124 70.73% 1,030 23.32% 256 5.80% 7 0.16% 2,094 47.41% 4,417 Idaho 3,235 62.20% 1,622 31.19% 330 6.34% 14 0.27% 1,613 31.01% 5,201 Jefferson 2,983 58.38% 715 13.99% 1,406 27.51% 6 0.12% 1,577"SchmitzdMcGovern" 30.87% 5,110 Jerome 3,661 75.11% 888 18.22% 316 6.48% 9 0.18% 2,773 56.89% 4,874 Kootenai 9,958 61.33% 5,162 31.79% 1,076 6.63% 42 0.26% 4,796 29.54% 16,238 Latah 6,043 55.35% 4,548 41.66% 268 2.45% 59 0.54% 1,495 13.69% 10,918 Lemhi 1,812 61.99% 526 18.00% 578 19.77% 7 0.24% 1,234"SchmitzdMcGovern" 42.22% 2,923 Lewis 961 56.97% 635 37.64% 85 5.04% 6 0.36% 326 19.33% 1,687 Lincoln 1,120 74.37% 313 20.78% 66 4.38% 7 0.46% 807 53.59% 1,506 Madison 3,606 69.13% 710 13.61% 889 17.04% 11 0.21% 2,717"SchmitzdMcGovern" 52.09% 5,216 Minidoka 4,097 68.66% 1,423 23.85% 430 7.21% 17 0.28% 2,674 44.81% 5,967 Nez Perce 6,232 52.19% 5,081 42.55% 433 3.63% 195 1.63% 1,151 9.64% 11,941 Oneida 1,204 71.45% 402 23.86% 77 4.57% 2 0.12% 802 47.59% 1,685 Owyhee 1,630 70.14% 463 19.92% 229 9.85% 2 0.09% 1,167 50.22% 2,324 Payette 3,577 67.85% 1,113 21.11% 565 10.72% 17 0.32% 2,464 46.74% 5,272 Power 1,405 64.45% 625 28.67% 142 6.51% 8 0.37% 780 35.78% 2,180 Shoshone 3,868 53.67% 3,020 41.90% 286 3.97% 33 0.46% 848 11.77% 7,207 Teton 932 68.58% 298 21.93% 129 9.49% 0 0.00% 634 46.65% 1,359 Twin Falls 13,075 73.98% 3,344 18.92% 1,127 6.38% 127 0.72% 9,731 55.06% 17,673 Valley 1,324 61.55% 537 24.97% 280 13.02% 10 0.46% 787 36.58% 2,151 Washington 2,264 62.33% 935 25.74% 422 11.62% 11 0.30% 1,329 36.59% 3,632Totals199,38464.24%80,82626.04%28,8699.30%1,3000.42%118,55838.20%310,379 See also United States presidential elections in Idaho Notes References Idaho 1972 Category:1972 Idaho elections