1972 Presidential Election Results for New York

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
Albany	72%	81,848	54.7%	67,297	45.0%	0	0.0%	417	0.3%	149,562
Allegany	56%	13,426	73.3%	4,812	26.3%	0	0.0%	82	0.4%	18,320
Bronx	46%	196,754	44.6%	243,345	55.2%	0	0.0%	1,100	0.2%	441,199
Broome	60%	55,736	59.8%	37,154	39.9%	0	0.0%	245	0.3%	93,135
Cattaraugus	60%	21,906	66.5%	10,909	33.1%	0	0.0%	135	0.4%	32,950
Cayuga	65%	22,774	66.9%	11,097	32.6%	0	0.0%	159	0.5%	34,030
Chautauqua	62%	37,158	58.4%	26,253	41.3%	0	0.0%	172	0.3%	63,583
Chemung	57%	26,200	67.3%	12,650	32.5%	0	0.0%	94	0.2%	38,944
Chenango	63%	13,770	70.6%	5,695	29.2%	0	0.0%	44	0.2%	19,509
Clinton	53%	17,048	63.5%	9,703	36.1%	0	0.0%	93	0.3%	26,844
Columbia	70%	17,995	70.2%	7,558	29.5%	0	0.0%	90	0.4%	25,643
Cortland	57%	12,885	70.9%	5,234	28.8%	0	0.0%	61	0.3%	18,180
Delaware	65%	15,136	74.0%	5,243	25.6%	0	0.0%	70	0.3%	20,449
Dutchess	60%	64,864	69.8%	27,872	30.0%	0	0.0%	251	0.3%	92,987
Erie	62%	256,462	53.8%	218,105	45.8%	0	0.0%	1,857	0.4%	476,424
Essex	71%	11,763	70.2%	4,955	29.6%	0	0.0%	41	0.2%	16,759
Franklin	56%	10,959	67.3%	5,266	32.3%	0	0.0%	57	0.4%	16,282
Fulton	63%	15,200	67.3%	7,303	32.3%	0	0.0%	96	0.4%	22,599
Genesee	66%	17,107	66.2%	8,631	33.4%	0	0.0%	105	0.4%	25,843
Greene	81%	14,313	72.7%	5,260	26.7%	0	0.0%	102	0.5%	19,675
Hamilton	100%	2,597	77.9%	731	21.9%	0	0.0%	6	0.2%	3,334
Herkimer	65%	20,194	67.8%	9,487	31.9%	0	0.0%	94	0.3%	29,775
Jefferson	60%	23,123	66.4%	11,629	33.4%	0	0.0%	75	0.2%	34,827
Kings	44%	373,903	49.0%	387,768	50.8%	0	0.0%	2,071	0.3%	763,742
Lewis	63%	6,591	68.6%	2,987	31.1%	0	0.0%	30	0.3%	9,608
Livingston	61%	15,886	69.1%	7,031	30.6%	0	0.0%	82	0.4%	22,999
Madison	58%	18,392	74.5%	6,241	25.3%	0	0.0%	64	0.3%	24,697
Monroe	65%	196,579	61.8%	120,031	37.8%	0	0.0%	1,295	0.4%	317,905
Montgomery	67%	16,640	63.5%	9,460	36.1%	0	0.0%	110	0.4%	26,210
Nassau	69%	438,723	63.3%	252,831	36.5%	0	0.0%	1,875	0.3%	693,429
New York	45%	178,515	33.4%	354,326	66.2%	0	0.0%	2,131	0.4%	534,972
Niagara	58%	54,777	58.2%	38,991	41.4%	0	0.0%	328	0.3%	94,096
Oneida	61%	78,549	69.9%	33,642	29.9%	0	0.0%	253	0.2%	112,444
Onondaga	62%	140,039	69.2%	61,895	30.6%	0	0.0%	487	0.2%	202,421
Ontario	63%	23,828	68.1%	11,012	31.5%	0	0.0%	128	0.4%	34,968
Orange	59%	63,556	71.0%	25,778	28.8%	0	0.0%	199	0.2%	89,533
Orleans	62%	10,938	71.3%	4,371	28.5%	0	0.0%	38	0.2%	15,347
Oswego	60%	29,109	71.8%	11,317	27.9%	0	0.0%	102	0.3%	40,528
Otsego	62%	17,364	68.5%	7,898	31.2%	0	0.0%	75	0.3%	25,337
Putnam	75%	21,673	73.3%	7,747	26.2%	0	0.0%	137	0.5%	29,557
Queens	52%	426,015	56.3%	328,316	43.4%	0	0.0%	2,038	0.3%	756,369
Rensselaer	70%	48,864	66.8%	24,019	32.8%	0	0.0%	283	0.4%	73,166
Richmond	55%	84,686	74.2%	29,241	25.6%	0	0.0%	254	0.2%	114,181
Rockland	65%	64,753	64.2%	35,771	35.5%	0	0.0%	282	0.3%	100,806
Saratoga	70%	40,582	69.2%	17,899	30.5%	0	0.0%	204	0.3%	58,685
Schenectady	69%	47,529	61.3%	29,619	38.2%	0	0.0%	355	0.5%	77,503
Schoharie	69%	8,644	69.7%	3,730	30.1%	0	0.0%	34	0.3%	12,408
Schuyler	62%	4,945	71.4%	1,937	28.0%	0	0.0%	45	0.6%	6,927
Seneca	58%	9,368	67.7%	4,441	32.1%	0	0.0%	33	0.2%	13,842
St. Lawrence	55%	26,145	63.0%	15,286	36.8%	0	0.0%	72	0.2%	41,503
Steuben	58%	28,708	75.0%	9,462	24.7%	0	0.0%	83	0.2%	38,253
Suffolk	60%	316,452	70.3%	132,441	29.4%	0	0.0%	1,293	0.3%	450,186
Sullivan	69%	17,035	63.2%	9,847	36.6%	0	0.0%	56	0.2%	26,938
Tioga	63%	13,396	70.8%	5,470	28.9%	0	0.0%	61	0.3%	18,927
Tompkins	51%	17,605	58.6%	12,344	41.1%	0	0.0%	89	0.3%	30,038
Ulster	68%	46,883	68.5%	21,371	31.2%	0	0.0%	213	0.3%	68,467
Warren	67%	16,649	74.1%	5,760	25.6%	0	0.0%	71	0.3%	22,480
Washington	63%	16,136	73.7%	5,677	25.9%	0	0.0%	82	0.4%	21,895
Wayne	60%	23,379	73.8%	8,203	25.9%	0	0.0%	97	0.3%	31,679
Westchester	66%	262,901	62.8%	154,412	36.9%	0	0.0%	1,501	0.4%	418,814
Wyoming	62%	11,184	71.7%	4,365	28.0%	0	0.0%	39	0.3%	15,588
Yates	62%	6,639	77.0%	1,958	22.7%	0	0.0%	21	0.2%	8,618
TOTAL	57%	4,192,778	58.5%	2,951,084	41.2%	0	0.0%	22,057	0.3%	7,165,919

