Texas — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionTexas · PresidentNixonR+33.0
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 66.2% | 2,298,896 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 33.2% | 1,154,291 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 19,527 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 26 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Angelina County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Archer County, TX | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Republican | R+62.1 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Baylor County, TX | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Bexar County, TX | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Bowie County, TX | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Burleson County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Cameron County, TX | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Camp County, TX | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Cass County, TX | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Castro County, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Clay County, TX | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Coke County, TX | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Comanche County, TX | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Coryell County, TX | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Culberson County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Delta County, TX | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+32.6 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+71.4 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+64.8 |
| El Paso County, TX | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Ellis County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Falls County, TX | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Fannin County, TX | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Fisher County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Foard County, TX | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Franklin County, TX | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Freestone County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Frio County, TX | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Galveston County, TX | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+69.9 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Grimes County, TX | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Hardin County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Haskell County, TX | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Henderson County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Hill County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Houston County, TX | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Jasper County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Jones County, TX | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+58.4 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+56.7 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Knox County, TX | Republican | R+28.3 |
| La Salle County, TX | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Lamar County, TX | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Leon County, TX | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Limestone County, TX | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+77.4 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Madison County, TX | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Marion County, TX | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+7.3 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+40.2 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+35.2 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Milam County, TX | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Montague County, TX | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Moore County, TX | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Morris County, TX | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Navarro County, TX | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Newton County, TX | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Nolan County, TX | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Nueces County, TX | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+80.0 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Orange County, TX | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Polk County, TX | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+49.8 |
| Presidio County, TX | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Rains County, TX | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Red River County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Reeves County, TX | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Refugio County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+72.0 |
| Robertson County, TX | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Sabine County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Republican | R+33.3 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Republican | R+11.9 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Republican | R+16.7 |
| San Saba County, TX | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Shelby County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Swisher County, TX | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+57.1 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Titus County, TX | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Travis County, TX | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Trinity County, TX | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Tyler County, TX | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Upshur County, TX | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Waller County, TX | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Willacy County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Wilson County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Wise County, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+5.0 |
| Zavala County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
Texas results by county
254 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Richard Nixon+3,593 | 5,82672.2% | 2,23327.7% | 60.1% | 8,065 |
| Andrews County | Richard Nixon+1,938 | 2,61579.0% | 67720.5% | 180.5% | 3,310 |
| Angelina County | Richard Nixon+6,483 | 11,45369.0% | 4,97030.0% | 1661.0% | 16,589 |
| Aransas County | Richard Nixon+1,193 | 2,03770.5% | 84429.2% | 90.3% | 2,890 |
| Archer County | Richard Nixon+862 | 1,49469.4% | 63229.4% | 261.2% | 2,152 |
| Armstrong County | Richard Nixon+591 | 76880.8% | 17718.6% | 60.6% | 951 |
