Kansas — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionKansas · PresidentNixonR+38.2
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 67.7% | 619,812 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 29.5% | 270,287 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.8% | 25,996 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+37.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Republican | R+9.2 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+2,328 | 3,93869.5% | 1,61028.4% | 1212.1% | 5,669 |
| Anderson County | Richard Nixon+1,683 | 2,71870.9% | 1,03527.0% | 832.2% | 3,836 |
| Atchison County | Richard Nixon+3,067 | 5,47167.8% | 2,40429.8% | 1912.4% | 8,066 |
| Barber County | Richard Nixon+1,581 | 2,30874.3% | 72723.4% | 732.3% | 3,108 |
| Barton County | Richard Nixon+4,998 | 8,47968.9% | 3,48128.3% | 3522.9% | 12,312 |
| Bourbon County | Richard Nixon+2,864 | 4,77670.1% | 1,91228.1% | 1261.8% | 6,814 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+3,276 | 4,31478.9% | 1,03819.0% | 1142.1% | 5,466 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+6,376 | 11,04567.4% | 4,66928.5% | 6754.1% | 16,389 |
| Chase County | Richard Nixon+869 | 1,18476.0% | 31520.2% | 583.7% | 1,557 |
| Chautauqua County | Richard Nixon+1,168 | 1,54678.0% | 37819.1% | 582.9% | 1,982 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+3,213 | 6,01967.0% | 2,80631.2% | 1551.7% | 8,980 |
| Cheyenne County | Richard Nixon+1,041 | 1,44075.5% | 39920.9% | 683.6% | 1,907 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+831 | 1,14276.0% | 31120.7% | 493.3% | 1,502 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+2,675 | 3,56278.4% | 88719.5% | 932.0% | 4,542 |
| Cloud County | Richard Nixon+2,026 | 3,83266.4% | 1,80631.3% | 1352.3% | 5,773 |
| Coffey County | Richard Nixon+1,885 | 2,66775.7% | 78222.2% | 742.1% | 3,523 |
| Comanche County | Richard Nixon+771 | 1,05277.2% | 28120.6% | 302.2% | 1,363 |
| Cowley County | Richard Nixon+6,740 | 10,33270.5% | 3,59224.5% | 7295.0% | 14,653 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+2,969 | 9,65258.0% | 6,68340.2% | 3021.8% | 16,637 |
| Decatur County | Richard Nixon+1,091 | 1,70770.2% | 61625.3% | 1084.4% | 2,431 |
| Dickinson County | Richard Nixon+4,558 | 6,51575.3% | 1,95722.6% | 1752.0% | 8,647 |
| Doniphan County | Richard Nixon+2,166 | 2,85678.4% | 69018.9% | 972.7% | 3,643 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+3,670 | 15,31655.6% | 11,64642.3% | 5652.1% | 27,527 |
| Edwards County | Richard Nixon+777 | 1,53464.5% | 75731.8% | 863.6% | 2,377 |
| Elk County | Richard Nixon+1,094 | 1,52276.0% | 42821.4% | 522.6% | 2,002 |
| Ellis County | Richard Nixon+1,350 | 5,46355.7% | 4,11341.9% | 2372.4% | 9,813 |
| Ellsworth County | Richard Nixon+1,059 | 2,08765.2% | 1,02832.1% | 862.7% | 3,201 |
| Finney County | Richard Nixon+2,273 | 4,33565.7% | 2,06231.2% | 2053.1% | 6,602 |
| Ford County | Richard Nixon+3,428 | 6,23267.1% | 2,80430.2% | 2492.7% | 9,285 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+3,955 | 6,01172.7% | 2,05624.9% | 2002.4% | 8,267 |
| Geary County | Richard Nixon+2,591 | 4,29970.0% | 1,70827.8% | 1332.2% | 6,140 |
