Elections / 1972 · President · GA
Georgia — 1972 presidential election
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Akashicstate1972 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentNixonR+50.6
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 75.3% | 881,496 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 24.7% | 289,529 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Republican | R+68.7 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Bacon County, GA | Republican | R+80.4 |
| Baker County, GA | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Banks County, GA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Barrow County, GA | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Bartow County, GA | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Berrien County, GA | Republican | R+72.1 |
| Bibb County, GA | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Brantley County, GA | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Brooks County, GA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Bryan County, GA | Republican | R+68.5 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Burke County, GA | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Butts County, GA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Camden County, GA | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Candler County, GA | Republican | R+71.4 |
| Carroll County, GA | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Republican | R+74.1 |
| Charlton County, GA | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Chatham County, GA | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Clarke County, GA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Clay County, GA | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Clayton County, GA | Republican | R+72.7 |
| Clinch County, GA | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Cobb County, GA | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Coffee County, GA | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Republican | R+76.2 |
| Columbia County, GA | Republican | R+67.3 |
| Cook County, GA | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Coweta County, GA | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Crawford County, GA | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Crisp County, GA | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Dade County, GA | Republican | R+86.9 |
| Dawson County, GA | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Decatur County, GA | Republican | R+56.4 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Dodge County, GA | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Dooly County, GA | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Douglas County, GA | Republican | R+74.1 |
| Early County, GA | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Echols County, GA | Republican | R+71.2 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+72.9 |
| Elbert County, GA | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Evans County, GA | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Fayette County, GA | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Floyd County, GA | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Franklin County, GA | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Fulton County, GA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Glascock County, GA | Republican | R+86.8 |
| Glynn County, GA | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Gordon County, GA | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Grady County, GA | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Greene County, GA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Republican | R+72.5 |
| Habersham County, GA | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Hall County, GA | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Hancock County, GA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Haralson County, GA | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Harris County, GA | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Hart County, GA | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Heard County, GA | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Henry County, GA | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Houston County, GA | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Irwin County, GA | Republican | R+69.4 |
| Jackson County, GA | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Jasper County, GA | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Republican | R+72.0 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Republican | R+57.0 |
| Johnson County, GA | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Jones County, GA | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Lamar County, GA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Lanier County, GA | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Laurens County, GA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Lee County, GA | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Liberty County, GA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Macon County, GA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Madison County, GA | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Marion County, GA | Republican | R+67.7 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Miller County, GA | Republican | R+83.0 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Monroe County, GA | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Morgan County, GA | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Murray County, GA | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Newton County, GA | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Oconee County, GA | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Republican | R+68.0 |
