Missouri — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentNixonR+24.7
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 62.3% | 1,153,852 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 37.7% | 697,147 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Audrain County, MO | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+55.9 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Boone County, MO | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Callaway County, MO | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Chariton County, MO | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Howard County, MO | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Jackson County, MO | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Lewis County, MO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Maries County, MO | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Marion County, MO | Republican | R+26.6 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+40.9 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Pike County, MO | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Platte County, MO | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Ralls County, MO | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Randolph County, MO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Ray County, MO | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Scott County, MO | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Shelby County, MO | Republican | R+13.5 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+33.8 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+52.2 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+3,871 | 6,15772.9% | 2,28627.1% | 00.0% | 8,443 |
| Andrew County | Richard Nixon+2,494 | 4,18071.3% | 1,68628.7% | 00.0% | 5,866 |
| Atchison County | Richard Nixon+1,418 | 2,92766.0% | 1,50934.0% | 00.0% | 4,436 |
| Audrain County | Richard Nixon+3,491 | 7,19766.0% | 3,70634.0% | 00.0% | 10,903 |
| Barry County | Richard Nixon+4,128 | 7,29569.7% | 3,16730.3% | 00.0% | 10,462 |
| Barton County | Richard Nixon+2,886 | 4,02677.9% | 1,14022.1% | 00.0% | 5,166 |
| Bates County | Richard Nixon+2,294 | 5,31463.8% | 3,02036.2% | 00.0% | 8,334 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+2,114 | 3,53771.3% | 1,42328.7% | 00.0% | 4,960 |
| Bollinger County | Richard Nixon+1,251 | 3,06962.8% | 1,81837.2% | 00.0% | 4,887 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+3,822 | 17,48856.1% | 13,66643.9% | 00.0% | 31,154 |
| Buchanan County | Richard Nixon+10,455 | 21,85065.7% | 11,39534.3% | 00.0% | 33,245 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+5,732 | 9,19872.6% | 3,46627.4% | 00.0% | 12,664 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+1,936 | 3,16772.0% | 1,23128.0% | 00.0% | 4,398 |
| Callaway County | Richard Nixon+3,277 | 6,31367.5% | 3,03632.5% | 00.0% | 9,349 |
| Camden County | Richard Nixon+3,235 | 4,99673.9% | 1,76126.1% | 00.0% | 6,757 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Richard Nixon+9,413 | 15,69371.4% | 6,28028.6% | 00.0% | 21,973 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+2,173 | 4,10068.0% | 1,92732.0% | 00.0% | 6,027 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+692 | 1,25769.0% | 56531.0% | 00.0% | 1,822 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+5,511 | 9,24271.2% | 3,73128.8% | 00.0% | 12,973 |
| Cedar County | Richard Nixon+2,368 | 3,52075.3% | 1,15224.7% | 00.0% | 4,672 |
| Chariton County | Richard Nixon+813 | 2,81258.4% | 1,99941.6% | 00.0% | 4,811 |
| Christian County | Richard Nixon+4,360 | 6,30576.4% | 1,94523.6% | 00.0% | 8,250 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+1,096 | 2,49964.0% | 1,40336.0% | 00.0% | 3,902 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+18,479 | 33,01769.4% | 14,53830.6% | 00.0% | 47,555 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+1,980 | 3,92466.9% | 1,94433.1% | 00.0% | 5,868 |
| Cole County | Richard Nixon+11,931 | 16,68577.8% | 4,75422.2% | 00.0% | 21,439 |
