Florida — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentNixonR+44.1
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 71.9% | 1,857,759 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 27.8% | 718,117 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 7,407 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 17 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Baker County, FL | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Bay County, FL | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Bradford County, FL | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Columbia County, FL | Republican | R+60.3 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Dixie County, FL | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Escambia County, FL | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Franklin County, FL | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Glades County, FL | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Gulf County, FL | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Hardee County, FL | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Holmes County, FL | Republican | R+85.0 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Jackson County, FL | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Leon County, FL | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Levy County, FL | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Liberty County, FL | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Madison County, FL | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Monroe County, FL | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Nassau County, FL | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Republican | R+77.8 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+66.3 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Republican | R+78.5 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+61.8 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+55.3 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Sumter County, FL | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Taylor County, FL | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Union County, FL | Republican | R+67.7 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Walton County, FL | Republican | R+72.3 |
| Washington County, FL | Republican | R+72.3 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Richard Nixon+5,291 | 22,53656.5% | 17,24543.3% | 800.2% | 39,861 |
| Baker County | Richard Nixon+1,564 | 1,94383.6% | 37916.3% | 10.0% | 2,323 |
| Bay County | Richard Nixon+16,331 | 20,24583.8% | 3,91416.2% | 00.0% | 24,159 |
| Bradford County | Richard Nixon+2,435 | 3,65273.7% | 1,21724.6% | 881.8% | 4,957 |
| Brevard County | Richard Nixon+45,919 | 62,77378.7% | 16,85421.1% | 1060.1% | 79,733 |
| Broward County | Richard Nixon+122,401 | 196,52872.4% | 74,12727.3% | 7540.3% | 271,409 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+1,608 | 2,06981.7% | 46118.2% | 30.1% | 2,533 |
| Charlotte County | Richard Nixon+9,014 | 12,88876.6% | 3,87423.0% | 550.3% | 16,817 |
| Citrus County | Richard Nixon+6,241 | 8,84877.2% | 2,60722.8% | 30.0% | 11,458 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+8,719 | 10,46785.5% | 1,74814.3% | 230.2% | 12,238 |
| Collier County | Richard Nixon+10,300 | 13,50180.6% | 3,20119.1% | 420.3% | 16,744 |
| Columbia County | Richard Nixon+5,059 | 6,72380.2% | 1,66419.8% | 00.0% | 8,387 |
| DeSoto County | Richard Nixon+2,106 | 2,95877.6% | 85222.3% | 30.1% | 3,813 |
| Dixie County | Richard Nixon+1,261 | 1,62881.5% | 36718.4% | 20.1% | 1,997 |
| Duval County | Richard Nixon+75,624 | 122,15472.2% | 46,53027.5% | 5200.3% | 169,204 |
| Escambia County | Richard Nixon+41,993 | 56,07179.6% | 14,07820.0% | 3150.4% | 70,464 |
| Flagler County | Richard Nixon+916 | 1,40974.1% | 49325.9% | 00.0% | 1,902 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+1,787 | 2,27782.1% | 49017.7% | 50.2% | 2,772 |
| Gadsden County | Richard Nixon+2,166 | 5,99561.0% | 3,82939.0% | 20.0% | 9,826 |
| Gilchrist County | Richard Nixon+1,059 | 1,30683.5% | 24715.8% | 120.8% | 1,565 |
| Glades County | Richard Nixon+766 | 1,01978.8% | 25319.6% | 211.6% | 1,293 |
