1972 Presidential Election Results for Nebraska

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	57%	8,841	72.5%	3,359	27.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12,200
Antelope	69%	3,228	79.1%	851	20.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,079
Arthur	84%	236	84.0%	45	16.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	281
Banner	72%	404	80.8%	96	19.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	500
Blaine	73%	343	86.0%	56	14.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	399
Boone	61%	2,406	73.2%	883	26.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,289
Box Butte	61%	3,431	78.1%	960	21.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,391
Boyd	73%	1,419	73.7%	506	26.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,925
Brown	65%	1,462	81.6%	330	18.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,792
Buffalo	52%	8,587	74.2%	2,988	25.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11,575
Burt	60%	2,937	76.5%	900	23.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,837
Butler	64%	2,301	55.9%	1,812	44.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,113
Cass	52%	4,503	71.4%	1,805	28.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,308
Cedar	63%	2,995	62.4%	1,807	37.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,802
Chase	58%	1,318	81.1%	307	18.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,625
Cherry	67%	2,610	84.9%	463	15.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,073
Cheyenne	56%	3,120	76.7%	950	23.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,070
Clay	61%	2,542	74.7%	861	25.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,403
Colfax	61%	2,799	71.7%	1,107	28.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,906
Cuming	61%	3,810	78.9%	1,019	21.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,829
Custer	62%	4,836	80.8%	1,147	19.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,983
Dakota	53%	2,879	62.2%	1,748	37.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,627
Dawes	54%	2,987	80.8%	711	19.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,698
Dawson	58%	6,211	81.3%	1,424	18.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,635
Deuel	67%	1,001	81.7%	224	18.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,225
Dixon	66%	2,299	71.0%	941	29.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,240
Dodge	57%	9,837	72.0%	3,826	28.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13,663
Douglas	57%	101,579	67.8%	48,201	32.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	149,780
Dundy	59%	1,003	81.9%	221	18.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,224
Fillmore	68%	2,511	66.4%	1,270	33.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,781
Franklin	65%	1,510	71.6%	599	28.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,109
Frontier	61%	1,315	80.2%	324	19.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,639
Furnas	61%	2,282	77.1%	676	22.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,958
Gage	55%	6,298	63.7%	3,588	36.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,886
Garden	65%	1,161	85.1%	204	14.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,365
Garfield	66%	903	81.2%	209	18.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,112
Gosper	75%	829	77.4%	242	22.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,071
Grant	88%	376	84.5%	69	15.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	445
Greeley	67%	1,005	56.9%	760	43.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,765
Hall	53%	10,987	72.3%	4,218	27.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,205
Hamilton	66%	2,960	76.5%	907	23.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,867
Harlan	68%	1,549	74.2%	539	25.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,088
Hayes	60%	486	79.8%	123	20.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	609
Hitchcock	62%	1,339	78.6%	364	21.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,703
Holt	61%	4,147	79.8%	1,053	20.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,200
Hooker	61%	394	88.3%	52	11.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	446
Howard	60%	1,691	64.2%	945	35.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,636
Jefferson	61%	3,008	67.1%	1,476	32.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,484
Johnson	64%	1,637	64.1%	917	35.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,554
Kearney	64%	2,203	74.4%	759	25.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,962
Keith	55%	2,513	79.1%	665	20.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,178
Keya Paha	80%	563	79.4%	146	20.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	709
Kimball	52%	1,650	79.1%	437	20.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,087
Knox	59%	3,318	72.0%	1,289	28.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,607
Lancaster	55%	42,573	62.2%	25,924	37.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	68,497
Lincoln	53%	7,502	70.0%	3,220	30.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,722
Logan	57%	320	81.4%	73	18.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	393
Loup	70%	345	85.6%	58	14.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	403
Madison	56%	8,580	79.4%	2,224	20.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,804
McPherson	65%	247	85.5%	42	14.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	289
Merrick	57%	2,418	73.2%	887	26.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,305
Morrill	57%	1,740	77.0%	520	23.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,260
Nance	61%	1,413	68.8%	641	31.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,054
Nemaha	56%	2,600	74.1%	909	25.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,509
Nuckolls	61%	2,089	67.6%	999	32.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,088
Otoe	61%	4,815	73.7%	1,718	26.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,533
Pawnee	58%	1,299	71.3%	524	28.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,823
Perkins	65%	1,165	76.7%	354	23.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,519
Phelps	62%	3,356	82.0%	735	18.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,091
Pierce	55%	2,451	79.0%	653	21.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,104
Platte	61%	7,871	73.4%	2,855	26.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,726
Polk	67%	2,050	71.3%	827	28.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,877
Red Willow	55%	3,701	79.9%	931	20.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,632
Richardson	60%	3,662	70.8%	1,508	29.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,170
Rock	69%	937	87.2%	138	12.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,075
Saline	61%	2,828	51.6%	2,654	48.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,482
Sarpy	37%	11,514	74.7%	3,904	25.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15,418
Saunders	59%	4,282	63.1%	2,501	36.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,783
Scotts Bluff	47%	8,649	75.8%	2,764	24.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	11,413
Seward	57%	3,707	64.0%	2,087	36.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,794
Sheridan	58%	2,386	83.2%	481	16.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,867
Sherman	62%	1,099	57.5%	811	42.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,910
Sioux	55%	639	83.2%	129	16.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	768
Stanton	59%	1,662	77.7%	478	22.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,140
Thayer	60%	2,274	69.9%	978	30.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,252
Thomas	79%	397	84.5%	73	15.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	470
Thurston	55%	1,565	65.1%	840	34.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,405
Valley	70%	2,011	72.3%	771	27.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,782
Washington	63%	4,290	75.4%	1,401	24.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,691
Wayne	48%	2,659	74.7%	902	25.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,561
Webster	63%	1,631	70.1%	696	29.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,327
Wheeler	65%	361	81.1%	84	18.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	445
York	63%	4,651	77.9%	1,318	22.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,969
TOTAL	56%	406,298	70.5%	169,991	29.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	576,289