| Atascosa County | Richard Nixon+1,596 | 3,40065.3% | 1,80434.6% | 40.1% | 5,208 |
| Austin County | Richard Nixon+2,041 | 3,08474.2% | 1,04325.1% | 270.6% | 4,154 |
| Bailey County | Richard Nixon+1,372 | 1,83779.7% | 46520.2% | 30.1% | 2,305 |
| Bandera County | Richard Nixon+1,362 | 1,79679.5% | 43419.2% | 291.3% | 2,259 |
| Bastrop County | Richard Nixon+1,191 | 3,09761.8% | 1,90638.0% | 70.1% | 5,010 |
| Baylor County | Richard Nixon+592 | 1,19066.5% | 59833.4% | 10.1% | 1,789 |
| Bee County | Richard Nixon+1,712 | 3,77964.4% | 2,06735.2% | 200.3% | 5,866 |
| Bell County | Richard Nixon+10,677 | 17,52571.8% | 6,84828.1% | 380.2% | 24,411 |
| Bexar County | Richard Nixon+45,910 | 137,57259.8% | 91,66239.8% | 9590.4% | 230,193 |
| Blanco County | Richard Nixon+755 | 1,21571.7% | 46027.1% | 201.2% | 1,695 |
| Borden County | Richard Nixon+234 | 33076.2% | 9622.2% | 71.6% | 433 |
| Bosque County | Richard Nixon+1,933 | 2,94774.1% | 1,01425.5% | 150.4% | 3,976 |
| Bowie County | Richard Nixon+9,495 | 14,72273.6% | 5,22726.1% | 660.3% | 20,015 |
| Brazoria County | Richard Nixon+9,695 | 21,04564.9% | 11,35035.0% | 370.1% | 32,432 |
| Brazos County | Richard Nixon+8,551 | 14,24371.0% | 5,69228.4% | 1160.6% | 20,051 |
| Brewster County | Richard Nixon+620 | 1,52462.3% | 90437.0% | 180.7% | 2,446 |
| Briscoe County | Richard Nixon+293 | 64264.2% | 34934.9% | 90.9% | 1,000 |
| Brooks County | George McGovern+540 | 1,11740.2% | 1,65759.6% | 70.3% | 2,781 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+3,819 | 5,99072.8% | 2,17126.4% | 720.9% | 8,233 |
| Burleson County | Richard Nixon+401 | 1,76256.4% | 1,36143.6% | 20.1% | 3,125 |
| Burnet County | Richard Nixon+2,211 | 3,43873.3% | 1,22726.2% | 230.5% | 4,688 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+1,197 | 3,17161.5% | 1,97438.3% | 150.3% | 5,160 |
| Calhoun County | Richard Nixon+1,678 | 3,61464.9% | 1,93634.8% | 160.3% | 5,566 |
| Callahan County | Richard Nixon+1,558 | 2,22375.6% | 66522.6% | 511.7% | 2,939 |
| Cameron County | Richard Nixon+7,476 | 20,81660.7% | 13,34038.9% | 1440.4% | 34,300 |
| Camp County | Richard Nixon+558 | 1,59960.5% | 1,04139.4% | 10.0% | 2,641 |
| Carson County | Richard Nixon+1,307 | 1,86875.8% | 56122.7% | 371.5% | 2,466 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+3,322 | 5,30372.8% | 1,98127.2% | 40.1% | 7,288 |
| Castro County | Richard Nixon+934 | 1,68568.7% | 75130.6% | 150.6% | 2,451 |
| Chambers County | Richard Nixon+1,184 | 2,39066.4% | 1,20633.5% | 60.2% | 3,602 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+3,276 | 5,74369.3% | 2,46729.8% | 780.9% | 8,288 |
| Childress County | Richard Nixon+987 | 1,71669.8% | 72929.7% | 130.5% | 2,458 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+870 | 1,89364.3% | 1,02334.7% | 291.0% | 2,945 |
| Cochran County | Richard Nixon+691 | 1,10672.0% | 41527.0% | 151.0% | 1,536 |
| Coke County | Richard Nixon+403 | 76167.1% | 35831.6% | 151.3% | 1,134 |
| Coleman County | Richard Nixon+1,665 | 2,38676.7% | 72123.2% | 50.2% | 3,112 |
| Collin County | Richard Nixon+12,884 | 17,66778.0% | 4,78321.1% | 1870.8% | 22,637 |
| Collingsworth County | Richard Nixon+749 | 1,25071.4% | 50128.6% | 00.0% | 1,751 |
| Colorado County | Richard Nixon+1,993 | 3,49569.7% | 1,50229.9% | 200.4% | 5,017 |
| Comal County | Richard Nixon+4,938 | 6,76178.4% | 1,82321.1% | 440.5% | 8,628 |
| Comanche County | Richard Nixon+1,432 | 2,60868.3% | 1,17630.8% | 340.9% | 3,818 |
