Alabama — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionAlabama · PresidentNixonR+46.9
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 72.4% | 728,701 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 25.5% | 256,923 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 20,469 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama cast 9 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Autauga County, AL | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Baldwin County, AL | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Barbour County, AL | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Bibb County, AL | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Blount County, AL | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Bullock County, AL | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Butler County, AL | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Calhoun County, AL | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Chambers County, AL | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Cherokee County, AL | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Chilton County, AL | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Choctaw County, AL | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Clarke County, AL | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Clay County, AL | Republican | R+76.9 |
| Cleburne County, AL | Republican | R+70.7 |
| Coffee County, AL | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Colbert County, AL | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Conecuh County, AL | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Coosa County, AL | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Covington County, AL | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Crenshaw County, AL | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Cullman County, AL | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Dale County, AL | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Dallas County, AL | Republican | R+22.5 |
| DeKalb County, AL | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Elmore County, AL | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Escambia County, AL | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Etowah County, AL | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Fayette County, AL | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Franklin County, AL | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Geneva County, AL | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Greene County, AL | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Hale County, AL | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Henry County, AL | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Houston County, AL | Republican | R+67.9 |
| Jackson County, AL | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Jefferson County, AL | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Lamar County, AL | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Lauderdale County, AL | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Lawrence County, AL | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Lee County, AL | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Limestone County, AL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Lowndes County, AL | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Macon County, AL | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Madison County, AL | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Marengo County, AL | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Marion County, AL | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Marshall County, AL | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Mobile County, AL | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Monroe County, AL | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Montgomery County, AL | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Morgan County, AL | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Perry County, AL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Pickens County, AL | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Pike County, AL | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Randolph County, AL | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Russell County, AL | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Shelby County, AL | Republican | R+65.2 |
| St. Clair County, AL | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Sumter County, AL | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Talladega County, AL | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Tallapoosa County, AL | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Walker County, AL | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Washington County, AL | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Wilcox County, AL | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Winston County, AL | Republican | R+72.6 |
Alabama results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga County | Richard Nixon+3,774 | 5,36775.2% | 1,59322.3% | 1802.5% | 7,140 |
| Baldwin County | Richard Nixon+12,181 | 15,10482.2% | 2,92315.9% | 3481.9% | 18,375 |
| Barbour County | Richard Nixon+3,139 | 4,98570.9% | 1,84626.3% | 1982.8% | 7,029 |
| Bibb County | Richard Nixon+2,495 | 3,33278.4% | 83719.7% | 791.9% | 4,248 |
| Blount County | Richard Nixon+4,904 | 6,48679.4% | 1,58219.4% | 1051.3% | 8,173 |
| Bullock County | George McGovern+143 | 2,17847.4% | 2,32150.6% | 922.0% | 4,591 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+3,284 | 4,68576.5% | 1,40122.9% | 420.7% | 6,128 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+14,532 | 20,36476.9% | 5,83222.0% | 2751.0% | 26,471 |
| Chambers County | Richard Nixon+6,640 | 8,71679.2% | 2,07618.9% | 2111.9% | 11,003 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+1,997 | 3,17971.9% | 1,18226.7% | 611.4% | 4,422 |
| Chilton County | Richard Nixon+5,993 | 7,34982.9% | 1,35615.3% | 1621.8% | 8,867 |
