Richard Nixon carried Ohio R+21.6.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Ohio, 1972. The state ran 1.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Ohio result

4,094,787 votes counted

McGovern (D)

1,558,889

38.1%

Nixon (R)

2,441,827

59.6%

All others

94,071

2.3%

Margin

R+21.6

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1972 presidential election

Ohio, 1972

NixonR+21.6

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	59.6%	2,441,827
George McGovernDemocratic	38.1%	1,558,889
OtherAll other candidates	2.3%	94,071

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−28.8%	2,709	4,980	7,882
Allen County	R	−43.5%	10,184	26,966	38,543
Ashland County	R	−47.8%	4,302	12,470	17,074
Ashtabula County	R	−20.0%	15,052	22,762	38,608
Athens County	D	+1.2%	9,977	9,735	19,915
Auglaize County	R	−42.7%	4,617	11,900	17,047
Belmont County	R	−8.6%	14,800	17,628	32,878
Brown County	R	−27.8%	3,770	6,772	10,804
Butler County	R	−39.6%	21,194	50,380	73,635
Carroll County	R	−35.8%	2,755	5,984	9,014
Champaign County	R	−40.7%	3,626	8,756	12,603
Clark County	R	−26.4%	19,725	34,447	55,750
Clermont County	R	−45.8%	8,276	22,936	31,989
Clinton County	R	−49.4%	2,709	8,140	10,988
Columbiana County	R	−26.7%	15,683	27,308	43,602
Coshocton County	R	−35.2%	3,790	8,082	12,206
Crawford County	R	−43.3%	5,518	14,632	21,053
Cuyahoga County	R	−1.8%	317,670	329,493	659,751
Darke County	R	−34.7%	6,534	13,862	21,096
Defiance County	R	−33.3%	4,377	8,914	13,630
Delaware County	R	−47.5%	4,452	12,950	17,886
Erie County	R	−20.4%	10,889	16,714	28,591
Fairfield County	R	−46.3%	7,746	21,909	30,568
Fayette County	R	−48.6%	2,344	6,970	9,515
Franklin County	R	−29.6%	117,562	219,771	344,808
Fulton County	R	−39.0%	3,615	8,387	12,234
Gallia County	R	−46.3%	2,341	6,506	8,986
Geauga County	R	−35.2%	7,329	15,624	23,577
Greene County	R	−32.4%	12,736	25,349	38,909
Guernsey County	R	−33.5%	4,757	9,648	14,619
Hamilton County	R	−33.0%	119,054	239,212	364,385
Hancock County	R	−46.9%	6,084	18,111	25,624
Hardin County	R	−41.1%	3,535	8,713	12,602
Harrison County	R	−30.9%	2,388	4,554	7,010
Henry County	R	−43.2%	3,145	8,099	11,475
Highland County	R	−41.4%	3,464	8,524	12,226
Hocking County	R	−29.8%	2,874	5,407	8,492
Holmes County	R	−41.9%	1,507	3,752	5,362
Huron County	R	−31.4%	5,491	10,942	17,340
Jackson County	R	−36.1%	3,410	7,351	10,923
Jefferson County	R	−13.9%	16,198	21,531	38,274
Knox County	R	−31.9%	5,370	10,705	16,739
Lake County	R	−20.7%	27,523	42,488	72,141
Lawrence County	R	−35.5%	7,112	15,125	22,567
Licking County	R	−37.0%	12,460	28,070	42,232
Logan County	R	−46.5%	3,786	10,938	15,380
Lorain County	R	−15.9%	36,634	51,102	91,016
Lucas County	D	+1.0%	90,142	88,401	182,709
Madison County	R	−53.2%	2,484	8,372	11,064
Mahoning County	R	−1.3%	62,428	64,144	129,088
Marion County	R	−36.0%	7,970	17,197	25,659
Medina County	R	−32.0%	10,643	21,010	32,411
Meigs County	R	−43.0%	2,335	5,961	8,433
Mercer County	R	−18.7%	5,798	8,587	14,907
Miami County	R	−39.0%	9,121	21,226	31,012
Monroe County	R	−19.7%	2,483	3,721	6,292
Montgomery County	R	−18.6%	82,231	120,998	208,552
Morgan County	R	−39.6%	1,554	3,679	5,371
Morrow County	R	−44.7%	2,527	6,886	9,759
Muskingum County	R	−30.8%	10,313	19,897	31,094
Noble County	R	−38.0%	1,449	3,274	4,799
Ottawa County	R	−19.6%	6,465	9,772	16,889
Paulding County	R	−32.3%	2,283	4,553	7,025
Perry County	R	−27.6%	3,728	6,716	10,809
Pickaway County	R	−51.4%	2,978	9,661	13,002
Pike County	R	−17.2%	3,531	5,037	8,761
Portage County	R	−5.6%	20,769	23,294	45,002
Preble County	R	−43.1%	3,472	8,993	12,795
Putnam County	R	−36.1%	3,729	8,185	12,342
Richland County	R	−38.7%	13,468	31,117	45,641
Ross County	R	−44.3%	5,879	15,573	21,888
Sandusky County	R	−29.5%	8,308	15,489	24,343
Scioto County	R	−28.4%	11,008	19,998	31,679
Seneca County	R	−25.1%	8,180	13,939	22,918
Shelby County	R	−29.7%	4,721	9,089	14,703
Stark County	R	−27.6%	51,565	92,110	146,810
Summit County	R	−1.7%	108,534	112,419	225,216
Trumbull County	R	−14.5%	35,278	47,680	85,266
Tuscarawas County	R	−19.8%	12,255	18,413	31,169
Union County	R	−53.8%	2,447	8,389	11,054
Van Wert County	R	−44.1%	3,644	9,545	13,391
Vinton County	R	−27.4%	1,537	2,725	4,336
Warren County	R	−47.6%	6,941	20,210	27,897
Washington County	R	−40.2%	5,814	14,023	20,434
Wayne County	R	−36.9%	9,260	20,368	30,076
Williams County	R	−35.3%	4,278	9,083	13,605
Wood County	R	−21.3%	13,494	21,080	35,625
Wyandot County	R	−38.7%	2,771	6,414	9,412