| Concho County | Richard Nixon+359 | 70966.9% | 35033.1% | 00.0% | 1,059 |
| Cooke County | Richard Nixon+4,615 | 6,31778.3% | 1,70221.1% | 510.6% | 8,070 |
| Coryell County | Richard Nixon+3,842 | 5,07779.8% | 1,23519.4% | 540.8% | 6,366 |
| Cottle County | George McGovern+7 | 56449.7% | 57150.3% | 00.0% | 1,135 |
| Crane County | Richard Nixon+774 | 1,12373.8% | 34922.9% | 503.3% | 1,522 |
| Crockett County | Richard Nixon+522 | 85172.1% | 32927.9% | 00.0% | 1,180 |
| Crosby County | Richard Nixon+482 | 1,50359.1% | 1,02140.2% | 170.7% | 2,541 |
| Culberson County | Richard Nixon+317 | 55569.1% | 23829.6% | 101.2% | 803 |
| Dallam County | Richard Nixon+944 | 1,27178.0% | 32720.1% | 311.9% | 1,629 |
| Dallas County | Richard Nixon+175,450 | 305,11269.5% | 129,66229.5% | 4,0210.9% | 438,795 |
| Dawson County | Richard Nixon+2,401 | 3,24779.3% | 84620.7% | 20.0% | 4,095 |
| Deaf Smith County | Richard Nixon+2,450 | 3,69073.7% | 1,24024.8% | 791.6% | 5,009 |
| Delta County | Richard Nixon+376 | 95761.9% | 58137.6% | 80.5% | 1,546 |
| Denton County | Richard Nixon+9,418 | 19,13866.2% | 9,72033.6% | 620.2% | 28,920 |
| DeWitt County | Richard Nixon+2,398 | 3,75573.0% | 1,35726.4% | 350.7% | 5,147 |
| Dickens County | Richard Nixon+174 | 70856.9% | 53442.9% | 30.2% | 1,245 |
| Dimmit County | Richard Nixon+94 | 1,17251.8% | 1,07847.7% | 120.5% | 2,262 |
| Donley County | Richard Nixon+879 | 1,22977.7% | 35022.1% | 20.1% | 1,581 |
| Duval County | George McGovern+3,106 | 62314.3% | 3,72985.7% | 00.0% | 4,352 |
| Eastland County | Richard Nixon+2,476 | 4,10671.5% | 1,63028.4% | 70.1% | 5,743 |
| Ector County | Richard Nixon+15,937 | 21,38679.3% | 5,44920.2% | 1250.5% | 26,960 |
| Edwards County | Richard Nixon+411 | 52082.0% | 10917.2% | 50.8% | 634 |
| El Paso County | Richard Nixon+17,546 | 49,98160.2% | 32,43539.0% | 6740.8% | 83,090 |
| Ellis County | Richard Nixon+4,940 | 8,77969.5% | 3,83930.4% | 80.1% | 12,626 |
| Erath County | Richard Nixon+3,129 | 4,77774.3% | 1,64825.6% | 80.1% | 6,433 |
| Falls County | Richard Nixon+1,192 | 3,01762.1% | 1,82537.6% | 150.3% | 4,857 |
| Fannin County | Richard Nixon+1,531 | 3,82661.9% | 2,29537.1% | 601.0% | 6,181 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+2,482 | 3,88273.4% | 1,40026.5% | 90.2% | 5,291 |
| Fisher County | Richard Nixon+274 | 1,20756.2% | 93343.5% | 70.3% | 2,147 |
| Floyd County | Richard Nixon+1,340 | 2,18172.2% | 84127.8% | 00.0% | 3,022 |
| Foard County | Richard Nixon+57 | 36953.9% | 31245.5% | 40.6% | 685 |
| Fort Bend County | Richard Nixon+5,934 | 10,47569.4% | 4,54130.1% | 730.5% | 15,089 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+513 | 1,05965.9% | 54634.0% | 20.1% | 1,607 |
| Freestone County | Richard Nixon+1,176 | 2,45965.6% | 1,28334.2% | 60.2% | 3,748 |
| Frio County | Richard Nixon+316 | 1,90454.2% | 1,58845.2% | 190.5% | 3,511 |
| Gaines County | Richard Nixon+1,254 | 1,92373.3% | 66925.5% | 331.3% | 2,625 |
| Galveston County | Richard Nixon+8,371 | 30,93657.5% | 22,56541.9% | 3100.6% | 53,811 |
| Garza County | Richard Nixon+707 | 1,15372.1% | 44627.9% | 00.0% | 1,599 |
| Gillespie County | Richard Nixon+2,964 | 3,49085.7% | 52612.9% | 581.4% | 4,074 |
| Glasscock County | Richard Nixon+213 | 28878.0% | 7520.3% | 61.6% | 369 |
| Goliad County | Richard Nixon+554 | 1,01868.6% | 46431.3% | 20.1% | 1,484 |
| Gonzales County | Richard Nixon+1,543 | 2,70769.8% | 1,16430.0% | 50.1% | 3,876 |
