Richard Nixon carried Illinois R+18.5.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Illinois, 1972. The state ran 4.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Illinois result

4,723,236 votes counted

McGovern (D)

1,913,472

40.5%

Nixon (R)

2,788,179

59.0%

All others

21,585

0.5%

Margin

R+18.5

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1972 presidential election

Illinois, 1972

NixonR+18.5

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	59.0%	2,788,179
George McGovernDemocratic	40.5%	1,913,472
OtherAll other candidates	0.5%	21,585

D+60

R+60

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

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Illinois's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Illinois's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+3.1%
1896	−13.0%
1900	−8.4%
1904	−28.3%
1908	−15.5%
1912	+13.2%
1916	−9.2%
1920	−42.3%
1924	−35.5%
1928	−14.7%
1932	+13.2%
1936	+18.0%
1940	+2.4%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+0.8%
1952	−9.9%
1956	−19.2%
1960	+0.2%
1964	+18.9%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−18.5%
1976	−2.0%
1980	−7.9%
1984	−12.9%
1988	−2.1%
1992	+14.2%
1996	+17.5%
2000	+12.0%
2004	+10.3%
2008	+25.1%
2012	+16.8%
2016	+16.9%
2020	+16.9%
2024	+10.9%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−39.1%	9,055	20,731	29,846
Alexander County	R	−19.1%	2,482	3,669	6,209
Bond County	R	−24.7%	2,704	4,475	7,183
Boone County	R	−38.1%	3,131	7,003	10,165
Brown County	R	−19.1%	1,203	1,780	3,022
Bureau County	R	−35.1%	6,133	12,786	18,952
Calhoun County	R	−13.5%	1,299	1,705	3,017
Carroll County	R	−40.2%	2,571	6,041	8,631
Cass County	R	−22.3%	2,803	4,414	7,219
Champaign County	R	−15.3%	24,743	33,700	58,679
Christian County	R	−14.2%	7,556	10,072	17,675
Clark County	R	−31.6%	2,965	5,706	8,680
Clay County	R	−30.0%	2,844	5,283	8,138
Clinton County	R	−25.0%	4,756	7,931	12,712
Coles County	R	−26.2%	7,988	13,681	21,751
Cook County	R	−7.4%	1,063,268	1,234,307	2,311,037
Crawford County	R	−30.7%	3,477	6,568	10,055
Cumberland County	R	−21.9%	2,083	3,257	5,358
De Witt County	R	−30.5%	2,672	5,025	7,705
DeKalb County	R	−20.8%	12,375	18,910	31,384
Douglas County	R	−37.4%	2,656	5,840	8,506
DuPage County	R	−50.2%	57,043	172,341	229,739
Edgar County	R	−29.7%	3,889	7,195	11,116
Edwards County	R	−48.1%	1,055	3,017	4,081
Effingham County	R	−32.8%	4,431	8,752	13,193
Fayette County	R	−22.1%	4,192	6,574	10,768
Ford County	R	−49.0%	1,934	5,656	7,591
Franklin County	R	−8.4%	8,545	10,121	18,729
Fulton County	R	−24.1%	7,529	12,328	19,949
Gallatin County	R	−7.6%	1,844	2,148	4,001
Greene County	R	−24.6%	2,824	4,673	7,521
Grundy County	R	−41.7%	3,584	8,725	12,341
Hamilton County	R	−24.1%	2,006	3,282	5,299
Hancock County	R	−35.3%	3,592	7,519	11,129
Hardin County	R	−25.3%	1,140	1,915	3,062
Henderson County	R	−21.3%	1,744	2,689	4,436
