1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska
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Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 406,298 169,991
Percentage 70.50% 29.50%
County Results
Nixon
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

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Richard Nixon
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Richard Nixon
Republican

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The 1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose five[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R–California), with 70.5% of the popular vote, against George McGovern (D–South Dakota), with 29.5% of the popular vote.[3][4]

In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results,[5][6] the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Nebraska. Out of Nixon's three campaigns, this was the only one in which Nebraska was not his strongest state, although he did outperform his past two performances here in popular vote percentage. Instead, Nebraska was his seventh strongest state after Mississippi, Georgia, Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Nixon (inc.) 406,298 70.50%
Democratic George McGovern 169,991 29.50%
Total votes 576,289 100%

Results by county

County[7] Richard Nixon
Republican 		George McGovern
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Adams 8,841 72.47% 3,359 27.53% 5,482 44.94% 12,200
Antelope 3,228 79.14% 851 20.86% 2,377 58.28% 4,079
Arthur 236 83.99% 45 16.01% 191 67.98% 281
Banner 404 80.80% 96 19.20% 308 61.60% 500
Blaine 343 85.96% 56 14.04% 287 71.92% 399
Boone 2,406 73.15% 883 26.85% 1,523 46.30% 3,289
Box Butte 3,431 78.14% 960 21.86% 2,471 56.28% 4,391
Boyd 1,419 73.71% 506 26.29% 913 47.42% 1,925
Brown 1,462 81.58% 330 18.42% 1,132 63.16% 1,792
Buffalo 8,587 74.19% 2,988 25.81% 5,599 48.38% 11,575
Burt 2,937 76.54% 900 23.46% 2,037 53.08% 3,837
Butler 2,301 55.94% 1,812 44.06% 489 11.88% 4,113
Cass 4,503 71.39% 1,805 28.61% 2,698 42.78% 6,308
Cedar 2,995 62.37% 1,807 37.63% 1,188 24.74% 4,802
Chase 1,318 81.11% 307 18.89% 1,011 62.22% 1,625
Cherry 2,610 84.93% 463 15.07% 2,147 69.86% 3,073
Cheyenne 3,120 76.66% 950 23.34% 2,170 53.32% 4,070
Clay 2,542 74.70% 861 25.30% 1,681 49.40% 3,403
Colfax 2,799 71.66% 1,107 28.34% 1,692 43.32% 3,906
Cuming 3,810 78.90% 1,019 21.10% 2,791 57.80% 4,829
Custer 4,836 80.83% 1,147 19.17% 3,689 61.66% 5,983
Dakota 2,879 62.22% 1,748 37.78% 1,131 24.44% 4,627
Dawes 2,987 80.77% 711 19.23% 2,276 61.54% 3,698
Dawson 6,211 81.35% 1,424 18.65% 4,787 62.70% 7,635
Deuel 1,001 81.71% 224 18.29% 777 63.42% 1,225
Dixon 2,299 70.96% 941 29.04% 1,358 41.92% 3,240
Dodge 9,837 72.00% 3,826 28.00% 6,011 44.00% 13,663
Douglas 101,579 67.82% 48,201 32.18% 53,378 35.64% 149,780
Dundy 1,003 81.94% 221 18.06% 782 63.88% 1,224
Fillmore 2,511 66.41% 1,270 33.59% 1,241 32.82% 3,781
Franklin 1,510 71.60% 599 28.40% 911 43.20% 2,109
Frontier 1,315 80.23% 324 19.77% 991 60.46% 1,639
Furnas 2,282 77.15% 676 22.85% 1,606 54.30% 2,958
Gage 6,298 63.71% 3,588 36.29% 2,710 27.42% 9,886
Garden 1,161 85.05% 204 14.95% 957 70.10% 1,365