| Gray County | Richard Nixon+6,601 | 7,96884.4% | 1,36714.5% | 1091.2% | 9,444 |
| Grayson County | Richard Nixon+9,817 | 16,76970.7% | 6,95229.3% | 130.1% | 23,734 |
| Gregg County | Richard Nixon+14,602 | 19,92777.5% | 5,32520.7% | 4641.8% | 25,716 |
| Grimes County | Richard Nixon+1,127 | 2,24366.4% | 1,11633.1% | 170.5% | 3,376 |
| Guadalupe County | Richard Nixon+4,883 | 8,28770.8% | 3,40429.1% | 70.1% | 11,698 |
| Hale County | Richard Nixon+4,916 | 7,05176.0% | 2,13523.0% | 870.9% | 9,273 |
| Hall County | Richard Nixon+696 | 1,30367.4% | 60731.4% | 241.2% | 1,934 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+1,246 | 1,93173.8% | 68526.2% | 10.0% | 2,617 |
| Hansford County | Richard Nixon+1,745 | 1,94788.9% | 2029.2% | 411.9% | 2,190 |
| Hardeman County | Richard Nixon+743 | 1,35768.3% | 61430.9% | 160.8% | 1,987 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+2,238 | 5,19063.6% | 2,95236.2% | 150.2% | 8,157 |
| Harris County | Richard Nixon+149,756 | 365,67262.6% | 215,91636.9% | 2,9430.5% | 584,531 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+5,267 | 9,60068.3% | 4,33330.8% | 1270.9% | 14,060 |
| Hartley County | Richard Nixon+740 | 94680.2% | 20617.5% | 282.4% | 1,180 |
| Haskell County | Richard Nixon+794 | 1,74464.7% | 95035.3% | 00.0% | 2,694 |
| Hays County | Richard Nixon+1,338 | 5,40656.8% | 4,06842.7% | 450.5% | 9,519 |
| Hemphill County | Richard Nixon+728 | 94281.4% | 21418.5% | 10.1% | 1,157 |
| Henderson County | Richard Nixon+3,522 | 6,26369.5% | 2,74130.4% | 90.1% | 9,013 |
| Hidalgo County | Richard Nixon+4,554 | 22,92055.2% | 18,36644.3% | 2130.5% | 41,499 |
| Hill County | Richard Nixon+2,599 | 4,48170.2% | 1,88229.5% | 160.3% | 6,379 |
| Hockley County | Richard Nixon+2,459 | 4,08470.8% | 1,62528.2% | 561.0% | 5,765 |
| Hood County | Richard Nixon+794 | 1,74364.3% | 94935.0% | 180.7% | 2,710 |
| Hopkins County | Richard Nixon+2,193 | 3,90369.2% | 1,71030.3% | 270.5% | 5,640 |
| Houston County | Richard Nixon+1,473 | 3,31763.9% | 1,84435.6% | 260.5% | 5,187 |
| Howard County | Richard Nixon+4,629 | 7,34372.8% | 2,71426.9% | 230.2% | 10,080 |
| Hudspeth County | Richard Nixon+217 | 46764.2% | 25034.4% | 101.4% | 727 |
| Hunt County | Richard Nixon+5,880 | 9,53572.0% | 3,65527.6% | 490.4% | 13,239 |
| Hutchinson County | Richard Nixon+6,006 | 7,41181.3% | 1,40515.4% | 3053.3% | 9,121 |
| Irion County | Richard Nixon+252 | 36376.1% | 11123.3% | 30.6% | 477 |
| Jack County | Richard Nixon+944 | 1,71968.6% | 77530.9% | 130.5% | 2,507 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,580 | 2,74369.8% | 1,16329.6% | 230.6% | 3,929 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+1,829 | 4,57562.5% | 2,74637.5% | 40.1% | 7,325 |
| Jeff Davis County | Richard Nixon+180 | 38264.2% | 20233.9% | 111.8% | 595 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+15,910 | 45,81960.4% | 29,90939.4% | 1090.1% | 75,837 |
| Jim Hogg County | George McGovern+83 | 76547.3% | 84852.4% | 50.3% | 1,618 |
| Jim Wells County | Richard Nixon+879 | 5,28354.5% | 4,40445.4% | 110.1% | 9,698 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+6,074 | 10,04271.0% | 3,96828.1% | 1260.9% | 14,136 |
| Jones County | Richard Nixon+2,152 | 3,20275.1% | 1,05024.6% | 110.3% | 4,263 |
| Karnes County | Richard Nixon+859 | 2,63959.6% | 1,78040.2% | 90.2% | 4,428 |
| Kaufman County | Richard Nixon+2,305 | 5,10064.5% | 2,79535.4% | 110.1% | 7,906 |
| Kendall County | Richard Nixon+2,197 | 2,68184.2% | 48415.2% | 180.6% | 3,183 |
