1972 Presidential Election Results for North Carolina

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
Alamance	44%	22,046	74.6%	6,833	23.1%	670	2.3%	0	0.0%	29,549
Alexander	63%	5,865	69.0%	2,468	29.0%	173	2.0%	0	0.0%	8,506
Alleghany	61%	2,158	61.3%	1,304	37.0%	59	1.7%	0	0.0%	3,521
Anson	38%	3,551	60.9%	2,188	37.5%	94	1.6%	0	0.0%	5,833
Ashe	67%	5,784	63.0%	3,313	36.1%	91	1.0%	0	0.0%	9,188
Avery	48%	3,510	84.0%	627	15.0%	42	1.0%	0	0.0%	4,179
Beaufort	41%	6,915	69.7%	2,901	29.2%	112	1.1%	0	0.0%	9,928
Bertie	36%	2,874	60.5%	1,819	38.3%	54	1.1%	0	0.0%	4,747
Bladen	37%	4,205	64.7%	2,201	33.9%	91	1.4%	0	0.0%	6,497
Brunswick	52%	6,153	69.1%	2,500	28.1%	256	2.9%	0	0.0%	8,909
Buncombe	44%	32,091	70.4%	12,626	27.7%	877	1.9%	0	0.0%	45,594
Burke	50%	14,447	69.0%	6,197	29.6%	306	1.5%	0	0.0%	20,950
Cabarrus	46%	18,384	76.4%	5,336	22.2%	328	1.4%	0	0.0%	24,048
Caldwell	47%	12,976	71.4%	4,886	26.9%	309	1.7%	0	0.0%	18,171
Camden	41%	909	60.2%	556	36.8%	45	3.0%	0	0.0%	1,510
Carteret	50%	8,463	74.1%	2,805	24.6%	147	1.3%	0	0.0%	11,415
Caswell	39%	2,983	59.6%	1,922	38.4%	96	1.9%	0	0.0%	5,001
Catawba	52%	24,106	74.5%	7,744	23.9%	525	1.6%	0	0.0%	32,375
Chatham	48%	6,175	62.1%	3,624	36.5%	142	1.4%	0	0.0%	9,941
Cherokee	58%	4,113	62.3%	2,411	36.5%	80	1.2%	0	0.0%	6,604
Chowan	39%	1,906	66.4%	936	32.6%	29	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,871
Clay	63%	1,545	65.2%	797	33.6%	28	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,370
Cleveland	39%	13,726	72.1%	4,994	26.2%	328	1.7%	0	0.0%	19,048
Columbus	39%	8,468	70.6%	3,305	27.6%	214	1.8%	0	0.0%	11,987
Craven	28%	9,372	78.7%	2,384	20.0%	147	1.2%	0	0.0%	11,903
Cumberland	24%	24,376	70.5%	9,853	28.5%	366	1.1%	0	0.0%	34,595
Currituck	46%	1,578	66.7%	718	30.3%	71	3.0%	0	0.0%	2,367
Dare	45%	1,986	75.2%	634	24.0%	21	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,641
Davidson	50%	24,875	74.8%	7,691	23.1%	696	2.1%	0	0.0%	33,262
Davie	56%	5,613	75.7%	1,578	21.3%	225	3.0%	0	0.0%	7,416
Duplin	40%	7,153	70.6%	2,857	28.2%	120	1.2%	0	0.0%	10,130
Durham	44%	25,576	61.4%	15,566	37.4%	525	1.3%	0	0.0%	41,667
Edgecombe	39%	8,244	62.5%	4,635	35.2%	305	2.3%	0	0.0%	13,184
Forsyth	45%	46,415	67.7%	20,928	30.5%	1,226	1.8%	0	0.0%	68,569
Franklin	43%	5,431	68.4%	2,341	29.5%	172	2.2%	0	0.0%	7,944
Gaston	37%	27,956	75.8%	8,462	22.9%	483	1.3%	0	0.0%	36,901
Gates	43%	1,264	51.0%	1,177	47.5%	37	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,478
Graham	64%	1,699	61.0%	1,057	38.0%	27	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,783
Granville	41%	6,037	66.8%	2,918	32.3%	80	0.9%	0	0.0%	9,035
Greene	37%	2,788	75.7%	847	23.0%	49	1.3%	0	0.0%	3,684
Guilford	44%	61,381	69.5%	25,800	29.2%	1,185	1.3%	0	0.0%	88,366
Halifax	38%	8,908	66.6%	4,241	31.7%	226	1.7%	0	0.0%	13,375
Harnett	40%	10,259	74.6%	3,347	24.4%	138	1.0%	0	0.0%	13,744
Haywood	47%	8,903	64.8%	4,515	32.9%	313	2.3%	0	0.0%	13,731
Henderson	47%	12,134	80.2%	2,701	17.8%	300	2.0%	0	0.0%	15,135
Hertford	31%	2,794	58.3%	1,928	40.3%	67	1.4%	0	0.0%	4,789
Hoke	33%	1,927	56.2%	1,466	42.8%	33	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,426
Hyde	42%	1,112	72.0%	403	26.1%	30	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,545
Iredell	46%	16,736	73.8%	5,088	22.4%	858	3.8%	0	0.0%	22,682
Jackson	50%	4,709	59.1%	3,169	39.8%	89	1.1%	0	0.0%	7,967
Johnston	43%	14,272	79.2%	3,488	19.4%	251	1.4%	0	0.0%	18,011
Jones	44%	1,650	58.9%	1,093	39.0%	57	2.0%	0	0.0%	2,800
Lee	38%	5,836	72.7%	2,024	25.2%	166	2.1%	0	0.0%	8,026
Lenoir	41%	11,065	73.9%	3,672	24.5%	238	1.6%	0	0.0%	14,975
Lincoln	61%	8,597	61.9%	5,100	36.7%	195	1.4%	0	0.0%	13,892
Macon	51%	4,134	69.2%	1,749	29.3%	91	1.5%	0	0.0%	5,974
Madison	48%	3,273	61.2%	2,039	38.1%	38	0.7%	0	0.0%	5,350
Martin	38%	4,188	68.8%	1,840	30.2%	63	1.0%	0	0.0%	6,091
McDowell	43%	6,570	72.1%	2,348	25.8%	196	2.2%	0	0.0%	9,114
Mecklenburg	46%	77,546	68.5%	33,730	29.8%	1,900	1.7%	0	0.0%	113,176
Mitchell	54%	4,240	83.4%	800	15.7%	41	0.8%	0	0.0%	5,081
Montgomery	51%	4,417	65.7%	2,175	32.3%	134	2.0%	0	0.0%	6,726
Moore	47%	9,406	70.7%	3,627	27.3%	275	2.1%	0	0.0%	13,308
Nash	45%	12,679	71.4%	4,503	25.4%	579	3.3%	0	0.0%	17,761
New Hanover	44%	19,060	74.4%	5,894	23.0%	661	2.6%	0	0.0%	25,615
Northampton	39%	2,997	47.7%	3,233	51.5%	52	0.8%	0	0.0%	6,282
Onslow	18%	10,343	80.0%	2,424	18.8%	154	1.2%	0	0.0%	12,921
Orange	53%	11,632	47.7%	12,634	51.8%	142	0.6%	0	0.0%	24,408
Pamlico	44%	1,847	66.1%	919	32.9%	28	1.0%	0	0.0%	2,794
Pasquotank	34%	3,906	63.1%	2,115	34.2%	172	2.8%	0	0.0%	6,193
Pender	39%	3,327	68.9%	1,415	29.3%	87	1.8%	0	0.0%	4,829
Perquimans	36%	1,299	62.6%	723	34.8%	54	2.6%	0	0.0%	2,076
Person	47%	5,941	71.9%	2,246	27.2%	77	0.9%	0	0.0%	8,264
Pitt	38%	14,406	70.4%	5,858	28.6%	195	1.0%	0	0.0%	20,459
Polk	55%	3,121	67.3%	1,416	30.5%	100	2.2%	0	0.0%	4,637
Randolph	46%	18,724	76.0%	5,346	21.7%	559	2.3%	0	0.0%	24,629
Richmond	35%	5,692	60.8%	3,508	37.5%	156	1.7%	0	0.0%	9,356
Robeson	35%	11,362	60.0%	7,391	39.0%	188	1.0%	0	0.0%	18,941
Rockingham	41%	14,519	71.1%	5,530	27.1%	358	1.8%	0	0.0%	20,407
Rowan	45%	20,735	73.3%	6,834	24.2%	705	2.5%	0	0.0%	28,274
Rutherford	43%	9,506	68.8%	4,140	30.0%	170	1.2%	0	0.0%	13,816
Sampson	49%	9,684	65.8%	4,888	33.2%	154	1.0%	0	0.0%	14,726
Scotland	31%	3,485	63.7%	1,938	35.4%	49	0.9%	0	0.0%	5,472
Stanly	60%	12,459	69.3%	5,218	29.0%	295	1.6%	0	0.0%	17,972
Stokes	64%	7,118	66.9%	3,254	30.6%	274	2.6%	0	0.0%	10,646
Surry	43%	10,497	67.8%	4,706	30.4%	284	1.8%	0	0.0%	15,487
Swain	58%	2,052	64.4%	1,101	34.6%	31	1.0%	0	0.0%	3,184
Transylvania	61%	5,860	69.7%	2,321	27.6%	223	2.7%	0	0.0%	8,404
Tyrrell	45%	676	59.3%	459	40.3%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,140
Union	39%	10,264	71.6%	3,886	27.1%	186	1.3%	0	0.0%	14,336
Vance	45%	6,491	66.8%	3,117	32.1%	102	1.1%	0	0.0%	9,710
Wake	48%	56,808	70.3%	22,807	28.2%	1,174	1.5%	0	0.0%	80,789
Warren	42%	2,603	59.6%	1,698	38.9%	65	1.5%	0	0.0%	4,366
Washington	46%	2,559	61.6%	1,546	37.2%	46	1.1%	0	0.0%	4,151
Watauga	52%	6,017	62.9%	3,451	36.0%	105	1.1%	0	0.0%	9,573