| Gove County | Richard Nixon+760 | 1,22669.9% | 46626.6% | 633.6% | 1,755 |
| Graham County | Richard Nixon+952 | 1,44073.3% | 48824.8% | 361.8% | 1,964 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+993 | 1,46973.2% | 47623.7% | 623.1% | 2,007 |
| Gray County | Richard Nixon+724 | 1,23569.1% | 51128.6% | 402.2% | 1,786 |
| Greeley County | Richard Nixon+427 | 63968.5% | 21222.7% | 828.8% | 933 |
| Greenwood County | Richard Nixon+2,206 | 3,15774.5% | 95122.4% | 1303.1% | 4,238 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+547 | 94167.3% | 39428.2% | 644.6% | 1,399 |
| Harper County | Richard Nixon+1,899 | 2,62875.7% | 72921.0% | 1143.3% | 3,471 |
| Harvey County | Richard Nixon+4,732 | 8,28767.2% | 3,55528.8% | 4853.9% | 12,327 |
| Haskell County | Richard Nixon+653 | 1,03671.5% | 38326.5% | 292.0% | 1,448 |
| Hodgeman County | Richard Nixon+522 | 85368.4% | 33126.5% | 635.1% | 1,247 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+2,172 | 3,36372.0% | 1,19125.5% | 1182.5% | 4,672 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+2,442 | 3,67972.7% | 1,23724.4% | 1452.9% | 5,061 |
| Jewell County | Richard Nixon+1,526 | 2,24274.0% | 71623.6% | 702.3% | 3,028 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+51,837 | 76,16174.1% | 24,32423.7% | 2,2422.2% | 102,727 |
| Kearny County | Richard Nixon+551 | 87670.9% | 32526.3% | 352.8% | 1,236 |
| Kingman County | Richard Nixon+1,649 | 2,75668.9% | 1,10727.7% | 1373.4% | 4,000 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+1,153 | 1,55976.3% | 40619.9% | 773.8% | 2,042 |
| Labette County | Richard Nixon+3,189 | 6,39964.8% | 3,21032.5% | 2722.8% | 9,881 |
| Lane County | Richard Nixon+649 | 94373.2% | 29422.8% | 514.0% | 1,288 |
| Leavenworth County | Richard Nixon+6,035 | 10,76267.7% | 4,72729.7% | 4082.6% | 15,897 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,173 | 1,64975.6% | 47621.8% | 572.6% | 2,182 |
| Linn County | Richard Nixon+1,717 | 2,59373.4% | 87624.8% | 631.8% | 3,532 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+736 | 1,16470.0% | 42825.7% | 714.3% | 1,663 |
| Lyon County | Richard Nixon+5,437 | 9,15769.7% | 3,72028.3% | 2662.0% | 13,143 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+2,895 | 4,37372.2% | 1,47824.4% | 2083.4% | 6,059 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+2,304 | 4,12767.7% | 1,82329.9% | 1482.4% | 6,098 |
| McPherson County | Richard Nixon+4,599 | 7,45770.6% | 2,85827.0% | 2542.4% | 10,569 |
| Meade County | Richard Nixon+1,186 | 1,71274.6% | 52622.9% | 582.5% | 2,296 |
| Miami County | Richard Nixon+3,094 | 5,23469.0% | 2,14028.2% | 2072.7% | 7,581 |
| Mitchell County | Richard Nixon+1,800 | 2,83071.6% | 1,03026.1% | 932.4% | 3,953 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+8,032 | 11,71773.7% | 3,68523.2% | 5053.2% | 15,907 |
| Morris County | Richard Nixon+1,767 | 2,47176.1% | 70421.7% | 712.2% | 3,246 |
| Morton County | Richard Nixon+802 | 1,16572.7% | 36322.6% | 754.7% | 1,603 |
| Nemaha County | Richard Nixon+1,645 | 3,42264.1% | 1,77733.3% | 1432.7% | 5,342 |
| Neosho County | Richard Nixon+2,475 | 5,03465.1% | 2,55933.1% | 1451.9% | 7,738 |
| Ness County | Richard Nixon+887 | 1,53968.4% | 65229.0% | 602.7% | 2,251 |
