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1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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Field	Value
election_name	1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
country	Pennsylvania
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
previous_year	1968
next_election	1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
next_year	1976
election_date	November 7, 1972
image_size	x200px
image1	Richard Nixon presidential portrait (1).jpg
nominee1	Richard Nixon
party1	Republican Party (United States)
home_state1	California
running_mate1	Spiro Agnew
electoral_vote1	27
popular_vote1	2,714,521
percentage1	59.11%
image2	George McGovern (D-SD) (3x4-1).jpg
nominee2	George McGovern
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
home_state2	South Dakota
running_mate2	Sargent Shriver
electoral_vote2	0
popular_vote2	1,796,951
percentage2	39.13%
map_image	{{Switcher
map_caption
title	President
before_election	Richard Nixon
before_party	Republican
after_election	Richard Nixon
after_party	Republican

Main article: 1972 United States presidential election

| [[File:Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 1972.svg|300px]] | County results | [[File:Results of the 1972 Presidential Election in Pennsylvania by Municipality.svg|300px]] | Municipality results Nixon McGovern Tie/No Data The 1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 7, 1972, and was part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose 27 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Pennsylvania strongly voted for the Republican nominee, President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Senator George McGovern. Nixon won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 19.98%, winning every county except for Philadelphia. This result nonetheless was over 3% more Democratic than the nation at large. , this is the last election in which Allegheny County, which hosts Pittsburgh, voted Republican, as well as the last time when the Republican presidential nominee carried the state by double digits.

Nixon became the first Republican since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to carry the coal-mining, unionized Southwestern Pennsylvania counties of Fayette County, Greene County, Washington County, and Westmoreland County.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Republican	Richard Nixon (incumbent)	2,714,521	59.11%	27
Democratic	George McGovern	1,796,951	39.13%	0
Constitution	John G. Schmitz	70,593	1.54%	0
Socialist Workers	Linda Jenness	4,639	0.10%	0
Write-ins	Write-ins	2,715	0.06%	0
Communist	Gus Hall	2,686	0.06%	0
Totals		4,592,106		100.0%	27
Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered)	56%/78%

