Mississippi — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentNixonR+58.6
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 78.2% | 505,125 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 19.6% | 126,782 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 14,056 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Amite County, MS | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Attala County, MS | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Benton County, MS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Republican | R+83.0 |
| Carroll County, MS | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Republican | R+74.3 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Clarke County, MS | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Clay County, MS | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Copiah County, MS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Covington County, MS | Republican | R+70.0 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Franklin County, MS | Republican | R+60.0 |
| George County, MS | Republican | R+86.6 |
| Greene County, MS | Republican | R+68.7 |
| Grenada County, MS | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Harrison County, MS | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Hinds County, MS | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Republican | R+78.9 |
| Jackson County, MS | Republican | R+78.6 |
| Jasper County, MS | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Jones County, MS | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Kemper County, MS | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Lamar County, MS | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Leake County, MS | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Lee County, MS | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Leflore County, MS | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Republican | R+73.9 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+60.0 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Marion County, MS | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Monroe County, MS | Republican | R+69.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Republican | R+77.7 |
| Newton County, MS | Republican | R+78.6 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Panola County, MS | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Republican | R+77.4 |
| Perry County, MS | Republican | R+70.2 |
| Pike County, MS | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Republican | R+83.2 |
| Quitman County, MS | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Rankin County, MS | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Scott County, MS | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Simpson County, MS | Republican | R+72.7 |
| Smith County, MS | Republican | R+85.5 |
| Stone County, MS | Republican | R+78.0 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Tate County, MS | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Tippah County, MS | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Republican | R+79.8 |
| Tunica County, MS | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Union County, MS | Republican | R+77.4 |
| Walthall County, MS | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Washington County, MS | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Wayne County, MS | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Webster County, MS | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Winston County, MS | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Republican | R+46.3 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+4,803 | 8,50067.2% | 3,69729.2% | 4603.6% | 12,657 |
| Alcorn County | Richard Nixon+4,750 | 5,73283.3% | 98214.3% | 1692.5% | 6,883 |
| Amite County | Richard Nixon+1,661 | 2,84668.9% | 1,18528.7% | 972.3% | 4,128 |
| Attala County | Richard Nixon+3,635 | 4,73879.5% | 1,10318.5% | 1192.0% | 5,960 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+782 | 1,48366.4% | 70131.4% | 512.3% | 2,235 |
| Bolivar County | Richard Nixon+3,781 | 7,39766.1% | 3,61632.3% | 1741.6% | 11,187 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+2,778 | 3,02390.4% | 2457.3% | 772.3% | 3,345 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+1,197 | 1,77773.3% | 58023.9% | 672.8% | 2,424 |
| Chickasaw County | Richard Nixon+3,174 | 3,75384.7% | 57913.1% | 1012.3% | 4,433 |
| Choctaw County | Richard Nixon+1,975 | 2,30186.6% | 32612.3% | 311.2% | 2,658 |
| Claiborne County | George McGovern+555 | 1,52141.8% | 2,07657.0% | 451.2% | 3,642 |
| Clarke County | Richard Nixon+3,607 | 4,56181.6% | 95417.1% | 771.4% | 5,592 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+2,625 | 4,03571.4% | 1,41024.9% | 2073.7% | 5,652 |
| Coahoma County | Richard Nixon+2,894 | 6,60261.6% | 3,70834.6% | 4153.9% | 10,725 |
| Copiah County | Richard Nixon+3,695 | 5,49873.1% | 1,80324.0% | 2192.9% | 7,520 |
| Covington County | Richard Nixon+3,200 | 3,84284.1% | 64214.1% | 851.9% | 4,569 |
| DeSoto County | Richard Nixon+6,360 | 7,91780.9% | 1,55715.9% | 3153.2% | 9,789 |
| Forrest County | Richard Nixon+11,485 | 14,41880.6% | 2,93316.4% | 5473.1% | 17,898 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+1,800 | 2,36178.7% | 56118.7% | 772.6% | 2,999 |
| George County | Richard Nixon+3,709 | 3,97992.9% | 2706.3% | 340.8% | 4,283 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+2,371 | 2,88483.5% | 51314.9% | 561.6% | 3,453 |
