The 1972 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Richard Nixon of California and his running mate Vice President Spiro Agnew of Maryland. Nixon and Agnew defeated the Democratic nominees, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota and his running mate U.S. Ambassador Sargent Shriver of Maryland.
Nixon carried Wyoming with 69.01 percent of the vote to McGovern's 30.47 percent, a victory margin of 38.54 points.1972 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming In a state that would reflect McGovern's national results, the Democratic nominee did not win a single county in Wyoming, making Nixon the first Republican to carry Sweetwater County and thus to sweep all of Wyoming's counties since Warren G. Harding in 1920.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 342-343
Results
Results by county CountyRichard NixonRepublicanGeorge McGovernDemocraticJohn G. SchmitzIndependentMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % # %Albany7,02158.92%4,87340.89%230.19%2,14818.03%11,917Big Horn3,24475.44%1,04924.40%70.16%2,19551.04%4,300Campbell2,95378.64%78320.85%190.51%2,17057.79%3,755Carbon 4,037 63.69% 2,292 36.16% 10 0.16% 1,74527.53%6,339Converse 2,312 77.06% 682 22.73% 6 0.20% 1,630 54.33% 3,000Crook 1,760 83.41% 339 16.07% 11 0.52% 1,421 67.34% 2,110Fremont 7,359 69.12% 3,248 30.51% 40 0.38% 4,111 38.61% 10,647Goshen 3,629 70.27% 1,515 29.34% 20 0.39% 2,114 40.93%5,164Hot Springs 1,678 70.89% 689 29.11% 0 0.00% 989 40.78% 2,367Johnson 2,203 83.13% 436 16.45% 11 0.42% 1,767 66.68% 2,650Laramie 15,010 65.67% 7,791 34.09% 54 0.24% 7,219 31.58%22,855Lincoln 2,459 67.08% 969 26.43% 238 6.49% 1,490 40.65% 3,666Natrona 15,649 70.49% 6,514 29.34% 37 0.16% 9,135 41.15% 22,200Niobrara 1,245 81.00% 289 18.80% 3 0.20% 95662.20%1,537Park 5,890 74.79% 1,950 24.76% 35 0.44% 3,94050.03%7,875Platte 2,200 70.35% 925 29.58% 2 0.06% 1,27540.77%3,127Sheridan 6,432 69.03% 2,874 30.84% 12 0.13% 3,55838.19%9,318Sublette 1,348 81.55% 304 18.39% 1 0.06% 1,04463.16%1,653Sweetwater 5,175 58.05% 3,713 41.65% 27 0.30% 1,462 16.40% 8,915Teton 2,182 70.03% 810 25.99% 124 3.98% 1,37244.04%3,116Uinta 2,011 67.03% 968 32.27% 21 0.70% 1,043 34.76% 3,000Washakie 2,604 75.92% 825 24.05% 1 0.03% 1,779 51.87%3,430Weston 2,063 78.47% 520 19.78% 46 1.75% 1,543 58.69%2,629Totals100,46469.01%44,35830.47%7480.51%56,10638.54%145,570
See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming
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