Richard Nixon carried Arizona R+31.3.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Arizona, 1972. The state ran 8.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Arizona result

653,505 votes counted

McGovern (D)

198,540

30.4%

Nixon (R)

402,812

61.6%

All others

52,153

8.0%

Margin

R+31.3

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1972 presidential election

Arizona, 1972

NixonR+31.3

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	61.6%	402,812
George McGovernDemocratic	30.4%	198,540
OtherAll other candidates	8.0%	52,153

D+60

R+60

14 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Arizona's presidential margins

1912–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Arizona's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1912	+30.8%
1916	+21.8%
1920	−11.2%
1924	−5.8%
1928	−15.3%
1932	+36.5%
1936	+42.9%
1940	+27.5%
1944	+17.9%
1948	+10.0%
1952	−16.7%
1956	−22.1%
1960	−11.1%
1964	−0.8%
1968	−19.8%
1972	−31.3%
1976	−16.6%
1980	−32.4%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−21.2%
1992	−2.0%
1996	+2.2%
2000	−6.3%
2004	−10.5%
2008	−8.5%
2012	−9.0%
2016	−3.5%
2020	+0.3%
2024	−5.5%

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County results — 1972

14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Apache County	R	−3.7%	3,145	3,394	6,750
Cochise County	R	−31.1%	6,023	11,706	18,299
Coconino County	R	−25.1%	6,250	10,611	17,389
Gila County	R	−13.3%	4,295	5,673	10,372
Graham County	R	−28.8%	1,863	3,575	5,943
Greenlee County	D	+6.6%	2,013	1,758	3,858
Maricopa County	R	−42.3%	95,135	244,593	353,000
Mohave County	R	−42.5%	2,588	6,755	9,801
Navajo County	R	−25.9%	4,003	6,999	11,572
Pima County	R	−10.5%	56,223	73,154	161,110
Pinal County	R	−23.8%	6,404	10,584	17,559
Santa Cruz County	R	−6.6%	1,866	2,137	4,079
Yavapai County	R	−44.5%	3,977	12,277	18,667
Yuma County	R	−32.0%	4,755	9,596	15,106