Results by county

County	Richard Nixon
Republican	George McGovern
Democratic	John G. Schmitz
Constitutional	Various candidates
Other parties	Margin	Total votes cast	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Totals	2,714,521	59.11%	1,796,951	39.13%	70,593	1.54%	10,040	0.22%	917,570	19.98%	4,592,105
	Adams		13,593		70.19%		5,529		28.55%		227		1.17%		16		0.08%		8,064		41.64%		19,365
	Allegheny		371,737		55.60%		282,496		42.26%		12,491		1.87%		1,811		0.27%		89,241		13.34%		668,535
	Armstrong		17,557		61.61%		10,490		36.81%		412		1.45%		39		0.14%		7,067		24.80%		28,498
	Beaver		43,637		56.42%		31,570		40.82%		1,718		2.22%		412		0.53%		12,067		15.60%		77,337
	Bedford		11,243		73.30%		3,836		25.01%		227		1.48%		32		0.21%		7,407		48.29%		15,338
	Berks		66,172		62.35%		36,563		34.45%		3,130		2.95%		262		0.25%		29,609		27.90%		106,127
	Blair		33,126		75.10%		10,023		22.72%		913		2.07%		48		0.11%		23,103		52.38%		44,110
	Bradford		15,050		73.57%		5,204		25.44%		179		0.87%		25		0.12%		9,846		48.13%		20,458
	Bucks		99,684		62.28%		56,784		35.48%		3,245		2.03%		346		0.22%		42,900		26.80%		160,059
	Butler		29,665		65.09%		14,695		32.24%		1,075		2.36%		139		0.30%		14,970		32.85%		45,574
	Cambria		43,825		60.05%		27,950		38.30%		894		1.23%		306		0.42%		15,875		21.75%		72,975
	Cameron		1,935		68.45%		828		29.29%		48		1.70%		16		0.57%		1,107		39.16%		2,827
	Carbon		11,639		59.05%		7,774		39.44%		274		1.39%		25		0.13%		3,865		19.61%		19,712
	Centre		20,683		60.48%		13,194		38.58%		273		0.80%		47		0.14%		7,489		21.90%		34,197
	Chester		72,726		68.44%		31,118		29.29%		2,281		2.15%		134		0.13%		41,608		39.15%		106,259
	Clarion		10,073		67.96%		4,509		30.42%		193		1.30%		46		0.31%		5,564		37.54%		14,821
	Clearfield		16,780		63.54%		9,246		35.01%		299		1.13%		84		0.32%		7,534		28.53%		26,409
	Clinton		8,205		62.54%		4,772		36.37%		107		0.82%		35		0.27%		3,433		26.17%		13,119
	Columbia		14,187		63.59%		7,222		32.37%		857		3.84%		43		0.19%		6,965		31.22%		22,309
	Crawford		18,393		64.38%		9,371		32.80%		760		2.66%		45		0.16%		9,022		31.58%		28,569
	Cumberland		42,099		72.87%		14,562		25.20%		1,010		1.75%		104		0.18%		27,537		47.67%		57,775
	Dauphin		54,307		69.38%		22,587		28.86%		1,270		1.62%		106		0.14%		31,720		40.52%		78,270
	Delaware		175,414		63.91%		94,144		34.30%		4,502		1.64%		391		0.14%		81,270		29.61%		274,451
	Elk		7,900		61.20%		4,710		36.49%		245		1.90%		53		0.41%		3,190		24.71%		12,908
	Erie		61,542		58.22%		42,022		39.75%		1,986		1.88%		163		0.15%		19,520		18.47%		105,713
	Fayette		27,288		54.06%		22,475		44.52%		649		1.29%		67		0.13%		4,813		9.54%		50,479
	Forest		1,374		71.75%		509		26.58%		21		1.10%		11		0.57%		865		45.17%		1,915
	Franklin		24,093		70.01%		9,456		27.48%		808		2.35%		58		0.17%		14,637		42.53%		34,415
	Fulton		2,515		66.24%		1,192		31.39%		86		2.26%		4		0.11%		1,323		34.85%		3,797
	Greene		7,790		57.52%		5,562		41.07%		151		1.11%		40		0.30%		2,228		16.45%		13,543
	Huntingdon		9,606		72.68%		3,394		25.68%		203		1.54%		13		0.10%		6,212		47.00%		13,216
	Indiana		18,122		61.90%		10,833		37.01%		290		0.99%		29		0.10%		7,289		24.89%		29,274
	Jefferson		11,631		68.92%		5,024		29.77%		204		1.21%		17		0.10%		6,607		39.15%		16,876
	Juniata		4,412		66.32%		2,156		32.41%		61		0.92%		24		0.36%		2,256		33.91%		6,653
	Lackawanna		58,838		56.11%		45,465		43.35%		495		0.47%		71		0.07%		13,373		12.76%		104,869
	Lancaster		81,036		75.64%		24,223		22.61%		1,760		1.64%		119		0.11%		56,813		53.03%		107,138
	Lawrence		23,712		56.06%		17,595		41.60%		832		1.97%		158		0.37%		6,117		14.46%		42,297
	Lebanon		25,008		77.38%		6,683		20.68%		573		1.77%		56		0.17%		18,325		56.70%		32,320
	Lehigh		58,023		62.39%		33,325		35.83%		1,518		1.63%		136		0.15%		24,698		26.56%		93,002
	Luzerne		81,358		60.89%		51,128		38.27%		973		0.73%		147		0.11%		30,230		22.62%		133,606
	Lycoming		28,913		68.70%		11,999		28.51%		1,058		2.51%		117		0.28%		16,914		40.19%		42,087
	McKean		11,958		71.72%		4,513		27.07%		176		1.06%		26		0.16%		7,445		44.65%		16,673
	Mercer		27,961		59.37%		18,087		38.40%		985		2.09%		67		0.14%		9,874		20.97%		47,100
	Mifflin		9,989		72.10%		3,667		26.47%		169		1.22%		30		0.22%		6,322		45.63%		13,855
	Monroe		12,701		67.51%		5,619		29.87%		450		2.39%		44		0.23%		7,082		37.64%		18,814
	Montgomery		173,662		64.31%		91,959		34.06%		3,960		1.47%		437		0.16%		81,703		30.25%		270,018
	Montour		4,386		69.64%		1,755		27.87%		152		2.41%		5		0.08%		2,631		41.77%		6,298
	Northampton		41,822		56.30%		32,335		43.53%		93		0.13%		31		0.04%		9,487		12.77%		74,281
	Northumberland		25,912		64.16%		13,885		34.38%		541		1.34%		47		0.12%		12,027		29.78%		40,385
	Perry		8,082		73.31%		2,731		24.77%		197		1.79%		15		0.14%		5,351		48.54%		11,025
	Philadelphia		344,096		43.89%		431,736		55.07%		5,925		0.76%		2,213		0.28%		-87,640		-11.18%		783,970
	Pike		4,568		74.79%		1,385		22.68%		143		2.34%		12		0.20%		3,183		52.11%		6,108
	Potter		4,422		70.91%		1,710		27.42%		81		1.30%		23		0.37%		2,712		43.49%		6,236
	Schuylkill		44,071		61.56%		26,077		36.42%		1,261		1.76%		186		0.26%		17,994		25.14%		71,595
	Snyder		7,308		78.20%		1,834		19.63%		190		2.03%		13		0.14%		5,474		58.57%		9,345
	Somerset		19,739		68.44%		8,743		30.31%		303		1.05%		56		0.19%		10,996		38.13%		28,841
	Sullivan		1,886		67.17%		885		31.52%		32		1.14%		5		0.18%		1,001		35.65%		2,808
	Susquehanna		9,476		67.79%		4,154		29.72%		328		2.35%		21		0.15%		5,322		38.07%		13,979
	Tioga		10,028		72.05%		3,733		26.82%		142		1.02%		15		0.11%		6,295		45.23%		13,918
	Union		6,905		73.57%		2,278		24.27%		158		1.68%		44		0.47%		4,627		49.30%		9,385
	Venango		13,991		67.28%		6,302		30.31%		474		2.28%		27		0.13%		7,689		36.97%		20,794
	Warren		10,018		66.05%		4,877		32.16%		252		1.66%		20		0.13%		5,141		33.89%		15,167
	Washington		42,587		54.00%		34,781		44.10%		1,119		1.42%		375		0.48%		7,806		9.90%		78,862
	Wayne		8,948		74.51%		2,733		22.76%		311		2.59%		17		0.14%		6,215		51.75%		12,009
	Westmoreland		75,085		54.60%		59,322		43.13%		2,814		2.05%		306		0.22%		15,763		11.47%		137,527
	Wyoming		6,423		74.42%		2,112		24.47%		86		1.00%		10		0.12%		4,311		49.95%		8,631
	York		63,606		68.19%		27,520		29.50%		1,953		2.09%		201		0.22%		36,086		38.69%		93,280

Notes

References

Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
David Leip. "1972 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
"PA US President Race, November 02, 1976". Our Campaigns.

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