Colorado — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionColorado · PresidentNixonR+28.0
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 62.6% | 597,189 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 34.6% | 329,980 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 26,716 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+54.8 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+45.7 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Lake County, CO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+24.0 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+44.7 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+16,202 | 40,37260.8% | 24,17036.4% | 1,8702.8% | 66,412 |
| Alamosa County | Richard Nixon+1,376 | 2,91662.5% | 1,54033.0% | 2094.5% | 4,665 |
| Arapahoe County | Richard Nixon+33,652 | 52,28372.2% | 18,63125.7% | 1,4622.0% | 72,376 |
| Archuleta County | Richard Nixon+306 | 60664.5% | 30031.9% | 343.6% | 940 |
| Baca County | Richard Nixon+1,118 | 1,64573.9% | 52723.7% | 532.4% | 2,225 |
| Bent County | Richard Nixon+738 | 1,52564.3% | 78733.2% | 602.5% | 2,372 |
| Boulder County | Richard Nixon+11,282 | 40,76656.8% | 29,48441.1% | 1,5202.1% | 71,770 |
| Chaffee County | Richard Nixon+1,505 | 2,85966.6% | 1,35431.6% | 781.8% | 4,291 |
| Cheyenne County | Richard Nixon+415 | 81563.4% | 40031.1% | 715.5% | 1,286 |
| Clear Creek County | Richard Nixon+742 | 1,55762.2% | 81532.6% | 1305.2% | 2,502 |
| Conejos County | Richard Nixon+518 | 1,65855.5% | 1,14038.2% | 1896.3% | 2,987 |
| Costilla County | George McGovern+142 | 60242.2% | 74452.1% | 825.7% | 1,428 |
| Crowley County | Richard Nixon+680 | 1,09470.7% | 41426.7% | 402.6% | 1,548 |
| Custer County | Richard Nixon+341 | 49571.4% | 15422.2% | 446.3% | 693 |
| Delta County | Richard Nixon+2,987 | 4,89067.7% | 1,90326.4% | 4275.9% | 7,220 |
| Denver County | Richard Nixon+23,933 | 121,99554.1% | 98,06243.5% | 5,2782.3% | 225,335 |
| Dolores County | Richard Nixon+332 | 49871.8% | 16623.9% | 304.3% | 694 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+2,577 | 3,62575.5% | 1,04821.8% | 1272.6% | 4,800 |
| Eagle County | Richard Nixon+614 | 1,92058.2% | 1,30639.6% | 752.3% | 3,301 |
| El Paso County | Richard Nixon+32,658 | 53,89269.1% | 21,23427.2% | 2,8593.7% | 77,985 |
| Elbert County | Richard Nixon+965 | 1,41673.3% | 45123.3% | 653.4% | 1,932 |
| Fremont County | Richard Nixon+3,888 | 6,70168.4% | 2,81328.7% | 2812.9% | 9,795 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+2,364 | 4,45266.3% | 2,08831.1% | 1782.6% | 6,718 |
| Gilpin County | Richard Nixon+154 | 51657.0% | 36240.0% | 273.0% | 905 |
| Grand County | Richard Nixon+1,036 | 1,72169.9% | 68527.8% | 552.2% | 2,461 |
| Gunnison County | Richard Nixon+1,044 | 2,23163.6% | 1,18733.8% | 902.6% | 3,508 |
| Hinsdale County | Richard Nixon+128 | 17277.5% | 4419.8% | 62.7% | 222 |
| Huerfano County | Richard Nixon+279 | 1,62053.5% | 1,34144.3% | 662.2% | 3,027 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+445 | 62376.7% | 17821.9% | 111.4% | 812 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+48,527 | 80,08269.9% | 31,55527.5% | 2,9602.6% | 114,597 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+477 | 84967.9% | 37229.8% | 292.3% | 1,250 |
| Kit Carson County | Richard Nixon+1,492 | 2,31670.9% | 82425.2% | 1273.9% | 3,267 |
| La Plata County | Richard Nixon+2,861 | 5,69162.2% | 2,83030.9% | 6236.8% | 9,144 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+293 | 1,55653.7% | 1,26343.6% | 802.8% | 2,899 |
| Larimer County | Richard Nixon+13,731 | 27,46265.0% | 13,73132.5% | 1,0412.5% | 42,234 |
| Las Animas County | Richard Nixon+437 | 3,65952.6% | 3,22246.3% | 761.1% | 6,957 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+993 | 1,67870.0% | 68528.6% | 331.4% | 2,396 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+2,926 | 5,35267.3% | 2,42630.5% | 1782.2% | 7,956 |
| Mesa County | Richard Nixon+9,169 | 15,52768.7% | 6,35828.1% | 7283.2% | 22,613 |
| Mineral County | Richard Nixon+151 | 24771.0% | 9627.6% | 51.4% | 348 |
| Moffat County | Richard Nixon+1,337 | 1,92867.7% | 59120.8% | 32911.6% | 2,848 |
| Montezuma County | Richard Nixon+2,168 | 3,39173.5% | 1,22326.5% | 00.0% | 4,614 |
| Montrose County | Richard Nixon+2,701 | 4,57164.8% | 1,87026.5% | 6188.8% | 7,059 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+3,284 | 5,36570.4% | 2,08127.3% | 1752.3% | 7,621 |
| Otero County | Richard Nixon+3,087 | 6,01665.7% | 2,92932.0% | 2052.2% | 9,150 |
| Ouray County | Richard Nixon+483 | 66974.6% | 18620.7% | 424.7% | 897 |
| Park County | Richard Nixon+615 | 1,00170.3% | 38627.1% | 372.6% | 1,424 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+793 | 1,48065.3% | 68730.3% | 994.4% | 2,266 |
| Pitkin County | George McGovern+467 | 2,06444.2% | 2,53154.2% | 791.7% | 4,674 |
| Prowers County | Richard Nixon+1,412 | 3,27261.6% | 1,86035.0% | 1813.4% | 5,313 |
| Pueblo County | Richard Nixon+5,987 | 25,60754.4% | 19,62041.7% | 1,8183.9% | 47,045 |
| Rio Blanco County | Richard Nixon+1,172 | 1,58677.3% | 41420.2% | 532.6% | 2,053 |
| Rio Grande County | Richard Nixon+1,758 | 2,78769.7% | 1,02925.7% | 1834.6% | 3,999 |
| Routt County | Richard Nixon+1,016 | 2,62959.3% | 1,61336.4% | 1894.3% | 4,431 |
| Saguache County | Richard Nixon+484 | 1,06263.2% | 57834.4% | 412.4% | 1,681 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+98 | 23858.3% | 14034.3% | 307.4% | 408 |
| San Miguel County | Richard Nixon+157 | 58354.9% | 42640.2% | 524.9% | 1,061 |
| Sedgwick County | Richard Nixon+644 | 1,12967.8% | 48529.1% | 503.0% | 1,664 |
| Summit County | Richard Nixon+375 | 1,08259.0% | 70738.6% | 442.4% | 1,833 |
| Teller County | Richard Nixon+905 | 1,44070.5% | 53526.2% | 693.4% | 2,044 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+1,194 | 1,83769.9% | 64324.5% | 1495.7% | 2,629 |
| Weld County | Richard Nixon+13,005 | 24,69566.3% | 11,69031.4% | 8702.3% | 37,255 |
| Yuma County | Richard Nixon+1,807 | 2,87371.0% | 1,06626.4% | 1062.6% | 4,045 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.