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Elections / 1972 · President · MD

Richard Nixon carried Maryland R+23.9.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maryland, 1972. The state ran 0.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

Maryland result
1,353,812 votes counted
McGovern (D)
505,781
37.4%
Nixon (R)
829,305
61.3%
All others
18,726
1.4%
Margin
R+23.9
1972 presidential election
Maryland, 1972
NixonR+23.9
1972 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1972 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 1972 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Allegany County, MD · R+30.8Anne Arundel County, MD · R+46.0Baltimore city, MD · D+8.3Baltimore County, MD · R+42.2Calvert County, MD · R+28.2Caroline County, MD · R+46.4Carroll County, MD · R+57.0Cecil County, MD · R+43.7Charles County, MD · R+36.0Dorchester County, MD · R+51.6Frederick County, MD · R+40.7Garrett County, MD · R+55.5Harford County, MD · R+47.7Howard County, MD · R+28.4Kent County, MD · R+29.8Montgomery County, MD · R+14.0Prince George's County, MD · R+18.3Queen Anne's County, MD · R+42.9Somerset County, MD · R+35.8St. Mary's County, MD · R+36.2Talbot County, MD · R+50.1Washington County, MD · R+40.6Wicomico County, MD · R+40.4Worcester County, MD · R+51.1
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican61.3%829,305
George McGovernDemocratic37.4%505,781
OtherAll other candidates1.4%18,726
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1972
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−30.8%
10,80820,68732,048
Anne Arundel CountyR
−46.0%
26,08271,70799,239
Baltimore cityD
+8.3%
141,323119,486264,652
Baltimore CountyR
−42.2%
70,309175,897250,224
Calvert CountyR
−28.2%
2,2324,0246,344
Caroline CountyR
−46.4%
1,5674,3255,948
Carroll CountyR
−57.0%
4,40816,84721,808
Cecil CountyR
−43.7%
4,11310,75915,191
Charles CountyR
−36.0%
4,5029,66514,353
Dorchester CountyR
−51.6%
2,1366,8599,149
Frederick CountyR
−40.7%
8,23519,90728,651
Garrett CountyR
−55.5%
1,5105,4807,154
Harford CountyR
−47.7%
8,73725,14134,366
Howard CountyR
−28.4%
10,66819,26530,316
Kent CountyR
−29.8%
2,1684,0366,271
Montgomery CountyR
−14.0%
100,228133,090235,557
Prince George's CountyR
−18.3%
79,914116,166198,410
Queen Anne's CountyR
−42.9%
1,7124,3806,217
Somerset CountyR
−35.8%
2,0364,3426,449
St. Mary's CountyR
−36.2%
3,5717,68911,382
Talbot CountyR
−50.1%
2,1816,6208,859
Washington CountyR
−40.6%
10,03924,23434,985
Wicomico CountyR
−40.4%
5,51013,11518,815
Worcester CountyR
−51.1%
1,7925,5847,424