Party Flips1968 → 1972
Counties That Flipped in 1972
George McGovern vs Richard Nixon
980 counties changed parties between 1968 and 1972—964 flipped Republican and 16 flipped Democratic.
964
Flipped to Republican
16
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (964)
George County
MS
R+87.6
swing
D+1.0→R+86.6
Newton County
MS
R+82.4
swing
D+3.7→R+78.6
Coryell County
TX
R+82.4
swing
D+22.0→R+60.4
Neshoba County
MS
R+82.0
swing
D+4.3→R+77.7
Choctaw County
MS
R+80.8
swing
D+6.5→R+74.3
Stone County
MS
R+80.0
swing
D+2.1→R+78.0
Lincoln County
MS
R+79.2
swing
D+5.3→R+73.9
Rankin County
MS
R+78.7
swing
D+6.9→R+71.8
Greene County
MS
R+78.2
swing
D+9.5→R+68.7
Chickasaw County
MS
R+78.2
swing
D+6.6→R+71.6
Walthall County
MS
R+78.1
swing
D+17.6→R+60.5
Leflore County
MS
R+77.5
swing
D+24.7→R+52.9
Lafayette County
FL
R+77.0
swing
D+5.3→R+71.7
Grady County
GA
R+76.9
swing
D+14.9→R+62.0
Perry County
MS
R+76.8
swing
D+6.6→R+70.2
Long County
GA
R+76.5
swing
D+23.7→R+52.8
Early County
GA
R+76.5
swing
D+11.7→R+64.7
Washington County
FL
R+76.2
swing
D+3.9→R+72.3
Henry County
AL
R+76.1
swing
D+16.5→R+59.7
Tallahatchie County
MS
R+76.1
swing
D+17.5→R+58.6
Bryan County
GA
R+76.1
swing
D+7.6→R+68.5
Franklin County
MS
R+76.0
swing
D+16.0→R+60.0
Simpson County
MS
R+75.6
swing
D+2.9→R+72.7
Quitman County
MS
R+75.5
swing
D+24.4→R+51.1
Schley County
GA
R+75.4
swing
D+13.3→R+62.1
Clarke County
MS
R+75.3
swing
D+10.8→R+64.5
Attala County
MS
R+75.2
swing
D+14.2→R+61.0
Lawrence County
MS
R+75.2
swing
D+10.6→R+64.6
Covington County
MS
R+75.2
swing
D+5.1→R+70.0
Tippah County
MS
R+74.7
swing
D+1.3→R+73.5
Coffee County
GA
R+74.7
swing
D+1.4→R+73.3
DeSoto County
MS
R+74.6
swing
D+9.7→R+65.0
Wayne County
MS
R+74.6
swing
D+9.7→R+64.9
Union County
FL
R+74.4
swing
D+6.7→R+67.7
Baker County
FL
R+74.4
swing
D+7.0→R+67.3
Wilcox County
GA
R+74.2
swing
D+3.1→R+71.1
Southampton County
VA
R+74.1
swing
D+8.1→R+66.0
Carroll County
MS
R+74.0
swing
D+24.6→R+49.4
Webster County
GA
R+74.0
swing
D+10.5→R+63.5
Liberty County
FL
R+73.9
swing
D+5.1→R+68.8
Walton County
FL
R+73.7
swing
D+1.4→R+72.3
Jefferson Davis County
MS
R+73.7
swing
D+26.7→R+47.0
Baker County
GA
R+73.5
swing
D+26.2→R+47.3
Screven County
GA
R+73.3
swing
D+11.9→R+61.4
Copiah County
MS
R+73.2
swing
D+24.1→R+49.1
Escambia County
AL
R+73.1
swing
D+7.5→R+65.5
Caldwell Parish
LA
R+73.0
swing
D+13.0→R+60.0
Bell County
TX
R+73.0