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NE

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 (Thone-R)	59%	133,282	66.9%	66,001	33.1%			0	0.0%	199,283
District 02 (McCollister-R)	58%	124,791	68.9%	56,204	31.1%			0	0.0%	180,995
District 03 (Martin-R)	60%	148,142	75.6%	47,750	24.4%			0	0.0%	195,892

1972 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,841	72.5%
George McGovern (D)	3,359	27.5%
TOTAL	12,200
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Antelope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,228	79.1%
George McGovern (D)	851	20.9%
TOTAL	4,079
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Arthur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	236	84.0%
George McGovern (D)	45	16.0%
TOTAL	281
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Banner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	404	80.8%
George McGovern (D)	96	19.2%
TOTAL	500
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	343	86.0%
George McGovern (D)	56	14.0%
TOTAL	399
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,406	73.2%
George McGovern (D)	883	26.8%
TOTAL	3,289
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Box Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,431	78.1%
George McGovern (D)	960	21.9%
TOTAL	4,391
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Boyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,419	73.7%
George McGovern (D)	506	26.3%
TOTAL	1,925
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,462	81.6%
George McGovern (D)	330	18.4%
TOTAL	1,792
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Buffalo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,587	74.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,988	25.8%
TOTAL	11,575
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Burt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,937	76.5%
George McGovern (D)	900	23.5%
TOTAL	3,837
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,301	55.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,812	44.1%
TOTAL	4,113
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,503	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,805	28.6%
TOTAL	6,308
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,995	62.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,807	37.6%
TOTAL	4,802
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,318	81.1%
George McGovern (D)	307	18.9%
TOTAL	1,625
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Cherry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,610	84.9%
George McGovern (D)	463	15.1%
TOTAL	3,073
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,120	76.7%
George McGovern (D)	950	23.3%
TOTAL	4,070
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,542	74.7%
George McGovern (D)	861	25.3%
TOTAL	3,403
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,799	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,107	28.3%
TOTAL	3,906
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Cuming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,810	78.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,019	21.1%
TOTAL	4,829
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,836	80.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,147	19.2%
TOTAL	5,983
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,879	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,748	37.8%
TOTAL	4,627
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Dawes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,987	80.8%
George McGovern (D)	711	19.2%
TOTAL	3,698
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,211	81.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,424	18.7%
TOTAL	7,635
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Deuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,001	81.7%
George McGovern (D)	224	18.3%
TOTAL	1,225
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Dixon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,299	71.0%
George McGovern (D)	941	29.0%
TOTAL	3,240
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,837	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,826	28.0%
TOTAL	13,663
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	101,579	67.8%
George McGovern (D)	48,201	32.2%
TOTAL	149,780
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Dundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,003	81.9%
George McGovern (D)	221	18.1%
TOTAL	1,224
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,511	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,270	33.6%
TOTAL	3,781
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,510	71.6%
George McGovern (D)	599	28.4%
TOTAL	2,109
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Frontier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,315	80.2%
George McGovern (D)	324	19.8%
TOTAL	1,639
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, Furnas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,282	77.1%
George McGovern (D)	676	22.9%
TOTAL	2,958
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Gage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,298	63.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,588	36.3%
TOTAL	9,886
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Garden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,161	85.1%
George McGovern (D)	204	14.9%
TOTAL	1,365
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	903	81.2%
George McGovern (D)	209	18.8%
TOTAL	1,112
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Gosper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	829	77.4%
George McGovern (D)	242	22.6%
TOTAL	1,071
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	376	84.5%
George McGovern (D)	69	15.5%
TOTAL	445
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,005	56.9%
George McGovern (D)	760	43.1%
TOTAL	1,765
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,987	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,218	27.7%
TOTAL	15,205
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,960	76.5%
George McGovern (D)	907	23.5%
TOTAL	3,867
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Harlan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,549	74.2%
George McGovern (D)	539	25.8%
TOTAL	2,088
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Hayes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	486	79.8%
George McGovern (D)	123	20.2%
TOTAL	609
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Hitchcock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,339	78.6%
George McGovern (D)	364	21.4%
TOTAL	1,703
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Holt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,147	79.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,053	20.2%
TOTAL	5,200
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Hooker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	394	88.3%
George McGovern (D)	52	11.7%
TOTAL	446
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 28

