Richard Nixon carried Utah R+41.2.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Utah, 1972. The state ran 18.1 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Utah result

478,476 votes counted

McGovern (D)

126,284

26.4%

Nixon (R)

323,643

67.6%

All others

28,549

6.0%

Margin

R+41.2

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1972 presidential election

Utah, 1972

NixonR+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

D+60

R+60

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

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Utah's presidential margins

1896–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Utah's presidential margins

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%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Beaver County	R	−31.7%	682	1,332	2,053
Box Elder County	R	−60.5%	2,134	9,880	12,794
Cache County	R	−58.2%	4,018	16,538	21,525
Carbon County	R	−8.3%	3,335	3,956	7,438
Daggett County	R	−55.0%	50	204	280
Davis County	R	−53.2%	7,954	29,706	40,911
Duchesne County	R	−50.2%	629	2,183	3,097
Emery County	R	−35.2%	769	1,666	2,550
Garfield County	R	−65.4%	242	1,290	1,603
Grand County	R	−50.2%	560	1,837	2,546
Iron County	R	−60.0%	1,098	5,085	6,648
Juab County	R	−38.6%	691	1,629	2,429
Kane County	R	−63.8%	218	1,146	1,454
Millard County	R	−50.1%	777	2,689	3,815
Morgan County	R	−53.7%	363	1,456	2,036
Piute County	R	−61.9%	102	475	603
Rich County	R	−63.8%	120	604	759
Salt Lake County	R	−30.3%	68,489	132,066	209,666
San Juan County	R	−43.9%	677	1,893	2,773
Sanpete County	R	−49.1%	1,220	3,995	5,652
Sevier County	R	−56.8%	820	3,700	5,071
Summit County	R	−43.5%	836	2,209	3,158
Tooele County	R	−35.3%	2,621	5,641	8,545
Uintah County	R	−68.1%	716	4,712	5,868
Utah County	R	−52.7%	10,828	42,179	59,460
Wasatch County	R	−46.4%	693	2,046	2,914
Washington County	R	−63.3%	956	5,176	6,662
Wayne County	R	−49.8%	183	597	832
Weber County	R	−42.0%	14,503	37,753	55,334