Richard Nixon carried North Dakota R+26.3.

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

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

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North Dakota result

280,514 votes counted

McGovern (D)

100,384

35.8%

Nixon (R)

174,109

62.1%

All others

6,021

2.1%

Margin

R+26.3

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1972 presidential election

North Dakota, 1972

NixonR+26.3

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	62.1%	174,109
George McGovernDemocratic	35.8%	100,384
OtherAll other candidates	2.1%	6,021

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−27.3%	665	1,177	1,875
Barnes County	R	−23.2%	2,804	4,518	7,389
Benson County	R	−11.2%	1,635	2,050	3,721
Billings County	R	−43.5%	192	509	729
Bottineau County	R	−40.4%	1,369	3,263	4,688
Bowman County	R	−26.0%	643	1,111	1,801
Burke County	R	−36.5%	651	1,446	2,179
Burleigh County	R	−39.1%	5,841	13,909	20,644
Cass County	R	−21.2%	14,073	21,770	36,306
Cavalier County	R	−21.4%	1,867	2,898	4,824
Dickey County	R	−28.2%	1,266	2,277	3,581
Divide County	R	−22.4%	774	1,230	2,040
Dunn County	R	−36.1%	644	1,438	2,197
Eddy County	R	−5.7%	911	1,022	1,964
Emmons County	R	−31.7%	1,115	2,194	3,400
Foster County	R	−21.9%	861	1,352	2,243
Golden Valley County	R	−33.5%	362	774	1,229
Grand Forks County	R	−16.8%	9,416	13,361	23,475
Grant County	R	−43.5%	596	1,569	2,236
Griggs County	R	−18.2%	901	1,312	2,258
Hettinger County	R	−33.7%	726	1,511	2,327
Kidder County	R	−38.7%	557	1,315	1,961
LaMoure County	R	−20.1%	1,399	2,110	3,539
Logan County	R	−42.0%	554	1,408	2,031
McHenry County	R	−27.9%	1,554	2,765	4,346
McIntosh County	R	−64.2%	521	2,440	2,990
McKenzie County	R	−33.6%	937	1,913	2,904
McLean County	R	−34.7%	1,703	3,575	5,398
Mercer County	R	−51.6%	784	2,567	3,456
Morton County	R	−23.8%	3,312	5,494	9,177
Mountrail County	R	−18.5%	1,391	2,038	3,496
Nelson County	R	−8.8%	1,358	1,625	3,028
Oliver County	R	−36.6%	293	669	1,027
Pembina County	R	−29.1%	1,801	3,317	5,203
Pierce County	R	−33.5%	973	1,970	2,978
Ramsey County	R	−24.5%	2,384	3,954	6,400
Ransom County	R	−20.4%	1,355	2,056	3,435
Renville County	R	−22.8%	702	1,121	1,835
Richland County	R	−21.2%	3,367	5,194	8,624
Rolette County	D	+2.5%	1,803	1,713	3,559
Sargent County	R	−9.6%	1,331	1,616	2,966
Sheridan County	R	−62.2%	334	1,460	1,809
Sioux County	R	−0.4%	557	561	1,142
Slope County	R	−23.8%	249	413	690
Stark County	R	−30.5%	2,636	5,115	8,131
Steele County	R	−8.7%	892	1,063	1,970
Stutsman County	R	−26.7%	3,589	6,269	10,028
Towner County	R	−17.4%	944	1,349	2,325
Traill County	R	−24.1%	1,892	3,118	5,078
Walsh County	R	−15.3%	2,908	3,991	7,090
Ward County	R	−34.5%	6,706	13,900	20,868
Wells County	R	−31.3%	1,297	2,519	3,910
Williams County	R	−22.6%	2,989	4,800	8,014