1972 Presidential Election Results for Mississippi

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
Adams	53%	8,500	67.2%	3,697	29.2%	255	2.0%	205	1.6%	12,657
Alcorn	37%	5,732	83.3%	982	14.3%	134	1.9%	35	0.5%	6,883
Amite	48%	2,846	68.9%	1,185	28.7%	93	2.3%	4	0.1%	4,128
Attala	47%	4,738	79.5%	1,103	18.5%	116	1.9%	3	0.1%	5,960
Benton	47%	1,483	66.4%	701	31.4%	51	2.3%	0	0.0%	2,235
Bolivar	39%	7,397	66.1%	3,616	32.3%	155	1.4%	19	0.2%	11,187
Calhoun	34%	3,023	90.4%	245	7.3%	75	2.2%	2	0.1%	3,345
Carroll	40%	1,777	73.3%	580	23.9%	66	2.7%	1	0.0%	2,424
Chickasaw	42%	3,753	84.7%	579	13.1%	62	1.4%	39	0.9%	4,433
Choctaw	50%	2,301	86.6%	326	12.3%	29	1.1%	2	0.1%	2,658
Claiborne	53%	1,521	41.8%	2,076	57.0%	31	0.9%	14	0.4%	3,642
Clarke	57%	4,561	81.6%	954	17.1%	74	1.3%	3	0.1%	5,592
Clay	47%	4,035	71.4%	1,410	24.9%	116	2.1%	91	1.6%	5,652
Coahoma	46%	6,602	61.6%	3,708	34.6%	333	3.1%	82	0.8%	10,725
Copiah	47%	5,498	73.1%	1,803	24.0%	125	1.7%	94	1.2%	7,520
Covington	51%	3,842	84.1%	642	14.1%	77	1.7%	8	0.2%	4,569
DeSoto	41%	7,917	80.9%	1,557	15.9%	314	3.2%	1	0.0%	9,789
Forrest	44%	14,418	80.6%	2,933	16.4%	531	3.0%	16	0.1%	17,898
Franklin	58%	2,361	78.7%	561	18.7%	63	2.1%	14	0.5%	2,999
George	54%	3,979	92.9%	270	6.3%	33	0.8%	1	0.0%	4,283
Greene	64%	2,884	83.5%	513	14.9%	43	1.2%	13	0.4%	3,453
Grenada	50%	4,800	75.1%	1,471	23.0%	107	1.7%	14	0.2%	6,392
Hancock	50%	5,133	86.3%	745	12.5%	64	1.1%	7	0.1%	5,949
Harrison	38%	28,962	84.0%	4,761	13.8%	534	1.5%	213	0.6%	34,470
Hinds	44%	49,877	77.8%	12,679	19.8%	1,126	1.8%	414	0.6%	64,096
Holmes	49%	3,158	47.2%	3,459	51.7%	57	0.9%	12	0.2%	6,686
Humphreys	41%	2,334	69.0%	892	26.4%	86	2.5%	70	2.1%	3,382
Issaquena	73%	701	60.8%	395	34.3%	34	2.9%	23	2.0%	1,153
Itawamba	42%	4,419	89.2%	509	10.3%	24	0.5%	2	0.0%	4,954
Jackson	43%	22,204	88.7%	2,534	10.1%	282	1.1%	18	0.1%	25,038
Jasper	45%	3,597	78.5%	935	20.4%	50	1.1%	2	0.0%	4,584
Jefferson	47%	1,131	43.4%	1,457	55.9%	16	0.6%	4	0.2%	2,608
Jefferson Davis	49%	2,830	72.8%	1,005	25.9%	43	1.1%	8	0.2%	3,886
Jones	51%	16,489	83.8%	2,790	14.2%	320	1.6%	80	0.4%	19,679
Kemper	57%	2,748	75.2%	837	22.9%	65	1.8%	2	0.1%	3,652
Lafayette	38%	5,391	76.9%	1,545	22.0%	67	1.0%	8	0.1%	7,011
Lamar	54%	5,022	88.4%	493	8.7%	161	2.8%	6	0.1%	5,682
Lauderdale	49%	18,337	81.8%	3,453	15.4%	613	2.7%	17	0.1%	22,420
Lawrence	58%	3,394	81.7%	709	17.1%	50	1.2%	1	0.0%	4,154
Leake	47%	4,217	79.1%	1,053	19.8%	56	1.1%	3	0.1%	5,329