| Kenedy County | Richard Nixon+36 | 12458.2% | 8841.3% | 10.5% | 213 |
| Kent County | Richard Nixon+242 | 46567.6% | 22332.4% | 00.0% | 688 |
| Kerr County | Richard Nixon+4,528 | 6,03977.8% | 1,51119.5% | 2102.7% | 7,760 |
| Kimble County | Richard Nixon+705 | 97178.1% | 26621.4% | 60.5% | 1,243 |
| King County | Richard Nixon+68 | 14365.3% | 7534.2% | 10.5% | 219 |
| Kinney County | Richard Nixon+191 | 42564.4% | 23435.5% | 10.2% | 660 |
| Kleberg County | Richard Nixon+831 | 5,31254.2% | 4,48145.7% | 100.1% | 9,803 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+510 | 1,14863.8% | 63835.4% | 140.8% | 1,800 |
| La Salle County | Richard Nixon+506 | 1,07365.1% | 56734.4% | 80.5% | 1,648 |
| Lamar County | Richard Nixon+4,871 | 7,73672.6% | 2,86526.9% | 510.5% | 10,652 |
| Lamb County | Richard Nixon+2,631 | 3,98174.2% | 1,35025.2% | 350.7% | 5,366 |
| Lampasas County | Richard Nixon+1,563 | 2,25176.3% | 68823.3% | 100.3% | 2,949 |
| Lavaca County | Richard Nixon+1,859 | 3,28869.6% | 1,42930.3% | 40.1% | 4,721 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+957 | 1,87766.7% | 92032.7% | 170.6% | 2,814 |
| Leon County | Richard Nixon+836 | 1,69966.2% | 86333.6% | 60.2% | 2,568 |
| Liberty County | Richard Nixon+2,800 | 6,11164.8% | 3,31135.1% | 100.1% | 9,432 |
| Limestone County | Richard Nixon+1,497 | 2,94966.7% | 1,45232.8% | 220.5% | 4,423 |
| Lipscomb County | Richard Nixon+1,070 | 1,22687.6% | 15611.1% | 181.3% | 1,400 |
| Live Oak County | Richard Nixon+1,135 | 1,74574.0% | 61025.9% | 40.2% | 2,359 |
| Llano County | Richard Nixon+1,398 | 2,16473.5% | 76626.0% | 130.4% | 2,943 |
| Loving County | Richard Nixon+48 | 5588.7% | 711.3% | 00.0% | 62 |
| Lubbock County | Richard Nixon+28,211 | 43,56473.5% | 15,35325.9% | 3790.6% | 59,296 |
| Lynn County | Richard Nixon+1,069 | 1,76671.5% | 69728.2% | 80.3% | 2,471 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+979 | 1,54073.3% | 56126.7% | 00.0% | 2,101 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+574 | 1,68060.2% | 1,10639.6% | 40.1% | 2,790 |
| Martin County | Richard Nixon+648 | 93575.2% | 28723.1% | 211.7% | 1,243 |
| Mason County | Richard Nixon+727 | 1,09673.7% | 36924.8% | 221.5% | 1,487 |
| Matagorda County | Richard Nixon+2,530 | 5,00366.8% | 2,47333.0% | 190.3% | 7,495 |
| Maverick County | George McGovern+233 | 1,47746.2% | 1,71053.5% | 100.3% | 3,197 |
| McCulloch County | Richard Nixon+1,016 | 1,76970.1% | 75329.8% | 30.1% | 2,525 |
| McLennan County | Richard Nixon+17,430 | 33,37767.4% | 15,94732.2% | 1610.3% | 49,485 |
| McMullen County | Richard Nixon+216 | 30476.8% | 8822.2% | 41.0% | 396 |
| Medina County | Richard Nixon+2,552 | 4,05971.9% | 1,50726.7% | 831.5% | 5,649 |
| Menard County | Richard Nixon+371 | 64469.9% | 27329.6% | 40.4% | 921 |
| Midland County | Richard Nixon+14,517 | 18,90579.6% | 4,38818.5% | 4571.9% | 23,750 |
| Milam County | Richard Nixon+1,395 | 3,55462.1% | 2,15937.8% | 60.1% | 5,719 |
| Mills County | Richard Nixon+701 | 1,08973.4% | 38826.2% | 60.4% | 1,483 |
| Mitchell County | Richard Nixon+1,091 | 1,79071.8% | 69928.0% | 30.1% | 2,492 |
| Montague County | Richard Nixon+2,177 | 3,46372.6% | 1,28627.0% | 190.4% | 4,768 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+10,709 | 15,06777.5% | 4,35822.4% | 220.1% | 19,447 |
| Moore County | Richard Nixon+2,757 | 3,62079.8% | 86319.0% | 551.2% | 4,538 |
