1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 7, 1972
 
Nominee Richard Nixon George McGovern
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California South Dakota
Running mate Spiro Agnew Sargent Shriver
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 810,763 555,498
Percentage 58.57% 40.13%
President before election

Richard Nixon
Republican

 Elected President

Richard Nixon
Republican

The 1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1972. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Connecticut voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut 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 Connecticut with 58.57% of the vote to McGovern's 40.13%, a victory margin of 18.44%.[1] He won every county in the state, but this result nonetheless made Connecticut almost 5% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Nixon's victory was the first of five consecutive victories in the state, as Connecticut would not be won by a Democratic candidate again until Bill Clinton in 1992. Since then, Connecticut has become a safe Democratic state.

As of 2023, this was the most recent presidential election in which the Republican nominee carried the cities of Bridgeport and New London.

Results

1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Richard Nixon (incumbent) 810,763 58.57% 8
Democratic George McGovern 555,498 40.13% 0
American Independent John G. Schmitz 17,239 1.25% 0
Write-ins Write-ins 777 0.06% 0
Totals 1,384,277 100.00% 8
Voter turnout -

By county

1972 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [3]
County Nixon % Nixon # McGovern % McGovern # Others % Others # Total #
Fairfield 64.0% 233,188 34.3% 125.128 1.7% 6,050 364,366
Hartford 52.1% 194,095 46.9% 174,837 1.0% 3,654 372,586
Litchfield 60.2% 43,478 38.7% 27,929 1.1% 812 72,219
Middlesex 57.9% 33,249 41.1% 23,573 1.0% 602 57,424
New Haven 59.0% 200,818 39.7% 135,132 1.3% 4,373 340,323
New London 63.4% 58,516 35.7% 32,935 0.9% 850 92,301
Tolland 56.5% 25,798 42.7% 19,505 0.9% 394 45,697
Windham 56.0% 21,621 42.7% 16,459 1.3% 504 38,584

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1972 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1972 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2023.


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