1972 Presidential Election Results for Alabama

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
Autauga	44%	5,367	75.2%	1,593	22.3%	102	1.4%	78	1.1%	7,140
Baldwin	45%	15,104	82.2%	2,923	15.9%	200	1.1%	148	0.8%	18,375
Barbour	49%	4,985	70.9%	1,846	26.3%	69	1.0%	129	1.8%	7,029
Bibb	47%	3,332	78.4%	837	19.7%	72	1.7%	7	0.2%	4,248
Blount	44%	6,486	79.4%	1,582	19.4%	74	0.9%	31	0.4%	8,173
Bullock	64%	2,178	47.4%	2,321	50.6%	54	1.2%	38	0.8%	4,591
Butler	44%	4,685	76.5%	1,401	22.9%	35	0.6%	7	0.1%	6,128
Calhoun	37%	20,364	76.9%	5,832	22.0%	166	0.6%	109	0.4%	26,471
Chambers	46%	8,716	79.2%	2,076	18.9%	68	0.6%	143	1.3%	11,003
Cherokee	41%	3,179	71.9%	1,182	26.7%	25	0.6%	36	0.8%	4,422
Chilton	52%	7,349	82.9%	1,356	15.3%	119	1.3%	43	0.5%	8,867
Choctaw	50%	3,055	60.7%	1,934	38.4%	30	0.6%	11	0.2%	5,030
Clarke	45%	5,256	70.9%	2,031	27.4%	45	0.6%	82	1.1%	7,414
Clay	54%	3,948	88.2%	507	11.3%	12	0.3%	7	0.2%	4,474
Cleburne	54%	3,420	85.2%	581	14.5%	7	0.2%	6	0.1%	4,014
Coffee	49%	9,076	80.1%	2,160	19.1%	39	0.3%	61	0.5%	11,336
Colbert	49%	11,215	67.7%	4,811	29.0%	348	2.1%	190	1.1%	16,564
Conecuh	43%	3,214	74.8%	1,042	24.3%	35	0.8%	5	0.1%	4,296
Coosa	50%	2,672	77.2%	773	22.3%	15	0.4%	1	0.0%	3,461
Covington	46%	9,278	85.3%	1,547	14.2%	43	0.4%	13	0.1%	10,881
Crenshaw	49%	3,129	72.9%	1,085	25.3%	21	0.5%	59	1.4%	4,294
Cullman	50%	14,390	79.5%	3,571	19.7%	93	0.5%	37	0.2%	18,091
Dale	30%	8,346	83.1%	1,594	15.9%	34	0.3%	64	0.6%	10,038
Dallas	42%	8,644	60.5%	5,427	38.0%	203	1.4%	6	0.0%	14,280
DeKalb	45%	9,434	71.3%	3,759	28.4%	30	0.2%	14	0.1%	13,237
Elmore	46%	8,461	79.9%	1,891	17.9%	132	1.2%	106	1.0%	10,590
Escambia	42%	7,883	82.2%	1,598	16.7%	79	0.8%	31	0.3%	9,591
Etowah	45%	20,851	73.0%	7,372	25.8%	231	0.8%	127	0.4%	28,581
Fayette	46%	4,240	83.5%	836	16.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,076
Franklin	47%	5,877	75.2%	1,840	23.6%	66	0.8%	29	0.4%	7,812
Geneva	47%	5,851	84.3%	1,049	15.1%	24	0.3%	14	0.2%	6,938
Greene	75%	1,404	29.7%	3,235	68.3%	89	1.9%	7	0.1%	4,735
Hale	50%	2,859	59.2%	1,779	36.8%	126	2.6%	64	1.3%	4,828
Henry	48%	3,414	79.6%	853	19.9%	9	0.2%	15	0.3%	4,291
Houston	39%	12,622	83.5%	2,358	15.6%	85	0.6%	59	0.4%	15,124
Jackson	35%	6,202	65.9%	2,985	31.7%	117	1.2%	106	1.1%	9,410
Jefferson	45%	135,095	68.0%	57,288	28.9%	3,622	1.8%	2,523	1.3%	198,528
Lamar	42%	3,283	80.6%	766	18.8%	14	0.3%	12	0.3%	4,075
Lauderdale	43%	14,410	71.7%	5,112	25.4%	393	2.0%	193	1.0%	20,108
Lawrence	34%	4,433	75.6%	1,416	24.2%	11	0.2%	3	0.1%	5,863
Lee	35%	11,571	74.9%	3,622	23.5%	89	0.6%	159	1.0%	15,441
Limestone	31%	6,188	73.2%	2,079	24.6%	101	1.2%	84	1.0%	8,452
Lowndes	64%	1,990	42.7%	2,559	54.9%	54	1.2%	58	1.2%	4,661
Macon	35%	1,931	33.0%	3,636	62.2%	117	2.0%	161	2.8%	5,845
Madison	43%	38,899	73.4%	13,108	24.7%	619	1.2%	358	0.7%	52,984
Marengo	54%	5,156	65.1%	2,645	33.4%	89	1.1%	36	0.5%	7,926
Marion	42%	5,927	85.4%	986	14.2%	8	0.1%	21	0.3%	6,942
Marshall	43%	12,090	74.5%	3,894	24.0%	106	0.7%	148	0.9%	16,238
Mobile	41%	62,639	73.1%	20,694	24.2%	1,514	1.8%	787	0.9%	85,634
Monroe	54%	5,155	74.8%	1,636	23.7%	58	0.8%	41	0.6%	6,890
Montgomery	44%	35,353	71.9%	12,723	25.9%	545	1.1%	576	1.2%	49,197
Morgan	46%	18,100	76.8%	5,004	21.2%	238	1.0%	211	0.9%	23,553
Perry	61%	2,800	49.1%	2,718	47.7%	45	0.8%	136	2.4%	5,699
Pickens	47%	4,071	67.3%	1,933	32.0%	40	0.7%	2	0.0%	6,046
Pike	43%	5,690	76.7%	1,624	21.9%	44	0.6%	64	0.9%	7,422
Randolph	49%	4,427	75.1%	1,330	22.6%	53	0.9%	82	1.4%	5,892
Russell	31%	6,034	66.7%	2,644	29.2%	140	1.5%	225	2.5%	9,043
Shelby	41%	9,390	81.2%	1,859	16.1%	206	1.8%	103	0.9%	11,558
St. Clair	45%	6,952	79.8%	1,538	17.7%	131	1.5%	89	1.0%	8,710
Sumter	53%	2,686	49.2%	2,737	50.1%	33	0.6%	5	0.1%	5,461
Talladega	42%	12,763	73.1%	4,567	26.2%	104	0.6%	21	0.1%	17,455
Tallapoosa	48%	8,535	78.7%	2,113	19.5%	76	0.7%	119	1.1%	10,843
Tuscaloosa	37%	21,172	70.2%	8,272	27.4%	355	1.2%	380	1.3%	30,179
Walker	48%	14,581	78.8%	3,724	20.1%	153	0.8%	49	0.3%	18,507
Washington	44%	3,282	74.7%	1,096	25.0%	5	0.1%	9	0.2%	4,392
Wilcox	64%	2,641	44.4%	3,254	54.7%	43	0.7%	7	0.1%	5,945
Winston	51%	4,971	86.1%	779	13.5%	15	0.3%	6	0.1%	5,771
TOTAL	42%	728,701	72.4%	256,923	25.5%	11,918	1.2%	8,569	0.9%	1,006,111