| Choctaw County | Richard Nixon+1,121 | 3,05560.7% | 1,93438.4% | 410.8% | 5,030 |
| Clarke County | Richard Nixon+3,225 | 5,25670.9% | 2,03127.4% | 1271.7% | 7,414 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+3,441 | 3,94888.2% | 50711.3% | 190.4% | 4,474 |
| Cleburne County | Richard Nixon+2,839 | 3,42085.2% | 58114.5% | 130.3% | 4,014 |
| Coffee County | Richard Nixon+6,916 | 9,07680.1% | 2,16019.1% | 1000.9% | 11,336 |
| Colbert County | Richard Nixon+6,404 | 11,21567.7% | 4,81129.0% | 5383.2% | 16,564 |
| Conecuh County | Richard Nixon+2,172 | 3,21474.8% | 1,04224.3% | 400.9% | 4,296 |
| Coosa County | Richard Nixon+1,899 | 2,67277.2% | 77322.3% | 160.5% | 3,461 |
| Covington County | Richard Nixon+7,731 | 9,27885.3% | 1,54714.2% | 560.5% | 10,881 |
| Crenshaw County | Richard Nixon+2,044 | 3,12972.9% | 1,08525.3% | 801.9% | 4,294 |
| Cullman County | Richard Nixon+10,819 | 14,39079.5% | 3,57119.7% | 1300.7% | 18,091 |
| Dale County | Richard Nixon+6,752 | 8,34683.1% | 1,59415.9% | 981.0% | 10,038 |
| Dallas County | Richard Nixon+3,217 | 8,64460.5% | 5,42738.0% | 2091.5% | 14,280 |
| DeKalb County | Richard Nixon+5,675 | 9,43471.3% | 3,75928.4% | 440.3% | 13,237 |
| Elmore County | Richard Nixon+6,570 | 8,46179.9% | 1,89117.9% | 2382.2% | 10,590 |
| Escambia County | Richard Nixon+6,285 | 7,88382.2% | 1,59816.7% | 1101.1% | 9,591 |
| Etowah County | Richard Nixon+13,479 | 20,85173.0% | 7,37225.8% | 3581.3% | 28,581 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+3,404 | 4,24083.5% | 83616.5% | 00.0% | 5,076 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+4,037 | 5,87775.2% | 1,84023.6% | 951.2% | 7,812 |
| Geneva County | Richard Nixon+4,802 | 5,85184.3% | 1,04915.1% | 380.5% | 6,938 |
| Greene County | George McGovern+1,831 | 1,40429.7% | 3,23568.3% | 962.0% | 4,735 |
| Hale County | Richard Nixon+1,080 | 2,85959.2% | 1,77936.8% | 1903.9% | 4,828 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+2,561 | 3,41479.6% | 85319.9% | 240.6% | 4,291 |
| Houston County | Richard Nixon+10,264 | 12,62283.5% | 2,35815.6% | 1441.0% | 15,124 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+3,217 | 6,20265.9% | 2,98531.7% | 2232.4% | 9,410 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+77,807 | 135,09568.0% | 57,28828.9% | 6,1453.1% | 198,528 |
| Lamar County | Richard Nixon+2,517 | 3,28380.6% | 76618.8% | 260.6% | 4,075 |
| Lauderdale County | Richard Nixon+9,298 | 14,41071.7% | 5,11225.4% | 5862.9% | 20,108 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+3,017 | 4,43375.6% | 1,41624.2% | 140.2% | 5,863 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+7,949 | 11,57174.9% | 3,62223.5% | 2481.6% | 15,441 |
| Limestone County | Richard Nixon+4,109 | 6,18873.2% | 2,07924.6% | 1852.2% | 8,452 |
| Lowndes County | George McGovern+569 | 1,99042.7% | 2,55954.9% | 1122.4% | 4,661 |
| Macon County | George McGovern+1,705 | 1,93133.0% | 3,63662.2% | 2784.8% | 5,845 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+25,791 | 38,89973.4% | 13,10824.7% | 9771.8% | 52,984 |
| Marengo County | Richard Nixon+2,511 | 5,15665.1% | 2,64533.4% | 1251.6% | 7,926 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+4,941 | 5,92785.4% | 98614.2% | 290.4% | 6,942 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+8,196 | 12,09074.5% | 3,89424.0% | 2541.6% | 16,238 |
| Mobile County | Richard Nixon+41,945 | 62,63973.1% | 20,69424.2% | 2,3012.7% | 85,634 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+3,519 | 5,15574.8% | 1,63623.7% | 991.4% | 6,890 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+22,630 | 35,35371.9% | 12,72325.9% | 1,1212.3% | 49,197 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+13,096 | 18,10076.8% | 5,00421.2% | 4491.9% | 23,553 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+82 | 2,80049.1% | 2,71847.7% | 1813.2% | 5,699 |
| Pickens County | Richard Nixon+2,138 | 4,07167.3% | 1,93332.0% | 420.7% | 6,046 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+4,066 | 5,69076.7% | 1,62421.9% | 1081.5% | 7,422 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+3,097 | 4,42775.1% | 1,33022.6% | 1352.3% | 5,892 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+3,390 | 6,03466.7% | 2,64429.2% | 3654.0% | 9,043 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+7,531 | 9,39081.2% | 1,85916.1% | 3092.7% | 11,558 |
| St. Clair County | Richard Nixon+5,414 | 6,95279.8% | 1,53817.7% | 2202.5% | 8,710 |
| Sumter County | George McGovern+51 | 2,68649.2% | 2,73750.1% | 380.7% | 5,461 |
| Talladega County | Richard Nixon+8,196 | 12,76373.1% | 4,56726.2% | 1250.7% | 17,455 |
| Tallapoosa County | Richard Nixon+6,422 | 8,53578.7% | 2,11319.5% | 1951.8% | 10,843 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Richard Nixon+12,900 | 21,17270.2% | 8,27227.4% | 7352.4% | 30,179 |
| Walker County | Richard Nixon+10,857 | 14,58178.8% | 3,72420.1% | 2021.1% | 18,507 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,186 | 3,28274.7% | 1,09625.0% | 140.3% | 4,392 |
| Wilcox County | George McGovern+613 | 2,64144.4% | 3,25454.7% | 500.8% | 5,945 |
| Winston County | Richard Nixon+4,192 | 4,97186.1% | 77913.5% | 210.4% | 5,771 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Alabama's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +55.5% |
| 1896 | +38.4% |
| 1900 | +26.0% |
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +46.4% |
| 1912 | +61.7% |
| 1916 | +54.1% |
| 1920 | +34.8% |
| 1924 | +42.7% |
| 1928 | +3.0% |
| 1932 | +70.6% |
| 1936 | +73.6% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +63.1% |
| 1948 | −19.0% |
| 1952 | +29.5% |
| 1956 | +17.1% |
| 1960 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | −69.5% |
| 1968 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | −46.9% |
| 1976 | +13.1% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −22.4% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −6.8% |
| 1996 | −7.0% |
| 2000 | −14.9% |
| 2004 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −21.6% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.