Elections / 1972 · President · TX
Texas — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionTexas · PresidentNixonR+33.0
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 66.2% | 2,298,896 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 33.2% | 1,154,291 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 19,527 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Angelina County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Archer County, TX | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Baylor County, TX | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Bexar County, TX | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Bowie County, TX | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Burleson County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Cameron County, TX | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Camp County, TX | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Cass County, TX | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Castro County, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Clay County, TX | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Coke County, TX | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Comanche County, TX | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Coryell County, TX | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Culberson County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Delta County, TX | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+32.6 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+64.8 |
| El Paso County, TX | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Ellis County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Falls County, TX | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Fannin County, TX | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Fisher County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Foard County, TX | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Franklin County, TX | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Freestone County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Frio County, TX | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Galveston County, TX | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Grimes County, TX | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Hardin County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Haskell County, TX | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Henderson County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Hill County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Houston County, TX | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Jasper County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Jones County, TX | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+56.7 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Knox County, TX | Republican | R+28.3 |
| La Salle County, TX | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Lamar County, TX | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Leon County, TX | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Limestone County, TX | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+77.4 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Madison County, TX | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Marion County, TX | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Milam County, TX | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Montague County, TX | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Moore County, TX | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Morris County, TX | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Navarro County, TX | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Newton County, TX | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Nolan County, TX | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Nueces County, TX | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+80.0 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Orange County, TX | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Polk County, TX | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Presidio County, TX | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Rains County, TX | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Red River County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Reeves County, TX | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Refugio County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+72.0 |
