Richard Nixon carried Vermont R+26.2.

George McGovern (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Vermont, 1972. The state ran 3.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+23.2 nationally).

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

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Vermont result

186,946 votes counted

McGovern (D)

68,174

36.5%

Nixon (R)

117,149

62.7%

All others

1,623

0.9%

Margin

R+26.2

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1972 presidential election

Vermont, 1972

NixonR+26.2

How it voted

Share of the 1972 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	62.7%	117,149
George McGovernDemocratic	36.5%	68,174
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	1,623

D+60

R+60

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

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Vermont's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context

Vermont's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−38.8%
1896	−63.4%
1900	−52.9%
1904	−59.1%
1908	−53.3%
1912	−12.7%
1916	−27.2%
1920	−52.6%
1924	−62.5%
1928	−34.0%
1932	−16.6%
1936	−13.2%
1940	−9.9%
1944	−14.1%
1948	−24.6%
1952	−43.2%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−17.3%
1964	+32.6%
1968	−9.2%
1972	−26.2%
1976	−11.2%
1980	−6.0%
1984	−17.1%
1988	−3.5%
1992	+15.7%
1996	+22.3%
2000	+9.9%
2004	+20.1%
2008	+37.0%
2012	+35.6%
2016	+26.4%
2020	+35.4%
2024	+31.6%

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County results — 1972

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Addison County	R	−32.7%	3,262	6,467	9,800
Bennington County	R	−22.0%	4,804	7,542	12,453
Caledonia County	R	−36.9%	3,094	6,762	9,939
Chittenden County	R	−17.4%	16,163	23,063	39,703
Essex County	R	−37.3%	655	1,441	2,110
Franklin County	R	−34.9%	3,898	8,109	12,065
Grand Isle County	R	−25.6%	743	1,259	2,018
Lamoille County	R	−42.2%	1,659	4,164	5,935
Orange County	R	−39.2%	2,332	5,389	7,797
Orleans County	R	−27.2%	2,793	4,906	7,762
Rutland County	R	−26.1%	8,261	14,143	22,563
Washington County	R	−23.9%	7,596	12,421	20,169
Windham County	R	−20.8%	5,925	9,062	15,100
Windsor County	R	−27.8%	6,989	12,421	19,532