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Elections / 1972 · President · ME

Richard Nixon carried Maine R+23.0.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maine, 1972. The state ran 0.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

Maine result
417,271 votes counted
McGovern (D)
160,584
38.5%
Nixon (R)
256,458
61.5%
All others
229
0.1%
Margin
R+23.0
1972 presidential election
Maine, 1972
NixonR+23.0
1972 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1972 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · TiedAroostook County, ME · R+24.8Cumberland County, ME · R+21.2Franklin County, ME · R+33.1Hancock County, ME · R+47.9Kennebec County, ME · R+20.1Knox County, ME · R+40.4Lincoln County, ME · R+44.6Oxford County, ME · R+29.0Penobscot County, ME · R+23.9Piscataquis County, ME · R+29.4Sagadahoc County, ME · R+30.8Somerset County, ME · R+26.0Waldo County, ME · R+37.6Washington County, ME · R+35.2York County, ME · R+15.1
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican61.5%256,458
George McGovernDemocratic38.5%160,584
OtherAll other candidates0.1%229
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1972
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+0.3%
19,50919,40638,924
Aroostook CountyR
−24.8%
11,47419,05130,547
Cumberland CountyR
−21.2%
33,32651,26884,617
Franklin CountyR
−33.1%
2,9885,9588,960
Hancock CountyR
−47.9%
4,19111,88916,087
Kennebec CountyR
−20.1%
16,37924,61741,035
Knox CountyR
−40.4%
3,6018,47812,079
Lincoln CountyR
−44.6%
2,9037,58010,487
Oxford CountyR
−29.0%
6,66112,11418,823
Penobscot CountyR
−23.9%
18,55230,18648,749
Piscataquis CountyR
−29.4%
2,5184,6177,136
Sagadahoc CountyR
−30.8%
3,4146,4639,890
Somerset CountyR
−26.0%
5,92110,07916,005
Waldo CountyR
−37.6%
2,9416,4809,422
Washington CountyR
−35.2%
3,7427,82011,574
York CountyR
−15.1%
22,46430,45252,936