Virginia — 1972 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1972 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentNixonR+37.7
How it voted
Share of the 1972 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 67.9% | 995,827 |
|---|---|---|
| George McGovernDemocratic | 30.1% | 441,980 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 29,776 |
1972presidential margin
D+60R+60
132 counties, each filled by 1972 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (132 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Amherst County, VA | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+68.0 |
| Caroline County, VA | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Charles City County, VA | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+72.2 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Covington city, VA | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Craig County, VA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+79.0 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Emporia city, VA | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Franklin city, VA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Franklin County, VA | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Greensville County, VA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Halifax County, VA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Hampton city, VA | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Henry County, VA | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Republican | R+29.2 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+57.0 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+25.4 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Lexington city, VA | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Manassas city, VA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Nelson County, VA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Newport News city, VA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Northampton County, VA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Norton city, VA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Patrick County, VA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Radford city, VA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Richmond city, VA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Russell County, VA | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Salem city, VA | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Southampton County, VA | Republican | R+66.0 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Surry County, VA | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Sussex County, VA | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Wise County, VA | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+20.8 |
Virginia results by county
132 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Richard Nixon+4,090 | 6,49672.0% | 2,40626.7% | 1241.4% | 9,026 |
| Albemarle County | Richard Nixon+4,144 | 8,44765.2% | 4,30333.2% | 2011.6% | 12,951 |
| Alexandria city | Richard Nixon+3,122 | 4,55374.0% | 1,43123.2% | 1722.8% | 6,156 |
| Alleghany County | Richard Nixon+2,067 | 3,71166.1% | 1,64429.3% | 2594.6% | 5,614 |
| Amelia County | Richard Nixon+828 | 1,60665.0% | 77831.5% | 873.5% | 2,471 |
| Amherst County | Richard Nixon+3,397 | 4,90973.9% | 1,51222.8% | 2183.3% | 6,639 |
| Appomattox County | Richard Nixon+2,104 | 2,78878.2% | 68419.2% | 932.6% | 3,565 |
| Arlington County | Richard Nixon+13,529 | 39,40659.4% | 25,87739.0% | 1,1001.7% | 66,383 |
| Augusta County | Richard Nixon+7,340 | 9,10681.4% | 1,76615.8% | 3092.8% | 11,181 |