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NY

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 (Pike-D)	71%	141,383	70.4%	59,420	29.6%			0	0.0%	200,803
District 02 (Grover-R)	61%	123,030	72.5%	46,695	27.5%			0	0.0%	169,725
District 03 (Roncallo-R)	72%	137,271	66.7%	68,617	33.3%			0	0.0%	205,888
District 04 (Lent-R)	74%	138,983	64.0%	78,124	36.0%			0	0.0%	217,107
District 05 (Wydler-R)	73%	145,996	62.5%	87,445	37.5%			0	0.0%	233,441
District 06 (Wolff-D)	67%	140,072	62.4%	84,480	37.6%			0	0.0%	224,552
District 07 (Addabbo-D)	48%	66,305	41.4%	93,806	58.6%			0	0.0%	160,111
District 08 (Rosenthal-D)	53%	94,222	49.7%	95,212	50.3%			0	0.0%	189,434
District 09 (Delaney-D,R)	49%	128,699	73.4%	46,700	26.6%			0	0.0%	175,399
District 10 (Biaggi-D,R)	48%	103,372	63.1%	60,343	36.9%			0	0.0%	163,715
District 11 (Brasco-D)	50%	80,662	51.8%	75,129	48.2%			0	0.0%	155,791
District 12 (Chisholm-D)	28%	11,937	15.6%	64,673	84.4%			0	0.0%	76,610
District 13 (Podell-D)	53%	91,690	48.6%	97,155	51.4%			0	0.0%	188,845
District 14 (Rooney-D)	32%	45,586	47.8%	49,825	52.2%			0	0.0%	95,411
District 15 (Carey-D)	47%	107,188	67.7%	51,109	32.3%			0	0.0%	158,297
District 16 (Holtzman-D)	47%	74,403	46.2%	86,597	53.8%			0	0.0%	161,000
District 17 (Murphy-D)	53%	105,543	62.0%	64,601	38.0%			0	0.0%	170,144
District 18 (Koch-D)	49%	82,516	41.9%	114,237	58.1%			0	0.0%	196,753
District 19 (Rangel-D,R)	40%	24,302	18.6%	106,164	81.4%			0	0.0%	130,466
District 20 (Abzug-D)	45%	57,319	34.4%	109,341	65.6%			0	0.0%	166,660
District 21 (Badillo-D)	28%	15,293	20.5%	59,375	79.5%			0	0.0%	74,668
District 22 (Bingham-D)	49%	67,371	39.9%	101,683	60.1%			0	0.0%	169,054
District 23 (Peyser-R)	60%	120,690	61.3%	76,152	38.7%			0	0.0%	196,842
District 24 (Reid-D)	68%	135,553	60.9%	87,068	39.1%			0	0.0%	222,621
District 25 (Fish, Jr.-R)	70%	148,003	70.0%	63,536	30.0%			0	0.0%	211,539
District 26 (Gilman-R)	67%	133,873	67.8%	63,450	32.2%			0	0.0%	197,323
District 27 (Robison-R)	71%	141,972	63.6%	81,179	36.4%			0	0.0%	223,151
District 28 (Stratton-D)	73%	134,123	57.0%	101,128	43.0%			0	0.0%	235,251
District 29 (King-R)	74%	156,842	69.9%	67,570	30.1%			0	0.0%	224,412
District 30 (McEwen-R)	63%	127,127	67.9%	60,180	32.1%			0	0.0%	187,307
District 31 (Mitchell-R)	65%	140,433	69.7%	61,141	30.3%			0	0.0%	201,574
District 32 (Hanley-D)	65%	138,607	69.7%	60,343	30.3%			0	0.0%	198,950
District 33 (Walsh-R)	65%	135,504	69.6%	59,196	30.4%			0	0.0%	194,700
District 34 (Horton-R)	67%	130,757	62.7%	77,699	37.3%			0	0.0%	208,456
District 35 (Conable-R)	69%	134,216	65.7%	70,126	34.3%			0	0.0%	204,342
District 36 (Smith-R)	65%	119,213	60.2%	78,931	39.8%			0	0.0%	198,144
District 37 (Dulski-D)	54%	74,998	43.0%	99,509	57.0%			0	0.0%	174,507
District 38 (Kemp-R)	74%	132,331	60.8%	85,221	39.2%			0	0.0%	217,552
District 39 (Hastings-R)	51%	101,792	66.2%	51,963	33.8%			0	0.0%	153,755