| Gulf County | Richard Nixon+1,915 | 2,62878.5% | 71321.3% | 50.1% | 3,346 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+1,115 | 1,74173.3% | 62626.4% | 70.3% | 2,374 |
| Hardee County | Richard Nixon+2,916 | 3,56384.6% | 64715.4% | 30.1% | 4,213 |
| Hendry County | Richard Nixon+2,024 | 2,76378.9% | 73921.1% | 20.1% | 3,504 |
| Hernando County | Richard Nixon+4,186 | 6,29674.9% | 2,11025.1% | 30.0% | 8,409 |
| Highlands County | Richard Nixon+7,187 | 9,64579.5% | 2,45820.3% | 300.2% | 12,133 |
| Hillsborough County | Richard Nixon+61,651 | 106,95670.1% | 45,30529.7% | 2490.2% | 152,510 |
| Holmes County | Richard Nixon+3,510 | 3,81992.5% | 3097.5% | 00.0% | 4,128 |
| Indian River County | Richard Nixon+8,425 | 11,74177.8% | 3,31622.0% | 250.2% | 15,082 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+6,684 | 8,90480.0% | 2,22019.9% | 80.1% | 11,132 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+1,059 | 2,10866.0% | 1,04932.9% | 351.1% | 3,192 |
| Lafayette County | Richard Nixon+887 | 1,06085.7% | 17314.0% | 40.3% | 1,237 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+18,276 | 23,07982.6% | 4,80317.2% | 480.2% | 27,930 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+27,334 | 36,73879.5% | 9,40420.3% | 930.2% | 46,235 |
| Leon County | Richard Nixon+11,924 | 27,47963.7% | 15,55536.1% | 920.2% | 43,126 |
| Levy County | Richard Nixon+2,411 | 3,27379.1% | 86220.8% | 20.0% | 4,137 |
| Liberty County | Richard Nixon+977 | 1,19984.4% | 22215.6% | 00.0% | 1,421 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+2,049 | 3,23672.9% | 1,18726.7% | 150.3% | 4,438 |
| Manatee County | Richard Nixon+24,606 | 32,66479.8% | 8,05819.7% | 2180.5% | 40,940 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+14,108 | 19,50578.2% | 5,39721.6% | 460.2% | 24,948 |
| Martin County | Richard Nixon+8,350 | 11,29678.8% | 2,94620.6% | 880.6% | 14,330 |
| Miami-Dade County | Richard Nixon+78,836 | 256,52958.9% | 177,69340.8% | 1,5410.4% | 435,763 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+7,219 | 11,68872.2% | 4,46927.6% | 360.2% | 16,193 |
| Nassau County | Richard Nixon+3,785 | 5,07879.4% | 1,29320.2% | 210.3% | 6,392 |
| Okaloosa County | Richard Nixon+20,460 | 23,30388.6% | 2,84310.8% | 1440.5% | 26,290 |
| Okeechobee County | Richard Nixon+1,960 | 2,58180.6% | 62119.4% | 10.0% | 3,203 |
| Orange County | Richard Nixon+70,676 | 94,51679.6% | 23,84020.1% | 4210.4% | 118,777 |
| Osceola County | Richard Nixon+7,445 | 9,32082.9% | 1,87516.7% | 420.4% | 11,237 |
| Palm Beach County | Richard Nixon+67,845 | 108,67072.3% | 40,82527.2% | 7080.5% | 150,203 |
| Pasco County | Richard Nixon+17,919 | 29,24971.9% | 11,33027.9% | 970.2% | 40,676 |
| Pinellas County | Richard Nixon+102,344 | 179,54169.8% | 77,19730.0% | 3780.1% | 257,116 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+44,329 | 60,74878.4% | 16,41921.2% | 2930.4% | 77,460 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+5,840 | 8,74174.6% | 2,90124.8% | 740.6% | 11,716 |
| Santa Rosa County | Richard Nixon+11,178 | 12,66988.9% | 1,49110.5% | 850.6% | 14,245 |
| Sarasota County | Richard Nixon+36,704 | 48,93980.0% | 12,23520.0% | 360.1% | 61,210 |
| Seminole County | Richard Nixon+21,155 | 27,65880.8% | 6,50319.0% | 510.1% | 34,212 |
| St. Johns County | Richard Nixon+6,370 | 8,91977.5% | 2,54922.1% | 430.4% | 11,511 |
| St. Lucie County | Richard Nixon+9,665 | 14,25875.4% | 4,59324.3% | 590.3% | 18,910 |
| Sumter County | Richard Nixon+2,588 | 3,69576.7% | 1,10723.0% | 150.3% | 4,817 |
| Suwannee County | Richard Nixon+3,408 | 4,43580.8% | 1,02718.7% | 290.5% | 5,491 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+3,355 | 4,10984.5% | 75415.5% | 00.0% | 4,863 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+1,061 | 1,31483.9% | 25316.1% | 00.0% | 1,567 |
| Volusia County | Richard Nixon+31,019 | 52,65670.6% | 21,63729.0% | 2900.4% | 74,583 |
| Wakulla County | Richard Nixon+1,927 | 2,46682.0% | 53917.9% | 20.1% | 3,007 |
| Walton County | Richard Nixon+5,229 | 6,21785.9% | 98813.7% | 300.4% | 7,235 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+3,171 | 3,77786.1% | 60613.8% | 30.1% | 4,386 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.