Ohio — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionOhio · PresidentNixonR+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 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 25 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Athens County, OH | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Belmont County, OH | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Lorain County, OH | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Lucas County, OH | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Monroe County, OH | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Pike County, OH | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Portage County, OH | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Summit County, OH | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+38.7 |
Ohio results by county
88 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+2,271 | 4,98063.2% | 2,70934.4% | 1932.4% | 7,882 |
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+16,782 | 26,96670.0% | 10,18426.4% | 1,3933.6% | 38,543 |
| Ashland County | Richard Nixon+8,168 | 12,47073.0% | 4,30225.2% | 3021.8% | 17,074 |
| Ashtabula County | Richard Nixon+7,710 | 22,76259.0% | 15,05239.0% | 7942.1% | 38,608 |
| Athens County | George McGovern+242 | 9,73548.9% | 9,97750.1% | 2031.0% | 19,915 |
| Auglaize County | Richard Nixon+7,283 | 11,90069.8% | 4,61727.1% | 5303.1% | 17,047 |
| Belmont County | Richard Nixon+2,828 | 17,62853.6% | 14,80045.0% | 4501.4% | 32,878 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+3,002 | 6,77262.7% | 3,77034.9% | 2622.4% | 10,804 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+29,186 | 50,38068.4% | 21,19428.8% | 2,0612.8% | 73,635 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+3,229 | 5,98466.4% | 2,75530.6% | 2753.1% | 9,014 |
| Champaign County | Richard Nixon+5,130 | 8,75669.5% | 3,62628.8% | 2211.8% | 12,603 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+14,722 | 34,44761.8% | 19,72535.4% | 1,5782.8% | 55,750 |
| Clermont County | Richard Nixon+14,660 | 22,93671.7% | 8,27625.9% | 7772.4% | 31,989 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+5,431 | 8,14074.1% | 2,70924.7% | 1391.3% | 10,988 |
| Columbiana County | Richard Nixon+11,625 | 27,30862.6% | 15,68336.0% | 6111.4% | 43,602 |
| Coshocton County | Richard Nixon+4,292 | 8,08266.2% | 3,79031.1% | 3342.7% | 12,206 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+9,114 | 14,63269.5% | 5,51826.2% | 9034.3% | 21,053 |
| Cuyahoga County | Richard Nixon+11,823 | 329,49349.9% | 317,67048.1% | 12,5881.9% | 659,751 |
| Darke County | Richard Nixon+7,328 | 13,86265.7% | 6,53431.0% | 7003.3% | 21,096 |
| Defiance County | Richard Nixon+4,537 | 8,91465.4% | 4,37732.1% | 3392.5% | 13,630 |
| Delaware County | Richard Nixon+8,498 | 12,95072.4% | 4,45224.9% | 4842.7% | 17,886 |
| Erie County | Richard Nixon+5,825 | 16,71458.5% | 10,88938.1% | 9883.5% | 28,591 |
| Fairfield County | Richard Nixon+14,163 | 21,90971.7% | 7,74625.3% | 9133.0% | 30,568 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+4,626 | 6,97073.3% | 2,34424.6% | 2012.1% | 9,515 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+102,209 | 219,77163.7% | 117,56234.1% | 7,4752.2% | 344,808 |
| Fulton County | Richard Nixon+4,772 | 8,38768.6% | 3,61529.5% | 2321.9% | 12,234 |
| Gallia County | Richard Nixon+4,165 | 6,50672.4% | 2,34126.1% | 1391.5% | 8,986 |
| Geauga County | Richard Nixon+8,295 | 15,62466.3% | 7,32931.1% | 6242.6% | 23,577 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+12,613 | 25,34965.1% | 12,73632.7% | 8242.1% | 38,909 |
| Guernsey County | Richard Nixon+4,891 | 9,64866.0% | 4,75732.5% | 2141.5% | 14,619 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+120,158 | 239,21265.6% | 119,05432.7% | 6,1191.7% | 364,385 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+12,027 | 18,11170.7% | 6,08423.7% | 1,4295.6% | 25,624 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+5,178 | 8,71369.1% | 3,53528.1% | 3542.8% | 12,602 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+2,166 | 4,55465.0% | 2,38834.1% | 681.0% | 7,010 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+4,954 | 8,09970.6% | 3,14527.4% | 2312.0% | 11,475 |
| Highland County | Richard Nixon+5,060 | 8,52469.7% | 3,46428.3% | 2381.9% | 12,226 |
| Hocking County | Richard Nixon+2,533 | 5,40763.7% | 2,87433.8% | 2112.5% | 8,492 |
| Holmes County | Richard Nixon+2,245 | 3,75270.0% | 1,50728.1% | 1031.9% | 5,362 |