1972 President, Albany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	81,848	54.7%
George McGovern (D)	67,297	45.0%
Other	417	0.3%
TOTAL	149,562
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Allegany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,426	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,812	26.3%
Other	82	0.4%
TOTAL	18,320
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Bronx County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	196,754	44.6%
George McGovern (D)	243,345	55.2%
Other	1,100	0.2%
TOTAL	441,199
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16

1972 President, Broome County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	55,736	59.8%
George McGovern (D)	37,154	39.9%
Other	245	0.3%
TOTAL	93,135
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Cattaraugus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,906	66.5%
George McGovern (D)	10,909	33.1%
Other	135	0.4%
TOTAL	32,950
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Cayuga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	22,774	66.9%
George McGovern (D)	11,097	32.6%
Other	159	0.5%
TOTAL	34,030
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Chautauqua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	37,158	58.4%
George McGovern (D)	26,253	41.3%
Other	172	0.3%
TOTAL	63,583
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Chemung County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	26,200	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	12,650	32.5%
Other	94	0.2%
TOTAL	38,944
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Chenango County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,770	70.6%
George McGovern (D)	5,695	29.2%
Other	44	0.2%
TOTAL	19,509
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,048	63.5%
George McGovern (D)	9,703	36.1%
Other	93	0.3%
TOTAL	26,844
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,995	70.2%
George McGovern (D)	7,558	29.5%
Other	90	0.4%
TOTAL	25,643
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Cortland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	12,885	70.9%
George McGovern (D)	5,234	28.8%
Other	61	0.3%
TOTAL	18,180
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,136	74.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,243	25.6%
Other	70	0.3%
TOTAL	20,449
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Dutchess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	64,864	69.8%
George McGovern (D)	27,872	30.0%
Other	251	0.3%
TOTAL	92,987
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	256,462	53.8%
George McGovern (D)	218,105	45.8%
Other	1,857	0.4%
TOTAL	476,424
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,763	70.2%
George McGovern (D)	4,955	29.6%
Other	41	0.2%
TOTAL	16,759
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,959	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	5,266	32.3%
Other	57	0.4%
TOTAL	16,282
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,200	67.3%
George McGovern (D)	7,303	32.3%
Other	96	0.4%
TOTAL	22,599
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Genesee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,107	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	8,631	33.4%
Other	105	0.4%
TOTAL	25,843
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,313	72.7%
George McGovern (D)	5,260	26.7%
Other	102	0.5%
TOTAL	19,675
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,597	77.9%
George McGovern (D)	731	21.9%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,334
Turnout: 100% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Herkimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	20,194	67.8%
George McGovern (D)	9,487	31.9%
Other	94	0.3%
TOTAL	29,775
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	23,123	66.4%
George McGovern (D)	11,629	33.4%
Other	75	0.2%
TOTAL	34,827
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	373,903	49.0%
George McGovern (D)	387,768	50.8%
Other	2,071	0.3%
TOTAL	763,742
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,591	68.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,987	31.1%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	9,608
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,886	69.1%
George McGovern (D)	7,031	30.6%
Other	82	0.4%
TOTAL	22,999
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,392	74.5%
George McGovern (D)	6,241	25.3%
Other	64	0.3%
TOTAL	24,697
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	196,579	61.8%
George McGovern (D)	120,031	37.8%
Other	1,295	0.4%
TOTAL	317,905
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,640	63.5%
George McGovern (D)	9,460	36.1%
Other	110	0.4%
TOTAL	26,210
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	438,723	63.3%
George McGovern (D)	252,831	36.5%
Other	1,875	0.3%
TOTAL	693,429
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, New York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	178,515	33.4%
George McGovern (D)	354,326	66.2%
Other	2,131	0.4%
TOTAL	534,972
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -27

