Richard Nixon carried Nevada R+27.4.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Nevada, 1972. The state ran 4.2 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Nevada result

181,766 votes counted

McGovern (D)

66,016

36.3%

Nixon (R)

115,750

63.7%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+27.4

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1972 presidential election

Nevada, 1972

NixonR+27.4

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	63.7%	115,750
George McGovernDemocratic	36.3%	66,016
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

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

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Nevada's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Nevada's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−19.3%
1896	+62.4%
1900	+24.5%
1904	−23.8%
1908	+1.8%
1912	+23.8%
1916	+17.0%
1920	−20.7%
1924	−19.8%
1928	−13.1%
1932	+38.8%
1936	+45.6%
1940	+20.2%
1944	+9.2%
1948	+3.1%
1952	−22.9%
1956	−15.9%
1960	+2.3%
1964	+17.2%
1968	−8.2%
1972	−27.4%
1976	−4.4%
1980	−35.6%
1984	−33.9%
1988	−20.9%
1992	+2.6%
1996	+1.0%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.6%
2008	+12.6%
2012	+6.7%
2016	+2.4%
2020	+2.4%
2024	−3.1%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Carson City	R	−43.6%	2,120	5,396	7,516
Churchill County	R	−48.2%	1,038	2,970	4,008
Clark County	R	−18.1%	36,807	53,101	89,908
Douglas County	R	−49.3%	983	2,898	3,881
Elko County	R	−45.2%	1,467	3,886	5,353
Esmeralda County	R	−36.5%	127	273	400
Eureka County	R	−45.5%	139	371	510
Humboldt County	R	−39.9%	713	1,659	2,372
Lander County	R	−26.1%	468	798	1,266
Lincoln County	R	−37.5%	382	841	1,223
Lyon County	R	−49.2%	959	2,813	3,772
Mineral County	R	−46.6%	768	2,111	2,879
Nye County	R	−23.2%	802	1,287	2,089
Pershing County	R	−40.1%	365	853	1,218
Storey County	R	−38.4%	226	508	734
Washoe County	R	−32.4%	17,106	33,539	50,645
White Pine County	R	−22.5%	1,546	2,446	3,992