| Bath County | Richard Nixon+665 | 1,12768.9% | 46228.2% | 472.9% | 1,636 |
| Bedford County | Richard Nixon+4,663 | 6,69372.3% | 2,03021.9% | 5395.8% | 9,262 |
| Bland County | Richard Nixon+825 | 1,35270.6% | 52727.5% | 351.8% | 1,914 |
| Botetourt County | Richard Nixon+2,287 | 3,80669.4% | 1,51927.7% | 1562.8% | 5,481 |
| Bristol city | Richard Nixon+5,443 | 7,74574.9% | 2,30222.3% | 2942.8% | 10,341 |
| Brunswick County | Richard Nixon+942 | 3,07258.2% | 2,13040.3% | 791.5% | 5,281 |
| Buchanan County | Richard Nixon+1,235 | 4,80156.1% | 3,56641.7% | 1872.2% | 8,554 |
| Buckingham County | Richard Nixon+921 | 2,10762.9% | 1,18635.4% | 591.8% | 3,352 |
| Buena Vista city | Richard Nixon+4,826 | 20,23555.9% | 15,40942.6% | 5251.5% | 36,169 |
| Campbell County | Richard Nixon+9,621 | 11,67682.5% | 2,05514.5% | 4263.0% | 14,157 |
| Caroline County | Richard Nixon+272 | 2,08652.8% | 1,81445.9% | 511.3% | 3,951 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+3,664 | 5,24775.1% | 1,58322.6% | 1592.3% | 6,989 |
| Charles City County | George McGovern+642 | 53530.8% | 1,17767.8% | 231.3% | 1,735 |
| Charlotte County | Richard Nixon+1,319 | 2,50166.2% | 1,18231.3% | 942.5% | 3,777 |
| Charlottesville city | Richard Nixon+1,508 | 2,66568.5% | 1,15729.7% | 711.8% | 3,893 |
| Chesapeake city | Richard Nixon+617 | 99070.3% | 37326.5% | 463.3% | 1,409 |
| Chesterfield County | Richard Nixon+21,111 | 24,93485.2% | 3,82313.1% | 4961.7% | 29,253 |
| Clarke County | Richard Nixon+1,101 | 1,81669.1% | 71527.2% | 963.7% | 2,627 |
| Colonial Heights city | Richard Nixon+2,695 | 7,93559.4% | 5,24039.2% | 1781.3% | 13,353 |
| Covington city | Richard Nixon+10,433 | 17,72268.0% | 7,28927.9% | 1,0694.1% | 26,080 |
| Craig County | Richard Nixon+349 | 77463.4% | 42534.8% | 211.7% | 1,220 |
| Culpeper County | Richard Nixon+2,391 | 3,70772.8% | 1,31625.8% | 691.4% | 5,092 |
| Cumberland County | Richard Nixon+402 | 1,37157.8% | 96940.8% | 341.4% | 2,374 |
| Danville city | Richard Nixon+4,763 | 5,30488.0% | 5419.0% | 1833.0% | 6,028 |
| Dickenson County | Richard Nixon+922 | 3,63356.2% | 2,71142.0% | 1181.8% | 6,462 |
| Dinwiddie County | Richard Nixon+1,413 | 3,31462.5% | 1,90135.8% | 901.7% | 5,305 |
| Emporia city | Richard Nixon+962 | 1,91063.7% | 94831.6% | 1404.7% | 2,998 |
| Essex County | Richard Nixon+674 | 1,48262.6% | 80834.1% | 783.3% | 2,368 |
| Fairfax city | Richard Nixon+8,315 | 12,46373.7% | 4,14824.5% | 3051.8% | 16,916 |
| Fairfax County | Richard Nixon+57,291 | 112,13566.3% | 54,84432.4% | 2,2671.3% | 169,246 |
| Falls Church city | Richard Nixon+775 | 1,34068.8% | 56529.0% | 422.2% | 1,947 |
| Fauquier County | Richard Nixon+2,615 | 4,65467.7% | 2,03929.7% | 1802.6% | 6,873 |
| Floyd County | Richard Nixon+1,736 | 2,44476.1% | 70822.0% | 591.8% | 3,211 |
| Fluvanna County | Richard Nixon+801 | 1,43867.3% | 63729.8% | 622.9% | 2,137 |
| Franklin city | Richard Nixon+2,789 | 5,06367.7% | 2,27430.4% | 1381.8% | 7,475 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+2,401 | 4,67465.7% | 2,27332.0% | 1632.3% | 7,110 |
| Frederick County | Richard Nixon+3,763 | 5,36775.2% | 1,60422.5% | 1682.4% | 7,139 |
| Fredericksburg city | Richard Nixon+1,072 | 2,96760.0% | 1,89538.3% | 811.6% | 4,943 |
| Galax city | Richard Nixon+678 | 1,41665.0% | 73833.9% | 251.1% | 2,179 |
| Giles County | Richard Nixon+1,802 | 3,67164.3% | 1,86932.8% | 1662.9% | 5,706 |
| Gloucester County | Richard Nixon+2,350 | 3,64271.9% | 1,29225.5% | 1302.6% | 5,064 |
| Goochland County | Richard Nixon+873 | 2,12761.0% | 1,25436.0% | 1073.1% | 3,488 |