Lee	42%	10,730	82.6%	1,632	12.6%	520	4.0%	109	0.8%	12,991
Leflore	35%	6,779	75.6%	2,038	22.7%	148	1.7%	4	0.0%	8,969
Lincoln	51%	7,593	86.0%	1,070	12.1%	161	1.8%	4	0.0%	8,828
Lowndes	39%	10,098	78.7%	2,398	18.7%	326	2.5%	9	0.1%	12,831
Madison	45%	5,047	57.2%	3,464	39.3%	239	2.7%	74	0.8%	8,824
Marion	58%	6,805	79.4%	1,693	19.8%	65	0.8%	7	0.1%	8,570
Marshall	35%	3,326	62.1%	1,875	35.0%	115	2.1%	40	0.7%	5,356
Monroe	40%	7,273	84.1%	1,279	14.8%	84	1.0%	12	0.1%	8,648
Montgomery	50%	3,210	76.3%	925	22.0%	67	1.6%	4	0.1%	4,206
Neshoba	57%	6,815	88.2%	812	10.5%	93	1.2%	5	0.1%	7,725
Newton	50%	5,585	88.0%	597	9.4%	157	2.5%	4	0.1%	6,343
Noxubee	40%	2,239	66.3%	1,052	31.1%	83	2.5%	4	0.1%	3,378
Oktibbeha	39%	6,160	75.6%	1,880	23.1%	100	1.2%	13	0.2%	8,153
Panola	45%	5,284	70.6%	2,091	27.9%	105	1.4%	3	0.0%	7,483
Pearl River	47%	7,487	88.0%	901	10.6%	111	1.3%	5	0.1%	8,504
Perry	57%	2,689	84.1%	446	14.0%	60	1.9%	1	0.0%	3,196
Pike	44%	6,542	72.1%	2,332	25.7%	188	2.1%	14	0.2%	9,076
Pontotoc	42%	4,476	89.4%	488	9.8%	40	0.8%	0	0.0%	5,004
Prentiss	37%	4,607	91.1%	398	7.9%	51	1.0%	0	0.0%	5,056
Quitman	38%	2,524	74.4%	790	23.3%	59	1.7%	19	0.6%	3,392
Rankin	46%	12,187	85.2%	1,913	13.4%	197	1.4%	8	0.1%	14,305
Scott	48%	5,244	80.0%	1,213	18.5%	91	1.4%	11	0.2%	6,559
Sharkey	42%	1,426	67.9%	655	31.2%	15	0.7%	3	0.1%	2,099
Simpson	50%	5,669	85.9%	871	13.2%	51	0.8%	11	0.2%	6,602
Smith	53%	4,419	92.4%	329	6.9%	36	0.8%	1	0.0%	4,785
Stone	51%	2,467	88.5%	293	10.5%	27	1.0%	1	0.0%	2,788
Sunflower	33%	5,389	73.3%	1,874	25.5%	77	1.0%	15	0.2%	7,355
Tallahatchie	40%	3,442	77.4%	835	18.8%	157	3.5%	15	0.3%	4,449
Tate	44%	3,966	75.7%	1,151	22.0%	104	2.0%	15	0.3%	5,236
Tippah	43%	3,937	85.9%	569	12.4%	76	1.7%	3	0.1%	4,585
Tishomingo	44%	4,177	89.2%	443	9.5%	52	1.1%	9	0.2%	4,681
Tunica	37%	1,446	62.2%	858	36.9%	18	0.8%	3	0.1%	2,325
Union	48%	5,477	87.9%	658	10.6%	90	1.4%	5	0.1%	6,230
Walthall	50%	3,110	79.7%	747	19.1%	41	1.1%	6	0.2%	3,904
Warren	50%	10,420	72.0%	3,480	24.0%	452	3.1%	126	0.9%	14,478
Washington	36%	9,634	63.8%	4,623	30.6%	535	3.5%	312	2.1%	15,104
Wayne	54%	4,648	82.1%	975	17.2%	35	0.6%	5	0.1%	5,663
Webster	60%	3,624	89.2%	403	9.9%	38	0.9%	0	0.0%	4,065
Wilkinson	44%	1,608	52.7%	1,409	46.1%	32	1.0%	5	0.2%	3,054
Winston	55%	5,155	78.6%	1,354	20.7%	39	0.6%	7	0.1%	6,555
Yalobusha	48%	2,944	77.5%	797	21.0%	48	1.3%	8	0.2%	3,797
Yazoo	45%	5,555	72.6%	2,008	26.2%	84	1.1%	7	0.1%	7,654
TOTAL	43%	505,125	78.2%	126,782	19.6%	11,598	1.8%	2,458	0.4%	645,963