1972 President, Niagara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	54,777	58.2%
George McGovern (D)	38,991	41.4%
Other	328	0.3%
TOTAL	94,096
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	78,549	69.9%
George McGovern (D)	33,642	29.9%
Other	253	0.2%
TOTAL	112,444
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Onondaga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	140,039	69.2%
George McGovern (D)	61,895	30.6%
Other	487	0.2%
TOTAL	202,421
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Ontario County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	23,828	68.1%
George McGovern (D)	11,012	31.5%
Other	128	0.4%
TOTAL	34,968
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	63,556	71.0%
George McGovern (D)	25,778	28.8%
Other	199	0.2%
TOTAL	89,533
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Orleans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,938	71.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,371	28.5%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	15,347
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Oswego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	29,109	71.8%
George McGovern (D)	11,317	27.9%
Other	102	0.3%
TOTAL	40,528
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Otsego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,364	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	7,898	31.2%
Other	75	0.3%
TOTAL	25,337
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,673	73.3%
George McGovern (D)	7,747	26.2%
Other	137	0.5%
TOTAL	29,557
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Queens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	426,015	56.3%
George McGovern (D)	328,316	43.4%
Other	2,038	0.3%
TOTAL	756,369
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1972 President, Rensselaer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	48,864	66.8%
George McGovern (D)	24,019	32.8%
Other	283	0.4%
TOTAL	73,166
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	84,686	74.2%
George McGovern (D)	29,241	25.6%
Other	254	0.2%
TOTAL	114,181
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Rockland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	64,753	64.2%
George McGovern (D)	35,771	35.5%
Other	282	0.3%
TOTAL	100,806
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, St. Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	26,145	63.0%
George McGovern (D)	15,286	36.8%
Other	72	0.2%
TOTAL	41,503
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Saratoga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	40,582	69.2%
George McGovern (D)	17,899	30.5%
Other	204	0.3%
TOTAL	58,685
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Schenectady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	47,529	61.3%
George McGovern (D)	29,619	38.2%
Other	355	0.5%
TOTAL	77,503
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Schoharie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,644	69.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,730	30.1%
Other	34	0.3%
TOTAL	12,408
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Schuyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,945	71.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,937	28.0%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	6,927
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Seneca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,368	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,441	32.1%
Other	33	0.2%
TOTAL	13,842
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Steuben County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	28,708	75.0%
George McGovern (D)	9,462	24.7%
Other	83	0.2%
TOTAL	38,253
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Suffolk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	316,452	70.3%
George McGovern (D)	132,441	29.4%
Other	1,293	0.3%
TOTAL	450,186
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,035	63.2%
George McGovern (D)	9,847	36.6%
Other	56	0.2%
TOTAL	26,938
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Tioga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	13,396	70.8%
George McGovern (D)	5,470	28.9%
Other	61	0.3%
TOTAL	18,927
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Tompkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,605	58.6%
George McGovern (D)	12,344	41.1%
Other	89	0.3%
TOTAL	30,038
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Ulster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	46,883	68.5%
George McGovern (D)	21,371	31.2%
Other	213	0.3%
TOTAL	68,467
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,649	74.1%
George McGovern (D)	5,760	25.6%
Other	71	0.3%
TOTAL	22,480
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	16,136	73.7%
George McGovern (D)	5,677	25.9%
Other	82	0.4%
TOTAL	21,895
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	23,379	73.8%
George McGovern (D)	8,203	25.9%
Other	97	0.3%
TOTAL	31,679
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Westchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	262,901	62.8%
George McGovern (D)	154,412	36.9%
Other	1,501	0.4%
TOTAL	418,814
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,184	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,365	28.0%
Other	39	0.3%
TOTAL	15,588
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Yates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,639	77.0%
George McGovern (D)	1,958	22.7%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	8,618
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 16

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