| Huron County | Richard Nixon+5,451 | 10,94263.1% | 5,49131.7% | 9075.2% | 17,340 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+3,941 | 7,35167.3% | 3,41031.2% | 1621.5% | 10,923 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+5,333 | 21,53156.3% | 16,19842.3% | 5451.4% | 38,274 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+5,335 | 10,70564.0% | 5,37032.1% | 6644.0% | 16,739 |
| Lake County | Richard Nixon+14,965 | 42,48858.9% | 27,52338.2% | 2,1303.0% | 72,141 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+8,013 | 15,12567.0% | 7,11231.5% | 3301.5% | 22,567 |
| Licking County | Richard Nixon+15,610 | 28,07066.5% | 12,46029.5% | 1,7024.0% | 42,232 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+7,152 | 10,93871.1% | 3,78624.6% | 6564.3% | 15,380 |
| Lorain County | Richard Nixon+14,468 | 51,10256.1% | 36,63440.3% | 3,2803.6% | 91,016 |
| Lucas County | George McGovern+1,741 | 88,40148.4% | 90,14249.3% | 4,1662.3% | 182,709 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+5,888 | 8,37275.7% | 2,48422.5% | 2081.9% | 11,064 |
| Mahoning County | Richard Nixon+1,716 | 64,14449.7% | 62,42848.4% | 2,5161.9% | 129,088 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+9,227 | 17,19767.0% | 7,97031.1% | 4921.9% | 25,659 |
| Medina County | Richard Nixon+10,367 | 21,01064.8% | 10,64332.8% | 7582.3% | 32,411 |
| Meigs County | Richard Nixon+3,626 | 5,96170.7% | 2,33527.7% | 1371.6% | 8,433 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+2,789 | 8,58757.6% | 5,79838.9% | 5223.5% | 14,907 |
| Miami County | Richard Nixon+12,105 | 21,22668.4% | 9,12129.4% | 6652.1% | 31,012 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+1,238 | 3,72159.1% | 2,48339.5% | 881.4% | 6,292 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+38,767 | 120,99858.0% | 82,23139.4% | 5,3232.6% | 208,552 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+2,125 | 3,67968.5% | 1,55428.9% | 1382.6% | 5,371 |
| Morrow County | Richard Nixon+4,359 | 6,88670.6% | 2,52725.9% | 3463.5% | 9,759 |
| Muskingum County | Richard Nixon+9,584 | 19,89764.0% | 10,31333.2% | 8842.8% | 31,094 |
| Noble County | Richard Nixon+1,825 | 3,27468.2% | 1,44930.2% | 761.6% | 4,799 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+3,307 | 9,77257.9% | 6,46538.3% | 6523.9% | 16,889 |
| Paulding County | Richard Nixon+2,270 | 4,55364.8% | 2,28332.5% | 1892.7% | 7,025 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+2,988 | 6,71662.1% | 3,72834.5% | 3653.4% | 10,809 |
| Pickaway County | Richard Nixon+6,683 | 9,66174.3% | 2,97822.9% | 3632.8% | 13,002 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+1,506 | 5,03757.5% | 3,53140.3% | 1932.2% | 8,761 |
| Portage County | Richard Nixon+2,525 | 23,29451.8% | 20,76946.2% | 9392.1% | 45,002 |
| Preble County | Richard Nixon+5,521 | 8,99370.3% | 3,47227.1% | 3302.6% | 12,795 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+4,456 | 8,18566.3% | 3,72930.2% | 4283.5% | 12,342 |
| Richland County | Richard Nixon+17,649 | 31,11768.2% | 13,46829.5% | 1,0562.3% | 45,641 |
| Ross County | Richard Nixon+9,694 | 15,57371.1% | 5,87926.9% | 4362.0% | 21,888 |
| Sandusky County | Richard Nixon+7,181 | 15,48963.6% | 8,30834.1% | 5462.2% | 24,343 |
| Scioto County | Richard Nixon+8,990 | 19,99863.1% | 11,00834.7% | 6732.1% | 31,679 |
| Seneca County | Richard Nixon+5,759 | 13,93960.8% | 8,18035.7% | 7993.5% | 22,918 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+4,368 | 9,08961.8% | 4,72132.1% | 8936.1% | 14,703 |
| Stark County | Richard Nixon+40,545 | 92,11062.7% | 51,56535.1% | 3,1352.1% | 146,810 |
| Summit County | Richard Nixon+3,885 | 112,41949.9% | 108,53448.2% | 4,2631.9% | 225,216 |
| Trumbull County | Richard Nixon+12,402 | 47,68055.9% | 35,27841.4% | 2,3082.7% | 85,266 |
| Tuscarawas County | Richard Nixon+6,158 | 18,41359.1% | 12,25539.3% | 5011.6% | 31,169 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+5,942 | 8,38975.9% | 2,44722.1% | 2182.0% | 11,054 |
| Van Wert County | Richard Nixon+5,901 | 9,54571.3% | 3,64427.2% | 2021.5% | 13,391 |
| Vinton County | Richard Nixon+1,188 | 2,72562.8% | 1,53735.4% | 741.7% | 4,336 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+13,269 | 20,21072.4% | 6,94124.9% | 7462.7% | 27,897 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+8,209 | 14,02368.6% | 5,81428.5% | 5972.9% | 20,434 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+11,108 | 20,36867.7% | 9,26030.8% | 4481.5% | 30,076 |
| Williams County | Richard Nixon+4,805 | 9,08366.8% | 4,27831.4% | 2441.8% | 13,605 |
| Wood County | Richard Nixon+7,586 | 21,08059.2% | 13,49437.9% | 1,0513.0% | 35,625 |
| Wyandot County | Richard Nixon+3,643 | 6,41468.1% | 2,77129.4% | 2272.4% | 9,412 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| 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 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.