| Morris County | Richard Nixon+1,537 | 2,69969.5% | 1,16229.9% | 240.6% | 3,885 |
| Motley County | Richard Nixon+427 | 65772.5% | 23025.4% | 192.1% | 906 |
| Nacogdoches County | Richard Nixon+5,101 | 8,75770.4% | 3,65629.4% | 240.2% | 12,437 |
| Navarro County | Richard Nixon+2,793 | 6,03964.9% | 3,24634.9% | 180.2% | 9,303 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+310 | 1,94654.0% | 1,63645.4% | 230.6% | 3,605 |
| Nolan County | Richard Nixon+2,296 | 3,63473.0% | 1,33826.9% | 40.1% | 4,976 |
| Nueces County | Richard Nixon+8,405 | 41,68255.4% | 33,27744.2% | 2910.4% | 75,250 |
| Ochiltree County | Richard Nixon+2,563 | 2,86189.4% | 2989.3% | 431.3% | 3,202 |
| Oldham County | Richard Nixon+493 | 66677.2% | 17320.0% | 242.8% | 863 |
| Orange County | Richard Nixon+6,062 | 13,23464.6% | 7,17235.0% | 720.4% | 20,478 |
| Palo Pinto County | Richard Nixon+2,877 | 5,05869.8% | 2,18130.1% | 80.1% | 7,247 |
| Panola County | Richard Nixon+2,813 | 4,32473.7% | 1,51125.8% | 290.5% | 5,864 |
| Parker County | Richard Nixon+3,968 | 7,15269.1% | 3,18430.8% | 130.1% | 10,349 |
| Parmer County | Richard Nixon+1,809 | 2,30481.6% | 49517.5% | 240.9% | 2,823 |
| Pecos County | Richard Nixon+1,572 | 2,41973.1% | 84725.6% | 431.3% | 3,309 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+1,288 | 3,04863.1% | 1,76036.5% | 200.4% | 4,828 |
| Potter County | Richard Nixon+12,627 | 18,89174.6% | 6,26424.7% | 1800.7% | 25,335 |
| Presidio County | Richard Nixon+111 | 78553.7% | 67446.1% | 30.2% | 1,462 |
| Rains County | Richard Nixon+333 | 86561.6% | 53237.9% | 70.5% | 1,404 |
| Randall County | Richard Nixon+15,087 | 18,55783.1% | 3,47015.5% | 2961.3% | 22,323 |
| Reagan County | Richard Nixon+459 | 70373.6% | 24425.5% | 80.8% | 955 |
| Real County | Richard Nixon+333 | 48375.2% | 15023.4% | 91.4% | 642 |
| Red River County | Richard Nixon+1,751 | 3,11269.5% | 1,36130.4% | 20.0% | 4,475 |
| Reeves County | Richard Nixon+917 | 2,42761.6% | 1,51038.3% | 50.1% | 3,942 |
| Refugio County | Richard Nixon+877 | 1,93764.6% | 1,06035.3% | 30.1% | 3,000 |
| Roberts County | Richard Nixon+396 | 46784.9% | 7112.9% | 122.2% | 550 |
| Robertson County | Richard Nixon+1 | 1,97750.0% | 1,97650.0% | 00.0% | 3,953 |
| Rockwall County | Richard Nixon+1,280 | 1,89075.1% | 61024.2% | 180.7% | 2,518 |
| Runnels County | Richard Nixon+2,013 | 2,75278.8% | 73921.2% | 00.0% | 3,491 |
| Rusk County | Richard Nixon+5,312 | 8,17973.9% | 2,86725.9% | 260.2% | 11,072 |
| Sabine County | Richard Nixon+397 | 1,33358.6% | 93641.2% | 40.2% | 2,273 |
| San Augustine County | Richard Nixon+755 | 1,50866.5% | 75333.2% | 70.3% | 2,268 |
| San Jacinto County | Richard Nixon+276 | 1,29655.8% | 1,02043.9% | 60.3% | 2,322 |
| San Patricio County | Richard Nixon+2,082 | 7,17957.4% | 5,09740.8% | 2261.8% | 12,502 |
| San Saba County | Richard Nixon+539 | 1,10665.8% | 56733.7% | 80.5% | 1,681 |
| Schleicher County | Richard Nixon+380 | 63071.5% | 25028.4% | 10.1% | 881 |
| Scurry County | Richard Nixon+2,554 | 3,77774.8% | 1,22324.2% | 501.0% | 5,050 |
| Shackelford County | Richard Nixon+578 | 90973.1% | 33126.6% | 40.3% | 1,244 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+2,500 | 4,29270.5% | 1,79229.4% | 80.1% | 6,092 |
| Sherman County | Richard Nixon+827 | 99684.3% | 16914.3% | 161.4% | 1,181 |
| Smith County | Richard Nixon+15,630 | 23,67174.4% | 8,04125.3% | 1150.4% | 31,827 |
| Somervell County | Richard Nixon+419 | 70371.2% | 28428.8% | 00.0% | 987 |
