West Virginia 1972 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Republican Candidate won the West Virginia 1972 presidential election with 484,964 votes (63.6%), a margin of R+27.2. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

36.4%

63.6%

277,435

Democratic Candidate (36.4%)

484,964

Republican Candidate (63.6%)

Total Votes: 762,399|Margin: R+27.2

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Logan County	D+2.6	D+40.6	D+25.7	19,578	R+41.4%
Webster County	R+1.1	D+33.1	D+20.1	4,183	R+33.7%
Boone County	R+5.7	D+27.9	D+20.9	11,327	R+38.9%
Braxton County	R+6.5	D+21.7	D+7.2	5,926	R+20.1%
Clay County	R+8.5	D+19.5	D+11.9	3,998	R+20.3%
Fayette County	R+8.7	D+37.4	D+22.5	21,842	R+51.6%
Lincoln County	R+9.3	D+13.8	D+10.7	8,549	R+17.7%
Calhoun County	R+13.2	D+3.2	R+8.9	3,520	R+15.1%
McDowell County	R+13.5	D+42.7	D+33.1	15,753	R+60.1%
Mingo County	R+14.5	D+42.3	D+32.7	13,069	R+48.5%
Marion County	R+15.1	D+12.2	D+2.7	27,959	R+39.3%
Brooke County	R+18.2	D+15.3	D+15.8	12,770	R+43.4%
Pocahontas County	R+18.8	D+3.7	R+13.1	4,026	R+16.7%
Tucker County	R+19.5	D+1.7	R+11.8	3,620	R+26.4%
Gilmer County	R+20.4	D+11.5	R+13.3	3,415	R+26.1%
Summers County	R+21.5	D+11.4	R+5.4	6,413	R+39.7%
Monongalia County	R+22.0	D+3.3	R+6.1	27,479	R+38.1%
Wayne County	R+22.0	D+6.9	R+2.5	16,026	R+35.6%
Hancock County	R+22.5	D+13.2	D+8.6	17,361	R+43.7%
Nicholas County	R+23.9	D+14.5	R+0.7	9,535	R+36.5%
Pleasants County	R+25.3	R+10.4	R+21.4	3,232	R+24.9%
Kanawha County	R+26.2	D+0.2	R+15.3	103,053	R+31.1%
Harrison County	R+26.5	D+13.2	R+12.9	35,106	R+41.3%
Marshall County	R+26.5	D+3.6	R+4.0	17,344	R+33.5%
Hardy County	R+26.7	R+6.2	R+28.3	4,119	R+26.7%
Putnam County	R+26.8	R+7.8	R+27.8	13,036	R+24.7%
Jefferson County	R+26.8	D+2.3	R+16.5	7,604	R+32.8%
Ohio County	R+27.5	R+1.8	R+13.9	28,926	R+33.9%
Monroe County	R+27.5	R+2.0	R+21.5	5,830	R+18.8%
Pendleton County	R+27.8	D+1.3	R+16.6	3,455	R+26.5%
Wyoming County	R+27.9	D+18.1	D+2.8	12,394	R+51.1%
Mason County	R+28.0	R+2.9	R+7.6	11,137	R+21.8%
Roane County	R+28.1	R+12.1	R+20.6	6,639	R+10.6%
Raleigh County	R+28.8	D+21.6	R+0.4	29,736	R+59.2%
Randolph County	R+29.0	D+14.3	R+11.5	10,732	R+38.6%
Wetzel County	R+29.7	D+5.6	R+13.1	9,322	R+28.8%
Hampshire County	R+30.6	R+6.4	R+31.7	4,721	R+26.9%
Barbour County	R+32.5	D+2.0	R+11.0	6,690	R+32.6%
Greenbrier County	R+33.2	D+6.5	R+13.4	13,250	R+38.8%
Cabell County	R+34.8	R+4.4	R+16.8	43,894	R+33.9%
Wirt County	R+35.2	R+5.1	R+25.1	2,133	R+23.7%
Taylor County	R+35.5	D+3.2	R+18.5	6,470	R+34.6%
Mineral County	R+37.2	R+12.9	R+31.1	10,433	R+34.0%
Mercer County	R+39.0	R+1.9	R+20.5	25,672	R+49.6%
Jackson County	R+41.2	R+18.2	R+26.3	10,233	R+23.4%
Berkeley County	R+41.6	R+18.2	R+35.1	15,477	R+25.7%
Wood County	R+43.0	R+18.2	R+37.1	38,201	R+30.3%
Preston County	R+44.8	R+14.1	R+26.3	10,784	R+29.0%
Morgan County	R+45.9	R+26.8	R+40.8	4,132	R+12.8%
Lewis County	R+47.4	R+3.8	R+32.4	7,840	R+36.4%
Tyler County	R+49.9	R+28.0	R+38.8	4,487	R+15.2%
Doddridge County	R+56.0	R+27.7	R+47.2	2,929	R+20.3%
Upshur County	R+56.5	R+23.3	R+41.1	8,244	R+25.7%
Ritchie County	R+57.2	R+34.8	R+46.1	4,625	R+18.1%
Grant County	R+70.6	R+52.5	R+63.4	4,170	R+16.5%

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County Results (55 counties)

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