Wayne	35%	14,352	72.3%	5,234	26.4%	256	1.3%	0	0.0%	19,842
Wilkes	53%	13,105	72.8%	4,634	25.8%	255	1.4%	0	0.0%	17,994
Wilson	43%	12,060	73.0%	4,166	25.2%	286	1.7%	0	0.0%	16,512
Yadkin	50%	6,824	79.2%	1,592	18.5%	205	2.4%	0	0.0%	8,621
Yancey	62%	3,106	57.1%	2,278	41.9%	56	1.0%	0	0.0%	5,440
TOTAL	42%	1,054,889	69.5%	438,705	28.9%	25,018	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,518,612

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NC

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 (Jones-D)	41%	83,557	70.3%	35,333	29.7%			0	0.0%	118,890
District 02 (Fountain-D)	46%	86,006	64.3%	47,674	35.7%			0	0.0%	133,680
District 03 (Henderson-D)	42%	97,431	77.8%	27,878	22.2%			0	0.0%	125,309
District 04 (Andrews-D)	50%	107,283	69.4%	47,343	30.6%			0	0.0%	154,626
District 05 (Mizell-R)	51%	109,952	70.6%	45,830	29.4%			0	0.0%	155,782
District 06 (Preyer-D)	45%	97,946	72.0%	38,163	28.0%			0	0.0%	136,109
District 07 (Rose-D)	35%	71,346	70.1%	30,409	29.9%			0	0.0%	101,755
District 08 (Ruth-R)	46%	100,830	72.7%	37,880	27.3%			0	0.0%	138,710
District 09 (Martin-R)	43%	102,879	81.1%	23,918	18.9%			0	0.0%	126,797
District 10 (Broyhill-R)	47%	105,093	73.3%	38,202	26.7%			0	0.0%	143,295
District 11 (Taylor-D)	49%	110,566	70.6%	46,095	29.4%			0	0.0%	156,661

1972 President, Alamance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	22,046	74.6%
George McGovern (D)	6,833	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	670	2.3%
TOTAL	29,549
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Alexander County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,865	69.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,468	29.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	173	2.0%
TOTAL	8,506
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,158	61.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,304	37.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	59	1.7%
TOTAL	3,521
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Anson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,551	60.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,188	37.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	94	1.6%
TOTAL	5,833
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Ashe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,784	63.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,313	36.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	91	1.0%
TOTAL	9,188
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Avery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,510	84.0%
George McGovern (D)	627	15.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	42	1.0%
TOTAL	4,179
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,915	69.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,901	29.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	112	1.1%
TOTAL	9,928
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Bertie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,874	60.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,819	38.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	1.1%
TOTAL	4,747
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Bladen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,205	64.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,201	33.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	91	1.4%
TOTAL	6,497
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,153	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,500	28.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	256	2.9%
TOTAL	8,909
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Buncombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	32,091	70.4%
George McGovern (D)	12,626	27.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	877	1.9%
TOTAL	45,594
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,447	69.0%
George McGovern (D)	6,197	29.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	306	1.5%
TOTAL	20,950
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Cabarrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,384	76.4%
George McGovern (D)	5,336	22.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	328	1.4%
TOTAL	24,048
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,976	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,886	26.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	309	1.7%
TOTAL	18,171
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	909	60.2%
George McGovern (D)	556	36.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	45	3.0%
TOTAL	1,510
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Carteret County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,463	74.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,805	24.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	147	1.3%
TOTAL	11,415
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Caswell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,983	59.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,922	38.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	96	1.9%
TOTAL	5,001
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Catawba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	24,106	74.5%
George McGovern (D)	7,744	23.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	525	1.6%
TOTAL	32,375
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,175	62.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,624	36.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	142	1.4%
TOTAL	9,941
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,113	62.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,411	36.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	80	1.2%
TOTAL	6,604
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Chowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,906	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	936	32.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	29	1.0%
