1972 Presidential Election

Richard M. Nixon vs George McGovern (November 7th, 1972)

Richard Nixon (CA)
Republican

Occupation: Politics

Running Mate: Spiro Agnew

Carried Home State (California): Yes

Incumbent Status: Yes

Favorability Index: 1355.5

520
Electoral Votes (270 needed to win)
49 of 50 states carried (98%)

47,168,710
Popular Vote (61.8%)
22.5% of the U.S. population supported this candidate.

17
Electoral Votes (270 needed to win)
1 of 50 states carried (2%)

29,173,222
Popular Vote (38.2%)
13.9% of the U.S. population supported this candidate.

George McGovern (SD)
Democrat

Occupation: Politics

Running Mate: Sargent Shriver

Carried Home State (South Dakota): No

Incumbent Status: No

Favorability Index: 2.6

U.S. Economic Ratings at Time of Election

5.2%
Unemployment

5.3%
GDP

3.4%
Inflation

$0.36
Natl Avg Gal/Gas

COMING SOON.

STATE EC VOTES (538 TOTAL):

* Maine and Nebraska are the only two states that do not follow the 'winner-take-all' rule regarding their Electoral Votes per candidate. This allows for a more proportional division of the claimed Electoral Votes. Any third party candidate wins (if applicable) are represented in ORANGE. See NOTES below for additional information.

520

17

Dictrict of Colombia (3)

TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES AVAILABLE by REGION:

NORTHEAST - 122 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)
MIDWEST - 145 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
WEST - 102 (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
SOUTH - 165 (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
SPECIAL - 3 (District of Columbia)

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