| Robertson County, TX | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Sabine County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Republican | R+33.3 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Republican | R+11.9 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Republican | R+16.7 |
| San Saba County, TX | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Shelby County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Swisher County, TX | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Titus County, TX | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Travis County, TX | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Trinity County, TX | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Tyler County, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Upshur County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Waller County, TX | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Willacy County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Wilson County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Wise County, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Zavala County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
County-by-county results — 254 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | R | 2,233 | 5,826 | 8,065 | |
| Andrews County | R | 677 | 2,615 | 3,310 | |
| Angelina County | R | 4,970 | 11,453 | 16,589 | |
| Aransas County | R | 844 | 2,037 | 2,890 | |
| Archer County | R | 632 | 1,494 | 2,152 | |
| Armstrong County | R | 177 | 768 | 951 | |
| Atascosa County | R | 1,804 | 3,400 | 5,208 | |
| Austin County | R | 1,043 | 3,084 | 4,154 | |
| Bailey County | R | 465 | 1,837 | 2,305 | |
| Bandera County | R | 434 | 1,796 | 2,259 | |
| Bastrop County | R | 1,906 | 3,097 | 5,010 | |
| Baylor County | R | 598 | 1,190 | 1,789 | |
| Bee County | R | 2,067 | 3,779 | 5,866 | |
| Bell County | R | 6,848 | 17,525 | 24,411 | |
| Bexar County | R | 91,662 | 137,572 | 230,193 | |
| Blanco County | R | 460 | 1,215 | 1,695 | |
| Borden County | R | 96 | 330 | 433 | |
| Bosque County | R | 1,014 | 2,947 | 3,976 | |
| Bowie County | R | 5,227 | 14,722 | 20,015 | |
| Brazoria County | R | 11,350 | 21,045 | 32,432 | |
| Brazos County | R | 5,692 | 14,243 | 20,051 | |
| Brewster County | R | 904 | 1,524 | 2,446 | |
| Briscoe County | R | 349 | 642 | 1,000 | |
| Brooks County | D | 1,657 | 1,117 | 2,781 | |
| Brown County | R | 2,171 | 5,990 | 8,233 | |
| Burleson County | R | 1,361 | 1,762 | 3,125 | |
| Burnet County | R | 1,227 | 3,438 | 4,688 | |
| Caldwell County | R | 1,974 | 3,171 | 5,160 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 1,936 | 3,614 | 5,566 | |
| Callahan County | R | 665 | 2,223 | 2,939 | |
| Cameron County | R | 13,340 | 20,816 | 34,300 | |
| Camp County | R | 1,041 | 1,599 | 2,641 | |
| Carson County | R | 561 | 1,868 | 2,466 | |
| Cass County | R | 1,981 | 5,303 | 7,288 | |
| Castro County | R | 751 | 1,685 | 2,451 | |
| Chambers County | R | 1,206 | 2,390 | 3,602 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 2,467 | 5,743 | 8,288 | |
| Childress County | R | 729 | 1,716 | 2,458 | |
| Clay County | R | 1,023 | 1,893 | 2,945 | |
| Cochran County | R | 415 | 1,106 | 1,536 | |
| Coke County | R | 358 | 761 | 1,134 | |
| Coleman County | R | 721 | 2,386 | 3,112 | |
| Collin County | R | 4,783 | 17,667 | 22,637 | |
| Collingsworth County | R | 501 | 1,250 | 1,751 | |
| Colorado County | R | 1,502 | 3,495 | 5,017 | |
| Comal County | R | 1,823 | 6,761 | 8,628 | |
| Comanche County | R | 1,176 | 2,608 | 3,818 | |
| Concho County | R | 350 | 709 | 1,059 | |
| Cooke County | R | 1,702 | 6,317 | 8,070 | |
| Coryell County | R | 1,235 | 5,077 | 6,366 | |
| Cottle County | D | 571 | 564 | 1,135 | |
| Crane County | R | 349 | 1,123 | 1,522 | |
| Crockett County | R | 329 | 851 | 1,180 | |
| Crosby County | R | 1,021 | 1,503 | 2,541 | |
| Culberson County | R | 238 | 555 | 803 | |
| Dallam County | R | 327 | 1,271 | 1,629 | |
| Dallas County | R | 129,662 | 305,112 | 438,795 | |
| Dawson County | R | 846 | 3,247 | 4,095 | |
| Deaf Smith County | R | 1,240 | 3,690 | 5,009 | |
| Delta County | R | 581 | 957 | 1,546 | |
| Denton County | R | 9,720 | 19,138 | 28,920 | |
| DeWitt County | R | 1,357 | 3,755 | 5,147 | |
| Dickens County | R | 534 | 708 | 1,245 | |
| Dimmit County | R | 1,078 | 1,172 | 2,262 | |
| Donley County | R | 350 | 1,229 | 1,581 | |
| Duval County | D | 3,729 | 623 | 4,352 | |
| Eastland County | R | 1,630 | 4,106 | 5,743 | |
| Ector County | R | 5,449 | 21,386 | 26,960 | |