| Grayson County | Richard Nixon+1,962 | 3,56567.5% | 1,60330.3% | 1152.2% | 5,283 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+890 | 1,20878.2% | 31820.6% | 181.2% | 1,544 |
| Greensville County | Richard Nixon+411 | 1,60856.0% | 1,19741.7% | 642.2% | 2,869 |
| Halifax County | Richard Nixon+3,085 | 5,46968.7% | 2,38430.0% | 1061.3% | 7,959 |
| Hampton city | Richard Nixon+1,509 | 3,21164.5% | 1,70234.2% | 631.3% | 4,976 |
| Hanover County | Richard Nixon+1,156 | 1,86571.6% | 70927.2% | 311.2% | 2,605 |
| Harrisonburg city | Richard Nixon+973 | 1,49772.6% | 52425.4% | 401.9% | 2,061 |
| Henrico County | Richard Nixon+4,241 | 7,33469.4% | 3,09329.3% | 1371.3% | 10,564 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+8,895 | 11,09581.2% | 2,20016.1% | 3682.7% | 13,663 |
| Highland County | Richard Nixon+44,116 | 52,53684.9% | 8,42013.6% | 9481.5% | 61,904 |
| Hopewell city | Richard Nixon+11,249 | 21,89765.5% | 10,64831.8% | 8902.7% | 33,435 |
| Isle of Wight County | Richard Nixon+3,514 | 7,55662.8% | 4,04233.6% | 4263.5% | 12,024 |
| James City County | Richard Nixon+568 | 77477.6% | 20620.7% | 171.7% | 997 |
| King and Queen County | Richard Nixon+1,250 | 3,55559.3% | 2,30538.4% | 1382.3% | 5,998 |
| King George County | Richard Nixon+1,380 | 3,37262.0% | 1,99236.6% | 771.4% | 5,441 |
| King William County | Richard Nixon+325 | 1,03358.3% | 70840.0% | 311.7% | 1,772 |
| Lancaster County | Richard Nixon+1,017 | 1,67570.1% | 65827.5% | 582.4% | 2,391 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+1,042 | 1,83969.1% | 79730.0% | 240.9% | 2,660 |
| Lexington city | Richard Nixon+2,634 | 3,62677.3% | 99221.1% | 751.6% | 4,693 |
| Loudoun County | Richard Nixon+1,674 | 2,68371.6% | 1,00926.9% | 531.4% | 3,745 |
| Louisa County | Richard Nixon+2,132 | 4,95762.4% | 2,82535.6% | 1632.1% | 7,945 |
| Lunenburg County | Richard Nixon+5,476 | 9,41769.5% | 3,94129.1% | 1991.5% | 13,557 |
| Lynchburg city | Richard Nixon+3,744 | 5,22975.9% | 1,48521.5% | 1772.6% | 6,891 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,207 | 2,54563.5% | 1,33833.4% | 1223.0% | 4,005 |
| Manassas city | Richard Nixon+650 | 1,34565.0% | 69533.6% | 301.4% | 2,070 |
| Manassas Park city | Richard Nixon+9,051 | 13,25974.1% | 4,20823.5% | 4232.4% | 17,890 |
| Martinsville city | Richard Nixon+1,587 | 3,87961.3% | 2,29236.2% | 1552.5% | 6,326 |
| Mathews County | Richard Nixon+1,420 | 2,46469.1% | 1,04429.3% | 561.6% | 3,564 |
| Mecklenburg County | Richard Nixon+1,225 | 1,86473.4% | 63925.2% | 361.4% | 2,539 |
| Middlesex County | Richard Nixon+1,434 | 2,16472.4% | 73024.4% | 933.1% | 2,987 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+3,577 | 6,38168.5% | 2,80430.1% | 1241.3% | 9,309 |
| Nelson County | Richard Nixon+973 | 1,69769.3% | 72429.6% | 281.1% | 2,449 |
| New Kent County | Richard Nixon+5,656 | 9,34870.6% | 3,69227.9% | 2081.6% | 13,248 |
| Newport News city | Richard Nixon+14,936 | 27,16967.4% | 12,23330.3% | 9102.3% | 40,312 |
| Norfolk city | Richard Nixon+12,648 | 38,38558.0% | 25,73738.9% | 2,0953.2% | 66,217 |
| Northampton County | Richard Nixon+1,191 | 2,14567.2% | 95429.9% | 922.9% | 3,191 |
| Northumberland County | Richard Nixon+737 | 1,37067.5% | 63331.2% | 261.3% | 2,029 |
| Norton city | Richard Nixon+360 | 82362.7% | 46335.3% | 272.1% | 1,313 |
| Nottoway County | Richard Nixon+1,341 | 2,58766.5% | 1,24632.0% | 601.5% | 3,893 |
| Orange County | Richard Nixon+1,448 | 2,33271.6% | 88427.1% | 421.3% | 3,258 |
| Page County | Richard Nixon+1,671 | 2,97968.2% | 1,30830.0% | 801.8% | 4,367 |
| Patrick County | Richard Nixon+1,726 | 2,75871.3% | 1,03226.7% | 792.0% | 3,869 |