| Norton County | Richard Nixon+1,912 | 2,68875.8% | 77621.9% | 822.3% | 3,546 |
| Osage County | Richard Nixon+2,551 | 4,07371.1% | 1,52226.6% | 1332.3% | 5,728 |
| Osborne County | Richard Nixon+1,458 | 2,18273.4% | 72424.4% | 662.2% | 2,972 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+1,360 | 2,06572.9% | 70524.9% | 612.2% | 2,831 |
| Pawnee County | Richard Nixon+1,260 | 2,37065.8% | 1,11030.8% | 1203.3% | 3,600 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+2,092 | 2,91976.2% | 82721.6% | 872.3% | 3,833 |
| Pottawatomie County | Richard Nixon+2,649 | 3,94773.5% | 1,29824.2% | 1242.3% | 5,369 |
| Pratt County | Richard Nixon+2,039 | 3,25371.2% | 1,21426.6% | 1022.2% | 4,569 |
| Rawlins County | Richard Nixon+993 | 1,55370.5% | 56025.4% | 914.1% | 2,204 |
| Reno County | Richard Nixon+7,531 | 15,71463.8% | 8,18333.2% | 7313.0% | 24,628 |
| Republic County | Richard Nixon+1,862 | 2,92171.8% | 1,05926.0% | 882.2% | 4,068 |
| Rice County | Richard Nixon+2,018 | 3,84366.2% | 1,82531.4% | 1352.3% | 5,803 |
| Riley County | Richard Nixon+5,787 | 11,12066.2% | 5,33331.7% | 3562.1% | 16,809 |
| Rooks County | Richard Nixon+1,553 | 2,45771.7% | 90426.4% | 641.9% | 3,425 |
| Rush County | Richard Nixon+833 | 1,63965.2% | 80632.1% | 672.7% | 2,512 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+2,157 | 3,16873.8% | 1,01123.6% | 1132.6% | 4,292 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+7,186 | 12,59268.7% | 5,40629.5% | 3211.8% | 18,319 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+1,098 | 1,54774.3% | 44921.6% | 864.1% | 2,082 |
| Sedgwick County | Richard Nixon+44,729 | 83,94965.7% | 39,22030.7% | 4,5323.5% | 127,701 |
| Seward County | Richard Nixon+2,877 | 3,86677.3% | 98919.8% | 1483.0% | 5,003 |
| Shawnee County | Richard Nixon+23,344 | 43,72766.8% | 20,38331.1% | 1,3962.1% | 65,506 |
| Sheridan County | Richard Nixon+582 | 1,13464.4% | 55231.3% | 754.3% | 1,761 |
| Sherman County | Richard Nixon+1,440 | 2,22569.9% | 78524.7% | 1725.4% | 3,182 |
| Smith County | Richard Nixon+1,782 | 2,60074.3% | 81823.4% | 832.4% | 3,501 |
| Stafford County | Richard Nixon+1,356 | 2,20070.4% | 84427.0% | 832.7% | 3,127 |
| Stanton County | Richard Nixon+495 | 75471.5% | 25924.6% | 413.9% | 1,054 |
| Stevens County | Richard Nixon+984 | 1,39274.5% | 40821.8% | 693.7% | 1,869 |
| Sumner County | Richard Nixon+4,256 | 6,94168.1% | 2,68526.3% | 5695.6% | 10,195 |
| Thomas County | Richard Nixon+1,357 | 2,30067.7% | 94327.8% | 1534.5% | 3,396 |
| Trego County | Richard Nixon+748 | 1,36966.9% | 62130.4% | 562.7% | 2,046 |
| Wabaunsee County | Richard Nixon+1,799 | 2,46176.8% | 66220.7% | 802.5% | 3,203 |
| Wallace County | Richard Nixon+568 | 78273.2% | 21420.0% | 726.7% | 1,068 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,305 | 3,30175.1% | 99622.7% | 972.2% | 4,394 |
| Wichita County | Richard Nixon+506 | 79469.9% | 28825.4% | 544.8% | 1,136 |
| Wilson County | Richard Nixon+2,525 | 3,56874.8% | 1,04321.9% | 1593.3% | 4,770 |
| Woodson County | Richard Nixon+1,042 | 1,59272.6% | 55025.1% | 512.3% | 2,193 |
| Wyandotte County | Richard Nixon+5,951 | 34,15752.7% | 28,20643.5% | 2,4533.8% | 64,816 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.