Utah — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionUtah · PresidentNixonR+41.2
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 67.6% | 323,643 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 26.4% | 126,284 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.0% | 28,549 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (29 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County, UT | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Box Elder County, UT | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Cache County, UT | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Carbon County, UT | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Daggett County, UT | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Davis County, UT | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Duchesne County, UT | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Emery County, UT | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Garfield County, UT | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Grand County, UT | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Iron County, UT | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Juab County, UT | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Kane County, UT | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Millard County, UT | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Morgan County, UT | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Piute County, UT | Republican | R+61.9 |
| Rich County, UT | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Salt Lake County, UT | Republican | R+30.3 |
| San Juan County, UT | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Sanpete County, UT | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Sevier County, UT | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Summit County, UT | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Tooele County, UT | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Uintah County, UT | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Utah County, UT | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Wasatch County, UT | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Washington County, UT | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Wayne County, UT | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Weber County, UT | Republican | R+42.0 |
Utah results by county
29 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver County | Richard Nixon+650 | 1,33264.9% | 68233.2% | 391.9% | 2,053 |
| Box Elder County | Richard Nixon+7,746 | 9,88077.2% | 2,13416.7% | 7806.1% | 12,794 |
| Cache County | Richard Nixon+12,520 | 16,53876.8% | 4,01818.7% | 9694.5% | 21,525 |
| Carbon County | Richard Nixon+621 | 3,95653.2% | 3,33544.8% | 1472.0% | 7,438 |
| Daggett County | Richard Nixon+154 | 20472.9% | 5017.9% | 269.3% | 280 |
| Davis County | Richard Nixon+21,752 | 29,70672.6% | 7,95419.4% | 3,2517.9% | 40,911 |
| Duchesne County | Richard Nixon+1,554 | 2,18370.5% | 62920.3% | 2859.2% | 3,097 |
| Emery County | Richard Nixon+897 | 1,66665.3% | 76930.2% | 1154.5% | 2,550 |
| Garfield County | Richard Nixon+1,048 | 1,29080.5% | 24215.1% | 714.4% | 1,603 |
| Grand County | Richard Nixon+1,277 | 1,83772.2% | 56022.0% | 1495.9% | 2,546 |
| Iron County | Richard Nixon+3,987 | 5,08576.5% | 1,09816.5% | 4657.0% | 6,648 |
| Juab County | Richard Nixon+938 | 1,62967.1% | 69128.4% | 1094.5% | 2,429 |
| Kane County | Richard Nixon+928 | 1,14678.8% | 21815.0% | 906.2% | 1,454 |
| Millard County | Richard Nixon+1,912 | 2,68970.5% | 77720.4% | 3499.1% | 3,815 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+1,093 | 1,45671.5% | 36317.8% | 21710.7% | 2,036 |
| Piute County | Richard Nixon+373 | 47578.8% | 10216.9% | 264.3% | 603 |
| Rich County | Richard Nixon+484 | 60479.6% | 12015.8% | 354.6% | 759 |
| Salt Lake County | Richard Nixon+63,577 | 132,06663.0% | 68,48932.7% | 9,1114.3% | 209,666 |
| San Juan County | Richard Nixon+1,216 | 1,89368.3% | 67724.4% | 2037.3% | 2,773 |
| Sanpete County | Richard Nixon+2,775 | 3,99570.7% | 1,22021.6% | 4377.7% | 5,652 |
| Sevier County | Richard Nixon+2,880 | 3,70073.0% | 82016.2% | 55110.9% | 5,071 |
| Summit County | Richard Nixon+1,373 | 2,20969.9% | 83626.5% | 1133.6% | 3,158 |
| Tooele County | Richard Nixon+3,020 | 5,64166.0% | 2,62130.7% | 2833.3% | 8,545 |
| Uintah County | Richard Nixon+3,996 | 4,71280.3% | 71612.2% | 4407.5% | 5,868 |
| Utah County | Richard Nixon+31,351 | 42,17970.9% | 10,82818.2% | 6,45310.9% | 59,460 |
| Wasatch County | Richard Nixon+1,353 | 2,04670.2% | 69323.8% | 1756.0% | 2,914 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+4,220 | 5,17677.7% | 95614.4% | 5308.0% | 6,662 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+414 | 59771.8% | 18322.0% | 526.3% | 832 |
| Weber County | Richard Nixon+23,250 | 37,75368.2% | 14,50326.2% | 3,0785.6% | 55,334 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1896 | +65.4% |
| 1900 | −2.3% |
| 1904 | −28.6% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | −4.9% |
| 1916 | +21.0% |
| 1920 | −17.1% |
| 1924 | −19.3% |
| 1928 | −7.7% |
| 1932 | +15.5% |
| 1936 | +39.5% |
| 1940 | +24.7% |
| 1944 | +21.0% |
| 1948 | +9.0% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −29.1% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −41.2% |
| 1976 | −28.8% |
| 1980 | −52.2% |
| 1984 | −49.8% |
| 1988 | −34.2% |
| 1992 | −18.7% |
| 1996 | −21.1% |
| 2000 | −40.5% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −47.9% |
| 2016 | −17.9% |
| 2020 | −20.2% |
| 2024 | −21.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.