| Cooper County | Richard Nixon+2,840 | 5,17268.9% | 2,33231.1% | 00.0% | 7,504 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+2,347 | 4,59567.1% | 2,24832.9% | 00.0% | 6,843 |
| Dade County | Richard Nixon+1,877 | 2,62477.8% | 74722.2% | 00.0% | 3,371 |
| Dallas County | Richard Nixon+2,035 | 3,12074.2% | 1,08525.8% | 00.0% | 4,205 |
| Daviess County | Richard Nixon+1,410 | 2,84066.5% | 1,43033.5% | 00.0% | 4,270 |
| DeKalb County | Richard Nixon+1,427 | 2,76667.4% | 1,33932.6% | 00.0% | 4,105 |
| Dent County | Richard Nixon+1,314 | 3,02463.9% | 1,71036.1% | 00.0% | 4,734 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+2,564 | 3,77375.7% | 1,20924.3% | 00.0% | 4,982 |
| Dunklin County | Richard Nixon+3,150 | 5,92668.1% | 2,77631.9% | 00.0% | 8,702 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+6,321 | 13,78564.9% | 7,46435.1% | 00.0% | 21,249 |
| Gasconade County | Richard Nixon+3,718 | 4,94480.1% | 1,22619.9% | 00.0% | 6,170 |
| Gentry County | Richard Nixon+1,342 | 2,98464.5% | 1,64235.5% | 00.0% | 4,626 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+28,193 | 48,34870.6% | 20,15529.4% | 00.0% | 68,503 |
| Grundy County | Richard Nixon+2,541 | 3,96973.5% | 1,42826.5% | 00.0% | 5,397 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+2,191 | 3,57472.1% | 1,38327.9% | 00.0% | 4,957 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+2,677 | 5,80265.0% | 3,12535.0% | 00.0% | 8,927 |
| Hickory County | Richard Nixon+1,229 | 1,85174.8% | 62225.2% | 00.0% | 2,473 |
| Holt County | Richard Nixon+1,567 | 2,57871.8% | 1,01128.2% | 00.0% | 3,589 |
| Howard County | Richard Nixon+572 | 2,61356.1% | 2,04143.9% | 00.0% | 4,654 |
| Howell County | Richard Nixon+4,458 | 7,25372.2% | 2,79527.8% | 00.0% | 10,048 |
| Iron County | Richard Nixon+857 | 2,20362.1% | 1,34637.9% | 00.0% | 3,549 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+37,159 | 129,98958.3% | 92,83041.7% | 00.0% | 222,819 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+14,830 | 22,48274.6% | 7,65225.4% | 00.0% | 30,134 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+8,160 | 21,94761.4% | 13,78738.6% | 00.0% | 35,734 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+4,184 | 7,22870.4% | 3,04429.6% | 00.0% | 10,272 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+865 | 1,89664.8% | 1,03135.2% | 00.0% | 2,927 |
| Laclede County | Richard Nixon+3,966 | 6,15273.8% | 2,18626.2% | 00.0% | 8,338 |
| Lafayette County | Richard Nixon+5,124 | 9,18769.3% | 4,06330.7% | 00.0% | 13,250 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+5,315 | 8,44573.0% | 3,13027.0% | 00.0% | 11,575 |
| Lewis County | Richard Nixon+1,043 | 2,73861.8% | 1,69538.2% | 00.0% | 4,433 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+2,343 | 5,12764.8% | 2,78435.2% | 00.0% | 7,911 |
| Linn County | Richard Nixon+1,522 | 4,59559.9% | 3,07340.1% | 00.0% | 7,668 |
| Livingston County | Richard Nixon+2,591 | 5,25366.4% | 2,66233.6% | 00.0% | 7,915 |
| Macon County | Richard Nixon+1,694 | 4,53861.5% | 2,84438.5% | 00.0% | 7,382 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,386 | 2,83766.2% | 1,45133.8% | 00.0% | 4,288 |
| Maries County | Richard Nixon+863 | 2,08263.1% | 1,21936.9% | 00.0% | 3,301 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+3,026 | 7,19763.3% | 4,17136.7% | 00.0% | 11,368 |
| McDonald County | Richard Nixon+2,552 | 4,33970.8% | 1,78729.2% | 00.0% | 6,126 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+985 | 1,59272.4% | 60727.6% | 00.0% | 2,199 |
| Miller County | Richard Nixon+4,084 | 5,68278.0% | 1,59822.0% | 00.0% | 7,280 |
| Mississippi County | Richard Nixon+1,257 | 2,72765.0% | 1,47035.0% | 00.0% | 4,197 |
| Moniteau County | Richard Nixon+2,568 | 3,96374.0% | 1,39526.0% | 00.0% | 5,358 |
| Monroe County | George McGovern+158 | 2,14148.2% | 2,29951.8% | 00.0% | 4,440 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+2,016 | 3,70768.7% | 1,69131.3% | 00.0% | 5,398 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+2,336 | 4,02170.5% | 1,68529.5% | 00.0% | 5,706 |