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MS

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 (Whitten-D)	43%	92,680	80.1%	23,058	19.9%			0	0.0%	115,738
District 02 (Bowen-D)	41%	84,346	77.4%	24,633	22.6%			0	0.0%	108,979
District 03 (Montgomery-D)	51%	110,710	79.3%	28,941	20.7%			0	0.0%	139,651
District 04 (Cochran-R)	49%	101,007	75.7%	32,496	24.3%			0	0.0%	133,503
District 05 (Lott-R)	47%	116,382	86.8%	17,654	13.2%			0	0.0%	134,036

1972 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,500	67.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,697	29.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	255	2.0%
Other	205	1.6%
TOTAL	12,657
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Alcorn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,732	83.3%
George McGovern (D)	982	14.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	134	1.9%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	6,883
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Amite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,846	68.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,185	28.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	93	2.3%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,128
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Attala County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,738	79.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,103	18.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	116	1.9%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,960
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,483	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	701	31.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	51	2.3%
TOTAL	2,235
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Bolivar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,397	66.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,616	32.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	155	1.4%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	11,187
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,023	90.4%
George McGovern (D)	245	7.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	75	2.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,345
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 30

1972 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,777	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	580	23.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	66	2.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,424
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,753	84.7%
George McGovern (D)	579	13.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	62	1.4%
Other	39	0.9%
TOTAL	4,433
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Choctaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,301	86.6%
George McGovern (D)	326	12.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	29	1.1%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,658
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 26

1972 President, Claiborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,521	41.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,076	57.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	31	0.9%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,642
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -36 Diff (US): -19

1972 President, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,561	81.6%
George McGovern (D)	954	17.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	74	1.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,592
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,035	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,410	24.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	116	2.1%
Other	91	1.6%
TOTAL	5,652
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Coahoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,602	61.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,708	34.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	333	3.1%
Other	82	0.8%
TOTAL	10,725
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Copiah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,498	73.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,803	24.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	125	1.7%
Other	94	1.2%
TOTAL	7,520
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Covington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,842	84.1%
George McGovern (D)	642	14.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	77	1.7%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,569
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, DeSoto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,917	80.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,557	15.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	314	3.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	9,789
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Forrest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,418	80.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,933	16.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	531	3.0%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	17,898
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,361	78.7%
George McGovern (D)	561	18.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	2.1%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,999
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,979	92.9%
George McGovern (D)	270	6.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,283
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 32

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,884	83.5%
George McGovern (D)	513	14.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	1.2%
Other	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,453
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Grenada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,800	75.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,471	23.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	107	1.7%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,392
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,133	86.3%
George McGovern (D)	745	12.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	64	1.1%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,949
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 26

1972 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	28,962	84.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,761	13.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	534	1.5%
Other	213	0.6%
TOTAL	34,470
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Hinds County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	49,877	77.8%
George McGovern (D)	12,679	19.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,126	1.8%
Other	414	0.6%
TOTAL	64,096
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,158	47.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,459	51.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	57	0.9%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,686
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -31 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Humphreys County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,334	69.0%
George McGovern (D)	892	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	86	2.5%
Other	70	2.1%
TOTAL	3,382
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Issaquena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	701	60.8%
George McGovern (D)	395	34.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	2.9%
Other	23	2.0%
TOTAL	1,153
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Itawamba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,419	89.2%
George McGovern (D)	509	10.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	24	0.5%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,954
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 29

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	22,204	88.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,534	10.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	282	1.1%
Other	18	0.1%
TOTAL	25,038
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,597	78.5%
George McGovern (D)	935	20.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.1%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,584
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,131	43.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,457	55.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	16	0.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,608
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -35 Diff (US): -17