TOTAL	2,871
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,545	65.2%
George McGovern (D)	797	33.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	1.2%
TOTAL	2,370
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Cleveland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,726	72.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,994	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	328	1.7%
TOTAL	19,048
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Columbus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,468	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,305	27.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	214	1.8%
TOTAL	11,987
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Craven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,372	78.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,384	20.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	147	1.2%
TOTAL	11,903
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	24,376	70.5%
George McGovern (D)	9,853	28.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	366	1.1%
TOTAL	34,595
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Currituck County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,578	66.7%
George McGovern (D)	718	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	71	3.0%
TOTAL	2,367
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Dare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,986	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	634	24.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	21	0.8%
TOTAL	2,641
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Davidson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	24,875	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	7,691	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	696	2.1%
TOTAL	33,262
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Davie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,613	75.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,578	21.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	225	3.0%
TOTAL	7,416
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Duplin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,153	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,857	28.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	120	1.2%
TOTAL	10,130
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Durham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	25,576	61.4%
George McGovern (D)	15,566	37.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	525	1.3%
TOTAL	41,667
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Edgecombe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,244	62.5%
George McGovern (D)	4,635	35.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	305	2.3%
TOTAL	13,184
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	46,415	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	20,928	30.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,226	1.8%
TOTAL	68,569
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,431	68.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,341	29.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	172	2.2%
TOTAL	7,944
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Gaston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	27,956	75.8%
George McGovern (D)	8,462	22.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	483	1.3%
TOTAL	36,901
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Gates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,264	51.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,177	47.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	37	1.5%
TOTAL	2,478
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,699	61.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,057	38.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	27	1.0%
TOTAL	2,783
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Granville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,037	66.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,918	32.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	80	0.9%
TOTAL	9,035
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,788	75.7%
George McGovern (D)	847	23.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	49	1.3%
TOTAL	3,684
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Guilford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	61,381	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	25,800	29.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,185	1.3%
TOTAL	88,366
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,908	66.6%
George McGovern (D)	4,241	31.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	226	1.7%
TOTAL	13,375
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Harnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,259	74.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,347	24.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	138	1.0%
TOTAL	13,744
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Haywood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,903	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,515	32.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	313	2.3%
TOTAL	13,731
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,134	80.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,701	17.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	300	2.0%
TOTAL	15,135
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Hertford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,794	58.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,928	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	67	1.4%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Hoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,927	56.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,466	42.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	33	1.0%