| New Madrid County | Richard Nixon+1,235 | 4,73557.5% | 3,50042.5% | 00.0% | 8,235 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+6,410 | 10,70171.4% | 4,29128.6% | 00.0% | 14,992 |
| Nodaway County | Richard Nixon+2,620 | 5,94264.1% | 3,32235.9% | 00.0% | 9,264 |
| Oregon County | Richard Nixon+766 | 2,11861.0% | 1,35239.0% | 00.0% | 3,470 |
| Osage County | Richard Nixon+2,781 | 4,26674.2% | 1,48525.8% | 00.0% | 5,751 |
| Ozark County | Richard Nixon+1,494 | 2,11977.2% | 62522.8% | 00.0% | 2,744 |
| Pemiscot County | Richard Nixon+2,680 | 4,69770.0% | 2,01730.0% | 00.0% | 6,714 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+2,783 | 4,73670.8% | 1,95329.2% | 00.0% | 6,689 |
| Pettis County | Richard Nixon+5,049 | 10,06566.7% | 5,01633.3% | 00.0% | 15,081 |
| Phelps County | Richard Nixon+4,031 | 7,59868.1% | 3,56731.9% | 00.0% | 11,165 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+1,793 | 4,45262.6% | 2,65937.4% | 00.0% | 7,111 |
| Platte County | Richard Nixon+4,581 | 8,76467.7% | 4,18332.3% | 00.0% | 12,947 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+3,164 | 5,40970.7% | 2,24529.3% | 00.0% | 7,654 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+2,340 | 4,24369.0% | 1,90331.0% | 00.0% | 6,146 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+1,541 | 2,11278.7% | 57121.3% | 00.0% | 2,683 |
| Ralls County | Richard Nixon+456 | 1,82757.1% | 1,37142.9% | 00.0% | 3,198 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+1,381 | 5,19557.7% | 3,81442.3% | 00.0% | 9,009 |
| Ray County | Richard Nixon+1,361 | 4,20559.7% | 2,84440.3% | 00.0% | 7,049 |
| Reynolds County | Richard Nixon+510 | 1,54159.9% | 1,03140.1% | 00.0% | 2,572 |
| Ripley County | Richard Nixon+1,449 | 2,81067.4% | 1,36132.6% | 00.0% | 4,171 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+3,181 | 6,64165.7% | 3,46034.3% | 00.0% | 10,101 |
| Schuyler County | Richard Nixon+504 | 1,49560.1% | 99139.9% | 00.0% | 2,486 |
| Scotland County | Richard Nixon+649 | 1,91860.2% | 1,26939.8% | 00.0% | 3,187 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+3,670 | 7,31666.7% | 3,64633.3% | 00.0% | 10,962 |
| Shannon County | Richard Nixon+489 | 1,62358.9% | 1,13441.1% | 00.0% | 2,757 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+488 | 2,05756.7% | 1,56943.3% | 00.0% | 3,626 |
| St. Charles County | Richard Nixon+14,643 | 25,67769.9% | 11,03430.1% | 00.0% | 36,711 |
| St. Clair County | Richard Nixon+1,437 | 2,84766.9% | 1,41033.1% | 00.0% | 4,257 |
| St. Francois County | Richard Nixon+4,154 | 8,81265.4% | 4,65834.6% | 00.0% | 13,470 |
| St. Louis city | George McGovern+47,415 | 72,40237.7% | 119,81762.3% | 00.0% | 192,219 |
| St. Louis County | Richard Nixon+103,346 | 264,14762.2% | 160,80137.8% | 00.0% | 424,948 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Richard Nixon+653 | 2,90056.3% | 2,24743.7% | 00.0% | 5,147 |
| Stoddard County | Richard Nixon+3,646 | 6,28270.4% | 2,63629.6% | 00.0% | 8,918 |
| Stone County | Richard Nixon+3,086 | 4,18079.3% | 1,09420.7% | 00.0% | 5,274 |
| Sullivan County | Richard Nixon+1,023 | 2,61162.2% | 1,58837.8% | 00.0% | 4,199 |
| Taney County | Richard Nixon+3,547 | 4,98277.6% | 1,43522.4% | 00.0% | 6,417 |
| Texas County | Richard Nixon+2,367 | 5,10465.1% | 2,73734.9% | 00.0% | 7,841 |
| Vernon County | Richard Nixon+1,835 | 4,89261.5% | 3,05738.5% | 00.0% | 7,949 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+2,305 | 3,53074.2% | 1,22525.8% | 00.0% | 4,755 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+1,589 | 3,81863.1% | 2,22936.9% | 00.0% | 6,047 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+1,345 | 3,09163.9% | 1,74636.1% | 00.0% | 4,837 |
| Webster County | Richard Nixon+2,752 | 5,09568.5% | 2,34331.5% | 00.0% | 7,438 |
| Worth County | Richard Nixon+443 | 1,17061.7% | 72738.3% | 00.0% | 1,897 |
| Wright County | Richard Nixon+2,982 | 4,35076.1% | 1,36823.9% | 00.0% | 5,718 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.