1972 Presidential Election Results for South 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
Abbeville	34%	3,266	68.9%	1,349	28.5%	122	2.6%	0	0.0%	4,737
Aiken	45%	21,117	77.0%	5,745	21.0%	545	2.0%	0	0.0%	27,407
Allendale	52%	1,741	55.3%	1,386	44.1%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,146
Anderson	32%	17,514	75.2%	5,241	22.5%	537	2.3%	0	0.0%	23,292
Bamberg	42%	2,537	59.7%	1,680	39.5%	36	0.8%	0	0.0%	4,253
Barnwell	51%	3,955	71.7%	1,560	28.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,515
Beaufort	26%	5,929	64.1%	3,237	35.0%	81	0.9%	0	0.0%	9,247
Berkeley	37%	9,345	66.7%	4,497	32.1%	177	1.3%	0	0.0%	14,019
Calhoun	44%	1,867	60.9%	1,148	37.5%	50	1.6%	0	0.0%	3,065
Charleston	34%	39,863	68.8%	16,855	29.1%	1,229	2.1%	0	0.0%	57,947
Cherokee	41%	7,570	77.2%	2,107	21.5%	123	1.3%	0	0.0%	9,800
Chester	38%	4,724	66.2%	2,352	33.0%	60	0.8%	0	0.0%	7,136
Chesterfield	38%	5,230	63.6%	2,938	35.7%	61	0.7%	0	0.0%	8,229
Clarendon	46%	3,958	54.3%	3,276	45.0%	50	0.7%	0	0.0%	7,284
Colleton	47%	5,723	69.5%	2,376	28.9%	134	1.6%	0	0.0%	8,233
Darlington	48%	11,756	72.0%	4,414	27.0%	149	0.9%	0	0.0%	16,319
Dillon	35%	4,364	72.3%	1,604	26.6%	66	1.1%	0	0.0%	6,034
Dorchester	52%	8,095	68.1%	3,606	30.3%	185	1.6%	0	0.0%	11,886
Edgefield	42%	2,812	66.7%	1,326	31.4%	80	1.9%	0	0.0%	4,218
Fairfield	41%	2,608	50.7%	2,492	48.4%	46	0.9%	0	0.0%	5,146
Florence	47%	18,106	65.3%	9,455	34.1%	165	0.6%	0	0.0%	27,726
Georgetown	50%	6,114	57.3%	4,446	41.6%	116	1.1%	0	0.0%	10,676
Greenville	35%	46,360	79.6%	10,143	17.4%	1,726	3.0%	0	0.0%	58,229
Greenwood	38%	9,370	72.2%	3,400	26.2%	205	1.6%	0	0.0%	12,975
Hampton	50%	2,891	57.6%	2,086	41.5%	46	0.9%	0	0.0%	5,023
Horry	41%	15,324	76.8%	4,437	22.2%	183	0.9%	0	0.0%	19,944
Jasper	39%	1,650	57.2%	1,203	41.7%	31	1.1%	0	0.0%	2,884
Kershaw	48%	8,035	74.8%	2,531	23.6%	178	1.7%	0	0.0%	10,744
Lancaster	40%	9,016	77.9%	2,461	21.3%	103	0.9%	0	0.0%	11,580
Laurens	33%	8,141	74.5%	2,650	24.2%	142	1.3%	0	0.0%	10,933
Lee	46%	3,076	60.3%	1,996	39.1%	28	0.5%	0	0.0%	5,100
Lexington	47%	25,327	84.7%	4,069	13.6%	490	1.6%	0	0.0%	29,886
Marion	38%	4,719	64.7%	2,545	34.9%	34	0.5%	0	0.0%	7,298
Marlboro	35%	3,838	65.6%	1,999	34.2%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	5,852
McCormick	44%	1,302	60.2%	844	39.0%	16	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,162
Newberry	48%	7,325	76.9%	2,035	21.4%	161	1.7%	0	0.0%	9,521
Oconee	32%	6,824	78.2%	1,740	19.9%	164	1.9%	0	0.0%	8,728
Orangeburg	43%	11,711	59.3%	7,652	38.8%	382	1.9%	0	0.0%	19,745
Pickens	33%	11,776	82.4%	2,255	15.8%	265	1.9%	0	0.0%	14,296
Richland	38%	39,746	64.1%	21,462	34.6%	787	1.3%	0	0.0%	61,995
Saluda	44%	3,095	73.8%	1,022	24.4%	74	1.8%	0	0.0%	4,191
Spartanburg	35%	31,308	75.3%	9,586	23.1%	662	1.6%	0	0.0%	41,556
Sumter	34%	10,892	64.8%	5,801	34.5%	107	0.6%	0	0.0%	16,800
Union	57%	8,337	75.3%	2,676	24.2%	52	0.5%	0	0.0%	11,065
Williamsburg	53%	5,729	52.0%	5,213	47.3%	73	0.7%	0	0.0%	11,015
York	37%	14,441	68.7%	6,374	30.3%	211	1.0%	0	0.0%	21,026
TOTAL	37%	478,427	70.6%	189,270	27.9%	10,166	1.5%	17	0.0%	677,880