| Grenada County | Richard Nixon+3,329 | 4,80075.1% | 1,47123.0% | 1211.9% | 6,392 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+4,388 | 5,13386.3% | 74512.5% | 711.2% | 5,949 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+24,201 | 28,96284.0% | 4,76113.8% | 7472.2% | 34,470 |
| Hinds County | Richard Nixon+37,198 | 49,87777.8% | 12,67919.8% | 1,5402.4% | 64,096 |
| Holmes County | George McGovern+301 | 3,15847.2% | 3,45951.7% | 691.0% | 6,686 |
| Humphreys County | Richard Nixon+1,442 | 2,33469.0% | 89226.4% | 1564.6% | 3,382 |
| Issaquena County | Richard Nixon+306 | 70160.8% | 39534.3% | 574.9% | 1,153 |
| Itawamba County | Richard Nixon+3,910 | 4,41989.2% | 50910.3% | 260.5% | 4,954 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+19,670 | 22,20488.7% | 2,53410.1% | 3001.2% | 25,038 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+2,662 | 3,59778.5% | 93520.4% | 521.1% | 4,584 |
| Jefferson County | George McGovern+326 | 1,13143.4% | 1,45755.9% | 200.8% | 2,608 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Richard Nixon+1,825 | 2,83072.8% | 1,00525.9% | 511.3% | 3,886 |
| Jones County | Richard Nixon+13,699 | 16,48983.8% | 2,79014.2% | 4002.0% | 19,679 |
| Kemper County | Richard Nixon+1,911 | 2,74875.2% | 83722.9% | 671.8% | 3,652 |
| Lafayette County | Richard Nixon+3,846 | 5,39176.9% | 1,54522.0% | 751.1% | 7,011 |
| Lamar County | Richard Nixon+4,529 | 5,02288.4% | 4938.7% | 1672.9% | 5,682 |
| Lauderdale County | Richard Nixon+14,884 | 18,33781.8% | 3,45315.4% | 6302.8% | 22,420 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+2,685 | 3,39481.7% | 70917.1% | 511.2% | 4,154 |
| Leake County | Richard Nixon+3,164 | 4,21779.1% | 1,05319.8% | 591.1% | 5,329 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+9,098 | 10,73082.6% | 1,63212.6% | 6294.8% | 12,991 |
| Leflore County | Richard Nixon+4,741 | 6,77975.6% | 2,03822.7% | 1521.7% | 8,969 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+6,523 | 7,59386.0% | 1,07012.1% | 1651.9% | 8,828 |
| Lowndes County | Richard Nixon+7,700 | 10,09878.7% | 2,39818.7% | 3352.6% | 12,831 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,583 | 5,04757.2% | 3,46439.3% | 3133.5% | 8,824 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+5,112 | 6,80579.4% | 1,69319.8% | 720.8% | 8,570 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+1,451 | 3,32662.1% | 1,87535.0% | 1552.9% | 5,356 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+5,994 | 7,27384.1% | 1,27914.8% | 961.1% | 8,648 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+2,285 | 3,21076.3% | 92522.0% | 711.7% | 4,206 |
| Neshoba County | Richard Nixon+6,003 | 6,81588.2% | 81210.5% | 981.3% | 7,725 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+4,988 | 5,58588.0% | 5979.4% | 1612.5% | 6,343 |
| Noxubee County | Richard Nixon+1,187 | 2,23966.3% | 1,05231.1% | 872.6% | 3,378 |
| Oktibbeha County | Richard Nixon+4,280 | 6,16075.6% | 1,88023.1% | 1131.4% | 8,153 |
| Panola County | Richard Nixon+3,193 | 5,28470.6% | 2,09127.9% | 1081.4% | 7,483 |
| Pearl River County | Richard Nixon+6,586 | 7,48788.0% | 90110.6% | 1161.4% | 8,504 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+2,243 | 2,68984.1% | 44614.0% | 611.9% | 3,196 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+4,210 | 6,54272.1% | 2,33225.7% | 2022.2% | 9,076 |
| Pontotoc County | Richard Nixon+3,988 | 4,47689.4% | 4889.8% | 400.8% | 5,004 |
| Prentiss County | Richard Nixon+4,209 | 4,60791.1% | 3987.9% | 511.0% | 5,056 |
| Quitman County | Richard Nixon+1,734 | 2,52474.4% | 79023.3% | 782.3% | 3,392 |
| Rankin County | Richard Nixon+10,274 | 12,18785.2% | 1,91313.4% | 2051.4% | 14,305 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+4,031 | 5,24480.0% | 1,21318.5% | 1021.6% | 6,559 |
| Sharkey County | Richard Nixon+771 | 1,42667.9% | 65531.2% | 180.9% | 2,099 |
| Simpson County | Richard Nixon+4,798 | 5,66985.9% | 87113.2% | 620.9% | 6,602 |
| Smith County | Richard Nixon+4,090 | 4,41992.4% | 3296.9% | 370.8% | 4,785 |
| Stone County | Richard Nixon+2,174 | 2,46788.5% | 29310.5% | 281.0% | 2,788 |
| Sunflower County | Richard Nixon+3,515 | 5,38973.3% | 1,87425.5% | 921.3% | 7,355 |
| Tallahatchie County | Richard Nixon+2,607 | 3,44277.4% | 83518.8% | 1723.9% | 4,449 |
| Tate County | Richard Nixon+2,815 | 3,96675.7% | 1,15122.0% | 1192.3% | 5,236 |
| Tippah County | Richard Nixon+3,368 | 3,93785.9% | 56912.4% | 791.7% | 4,585 |
| Tishomingo County | Richard Nixon+3,734 | 4,17789.2% | 4439.5% | 611.3% | 4,681 |
| Tunica County | Richard Nixon+588 | 1,44662.2% | 85836.9% | 210.9% | 2,325 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+4,819 | 5,47787.9% | 65810.6% | 951.5% | 6,230 |
| Walthall County | Richard Nixon+2,363 | 3,11079.7% | 74719.1% | 471.2% | 3,904 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+6,940 | 10,42072.0% | 3,48024.0% | 5784.0% | 14,478 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+5,011 | 9,63463.8% | 4,62330.6% | 8475.6% | 15,104 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+3,673 | 4,64882.1% | 97517.2% | 400.7% | 5,663 |
| Webster County | Richard Nixon+3,221 | 3,62489.2% | 4039.9% | 380.9% | 4,065 |
| Wilkinson County | Richard Nixon+199 | 1,60852.7% | 1,40946.1% | 371.2% | 3,054 |
| Winston County | Richard Nixon+3,801 | 5,15578.6% | 1,35420.7% | 460.7% | 6,555 |
| Yalobusha County | Richard Nixon+2,147 | 2,94477.5% | 79721.0% | 561.5% | 3,797 |
| Yazoo County | Richard Nixon+3,547 | 5,55572.6% | 2,00826.2% | 911.2% | 7,654 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.