Elections / 1972 · President · CT
Richard Nixon carried Connecticut R+18.5.
George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Connecticut, 1972. The state ran 4.7 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Connecticut result
1,383,464 votes counted
McGovern (D)
555,486
40.2%
Nixon (R)
810,740
58.6%
All others
17,239
1.2%
Margin
R+18.5
1972 presidential election
Connecticut, 1972
NixonR+18.5
Constituent county margins for Connecticut — 1972 presidential electionOne cell per constituent county, colored by 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 58.6% | 810,740 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 40.2% | 555,486 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 17,239 |
D+60R+60
9 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin.
Connecticut's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | +2.4% |
| 1880 | −2.0% |
| 1884 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | −30.7% |
| 1900 | −15.9% |
| 1904 | −20.0% |
| 1908 | −23.5% |
| 1912 | +3.3% |
| 1916 | −3.1% |
| 1920 | −29.7% |
| 1924 | −34.0% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | −1.1% |
| 1936 | +15.0% |
| 1940 | +7.1% |
| 1944 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | −1.6% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −27.5% |
| 1960 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | +35.7% |
| 1968 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | −9.6% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −5.1% |
| 1992 | +6.4% |
| 1996 | +18.1% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | +22.4% |
| 2012 | +17.3% |
| 2016 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | +20.0% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
County results — 1972
9 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | R | 180,112 | 204,070 | 387,932 | |
| Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | R | 42,594 | 79,377 | 124,030 | |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | R | 24,798 | 35,426 | 60,858 | |
| Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | R | 71,554 | 104,483 | 178,276 | |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 13,478 | 17,852 | 31,740 | |
| Northwest Hills Planning Region | R | 17,456 | 26,176 | 44,121 | |
| South Central Connecticut Planning Region | R | 89,038 | 132,319 | 224,239 | |
| Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region | R | 34,812 | 60,268 | 95,995 | |
| Western Connecticut Planning Region | R | 81,644 | 150,769 | 236,273 |