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Richard Nixon carried New Hampshire R+29.1.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Hampshire, 1972. The state ran 6.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
334,059 votes counted
McGovern (D)
116,435
34.9%
Nixon (R)
213,724
64.0%
All others
3,900
1.2%
Margin
R+29.1
1972 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1972
NixonR+29.1
1972 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1972 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 1972 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1972 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Belknap County, NH · R+42.5Carroll County, NH · R+55.4Cheshire County, NH · R+18.6Coos County, NH · R+23.4Grafton County, NH · R+32.5Hillsborough County, NH · R+30.1Merrimack County, NH · R+36.4Rockingham County, NH · R+27.3Strafford County, NH · R+16.5Sullivan County, NH · R+17.3
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican64.0%213,724
George McGovernDemocratic34.9%116,435
OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,900
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1972
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−42.5%
4,61011,53616,312
Carroll CountyR
−55.4%
2,3958,52511,070
Cheshire CountyR
−18.6%
9,15713,39022,703
Coos CountyR
−23.4%
5,8299,46815,563
Grafton CountyR
−32.5%
8,38816,60525,319
Hillsborough CountyR
−30.1%
34,73965,274101,377
Merrimack CountyR
−36.4%
11,73725,35437,453
Rockingham CountyR
−27.3%
21,99838,82561,541
Strafford CountyR
−16.5%
12,02816,84629,129
Sullivan CountyR
−17.3%
5,5547,90113,592