Richard Nixon carried Florida R+44.1.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Florida, 1972. The state ran 21.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Florida result

2,583,283 votes counted

McGovern (D)

718,117

27.8%

Nixon (R)

1,857,759

71.9%

All others

7,407

0.3%

Margin

R+44.1

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1972 presidential election

Florida, 1972

NixonR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Florida's presidential margins

1884–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Florida's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1884	+6.4%
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%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alachua County	R	−13.3%	17,245	22,536	39,861
Baker County	R	−67.3%	379	1,943	2,323
Bay County	R	−67.6%	3,914	20,245	24,159
Bradford County	R	−49.1%	1,217	3,652	4,957
Brevard County	R	−57.6%	16,854	62,773	79,733
Broward County	R	−45.1%	74,127	196,528	271,409
Calhoun County	R	−63.5%	461	2,069	2,533
Charlotte County	R	−53.6%	3,874	12,888	16,817
Citrus County	R	−54.5%	2,607	8,848	11,458
Clay County	R	−71.2%	1,748	10,467	12,238
Collier County	R	−61.5%	3,201	13,501	16,744
Columbia County	R	−60.3%	1,664	6,723	8,387
DeSoto County	R	−55.2%	852	2,958	3,813
Dixie County	R	−63.1%	367	1,628	1,997
Duval County	R	−44.7%	46,530	122,154	169,204
Escambia County	R	−59.6%	14,078	56,071	70,464
Flagler County	R	−48.2%	493	1,409	1,902
Franklin County	R	−64.5%	490	2,277	2,772
Gadsden County	R	−22.0%	3,829	5,995	9,826
Gilchrist County	R	−67.7%	247	1,306	1,565
Glades County	R	−59.2%	253	1,019	1,293
Gulf County	R	−57.2%	713	2,628	3,346
Hamilton County	R	−47.0%	626	1,741	2,374
Hardee County	R	−69.2%	647	3,563	4,213
Hendry County	R	−57.8%	739	2,763	3,504
Hernando County	R	−49.8%	2,110	6,296	8,409
Highlands County	R	−59.2%	2,458	9,645	12,133
Hillsborough County	R	−40.4%	45,305	106,956	152,510
Holmes County	R	−85.0%	309	3,819	4,128
Indian River County	R	−55.9%	3,316	11,741	15,082
Jackson County	R	−60.0%	2,220	8,904	11,132
Jefferson County	R	−33.2%	1,049	2,108	3,192
Lafayette County	R	−71.7%	173	1,060	1,237
Lake County	R	−65.4%	4,803	23,079	27,930
Lee County	R	−59.1%	9,404	36,738	46,235
Leon County	R	−27.6%	15,555	27,479	43,126
Levy County	R	−58.3%	862	3,273	4,137
Liberty County	R	−68.8%	222	1,199	1,421
Madison County	R	−46.2%	1,187	3,236	4,438
Manatee County	R	−60.1%	8,058	32,664	40,940
Marion County	R	−56.5%	5,397	19,505	24,948
Martin County	R	−58.3%	2,946	11,296	14,330
Miami-Dade County	R	−18.1%	177,693	256,529	435,763
Monroe County	R	−44.6%	4,469	11,688	16,193
Nassau County	R	−59.2%	1,293	5,078	6,392
Okaloosa County	R	−77.8%	2,843	23,303	26,290
Okeechobee County	R	−61.2%	621	2,581	3,203
Orange County	R	−59.5%	23,840	94,516	118,777
Osceola County	R	−66.3%	1,875	9,320	11,237
Palm Beach County	R	−45.2%	40,825	108,670	150,203
Pasco County	R	−44.1%	11,330	29,249	40,676
Pinellas County	R	−39.8%	77,197	179,541	257,116
Polk County	R	−57.2%	16,419	60,748	77,460
Putnam County	R	−49.8%	2,901	8,741	11,716
Santa Rosa County	R	−78.5%	1,491	12,669	14,245
Sarasota County	R	−60.0%	12,235	48,939	61,210
Seminole County	R	−61.8%	6,503	27,658	34,212
St. Johns County	R	−55.3%	2,549	8,919	11,511
St. Lucie County	R	−51.1%	4,593	14,258	18,910
Sumter County	R	−53.7%	1,107	3,695	4,817
Suwannee County	R	−62.1%	1,027	4,435	5,491
Taylor County	R	−69.0%	754	4,109	4,863
Union County	R	−67.7%	253	1,314	1,567
Volusia County	R	−41.6%	21,637	52,656	74,583
Wakulla County	R	−64.1%	539	2,466	3,007
Walton County	R	−72.3%	988	6,217	7,235
Washington County	R	−72.3%	606	3,777	4,386