TOTAL	3,426
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Hyde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,112	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	403	26.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	30	1.9%
TOTAL	1,545
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Iredell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,736	73.8%
George McGovern (D)	5,088	22.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	858	3.8%
TOTAL	22,682
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,709	59.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,169	39.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	89	1.1%
TOTAL	7,967
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Johnston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,272	79.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,488	19.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	251	1.4%
TOTAL	18,011
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,650	58.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,093	39.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	57	2.0%
TOTAL	2,800
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,836	72.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,024	25.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	166	2.1%
TOTAL	8,026
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Lenoir County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,065	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,672	24.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	238	1.6%
TOTAL	14,975
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,597	61.9%
George McGovern (D)	5,100	36.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	195	1.4%
TOTAL	13,892
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,570	72.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,348	25.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	196	2.2%
TOTAL	9,114
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,134	69.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,749	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	91	1.5%
TOTAL	5,974
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,273	61.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,039	38.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	38	0.7%
TOTAL	5,350
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,188	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,840	30.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	63	1.0%
TOTAL	6,091
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	77,546	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	33,730	29.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,900	1.7%
TOTAL	113,176
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,240	83.4%
George McGovern (D)	800	15.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	41	0.8%
TOTAL	5,081
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,417	65.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,175	32.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	134	2.0%
TOTAL	6,726
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,406	70.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,627	27.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	275	2.1%
TOTAL	13,308
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Nash County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,679	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	4,503	25.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	579	3.3%
TOTAL	17,761
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, New Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	19,060	74.4%
George McGovern (D)	5,894	23.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	661	2.6%
TOTAL	25,615
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,997	47.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,233	51.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	52	0.8%
TOTAL	6,282
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Onslow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,343	80.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,424	18.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	154	1.2%
TOTAL	12,921
Turnout: 18% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,632	47.7%
George McGovern (D)	12,634	51.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	142	0.6%
TOTAL	24,408
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -13

1972 President, Pamlico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,847	66.1%
George McGovern (D)	919	32.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	1.0%
TOTAL	2,794
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Pasquotank County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,906	63.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,115	34.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	172	2.8%
TOTAL	6,193
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Pender County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,327	68.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,415	29.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	87	1.8%
TOTAL	4,829
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Perquimans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,299	62.6%
George McGovern (D)	723	34.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	54	2.6%
TOTAL	2,076
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Person County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,941	71.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,246	27.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	77	0.9%
TOTAL	8,264
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Pitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,406	70.4%
George McGovern (D)	5,858	28.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	195	1.0%
TOTAL	20,459