| Edwards County | R | 109 | 520 | 634 | |
| El Paso County | R | 32,435 | 49,981 | 83,090 | |
| Ellis County | R | 3,839 | 8,779 | 12,626 | |
| Erath County | R | 1,648 | 4,777 | 6,433 | |
| Falls County | R | 1,825 | 3,017 | 4,857 | |
| Fannin County | R | 2,295 | 3,826 | 6,181 | |
| Fayette County | R | 1,400 | 3,882 | 5,291 | |
| Fisher County | R | 933 | 1,207 | 2,147 | |
| Floyd County | R | 841 | 2,181 | 3,022 | |
| Foard County | R | 312 | 369 | 685 | |
| Fort Bend County | R | 4,541 | 10,475 | 15,089 | |
| Franklin County | R | 546 | 1,059 | 1,607 | |
| Freestone County | R | 1,283 | 2,459 | 3,748 | |
| Frio County | R | 1,588 | 1,904 | 3,511 | |
| Gaines County | R | 669 | 1,923 | 2,625 | |
| Galveston County | R | 22,565 | 30,936 | 53,811 | |
| Garza County | R | 446 | 1,153 | 1,599 | |
| Gillespie County | R | 526 | 3,490 | 4,074 | |
| Glasscock County | R | 75 | 288 | 369 | |
| Goliad County | R | 464 | 1,018 | 1,484 | |
| Gonzales County | R | 1,164 | 2,707 | 3,876 | |
| Gray County | R | 1,367 | 7,968 | 9,444 | |
| Grayson County | R | 6,952 | 16,769 | 23,734 | |
| Gregg County | R | 5,325 | 19,927 | 25,716 | |
| Grimes County | R | 1,116 | 2,243 | 3,376 | |
| Guadalupe County | R | 3,404 | 8,287 | 11,698 | |
| Hale County | R | 2,135 | 7,051 | 9,273 | |
| Hall County | R | 607 | 1,303 | 1,934 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 685 | 1,931 | 2,617 | |
| Hansford County | R | 202 | 1,947 | 2,190 | |
| Hardeman County | R | 614 | 1,357 | 1,987 | |
| Hardin County | R | 2,952 | 5,190 | 8,157 | |
| Harris County | R | 215,916 | 365,672 | 584,531 | |
| Harrison County | R | 4,333 | 9,600 | 14,060 | |
| Hartley County | R | 206 | 946 | 1,180 | |
| Haskell County | R | 950 | 1,744 | 2,694 | |
| Hays County | R | 4,068 | 5,406 | 9,519 | |
| Hemphill County | R | 214 | 942 | 1,157 | |
| Henderson County | R | 2,741 | 6,263 | 9,013 | |
| Hidalgo County | R | 18,366 | 22,920 | 41,499 | |
| Hill County | R | 1,882 | 4,481 | 6,379 | |
| Hockley County | R | 1,625 | 4,084 | 5,765 | |
| Hood County | R | 949 | 1,743 | 2,710 | |
| Hopkins County | R | 1,710 | 3,903 | 5,640 | |
| Houston County | R | 1,844 | 3,317 | 5,187 | |
| Howard County | R | 2,714 | 7,343 | 10,080 | |
| Hudspeth County | R | 250 | 467 | 727 | |
| Hunt County | R | 3,655 | 9,535 | 13,239 | |
| Hutchinson County | R | 1,405 | 7,411 | 9,121 | |
| Irion County | R | 111 | 363 | 477 | |
| Jack County | R | 775 | 1,719 | 2,507 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,163 | 2,743 | 3,929 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,746 | 4,575 | 7,325 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 202 | 382 | 595 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 29,909 | 45,819 | 75,837 | |
| Jim Hogg County | D | 848 | 765 | 1,618 | |
| Jim Wells County | R | 4,404 | 5,283 | 9,698 | |
| Johnson County | R | 3,968 | 10,042 | 14,136 | |
| Jones County | R | 1,050 | 3,202 | 4,263 | |
| Karnes County | R | 1,780 | 2,639 | 4,428 | |
| Kaufman County | R | 2,795 | 5,100 | 7,906 | |
| Kendall County | R | 484 | 2,681 | 3,183 | |
| Kenedy County | R | 88 | 124 | 213 | |
| Kent County | R | 223 | 465 | 688 | |
| Kerr County | R | 1,511 | 6,039 | 7,760 | |
| Kimble County | R | 266 | 971 | 1,243 | |
| King County | R | 75 | 143 | 219 | |
| Kinney County | R | 234 | 425 | 660 | |
| Kleberg County | R | 4,481 | 5,312 | 9,803 | |
| Knox County | R | 638 | 1,148 | 1,800 | |
| La Salle County | R | 567 | 1,073 | 1,648 | |
| Lamar County | R | 2,865 | 7,736 | 10,652 | |
| Lamb County | R | 1,350 | 3,981 | 5,366 | |
| Lampasas County | R | 688 | 2,251 | 2,949 | |
| Lavaca County | R | 1,429 | 3,288 | 4,721 | |
| Lee County | R | 920 | 1,877 | 2,814 | |
| Leon County | R | 863 | 1,699 | 2,568 | |
| Liberty County | R | 3,311 | 6,111 | 9,432 | |
| Limestone County | R | 1,452 | 2,949 | 4,423 | |
| Lipscomb County | R | 156 | 1,226 | 1,400 | |
| Live Oak County | R | 610 | 1,745 | 2,359 | |
| Llano County | R | 766 | 2,164 | 2,943 | |
| Loving County | R | 7 | 55 | 62 | |
| Lubbock County | R | 15,353 | 43,564 | 59,296 | |
| Lynn County | R | 697 | 1,766 | 2,471 | |
| Madison County | R | 561 | 1,540 | 2,101 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,106 | 1,680 | 2,790 | |
| Martin County | R | 287 | 935 | 1,243 | |
| Mason County | R | 369 | 1,096 | 1,487 | |
| Matagorda County | R | 2,473 | 5,003 | 7,495 | |
| Maverick County | D | 1,710 | 1,477 | 3,197 | |
| McCulloch County | R | 753 | 1,769 | 2,525 | |
| McLennan County | R | 15,947 | 33,377 | 49,485 | |
| McMullen County | R | 88 | 304 | 396 | |