| Paulding County, GA | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Peach County, GA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Pierce County, GA | Republican | R+76.1 |
| Pike County, GA | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Polk County, GA | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Putnam County, GA | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Quitman County, GA | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Rabun County, GA | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Randolph County, GA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Richmond County, GA | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Schley County, GA | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Screven County, GA | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Seminole County, GA | Republican | R+66.2 |
| Spalding County, GA | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Stephens County, GA | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Stewart County, GA | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Sumter County, GA | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Talbot County, GA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Taylor County, GA | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Telfair County, GA | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Terrell County, GA | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Thomas County, GA | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Tift County, GA | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Toombs County, GA | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Republican | R+73.0 |
| Troup County, GA | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Turner County, GA | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Upson County, GA | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Walker County, GA | Republican | R+69.4 |
| Walton County, GA | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Ware County, GA | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Warren County, GA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Washington County, GA | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Wayne County, GA | Republican | R+66.8 |
| Webster County, GA | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Republican | R+57.6 |
| White County, GA | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Republican | R+71.1 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Worth County, GA | Republican | R+68.9 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | R | 512 | 2,755 | 3,267 | |
| Atkinson County | R | 309 | 924 | 1,233 | |
| Bacon County | R | 192 | 1,771 | 1,963 | |
| Baker County | R | 345 | 965 | 1,310 | |
| Baldwin County | R | 1,435 | 4,826 | 6,261 | |
| Banks County | R | 356 | 1,336 | 1,692 | |
| Barrow County | R | 867 | 3,423 | 4,290 | |
| Bartow County | R | 1,590 | 4,836 | 6,426 | |
| Ben Hill County | R | 703 | 2,104 | 2,807 | |
| Berrien County | R | 371 | 2,285 | 2,656 | |
| Bibb County | R | 10,201 | 27,402 | 37,603 | |
| Bleckley County | R | 377 | 2,308 | 2,685 | |
| Brantley County | R | 338 | 1,587 | 1,925 | |
| Brooks County | R | 643 | 2,430 | 3,073 | |
| Bryan County | R | 263 | 1,409 | 1,672 | |
| Bulloch County | R | 1,524 | 5,683 | 7,207 | |
| Burke County | R | 1,058 | 2,846 | 3,904 | |
| Butts County | R | 727 | 1,968 | 2,695 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 495 | 892 | 1,387 | |
| Camden County | R | 753 | 2,380 | 3,133 | |
| Candler County | R | 238 | 1,427 | 1,665 | |
| Carroll County | R | 2,158 | 8,296 | 10,454 | |
| Catoosa County | R | 894 | 6,008 | 6,902 | |
| Charlton County | R | 310 | 1,244 | 1,554 | |
| Chatham County | R | 15,566 | 38,079 | 53,645 | |
| Chattahoochee County | R | 121 | 345 | 466 | |
| Chattooga County | R | 923 | 3,188 | 4,111 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 1,159 | 5,509 | 6,668 | |
| Clarke County | R | 6,090 | 11,465 | 17,555 | |
| Clay County | R | 283 | 632 | 915 | |
| Clayton County | R | 3,740 | 23,681 | 27,421 | |
| Clinch County | R | 239 | 1,127 | 1,366 | |
| Cobb County | R | 7,688 | 43,977 | 51,665 | |
| Coffee County | R | 607 | 3,934 | 4,541 | |
| Colquitt County | R | 930 | 6,900 | 7,830 | |
| Columbia County | R | 946 | 4,839 | 5,785 | |
| Cook County | R | 525 | 2,135 | 2,660 | |
| Coweta County | R | 1,560 | 5,751 | 7,311 | |
| Crawford County | R | 512 | 1,167 | 1,679 | |
| Crisp County | R | 682 | 3,623 | 4,305 | |
| Dade County | R | 148 | 2,110 | 2,258 | |
| Dawson County | R | 230 | 828 | 1,058 | |
| Decatur County | R | 1,196 | 4,292 | 5,488 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 30,671 | 104,750 | 135,421 | |
| Dodge County | R | 884 | 4,346 | 5,230 | |
| Dooly County | R | 590 | 1,904 | 2,494 | |
| Dougherty County | R | 3,625 | 12,878 | 16,503 | |
| Douglas County | R | 982 | 6,610 | 7,592 | |
| Early County | R | 513 | 2,396 | 2,909 | |
| Echols County | R | 68 | 404 | 472 | |
