1972 Presidential Election Interactive Map
270 electoral votes to win
Change history with the 1972 presidential election interactive map.
Update a state winner by clicking it to rotate through candidates. Alternately, select a candidate color in the Map Color Palette, then select states to apply. Use the edit button in the Palette to update candidate information.
Split electoral vote states - if any - are not interactive. Use the table below the map to make changes.
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Split Electoral Votes
States shown here did not allocate all their available electoral votes to one candidate. The historical split can be edited in this table. You can also use the drop down menu to split other states.
'Other' electoral votes can only be reallocated or removed.
Removing the split () will set the state to undecided and make it interactive on the map.
1972 Actual Election Results
| Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | ||
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| ✓ | Richard M. Nixon (I) | Republican | 520 | 46,740,323 | |
| George McGovern | Democratic | 17 | 28,901,598 | ||
| Other: See Election Facts Below | 1 |
1972 Election Facts
- Based on 1970 census results, California replaces New York with most electoral votes
- 26th Amendment ratified in this cycle: 18 year olds allowed to vote
- Vice-Presidential Succession: Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, and was replaced by Vice-President Gerald R. Ford
- Nixon won Virginia; however one elector cast a vote for John Hospers
- Issues of the Day: Vietnam War, International Relations (Detente with USSR, Visit to China), Watergate
- Maine shifts from winner-take-all to congressional district method for allocating electoral votes