| Medina County | R | 1,507 | 4,059 | 5,649 | |
| Menard County | R | 273 | 644 | 921 | |
| Midland County | R | 4,388 | 18,905 | 23,750 | |
| Milam County | R | 2,159 | 3,554 | 5,719 | |
| Mills County | R | 388 | 1,089 | 1,483 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 699 | 1,790 | 2,492 | |
| Montague County | R | 1,286 | 3,463 | 4,768 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 4,358 | 15,067 | 19,447 | |
| Moore County | R | 863 | 3,620 | 4,538 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,162 | 2,699 | 3,885 | |
| Motley County | R | 230 | 657 | 906 | |
| Nacogdoches County | R | 3,656 | 8,757 | 12,437 | |
| Navarro County | R | 3,246 | 6,039 | 9,303 | |
| Newton County | R | 1,636 | 1,946 | 3,605 | |
| Nolan County | R | 1,338 | 3,634 | 4,976 | |
| Nueces County | R | 33,277 | 41,682 | 75,250 | |
| Ochiltree County | R | 298 | 2,861 | 3,202 | |
| Oldham County | R | 173 | 666 | 863 | |
| Orange County | R | 7,172 | 13,234 | 20,478 | |
| Palo Pinto County | R | 2,181 | 5,058 | 7,247 | |
| Panola County | R | 1,511 | 4,324 | 5,864 | |
| Parker County | R | 3,184 | 7,152 | 10,349 | |
| Parmer County | R | 495 | 2,304 | 2,823 | |
| Pecos County | R | 847 | 2,419 | 3,309 | |
| Polk County | R | 1,760 | 3,048 | 4,828 | |
| Potter County | R | 6,264 | 18,891 | 25,335 | |
| Presidio County | R | 674 | 785 | 1,462 | |
| Rains County | R | 532 | 865 | 1,404 | |
| Randall County | R | 3,470 | 18,557 | 22,323 | |
| Reagan County | R | 244 | 703 | 955 | |
| Real County | R | 150 | 483 | 642 | |
| Red River County | R | 1,361 | 3,112 | 4,475 | |
| Reeves County | R | 1,510 | 2,427 | 3,942 | |
| Refugio County | R | 1,060 | 1,937 | 3,000 | |
| Roberts County | R | 71 | 467 | 550 | |
| Robertson County | R | 1,976 | 1,977 | 3,953 | |
| Rockwall County | R | 610 | 1,890 | 2,518 | |
| Runnels County | R | 739 | 2,752 | 3,491 | |
| Rusk County | R | 2,867 | 8,179 | 11,072 | |
| Sabine County | R | 936 | 1,333 | 2,273 | |
| San Augustine County | R | 753 | 1,508 | 2,268 | |
| San Jacinto County | R | 1,020 | 1,296 | 2,322 | |
| San Patricio County | R | 5,097 | 7,179 | 12,502 | |
| San Saba County | R | 567 | 1,106 | 1,681 | |
| Schleicher County | R | 250 | 630 | 881 | |
| Scurry County | R | 1,223 | 3,777 | 5,050 | |
| Shackelford County | R | 331 | 909 | 1,244 | |
| Shelby County | R | 1,792 | 4,292 | 6,092 | |
| Sherman County | R | 169 | 996 | 1,181 | |
| Smith County | R | 8,041 | 23,671 | 31,827 | |
| Somervell County | R | 284 | 703 | 987 | |
| Starr County | D | 3,320 | 2,389 | 5,713 | |
| Stephens County | R | 678 | 2,259 | 2,944 | |
| Sterling County | R | 94 | 286 | 383 | |
| Stonewall County | R | 394 | 662 | 1,075 | |
| Sutton County | R | 245 | 705 | 957 | |
| Swisher County | R | 1,300 | 1,790 | 3,122 | |
| Tarrant County | R | 69,187 | 151,596 | 221,138 | |
| Taylor County | R | 6,024 | 22,417 | 28,731 | |
| Terrell County | R | 124 | 467 | 591 | |
| Terry County | R | 1,099 | 3,057 | 4,190 | |
| Throckmorton County | R | 348 | 568 | 919 | |
| Titus County | R | 1,703 | 3,671 | 5,393 | |
| Tom Green County | R | 6,082 | 15,784 | 21,961 | |
| Travis County | R | 54,157 | 70,561 | 125,329 | |
| Trinity County | R | 826 | 1,467 | 2,295 | |
| Tyler County | R | 1,321 | 2,955 | 4,290 | |
| Upshur County | R | 1,879 | 4,736 | 6,624 | |
| Upton County | R | 256 | 1,186 | 1,463 | |
| Uvalde County | R | 1,438 | 3,883 | 5,327 | |
| Val Verde County | R | 2,049 | 4,052 | 6,124 | |
| Van Zandt County | R | 1,939 | 4,839 | 6,784 | |
| Victoria County | R | 4,226 | 11,246 | 15,498 | |
| Walker County | R | 2,940 | 5,082 | 8,041 | |
| Waller County | R | 1,538 | 2,263 | 3,839 | |
| Ward County | R | 1,049 | 2,687 | 3,792 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,323 | 3,862 | 5,198 | |
| Webb County | D | 8,435 | 6,011 | 14,458 | |
| Wharton County | R | 3,481 | 6,271 | 9,757 | |
| Wheeler County | R | 502 | 1,766 | 2,268 | |
| Wichita County | R | 10,948 | 25,197 | 36,682 | |
| Wilbarger County | R | 1,139 | 3,183 | 4,519 | |
| Willacy County | R | 1,384 | 2,317 | 3,730 | |
| Williamson County | R | 3,806 | 6,998 | 10,867 | |
| Wilson County | R | 2,072 | 2,953 | 5,032 | |
| Winkler County | R | 602 | 2,467 | 3,095 | |
| Wise County | R | 1,741 | 4,230 | 6,006 | |
| Wood County | R | 1,842 | 4,746 | 6,658 | |
| Yoakum County | R | 457 | 1,952 | 2,443 | |
| Young County | R | 1,486 | 3,353 | 4,840 | |
| Zapata County | D | 768 | 695 | 1,463 | |
| Zavala County | R | 1,122 | 1,288 | 2,432 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.