Oklahoma — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionOklahoma · PresidentNixonR+49.7
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 73.7% | 759,025 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 24.0% | 247,147 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 23,728 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
77 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (77 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, OK | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Alfalfa County, OK | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Atoka County, OK | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Beaver County, OK | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Beckham County, OK | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Blaine County, OK | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Bryan County, OK | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Caddo County, OK | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Canadian County, OK | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Carter County, OK | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Cherokee County, OK | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Choctaw County, OK | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Cimarron County, OK | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Cleveland County, OK | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Coal County, OK | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Comanche County, OK | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Cotton County, OK | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Craig County, OK | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Creek County, OK | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Custer County, OK | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Delaware County, OK | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Dewey County, OK | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Ellis County, OK | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Garfield County, OK | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Garvin County, OK | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Grady County, OK | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Grant County, OK | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Greer County, OK | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Harmon County, OK | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Harper County, OK | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Haskell County, OK | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Hughes County, OK | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Jackson County, OK | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Jefferson County, OK | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Johnston County, OK | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Kay County, OK | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Kingfisher County, OK | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Kiowa County, OK | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Latimer County, OK | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Le Flore County, OK | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Lincoln County, OK | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Logan County, OK | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Love County, OK | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Major County, OK | Republican | R+70.5 |
| Marshall County, OK | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Mayes County, OK | Republican | R+46.7 |
| McClain County, OK | Republican | R+49.9 |
| McCurtain County, OK | Republican | R+42.2 |
| McIntosh County, OK | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Murray County, OK | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Muskogee County, OK | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Noble County, OK | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Nowata County, OK | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Okfuskee County, OK | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Oklahoma County, OK | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Okmulgee County, OK | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Osage County, OK | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Ottawa County, OK | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Pawnee County, OK | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Payne County, OK | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Pittsburg County, OK | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Pontotoc County, OK | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, OK | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Pushmataha County, OK | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Roger Mills County, OK | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Rogers County, OK | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Seminole County, OK | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Sequoyah County, OK | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Stephens County, OK | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Texas County, OK | Republican | R+69.2 |
| Tillman County, OK | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Tulsa County, OK | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Wagoner County, OK | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Washington County, OK | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Washita County, OK | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Woods County, OK | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Woodward County, OK | Republican | R+63.5 |
Oklahoma results by county
77 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+3,119 | 4,72073.1% | 1,60124.8% | 1342.1% | 6,455 |
| Alfalfa County | Richard Nixon+2,567 | 3,20881.5% | 64116.3% | 882.2% | 3,937 |
| Atoka County | Richard Nixon+1,912 | 2,90572.9% | 99324.9% | 892.2% | 3,987 |
| Beaver County | Richard Nixon+2,040 | 2,56280.4% | 52216.4% | 1023.2% | 3,186 |
| Beckham County | Richard Nixon+2,864 | 4,47271.7% | 1,60825.8% | 1552.5% | 6,235 |
| Blaine County | Richard Nixon+2,995 | 3,95877.7% | 96318.9% | 1713.4% | 5,092 |
| Bryan County | Richard Nixon+2,253 | 5,39761.9% | 3,14436.1% | 1772.0% | 8,718 |
| Caddo County | Richard Nixon+4,762 | 7,68370.4% | 2,92126.8% | 3082.8% | 10,912 |
| Canadian County | Richard Nixon+8,649 | 11,40078.3% | 2,75118.9% | 4132.8% | 14,564 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+4,791 | 9,36866.4% | 4,57732.4% | 1611.1% | 14,106 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+4,181 | 7,08069.4% | 2,89928.4% | 2272.2% | 10,206 |
| Choctaw County | Richard Nixon+1,601 | 3,39964.4% | 1,79834.1% | 811.5% | 5,278 |
| Cimarron County | Richard Nixon+1,027 | 1,35071.6% | 32317.1% | 21211.2% | 1,885 |
| Cleveland County | Richard Nixon+14,651 | 25,77768.7% | 11,12629.7% | 6151.6% | 37,518 |
| Coal County | Richard Nixon+781 | 1,46167.0% | 68031.2% | 381.7% | 2,179 |
| Comanche County | Richard Nixon+15,200 | 19,75979.9% | 4,55918.4% | 4271.7% | 24,745 |
| Cotton County | Richard Nixon+1,252 | 2,05070.2% | 79827.3% | 712.4% | 2,919 |
| Craig County | Richard Nixon+2,521 | 4,16370.4% | 1,64227.8% | 1121.9% | 5,917 |
| Creek County | Richard Nixon+8,691 | 12,39675.1% | 3,70522.5% | 4022.4% | 16,503 |
| Custer County | Richard Nixon+4,969 | 7,26774.3% | 2,29823.5% | 2152.2% | 9,780 |
| Delaware County | Richard Nixon+3,341 | 5,47670.3% | 2,13527.4% | 1782.3% | 7,789 |
| Dewey County | Richard Nixon+1,480 | 2,10674.8% | 62622.2% | 843.0% | 2,816 |
| Ellis County | Richard Nixon+1,586 | 2,05977.8% | 47317.9% | 1164.4% | 2,648 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+14,791 | 19,34879.1% | 4,55718.6% | 5642.3% | 24,469 |
| Garvin County | Richard Nixon+4,560 | 7,24570.7% | 2,68526.2% | 3153.1% | 10,245 |
| Grady County | Richard Nixon+4,322 | 7,76267.5% | 3,44029.9% | 2972.6% | 11,499 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+2,024 | 2,82975.3% | 80521.4% | 1213.2% | 3,755 |
| Greer County | Richard Nixon+1,150 | 2,15466.4% | 1,00430.9% | 862.7% | 3,244 |
| Harmon County | Richard Nixon+751 | 1,31968.4% | 56829.4% | 422.2% | 1,929 |
| Harper County | Richard Nixon+1,591 | 1,97679.8% | 38515.6% | 1144.6% | 2,475 |
| Haskell County | Richard Nixon+1,407 | 2,81563.1% | 1,40831.6% | 2375.3% | 4,460 |
| Hughes County | Richard Nixon+1,710 | 3,49764.9% | 1,78733.1% | 1082.0% | 5,392 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+3,465 | 5,51971.6% | 2,05426.7% | 1341.7% | 7,707 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+740 | 1,70962.1% | 96935.2% | 732.7% | 2,751 |
| Johnston County | Richard Nixon+1,222 | 2,20567.7% | 98330.2% | 682.1% | 3,256 |
