Mississippi 1972 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Republican Candidate won the Mississippi 1972 presidential election with 505,125 votes (78.2%), a margin of R+58.6. Mississippi's 6 electoral votes went to the Republican ticket.

Statewide Results

19.6%

78.2%

126,782

Democratic Candidate (19.6%)

505,125

Republican Candidate (78.2%)

Total Votes: 645,963|Margin: R+58.6

County Results

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County Results (82 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Claiborne County	D+15.2	D+45.0	D+42.0	3,642	R+39.0%
Jefferson County	D+12.5	D+56.9	D+56.1	2,608	R+45.9%
Holmes County	D+4.5	D+33.2	D+29.0	6,686	R+40.9%
Wilkinson County	R+6.5	D+34.2	D+20.6	3,054	R+54.3%
Madison County	R+17.9	D+11.4	R+7.4	8,824	R+56.4%
Tunica County	R+25.3	D+38.8	D+18.3	2,325	R+56.2%
Issaquena County	R+26.5	D+25.7	R+1.1	1,153	R+70.2%
Coahoma County	R+27.0	D+20.3	D+8.4	10,725	R+58.9%
Marshall County	R+27.1	D+34.1	D+14.2	5,356	R+64.2%
Washington County	R+33.2	D+8.7	R+7.8	15,104	R+46.4%
Bolivar County	R+33.8	D+25.5	D+11.6	11,187	R+59.1%
Benton County	R+35.0	D+24.5	R+0.6	2,235	R+59.9%
Noxubee County	R+35.1	D+26.4	D+15.6	3,378	R+66.7%
Sharkey County	R+36.7	D+31.8	D+6.9	2,099	R+66.7%
Adams County	R+37.9	R+1.9	R+9.2	12,657	R+65.6%
Amite County	R+40.2	D+9.6	R+14.8	4,128	R+62.5%
Humphreys County	R+42.6	D+22.5	D+5.8	3,382	R+69.1%
Panola County	R+42.7	D+18.3	R+3.4	7,483	R+63.3%
Yazoo County	R+46.3	D+6.2	R+10.8	7,654	R+61.3%
Pike County	R+46.4	D+0.2	R+14.7	9,076	R+60.1%
Clay County	R+46.4	D+10.5	R+0.8	5,652	R+64.9%
Jefferson Davis County	R+47.0	D+25.1	R+4.3	3,886	R+73.7%
Sunflower County	R+47.8	D+14.6	R+2.6	7,355	R+68.5%
Warren County	R+47.9	R+14.7	R+23.1	14,478	R+62.9%
Copiah County	R+49.1	D+10.4	R+11.7	7,520	R+73.2%
Carroll County	R+49.4	R+2.7	R+31.7	2,424	R+74.0%
Quitman County	R+51.1	D+25.7	D+3.2	3,392	R+75.5%
Grenada County	R+52.1	D+2.3	R+21.8	6,392	R+70.8%
Kemper County	R+52.3	D+17.5	R+5.9	3,652	R+66.9%
Oktibbeha County	R+52.5	R+2.1	R+19.5	8,153	R+60.1%
Leflore County	R+52.9	D+12.4	R+0.7	8,969	R+77.6%
Tate County	R+53.8	D+7.5	R+24.2	5,236	R+65.9%
Montgomery County	R+54.3	D+4.7	R+24.3	4,206	R+64.0%
Lafayette County	R+54.9	D+5.4	R+24.4	7,011	R+60.4%
Yalobusha County	R+56.5	D+20.9	R+11.3	3,797	R+64.0%
Winston County	R+58.0	D+4.9	R+18.9	6,555	R+64.6%
Hinds County	R+58.0	R+9.7	R+14.5	64,096	R+60.3%
Jasper County	R+58.1	D+15.5	R+9.0	4,584	R+71.8%
Tallahatchie County	R+58.6	D+22.2	R+3.1	4,449	R+76.1%
Leake County	R+59.4	D+5.3	R+24.2	5,329	R+72.7%
Marion County	R+59.6	D+1.4	R+32.3	8,570	R+71.2%
Lowndes County	R+60.0	R+23.1	R+32.8	12,831	R+62.4%
Franklin County	R+60.0	D+0.3	R+26.2	2,999	R+76.0%
Walthall County	R+60.5	D+4.5	R+19.6	3,904	R+78.1%
Attala County	R+61.0	D+1.7	R+18.8	5,960	R+75.2%
Scott County	R+61.5	R+6.8	R+27.5	6,559	R+68.3%
Forrest County	R+64.2	R+20.5	R+39.6	17,898	R+62.1%
Clarke County	R+64.5	Even	R+33.5	5,592	R+75.3%
Lawrence County	R+64.6	R+1.6	R+27.1	4,154	R+75.2%
Wayne County	R+64.9	R+4.7	R+27.8	5,663	R+74.6%
DeSoto County	R+65.0	R+20.2	R+48.2	9,789	R+74.6%
Lauderdale County	R+66.4	R+18.4	R+41.4	22,420	R+70.6%
Greene County	R+68.7	R+0.9	R+35.6	3,453	R+78.2%
Alcorn County	R+69.0	D+8.3	R+19.1	6,883	R+62.1%
Monroe County	R+69.3	D+18.0	R+24.9	8,648	R+72.5%
Jones County	R+69.6	R+7.3	R+41.2	19,679	R+65.4%
Lee County	R+70.0	D+9.1	R+36.0	12,991	R+65.6%
Covington County	R+70.0	R+7.9	R+30.3	4,569	R+75.2%
Perry County	R+70.2	R+7.0	R+35.5	3,196	R+76.8%
Harrison County	R+70.2	R+20.7	R+46.1	34,470	R+63.4%
Chickasaw County	R+71.6	D+17.1	R+21.4	4,433	R+78.2%
Rankin County	R+71.8	R+34.2	R+58.4	14,305	R+78.7%
Simpson County	R+72.7	R+12.6	R+34.6	6,602	R+75.6%
Tippah County	R+73.5	D+7.3	R+29.3	4,585	R+74.7%
Hancock County	R+73.8	R+17.3	R+48.6	5,949	R+71.1%
Lincoln County	R+73.9	R+16.4	R+33.2	8,828	R+79.2%
Choctaw County	R+74.3	R+5.4	R+36.2	2,658	R+80.8%
Union County	R+77.4	D+16.7	R+35.6	6,230	R+72.6%
Pearl River County	R+77.4	R+14.8	R+52.6	8,504	R+73.0%
Neshoba County	R+77.7	R+14.1	R+43.6	7,725	R+82.0%
Stone County	R+78.0	R+1.7	R+42.8	2,788	R+80.0%
Jackson County	R+78.6	R+28.6	R+53.9	25,038	R+75.1%
Newton County	R+78.6	R+10.9	R+46.9	6,343	R+82.4%
Itawamba County	R+78.9	D+24.8	R+26.3	4,954	R+76.5%
Webster County	R+79.2	R+4.4	R+41.6	4,065	R+78.4%
Pontotoc County	R+79.7	D+16.7	R+36.0	5,004	R+77.5%
Lamar County	R+79.7	R+28.0	R+60.1	5,682	R+76.0%
Tishomingo County	R+79.8	D+29.2	R+10.1	4,681	R+75.1%
Calhoun County	R+83.0	D+11.9	R+34.3	3,345	R+80.9%
Prentiss County	R+83.2	D+19.2	R+24.9	5,056	R+78.7%
Smith County	R+85.5	R+20.5	R+52.8	4,785	R+83.8%
George County	R+86.6	R+5.0	R+44.6	4,283	R+87.6%

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County Results (82 counties)

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