1972 President, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,691	64.2%
George McGovern (D)	945	35.8%
TOTAL	2,636
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,008	67.1%
George McGovern (D)	1,476	32.9%
TOTAL	4,484
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,637	64.1%
George McGovern (D)	917	35.9%
TOTAL	2,554
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Kearney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,203	74.4%
George McGovern (D)	759	25.6%
TOTAL	2,962
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Keith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,513	79.1%
George McGovern (D)	665	20.9%
TOTAL	3,178
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Keya Paha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	563	79.4%
George McGovern (D)	146	20.6%
TOTAL	709
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Kimball County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,650	79.1%
George McGovern (D)	437	20.9%
TOTAL	2,087
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,318	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,289	28.0%
TOTAL	4,607
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	42,573	62.2%
George McGovern (D)	25,924	37.8%
TOTAL	68,497
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,502	70.0%
George McGovern (D)	3,220	30.0%
TOTAL	10,722
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	320	81.4%
George McGovern (D)	73	18.6%
TOTAL	393
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Loup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	345	85.6%
George McGovern (D)	58	14.4%
TOTAL	403
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	247	85.5%
George McGovern (D)	42	14.5%
TOTAL	289
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,580	79.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,224	20.6%
TOTAL	10,804
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Merrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,418	73.2%
George McGovern (D)	887	26.8%
TOTAL	3,305
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Morrill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,740	77.0%
George McGovern (D)	520	23.0%
TOTAL	2,260
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Nance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,413	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	641	31.2%
TOTAL	2,054
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,600	74.1%
George McGovern (D)	909	25.9%
TOTAL	3,509
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Nuckolls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,089	67.6%
George McGovern (D)	999	32.4%
TOTAL	3,088
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Otoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,815	73.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,718	26.3%
TOTAL	6,533
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,299	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	524	28.7%
TOTAL	1,823
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Perkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,165	76.7%
George McGovern (D)	354	23.3%
TOTAL	1,519
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Phelps County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,356	82.0%
George McGovern (D)	735	18.0%
TOTAL	4,091
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 21

1972 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,451	79.0%
George McGovern (D)	653	21.0%
TOTAL	3,104
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1972 President, Platte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,871	73.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,855	26.6%
TOTAL	10,726
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,050	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	827	28.7%
TOTAL	2,877
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Red Willow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,701	79.9%
George McGovern (D)	931	20.1%
TOTAL	4,632
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Richardson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,662	70.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,508	29.2%
TOTAL	5,170
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	937	87.2%
George McGovern (D)	138	12.8%
TOTAL	1,075
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 26

1972 President, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,828	51.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,654	48.4%
TOTAL	5,482
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, Sarpy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,514	74.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,904	25.3%
TOTAL	15,418
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Saunders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,282	63.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,501	36.9%
TOTAL	6,783
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Scotts Bluff County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,649	75.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,764	24.2%
TOTAL	11,413
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,707	64.0%
George McGovern (D)	2,087	36.0%
TOTAL	5,794
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,386	83.2%
George McGovern (D)	481	16.8%
TOTAL	2,867
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,099	57.5%
George McGovern (D)	811	42.5%
TOTAL	1,910
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	639	83.2%
George McGovern (D)	129	16.8%
TOTAL	768
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 23

1972 President, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,662	77.7%
George McGovern (D)	478	22.3%
TOTAL	2,140
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Thayer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,274	69.9%
George McGovern (D)	978	30.1%
TOTAL	3,252
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	397	84.5%
George McGovern (D)	73	15.5%
TOTAL	470
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,565	65.1%
George McGovern (D)	840	34.9%
TOTAL	2,405
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,011	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	771	27.7%
TOTAL	2,782
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,290	75.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,401	24.6%
TOTAL	5,691
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,659	74.7%
George McGovern (D)	902	25.3%
TOTAL	3,561
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,631	70.1%
George McGovern (D)	696	29.9%
TOTAL	2,327
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	361	81.1%
George McGovern (D)	84	18.9%
TOTAL	445
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 20

1972 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,651	77.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,318	22.1%
TOTAL	5,969
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

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