Henry County	R	−27.7%	8,368	14,796	23,185
Iroquois County	R	−52.4%	3,723	11,995	15,784
Jackson County	D	+2.9%	13,146	12,393	25,594
Jasper County	R	−23.8%	2,114	3,461	5,657
Jefferson County	R	−19.2%	6,396	9,448	15,905
Jersey County	R	−21.7%	3,317	5,164	8,507
Jo Daviess County	R	−26.9%	3,318	5,763	9,097
Johnson County	R	−37.2%	1,293	2,826	4,123
Kane County	R	−40.1%	27,525	64,546	92,377
Kankakee County	R	−33.3%	13,434	26,866	40,373
Kendall County	R	−57.5%	2,525	9,373	11,917
Knox County	R	−29.8%	9,333	17,315	26,766
Lake County	R	−31.9%	47,416	92,052	139,812
LaSalle County	R	−18.6%	21,405	31,190	52,687
Lawrence County	R	−30.9%	2,818	5,347	8,181
Lee County	R	−37.8%	4,788	10,636	15,489
Livingston County	R	−44.2%	5,110	13,217	18,339
Logan County	R	−40.0%	4,395	10,277	14,692
Macon County	R	−18.6%	20,296	29,596	50,029
Macoupin County	R	−16.8%	9,662	13,583	23,407
Madison County	R	−12.2%	43,289	55,385	99,116
Marion County	R	−21.3%	6,968	10,755	17,754
Marshall County	R	−35.0%	2,141	4,452	6,602
Mason County	R	−25.6%	2,901	4,897	7,810
Massac County	R	−40.3%	1,831	4,313	6,162
McDonough County	R	−34.5%	5,143	10,573	15,738
McHenry County	R	−49.7%	12,090	36,114	48,312
McLean County	R	−35.3%	14,824	31,060	45,955
Menard County	R	−39.3%	1,587	3,657	5,263
Mercer County	R	−22.1%	3,477	5,452	8,940
Monroe County	R	−37.2%	2,958	6,479	9,466
Montgomery County	R	−13.6%	6,858	9,025	15,913
Morgan County	R	−32.3%	5,674	11,103	16,789
Moultrie County	R	−14.4%	2,350	3,143	5,507
Ogle County	R	−47.9%	4,743	13,512	18,290
Peoria County	R	−29.6%	27,264	50,324	78,032
Perry County	R	−26.1%	4,084	6,968	11,064
Piatt County	R	−35.7%	2,394	5,057	7,468
Pike County	R	−20.9%	3,883	5,940	9,863
Pope County	R	−30.1%	773	1,440	2,218
Pulaski County	R	−19.1%	1,683	2,485	4,193
Putnam County	R	−19.8%	1,112	1,665	2,787
Randolph County	R	−20.5%	6,440	9,761	16,215
Richland County	R	−37.0%	2,553	5,558	8,125
Rock Island County	R	−7.1%	32,529	37,548	70,330
Saline County	R	−18.8%	5,226	7,660	12,918
Sangamon County	R	−32.1%	25,720	50,458	77,075
Schuyler County	R	−32.2%	1,534	2,994	4,534
Scott County	R	−32.1%	1,145	2,228	3,376
Shelby County	R	−24.3%	4,389	7,217	11,626
St. Clair County	R	−4.0%	46,636	50,519	98,097
Stark County	R	−43.4%	993	2,529	3,540
Stephenson County	R	−35.9%	6,404	13,584	20,019
Tazewell County	R	−34.4%	15,576	31,937	47,613
Union County	R	−18.9%	3,428	5,034	8,480
Vermilion County	R	−26.5%	14,413	24,863	39,425
Wabash County	R	−36.9%	1,985	4,310	6,306
Warren County	R	−40.5%	2,969	7,021	10,008
Washington County	R	−37.9%	2,327	5,179	7,522
Wayne County	R	−39.6%	2,763	6,400	9,175
White County	R	−24.4%	3,678	6,052	9,746
Whiteside County	R	−37.1%	7,909	17,305	25,301
Will County	R	−31.8%	33,633	65,155	99,218
Williamson County	R	−20.9%	9,202	14,101	23,492
Winnebago County	R	−23.2%	35,937	57,682	93,850
Woodford County	R	−45.9%	3,558	9,622	13,203