Garfield 903 81.21% 209 18.79% 694 62.42% 1,112
Gosper 829 77.40% 242 22.60% 587 54.80% 1,071
Grant 376 84.49% 69 15.51% 307 68.98% 445
Greeley 1,005 56.94% 760 43.06% 245 13.88% 1,765
Hall 10,987 72.26% 4,218 27.74% 6,769 44.52% 15,205
Hamilton 2,960 76.55% 907 23.45% 2,053 53.10% 3,867
Harlan 1,549 74.19% 539 25.81% 1,010 48.38% 2,088
Hayes 486 79.80% 123 20.20% 363 59.60% 609
Hitchcock 1,339 78.63% 364 21.37% 975 57.26% 1,703
Holt 4,147 79.75% 1,053 20.25% 3,094 59.50% 5,200
Hooker 394 88.34% 52 11.66% 342 76.68% 446
Howard 1,691 64.15% 945 35.85% 746 28.30% 2,636
Jefferson 3,008 67.08% 1,476 32.92% 1,532 34.16% 4,484
Johnson 1,637 64.10% 917 35.90% 720 28.20% 2,554
Kearney 2,203 74.38% 759 25.62% 1,444 48.76% 2,962
Keith 2,513 79.07% 665 20.93% 1,848 58.14% 3,178
Keya Paha 563 79.41% 146 20.59% 417 58.82% 709
Kimball 1,650 79.06% 437 20.94% 1,213 58.12% 2,087
Knox 3,318 72.02% 1,289 27.98% 2,029 44.04% 4,607
Lancaster 42,573 62.15% 25,924 37.85% 16,649 24.30% 68,497
Lincoln 7,502 69.97% 3,220 30.03% 4,282 39.94% 10,722
Logan 320 81.42% 73 18.58% 247 62.84% 393
Loup 345 85.61% 58 14.39% 287 71.22% 403
Madison 8,580 79.42% 2,224 20.58% 6,356 58.84% 10,804
McPherson 247 85.47% 42 14.53% 205 70.94% 289
Merrick 2,418 73.16% 887 26.84% 1,531 46.32% 3,305
Morrill 1,740 76.99% 520 23.01% 1,220 53.98% 2,260
Nance 1,413 68.79% 641 31.21% 772 37.58% 2,054
Nemaha 2,600 74.10% 909 25.90% 1,691 48.20% 3,509
Nuckolls 2,089 67.65% 999 32.35% 1,090 35.30% 3,088
Otoe 4,815 73.70% 1,718 26.30% 3,097 47.40% 6,533
Pawnee 1,299 71.26% 524 28.74% 775 42.52% 1,823
Perkins 1,165 76.70% 354 23.30% 811 53.40% 1,519
Phelps 3,356 82.03% 735 17.97% 2,621 64.06% 4,091
Pierce 2,451 78.96% 653 21.04% 1,798 57.92% 3,104
Platte 7,871 73.38% 2,855 26.62% 5,016 46.76% 10,726
Polk 2,050 71.25% 827 28.75% 1,223 42.50% 2,877
Red Willow 3,701 79.90% 931 20.10% 2,770 59.80% 4,632
Richardson 3,662 70.83% 1,508 29.17% 2,154 41.66% 5,170
Rock 937 87.16% 138 12.84% 799 74.32% 1,075
Saline 2,828 51.59% 2,654 48.41% 174 3.18% 5,482
Sarpy 11,514 74.68% 3,904 25.32% 7,610 49.36% 15,418
Saunders 4,282 63.13% 2,501 36.87% 1,781 26.26% 6,783
Scotts Bluff 8,649 75.78% 2,764 24.22% 5,885 51.56% 11,413
Seward 3,707 63.98% 2,087 36.02% 1,620 27.96% 5,794
Sheridan 2,386 83.22% 481 16.78% 1,905 66.44% 2,867
Sherman 1,099 57.54% 811 42.46% 288 15.08% 1,910
Sioux 639 83.20% 129 16.80% 510 66.40% 768
Stanton 1,662 77.66% 478 22.34% 1,184 55.32% 2,140
Thayer 2,274 69.93% 978 30.07% 1,296 39.86% 3,252
Thomas 397 84.47% 73 15.53% 324 68.94% 470
Thurston 1,565 65.07% 840 34.93% 725 30.14% 2,405
Valley 2,011 72.29% 771 27.71% 1,240 44.58% 2,782
Washington 4,290 75.38% 1,401 24.62% 2,889 50.76% 5,691
Wayne 2,659 74.67% 902 25.33% 1,757 49.34% 3,561
Webster 1,631 70.09% 696 29.91% 935 40.18% 2,327
Wheeler 361 81.12% 84 18.88% 277 62.24% 445
York 4,651 77.92% 1,318 22.08% 3,333 55.84% 5,969
Totals 406,298 70.50% 169,991 29.50% 236,307 41.00% 576,289

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

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  2. ^ "1972 Election for the Forty-Seventh Term (1973-77)". Retrieved January 28, 2017.
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