| Starr County | George McGovern+931 | 2,38941.8% | 3,32058.1% | 40.1% | 5,713 |
| Stephens County | Richard Nixon+1,581 | 2,25976.7% | 67823.0% | 70.2% | 2,944 |
| Sterling County | Richard Nixon+192 | 28674.7% | 9424.5% | 30.8% | 383 |
| Stonewall County | Richard Nixon+268 | 66261.6% | 39436.7% | 191.8% | 1,075 |
| Sutton County | Richard Nixon+460 | 70573.7% | 24525.6% | 70.7% | 957 |
| Swisher County | Richard Nixon+490 | 1,79057.3% | 1,30041.6% | 321.0% | 3,122 |
| Tarrant County | Richard Nixon+82,409 | 151,59668.6% | 69,18731.3% | 3550.2% | 221,138 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+16,393 | 22,41778.0% | 6,02421.0% | 2901.0% | 28,731 |
| Terrell County | Richard Nixon+343 | 46779.0% | 12421.0% | 00.0% | 591 |
| Terry County | Richard Nixon+1,958 | 3,05773.0% | 1,09926.2% | 340.8% | 4,190 |
| Throckmorton County | Richard Nixon+220 | 56861.8% | 34837.9% | 30.3% | 919 |
| Titus County | Richard Nixon+1,968 | 3,67168.1% | 1,70331.6% | 190.4% | 5,393 |
| Tom Green County | Richard Nixon+9,702 | 15,78471.9% | 6,08227.7% | 950.4% | 21,961 |
| Travis County | Richard Nixon+16,404 | 70,56156.3% | 54,15743.2% | 6110.5% | 125,329 |
| Trinity County | Richard Nixon+641 | 1,46763.9% | 82636.0% | 20.1% | 2,295 |
| Tyler County | Richard Nixon+1,634 | 2,95568.9% | 1,32130.8% | 140.3% | 4,290 |
| Upshur County | Richard Nixon+2,857 | 4,73671.5% | 1,87928.4% | 90.1% | 6,624 |
| Upton County | Richard Nixon+930 | 1,18681.1% | 25617.5% | 211.4% | 1,463 |
| Uvalde County | Richard Nixon+2,445 | 3,88372.9% | 1,43827.0% | 60.1% | 5,327 |
| Val Verde County | Richard Nixon+2,003 | 4,05266.2% | 2,04933.5% | 230.4% | 6,124 |
| Van Zandt County | Richard Nixon+2,900 | 4,83971.3% | 1,93928.6% | 60.1% | 6,784 |
| Victoria County | Richard Nixon+7,020 | 11,24672.6% | 4,22627.3% | 260.2% | 15,498 |
| Walker County | Richard Nixon+2,142 | 5,08263.2% | 2,94036.6% | 190.2% | 8,041 |
| Waller County | Richard Nixon+725 | 2,26358.9% | 1,53840.1% | 381.0% | 3,839 |
| Ward County | Richard Nixon+1,638 | 2,68770.9% | 1,04927.7% | 561.5% | 3,792 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,539 | 3,86274.3% | 1,32325.5% | 130.3% | 5,198 |
| Webb County | George McGovern+2,424 | 6,01141.6% | 8,43558.3% | 120.1% | 14,458 |
| Wharton County | Richard Nixon+2,790 | 6,27164.3% | 3,48135.7% | 50.1% | 9,757 |
| Wheeler County | Richard Nixon+1,264 | 1,76677.9% | 50222.1% | 00.0% | 2,268 |
| Wichita County | Richard Nixon+14,249 | 25,19768.7% | 10,94829.8% | 5371.5% | 36,682 |
| Wilbarger County | Richard Nixon+2,044 | 3,18370.4% | 1,13925.2% | 1974.4% | 4,519 |
| Willacy County | Richard Nixon+933 | 2,31762.1% | 1,38437.1% | 290.8% | 3,730 |
| Williamson County | Richard Nixon+3,192 | 6,99864.4% | 3,80635.0% | 630.6% | 10,867 |
| Wilson County | Richard Nixon+881 | 2,95358.7% | 2,07241.2% | 70.1% | 5,032 |
| Winkler County | Richard Nixon+1,865 | 2,46779.7% | 60219.5% | 260.8% | 3,095 |
| Wise County | Richard Nixon+2,489 | 4,23070.4% | 1,74129.0% | 350.6% | 6,006 |
| Wood County | Richard Nixon+2,904 | 4,74671.3% | 1,84227.7% | 701.1% | 6,658 |
| Yoakum County | Richard Nixon+1,495 | 1,95279.9% | 45718.7% | 341.4% | 2,443 |
| Young County | Richard Nixon+1,867 | 3,35369.3% | 1,48630.7% | 10.0% | 4,840 |
| Zapata County | George McGovern+73 | 69547.5% | 76852.5% | 00.0% | 1,463 |
| Zavala County | Richard Nixon+166 | 1,28853.0% | 1,12246.1% | 220.9% | 2,432 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.