swing
D+29.3→R+43.7
Seminole County
GA
R+73.0
swing
D+6.7→R+66.2
Tattnall County
GA
R+72.9
swing
D+2.0→R+70.9
Leake County
MS
R+72.7
swing
D+13.3→R+59.4
Candler County
GA
R+72.7
swing
D+1.3→R+71.4
Plaquemines Parish
LA
R+72.6
swing
D+2.1→R+70.6
Monroe County
MS
R+72.5
swing
D+3.2→R+69.3
Marion County
GA
R+72.4
swing
D+4.8→R+67.7
Wakulla County
FL
R+72.3
swing
D+8.2→R+64.1
Taylor County
FL
R+71.9
swing
D+2.9→R+69.0
Oglethorpe County
GA
R+71.8
swing
D+3.8→R+68.0
Jasper County
MS
R+71.8
swing
D+13.8→R+58.1
Wheeler County
GA
R+71.8
swing
D+14.2→R+57.6
Echols County
GA
R+71.7
swing
D+0.5→R+71.2
Worth County
GA
R+71.5
swing
D+2.7→R+68.9
Marion County
MS
R+71.2
swing
D+11.5→R+59.6
Houston County
AL
R+71.0
swing
D+3.1→R+67.9
Irwin County
GA
R+70.9
swing
D+1.5→R+69.3
Quitman County
GA
R+70.8
swing
D+14.5→R+56.4
Grenada County
MS
R+70.8
swing
D+18.8→R+52.1
Lauderdale County
MS
R+70.6
swing
D+4.3→R+66.4
Greene County
NC
R+70.5
swing
D+17.8→R+52.7
Johnson County
GA
R+70.4
swing
D+2.3→R+68.1
Geneva County
AL
R+70.3
swing
D+1.1→R+69.2
Lampasas County
TX
R+70.3
swing
D+17.3→R+53.0
Decatur County
GA
R+70.3
swing
D+13.9→R+56.4
Issaquena County
MS
R+70.3
swing
D+43.7→R+26.5
Terrell County
GA
R+70.2
swing
D+20.2→R+50.0
Jackson County
FL
R+70.1
swing
D+10.0→R+60.0
Elmore County
AL
R+70.0
swing
D+8.0→R+62.0
Lee County
GA
R+69.9
swing
D+12.5→R+57.4
Dale County
AL
R+69.9
swing
D+2.6→R+67.3
Crisp County
GA
R+69.9
swing
D+1.6→R+68.3
Franklin County
FL
R+69.9
swing
D+5.4→R+64.5
Callahan County
TX
R+69.7
swing
D+16.7→R+53.0
Gilchrist County
FL
R+69.3
swing
D+1.7→R+67.7
Dodge County
GA
R+69.3
swing
D+3.1→R+66.2
Humphreys County
MS
R+69.1
swing
D+26.5→R+42.6
Monroe County
AL
R+68.8
swing
D+17.7→R+51.1
Conecuh County
AL
R+68.6
swing
D+18.1→R+50.6
Clay County
GA
R+68.6
swing
D+30.4→R+38.1
Archer County
TX
R+68.6
swing
D+28.5→R+40.1
Sunflower County
MS
R+68.5
swing
D+20.7→R+47.8
Brantley County
GA
R+68.4
swing
D+3.5→R+64.9
Dixie County
FL
R+68.3
swing
D+5.2→R+63.1
Scott County
MS
R+68.3
swing
D+6.8→R+61.5
Craven County
NC
R+67.8
swing
D+9.1→R+58.7
Suwannee County
FL
R+67.7
swing
D+5.6→R+62.1
Mitchell County
TX
R+67.1
swing
D+23.3→R+43.8
Montgomery County
GA
R+67.1
swing
D+6.6→R+60.5
Bibb County
AL
R+67.1
swing
D+8.3→R+58.7
Kemper County
MS
R+66.9
swing
D+14.6→R+52.3
Sharkey County
MS
R+66.7
swing
D+30.0→R+36.7
Flipped Democratic (16)
No counties flipped to Democratic