1972 United States presidential election in Wyoming
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.[ 1] Sweetwater County and thus to sweep all of Wyoming's counties since Warren G. Harding in 1920 .[ 2]
Results
Results by county
County[ 3]
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
John G. Schmitz
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Albany
7,021
58.92%
4,873
40.89%
23
0.19%
2,148
18.03%
11,917
Big Horn
3,244
75.44%
1,049
24.40%
7
0.16%
2,195
51.04%
4,300
Campbell
2,953
78.64%
783
20.85%
19
0.51%
2,170
57.79%
3,755
Carbon
4,037
63.69%
2,292
36.16%
10
0.16%
1,745
27.53%
6,339
Converse
2,312
77.06%
682
22.73%
6
0.20%
1,630
54.33%
3,000
Crook
1,760
83.41%
339
16.07%
11
0.52%
1,421
67.34%
2,110
Fremont
7,359
69.12%
3,248
30.51%
40
0.38%
4,111
38.61%
10,647
Goshen
3,629
70.27%
1,515
29.34%
20
0.39%
2,114
40.93%
5,164
Hot Springs
1,678
70.89%
689
29.11%
0
0.00%
989
40.78%
2,367
Johnson
2,203
83.13%
436
16.45%
11
0.42%
1,767
66.68%
2,650
Laramie
15,010
65.67%
7,791
34.09%
54
0.24%
7,219
31.58%
22,855
Lincoln
2,459
67.08%
969
26.43%
238
6.49%
1,490
40.65%
3,666
Natrona
15,649
70.49%
6,514
29.34%
37
0.16%
9,135
41.15%
22,200
Niobrara
1,245
81.00%
289
18.80%
3
0.20%
956
62.20%
1,537
Park
5,890
74.79%
1,950
24.76%
35
0.44%
3,940
50.03%
7,875
Platte
2,200
70.35%
925
29.58%
2
0.06%
1,275
40.77%
3,127
Sheridan
6,432
69.03%
2,874
30.84%
12
0.13%
3,558
38.19%
9,318
Sublette
1,348
81.55%
304
18.39%
1
0.06%
1,044
63.16%
1,653
Sweetwater
5,175
58.05%
3,713
41.65%
27
0.30%
1,462
16.40%
8,915
Teton
2,182
70.03%
810
25.99%
124
3.98%
1,372
44.04%
3,116
Uinta
2,011
67.03%
968
32.27%
21
0.70%
1,043
34.76%
3,000
Washakie
2,604
75.92%
825
24.05%
1
0.03%
1,779
51.87%
3,430
Weston
2,063
78.47%
520
19.78%
46
1.75%
1,543
58.69%
2,629
Totals
100,464
69.01%
44,358
30.47%
748
0.51%
56,106
38.54%
145,570
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
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