| Petersburg city | Richard Nixon+1,554 | 6,71055.7% | 5,15642.8% | 1871.6% | 12,053 |
| Pittsylvania County | Richard Nixon+2,741 | 4,32672.3% | 1,58526.5% | 691.2% | 5,980 |
| Portsmouth city | Richard Nixon+6,966 | 20,09058.5% | 13,12438.2% | 1,1363.3% | 34,350 |
| Powhatan County | Richard Nixon+2,009 | 2,95173.4% | 94223.4% | 1303.2% | 4,023 |
| Prince Edward County | Richard Nixon+7,679 | 12,10872.3% | 4,42926.5% | 2001.2% | 16,737 |
| Prince George County | Richard Nixon+941 | 1,75166.4% | 81030.7% | 752.8% | 2,636 |
| Prince William County | Richard Nixon+1,614 | 3,19966.0% | 1,58532.7% | 661.4% | 4,850 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+1,321 | 2,40567.7% | 1,08430.5% | 631.8% | 3,552 |
| Radford city | Richard Nixon+1,456 | 2,57768.7% | 1,12129.9% | 541.4% | 3,752 |
| Rappahannock County | Richard Nixon+12,883 | 20,14972.3% | 7,26626.1% | 4691.7% | 27,884 |
| Richmond city | Richard Nixon+13,189 | 46,24457.6% | 33,05541.2% | 1,0031.2% | 80,302 |
| Richmond County | Richard Nixon+3,970 | 6,28172.0% | 2,31126.5% | 1301.5% | 8,722 |
| Roanoke city | Richard Nixon+9,043 | 18,54164.7% | 9,49833.1% | 6322.2% | 28,671 |
| Roanoke County | Richard Nixon+584 | 1,05568.2% | 47130.4% | 211.4% | 1,547 |
| Rockbridge County | Richard Nixon+1,130 | 1,56577.6% | 43521.6% | 180.9% | 2,018 |
| Rockingham County | Richard Nixon+14,602 | 19,92077.3% | 5,31820.6% | 5402.1% | 25,778 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+2,053 | 3,00974.3% | 95623.6% | 862.1% | 4,051 |
| Salem city | Richard Nixon+3,905 | 5,64974.8% | 1,74423.1% | 1602.1% | 7,553 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+7,999 | 10,02581.7% | 2,02616.5% | 2241.8% | 12,275 |
| Shenandoah County | Richard Nixon+1,643 | 5,01058.9% | 3,36739.6% | 1251.5% | 8,502 |
| Smyth County | Richard Nixon+2,651 | 5,12566.2% | 2,47431.9% | 1451.9% | 7,744 |
| Southampton County | Richard Nixon+5,706 | 7,12882.5% | 1,42216.5% | 941.1% | 8,644 |
| Spotsylvania County | Richard Nixon+4,129 | 6,40972.3% | 2,28025.7% | 1792.0% | 8,868 |
| Stafford County | Richard Nixon+1,727 | 3,22567.1% | 1,49831.2% | 841.7% | 4,807 |
| Staunton city | Richard Nixon+4,115 | 5,53178.3% | 1,41620.0% | 1211.7% | 7,068 |
| Suffolk city | Richard Nixon+3,077 | 7,90460.6% | 4,82737.0% | 3082.4% | 13,039 |
| Surry County | Richard Nixon+1,802 | 3,57765.7% | 1,77532.6% | 901.7% | 5,442 |
| Sussex County | Richard Nixon+3,321 | 5,22272.4% | 1,90126.4% | 911.3% | 7,214 |
| Tazewell County | Richard Nixon+79 | 1,06750.4% | 98846.7% | 622.9% | 2,117 |
| Virginia Beach city | Richard Nixon+27,701 | 38,07476.6% | 10,37320.9% | 1,2862.6% | 49,733 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+475 | 2,12055.0% | 1,64542.7% | 902.3% | 3,855 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+4,052 | 7,23367.8% | 3,18129.8% | 2532.4% | 10,667 |
| Waynesboro city | Richard Nixon+3,102 | 4,16377.8% | 1,06119.8% | 1302.4% | 5,354 |
| Westmoreland County | Richard Nixon+2,210 | 3,71869.4% | 1,50828.2% | 1312.4% | 5,357 |
| Williamsburg city | Richard Nixon+512 | 1,78657.5% | 1,27441.0% | 481.5% | 3,108 |
| Winchester city | Richard Nixon+3,229 | 4,64775.5% | 1,41823.1% | 861.4% | 6,151 |
| Wise County | Richard Nixon+5,777 | 8,80572.7% | 3,02825.0% | 2782.3% | 12,111 |
| Wythe County | Richard Nixon+1,218 | 2,33166.0% | 1,11331.5% | 882.5% | 3,532 |
| York County | Richard Nixon+2,337 | 6,73959.9% | 4,40239.2% | 1010.9% | 11,242 |
Nominees: George McGovern (D) · Richard Nixon (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1972 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1972 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.