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,121	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,416	30.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	100	2.2%
TOTAL	4,637
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,724	76.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,346	21.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	559	2.3%
TOTAL	24,629
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,692	60.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,508	37.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	156	1.7%
TOTAL	9,356
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Robeson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,362	60.0%
George McGovern (D)	7,391	39.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	188	1.0%
TOTAL	18,941
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,519	71.1%
George McGovern (D)	5,530	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	358	1.8%
TOTAL	20,407
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Rowan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,735	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	6,834	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	705	2.5%
TOTAL	28,274
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Rutherford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,506	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,140	30.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	170	1.2%
TOTAL	13,816
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Sampson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,684	65.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,888	33.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	154	1.0%
TOTAL	14,726
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Scotland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,485	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,938	35.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	49	0.9%
TOTAL	5,472
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Stanly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,459	69.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,218	29.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	295	1.6%
TOTAL	17,972
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Stokes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,118	66.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,254	30.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	274	2.6%
TOTAL	10,646
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,497	67.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,706	30.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	284	1.8%
TOTAL	15,487
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Swain County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,052	64.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,101	34.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	31	1.0%
TOTAL	3,184
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Transylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,860	69.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,321	27.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	223	2.7%
TOTAL	8,404
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Tyrrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	676	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	459	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,140
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,264	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	3,886	27.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	186	1.3%
TOTAL	14,336
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Vance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,491	66.8%
George McGovern (D)	3,117	32.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	102	1.1%
TOTAL	9,710
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Wake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	56,808	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	22,807	28.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,174	1.5%
TOTAL	80,789
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,603	59.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,698	38.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	65	1.5%
TOTAL	4,366
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,559	61.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,546	37.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	1.1%
TOTAL	4,151
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Watauga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,017	62.9%
George McGovern (D)	3,451	36.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	105	1.1%
TOTAL	9,573
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,352	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,234	26.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	256	1.3%
TOTAL	19,842
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,105	72.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,634	25.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	255	1.4%
TOTAL	17,994
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,060	73.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,166	25.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	286	1.7%
TOTAL	16,512
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Yadkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,824	79.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,592	18.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	205	2.4%
TOTAL	8,621
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Yancey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,106	57.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,278	41.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	56	1.0%
TOTAL	5,440
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -4

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