| Kay County | Richard Nixon+12,998 | 17,24478.4% | 4,24619.3% | 4942.2% | 21,984 |
| Kingfisher County | Richard Nixon+3,949 | 4,86181.9% | 91215.4% | 1622.7% | 5,935 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+2,216 | 3,71169.8% | 1,49528.1% | 1102.1% | 5,316 |
| Latimer County | Richard Nixon+1,281 | 2,52064.8% | 1,23931.9% | 1303.3% | 3,889 |
| Le Flore County | Richard Nixon+4,499 | 7,93267.5% | 3,43329.2% | 3943.4% | 11,759 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+4,593 | 6,51275.0% | 1,91922.1% | 2542.9% | 8,685 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+3,783 | 6,54368.9% | 2,76029.0% | 2002.1% | 9,503 |
| Love County | Richard Nixon+736 | 1,40766.7% | 67131.8% | 301.4% | 2,108 |
| Major County | Richard Nixon+2,691 | 3,20383.9% | 51213.4% | 1032.7% | 3,818 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+1,160 | 2,27365.4% | 1,11332.0% | 912.6% | 3,477 |
| Mayes County | Richard Nixon+4,879 | 7,53572.1% | 2,65625.4% | 2632.5% | 10,454 |
| McClain County | Richard Nixon+2,891 | 4,24173.2% | 1,35023.3% | 2063.6% | 5,797 |
| McCurtain County | Richard Nixon+3,873 | 6,44170.2% | 2,56828.0% | 1661.8% | 9,175 |
| McIntosh County | Richard Nixon+1,530 | 3,21663.9% | 1,68633.5% | 1322.6% | 5,034 |
| Murray County | Richard Nixon+1,689 | 2,98368.2% | 1,29429.6% | 952.2% | 4,372 |
| Muskogee County | Richard Nixon+7,781 | 15,16165.7% | 7,38032.0% | 5512.4% | 23,092 |
| Noble County | Richard Nixon+3,086 | 4,08578.4% | 99919.2% | 1282.5% | 5,212 |
| Nowata County | Richard Nixon+2,197 | 3,29372.6% | 1,09624.2% | 1463.2% | 4,535 |
| Okfuskee County | Richard Nixon+1,534 | 2,86266.7% | 1,32831.0% | 992.3% | 4,289 |
| Oklahoma County | Richard Nixon+109,451 | 156,43775.2% | 46,98622.6% | 4,5022.2% | 207,925 |
| Okmulgee County | Richard Nixon+4,212 | 8,70663.8% | 4,49432.9% | 4423.2% | 13,642 |
| Osage County | Richard Nixon+6,320 | 9,28873.8% | 2,96823.6% | 3352.7% | 12,591 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+4,691 | 8,34868.6% | 3,65730.1% | 1581.3% | 12,163 |
| Pawnee County | Richard Nixon+3,145 | 4,28077.3% | 1,13520.5% | 1222.2% | 5,537 |
| Payne County | Richard Nixon+11,375 | 17,01973.8% | 5,64424.5% | 4071.8% | 23,070 |
| Pittsburg County | Richard Nixon+5,241 | 9,98966.4% | 4,74831.6% | 3032.0% | 15,040 |
| Pontotoc County | Richard Nixon+5,602 | 8,76272.0% | 3,16026.0% | 2402.0% | 12,162 |
| Pottawatomie County | Richard Nixon+8,486 | 13,30871.3% | 4,82225.8% | 5342.9% | 18,664 |
| Pushmataha County | Richard Nixon+1,440 | 2,45668.2% | 1,01628.2% | 1273.5% | 3,599 |
| Roger Mills County | Richard Nixon+1,276 | 1,69678.2% | 42019.4% | 542.5% | 2,170 |
| Rogers County | Richard Nixon+7,090 | 9,69776.2% | 2,60720.5% | 4243.3% | 12,728 |
| Seminole County | Richard Nixon+4,133 | 6,87970.0% | 2,74628.0% | 1992.0% | 9,824 |
| Sequoyah County | Richard Nixon+4,323 | 6,84271.6% | 2,51926.4% | 1902.0% | 9,551 |
| Stephens County | Richard Nixon+6,686 | 10,30971.6% | 3,62325.2% | 4643.2% | 14,396 |
| Texas County | Richard Nixon+4,802 | 5,72682.5% | 92413.3% | 2874.1% | 6,937 |
| Tillman County | Richard Nixon+2,075 | 3,33170.9% | 1,25626.7% | 1102.3% | 4,697 |
| Tulsa County | Richard Nixon+92,499 | 125,27877.8% | 32,77920.3% | 3,0691.9% | 161,126 |
| Wagoner County | Richard Nixon+4,312 | 6,56972.1% | 2,25724.8% | 2813.1% | 9,107 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+12,689 | 16,34779.7% | 3,65817.8% | 4952.4% | 20,500 |
| Washita County | Richard Nixon+2,273 | 3,57871.4% | 1,30526.1% | 1252.5% | 5,008 |
| Woods County | Richard Nixon+3,179 | 4,41376.2% | 1,23421.3% | 1422.5% | 5,789 |
| Woodward County | Richard Nixon+4,246 | 5,35080.1% | 1,10416.5% | 2293.4% | 6,683 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Oklahoma's presidential margins
1908–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +4.7% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +17.4% |
| 1920 | −5.7% |
| 1924 | +5.7% |
| 1928 | −28.3% |
| 1932 | +46.6% |
| 1936 | +34.1% |
| 1940 | +15.2% |
| 1944 | +11.4% |
| 1948 | +25.5% |
| 1952 | −9.2% |
| 1956 | −10.3% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +11.5% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −49.7% |
| 1976 | −1.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −37.9% |
| 1988 | −16.6% |
| 1992 | −8.6% |
| 1996 | −7.8% |
| 2000 | −21.9% |
| 2004 | −31.1% |
| 2008 | −31.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −36.4% |
| 2020 | −33.1% |
| 2024 | −34.3% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.