North Dakota — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentNixonR+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 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 3 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+38.7 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+42.0 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+27.9 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+64.2 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+33.6 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Rolette County, ND | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+31.3 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+22.6 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+512 | 1,17762.8% | 66535.5% | 331.8% | 1,875 |
| Barnes County | Richard Nixon+1,714 | 4,51861.1% | 2,80437.9% | 670.9% | 7,389 |
| Benson County | Richard Nixon+415 | 2,05055.1% | 1,63543.9% | 361.0% | 3,721 |
| Billings County | Richard Nixon+317 | 50969.8% | 19226.3% | 283.8% | 729 |
| Bottineau County | Richard Nixon+1,894 | 3,26369.6% | 1,36929.2% | 561.2% | 4,688 |
| Bowman County | Richard Nixon+468 | 1,11161.7% | 64335.7% | 472.6% | 1,801 |
| Burke County | Richard Nixon+795 | 1,44666.4% | 65129.9% | 823.8% | 2,179 |
| Burleigh County | Richard Nixon+8,068 | 13,90967.4% | 5,84128.3% | 8944.3% | 20,644 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+7,697 | 21,77060.0% | 14,07338.8% | 4631.3% | 36,306 |
| Cavalier County | Richard Nixon+1,031 | 2,89860.1% | 1,86738.7% | 591.2% | 4,824 |
| Dickey County | Richard Nixon+1,011 | 2,27763.6% | 1,26635.4% | 381.1% | 3,581 |
| Divide County | Richard Nixon+456 | 1,23060.3% | 77437.9% | 361.8% | 2,040 |
| Dunn County | Richard Nixon+794 | 1,43865.5% | 64429.3% | 1155.2% | 2,197 |
| Eddy County | Richard Nixon+111 | 1,02252.0% | 91146.4% | 311.6% | 1,964 |
| Emmons County | Richard Nixon+1,079 | 2,19464.5% | 1,11532.8% | 912.7% | 3,400 |
| Foster County | Richard Nixon+491 | 1,35260.3% | 86138.4% | 301.3% | 2,243 |
| Golden Valley County | Richard Nixon+412 | 77463.0% | 36229.5% | 937.6% | 1,229 |
| Grand Forks County | Richard Nixon+3,945 | 13,36156.9% | 9,41640.1% | 6983.0% | 23,475 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+973 | 1,56970.2% | 59626.7% | 713.2% | 2,236 |
| Griggs County | Richard Nixon+411 | 1,31258.1% | 90139.9% | 452.0% | 2,258 |
| Hettinger County | Richard Nixon+785 | 1,51164.9% | 72631.2% | 903.9% | 2,327 |
| Kidder County | Richard Nixon+758 | 1,31567.1% | 55728.4% | 894.5% | 1,961 |
| LaMoure County | Richard Nixon+711 | 2,11059.6% | 1,39939.5% | 300.8% | 3,539 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+854 | 1,40869.3% | 55427.3% | 693.4% | 2,031 |
| McHenry County | Richard Nixon+1,211 | 2,76563.6% | 1,55435.8% | 270.6% | 4,346 |
| McIntosh County | Richard Nixon+1,919 | 2,44081.6% | 52117.4% | 291.0% | 2,990 |
| McKenzie County | Richard Nixon+976 | 1,91365.9% | 93732.3% | 541.9% | 2,904 |
| McLean County | Richard Nixon+1,872 | 3,57566.2% | 1,70331.5% | 1202.2% | 5,398 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+1,783 | 2,56774.3% | 78422.7% | 1053.0% | 3,456 |
| Morton County | Richard Nixon+2,182 | 5,49459.9% | 3,31236.1% | 3714.0% | 9,177 |
| Mountrail County | Richard Nixon+647 | 2,03858.3% | 1,39139.8% | 671.9% | 3,496 |
| Nelson County | Richard Nixon+267 | 1,62553.7% | 1,35844.8% | 451.5% | 3,028 |
| Oliver County | Richard Nixon+376 | 66965.1% | 29328.5% | 656.3% | 1,027 |
| Pembina County | Richard Nixon+1,516 | 3,31763.8% | 1,80134.6% | 851.6% | 5,203 |
| Pierce County | Richard Nixon+997 | 1,97066.2% | 97332.7% | 351.2% | 2,978 |
| Ramsey County | Richard Nixon+1,570 | 3,95461.8% | 2,38437.3% | 621.0% | 6,400 |
| Ransom County | Richard Nixon+701 | 2,05659.9% | 1,35539.4% | 240.7% | 3,435 |
| Renville County | Richard Nixon+419 | 1,12161.1% | 70238.3% | 120.7% | 1,835 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+1,827 | 5,19460.2% | 3,36739.0% | 630.7% | 8,624 |
| Rolette County | George McGovern+90 | 1,71348.1% | 1,80350.7% | 431.2% | 3,559 |
| Sargent County | Richard Nixon+285 | 1,61654.5% | 1,33144.9% | 190.6% | 2,966 |
| Sheridan County | Richard Nixon+1,126 | 1,46080.7% | 33418.5% | 150.8% | 1,809 |
| Sioux County | Richard Nixon+4 | 56149.1% | 55748.8% | 242.1% | 1,142 |
| Slope County | Richard Nixon+164 | 41359.9% | 24936.1% | 284.1% | 690 |
| Stark County | Richard Nixon+2,479 | 5,11562.9% | 2,63632.4% | 3804.7% | 8,131 |
| Steele County | Richard Nixon+171 | 1,06354.0% | 89245.3% | 150.8% | 1,970 |
| Stutsman County | Richard Nixon+2,680 | 6,26962.5% | 3,58935.8% | 1701.7% | 10,028 |
| Towner County | Richard Nixon+405 | 1,34958.0% | 94440.6% | 321.4% | 2,325 |
| Traill County | Richard Nixon+1,226 | 3,11861.4% | 1,89237.3% | 681.3% | 5,078 |
| Walsh County | Richard Nixon+1,083 | 3,99156.3% | 2,90841.0% | 1912.7% | 7,090 |
| Ward County | Richard Nixon+7,194 | 13,90066.6% | 6,70632.1% | 2621.3% | 20,868 |
| Wells County | Richard Nixon+1,222 | 2,51964.4% | 1,29733.2% | 942.4% | 3,910 |
| Williams County | Richard Nixon+1,811 | 4,80059.9% | 2,98937.3% | 2252.8% | 8,014 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.