| Effingham County | R | 497 | 3,175 | 3,672 | |
| Elbert County | R | 884 | 2,875 | 3,759 | |
| Emanuel County | R | 916 | 3,684 | 4,600 | |
| Evans County | R | 375 | 1,666 | 2,041 | |
| Fannin County | R | 949 | 3,783 | 4,732 | |
| Fayette County | R | 450 | 3,401 | 3,851 | |
| Floyd County | R | 3,372 | 15,485 | 18,857 | |
| Forsyth County | R | 549 | 2,968 | 3,517 | |
| Franklin County | R | 435 | 2,022 | 2,457 | |
| Fulton County | R | 74,329 | 96,256 | 170,585 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 768 | 2,729 | 3,497 | |
| Glascock County | R | 41 | 578 | 619 | |
| Glynn County | R | 3,002 | 9,443 | 12,445 | |
| Gordon County | R | 870 | 4,344 | 5,214 | |
| Grady County | R | 874 | 3,732 | 4,606 | |
| Greene County | R | 919 | 1,679 | 2,598 | |
| Gwinnett County | R | 2,896 | 18,181 | 21,077 | |
| Habersham County | R | 172 | 971 | 1,143 | |
| Hall County | R | 2,440 | 10,686 | 13,126 | |
| Hancock County | R | 1,502 | 1,595 | 3,097 | |
| Haralson County | R | 767 | 3,460 | 4,227 | |
| Harris County | R | 701 | 2,617 | 3,318 | |
| Hart County | R | 784 | 2,308 | 3,092 | |
| Heard County | R | 276 | 1,239 | 1,515 | |
| Henry County | R | 1,460 | 5,155 | 6,615 | |
| Houston County | R | 2,556 | 13,576 | 16,132 | |
| Irwin County | R | 335 | 1,851 | 2,186 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,055 | 4,124 | 5,179 | |
| Jasper County | R | 463 | 1,289 | 1,752 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 302 | 1,857 | 2,159 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,184 | 2,777 | 3,961 | |
| Jenkins County | R | 484 | 1,769 | 2,253 | |
| Johnson County | R | 417 | 2,201 | 2,618 | |
| Jones County | R | 861 | 2,483 | 3,344 | |
| Lamar County | R | 666 | 1,844 | 2,510 | |
| Lanier County | R | 193 | 850 | 1,043 | |
| Laurens County | R | 2,130 | 7,350 | 9,480 | |
| Lee County | R | 390 | 1,441 | 1,831 | |
| Liberty County | R | 1,217 | 2,337 | 3,554 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 340 | 1,246 | 1,586 | |
| Long County | R | 236 | 764 | 1,000 | |
| Lowndes County | R | 2,015 | 7,812 | 9,827 | |
| Lumpkin County | R | 385 | 1,477 | 1,862 | |
| Macon County | R | 837 | 2,005 | 2,842 | |
| Madison County | R | 572 | 2,606 | 3,178 | |
| Marion County | R | 164 | 850 | 1,014 | |
| McDuffie County | R | 996 | 2,990 | 3,986 | |
| McIntosh County | R | 833 | 1,367 | 2,200 | |
| Meriwether County | R | 1,213 | 3,420 | 4,633 | |
| Miller County | R | 118 | 1,269 | 1,387 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 1,120 | 2,400 | 3,520 | |
| Monroe County | R | 789 | 2,181 | 2,970 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 337 | 1,370 | 1,707 | |
| Morgan County | R | 668 | 2,007 | 2,675 | |
| Murray County | R | 644 | 2,643 | 3,287 | |
| Muscogee County | R | 8,234 | 28,449 | 36,683 | |
| Newton County | R | 1,380 | 4,647 | 6,027 | |
| Oconee County | R | 464 | 2,029 | 2,493 | |
| Oglethorpe County | R | 326 | 1,712 | 2,038 | |
| Paulding County | R | 1,004 | 2,814 | 3,818 | |
| Peach County | R | 2,413 | 3,747 | 6,160 | |
| Pickens County | R | 520 | 2,101 | 2,621 | |
| Pierce County | R | 269 | 1,982 | 2,251 | |
| Pike County | R | 423 | 1,432 | 1,855 | |
| Polk County | R | 1,317 | 4,929 | 6,246 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 444 | 1,966 | 2,410 | |
| Putnam County | R | 604 | 1,963 | 2,567 | |
| Quitman County | R | 140 | 502 | 642 | |
| Rabun County | R | 366 | 1,477 | 1,843 | |
| Randolph County | R | 798 | 1,603 | 2,401 | |
| Richmond County | R | 9,219 | 24,362 | 33,581 | |
| Rockdale County | R | 791 | 3,560 | 4,351 | |
| Schley County | R | 162 | 694 | 856 | |
| Screven County | R | 575 | 2,402 | 2,977 | |
| Seminole County | R | 376 | 1,851 | 2,227 | |
| Spalding County | R | 1,702 | 7,183 | 8,885 | |
| Stephens County | R | 871 | 3,773 | 4,644 | |
| Stewart County | R | 353 | 1,020 | 1,373 | |
| Sumter County | R | 1,268 | 4,533 | 5,801 | |
| Talbot County | R | 508 | 990 | 1,498 | |
| Taliaferro County | R | 372 | 585 | 957 | |
| Tattnall County | R | 492 | 2,892 | 3,384 | |
| Taylor County | R | 514 | 1,580 | 2,094 | |
| Telfair County | R | 687 | 2,245 | 2,932 | |
| Terrell County | R | 686 | 2,057 | 2,743 | |
| Thomas County | R | 2,171 | 6,668 | 8,839 | |
| Tift County | R | 816 | 4,591 | 5,407 | |
| Toombs County | R | 675 | 4,080 | 4,755 | |
| Towns County | R | 404 | 1,573 | 1,977 | |
| Treutlen County | R | 210 | 1,346 | 1,556 | |
| Troup County | R | 2,056 | 8,350 | 10,406 | |
| Turner County | R | 437 | 2,120 | 2,557 | |
| Twiggs County | R | 1,113 | 1,363 | 2,476 | |
| Union County | R | 742 | 2,317 | 3,059 | |
| Upson County | R | 896 | 4,892 | 5,788 | |
| Walker County | R | 1,574 | 8,728 | 10,302 | |
| Walton County | R | 1,140 | 3,994 | 5,134 | |
| Ware County | R | 1,724 | 6,578 | 8,302 | |
| Warren County | R | 475 | 1,175 | 1,650 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,246 | 3,901 | 5,147 | |
| Wayne County | R | 733 | 3,677 | 4,410 | |
| Webster County | R | 108 | 483 | 591 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 294 | 1,093 | 1,387 | |
| White County | R | 343 | 1,537 | 1,880 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 1,955 | 8,591 | 10,546 | |
| Wilcox County | R | 315 | 1,863 | 2,178 | |
| Wilkes County | R | 646 | 2,195 | 2,841 | |
| Wilkinson County | R | 751 | 2,196 | 2,947 | |
| Worth County | R | 542 | 2,942 | 3,484 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.