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in AL

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1972 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Richard Nixon* (R)		George McGovern (D)		John Schmitz (American)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Edwards-R)	45%	103,842	75.7%	33,276	24.3%			0	0.0%	137,118
District 02 (Dickinson-R)	44%	107,702	77.5%	31,190	22.5%			0	0.0%	138,892
District 03 (Nichols-D)	42%	98,640	74.7%	33,480	25.3%			0	0.0%	132,120
District 04 (Bevill-D)	47%	117,823	77.6%	34,059	22.4%			0	0.0%	151,882
District 05 (Jones-D)	43%	98,504	74.6%	33,603	25.4%			0	0.0%	132,107
District 06 (Buchanan-R)	46%	108,102	72.2%	41,625	27.8%			0	0.0%	149,727
District 07 (Flowers-D)	45%	92,421	66.0%	47,536	34.0%			0	0.0%	139,957

1972 President, Autauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,367	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,593	22.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	102	1.4%
Other	78	1.1%
TOTAL	7,140
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,104	82.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,923	15.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	200	1.1%
Other	148	0.8%
TOTAL	18,375
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,985	70.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,846	26.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	69	1.0%
Other	129	1.8%
TOTAL	7,029
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,332	78.4%
George McGovern (D)	837	19.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	72	1.7%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,248
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Blount County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,486	79.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,582	19.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	74	0.9%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,173
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Bullock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,178	47.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,321	50.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	1.2%
Other	38	0.8%
TOTAL	4,591
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,685	76.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,401	22.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	35	0.6%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,128
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,364	76.9%
George McGovern (D)	5,832	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	166	0.6%
Other	109	0.4%
TOTAL	26,471
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,716	79.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,076	18.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	68	0.6%
Other	143	1.3%
TOTAL	11,003
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,179	71.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,182	26.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	25	0.6%
Other	36	0.8%
TOTAL	4,422
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Chilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,349	82.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,356	15.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	119	1.3%
Other	43	0.5%
TOTAL	8,867
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,055	60.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,934	38.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	0.6%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,030
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,256	70.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,031	27.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	0.6%
Other	82	1.1%
TOTAL	7,414
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,948	88.2%
George McGovern (D)	507	11.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	12	0.3%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,474
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Cleburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,420	85.2%
George McGovern (D)	581	14.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	7	0.2%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,014
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,076	80.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,160	19.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	39	0.3%
Other	61	0.5%
TOTAL	11,336
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Colbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,215	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,811	29.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	348	2.1%
Other	190	1.1%
TOTAL	16,564
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Conecuh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,214	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,042	24.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	35	0.8%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,296
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Coosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,672	77.2%
George McGovern (D)	773	22.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	15	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,461
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,278	85.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,547	14.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	0.4%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	10,881
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Crenshaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,129	72.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,085	25.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	21	0.5%
Other	59	1.4%
TOTAL	4,294
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Cullman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,390	79.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,571	19.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	93	0.5%
Other	37	0.2%
TOTAL	18,091
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Dale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,346	83.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,594	15.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	0.3%
Other	64	0.6%
TOTAL	10,038
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,644	60.5%
George McGovern (D)	5,427	38.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	203	1.4%
Other	6	0.0%
TOTAL	14,280
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,434	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,759	28.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	0.2%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	13,237
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,461	79.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,891	17.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	132	1.2%
Other	106	1.0%
TOTAL	10,590
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,883	82.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,598	16.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	79	0.8%
Other	31	0.3%
TOTAL	9,591
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Etowah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,851	73.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,372	25.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	231	0.8%
Other	127	0.4%
TOTAL	28,581
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,240	83.5%
George McGovern (D)	836	16.5%
TOTAL	5,076
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,877	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,840	23.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	66	0.8%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	7,812
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Geneva County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,851	84.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,049	15.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	24	0.3%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,938
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,404	29.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,235	68.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	89	1.9%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,735
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -43 Diff (US): -31

