Arkansas — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentNixonR+38.1
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 68.8% | 445,751 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 30.7% | 198,899 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 3,016 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Ashley County, AR | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Bradley County, AR | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Chicot County, AR | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Clark County, AR | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Clay County, AR | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Columbia County, AR | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Conway County, AR | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Cross County, AR | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Dallas County, AR | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Desha County, AR | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Drew County, AR | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Franklin County, AR | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Grant County, AR | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Greene County, AR | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Howard County, AR | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Izard County, AR | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Jackson County, AR | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Johnson County, AR | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Lee County, AR | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Little River County, AR | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Logan County, AR | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Miller County, AR | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Nevada County, AR | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Perry County, AR | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Phillips County, AR | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Pope County, AR | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Prairie County, AR | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Randolph County, AR | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Saline County, AR | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Sevier County, AR | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+39.7 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Union County, AR | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+42.2 |
| White County, AR | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Yell County, AR | Republican | R+33.0 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Richard Nixon+3,376 | 5,22573.5% | 1,84926.0% | 390.5% | 7,113 |
| Ashley County | Richard Nixon+3,826 | 5,50676.4% | 1,68023.3% | 170.2% | 7,203 |
| Baxter County | Richard Nixon+4,077 | 6,75470.6% | 2,67728.0% | 1291.3% | 9,560 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+10,538 | 14,62177.9% | 4,08321.7% | 740.4% | 18,778 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+3,622 | 5,48474.5% | 1,86225.3% | 160.2% | 7,362 |
| Bradley County | Richard Nixon+1,850 | 3,21869.7% | 1,36829.6% | 280.6% | 4,614 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+591 | 1,29864.3% | 70735.0% | 150.7% | 2,020 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+2,164 | 3,56570.1% | 1,40127.5% | 1202.4% | 5,086 |
| Chicot County | Richard Nixon+1,389 | 2,85866.0% | 1,46933.9% | 60.1% | 4,333 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+1,432 | 4,17360.0% | 2,74139.4% | 460.7% | 6,960 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+2,448 | 4,38169.4% | 1,93330.6% | 00.0% | 6,314 |
| Cleburne County | Richard Nixon+1,470 | 2,87067.2% | 1,40032.8% | 40.1% | 4,274 |
| Cleveland County | Richard Nixon+1,103 | 1,83771.5% | 73428.5% | 00.0% | 2,571 |
| Columbia County | Richard Nixon+3,608 | 5,80172.3% | 2,19327.3% | 290.4% | 8,023 |
| Conway County | Richard Nixon+1,178 | 4,18758.1% | 3,00941.8% | 90.1% | 7,205 |
| Craighead County | Richard Nixon+5,469 | 11,31265.9% | 5,84334.1% | 00.0% | 17,155 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+5,454 | 6,97481.4% | 1,52017.7% | 720.8% | 8,566 |
| Crittenden County | Richard Nixon+4,725 | 7,97171.1% | 3,24628.9% | 00.0% | 11,217 |
| Cross County | Richard Nixon+2,522 | 3,74372.8% | 1,22123.7% | 1793.5% | 5,143 |
| Dallas County | Richard Nixon+750 | 2,15260.6% | 1,40239.4% | 00.0% | 3,554 |
| Desha County | Richard Nixon+1,720 | 3,38566.9% | 1,66532.9% | 80.2% | 5,058 |
| Drew County | Richard Nixon+2,166 | 3,33474.1% | 1,16825.9% | 00.0% | 4,502 |
| Faulkner County | Richard Nixon+2,142 | 6,74659.4% | 4,60440.6% | 00.0% | 11,350 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+2,426 | 3,67874.6% | 1,25225.4% | 00.0% | 4,930 |
