Richard Nixon carried Montana R+20.1.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Montana, 1972. The state ran 3.1 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Montana result

317,603 votes counted

McGovern (D)

120,197

37.8%

Nixon (R)

183,976

57.9%

All others

13,430

4.2%

Margin

R+20.1

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1972 presidential election

Montana, 1972

NixonR+20.1

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	57.9%	183,976
George McGovernDemocratic	37.8%	120,197
OtherAll other candidates	4.2%	13,430

D+60

R+60

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

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Montana's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Montana's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−2.9%
1896	+60.2%
1900	+18.5%
1904	−20.4%
1908	−4.4%
1912	+11.8%
1916	+19.3%
1920	−29.1%
1924	−23.1%
1928	−17.9%
1932	+22.7%
1936	+41.7%
1940	+18.6%
1944	+9.4%
1948	+9.9%
1952	−19.3%
1956	−14.3%
1960	−2.5%
1964	+18.4%
1968	−9.0%
1972	−20.1%
1976	−7.4%
1980	−24.4%
1984	−22.3%
1988	−5.9%
1992	+2.5%
1996	−2.9%
2000	−25.1%
2004	−20.5%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−13.6%
2016	−20.2%
2020	−16.4%
2024	−19.9%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaverhead County	R	−49.3%	775	2,460	3,417
Big Horn County	R	−15.6%	1,552	2,148	3,824
Blaine County	R	−13.0%	1,151	1,513	2,779
Broadwater County	R	−36.7%	411	916	1,376
Carbon County	R	−28.3%	1,292	2,378	3,841
Carter County	R	−51.7%	218	726	983
Cascade County	R	−10.6%	12,899	16,159	30,836
Chouteau County	R	−25.8%	1,149	2,027	3,399
Custer County	R	−29.3%	1,875	3,486	5,506
Daniels County	R	−25.6%	570	973	1,574
Dawson County	R	−30.4%	1,685	3,207	5,014
Deer Lodge County	D	+24.3%	3,979	2,373	6,604
Fallon County	R	−31.4%	531	1,034	1,604
Fergus County	R	−40.2%	1,652	4,082	6,049
Flathead County	R	−29.2%	5,412	10,417	17,156
Gallatin County	R	−34.6%	5,096	10,663	16,088
Garfield County	R	−58.5%	173	695	893
Glacier County	R	−17.6%	1,469	2,143	3,819
Golden Valley County	R	−34.2%	170	359	553
Granite County	R	−29.6%	422	804	1,291
Hill County	R	−9.9%	3,061	3,759	7,085
Jefferson County	R	−16.5%	904	1,281	2,285
Judith Basin County	R	−25.0%	557	961	1,614
Lake County	R	−28.5%	2,260	4,172	6,719
Lewis and Clark County	R	−26.8%	6,081	10,719	17,316
Liberty County	R	−35.9%	365	808	1,235
Lincoln County	R	−14.1%	2,402	3,276	6,208
Madison County	R	−42.9%	669	1,780	2,588
McCone County	R	−19.9%	562	854	1,465
Meagher County	R	−47.1%	230	674	942
Mineral County	R	−3.3%	659	706	1,419
Missoula County	R	−5.9%	13,784	15,557	30,049
Musselshell County	R	−26.1%	689	1,202	1,967
Park County	R	−31.3%	1,923	3,771	5,902
Petroleum County	R	−44.6%	87	232	325
Phillips County	R	−32.5%	828	1,659	2,557
Pondera County	R	−20.5%	1,215	1,890	3,292
Powder River County	R	−47.4%	267	844	1,217
Powell County	R	−23.2%	1,050	1,720	2,882
Prairie County	R	−38.2%	303	685	999
Ravalli County	R	−28.6%	2,480	4,611	7,458
Richland County	R	−28.1%	1,438	2,645	4,300
Roosevelt County	R	−21.5%	1,464	2,304	3,907
Rosebud County	R	−30.2%	777	1,486	2,350
Sanders County	R	−17.9%	1,197	1,779	3,251
Sheridan County	R	−10.9%	1,197	1,500	2,780
Silver Bow County	D	+18.3%	11,704	7,967	20,404
Stillwater County	R	−39.3%	716	1,698	2,499
Sweet Grass County	R	−54.9%	350	1,260	1,658
Teton County	R	−26.2%	1,121	1,991	3,321
Toole County	R	−27.8%	897	1,679	2,815
Treasure County	R	−35.0%	176	377	574
Valley County	R	−23.1%	1,973	3,210	5,348
Wheatland County	R	−23.8%	445	761	1,326
Wibaux County	R	−15.2%	283	390	703
Yellowstone County	R	−28.8%	13,602	25,205	40,237