1972 President, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,859	59.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,779	36.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	126	2.6%
Other	64	1.3%
TOTAL	4,828
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,414	79.6%
George McGovern (D)	853	19.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	9	0.2%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,291
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,622	83.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,358	15.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	85	0.6%
Other	59	0.4%
TOTAL	15,124
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,202	65.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,985	31.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	117	1.2%
Other	106	1.1%
TOTAL	9,410
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	135,095	68.0%
George McGovern (D)	57,288	28.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	3,622	1.8%
Other	2,523	1.3%
TOTAL	198,528
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,283	80.6%
George McGovern (D)	766	18.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	14	0.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,075
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,410	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	5,112	25.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	393	2.0%
Other	193	1.0%
TOTAL	20,108
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,433	75.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,416	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	11	0.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,863
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,571	74.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,622	23.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	89	0.6%
Other	159	1.0%
TOTAL	15,441
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,188	73.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,079	24.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	101	1.2%
Other	84	1.0%
TOTAL	8,452
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,990	42.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,559	54.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	1.2%
Other	58	1.2%
TOTAL	4,661
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -30 Diff (US): -18

1972 President, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,931	33.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,636	62.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	117	2.0%
Other	161	2.8%
TOTAL	5,845
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -39 Diff (US): -28

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	38,899	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	13,108	24.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	619	1.2%
Other	358	0.7%
TOTAL	52,984
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Marengo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,156	65.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,645	33.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	89	1.1%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	7,926
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,927	85.4%
George McGovern (D)	986	14.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	8	0.1%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,942
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,090	74.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,894	24.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	106	0.7%
Other	148	0.9%
TOTAL	16,238
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Mobile County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	62,639	73.1%
George McGovern (D)	20,694	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,514	1.8%
Other	787	0.9%
TOTAL	85,634
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,155	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,636	23.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	58	0.8%
Other	41	0.6%
TOTAL	6,890
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	35,353	71.9%
George McGovern (D)	12,723	25.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	545	1.1%
Other	576	1.2%
TOTAL	49,197
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,100	76.8%
George McGovern (D)	5,004	21.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	238	1.0%
Other	211	0.9%
TOTAL	23,553
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,800	49.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,718	47.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	0.8%
Other	136	2.4%
TOTAL	5,699
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,071	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,933	32.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	40	0.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,046
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,690	76.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,624	21.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	44	0.6%
Other	64	0.9%
TOTAL	7,422
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,427	75.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,330	22.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	53	0.9%
Other	82	1.4%
TOTAL	5,892
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,034	66.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,644	29.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	140	1.5%
Other	225	2.5%
TOTAL	9,043
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, St. Clair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,952	79.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,538	17.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	131	1.5%
Other	89	1.0%
TOTAL	8,710
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,390	81.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,859	16.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	206	1.8%
Other	103	0.9%
TOTAL	11,558
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,686	49.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,737	50.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	0.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,461
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Talladega County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,763	73.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,567	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	104	0.6%
Other	21	0.1%
TOTAL	17,455
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Tallapoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,535	78.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,113	19.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	76	0.7%
Other	119	1.1%
TOTAL	10,843
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Tuscaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,172	70.2%
George McGovern (D)	8,272	27.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	355	1.2%
Other	380	1.3%
TOTAL	30,179
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,581	78.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,724	20.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	153	0.8%
Other	49	0.3%
TOTAL	18,507
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,282	74.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,096	25.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	5	0.1%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,392
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,641	44.4%
George McGovern (D)	3,254	54.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	0.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,945
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -28 Diff (US): -16

1972 President, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,971	86.1%
George McGovern (D)	779	13.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	15	0.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,771
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 25

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