| Fulton County | Richard Nixon+1,070 | 2,03067.9% | 96032.1% | 00.0% | 2,990 |
| Garland County | Richard Nixon+10,395 | 15,60273.9% | 5,20724.7% | 3031.4% | 21,112 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+1,267 | 2,41467.4% | 1,14732.0% | 200.6% | 3,581 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+3,865 | 6,12873.0% | 2,26327.0% | 00.0% | 8,391 |
| Hempstead County | Richard Nixon+2,916 | 4,96370.8% | 2,04729.2% | 00.0% | 7,010 |
| Hot Spring County | Richard Nixon+2,506 | 5,37864.5% | 2,87234.5% | 831.0% | 8,333 |
| Howard County | Richard Nixon+1,613 | 2,68271.5% | 1,06928.5% | 00.0% | 3,751 |
| Independence County | Richard Nixon+2,446 | 5,07665.7% | 2,63034.1% | 150.2% | 7,721 |
| Izard County | Richard Nixon+893 | 2,00164.3% | 1,10835.6% | 50.2% | 3,114 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+2,104 | 4,19666.7% | 2,09233.3% | 00.0% | 6,288 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+6,542 | 16,88862.0% | 10,34638.0% | 260.1% | 27,260 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+2,062 | 4,10766.8% | 2,04533.2% | 00.0% | 6,152 |
| Lafayette County | Richard Nixon+1,508 | 2,46071.9% | 95227.8% | 90.3% | 3,421 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+2,230 | 3,98169.5% | 1,75130.5% | 00.0% | 5,732 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+1,633 | 3,54064.6% | 1,90734.8% | 340.6% | 5,481 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,203 | 2,31867.5% | 1,11532.5% | 00.0% | 3,433 |
| Little River County | Richard Nixon+1,459 | 2,55070.0% | 1,09130.0% | 00.0% | 3,641 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+3,008 | 4,96471.4% | 1,95628.1% | 300.4% | 6,950 |
| Lonoke County | Richard Nixon+2,794 | 5,29867.6% | 2,50432.0% | 330.4% | 7,835 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,483 | 3,37264.1% | 1,88935.9% | 00.0% | 5,261 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+1,223 | 2,33166.7% | 1,10831.7% | 581.7% | 3,497 |
| Miller County | Richard Nixon+5,500 | 8,35574.5% | 2,85525.5% | 00.0% | 11,210 |
| Mississippi County | Richard Nixon+7,387 | 10,93174.7% | 3,54424.2% | 1521.0% | 14,627 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+1,319 | 2,89763.4% | 1,57834.6% | 912.0% | 4,566 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+867 | 1,55568.2% | 68830.2% | 381.7% | 2,281 |
| Nevada County | Richard Nixon+1,334 | 2,51368.1% | 1,17931.9% | 00.0% | 3,692 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+1,093 | 1,92469.8% | 83130.2% | 00.0% | 2,755 |
| Ouachita County | Richard Nixon+2,689 | 6,62062.7% | 3,93137.2% | 110.1% | 10,562 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+635 | 1,44563.9% | 81035.8% | 70.3% | 2,262 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+1,952 | 6,23558.9% | 4,28340.5% | 680.6% | 10,586 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+1,518 | 2,31673.7% | 79825.4% | 290.9% | 3,143 |
| Poinsett County | Richard Nixon+5,102 | 7,01077.9% | 1,90821.2% | 800.9% | 8,998 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+2,489 | 3,60974.8% | 1,12023.2% | 941.9% | 4,823 |
| Pope County | Richard Nixon+3,615 | 6,91767.5% | 3,30232.2% | 250.2% | 10,244 |
| Prairie County | Richard Nixon+1,313 | 2,18671.5% | 87328.5% | 00.0% | 3,059 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+23,965 | 57,57662.9% | 33,61136.7% | 2810.3% | 91,468 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+1,053 | 2,57862.8% | 1,52537.2% | 00.0% | 4,103 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+3,469 | 7,97263.6% | 4,50335.9% | 520.4% | 12,527 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+1,653 | 2,42475.9% | 77124.1% | 00.0% | 3,195 |
| Searcy County | Richard Nixon+2,310 | 3,16378.8% | 85321.2% | 00.0% | 4,016 |
| Sebastian County | Richard Nixon+19,449 | 25,21981.2% | 5,77018.6% | 580.2% | 31,047 |
| Sevier County | Richard Nixon+1,478 | 2,52669.9% | 1,04829.0% | 391.1% | 3,613 |
| Sharp County | Richard Nixon+1,523 | 2,67769.7% | 1,15430.1% | 90.2% | 3,840 |
| St. Francis County | Richard Nixon+3,018 | 5,69265.9% | 2,67431.0% | 2653.1% | 8,631 |
| Stone County | Richard Nixon+1,031 | 1,98967.4% | 95832.5% | 50.2% | 2,952 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+8,394 | 11,92576.7% | 3,53122.7% | 870.6% | 15,543 |
| Van Buren County | Richard Nixon+1,028 | 2,62261.9% | 1,59437.6% | 190.4% | 4,235 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+10,415 | 17,52370.9% | 7,10828.8% | 700.3% | 24,701 |
| White County | Richard Nixon+4,540 | 8,70167.2% | 4,16132.2% | 790.6% | 12,941 |
| Woodruff County | Richard Nixon+806 | 1,98961.7% | 1,18336.7% | 501.6% | 3,222 |
| Yell County | Richard Nixon+1,641 | 3,31066.5% | 1,66933.5% | 00.0% | 4,979 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.