1972 President, Jefferson Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,830	72.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,005	25.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	43	1.1%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,886
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,489	83.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,790	14.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	320	1.6%
Other	80	0.4%
TOTAL	19,679
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Kemper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,748	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	837	22.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	65	1.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,652
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,391	76.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,545	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,011
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,022	88.4%
George McGovern (D)	493	8.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	161	2.8%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,682
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Lauderdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,337	81.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,453	15.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	613	2.7%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	22,420
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,394	81.7%
George McGovern (D)	709	17.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,154
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Leake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,217	79.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,053	19.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	1.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,329
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,730	82.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,632	12.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	520	4.0%
Other	109	0.8%
TOTAL	12,991
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Leflore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,779	75.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,038	22.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	148	1.7%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,969
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,593	86.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,070	12.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	161	1.8%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,828
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,098	78.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,398	18.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	326	2.5%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	12,831
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,047	57.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,464	39.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	239	2.7%
Other	74	0.8%
TOTAL	8,824
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,805	79.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,693	19.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	65	0.8%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,570
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,326	62.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,875	35.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	115	2.1%
Other	40	0.7%
TOTAL	5,356
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,273	84.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,279	14.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	84	1.0%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,648
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,210	76.3%
George McGovern (D)	925	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.6%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,206
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Neshoba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,815	88.2%
George McGovern (D)	812	10.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	93	1.2%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,725
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,585	88.0%
George McGovern (D)	597	9.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	157	2.5%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,343
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 27

1972 President, Noxubee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,239	66.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,052	31.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	83	2.5%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,378
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Oktibbeha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,160	75.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,880	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	1.2%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	8,153
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,284	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,091	27.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	105	1.4%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,483
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Pearl River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,487	88.0%
George McGovern (D)	901	10.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	111	1.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,504
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 27

1972 President, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,689	84.1%
George McGovern (D)	446	14.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	60	1.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,196
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,542	72.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,332	25.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	188	2.1%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	9,076
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Pontotoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,476	89.4%
George McGovern (D)	488	9.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	40	0.8%
TOTAL	5,004
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 29

1972 President, Prentiss County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,607	91.1%
George McGovern (D)	398	7.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	51	1.0%
TOTAL	5,056
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 30

1972 President, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,524	74.4%
George McGovern (D)	790	23.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	59	1.7%
Other	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,392
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Rankin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,187	85.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,913	13.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	197	1.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	14,305
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,244	80.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,213	18.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	91	1.4%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,559
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Sharkey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,426	67.9%
George McGovern (D)	655	31.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	15	0.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,099
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Simpson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,669	85.9%
George McGovern (D)	871	13.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	51	0.8%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,602
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,419	92.4%
George McGovern (D)	329	6.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	36	0.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,785
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 32

1972 President, Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,467	88.5%
George McGovern (D)	293	10.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	1.0%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,788
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Sunflower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,389	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,874	25.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	77	1.0%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,355
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Tallahatchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,442	77.4%
George McGovern (D)	835	18.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	157	3.5%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,449
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Tate County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,966	75.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,151	22.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	104	2.0%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,236
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Tippah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,937	85.9%
George McGovern (D)	569	12.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	76	1.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,585
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Tishomingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,177	89.2%
George McGovern (D)	443	9.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	52	1.1%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,681
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 29

1972 President, Tunica County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,446	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	858	36.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	18	0.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,325
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,477	87.9%
George McGovern (D)	658	10.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	90	1.4%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,230
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 27

1972 President, Walthall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,110	79.7%
George McGovern (D)	747	19.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	41	1.1%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,904
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,420	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,480	24.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	452	3.1%
Other	126	0.9%
TOTAL	14,478
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,634	63.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,623	30.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	535	3.5%
Other	312	2.1%
TOTAL	15,104
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,648	82.1%
George McGovern (D)	975	17.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	35	0.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,663
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,624	89.2%
George McGovern (D)	403	9.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	38	0.9%
TOTAL	4,065
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,608	52.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,409	46.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	32	1.0%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,054
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Winston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,155	78.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,354	20.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	39	0.6%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,555
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Yalobusha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,944	77.5%
George McGovern (D)	797	21.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	48	1.3%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,797
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Yazoo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,555	72.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,008	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	84	1.1%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,654
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 12

* incumbent