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Elections / 1972 · President · AL

Richard Nixon carried Alabama R+46.9.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alabama, 1972. The state ran 23.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)

Alabama result
1,006,093 votes counted
McGovern (D)
256,923
25.5%
Nixon (R)
728,701
72.4%
All others
20,469
2.0%
Margin
R+46.9
1972 presidential election
Alabama, 1972
NixonR+46.9
1972 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1972 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1972 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · R+52.9Baldwin County, AL · R+66.3Barbour County, AL · R+44.7Bibb County, AL · R+58.7Blount County, AL · R+60.0Bullock County, AL · D+3.1Butler County, AL · R+53.6Calhoun County, AL · R+54.9Chambers County, AL · R+60.3Cherokee County, AL · R+45.2Chilton County, AL · R+67.6Choctaw County, AL · R+22.3Clarke County, AL · R+43.5Clay County, AL · R+76.9Cleburne County, AL · R+70.7Coffee County, AL · R+61.0Colbert County, AL · R+38.7Conecuh County, AL · R+50.6Coosa County, AL · R+54.9Covington County, AL · R+71.1Crenshaw County, AL · R+47.6Cullman County, AL · R+59.8Dale County, AL · R+67.3Dallas County, AL · R+22.5DeKalb County, AL · R+42.9Elmore County, AL · R+62.0Escambia County, AL · R+65.5Etowah County, AL · R+47.2Fayette County, AL · R+67.1Franklin County, AL · R+51.7Geneva County, AL · R+69.2Greene County, AL · D+38.7Hale County, AL · R+22.4Henry County, AL · R+59.7Houston County, AL · R+67.9Jackson County, AL · R+34.2Jefferson County, AL · R+39.2Lamar County, AL · R+61.8Lauderdale County, AL · R+46.2Lawrence County, AL · R+51.5Lee County, AL · R+51.5Limestone County, AL · R+48.6Lowndes County, AL · D+12.2Macon County, AL · D+29.2Madison County, AL · R+48.7Marengo County, AL · R+31.7Marion County, AL · R+71.2Marshall County, AL · R+50.5Mobile County, AL · R+49.0Monroe County, AL · R+51.1Montgomery County, AL · R+46.0Morgan County, AL · R+55.6Perry County, AL · R+1.4Pickens County, AL · R+35.4Pike County, AL · R+54.8Randolph County, AL · R+52.6Russell County, AL · R+37.5Shelby County, AL · R+65.2St. Clair County, AL · R+62.2Sumter County, AL · D+0.9Talladega County, AL · R+47.0Tallapoosa County, AL · R+59.2Tuscaloosa County, AL · R+42.7Walker County, AL · R+58.7Washington County, AL · R+49.8Wilcox County, AL · D+10.3Winston County, AL · R+72.6
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican72.4%728,701
George McGovernDemocratic25.5%256,923
OtherAll other candidates2.0%20,469
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1972 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
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%
County results — 1972
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyR
−52.9%
1,5935,3677,140
Baldwin CountyR
−66.3%
2,92315,10418,375
Barbour CountyR
−44.7%
1,8464,9857,029
Bibb CountyR
−58.7%
8373,3324,248
Blount CountyR
−60.0%
1,5826,4868,173
Bullock CountyD
+3.1%
2,3212,1784,591
Butler CountyR
−53.6%
1,4014,6856,128
Calhoun CountyR
−54.9%
5,83220,36426,471
Chambers CountyR
−60.3%
2,0768,71611,003
Cherokee CountyR
−45.2%
1,1823,1794,422
Chilton CountyR
−67.6%
1,3567,3498,867
Choctaw CountyR
−22.3%
1,9343,0555,030
Clarke CountyR
−43.5%
2,0315,2567,414
Clay CountyR
−76.9%
5073,9484,474
Cleburne CountyR
−70.7%
5813,4204,014
Coffee CountyR
−61.0%
2,1609,07611,336
Colbert CountyR
−38.7%
4,81111,21516,564
Conecuh CountyR
−50.6%
1,0423,2144,296
Coosa CountyR
−54.9%
7732,6723,461
Covington CountyR
−71.1%
1,5479,27810,881
Crenshaw CountyR
−47.6%
1,0853,1294,294
Cullman CountyR
−59.8%
3,57114,39018,091
Dale CountyR
−67.3%
1,5948,34610,038
Dallas CountyR
−22.5%
5,4278,64414,280
DeKalb CountyR
−42.9%
3,7599,43413,237
Elmore CountyR
−62.0%
1,8918,46110,590
Escambia CountyR
−65.5%
1,5987,8839,591
Etowah CountyR
−47.2%
7,37220,85128,581
Fayette CountyR
−67.1%
8364,2405,076
Franklin CountyR
−51.7%
1,8405,8777,812
Geneva CountyR
−69.2%
1,0495,8516,938
Greene CountyD
+38.7%
3,2351,4044,735
Hale CountyR
−22.4%
1,7792,8594,828
Henry CountyR
−59.7%
8533,4144,291
Houston CountyR
−67.9%
2,35812,62215,124
Jackson CountyR
−34.2%
2,9856,2029,410
Jefferson CountyR
−39.2%
57,288135,095198,528
Lamar CountyR
−61.8%
7663,2834,075
Lauderdale CountyR
−46.2%
5,11214,41020,108
Lawrence CountyR
−51.5%
1,4164,4335,863
Lee CountyR
−51.5%
3,62211,57115,441
Limestone CountyR
−48.6%
2,0796,1888,452
Lowndes CountyD
+12.2%
2,5591,9904,661
Macon CountyD
+29.2%
3,6361,9315,845
Madison CountyR
−48.7%
13,10838,89952,984
Marengo CountyR
−31.7%
2,6455,1567,926
Marion CountyR
−71.2%
9865,9276,942
Marshall CountyR
−50.5%
3,89412,09016,238
Mobile CountyR
−49.0%
20,69462,63985,634
Monroe CountyR
−51.1%
1,6365,1556,890
Montgomery CountyR
−46.0%
12,72335,35349,197
Morgan CountyR
−55.6%
5,00418,10023,553
Perry CountyR
−1.4%
2,7182,8005,699
Pickens CountyR
−35.4%
1,9334,0716,046
Pike CountyR
−54.8%
1,6245,6907,422
Randolph CountyR
−52.6%
1,3304,4275,892
Russell CountyR
−37.5%
2,6446,0349,043
Shelby CountyR
−65.2%
1,8599,39011,558
St. Clair CountyR
−62.2%
1,5386,9528,710
Sumter CountyD
+0.9%
2,7372,6865,461
Talladega CountyR
−47.0%
4,56712,76317,455
Tallapoosa CountyR
−59.2%
2,1138,53510,843
Tuscaloosa CountyR
−42.7%
8,27221,17230,179
Walker CountyR
−58.7%
3,72414,58118,507
Washington CountyR
−49.8%
1,0963,2824,392
Wilcox CountyD
+10.3%
3,2542,6415,945
Winston CountyR
−72.6%
7794,9715,771