1972 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

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 (Davis-D)	40%	73,480	68.7%	33,488	31.3%			0	0.0%	106,968
District 02 (Spence-R)	43%	85,637	69.4%	37,756	30.6%			0	0.0%	123,393
District 03 (Dorn-D)	39%	84,401	77.3%	24,723	22.7%			0	0.0%	109,124
District 04 (Mann-D)	36%	77,547	79.7%	19,702	20.3%			0	0.0%	97,249
District 05 (Gettys-D)	40%	78,994	71.1%	32,044	28.9%			0	0.0%	111,038
District 06 (Young-R)	47%	76,985	67.6%	36,846	32.4%			0	0.0%	113,831

1972 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,266	68.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,349	28.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	122	2.6%
TOTAL	4,737
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	21,117	77.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,745	21.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	545	2.0%
TOTAL	27,407
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,741	55.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,386	44.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,146
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	17,514	75.2%
George McGovern (D)	5,241	22.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	537	2.3%
TOTAL	23,292
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,537	59.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,680	39.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	36	0.8%
TOTAL	4,253
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,955	71.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,560	28.3%
TOTAL	5,515
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,929	64.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,237	35.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	81	0.9%
TOTAL	9,247
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,345	66.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,497	32.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	177	1.3%
TOTAL	14,019
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,867	60.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,148	37.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	1.6%
TOTAL	3,065
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	39,863	68.8%
George McGovern (D)	16,855	29.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,229	2.1%
TOTAL	57,947
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,570	77.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,107	21.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	123	1.3%
TOTAL	9,800
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,724	66.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,352	33.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	60	0.8%
TOTAL	7,136
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,230	63.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,938	35.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	61	0.7%
TOTAL	8,229
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,958	54.3%
George McGovern (D)	3,276	45.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	50	0.7%
TOTAL	7,284
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,723	69.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,376	28.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	134	1.6%
TOTAL	8,233
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,756	72.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,414	27.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	149	0.9%
TOTAL	16,319
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,364	72.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,604	26.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	66	1.1%
TOTAL	6,034
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,095	68.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,606	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	185	1.6%
TOTAL	11,886
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,812	66.7%
George McGovern (D)	1,326	31.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	80	1.9%
TOTAL	4,218
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,608	50.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,492	48.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	0.9%
TOTAL	5,146
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	18,106	65.3%
George McGovern (D)	9,455	34.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	165	0.6%
TOTAL	27,726
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,114	57.3%
George McGovern (D)	4,446	41.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	116	1.1%
TOTAL	10,676
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	46,360	79.6%
George McGovern (D)	10,143	17.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	1,726	3.0%
TOTAL	58,229
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 19

1972 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,370	72.2%
George McGovern (D)	3,400	26.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	205	1.6%
TOTAL	12,975
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 12

1972 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,891	57.6%
George McGovern (D)	2,086	41.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	46	0.9%
TOTAL	5,023
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	15,324	76.8%
George McGovern (D)	4,437	22.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	183	0.9%
TOTAL	19,944
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,650	57.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,203	41.7%
John Schmitz (Amer)	31	1.1%
TOTAL	2,884
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,035	74.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,531	23.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	178	1.7%
TOTAL	10,744
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	9,016	77.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,461	21.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	103	0.9%
TOTAL	11,580
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,141	74.5%
George McGovern (D)	2,650	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	142	1.3%
TOTAL	10,933
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 14

1972 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,076	60.3%
George McGovern (D)	1,996	39.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	28	0.5%
TOTAL	5,100
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	25,327	84.7%
George McGovern (D)	4,069	13.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	490	1.6%
TOTAL	29,886
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 24

1972 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,302	60.2%
George McGovern (D)	844	39.0%
John Schmitz (Amer)	16	0.7%
TOTAL	2,162
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): 0

1972 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,719	64.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,545	34.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	34	0.5%
TOTAL	7,298
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,838	65.6%
George McGovern (D)	1,999	34.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,852
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,325	76.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,035	21.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	161	1.7%
TOTAL	9,521
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,824	78.2%
George McGovern (D)	1,740	19.9%
John Schmitz (Amer)	164	1.9%
TOTAL	8,728
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 17

1972 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,711	59.3%
George McGovern (D)	7,652	38.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	382	1.9%
TOTAL	19,745
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	11,776	82.4%
George McGovern (D)	2,255	15.8%
John Schmitz (Amer)	265	1.9%
TOTAL	14,296
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 22

1972 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	39,746	64.1%
George McGovern (D)	21,462	34.6%
John Schmitz (Amer)	787	1.3%
TOTAL	61,995
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 3

1972 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,095	73.8%
George McGovern (D)	1,022	24.4%
John Schmitz (Amer)	74	1.8%
TOTAL	4,191
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 13

1972 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	31,308	75.3%
George McGovern (D)	9,586	23.1%
John Schmitz (Amer)	662	1.6%
TOTAL	41,556
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	10,892	64.8%
George McGovern (D)	5,801	34.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	107	0.6%
TOTAL	16,800
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	8,337	75.3%
George McGovern (D)	2,676	24.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	52	0.5%
TOTAL	11,065
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1972 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,729	52.0%
George McGovern (D)	5,213	47.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	73	0.7%
TOTAL	11,015
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -9

1972 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	14,441	68.7%
George McGovern (D)	6,374	30.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	211	1.0%
TOTAL	21,026
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 8

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