Richard Nixon carried Michigan R+14.4.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Michigan, 1972. The state ran 8.8 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Michigan result

3,490,325 votes counted

McGovern (D)

1,459,435

41.8%

Nixon (R)

1,961,721

56.2%

All others

69,169

2.0%

Margin

R+14.4

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1972 presidential election

Michigan, 1972

NixonR+14.4

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	56.2%	1,961,721
George McGovernDemocratic	41.8%	1,459,435
OtherAll other candidates	2.0%	69,169

D+60

R+60

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

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Michigan's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Michigan's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.5%
1896	−10.3%
1900	−19.2%
1904	−43.8%
1908	−29.5%
1912	−0.2%
1916	−8.3%
1920	−50.6%
1924	−62.2%
1928	−41.4%
1932	+7.9%
1936	+17.6%
1940	−0.3%
1944	+1.0%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−11.5%
1956	−11.5%
1960	+2.0%
1964	+33.6%
1968	+6.7%
1972	−14.4%
1976	−5.4%
1980	−6.5%
1984	−19.0%
1988	−7.9%
1992	+7.4%
1996	+13.2%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+16.5%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−0.2%
2020	+2.8%
2024	−1.4%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alcona County	R	−33.5%	1,195	2,434	3,693
Alger County	R	−6.0%	1,803	2,035	3,878
Allegan County	R	−39.1%	7,883	18,407	26,884
Alpena County	R	−11.9%	5,104	6,513	11,831
Antrim County	R	−32.9%	2,000	4,068	6,281
Arenac County	R	−16.8%	1,829	2,588	4,506
Baraga County	R	−11.2%	1,517	1,905	3,468
Barry County	R	−30.2%	5,484	10,393	16,233
Bay County	R	−3.0%	21,712	23,094	46,118
Benzie County	R	−33.9%	1,310	2,686	4,054
Berrien County	R	−38.8%	18,597	43,047	63,060
Branch County	R	−25.9%	4,887	8,388	13,526
Calhoun County	R	−18.6%	22,154	32,531	55,828
Cass County	R	−34.5%	4,982	10,398	15,681
Charlevoix County	R	−22.1%	2,831	4,522	7,659
Cheboygan County	R	−20.2%	2,985	4,529	7,662
Chippewa County	R	−19.2%	4,744	7,028	11,906
Clare County	R	−28.2%	2,434	4,402	6,988
Clinton County	R	−38.5%	5,870	13,438	19,653
Crawford County	R	−25.7%	1,143	1,953	3,151
Delta County	D	+2.2%	8,003	7,647	15,886
Dickinson County	R	−5.5%	5,339	5,989	11,715
Eaton County	R	−38.3%	8,986	20,413	29,811
Emmet County	R	−25.8%	3,081	5,288	8,541
Genesee County	R	−7.3%	73,896	85,747	162,449
Gladwin County	R	−26.1%	2,016	3,484	5,625
Gogebic County	R	−6.0%	4,984	5,631	10,776
Grand Traverse County	R	−31.8%	5,810	11,421	17,621
Gratiot County	R	−38.2%	4,370	9,904	14,478
Hillsdale County	R	−39.4%	3,942	9,261	13,492
Houghton County	R	−17.0%	6,402	9,053	15,590
Huron County	R	−36.8%	4,456	9,832	14,596
Ingham County	R	−8.4%	53,458	63,376	118,243
Ionia County	R	−26.7%	6,240	10,898	17,416
Iosco County	R	−29.9%	3,065	5,750	8,971
Iron County	R	−1.6%	3,512	3,630	7,376
Isabella County	R	−12.8%	7,446	9,682	17,454
Jackson County	R	−27.1%	19,350	34,220	54,903
Kalamazoo County	R	−19.9%	33,324	50,405	85,770
Kalkaska County	R	−32.3%	924	1,855	2,881
Kent County	R	−20.8%	67,587	104,041	175,461
Keweenaw County	R	−21.9%	456	715	1,182
Lake County	D	+0.5%	1,548	1,532	3,131
Lapeer County	R	−34.6%	5,531	11,615	17,592
Leelanau County	R	−33.8%	1,855	3,809	5,787
Lenawee County	R	−26.4%	11,018	19,125	30,654
Livingston County	R	−36.6%	7,634	16,856	25,215
Luce County	R	−28.8%	862	1,579	2,487
Mackinac County	R	−22.7%	1,937	3,096	5,104
Macomb County	R	−27.7%	82,346	147,777	235,793
Manistee County	R	−16.3%	3,625	5,070	8,863
Marquette County	R	−6.7%	11,555	13,249	25,157
Mason County	R	−29.1%	3,697	6,811	10,715
Mecosta County	R	−30.2%	3,799	7,158	11,134
Menominee County	R	−12.8%	4,657	6,060	10,981
Midland County	R	−26.0%	9,504	16,473	26,836
Missaukee County	R	−46.7%	924	2,647	3,687
Monroe County	R	−13.0%	17,726	23,263	42,479
Montcalm County	R	−25.8%	5,602	9,591	15,478
Montmorency County	R	−31.7%	914	1,798	2,788
Muskegon County	R	−22.3%	22,804	36,428	61,125
Newaygo County	R	−34.0%	3,978	8,245	12,565
Oakland County	R	−29.6%	129,400	241,613	378,851
Oceana County	R	−31.7%	2,525	4,992	7,776
Ogemaw County	R	−23.7%	2,056	3,367	5,541
Ontonagon County	R	−17.0%	2,140	3,040	5,286
Osceola County	R	−43.1%	1,706	4,441	6,349
Oscoda County	R	−38.2%	678	1,561	2,309
Otsego County	R	−19.5%	1,912	2,854	4,843
Ottawa County	R	−46.2%	15,119	42,169	58,576
Presque Isle County	R	−15.5%	2,440	3,372	5,997
Roscommon County	R	−30.2%	2,187	4,136	6,445
Saginaw County	R	−23.6%	29,424	47,920	78,521
Sanilac County	R	−47.9%	3,780	11,031	15,125
Schoolcraft County	R	−13.4%	1,759	2,310	4,124
Shiawassee County	R	−26.1%	8,932	15,489	25,136
St. Clair County	R	−28.3%	15,712	28,471	45,159
St. Joseph County	R	−40.7%	5,119	12,438	17,988
Tuscola County	R	−37.6%	5,449	12,198	17,949
Van Buren County	R	−31.3%	7,159	13,903	21,531
Washtenaw County	D	+4.5%	55,350	50,535	107,575
Wayne County	D	+8.2%	514,913	435,877	966,877
Wexford County	R	−25.6%	3,048	5,221	8,499