1972 Presidential General Election Results - Washington

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Richard Nixon Spiro Agnew Republican 837,135 56.92% 9 George McGovern R. Sargent Shriver Democrat 568,334 38.64% 0 John Schmitz Thomas Anderson Independent 58,906 4.00% 0 Other (+) - - 6,472 0.44% 0 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps Pop. (m) Rep. (m) Dem. (m) Swg (m) Tnd (m)   Demographic Data 1980 Population: 4,132,353 Enum. 1980 Population Density: 24.0 persons/km2 1972 Population: 3,446,815 Est. 1972 Population Density: 20.0 persons/km2 1970 Population: 3,413,244 Enum. 1970 Population Density: 19.8 persons/km2 Total Electoral Vote: 9 Electoral Vote Density: 382,979 persons/EV Land Area (2000): 172,348 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 1.9 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 1972 Washington Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 1972 Washington Maps Washington JavaCompare (m) Election Tools Atlas Forum Image Code for Maps: County, Pop, Tnd, Swg Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: Washington Secretary of State, comp., "Presidential Candidates," Abstract of Votes Presidential and State General Election Held on November 7, 1972 (Olympia, 1972) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: (m) County Menu (m)